I was a sophomore in high school when I first heard this line from Taylor Swift’s “We Are Never Getting Back Together:” “And you would hide away and find your peace of mind with some indie record that’s much cooler than mine.” To me, I was that guy: too cool for school, relishing music conversations … More Entering the world of The National after listening to ‘folklore’
“folklore” is the eighth studio album from Taylor Swift, arguably the biggest name in modern music. This project is also the quickest back-to-back release Swift has ever come out, with a July 24 release date coming just over 11 months after the Aug. 23 release of “Lover.” This 16-song, 64-minute-long album holds just one feature, … More ‘folklore’ is Taylor Swift at her boldest and, quite possibly, at her best
While 2020 has been just a dumpster fire of a year in every meaningful way, one of the only bright spots has come in the form of music. This has been one of the best music years I can remember, at least six months in, with multiple genres bringing out standout projects that the 2010s … More My favorite albums of 2020 (so far)
Hi everyone, it’s been awhile, hope everyone is safe and doing well through these crazy times. After eight long years since the release of “The Idler Wheel,” Fiona Apple finally dropped her fifth studio album “Fetch The Bolt Cutters,” a title that comes from a scene in the TV shot “The Fall,” with the statement … More “Fetch The Bolt Cutters”: A visceral, unforgettable musical experience
The decade is less than two weeks from ending, and with it comes the end of an entire decade of some of the best albums ever made. Here, I am going to talk about 60 of them, in order, based on what they have meant to me and how much I have loved each and … More The Top 60 Albums of the 2010s
With the release of “Lover,” her seventh studio album, on the horizon, Taylor Swift has had quite a career since her debut at the age of 16. Multiple Grammy wins, millions upon millions of album sales, and a bevy of singles and deep cuts that have stolen the hearts of her many fans. So, with … More The Top 10 Taylor Swift songs to date
On “i,i,” the newest Bon Iver record, Justin Vernon is not the first voice listeners hear. After an intro that evokes many of the similar sounds and samples of the band’s 2016 release “22, A Million,” Mike Noyce, in a very similar way to British producer and singer James Blake, who also appears on the … More Bon Iver makes bolder, bigger,”wow” sound on “i,i”
At the end of Frightened Rabbit’s set at Newport Music Hall in Columbus on May 2, 2016, lead singer Scott Hutchison took a drink. The organ-sounding piano had already begun playing the familiar chords of “Keep Yourself Warm,” one of the most beloved tracks on the band’s 2008 release “The Midnight Organ Fight.” The crowd … More “Tiny Changes” leaves large and important impact
We are now over the halfway point in the year, and there has been some really great music worth talking about. Plenty of artists from a variety of genres have impressed, but if there is any trend that has stood out, it is the sudden rise of UK rap. In this list, I will spotlight … More The best albums of 2019 so far
Thom Yorke needs Nigel Godrich. From the moment the two worked together, it was magic — when Godrich, an English record producer, worked on Radiohead’s 1997 masterpiece “OK Computer.” Since then, Godrich and Yorke have been inseparable, producing each of Radiohead’s releases since then and even collaborating with Yorke on his solo work and the … More “ANIMA” is a career-best solo effort from Thom Yorke
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