by Andrew Hibbard on December 23, 2008
Former Bill Clinton aide Howard Wolfson offers up his favorite albums of 2008 over at his blog Gotham Acme. The list includes Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes and Bonnie “Prince” Billy to name a few. His take on Beach House:
The sounds of the carnival at night: hazy, gauzy, just over the ridge. Who knew Mazzy Star [...]
by Alex Reinstein on December 4, 2008
Here is the fifth installment in our nine-part series about the best tracks of 2008. For the first four, click here.
10. Black Kids. “I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance With You.” The ultimate dance song. The bass line is unparalleled by any other upbeat song of late that I can think [...]
by Andrew Hibbard on November 30, 2008
Yoni Wolf of WHY? Courtesy hiphopcore.net
While I regret not listening to Silver Jews’ Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea, Department of Eagle’s In Ear Park, Air France’s No Way Down EP, Portishead’s Third, Neil Halstead’s Oh! Mighty Engine, No Age’s Nouns, Atlas Sound’s Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel, Dosh’s Wolves [...]