Songs Reviewed
The Early Bird: Top New Recorded Releases 10-15-21 – 10-21-21 Reviewed
simultaneously self-effacing and egomaniacs
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 Order Of Preference Through September 30th
Lindsey’s best since 2008
Going Steady: New Singles 9-24-21 – 9-30-21
an anthem for the ages and a thrilling version
The Early Bird: Top New Recorded Releases 9-24-21 – 9-30-21 Reviewed
a fistfull of prime originals
Going Steady: New Singles 9-17-21 – 9-23-21 Reviewed
Nick’s greatest moment (or at least a personal fave)
The Early Bird 9-17-21 – 9-23-21: Top New Recorded Releases Reviewed
I woke up in the middle of the night to buy the box set and I’d do it again
My Top 500 of the 20th Century
a form of personal jesus
Rolling Stone’s Latest Top 500 Greatest Songs of All Time List – Bye Bye, Boomer, Bye Bye
how little this list has in common with the prior ones
Going Steady: New Singles 9-10-21 – 9-16-21 Reviewed
we go together like bad British weather
The Early Bird: Top New Recorded Releases 9-10-21 – 9-16-21 Reviewed
she compares her chest to the Sierra Madres
Going Steady: New Singles 9-3-21 – 9-9-21 Reviewed
a gorgeous sound that belongs to him alone
The Early Bird: Top New Recorded Releases 9-3-21 – 9-9-21 Reviewed
a world of people sharing these passing fair moments
The Earliest Bird: Top New Recorded Release 9-3-21 – 9-9-21, ABBA’s “I Still Have Faith In You/Don’t Shut Me Down” Reviewed
return to a place where their forward thinking 70s synth pop with wonky lyrics lives again
Best Of 2021: Songs In Order Of Preference Through August 31st
a tribute to Jonah Ware, an independent artist in Louisville who was shot and killed on August 8, 2020.
Going Steady: New Singles 8-27-21 – 9-2-21
straight at the heart of Lagos
The Early Bird: Top New Recorded Releases 8-27-21 – 9-2-21 Reviewed
the beauty and also the weariness of pregnancy and childbirth
Going Steady: New Singles 8-20-21 – 8-26-21 Reviewed
smooth rap, addictive melody
Going Steady: New Single Releases 8-13-21 – 8-20-21
trying till you die makes much more sense in your sixties
Going Steady: New Singles 8-6-21 – 8-12-22 Reviewed
wouldn’t you rather have modelo de este año?
The Early Bird: Top New Recorded Releases 8-6-21 – 8-12-21 Reviewed
amongst the greatest work of his entire career
Best Of 2021: Songs In Order Of Preference Through July 31st
a gorgeous song
Going Steady: New Singles 7-30-21 – 8-5-21 Reviewed
great and strange
UK Top 10 Albums: 7-30-21 – 8-5-21
the sort of album we don’t get too often
The Early Bird: Top New Recorded Releases 7-30-21 – 8-5-21 Reviewed
an impeccable collection
Going Steady: New Singles 7-23-21 – 7-29-21 Reviewed
two ace hooks
The 1,001 Greatest Songs of the 20th Century – #1
Mission accomplished.
UK Top 10 Albums: 7-23-21 – 7-29-21
UK emo rapper, r&b fella
The 1,001 Greatest Songs of the 20th Century – 10 to 2
Elvis was the harbinger of something wild
Going Steady: New Singles 7-16-21 – 7-22-21 Reviewed
Doncker is to the 20s what Kanye was to the 10s
The 1,001 Greatest Songs of the 20th Century – 20 to 11
I wish he was here
UK Top 10 Albums: 7-16-21 – 7-22-21
something so blank about following in your father’s footsteps when he is a huge rock star….
The Early Bird: Top New Recorded Releases 7-16-21 – 7-22-21 Reviewed
a highlight of one long highlight
The Earliest Bird: Top New Recorded Release 7-16-21 – 7-22-21, Elvis Costello And The Attractions and Juanes “Pump It Up” Reviewed
very, very clever and confusingly redundant
The 1,001 Greatest Songs of the 20th Century – 30 to 21
“One chord is fine. Two chords is pushing it. Three chords and you’re into jazz.”
Going Steady: New Singles 7-9-21 – 7-15-21 Reviewed
our most underrated songwriter
Best Of 2021: Songs In Order Of Preference Through June 30th
one of the best #BLM moments
The 1,001 Greatest Songs of the 20th Century – 40 to 31
the prayer of the backslider
UK Top 10 Albums: 7-9-21 – 7-15-21
Rather Olivia than Jack at the top
The 1,001 Greatest Songs of the 20th Century – 50 to 41
a hellishly powerful thing
Going Steady: New Singles 7-2-21 – 7-8-21 Reviewed
brutal put down
Best Of 2021: Songs In Alphabetical Order by Artist Through July 4th
Randy Edelman welcome here
The 1,001 Greatest Songs of the 20th Century – 60 to 51
tearful, heartfelt
UK Top 10 Albums: 7-2-21 – 7-8-21
music for your midlife crises
The Early Bird: Top New Recorded Releases 7-2-21 – 7-8-21 Reviewed
indie rock Americana
The Earliest Bird: Top Recorded Release 7-2-21 – 7-8-21 Randy Edelman’s “Comin Out The Other Side” Reviewed
the spirit of American exceptionalism
The 1,001 Greatest Songs of the 20th Century – 70 to 61
so great I couldn’t speak