It was disappointing to see the albums I loved in 2010 not make any lists, or ranked absurdly lower than they should have been. I would like to use this as a ladder to credit twenty astounding, meaningful records. Sorry, but there’s no “My Dark Beautiful Twisted Fantasy” on this list! (read more)
This year there were introductions and re-introductions. Daft Punk’s vision for Tron finally came to life, Sufjan Stevens had people questioning his musical direction, and we welcomed back BRMC’s brand of old school rock ‘n’ roll. We got to meet instrument builders Buke & Gass, the soulful Sharon Van Etten and up and coming electronic artist Baths. The following list is my version of handing you a bunch of albums with my favorite tracks marked off. (read more)
