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Tom’s Top 10’s: Most Anticipated Albums of 2015
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
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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
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Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 2007
If you’ve been keeping track of these lists, you’ve probably ascertained I’m a big Paul McCartney fan – apart from dominating with the Beatles during the 60s, of course, he made a strong showing on my lists for 1973, 1982, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bruce Springsteen, chamber pop, Doomsday Afternoon, indie pop, indie rock, Jens Lekman, Josh Ritter, Magic, Night Falls Over Kortedala, Phideaux, prog, progressive rock, symphonic prog, The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter, the Shins, Top 5 Albums of 2007, Wincing the Night Away
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Album Review: Josh Ritter, “The Beast In Its Tracks”
As a songwriter, it’s tough to step out from the shadow of Bob Dylan, no matter which genre you inhabit. If you make your living with literate folk music, however, your entire professional career is spent in Mr. Zimmerman’s penumbra. … Continue reading
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