July 2, 2008
Only halfway through the Aught Eight, there are a handful of standout discs I would recommend. There are others in the running, but the following have earned the most play time and mindshare at the halfway point. British Sea Power, Do You Like Rock Music? The bravado in the critic-baiting title is equaled only by [...]
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May 2, 2008
The Roots don’t wait long to establish the sound of their 10th album. A string of deep, dark synth-powered tracks that most listeners couldn’t have imagined ten or even five years ago drive a more aggressive disc than most expected. This is light-years from the live jazz-funk of Things Fall Apart and – thankfully – [...]
January 15, 2008
Indie rapper El-P’s politically-charged video mixing rough visuals with Bomb Squad beats. This was one of the more notable videos of 2007, even grabbing a spot on Pitchfork’s Top 50 Videos list.
December 21, 2007
2007 was another great year to find music, whether popular or little-known. The following are a couple albums I found myself listening to more than any others. Some are recent releases, others arrived early in the year – but each seemed to hold something a little bit fresh and different from everything else on the [...]
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