Music That Takes Me Places
TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2018
Best Of The Year
2018 was the year of the unexpected....Sandro Perri released an ambient pop album with just four tracks, one of them stretch…
Read moreFOXWARREN, FOXWARREN
indie Rock
Andy Shauf may be best known for his solo work, but Foxwarren, a collaboration with longtime friends from his Saskatchewan h…
Read moreTHE MARCUS KING BAND, CAROLINA CONFESSIONS
Rock
Marcus King grew up in Greenville, South Carolina, playing guitar under the guidance of his father, bluesman Marvin King. By…
Read moreANDREW MCMAHON IN THE WILDERNESS, UPSIDE DOWN FLOWERS
Singer-Songwriter
Upside Down Flowers is a polished and personal album from Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, shaped by his longtime love of p…
Read moreBOY GEORGE, CULTURE CLUB, LIFE
Pop
After 19 years, Boy George reunited with the rest of his band Culture Club. Life brings a polished pop sound colored by funk…
Read moreHIPPO CAMPUS, BAMBI
indie Rock
Bambi is an album I just can’t get out of my head. On their second album, Hippo Campus move away from some of the guitar dri…
Read moreSANDRO PERRI, IN ANOTHER LIFE
indie Rock
Sandro Perri defies logic on In Another Life, which he describes as an experiment in “infinite songwriting.” The 24-minute t…
Read moreTWENTY ONE PILOTS, TRENCH
Rock
Twenty One Pilots was a band that I never took seriously despite the crazy early success that the duo realized. Trench chang…
Read moreVILLAGERS, THE ART OF PRETENDING TO SWIM
Singer-Songwriter
Conor O’Brien, who records as Villagers, explores faith, spirituality, technology, and our increasingly complicated relation…
Read moreALPACA SPORTS, FROM PARIS WITH LOVE
Pop
Alpaca Sports’ From Paris With Love is a breezy, heart-on-sleeve collection that overflows with jangly guitars, buoyant mel…
Read moreTHE PINEAPPLE THIEF, DISSOLUTION
Rock
How The Pineapple Thief stayed off my radar for nearly twenty years will remain a mystery to me. Fortunately, it’s never too…
Read moreTUNNG, SONGS YOU MAKE AT NIGHT
Folktronica
Songs You Make at Night is my introduction to Tunng, an English band that has been combining folk music and electronics sinc…
Read moreTHE VRYLL SOCIETY, COURSE OF THE SATELLITE
Psychedelic Rock
The Vryll Society formed in Liverpool, building a sound that draws on psych-rock, spacey grooves, and sharp rhythmic interpl…
Read moreDEATH CAB FOR CUTIE, THANK YOU FOR TODAY
indie Rock
Death Cab for Cutie have been making records for over two decades, evolving from their late-’90s indie beginnings into one o…
Read moreKEVIN GALLOWAY, DON’T IT FEEL GOOD TO SMILE
Country
Kevin Galloway spent years as the frontman of Uncle Lucius before stepping into solo territory. His song “Don’t It Feel Good…
Read moreRAYLAND BAXTER, WIDE AWAKE
Singer-Songwriter
Wide Awake is Rayland Baxter’s third album, written after a three-month stay at the former home of the late Kris Kristoffers…
Read moreLORI MCKENNA, THE TREE
Country
Lori McKenna grew up in Stoughton, Massachusetts, the youngest of six children, and began writing songs in her late teens. S…
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