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top albums of 2010

I kinda forgot to publish my Top 10 albums of 2010. My apologies to the three people who actually rely on me for musical advice. To be honest, most of my year was consumed with albums #1 and #2, and both came out at the beginning of the year. We saw Mumford & Sons twice [ READ MORE ]

mumford and all his sons

I love music, but I don’t go to very many concerts. It’s just not that enjoyable of an experience for me. Dark club, toxic smoke fumes, drunk college kids all over the place, 105 degree heatbox. I sound like an old man. But then there are bands that come along and I’ll do whatever it [ READ MORE ]

top 10 albums of 2009

10. M. Ward – Hold TimeScanning my Top 10 list this year, I’m noticing a lot of acoustic singer-songwriter types, and this early ’09 release from M. Ward has been a nice, folksy, laid-back listen all year long for me. I truly enjoyed last year’s M. Ward collaboration She & Him, featuring actress-turned-singer Zooey Deschanel, [ READ MORE ]

what a swell season

I forget sometimes how fortunate I am to have the job I have, and to do what I do in the music industry. Most of the time it’s all emails and meetings and conference calls with sales reps. Boring stuff. But then there are days like yesterday. Two years ago a small independent film called [ READ MORE ]

five musical collaborations i’d love to hear

This is a short, somewhat tacky, and by no means exhaustive list of musical collaborations I would love to hear. Click the little linky-links to hear songs if you like musics. Tell me what collaborations you would like to hear in the comments below: Ryan Adams & Mindy SmithPerforming “La Cienga Just Smiled” and “Out [ READ MORE ]

best albums of 2008

We’re 7 days into 2009, so I better get this done before it becomes completely irrelevant. Honestly, wasn’t all that thrilled with the albums of 2008. There were a few stellar winners, but I was pretty “meh” on the rest of it. Here’s my Top 10… and if I’m honest, #9 and #10 are stretching [ READ MORE ]

embrace: this new day

I would say save the best until last, but after all, these are some of my favorite albums that I’ve been featuring this week, so it would be unfair to make that distinction. That said, I’m extremely happy to share with you This New Day by Embrace. Why this album hasn’t been released in the [ READ MORE ]

glen hansard & marketa irglova: the swell season

It’s a sad and rainy day in Nashville, and this is the right music for it. A couple notes on this album: This is a side project for Glen Hansard who is the lead singer for an Ireland-based band called The Frames. He’s been getting a ton of publicity recently because of his work as [ READ MORE ]

the arcade fire: neon bible

Continuing the series this week of “Five favorite albums that aren’t on Napster, but are available on Imeem”, this is Neon Bible from The Arcade Fire. I’m afraid this is as close to America as we’re going to come this week… and we’ll have to settle with Canadia. This band is huge, literally. Seven permanent [ READ MORE ]

british sea power: do you like rock music?

Epic, sweeping, and decidedly British… what’s not to like about British Sea Power‘s third album Do You Like Rock Music? Welcome to album #2 in my series of “Five favorite albums that aren’t available on Napster, but are available on Imeem”. Admittedly, critics didn’t care for this album much, comparing their epic attempts to 2001-era [ READ MORE ]