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Best Albums of 2020
Years from now, we’ll remember 2020 as the year of pandemic and quarantine and social distancing. We’ll remember 2020 as the year of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery. We’ll remember 2020 as the tipping point in our … Continue reading
Best Music of 2020 (So Far)
In some ways, it’s hard to believe that we’re already past the halfway mark of the year. But then again, in other ways, it seems like 2020 is the year that will never end. In the absence of sports, concerts, … Continue reading
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Tagged Aretha Franklin, Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, The Secret Sisters, The Strokes
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My Best Albums List: 1987-2019
The past few months of quarantine have been challenging for many people in this country. My heart hurts for those who have lost loved ones to the coronavirus (over 110,000 as of this writing — with 21 states reporting an … Continue reading
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Tagged Arcade Fire, Billy Joel, Bon Iver, Chris Stapleton, Counting Crows, David Crowder Band, Dwight Yoakam, Explosions in the Sky, Gabe Dixon, Garth Brooks, Hootie and the Blowfish, Jason Isbell, Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, Johnny Cash, Josh Ritter, Khruangbin, Mercury Rev, Mumford & Sons, Oasis, Pearl Jam, R.E.M., Radiohead, Sigur Ros, The Avett Brothers, The National, The Strokes, The Wallflowers, The War on Drugs, U2, Wilco
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Great Albums of the 00s
When I first wrote about my favorite music of the 00s ten years ago, I had determined that my three favorite albums of the decade were: A Collision by David Crowder Band No Line on the Horizon by U2 Emotionalism … Continue reading
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Tagged David Crowder Band, Johnny Cash, Radiohead, The Avett Brothers, The Strokes, U2, Wilco
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Best Songs of 2011
Since I wrote extensively on many of these songs in my Best Albums review, I’ll keep the commentary to a minimum here. Here are my 50 favorite songs of 2011: Helplessness Blues, Fleet Foxes. I think this song taps into … Continue reading
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Tagged Best Songs of 2011, Bon Iver, Brett Dennen, Chris Thile & Michael Daves, Coldplay, Dawes, Eddie Vedder, Fleet Foxes, Foo Fighters, Foster the People, Fruit Bats, Gabe Dixon, Generationals, Iron & Wine, Jack and White, Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, M83, R.E.M., Radiohead, Raphael Saadiq, Ryan Adams, Steve Martin, The Apache Relay, The Civil Wars, The Decemberists, The Head and the Heart, The National, The Strokes, Tony Lucca, Vetiver, Wilco
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Best Albums of 2011
Time for my annual music list. Unlike my book list, I limit myself to albums released only in the past 12 months. I say “best albums” but it’s more accurate to just call this my list of favorite albums. But … Continue reading
MyPod: June Edition
We’re at the midway point of the year, so it’s time for a quick review of the year in music thus far. The past two years have been chock full of great releases by some of my favorite artists: U2, … Continue reading
Albums of the Decade #9: Is This It?
What’s an artist to do when he / she has the terrible misfortune of producing their masterpiece on the first try? Ask M. Night Shyamalan. (The Happening, anyone?) Or the Counting Crows, who will never surpass their brilliant 1994 debut … Continue reading