Friday, March 22, 2019

ON ROTATION

Lots of great music. Not enough time to write about it all...but here's what's on rotation for me right now. 

American Football, American Football


   Song: Silhouettes




Todd Snider Cash Cabin Sessions, Vol. 3 


   Song: Just Like Overnight



Monday, March 4, 2019

FAVORITE ALBUMS OF THE DECADE - THE '80'S



A few months back, Pitchfork released their top 200 albums of the '80's. #1...Purple Rain. In the spirit of it all, I posted my top 10 favorite albums of the '80's to my personal Facebook page...never posting them on my blog. With no real need to stop at ten here on my blog...here are my top twenty. 

Tears For Fears, Songs From The Big Chair

The Smiths, Strangeways, Here We Come 

Roxy Music, Avalon

Talk Talk, Spirit of Eden

Phil Collins, Face Value

Sade, Promise


Talking Heads, Remain In Light

XTC, Skylarking

The Cure, Disintegration

David Bowie, Let's Dance

The Blue Nile, Hats

Dire Straits, Brothers In Arms

Level 42,  World Machine

The Waterboys, Fisherman's Blues

U2, The Joshua Tree 

Alphaville, Forever Young

Fine Young Cannibals, Fine Young Cannibals

Shriekback Big Night Music

The Housemartins,  London 0 Hull4

Love and Rockets, Earth Sun Moon

Friday, February 15, 2019

ON ROTATION

Lots of great music. Not enough time to write about it all...but here's what's on rotation for me right now. 

Robert Ellis Texas Piano Man 


   Song: When You're Away



StatsOther People's Lives 


   Song: Rhythm Of The Heart

Friday, February 1, 2019

ON ROTATION

Lots of great music. Not enough time to write about it all...but here's what's on rotation for me right now. 

Balthazar Fever 


   Song: Fever



Two PeopleFirst Body 


   Song: In The Garden

Friday, January 25, 2019

ON ROTATION

Lots of great music. Not enough time to write about it all...but here's what's on rotation for me right now. 

Mike PosnerA Real Good Kid 


   Song: Move On



James BlakeAssume Form 


   Song: Don't Miss It



Friday, December 14, 2018

TOP ALBUMS OF 2018


Unexpected....Sandro Perri releasing an ambient pop album with four songs; one 24 minutes followed by three versions of the same song that all combine to create what Pitchfork best describes as a masterful, dreamlike world. 

Unexpected....Twenty One Pilots, a band that I have never taken seriously, putting out my favorite of the year. Trench was the album that I had been waiting for all year, but didn't know it.

Unexpected....A Perfect Circle...back after 14 years with an album as bold as ever. As All Music wrote, "the band balances brute force with softer moments that may surprise, yet digging deeper reveals a wealth of poetic lyricism and social commentary."

Unexpected....Nils Frahm's All Melody. An ambient, electro album that I still cannot quite categorize after many listens. It's a creation that as NPR put it, will still sound vital 10 years from now.

Unexpected....Boy George and Culture Club. Feeling, flair, and fun...35 years after the release of Colour By Numbers.

Unexpected....every album on my favorites list....except Chromeo. Their Head Over Heals was exactly what I expected, wanted, and needed this year. Thank you very much!



1. Sandro Perri, In Another Life 



   






2. Hippo Campus, Bambi



   




3. The Pineapple Thief, Dissolution








4. Lo Moon, Lo Moon



   



5. Twenty One PilotsTrench 




   







6. Nils FrahmAll Melody




   







7. Tunng, Songs You Make at Night



   




8. Gaz Coombes, World's Strongest Man




   





9. VillagersThe Art of Pretending to Swim 



   






10. FoxwarrenFoxwarren 



   






11. Andrew McMahon In The WildernessUpside Down Flowers 



   






12. Boy George, Culture ClubLife 



   





13. Ziggy Marley, Rebellion Rises








14. A Perfect Circle, Eat The Elephant 




   







15. Death Cab For Cutie, Thank You For Today
 



   





16. Chromeo, Head Over Heals 



   






17. Rainbow Kitten Surprise, How To: Friend, Love, Freefall



   


18. ShameSongs of Praise 




   


19. Young Fathers, Cocoa Sugar




   





20. Burna Boy, Outside