By Tim on December 31, 2019
My Favourite Music of 2019 I’m back. A year older, a year less relevant. But people seem to want me to do this so, even if it’s just for a laugh, here is my round-up of the music I liked most in 2019. Once again, I’ve created a Spotify playlist of selected songs for your […]
Posted in music | Tagged Aldous Harding, Angel Olsen, Better Oblivion Community Centre, Big Thief, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, clairo, Lana del Ray, Matt Berninger and Phoebe Bridgers, Michael Kiwanuka, Nick Cave, Pedro the Lion, Sharon Van Etten, The National, vagabon, Weyes Blood, Wilco
By Tim on December 30, 2016
Since I devoted most of the year to promoting my new book, Bad Singer, perhaps I could be forgiven for thinking I spent more time talking about music than actually listening to it. But it only felt that way. In fact, when I look back, I listened to a lot of great music this year. […]
Posted in music | Tagged 2016, Angel Olsen, Basia Bulat, Bon Iver, car seat headrest, David Bowie, Esme Patterson, Garbage, Hamilton Leithauser, k.d. lang, Kevin Morby, Laura Gibson, Laura Veirs, Leonard Cohen, Lucy Dacus, Margaret Glasby, Mitski, music, Neko Case, Nick Cave, Tanya Tagaq, Thao, Tindersticks, Wilco
By Tim on December 30, 2013
My favourite albums of 2013 • The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas Courtney Barnett Ever listen to NPR’s All Songs Considered podcast? It’s a great way to discover new music. Exhibit A is this album from an Australian singer-songwriter • The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Flight, the […]
Posted in music | Tagged Courtney Barnett, Foxygen, Jason Isbell, Mark Kozelek & Jimmy LaValle, music, Neko Case, Nick Cave, Thao, Thao and the Get Down Stay Down, The National, top 10, Valerie June, Waxahatchee