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My Favourite Music of 2021

My Favourite Music of 2021

By Tim on December 30, 2021

My Favourite Music of 2021 Some years, I have a hard time picking a favourite album. Not this year. Cassandra Jenkins’s An Overview on Phenomenal Nature came out in February and has been in heavy rotation ever since. She creates such a mood with these intimate and atmospheric songs and my love for this album hasn’t waned […]

Posted in music | Tagged 2021, Arlo Parks, Cassandra Jenkins, Dry Cleaning, Julien Baker, Justin Townes Earle, Lucy Dacus, music, Steve Earle, Still Corners, Sun June, The Hold Steady, The War on Drugs, The Weather Station | 2 Responses

The Music I Loved in 2017

The Music I Loved in 2017

By Tim on December 30, 2017

  The Music I Loved in 2017 The older I get, the harder it is for me to keep up with all the new music that comes out. Both parts of that sentence are hard for me to admit. Fortunately, I’m practiced at denial. So, with that caveat, here’s a look back at my year […]

Posted in music | Tagged Aimee Mann, Alison Crutchfield, Alvvays, best of 2017, Big Thief, Cigarettes After Sex, Craig Finn, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Jason Isbell, Jay Som, Molly Burch, music, Sharon Jones, The Mountain Goats, The National, The War on Drugs, Valerie June, Waxahatchee | 1 Response

Middle-aged teenager picks his albums of the year (2011 edition)

By Tim on December 27, 2011

Middle-aged teenager picks his albums of the year (2011 edition) Music aficionados who are a lot smarter than I will ever be have already made the point that this year was one full of lots of really good albums, but not that many truly great ones. That made coming up with my top ten even […]

Posted in music, Uncategorized | Tagged Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes, Garland Jeffreys, Kurt Vile, Nick Lowe, Thao & Mirah, The Black Keys, The War on Drugs, Top Ten Albums, Wilco, Yuck

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