Guitar-based songwriting is the name of the game for this post: Karate - Make it Fit (2024) Tinted Windows- Tinted Windows (2009) Hotline TNT - Cartwheel (2023) Elvis Costello - This Year's Model (1978)
And the growing playlist grows...
Monday, January 20, 2025
Saturday, January 18, 2025
Overview of 2025 Tier 1 Albums: Part 4 of 12 - Viewer's Recs
These are all suggestions from my Patreon subscribers. Cool stuff, including:
Clutch - Blast Tyrant (2004) Restorations - Restorations (2024) London Grammar - The Greatest Love (2024) Noah Kahan - Stick Season (2022)And, of course, the 2025 playlist
Sunday, January 12, 2025
2025 Overview of Tier 1 Albums: Part 3 of 12 - The Floyd Factor
This post posits that these artists have a level of aesthetic overlap with Pink Floyd. What say you?
David Gilmour - Luck and Strange (2024) Brandon Byrnes - Transfigured Earth I & II (2024) Gazpacho - Bravo (2003) Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac (1975)The current playlist
Friday, January 10, 2025
2024 Tier 1 Overview: Part 2 of 12 - Genre-Bending Albums
Another round of fun and thought-provoking music from artists that create in the spaces between:
Amythyst Kiah - Still + Bright (2024) Spellling - The Turning Wheel (2022) Jhariah - Trust Ceremony (2024) Prince - Controversy (1980)And an updated Dr. Spin's radio list. Most recent artists get moved to the top.
Thursday, January 9, 2025
2025 Tier 1 Albums Overview: Part 1 of 12 - Quirky Pop
Kicking off 2025 with the annual Tier 1 festival of albums. Now with more classic albums and returning favorites: Field Music - Limits of Language (2024) Alan Sparhawk - White Roses, My God (2024) SlapSlap - Bad Idea, Good Execution (2023) XTC - Black Sea (1980)
And an all-new playlist for 2025!
Friday, January 3, 2025
2024 Favorite Albums: The Viewer's Choice List!
Painstakingly curated throughout the year, this list is sure to include your new favorite album:
And here's a playlist of some outstanding tracks from each album:
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