It’s my birthday, so I’d like discuss the albums I liked last year, no matter that it’s been 2011 for over a month.
1. Beach House – Teen Dream
Slow and soothing sometimes, rocking other times. Brilliant the whole way through. I have trouble talking about this record without using words like “perfect” or “absolutely perfect” or [...]
I tweeted all this madness, so you have probably seen it before. But here’s all 55 (!) of my #best09 tweets rounded up. The first 10 are in order of preference, after that they’re in the order in which they were posted. For reference, the format is Band/Album//Witty review with the // link going to [...]
A collection of my tweets from the Philip Glass/LA Phil Hollywood Bowl concert with slideshow and download. Link
Top Ten
1. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
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1. Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca
3. Akron/Family – Set ‘em Wild, Set ‘em Free
4. DM Stith – Heavy Ghost
5. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz
6. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
7. Bat for Lashes – Two Suns
8. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
9. Viva Voce – Rose City
10. I Was a King – I Was a King
100%, Paul Pope’s 2002 graphic novel, was billed as “a graphic movie” and I think it succeeds splendidly in that. This book dares to be a slice-of-life comic wearing a future-suit. These aren’t extraordinary people doing extraordinary things; they’re just people, y’know? Sure, it’s the future, but so what?
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