As with any list, these picks aren’t based on a scientific scale of high-brow elitism. I (Ryan Reed, the editor) simply picked the 25 albums that thrilled me the most — the 25 that kept me listening months after their release date.
All in all, this felt like an OK but unremarkable coda to a frustrating season.
This might help cure your case of Belew balls.
Gabriel gave another vague tease for his next LP (and another bleak response about the odds of a Genesis reunion) in a new interview with Rolling Stone.
“I wanted to make a party record that you could play at a funeral,” says Annie Clark.
Coughlan was a crucial figure in the Canterbury prog-rock scene.
By this point, Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival is basically an institution. The fourth incarnation of the event (held last spring in New York City) is documented on the new
Gallagher rants about ‘Yeezus,’ Miley Cyrus, Arcade Fire, Defecating on Boiled Eggs
When people around the country are literally beating the shit out of each other to get their coveted 50% off Blu-Ray players, you can either choke down some Zoloft or let Parker help you laugh at the sheer absurdity.
John Cale, Steve Reich, Colin Stetson, and Julia Holter round out the eclectic line-up.
