Here are 40 songs in no particular order.
Name Artist Album
Long Board Calexico The Thread That Keeps Us (bonus tracks)
Whatever You Do Brandi Carlile "By The Way I Forgive You"
Magic Juliana Hatfield Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John
What a Time to Be Alive Superchunk What a Time to Be Alive
She Ty Segall Freedom's Goblin
Under the Wheels Calexico The Thread That Keeps Us
Little Thing Gone Wild Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Wrong Creatures
I’m Not Your Mother , I’m Not Your Bitch Courtney Barnett Tell Me How You Really Feel
I Was a Fool Sunflower Bean Twentytwo in Blue
Little Thing Gone Wild Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Wrong Creatures
Lying With You Charlotte Gainsbourg Rest
Shiny One Belly DOVE
Little Demon Rick Springfield The Snake King
Please Don't Leave This Town Ty Segall and White Fence Joy
Crippling Self Doubt and a General Lack of Self Confidence Courtney Barnett Tell Me How You Really Feel
Can't Pretend Matthew Sweet Tomorrow's Daughter
Spook Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Wrong Creatures
Crisis Fest Sunflower Bean Twentytwo in Blue
Star Treatment Arctic Monkeys Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino
10 Underneath Ume Other Nature
Despoiler of Cadaver Ty Segall Freedom's Goblin
Shoot You Up Ty Segall Freedom's Goblin
Lifer Wye Oak The Louder I Call the Faster It Runs
The Door Ament Heaven/Hell
I Know You're Lying Walking Papers WP2
Over and Out Nine Inch Nails Bad Witch
Bye Bye Bird Film School Bright To Death
The Celebration Film School Bright To Death
Make Me a Song Eleanor Friedberger Rebound
Tumble And Tear Giant Sand Returns To Valley Of Rain
In Two Film School Bright To Death
Valley Of Rain Giant Sand Returns To Valley Of Rain
Sylvia Says Charlotte Gainsbourg Rest
Play the Goddamned Part Nine Inch Nails Bad Witch
Class War Ty Segall Fudge Sandwich
American Century Arthur Buck Arthur Buck
I Never Wanted Love Shannon and the Clams Onion
Reagan Youth Superchunk What a Time to Be Alive
Can't Deny Me Pearl Jam
Hit It and Quit It Ty Segall Fudge Sandwich
Happy New year
Tuesday, January 01, 2019
Monday, December 31, 2018
Best Albums of 2018
We have come to another end of year. It was another Orange colored shitshow.
Just because everyone's a winner doesn't make everyone special
Enough said! Now onto the The top ten albums
1. Freedom's Goblin Ty Segall
Once again the master of garage rock has released an album that encompasses everything from T Rex, Hawkwind to jam band.
2. What a Time to be Alive Superchunk
Apparently there were more than one Reagan Youth. Bad for politics great for music
3. Twenty Two in Blue Sunflower Bean
Great new album from the kids of New York.
4. Bright to Death Film School
Soundscapes to stare at your shoes.
5. Joy Ty Segall and White Fence
Back to his prolific ways
6. Arthur Buck Arthur Buck
Legendary REM guitarist teams with Joseph Arthur to create a perfect blend of music and current events
7. Tell Me How You Really Feel Courtney Barnett
Hits keep coming from Down Under
8. Returns to the Valley of Rain Giant Sand
Howe Gelb goes punk with the times
9. Other Nature Ume
One of my favorite Austin exports
10. Rest Charlotte Gainsbourg
Such a beautiful voice and artist.
Just because everyone's a winner doesn't make everyone special
Enough said! Now onto the The top ten albums
1. Freedom's Goblin Ty Segall
Once again the master of garage rock has released an album that encompasses everything from T Rex, Hawkwind to jam band.
2. What a Time to be Alive Superchunk
Apparently there were more than one Reagan Youth. Bad for politics great for music
3. Twenty Two in Blue Sunflower Bean
Great new album from the kids of New York.
4. Bright to Death Film School
Soundscapes to stare at your shoes.
