Song Reviewed
Going Steady: New Singles 2-11-22 – 2-17-22 Reviewed
call it bubblegum or tween pop
The Early Bird: New Recorded Releases 2-11-22 – 2-17-22 Reviewed
clotted cream mixed with maple syrup
The Earliest Bird: Top New Recorded Release 2-11-22 – 2-17-22 Is Regina Bonelli’s “It’s Not My Cross To Bear” Reviewed
it doesn’t hurt that she is a titan of blues
Going Steady: New Singles 2-4-22 – 2-10-22
we lost someone major
The Early Bird: Top New Recorded Releases 2-4-22 – 2-10-22
a quiet, somewhat bland set of low key indie pop plus synths and distracted vocals
The Earliest Bird: Top New Recorded Release 2-4-22 – 2-10-22, Bright Eyes “Companion” Recordings
yet based around a teen dreaminess of depression
Best Of 2022: Songs In Order Of Preference Through January 31st
you are looking at 372 songs by the end of the year
Best Of 2022: Singles In Order Of Preference Through January 31st
Smokey with his warmest thoughts
Going Steady: New Singles 1-28-22 – 2-3-22 Reviewed
apparently they nailed it
The Earliest Bird: Top New Record Release 1-28-22 – 2-3-22, “Burning Heart” By Dashboard Confessional Reviewed
This would be bigger if his audience was fifteen year old boys and not 35 year old incels
Going Steady: New Singles 1-22-22 – 1-27-22 Reviewed
a tune hummed by her son who is autistic and doesn’t speak
The Early Bird: Top New Recorded Releases 1-21-22 – 1-27-22
The two outlaw bad boys trade verses and harmonize
Brief Encounters Top New Recorded Releases 1-14-21 – 1-20-21
I bet Sub Pop were overjoyed as well
Elton John Songs Say So Much: A Personal Top Ten
When every little bit of hope is gone…
Going Steady: New Singles 1-7-22 – 1-13-22 Reviewed
a beautifully crafted revisionism
Best Of 2021: Songs In Alphabetical Order Through The End Of 2021
Over two hundred and fifty great songs from 2021
The Early Bird: New Recorded Releases 12-17-21 – 12-23-21 Reviewed
feel free to hold your nose while you congratulate LadBaby
The Earliest Bird: Top Recorded Release For 12-17-21 – 12-23-21, Brando Lair’s “Santa Bring My Baby Back To Me” Reviewed
Greatest artist of 2021? As Britt might put it, Hum Ba Dum Ba Dun Ba
Going Steady: New Singles Reviewed 12-10-21 – 12-16-21
fuzzed out, jangly, melodic barnburner
The Early Bird: Top New Recorded Release 12-10-21 – 12-16-21 Reviewed
a vivid and yet boring dream
For One Song Only: Adele’s “All Night Parking (with Erroll Garner) Interlude” Is As Great As Amy Winehouse
late night, sleepy, romance music
Going Steady: New Singles 12-3-21 – 12-9-21 Reviewed
This ain’t rap music, this straight literature
The Early Bird: Top New Recorded Releases 12-3-21 – 12-9-21 Reviewed
SZA’s best since 2017
Going Steady: New Singles 11-26-21 – 12-2-21
Kali uses it creatively
The Early Bird: New Recorded Releases 11-26-21 – 12-2-21 Reviewed
in New York City, in the snow, at Christmas time and on Broadway
The Early Bird: Top New Recorded Releases 11-19-21 – 11-25-21 Reviewed
though pleasant enough is nothing special
Beyoncé’s “Be Alive” Tanking Big Time
if you breakaway from the core, the core might not be waiting
Going Steady: New Singles 11-12-21 – 11-18-21 Reviewed
a double tribute as Casal wrote it for Townes Van Zandt
The Early Bird: Top New Releases 11-12-21 – 11-18-21 Reviewed
adds some great songs from the vault)
The Earliest Bird: Top New Recorded Release Beyoncé’s “Be Alive (Original Song from the Motion Picture “King Richard”)” 11-12-21 – 11-18-21
as powerful statements go, and trust me on this one, it isn’t “What’s Going On”
Going Steady: New Singles 11-5-21 – 11-11-21 Reviewed
you can’t add qualifiers to Huber’s sound
The Early Bird: Top New Releases 11-5-21 – 11-11-21 Reviewed
a third album of outtakes (11 of em)
Best Of 2021: Songs In Playlist Through October 31st
over 14 hours
Going Steady: New Singles 10-28-21 – 11-4-21 Reviewed
“Never back down” is an anthem line
The Early Bird: Top New Recorded Releases 10-29-21 – 11-4-21 Reviewed
saccharine and yet still effective
Going Steady: New Single 10-22-21 – 10-28-21 Reviewed
a nihilist’s anthem
The Early Bird: Top New Recorded Releases 10-22-21 – 10-27-21 Reviewed
a covid-19 as break up, post-pandemic as new love metaphor
The Earliest Bird: Top New Recorded Release 10-22-21-10-28-22, Jack White’s “Taking Me Back and “Taking Me Back (Gently)” Reviewed
where an innocent child discovers his parents are from another planet
Going Steady: New Singles 10-15-21 – 10-21-21 Reviewed
sounds like Paul McCartney’s early 70s be bopping vibe as covered by the Meters
The Early Bird: Top New Recorded Releases 10-15-21 – 10-21-21 Reviewed
simultaneously self-effacing and egomaniacs
The Earliest Bird: Top New Recorded Release 10-15-21-10-21-22, Adele’s “Easy On Me” Reviewed
it just isn’t the triumph she needed after six years
The Early Bird: Top New Recorded Releases 10-8-21 – 10-14-21 Reviewed
an even keel through neo-r&b with rap production values
Going Steady: New Singles 10-1-21 – 10-7-21 Reviewed
remarkable art meets electronica protest music
Best Of 2021: Songs In Alphabetical Order by Artist Through September 30th
ask me because I know about these things
The Early Bird: Top New Recorded Releases 10-1-21 – 10-7-21 Reviewed
it could be and has been worse
The Earliest Bird: Top Recorded Release 10-1-21-10-7-21, Slowhand And Van’s “This Has Got To Stop” Reviewed
a pleasant and unassuming little blues rocker
Going Steady: New Singles 9-24-21 – 9-30-21
an anthem for the ages and a thrilling version