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2009....IN LISTS

6171 days ago
The Vinyl Villain — Being a blog that is largely of the retro variety, I'm not all that fussed about publishing a rundown of what I reckon to have been the best songs/albums of the year/decade. Yes, I do admit to making a few suggestions last month of stuff that you mi... more info

Paste // The 25 Best Albums of 2009

6175 days ago
Rollo & Grady — Paste – The 25 Best Albums of 2009 25. Thomas Function – In the Valley of Sickness 24. Various Artists – Dark Was the Night 23. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz! 22. Sufjan Stevens – The BQE 21. Wilco – Wilco (The A... more info

bn... favourites of 2009

6176 days ago
Bridging The Atlantic — With attention to flow rather than order of preference, my absolute favourite songs of 2009.1. Happy Up Here - Röyksopp2. 1901 - Phoenix3. Osaka Loop Line - Discovery4. Lovesick Teenagers - Bear in Heaven5. Blood Pt 2 - Buck 65 Remix ft Sufjan Ste... more info

Music In Our Homes

6176 days ago
Music For Ants — Sufjan Stevens wrote a pretty interesting essay a couple years back about “Friend Rock”, music made by friends, and the unusual moral conundrums that it can stir up in a music enthusiast. While he concludes that the term is non-evaluative and the... more info

Thursdays and Covers (Holiday Edition)

6182 days ago
I Guess I'm Floating — There are less than two weeks until Christmas arrives and I'm taking care of some non-blog related issues today. Needless to say, I lacked the time to really dig deeply for some of my favorite covers and similarily lack the time to get any of my hol... more info

Lightspeed Champion to release 50 'bootleg' albums

6182 days ago
Guardian Music — Step aside Sufjan Stevens – the prolific Dev Hynes has recorded 50 LPs to be made available as free downloads. Shame that most of them are 'awful' ...Lightspeed Champion's Dev Hynes has announced that he will release not one, not 10, but up to... more info

New band of the day – No 683: Freelance Whales

6188 days ago
Guardian Music — This itinerant band of former buskers create a sort of junk-shop, thrift-store vibe with a rustic, homespun charmHometown: Queens, New York.The lineup: Judah Dadone (drums, bass, guitar), Kevin Read (harmonium, banjo, cello), Doris Cellar (glockenspi... more info

Sleeve Notes: The ultimate Christmas song

6188 days ago
Guardian Music — As pointed out in a recent blog by Mark Beaumont, Christmas songs are best when they're not trying to be cool. What's the point in trying to be a hipster when you're sat having roast parsnips with your aunt Mildred? Do you really think your gran want... more info

New band of the day – No 681: Musee Mecanique

6190 days ago
Guardian Music — Armed with a hoard of antique instruments, this multi-tasking band create ornate pop full of sepia-tinted nostalgiaHometown: Portland, Oregon.The lineup: Micah Rabwin (vocals, guitar, musical saw, keyboard), Sean Ogilvie (vocals, keyboard, guitar, ac... more info

Sufjan Stevens On Art, The Internet, And, Yes, The 50 States Project

6191 days ago
Stereogum — I recently sat down with Sufjan Stevens at the Diner on 9th Avenue in Manhattan to talk about the release of The BQE CD/DVD for a piece in Art In America and Interview. We touched on the new project, but also got into a discussion of some of Stev... more info

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