Tag: favorite albums

KEXP kept prompting me to submit my favorite albums of all time. It was harder to compile this list than I thought.

I’ve been way behind in sharing music. I blame the dog, but really I’ve just been busy doing other stuff. It’s not the music’s fault. There have been lots of great new albums coming out as usual. I’ve already got quite a few for September queued up. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves, though. Here…

“If Jungle was for sort of Friday nights, then Loaded Honey for Sunday mornings.” J Lloyd (member of Jungle and Loaded Honey) I missed posting my favorite albums last month, so this is a double-feature of what I’ve been listening to while on sabbatical. I’ve got a LOT in here to share as I probably…

“I was in Georgia during the time of Dungeon Family coming up, and that turned out to be a big shifting point in hip-hop. Dungeon Family, OutKast, CeeLo, Organized Noize”, concurs Swilley, “…they kind of allowed for us to exist. We feel comfortable to do what we do now because of people like that, and…

“For this song, it was more like putting a soundtrack to the film I had in my head,” says Hiromi on the song. “When the landscape changes, then different music comes in — different restaurant, different style. Ramen is a true source of inspiration and I respect the ramen artisans so much so I finally wrote…

(featured image illustration from Panda Bear) “We want this full record to feel like you’re floating on a trip — it’s taking you on a journey, and you can determine what each song reminds you of,” the group shared of the album. “It’s a story of everything we listen to, capturing nostalgia for Virginia, the…

(featured image illustration from Maribou State) “I feel like I’ve been mentalized 24/7 for the past 10 years, the whole time I’ve been an adult human in this late capitalist, techno world of social media and attention economy. That’s when I was like, oh, I think this is what the album is.” Skeleten on new…

(featured image illustration by Rich Ruth and Jordan Williams) “The result is a kind of jam jazz rock where all of Ruth’s collaborators are encouraged to add their own improvisational spirit to the project. The immersive music ultimately reveals various potent patterns, yet the album thrives on presenting the unexpected and, at times, the unpredictable.”…