First off, apologies for the extended period of time between blog posts! With the world grinding to a halt in March, I've just been to busy sitting at home and staring at my phone these past 5 months to come up with a post! Jokes aside, the loyal contributors to this blog, Ryan and myself, … Continue reading Quarantine Jams (Part 1 of 2)
Songs of Summer 2020
My phone's been ringing, my inbox has been flooded, my mailbox is stuffed, and my DMs are like a slip n' slide. What's going on? After the wild success of last summer's playlist, the people are out in droves demanding the second annual installment. I am no one to deny the people what they want, … Continue reading Songs of Summer 2020
Social Distancing Soundtrack
Hello hermits. I, like many of you, have found myself with a great deal of time due to our current pandemic. In order to create a false sense of productivity in these times, I created a playlist of songs that resonate a little more than we'd like them to nowadays. Hitting on themes of social … Continue reading Social Distancing Soundtrack
Best Albums of the ’10s
As a new decade emerges, another fades into darkness. To celebrate the terrible teen years, here are what I consider to be the 20 best albums released from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2019 (2013 was quite the year). Because I am incapable of being decisive, ten additional albums are included in the honorable … Continue reading Best Albums of the ’10s
Best Songs of 2019
My 50 favorites to recap the year - Ryan https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0bQ8FZzGgW62IwUIEzv3b0?si=JruH-Bn9T4G1e0Y4StdpQg
Best Albums of the Decade
As eras of music are invariably defined by the decades, it feels necessary to provide a retrospective of the past decade and investigate which albums the ‘10s have produced are our favorites. With the revivals of folk and soul, innovations in rock and r&b, and genre-defying novelties the ‘10s offered a lot of choices but … Continue reading Best Albums of the Decade
Songs of Summer 2019
Even though we are well into summer, Garrett and I (Ryan) wanted to share the songs that will soundtrack our summer. I made a playlist of 25 songs that sound their best out of the car window on sunny drives with your most tolerable friends. -Ryan https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7K2m6NP4lG9LOizIL60zTh?si=keIgXmPsSs2YTz2-NJId_g
The Best First Tracks of Debut Albums
In honor of Ryan and Garrett’s first blog post on our first blog, it is only appropriate to include the firsts of creative, influential artists just like us. Like these musicians took these mighty first steps in their craft, we too will begin our illustrious careers of hobbyist blog writing. Simon and Garfunkel, Hall and … Continue reading The Best First Tracks of Debut Albums
Favorite First Tracks on Debut Albums
To celebrate the first official post of this wondrous blog, my compadre Ryan came up with the playful idea to make a playlist of our favorite first tracks on first albums. We decided to exclude any extended plays (EPs) and only include full length debut albums. This knocked out many songs I wanted to share … Continue reading Favorite First Tracks on Debut Albums
Ryan and Garrett 