As I’ve gazed around the various lists detailing the best albums of 2011 these past few weeks it’s become more and more clear that I’m out of touch with the critical mass. The albums that are frequently lauding did nothing for me. David Comes to Life left me more preoccupied than fucked up. Bon Iver [...]
Top 10 Songs of 2011
Songs! There sure were a lot of them this year, weren’t there? Like, at least 100 of them. Easily. Maybe more. Here are the 10 (+1) best of that bunch. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – [...]
Top 10 Albums of 2010 Revisted
As is the tradition around here at Long Live the Album, I look back at last year’s best album list before tackling the current years incarnation. This is that. Because music is fluid, so why not make revisions, additions, and subtractions? The Original Top 10 Albums of 2010 1. Swim – Caribou 2. Home Acres [...]
Top 10 Songs of 2010
Songs. 2010 had a lot of them. Here are the 10 best, along a pithy reason as to why it’s on the list. 10. “Fuck You” – Cee-Lo You Why it’s here: For the simple fact that any list without it would seem incomplete. It’s shock value gimmickry prevents it from ranking higher, but on [...]
Top 10 Albums of 2010
2010 turned out to be an incredibly solid year for music. What the year may have lacked in terms of a blow-you-away album or two (like 2009′s Hospice by The Antlers), it made up for with the depth of quality albums, the likes of which haven’t been seen since 2006. It made it a tough [...]
