Tag Archives: Stuart Murdoch
Album Review: Belle & Sebastian, “Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance”
Growing up, I considered myself a thoroughgoing introvert. And why shouldn’t I be? I was bookish, shy, with a strong intellectual and artistic bent and a revulsion of loud parties. Most of my adolescence was spent reading classic novels, listening … Continue reading
Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 2009
2009 is a surprisingly thin year for me. The following albums completely deserve their Top 5 rankings on objective merits. But as I was putting the list together, I came to the realization that I didn’t actually own that many … 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
Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 1996
As the 90s progress, I notice that World Music constitutes a larger and larger proportion of my library. For the purposes of this exercise, I have chosen to limit myself to rock/pop/R&B. Most of the time, it’s not an issue … Continue reading