Every weekday, for the next 10 weeks, I’ll post a playlist of the best songs by year for the period spanning 1967-2017. I’ve limited myself to one song per album, but artists who released more than one album in a year may be listed multiple times. Happy listening! 1967
Greta Van Fleet
Rock is dead. Long live rock. Greta Van Fleet is a (very) young band with an old sound, resurrecting the thunder-and-lightning aesthetic of Led Zeppelin for a modern audience. In fact, they sound so much like the legendary foursome (especially lead singer Robert Plant) that it’s almost scary. While they’ve only released a four-song album…
Summer 2017 Music Preview
Relaxer by Alt-J (June 2) “The Mercury Prize-winning English band have been relatively silent since their 2014 sophomore set This Is All Yours, save for a 2016 solo record from drummer Thom Sonny Green. Next month’s third album (which returns Charlie Andrew as producer) will be followed by a world tour.” –metacritic Waiting on a…
Dylan at 76
In honor of Bob Dylan’s 76th birthday, I present 76 of his greatest tunes… Spotify Playlist House of the Risin’ Sun Song to Woody Baby, Let Me Follow You Down In My Time of Dyin’ Man of Constant Sorrow Blowin’ in the Wind Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall Girl…
The Velvet Underground, “Oh! Sweet Nuthin'”
Drakkar Nowhere
An expansive blend of pastoral psychedelia, mutant progressive rock, and sonic astral projections, Drakkar lays down soulful grooves on their self-titled debut that will have you bopping around in a nocturnal nowhere. Listen
David Bowie, “Station to Station”
The 50 Most Hipster Musical Artists
By “most hipster” I mean the degree to which these artists’ musical accomplishments have been overlooked by the masses. I compiled this list by comparing the artist rankings at BestEverAlbums.com with the number of Facebook fans each artist has. Obviously not an exact science, but interesting nonetheless. Artist Best Album (rank) Love Forever Changes (64th) Suede Dog…
Jonathan Wilson, “Desert Raven”
Osamu Kitajima, Dragon King (full album)
Hat tip to r/listentothis for turning me on to this dude