Tag Archives: EDM

Tom’s Top 5’s: Most Anticipated Albums of 2015 (Addendum!)

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Tom Emanuel

Upon posting my Top 10 Most Anticipated Albums of 2015, friends questioned why I hadn’t included several other exciting new releases scheduled for the coming year. In my defense I can offer only ignorance: in most of these cases, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Top 5's | Tagged Aleksander Vinter, Astoria, blues rock, Dire Straits, dubstep, EDM, electronica, glitch hop, Here's to the Zeros, hip-hop, indie, Invasian, Josh Ramsay, Macklemore, Marianas Trench, Mark Knopfler, Neal Morse, pop, Pop 101, pop-rock, prog, progressive rock, Ryan Lewis, Savant, singer-songwriter, symphonic prog, The Grand Experiment, The Heist, Tracker | 2 Comments

Tom’s Top 10’s: Most Anticipated Albums of 2015

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Tom Emanuel

Any year that kicks off with Kanye West and Paul McCartney collaborating on a Stevie Wonder-esque ballad is going to be a year of surprises. A mere week into the new year, it’s tough to say what curve balls 2015 … Continue reading →

Posted in Top 5's | Tagged 74 Is the New 24, Albums of 2015, avant-pop, Belle & Sebastian, Brian Wilson, chamber pop, Classic Rock, Colin Meloy, Daft Punk, EDM, electronic, Ellis Ludwig-Leone, Fokus, Georgio Moroder, Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance, Hand. Cannot. Erase., Hollywood, indie, indie pop, Jens Lekman, Josh Ritter, Just a Dream, Liam Hayes, No Pier Pressure, Nobody's Empire, One Way Out, Parasites, Plush, power pop, prog, progressive rock, San Fermin, singer-songwriter, Slurrup, Steven Wilson, The Cat with the Cream, The Decemberists, The Party Line, Tobias Jesso Jr., True Love, What a Terrible World What a Beautiful World | 3 Comments

Track Spotlight: Avicii feat. Robbie Williams, “The Days”

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Tom Emanuel

I listen to an awful lot of music: Italian progressive rock, Irish traditional, classic disco, French House, power pop, alt-country, indie pop, German opera, southern soul, and Klezmer, to name a few choice genres. But at the end of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Track Spotlights | Tagged Avicii, EDM, house music, The Days, Tim Bergling | Leave a comment

Track Spotlight: Lady Gaga, “Applause”

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Tom Emanuel

This summer I’m head of the counseling staff at a church camp in the Black Hills, and part of my job is to design program for the high school camp. So this year I went with the theme “The Theology … Continue reading →

Posted in Track Spotlights | Tagged Applause, Artpop, EDM, Lady Gaga, pop, Stefani Germanotta, Top 40 | Leave a comment

Track Spotlight: Tristam, “Till It’s Over”

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Tom Emanuel

ALL GLORY TO THE MONSTERCAT. But really, the folks at Monstercat are supporting some of the very best EDM out there, and you it to yourself to spend a couple hours trawling their YouTube channel. If you care for EDM … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 110BPM, EDM, electronic dance music, glitch hop, Monstercat, Till It's Over, Tristam | Leave a comment

Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 2012

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Tom Emanuel

As Ralph Ellison once put it, “Eclecticism is the word.” So after several years of Belle & Sebastian/Camera Obscura/Divine Comedy indie pop consistency, my tastes throw me a curveball in 2012: hip-hop, glitch-hop, throwback prog, piano rock, and anthemic indie … Continue reading →

Posted in Top 5's | Tagged Alchemist, Aleksander Vinter, Ben Folds, Ben Folds Five, dubstep, EDM, fun., glitch hop, hip-hop, Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull, Macklemore, prog, progressive rock, Ryan Lewis, Savant, Some Nights, The Heist, The Sound of the Life of the Mind, Thick as a Brick, Thick as a Brick 2, Top 5 Albums of 2012 | Leave a comment

Album Review: Avicii, “TRUE”

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Tom Emanuel

When “Wake Me Up” kicks off the first full-length album TRUE (2013) from Swedish DJ Avicii (Tim Bergling), you’d be forgiven for thinking you’d stumbled on a Mumford & Sons record. Propulsive acoustic guitars and folky vocals do not often … Continue reading →

Posted in Album Reviews | Tagged Addicted to You, Adele, Avicii, Brian Setzer, Canyons, EDM, electro house, electronic dance music, electronica, Heart Upon My Sleeve, Lay Me Down, Mumford & Sons, progressive house, Shame On Me, Stray Cats, Tim Bergling, TRUE, Wake Me Up, You Make Me | 1 Comment

Album Review(s): Savant, “Heart” & “Cult”

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Tom Emanuel

2013 was the year I discovered electronica. My little brother bears the weight of responsibility for my electro-conversion, mounting a two-pronged attack on my musical sensibilities. The first prong was Daft Punk and French House (more on that in another … Continue reading →

Posted in Album Reviews | Tagged Albums of 2013, Aleksander Vinter, Cult (album), EDM, Forbidden (song), glitch hop, Heart (EP), Kali 47, OCRemix, Robin Hood (song), Savant, Savant syndrome, Wild Ganja | 2 Comments

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