My favorite podcast is called "Why I Hate this Album" Two guys named Tim Richardson and Garrett Harvey listen to an album for a week and criticize it Their dynamic is sooooo funny. You get these conversations about candle-based serial killers, cowboy cults, wearing nice shoes to get into heaven, all from limp bizkit lyrics or florida georgia line lyrics. It's incredibly unknown, so I am never not ... » Continue Reading
So. Um. Biden's out. That's. A thing. Don't want to freak out or anything. Let's just focus on this for now. Click here for the playlist, and recommend albums you want me to hear in the comments. July 15th: Urban Hymns by the Verve Yet another Britpop album, this one is actually fairly distinct. On this album, every song has this lush production, some » Continue Reading
Remember when I said I'd stop doing multiple albums a day because I wouldn't be able to make it to the end of the year? That won't be a problem anymore. The list is SOOOO much longer. July 8th: Person Pitch by Panda Bear I know some Animal Collective albums, so I checked out this much-lauded solo album by my favorite member, Panda Bear. This album begs to be listened to on t » Continue Reading
Over the halfway mark, still a long way to go. Click here for the playlist, and feel free to recommend me albums to listen to in this project. June 1st: Diamond Life by Sade This was one of those "I know one song" albums. I knew "Smooth Operator" and virtually nothing else. I'm glad to have corrected that. The singer Sade and the band Sade craft these i » Continue Reading
Halfway there! WOAH-OH! LIVING ON A PRAYER! Click this link , there's a playlist, I swear! June 24th: The Spark by Enter Shikari This was #1 on Crash Thompson's best of 2017 list, and because of that I've been meaning to get to this one. Enter Shikari's main sound is that of Muse-esque synth rock with elements of grime, and I was constantly engaged with this album. Rou Reynolds's v » Continue Reading
Almost halfway through the year, and not slowing down. Click here to view the playlist with one song from each discussed album in this series, and recommend more albums I should listen to. June 17th: Things Fall Apart by the Roots I can see myself getting really into the Roots. First off: Black Thought. He is an unstoppable force on the microp » Continue Reading
UPDATE: I have since listened to the Smile Sessions. I can't decide which I like more, but they're both great. I didn't count it as part of my list because it's essentially the same album. This will come up again later. As always, recommend albums you want me to hear, and » Continue Reading
Aaaaalbuuuuums. Click here for plaaaayyylliiiist. Recommend more aaaaaallllbuuuums. June 3rd: Absolute Torch and Twang by k.d. lang and the Reclines This was my first experience with Canadian lesbian country crooner k.d. lang (all lowercase, because she likes e.e. cummings), and I had a good time. I used to think I just wasn't a country person, but I » Continue Reading
Feel free to recommend albums, and click here for the playlist. May 27th: The Big Roar by The Joy Formidable The first time I heard "Whirring" by the Joy Formidable, I knew I needed to know more about this band. This Welsh alt-rock trio's debut album (holy shit I'm starting to sound like Fantano) is full of » Continue Reading
It's a little worrying that I can never remember how many weeks it's been without checking. Playlist here , recommend albums as you see fit. May 20th » Continue Reading
Feel free to recommend more albums, and click here for the playlist. May 13th: Histoire de Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg This was my first excursion into french pop in the 70s, and this album definitely caught my attention. I like the crunchy baritone guitar sounds and the tight grooves and the orchestral flourishes, most evident on "Melody" and "En Melody" (the song titles ar » Continue Reading
Continuing to link to the playlist even if I don't think anyone's read a word of these. But this is more for me than it is for anyone else. May 6th: Happiness... is Not a Fish That You Can Catch by Our Lady Peace This is a band I've been meaning to learn more about for a while, as this particular album was on Crash Thompson's wall of favorites for a lo » Continue Reading