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15
Jan

The Best Songs of 2021

I intentionally avoided a lot of new music this year. I checked out and enjoyed some albums by the likes of Silk Sonic and Lil Ugly Mane, but my focus was mostly on great music from the past. So for … Continue reading →

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20
Feb

The Anniversary Albums Project: Best of 2020

New music has lost a lot of hold on me over the last few years. And two years ago I decided that instead of trying to keep up with it all, I’d look back at music history and listen to … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Music | Tagged a tribe called quest, ac/dc, air, alanis morissette, almost famous, angelo badalamenti, annie lennox, arcade fire, b-52's, badly drawn boy, beach house, betty carter, bjork, black sabbath, blues brothers, brand nubian, bruce springsteen, cat stevens, ccr, clash, cocteau twins, coldplay, creedence clearwater revival, d'angelo, danger mouse, david bowie, death cab for cutie, dire straits, eli paperboy reed, elliott smith, elton john, elvis costello, eminem, eric b and rakim, feelies, frightened rabbit, fugazi, garth brooks, gaslight anthem, genesis, george harrison, george michael, ghostface killah, girl talk, godspeed you black emperor, goldie, goodie mob, gorillaz, gza, high fidelity, hold steady, jam, james brown, janelle monae, jawbreaker, joe cocker, john lennon, joni mitchell, joy division, kanye west, khaled, killing joke, kings of leon, kinks, klf, kronos quartet, lambchop, las, lcd soundsystem, lecrae, led zeppelin, leftfield, local natives, madonna, marah, matchbox 20, matchbox twenty, miles davis, modest mouse, mouse on mars, mumford and sons, national, now, now that's what i call music, o brother where art thou, oasis, outkast, passengers, pavement, pet shop boys, peter gabriel, pixies, police, prefab sprout, pretenders, primal scream, prince, public enemy, pulp, radiohead, raekwon, randy newman, ride, rocket summer, rockpile, roots, ryan adams, santana, sarah jaffe, selena, shutter island, simon and garfunkel, sinead o'connor, smashing pumpkins, soft boys, sparklehorse, squeeze, sr-71, sr71, stooges, sufjan stevens, talking heads, they might be giants, titus andronicus, tom waits, tricky, u2, van morrison, velvet underground, who, xtc, yo la tengo | Leave a comment

14
Jan

2019 in Review: The Best Albums

This is probably the last year I’m going to publish a list like this. A lot of new music hasn’t held much interest for me, as I’ve been far more into exploring all the great music of the past. So enjoy this … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Reviews | Tagged american football, anderson paak, angel olsen, atticus ross, battles, better oblivion community center, Bill Callahan, billy woods, bon iver, brittany howard, broken social scene, carly rae jepsen, caroline polachek, charly bliss, chemical brothers, clipping, comet is coming, cs dewitt, deerhunter, documentary now, fennesz, fidlar, fka twigs, floating points, florist, Fontaines dc, friendly fires, gollay, hbo, hobo johnson, hold steady, jamila woods, jenny hval, jenny lewis, jessica pratt, joan shelley, john mulaney, josh gondelman, joshua ray walker, julia jacklin, khalid, lizzo, local natives, lonely island, maggie rogers, mannequin pussy, marina hackman, michael kiwanuka, miranda lambert, natalie sweet, national, nick cave, nivhek, once upon a time in hollywood, oso oso, prince, pronoun, pup, purple mountains, sandy alex g, sarah jaffe, sharon van etten, sleater kinney, stephen malkmus, sturgill simpson, taylor swift, Thom Yorke, toro y moi, trent reznor, tyler the creator, vampire weekend, vandoliers, watchmen, weyes blood, wh lung, wilco | Leave a comment

2
Dec

2010s in Review: The Best Albums, Part 1

Even as the album faded as a cultural force this decade – recently, A Boogie Wit a Hoodie’s Hoodie SZN sold only 749 true copies to earn a No. 1 slot on the Billboard chart – there were still plenty of artists … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Music | Tagged adele, arcade fire, beyonce, bright eyes, carly rae jepsen, courtney barnett, cut copy, daft punk, david bowie, decemberists, drake, father john misty, fleet foxes, fun, haim, janelle monae, kacey musgraves, kendrick lamar, lcd soundsystem, lecrae, leon bridges, lizzo, lonely island, lorde, m83, mount eerie, mumford and sons, sarah jaffe | Leave a comment

