Tag Archives: Divine Comedy

Album Review: The Family Crest, “Beneath the Brine”

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Tom Emanuel

The first track on a record is terribly important. It can’t be so stunning that everything that follows seems like a disappointment in comparison, but it also has to be good enough that it pulls you into the album’s world, … Continue reading →

Posted in Album Reviews | Tagged Albums of 2014, Beneath the Brine, Divine Comedy, Family Crest, Howl, indie pop, Liam McCormick, Love Don't Go, Make Me a Boat, Nate Ruess, orchestral pop, San Fermin, The Water's Fine | Leave a comment

Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 2010

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Tom Emanuel

As the first decade of the third millennium comes to a close, you may have noticed that, when I like a band, I really like a band, to the point that their releases tend to dominate my Top 5’s. So … Continue reading →

Posted in Top 5's | Tagged Afrofuturism, alternative rock, Bang Goes the Knighthood, Belle & Sebastian, chamber pop, Divine Comedy, Heartland Highway, Hellogoodbye, indie pop, Janelle Monáe, Neil Hannon, R&B, Sister Hazel, The ArchAndroid, Top 5 Albums of 2010, Would It Kill You?, Write About Love | 3 Comments

Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 2004

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Tom Emanuel

2004 was a full decade ago. Weird, huh? As I reflect on the last decade in music, I’m moved to an observation about my own tastes. Musically speaking, there are few things I find more frustrating than when everybody loves … Continue reading →

Posted in Top 5's | Tagged Absent Friends, alternative rock, Arcade Fire, Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, chamber pop, Dire Straits, Divine Comedy, Funeral, indie pop, Jens Lekman, Lift, Mark Knopfler, Neil Hannon, orchestral pop, Shangri-La, Sister Hazel, SMiLE, symphonic pop, Top 5 Albums of 2004, When I Said I Wanted To Be Your Dog | 1 Comment

Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 1998

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Tom Emanuel

As I’ve mentioned before, one of the most gratifying things about this Top 5 Albums project is that, through friends, acquaintances, and fellow online list-makers, I’m discovering a boatload of new and great music. And the two major recommendations for … Continue reading →

Posted in Top 5's | Tagged Air, Belle & Sebastian, Closing Time, Divine Comedy, Either/Or, electronica, Elliott Smith, Feeling Strangely Fine, Fin de Siècle, Gregg Alexander, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, indie pop, Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too, Moon Safari, Neil Hannon, Neutral Milk Hotel, New Radicals, Semisonic, Stuart Murdoch, The Boy with the Arab Strap, Top 5 Albums of 1998, twee pop, XO | 2 Comments

Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 1997

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Tom Emanuel

1997 is, for me, the Year of Leaving Out Obvious Choices. The first such Obvious Choice is OK Computer. Oh, look at Tom, being all underground and contrary. It’s not like it’s one of the few albums that regularly challenges Sgt. … Continue reading →

Posted in Top 5's | Tagged A Short Album about Love, Ben Folds, Ben Folds Five, Divine Comedy, Egyptology, Flaming Pie, Karl Wallinger, Neil Hannon, Paul McCartney, She's the One, Sister Hazel, Somewhere More Familiar, Top 5 Albums of 1997, Whatever & Ever Amen, World Party | 3 Comments

Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 1996

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Tom Emanuel

As the 90s progress, I notice that World Music constitutes a larger and larger proportion of my library. For the purposes of this exercise, I have chosen to limit myself to rock/pop/R&B. Most of the time, it’s not an issue … Continue reading →

Posted in Top 5's | Tagged Andy Latimer, Belle & Sebastian, Camel, Casanova, Divine Comedy, Golden Heart, Harbour of Tears, If You're Feeling Sinister, Mark Knopfler, Masquerade Overture, Neil Hannon, neo-prog, Pendragon, prog, progressive rock, Stuart Murdoch, Top 5 Albums of 1996, Vartinna, Värttinä | Leave a comment