Here we finally are, at my top 10 albums of 2018! If you’re just now joining me, check out part one, part two, part three and part four before diving in. Ready for the grand conclusion? Let’s unearth…

We’re nearing the end of my top 50 albums list! If you’re just now joining me, check out part one, part two and part three before diving in. Several of these albums would have made it into my…

So, you made it to part three! I think these 10 albums might be the most eclectic installment of this series, paring technical death metal with sci-fi neo-soul. It just goes to show how good…

This is the continuation of my top 50 albums of 2018. If you’re just now joining me, start here. If part one didn’t make this clear enough: My musical interests are completely all over the…

Whether it’s the self-cannibalization of acts like Greta Van Fleet or the advent of boneless pop-rockers like Imagine Dragons, 2010s rock has largely become over-polished, non-threatening and creatively bankrupt. It’s a state of affairs Angeleno…

It’s finally here… the time when music nerds scramble to compile all of the albums they enjoyed during the year! This was a particularly strong year for music of all types, both mainstream and independent.…

Hot off the surprise release of two albums early this year, Canadian singer-songwriter Daniel Romano finishes 2018 strong with his eighth LP. Finally Free flexes his combination of stripped-down jangle pop and the beautiful harmonies…

Skaldic poetry largely defined the rhetoric and literature of the Viking age, making the Skalds of ancient Scandanavia powerful forces of culture, religion and catharsis in pre-Christian Scandinavia. It’s hard to think of a more…

Black Masala brings unprecedented musicality and an inexorable sense of fun to the ska template. Charging a hard-hitting punk rock rhythm section with syncopation and powerful brass arrangements, the Washington, D.C. octet takes influence from anything from…

This year saw the second anniversary of the tragic death of founding Architects guitarist Tom Searle. He and his twin brother, drummer Dan Searle, started what would become an enduring force in U.K. metalcore back…