I’ve officially joined the Adele bandwagon. About a year too late, I know, but 21 is a damn fine album. Deeply soulful and beautiful.
Posted January 20, 2012 at 10:24am in music
Given the avid rap listening of my youth, I’m almost ashamed to admit that I was largely ignorant of Gil Scott-Heron until this past week when he passed away. Having just listened to a couple of his albums though, consider my mind blown. The music and poetry doesn’t seem dated at all and his heavy influence on hip-hop is markedly apparent. I look forward to really living in his albums over the next few weeks to fully absorb them.
Posted June 2, 2011 at 9:18am in music
I don’t think there’s a bad track on Lupe Fiasco’s “Lasers.” Just an amazing 47:43.
Posted May 24, 2011 at 6:21pm in music
Listening to “Nevermind” after a long, long time. Forgot how awesome of an album it is. Miss the days when most bands made cohesive albums.
Posted February 24, 2011 at 10:05am in music
Kanye West: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
I don’t think I’ve ever read a better description of Kanye West as this:
Kanye West reigns as pop culture’s preeminent wild card. He’s the glitch in the matrix, a mad genius who transforms just about everything he does, from Tweeting to attending awards shows to doing interviews, into crazed performance art. West has made going too far a core element of his aesthetic. He’s an artist who lives forever on the edge of embarrassment and public humiliation.
I basically forgive all of his crazy antics whenever I hear his music. ”My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” is good. Really good.
Kanye West: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy | Music | Music Review | The A.V. Club
Posted November 23, 2010 at 10:13am in music
I think Danger Mouse is my new favorite person. Grey Album—>producing Gorillaz’ Demon Days—>Gnarls Barkley with Cee-Lo—>producing Beck’s Modern Guilt—>and now Broken Bells with The Shins’ James Mercer.
Posted August 19, 2010 at 11:17am in music
“Brothers” by The Black Keys
Go somewhere quiet. Turn down the lights. Put on some headphones. Listen to it and get lost in it. Now. It will probably be the best 55m:28s you’ll spend all week. Intoxicating hooks, sick riffs and a sound that blends yesteryear with now so thoroughly and seamlessly that you’ll be left wanting more. My first exposure to The Black Keys, but I’m delighted that I discovered them.
Posted August 18, 2010 at 11:25am in music
“Recovery” by Eminem
Eminem’s new album (Recovery) is solid, spitting fire on some tracks like the Em of old, but why 17 tracks? It could have benefited from some heavy editing down, especially some of the weaker ones. 12 would have been just right. At least he did away with those awful skits.
Posted August 3, 2010 at 1:21pm in music
