Tag Archives: electronica
Tom’s Top 5’s: Most Anticipated Albums of 2015 (Addendum!)
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
Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 2013
And so, 48 days and 240 albums later, we come to the last of my Top 5 Albums of [xxxx] (until my inevitable Top 5/10 of 2014, that is). This list took all of five minutes to put together, mostly … Continue reading
Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 2001
2001 was a big year for me. It was the year my grandfather passed away, giving me my first experience with the death of a family member. It was the year my political consciousness was awakened by the September 11th … Continue reading
Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 1999
And so we come to the close of the 1900s, a century of radical changes in all areas of life: political, economic, cultural, intellectual, musical, you name it. As we’ve gone through the last third or so of the century … Continue reading
Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 1998
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
Track Spotlight: Pentatonix, “Daft Punk”
Heyyyyy, have I mentioned yet that I love Daft Punk? Since their spectacular, well-deserved Grammys sweep last weekend, I’ve been listening to the French duo pretty much non-stop – AND I’ve convinced my brother to cosplay them with me next … Continue reading
Album Review: Avicii, “TRUE”
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
Album Review: Daft Punk, “Random Access Memories”
I first came across Daft Punk in high school, where a classmate used them as incidental music to their end-of-semester project. In thrall to the Classic Rock back catalog at the time, I had little truck with French duo’s dance … Continue reading
Album Review: DJ Koze, “Amygdala”
Sometimes, when listening to a Beethoven piano trio or a Mahler symphony, I lament Western art music’s obsession with development. About three minutes in I’ll hear a melodic fragment and think, “Ooh! I want more of that!” But the composer … Continue reading
Revolutions Per Minute 