26
Nov

2010s in Review: The Best Songs, Part 2

This is Part 2 of a four-part series. Read Part 1 here. Listen to a Spotify playlist of these songs here. Father John Misty – “Bored in the U.S.A.” From the album I Love You, Honeybear Sure, Father John Misty is … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Music | Tagged carly rae jepsen, dream, father john misty, fleet foxes, florence and the machine, frank ocean, fun, future islands, gallant, gorillaz, haim, hozier, japandroids, jason isbell, jay-z, justice, kanye west, kelis, kendrick lamar, kings of leon, lady gaga, lcd soundsystem, lecrae, lizzo, local natives, lorde, propaganda, sarah jaffe, sky ferreira | Leave a comment

4
Jan

2017 in Review: The Best Albums

Last year I vowed not to overdo it in 2017. Yet, with so many albums available to me, catching up with just the “Important” stuff proved daunting. So my top 10 feels a little bit like a blur. You could … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Music | Tagged alex cameron, baby driver, bear and the beasts, belle and sebastian, benjamin booker, beth ditto, brand new, brian eno, cait brennan, carter burwell, cayetana, charly bliss, chino amobi, chris stapleton, cut copy, dan auerbach, david ramirez, father john misty, feist, fleet foxes, foxygen, future islands, gang of youths, gas, grizzly bear, haim, hans zimmer, harry styles, japandroids, jason isbell, jay som, jessca hoop, jessie ware, julie byrne, julien baker, kelly lee owens, kendrick lamar, khalid, killers, laura marling, lcd soundsystem, lecrae, lorde, magnetic fields, margo price, matthew logan vasquez, mavis staples, max richter, menzingers, midland, mount eerie, national, paramore, phoebe bridgers, pwr bttm, real estate, rina sawayama, sarah jaffe, sharon jones, sheer mag, slowdive, spoon, st vincent, sza, tinariwen, travis meadows, twin peaks, vandoliers, vulfpeck, war on drugs, waxahatchee, white reaper, xx, zola jesus | Leave a comment

29
Dec

2015 in Review: The Best Songs

Once again, the year in music was dominated by a young female singer-songwriter whose latest album isn’t on Spotify. While “Hello” was the year’s biggest sing-along, I was most captivated by “Water Under the Bridge,” allegedly a tribute to her … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Music | Tagged adele, carly rae jepsen, coheed and cambria, death cab for cutie, disclosure, eric nally, father john misty, golly, grandmaster caz, jason derulo, josh ritter, justin bieber, kool moe dee, luxury elite, macklemore, macklemore and ryan lewis, mark ronson, mat kearney, melle mel, missy elliott, pharrell, sam lao, sarah jaffe, seryn, st vincent, sufjan stevens, tame impala, titus andronicus, valise, weeknd, zhora | Leave a comment

3
Jan

2014 in Review: The Best Songs

Any discussion of 2014’s biggest songs has to begin and end with Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off,” which was inescapable. But unlike her 2012 trifle “We Are Never Getting Back Together,” this was a positive. See, “Shake It Off” bludgeons … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Music | Tagged alt-j, benjamin booker, bruno mars, bryan ferry, clean bandit, coldplay, constantine, d'angelo, delta spirit, duke dumont, future islands, hold steady, hozier, jack white, jenny lewis, jess glynne, lecrae, mark ronson, muppets, old 97's, robert plant, robyn, rokysopp, run the jewels, saint pepsi, sam smith, sarah jaffe, spoon, st paul and the broken bones, st vincent, strand of oaks, sturgill simpson, sylvan esso, taylor swift, todd terje, u2, vance joy, walk the moon, war on drugs, weird al yankovic, zach de la rocha | Leave a comment

2
Jan

2014 in Review: The Best Albums

Spotify is both the best and worst invention in music in the last five years. There’s more music than ever before to listen to, right at your fingertips (hence my expanded honorable mentions section). But the art of discovery is … Continue reading →

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8
Oct

Best of the Decade… So Far – Albums

It’s hard to believe the decade is half gone already. In these five years, I’ve graduated from college, moved back in with my parents, struck out on my own, and gotten married. And I’ve consumed a ridiculous amount of pop … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Music | Tagged arcade fire, book of mormon, bright eyes, cut copy, daft punk, david ramirez, fleet foxes, frank ocean, fun, girl talk, haim, kanye west, lcd soundsystem, m83, sarah jaffe, seryn, shutter island, st vincent, sufjan stevens, vampire weekend | Leave a comment

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The Best Songs of 2021

The Anniversary Albums Project: Best of 2020

2010s in Review: The Best Albums, Part 1

2010s in Review: The Best Songs, Part 2

2017 in Review: The Best Albums

2015 in Review: The Best Songs

2014 in Review: The Best Songs

Best of the Decade… So Far – Albums

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