Posts tagged as:
Any discussion about Contra, Vampire Weekend’s sophomore effort, has to begin with its album cover. Then it’s got to touch on why their music is just as classical as it is tribal, the album as party and Ezra Koenig as David Byrne. But first off, that girl.
What adorns the sleeve of the vinyl, or gazes [...]
{ 0 comments }
The Fader has just posted part one of its year-end “Listmania 2008,” which offers something a little bit more unconvential than most year-in-review lists. Some of the best rankings include:
Top Five Band Names That Consist Primarily of Gender References
5. Man Man
4. She and Him
3. Me and Women
2. Women
1. Girls
There are also three different lists pertaining exclusively [...]
{ 0 comments }
A whole 17 days before the year ends, we did it. We summarized the best our favorite music of 2008 on our humble blog, and its name was Justin Vernon. The Jagjaguwar re-release of Bon Iver’s For Emma, Forever Ago, our favorite album of the year, made it into six of our nine lists, all [...]
{ 1 comment }
For more of the Top 10 Tracks of 2008, click here.
10. T.I. ft. Rihanna. “Live Your Life.” Admittedly I’m not crazy about T.I.’s verses, but if you didn’t sing along with Rihanna’s angelic chorus at some point this year, you missed out.
9. Yael Naim. “New Soul.” Sure, it makes for a catchy Mac ad. But [...]
{ 0 comments }
… in which Your Critic realizes to his horror how little new music he listened to this year. This is perhaps a double-edged sword; on the one hand, I’m sure I’ve missed some great stuff, and some mediocre stuff (Actually, I know I have missed some of both: I have shamefully not yet all of [...]
{ 1 comment }
