Top 10 of 2016
2016 was a year to make you believe in astrology. I don’t know very many people for him 2016 was an excellent year. As I’ve hinted at throughout the year, I’ve been through my own share of upheaval. Here’s the…
Hanukkah, Elves, a Premier, and Fuck This Year!
I’m going to be taking the week off through New Year’s. I’m planning on using the time to get ahead on entries and to hopefully start updating daily again in 2017. In the meantime, I don’t typically post holiday music…
Adam Lee — Sincerely, Me
When an artist drops you his music and points out that he’s been going to the same shows you’ve been (though in different cities), it’s hard not to give him a chance. Adam Lee gets it — in every way.…
Kate Tempest — Let Them Eat Chaos
When I first heard a track from Let Them Eat Chaos on NPR’s All Songs Considered, I appreciated the wry wordplay and drive behind Tempest’s performance. A little later I heard a second song and thought, “Okay — even though…
Carrie Rodriguez — Lola
If you get a chance to, I strongly encourage that you listen to Carrie Rodriguez’s set on Mountain Stage from a few months ago. It’ll give you a lot more insight into this beautiful, multi-layered album. Shortly after the election,…
The Paisley Fields — “Gay For Christmas”
As a godless Jew, I tend not to like Christmas songs. But as a footsoldier in the War on Christmas, I can’t help but admire the Paisley Fields’ chutzpah in their new single, “Gay For Christmas.” If you’ve ever had…
Big Shoals — Hard Lessons
Another long-time favorite, Big Shoals recently released their follow-up album, Hard Lessons. I liked the previous album, Still Go On, a good deal. But when I went back to it recently in preparation for this review, I realized I had…
Jo Wymer — SLG
It seems fitting that, shortly after the fifth birthday of the blog, I get to write about Jo Wymer’s second release, SLG. Wymer was one of the first artists I wrote a review of. She was the first artist to…