Posts Tagged “year-end list”

And so continues my year-end push of four years of year-ends that hopefully soon will reach an end. 2011 was great and all but 2012 was many rungs up on the spectacular ladder.

This entry has been laying dormant for a few years with a handful of finished reviews alongside scattered drafts. So let’s instead default to a flat list to get on with it. Male-dominated as per usual. Privileged white men muddying the waters of music criticism?

Still playing catch-up as I tick through years of writing backlog as my 2009 list indicated. This time it’s short and sharp with a showcase of 20 great records. I believe my goal in these lists is to reveal that the album is not dead as long as artists commit to their vision. iTunes/YouTube ADHD culture and the downfall of physical media can’t kill conceptual songwriting mastery and emotional honesty.

Just a wee bit delayed. 2009 was the year I finally realized there is no filter or time management processes that will permit me to take in all music I wish to. Even though journos now go the Twitter route for ADHD snippet reviews, I decided to make this list an extended one to make up for my 2008 abbreviated summary. Hence why it took four years of peck-ish writing.