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First Impressions: Have One On Me
Joanna Newsom’s latest venture is consistently pretty, but even that quality becomes tiresome after 2 hours.
First Impressions: Transference
A SOTS listening party was thrown for Spoon’s Transference earlier this week. These are our initial thoughts. Fuck Brian.
Honorable Mentions Of 2009
It’s never possible to include every staffer’s favorites on year-end lists. Honorable mentions are there to highlight these gems.
Top Albums Of 2009: #1
Bill Callahan’s latest record sees him swatting Cohen comparisons away by brushing his music with as much sonic as lyrical clout.
Top Albums Of 2009: #10-2
Albums 25 through 11 of SOTS’ year-end list feature some of the most exciting purveyors of underground rock music today.
Top Albums Of 2009: #25-11
It’s been a busy time at Sun On The Sand lately, so only now are we getting to the best records released in the past year. Enjoy.
Top Albums Of The Decade: Honorable Mentions (Part 2)
Here’s the second half of our decade’s honorable mentions, with strong efforts in jazz, post-hardcore, indie, and hip hop alike.
Grrrl Power
The Spice Girls pulled the wool way over mainstream eyes in the 90s. Luckily, Sleater-Kinney is there to call them out on their bullshit.
Top Albums Of The Decade: Honorable Mentions (Part 1)
There isn’t always enough room in the democratic voting process to feature personal favorites, so we’re highlighting a few now. Enjoy.
Albums Of The Decade: #1 – Funeral
Arcade Fire’s highly acclaimed debut is one of the most cathartic and captivating rock ‘n’ roll records of all time, let alone the past decade.
Albums Of The Decade: #2 – Kid A
Radiohead’s most divisive record is a sprawling masterpiece, a reminder that mainstream artists need not mire in safe concepts.
Albums Of The Decade: #3 – Boxer
The National’s Boxer is absolutely riveting, deeply relatable, and the finest release of our decade’s back half.
Albums Of The Decade: #4 – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Wilco’s pop masterpiece Yankee Hotel Foxtrot ranks among the most discussed and enduring records of our time.
Albums Of The Decade: #5 – Since I Left You
The Avalanches’ 2001 masterpiece Since I Left You teems with dualities, from pop to sound collage, foreign to familiar.
Albums Of The Decade: #6 – Illinois
Illinois is Sufjan Stevens’ most riveting record to date, a work brimming with soul and enchanting arrangements.
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