Category: Music

  • My favorite albums of 2023

    My favorite albums of 2023

    In no particular order White Reaper – Asking For A Ride NF – Hope boygenius – the record Wednesday – Rat Saw God Caroline Polachek – Desire, I Want To Turn Into You Kara Jackson – Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? 100 gecs – 10,000 gecs Arlo Parks – My Soft…

  • Music Alvvays Makes Things Better

    Music Alvvays Makes Things Better

    I don’t know about you, but when you survey the previous year and think about the highs and lows, one thing is constant; music is a salve for the soul. And it is in this spirit that I present my favorite albums from 2022. I ran out of time to do a full-fledged post, so…

  • 2021 was a great year for music—here are 10 of my favorite albums.

    2021 was a great year for music—here are 10 of my favorite albums.

    It is that time of year when dozens of music lovers patiently wait for me to draw up my list of my favorite albums of the year. And last year, I didn’t even write a proper post. Notice that I don’t say best albums because—I’m not a music critic—and even if I was, my taste…

  • 2020 sucked. Here is some music that didn’t.

    Normally, I am more on time with this post. But it has been quite a year, and I’m not quite done blaming things on it. Here is my Facebook post that I made with my favorite music of 2020. Enjoy. Photo by Valentino Funghi on Unsplash

  • Now, Not Yet by half•alive is my favorite album of 2019. Here are 9 more.

    A few years ago, I went through a significant deconstruction of my faith in God. I questioned everything, including the existence of God, that there was even a person named Jesus, and chalked up my spiritual experiences to psychological manipulation. Reader: Where is this going Tim? Me: Hang in there, I promise I’ll get to…

  • My Favorite Albums of 2018

    My Favorite Albums of 2018

    2018 was a great year for music. Here are some of my favorite albums of the year, but don’t take my word for it. 😉 I’ve been writing a “favorite albums” post in various forms for the last few years now. This of course with the exception of 2016 (no list) and 2017 (which was…

  • My 20 Favorite Albums of 2014

    My 20 Favorite Albums of 2014

    Petras Gagilas/Flickr Ramblings from an unashamed music snob. I have recently realized that I am a snob about a great many things… music, movies, coffee, and food (I could go on). But you know… it really just means that I am passionate about what I consume. I don’t like to waste time on bad input. So…

  • Plug In Your Headphones and Listen to These 13 Albums Right Now!

    Plug In Your Headphones and Listen to These 13 Albums Right Now!

    Why should you care what my top 13 albums of the year are? You really shouldn’t — but yet here you are, drawn in by the histrionic nature of the title and something deep inside of you knows you like lists. Here it goes… For those of you who are impatient…I have made a Spotify playlist at…