My Top 100 Albums of 2019 (4 Months Late But Not a Buck Short)
Yeah, yeah, I know: it’s May 2020 and I’m just posting my best albums of 2019. Between work, travel and COVID, it’s taken me awhile, but I hope it’s worth […]
Yeah, yeah, I know: it’s May 2020 and I’m just posting my best albums of 2019. Between work, travel and COVID, it’s taken me awhile, but I hope it’s worth […]
The Black Keys’ latest release (their first in five years) ought to win the “Truth in Advertising” award. (If there isn’t such an award, there should be.) ”Let’s Rock” captures […]
After over 50 years as a working musician (an entire lifetime: “I’ve never held an honest job in my entire life!,” he told us during his Broadway show), you’d think […]
This year I decided to list some honorable mentions to cover albums that didn’t fit into my top 100 but which are worthy of mentioning. Some of these are a tad tongue in cheek! Best Instrumentals Given the importance I place on melody and lyrics, I’ve always struggled with how to […]
Fantastic Negrito, The Last Days of Oakland The most powerful album I’ve heard in along time. An epic concept album that takes in the economic divide, gentrification, racism, sexism, and […]
Now that the calculations are complete, the posts are posted, and the tweets are being tweeted, I’ve had some time to sit back and reflect on my top 100 albums […]
#25: Viet Cong, Viet Cong A gloomy and dark outing characterized by extensive use of electronic sounds and oddly harmonized vocals. Absolutely mesmerizing. #24: The Tallest Man on Earth, […]
#50: Of Monsters and Men, Beneath the Skin Proving that their debut wasn’t a fluke, this Icelandic quintet produced another strong collection of dramatic, melodic folk-rock with some baroque touches. […]
Ben Caplan, Birds With Broken Wings Algiers, Algiers Lady Lamb, After Public Service Broadcasting, The Race for Space Blitzen Trapper, All Across This Land Aaron Lee Tasjan, In the Blazes […]
Don’t let the title mislead you! While none of these albums made my top 100, to make it this far, I listened to each of the following records at least twice (and often three or four times) before deciding that they just didn’t quite cut it for the top 100. […]