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Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 2013

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Tom Emanuel

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 →

Posted in Top 5's | Tagged blues rock, Charge, Classic Rock, Daft Punk, David Ford, Electric Soft Parade, electronic dance music, electronica, Fanfare, folk, French house, Idiots, Jonathan Wilson, NEW, Paul McCartney, power pop, Random Access Memories, Top 5 Albums of 2013 | Leave a comment

Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 2011

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Tom Emanuel

I don’t have a lot to say about 2011, for a couple of reasons. The first is that it’s Ash Wednesday, and I am a) cutting down on my computer time for Lent and b) writing this post between four … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bangles, Black Keys, El Camino, Family Tree: The Roots, folk, Foster the People, indie rock, Jami Lynn, Matthew Sweet, power pop, Radical Face, Sodbusters, Sweetheart of the Sun, Top 5 Albums of 2011, Torches | 2 Comments

Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 2006

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Tom Emanuel

I have little to say about 2006, except that it’s a year from which I own an awful lot of albums and subsequently a year for whose Top 5 I had to be especially choosy. So, let’s nod to some … Continue reading →

Posted in Top 5's | Tagged Belle & Sebastian, Camera Obscura, chamber pop, Colin Meloy, Decemberists, folk, indie pop, indie rock, Jr., Let's Get Out of This Country, pop-rock, power pop, prog, Roger Joseph Manning, Ron Sexsmith, singer-songwriter, The Crane Wife, The Land of Pure Imagination, The Life Pursuit, Time Being, Tom 5 Albums of 2006 | Leave a comment

Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 1992

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Tom Emanuel

In many ways, the fun of the early years of this Top 5 Albums project consisted in trying to choose five albums from such a vast pool of worthy possibilities. As I shared my lists with friends on Facebook and … Continue reading →

Posted in Top 5's | Tagged alternative, Anglagard, Automatic for the People, bluegrass, Dream Theater, folk, Hybris, Images & Words, Infamous Angel, Iris DeMent, prog, progressive metal, progressive rock, R.E.M., Ringo Starr, Time Takes Time, Top 5 Albums of 1992 | 1 Comment

Gig Review: The Paperboys, Seattle WA (Tractor Tavern) 1/4/2014

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Tom Emanuel

It’s always great to take in a band you’ve always wanted to see live – in 2013 alone I got to check the following from my “must see before I/they die” list: The Chieftains (2/19, Omaha NE) Yes (3/14, Omaha … Continue reading →

Posted in Gig Reviews | Tagged All Along the Watchtower, America (song), Bob Marley, Celtic, Dexys Midnight Runners, folk, Gaelic Storm, Geoffrey Kelly, Graceland, Kalissa Hernandez, Los Lobos, Mighty Bosstones, Paul Simon, Rain On Me, Seattle, ska, Son Jarocho, The Paperboys, Tom Landa, Tractor Tavern, traditional Irish music | Leave a comment