Music critics love coming up with names for new genres of music. Sometimes the name… Read the postWeek 9: “Roads” by Portishead
If lazy summer afternoons had an anthem, this song would be it. Full of lyrics… Read the postWeek 8: “Lodestar” by Sarah Harmer
I first heard this song a couple of years ago at a choral concert close… Read the postWeek 7: “Sleep” by Eric Whitacre
One reviewer called this song a “mesmerizing voyage”, and I have to agree. And it’s… Read the postWeek 6: “Poinciana” by Ahmad Jamal
Generally, I’m not a fan of any music genre that begins with the word “experimental”. … Read the postWeek 5: “Unspoken” by Four Tet
Some songs sound like the end of a really good weekend. They just make you… Read the postWeek 4: “Sand” by Medeski, Martin & Wood
To people who only remember Stone Temple Pilots as one of those loud-ish Seattle bands… Read the postWeek 3: “And So I Know” by Stone Temple Pilots
For music fans, there are few things cooler than discovering a b-side or rarity by… Read the postWeek 2: “Suddenly Everything Has Changed” by The Flaming Lips (The Postal Service cover)
Like many people, I went through a phase in 1999-2000 of being obsessed with Moby’s… Read the postWeek 1: “Rushing” by Moby