One hundred, it turns out, is not a very big number. One or two worthwhile songs from the last decade, I admit, didn’t get the chances they deserved to shine because I had a limit. Omissions were made, and for the following glaring ones, I sincerely apologize. The Grossly Overlooked – I just fucked up, [Read Full Post...]
Stay tuned – the countdown is about to heat up! Amanda and I will follow this update with a standalone post for each remaining track, five through one, every two days from here on out. #10 The Shins – New Slang Album: Oh, Inverted World Year: 2001 “New Slang” is a song so simple, so [Read Full Post...]
#60: Outkast – Hey Ya!Album: Speakerboxx/The Love BelowYear: 2003I don’t think there is any reason for me to write about this song. It simply can’t avoid a place on this list, being that it is the funkiest single track of the decade. #59: Of Montreal – Cato As A PunAlbum: Hissing Fauna Are You The DestroyerYear: [Read Full Post...]
Here are some marginally fresh words, barely-recycled beats and tupperware-worthy tunes. Make of them what you will (but if it’s a paella, or even a jambalaya, share, because that sounds really good). Everything Everything – My Keys, Your Boyfriend It’s tough to even pick a genre with which to peg these guys. A Manchester crew [Read Full Post...]
Here are some piping hot new tracks for your listening pleasure, consume with care. Macklemore -The Town The next incarnation of Seattle hip hop. Macklemore reps the 206 with a socially conscious, laid-back groove that fits right into a scene best known for the Blue Scholars and Common Market. There is everything to like about [Read Full Post...]
In a good way. A great year for electro-indie artists remixing one another (and pretty much everyone else), as remix-only EPs sprouted left and right. Here are the best of the best, with kudos to remix guru Classixx and bedroom-pop auteur Passion Pit for double hardware in their trophy case. Top 10 remixes of the [Read Full Post...]
I am proud to officially kick off my music blog. 2009 has been a wonderful year in music and I will be working on my first year-end “Best Of” list over the next several days. I will attempt to keep this blog consistently updated with my thoughts on new (and old) music and links to [Read Full Post...]
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