Yes, it’s been a while, and it’s going to be even more of a while. No, I don’t want to draw the curtain entirely, but I am going to invite you to join me in an extended intermission. Writing this blog has been (and continues to be) a delight, even if the amount of time I can dedicate to its upkeep wanes. Please enjoy this roundup of my favorite albums of the year, and browse through my old reviews which stand the test of time (if I should be so bold).
50. Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Unknown Mortal Orchestra
49. Twin Sister – In Heaven
48. Atlas Sound – Parallax
47. The War On Drugs – Slave Ambient
46. PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
45. Laura Veirs – Tumble Bee
44. John Wesley Harding – The Sound Of His Own Voice
43. Mariachi El Bronx – Mariachi El Bronx (II)
42. Pokey LaFarge & the South City Three – Middle of Everywhere
41. Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
40. Deer Tick – Divine Providence
39. The Feelies – Here Before
38. DeVotchKa – 100 Lovers
37. The Twilight Singers – Dynamite Steps
36. Gospel Music – How To Get To Heaven From Jacksonville, FL
35. The Horrors – Skying
34. Man Man – Life Fantastic
33. Kate Bush – 50 Words For Snow
32. The Go! Team – Rolling Blackouts
31. Dominant Legs – Invitation
30. Hunx and his Punx – Too Young To Be In Love
29. Blitzen Trapper – American Goldwing
28. Girls – Father, Son, Holy Ghost
27. Okkervil River – I Am Very Far
26. Bon Iver – Bon Iver, Bon Iver
25. Architecture In Helsinki – Moment Bends
24. Foster The People – Torches
23. Cut Copy – Zonoscope
22. The Black Keys – El Camino
21. Wild Flag – Wild Flag
20. Cold Cave – Cherish the Light Years
19. Elbow – Build A Rocket Boys!
18. Tom Waits – Bad As Me
17. Destroyer – Kaputt
16. Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers – Teenage and Torture
15. Mister Heavenly – Out Of Love
14. Lykke Li – Wounded Rhymes
13. St. Vincent – Strange Mercy
12. The Raveonettes – Raven In The Grave
11. The Vaccines – What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?
10. TV On The Radio – Nine Types Of Light
9. Peter Bjorn And John – Gimme Some
8. tUnE-yArDs – w h o k i l l
7. Dum Dum Girls – Only In Dreams
6. Middle Brother – Middle Brother
5. Battles – Gloss Drop
4. Smith Westerns – Dye It Blonde
3. Black Lips – Arabia Mountain
2. The Baseball Project – Volume 2: High And Inside
1. Cults – Cults
Thanks for reading and have a happy new year!
E.