J Kutchma and the Five Fifths — Pastoral
When the last notes of “I Will Not Be Denied” rang out I had to drop what I was doing. That’s it. We’re done here. I thought. Here’s the best album of 2013. If you saw yesterday’s list then that…
Rachel Cholst
Top 10 of 2013
Adobe and Teardrops’s third anniversary (on December 12) completely passed me by! Happy birthday to me! Between my own blogger bubble and my kids’ insistence on listening to the Drake channel on Pandora in class, I don’t really get to…
Jeff German and the Blankety Blanks — Twelve Rounds
There are two things I know about Columbus, Ohio: 1) Because its demographics are similar to that of the continental United States, it is the fast food focus testing center of the planet. 2) There must be something in the…
Carbon Leaf — Constellation Prize
I’ve always felt bad that I haven’t been a better fan of Carbon Leaf. I their double live album, 5 Alive!, has been a faithful companion for many years now. But I’ve never made it out to their shows, nor…
Drop Top Lincoln — Sixxx Dollar Suit
Those of you playing along at home may have noticed that the music that’s been featured here lately has been sad bastard music-ish. Not even sad bastard, really. More like thoughtful bastard, or musing bastard. Eff that noise, though. I…