5. Joy Ty Segall and White Fence
Back to his prolific ways
6. Arthur Buck Arthur Buck
Legendary REM guitarist teams with Joseph Arthur to create a perfect blend of music and current events
7. Tell Me How You Really Feel Courtney Barnett
Hits keep coming from Down Under
8. Returns to the Valley of Rain Giant Sand
Howe Gelb goes punk with the times
9. Other Nature Ume
One of my favorite Austin exports
10. Rest Charlotte Gainsbourg
Such a beautiful voice and artist.
Tuesday, January 03, 2017
Top Albums of 2016
2016 was a dumpster fire of a year. They're probably all dumpster fire years but this one seemed really shitty. The never-ending bummer of an election. Many idols transitioning from human to art. This year just seems so much worse. Music can always heal however awful you feel.
This seems apropriate for the year
1. Sunflower Bean - Human Ceremony
A blast of Daydream Nation
2. The I Don't Cares - Wild Stab
Two of my favorite people Julianna Hatfield and Paul Westerberg adding some fire to year
3. Angel Olsen - My Woman
The haunting voice and guitar on Woman may be the high point of the year
4. Haley Bonar - Impossible Dream
I first saw her play at small smokey club in Berlin in November of 2014. A nice light touch of power pop to make you forget it was 2016
5. Bob Mould - Patch the Sky
6. Dinosaur Jr. - Give a Glimpse of What You are Not
From the land of Marshall stacks comes the most unassuming guitar god.
7. Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool
8. Bleached - Welcome to the Worms
9. Leonard Cohen - You Want it Darker
The dice were certainly loaded and everyone knew it. We all living in a Leonard Cohen afterworld
10. Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression
"I've got nothing but my name" A man to be reckoned with. A pleasure to see live with Queens of the Stone Age backing him up
10. David Bowie - Blackstar (tie. Plus I don't want to renumber the whole thing)
11. The Oh Sees - A Weird Exits
12. Ty Segal - Emotional Mugger
13. Wussy - Forever Things
14. Honeyblood - Babes Never Die
15. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree
you can feel the pain drip from this album
16. Savages - Adore Life
17. RNDM - Ghost Riding
18. The Kills - Ash and Ice
19. Yuck - Stranger Things
20. Violent Femmes - We Can Do Anything
21. Aaron Neville - Apache
22. Green Day - Revolution Radio
23. Regina Spektor - Remember Us to Life
24. Goat - Requiem
25. Esperanza Spaulding - Emily D's + Evolution
26. Eleanor Friedberger - New View
27. Julien Baker - Sprained Ankle
28. Shearwater - Jet Plane and Oxbow
29. Lydia Loveless - Real
30. Black Mountain - IV
31. Band of Skulls - By Default
32. Michael Kiwanuka - Love and Hate
33. Teenage Fanclub -Here
34. Rolling Stones - Blue and Loneome
35. Lee Fields and The Impressions - Special Report
36. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Getaway
37. Joseph Arthur - Family
38. Fantastic Negrito - The Last Days of Oakland
39. PJ Harvey - The Hope Six Project
40. M Ward - More Rain
41. Thao and The Get Down Stay Down - A Man Alive
42. Arkells - Morning Report
43. Okkervil River - Away
44. Sonny and the Sunsets - Moods Baby Moods
45. Car Seat Headrest - Teens of Denial
Best EP
Film School - June
This seems apropriate for the year
1. Sunflower Bean - Human Ceremony
A blast of Daydream Nation
2. The I Don't Cares - Wild Stab
Two of my favorite people Julianna Hatfield and Paul Westerberg adding some fire to year
3. Angel Olsen - My Woman
The haunting voice and guitar on Woman may be the high point of the year
4. Haley Bonar - Impossible Dream
I first saw her play at small smokey club in Berlin in November of 2014. A nice light touch of power pop to make you forget it was 2016
5. Bob Mould - Patch the Sky
6. Dinosaur Jr. - Give a Glimpse of What You are Not
From the land of Marshall stacks comes the most unassuming guitar god.
7. Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool
8. Bleached - Welcome to the Worms
9. Leonard Cohen - You Want it Darker
The dice were certainly loaded and everyone knew it. We all living in a Leonard Cohen afterworld
10. Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression
"I've got nothing but my name" A man to be reckoned with. A pleasure to see live with Queens of the Stone Age backing him up
10. David Bowie - Blackstar (tie. Plus I don't want to renumber the whole thing)
11. The Oh Sees - A Weird Exits
12. Ty Segal - Emotional Mugger
13. Wussy - Forever Things
14. Honeyblood - Babes Never Die
15. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree
you can feel the pain drip from this album
16. Savages - Adore Life
17. RNDM - Ghost Riding
18. The Kills - Ash and Ice
19. Yuck - Stranger Things
20. Violent Femmes - We Can Do Anything
21. Aaron Neville - Apache
22. Green Day - Revolution Radio
23. Regina Spektor - Remember Us to Life
24. Goat - Requiem
25. Esperanza Spaulding - Emily D's + Evolution
26. Eleanor Friedberger - New View
27. Julien Baker - Sprained Ankle
28. Shearwater - Jet Plane and Oxbow
29. Lydia Loveless - Real
30. Black Mountain - IV
31. Band of Skulls - By Default
32. Michael Kiwanuka - Love and Hate
33. Teenage Fanclub -Here
34. Rolling Stones - Blue and Loneome
35. Lee Fields and The Impressions - Special Report
36. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Getaway
37. Joseph Arthur - Family
38. Fantastic Negrito - The Last Days of Oakland
39. PJ Harvey - The Hope Six Project
40. M Ward - More Rain
41. Thao and The Get Down Stay Down - A Man Alive
42. Arkells - Morning Report
43. Okkervil River - Away
44. Sonny and the Sunsets - Moods Baby Moods
45. Car Seat Headrest - Teens of Denial
Best EP
Film School - June
Friday, December 26, 2014
Top 40 Albums for 2014
Top 40 Albums
Well here they are the 40 top Albums. This doesn't include the Guardians of the Galaxy Soundtrack or basically The 70's make a come back.
1. Ty Segall Manipulator The Garage Rock king matures with another great album. It's upstaged only by the incendiary live shows.
2. Death From Above 1979 Physical World Two man band of bass and drums. Yeah that's going to work. Well Fuck Yeah it is.
3. Ume Monuments Austin's own shredding female goddess.
4. Nicole Atkins Slow Phaser
5. Judith Holofernes Ein Leichtes Schwert
6. Meatbodies Meatbodies
7. Benjamin Booker Benjamin Booker
8. J Mascis Tied to a Star
9. Angel Olsen Burn Your Fire for No Witness
10. Beck Morning Phase
11. Lydia Loveless Somwhere Else
12. Bruce Springsteen High Hopes
13. Joesph Arthur Lou
14. Cloud Nothings Here and Nowhere Else
15. St. Vincent St. Vincent
16. Foo Fighters Sonic Highways
17. Ex Hex Rips
18. The Best Day Thurston Moore Band
19. Courtney Barnett The Sea of Split Peas
20. Lykke Li I Never Learn
21. Jack White Lazaretto
22. Perfect Pussy Say Yes to Love
23. Thee Oh Sees Drop
24. White Fence For The Recently Found Innocent
25. Afghan Whigs Do to the Beast
26. Kevin Drew Darlings
27. Sharon Van Etten Are We There
28. She Keeps Bees Eight Houses
29. Mark Lanegan Band Phantom Radio
30. King Tuff Black Moon Spell
31. Chuck Prophet Night Surfer
32. The Gaslight Anthem Get Hurt
33. Army Navy The Wilderness Inside
34. Band of Skulls Himalayan
35. The Roots And Then You Shoot Your Cousin
36. The Black Keys Turn Blue
37. War on Drugs Lost in a Dream
38. Hurray for the Riff Raff Small Town Heroes
39. Ray LaMontagne Supernova
40. Mogwai Rave Tapes
Well here they are the 40 top Albums. This doesn't include the Guardians of the Galaxy Soundtrack or basically The 70's make a come back.
