January 2011
16 posts
“Always when listening to Kanye, I feel like I’m in a Monty Python sketch...”
– From On White She-Devils, Ta-Nehisi Coates’ great critical analysis of the sexism/racism running rampant throughout Kanye West, and hip-hop culture as a whole, in this “post-racial” world.
Top Albums 2010.
1.) Beach House: “Teen Dream”
“It feels like the product of careful, thoughtful growth, bringing in new influences— bits of mid-1970s Fleetwood Mac, sparkling indie pop, even a few soul and gospel touches—- while maintaining the group’s core sound. Teen Dream is a stirring reminder that good things can happen when you move out of your comfort zone.”
Top Albums 2010.
2.) Titus Andronicus: “The Monitor”
“Buried somewhere in the hour-long rubble of buzzed guitars, martial drums, shredded vocal cords, unsuspected string sections, skronking sax solos, and, uh, bagpipes that form NJ suburbanites Titus Andronicus’ second full-length record is a smart, smart album that’s sorta about how being smart doesn’t really count for shit.”