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Tom’s Top 10 of 2014, Pt. 1

In December 2013, as regular readers may recall, I decided to catch up on the state of contemporary music by listening to and reviewing an album every day for a month. My listening in 2014 was more evenly spread out … Continue reading

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Album Review: The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger, “Midnight Sun”

Being a Beatle Kid is a decidedly double-edged sword. On the one hand, you start your musical career with name recognition the likes of which most artists—even the successful ones—can only dream of, giving you an instant audience. On the … Continue reading

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Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 1994

It is a testament to how deeply my love of 1960s/70s rock runs that, until recently, I considered any album released during my lifetime to be “modern.” And yet 1994 was fully 20 years ago – the same span elapsed … Continue reading

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Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 1979

I suspect I have some readers who are deeply disappointed by my almost complete shutout of punk in these lists. For whatever reason, I’ve never been able to get into punk. Perhaps I spent too much of my childhood listening … Continue reading

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Album Review: Jonathan Wilson, “Fanfare”

When the title track on Jonathan Wilson’s Fanfare (2013) bursts forth with big, reverbed drums, symphonic strings, and flute accents, it might have you wondering whether you accidentally queued up a different Wilson, say, Brian or Dennis. It’s far from … Continue reading

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