1. Ty Segall Manipulator The Garage Rock king matures with another great album. It's upstaged only by the incendiary live shows.
2. Death From Above 1979 Physical World Two man band of bass and drums. Yeah that's going to work. Well Fuck Yeah it is.
3. Ume Monuments Austin's own shredding female goddess.
4. Nicole Atkins Slow Phaser
5. Judith Holofernes Ein Leichtes Schwert
6. Meatbodies Meatbodies
7. Benjamin Booker Benjamin Booker
8. J Mascis Tied to a Star
9. Angel Olsen Burn Your Fire for No Witness
10. Beck Morning Phase
11. Lydia Loveless Somwhere Else
12. Bruce Springsteen High Hopes
13. Joesph Arthur Lou
14. Cloud Nothings Here and Nowhere Else
15. St. Vincent St. Vincent
16. Foo Fighters Sonic Highways
17. Ex Hex Rips
18. The Best Day Thurston Moore Band
19. Courtney Barnett The Sea of Split Peas
20. Lykke Li I Never Learn
21. Jack White Lazaretto
22. Perfect Pussy Say Yes to Love
23. Thee Oh Sees Drop
24. White Fence For The Recently Found Innocent
25. Afghan Whigs Do to the Beast
26. Kevin Drew Darlings
27. Sharon Van Etten Are We There
28. She Keeps Bees Eight Houses
29. Mark Lanegan Band Phantom Radio
30. King Tuff Black Moon Spell
31. Chuck Prophet Night Surfer
32. The Gaslight Anthem Get Hurt
33. Army Navy The Wilderness Inside
34. Band of Skulls Himalayan
35. The Roots And Then You Shoot Your Cousin
36. The Black Keys Turn Blue
37. War on Drugs Lost in a Dream
38. Hurray for the Riff Raff Small Town Heroes
39. Ray LaMontagne Supernova
40. Mogwai Rave Tapes
Monday, November 10, 2014
Monday, December 30, 2013
Top 50 Albums of 2013
Reverse Shark Attack
It's been a banner year for San Francisco Music. Which is reflected in the top 50. Here is my top 50 albums for the year.
1. Mikal Cronin MCII Great San Francisco garage rock with a heart of power pop music. A break out talent on his way. 2. Ty Segall Sleeper In a uncharacteristic year for Ty, only one album and a couple of side projects, he still managed to maintain his garage savant moniker. This is a rocking album made largely on acoustic guitars. 3. Sound City Players (David Grohl) Reel to Reel Foo Fighters frontman David Grohl's labor of love to analog music. A rockin album with guest stars Lee Ving, Stevie Nicks,Josh Homme, Trent Reznor and someone named McCartney. 4. Joseph Arthur Ballad of Boogie Christ Prolific Brooklynite Joseph Arthur followed my last years favorite album and favorite side project with another great album. 5. Kelley Stoltz Double Exposure Pure Pop goodness from San Francisco rocker and producer. Yes, My Vinyl copy is still in it's original wrapping. 6. Queens of the Stone Age ...Like Clockwork Josh Homme returns from the dead (litterly) to produce his most grown up album. From working with Dave Grohl again to following Tom Waits at Bridge School Josh has had a banner year. 7. Kurt Vile Walking on a Pretty Daze The album title explains the feeling you have walking around listening to this blissful album of guitar. 8. Eleanor Friedberger Personal Record A light wonderful hike through the summer time roads of life. 9. Thee Oh Sees Floating Coffin John Dwyer recently annouced at the last show to dig in because this will be the last one for awhile. While that may be so there is still an album coming out next year. 10 Caitlin Rose Stand Ins A beautiful album of music that could be from any era or genre. 11. Pearl Jam Lightning Bolt 12. Chelsea Light Moving Chelsea Light Moving 13. Unknown Mortal Orchestra II 14. Minor Alps Get There 15. Okkervil River Silver Gymnasium 16. Wavves Afraid of Heights 17. Elvis Costello and The Roots Wise Up Ghost 18. Neko Case The Worse Things Get 19. Nine Inch Nails Hesitation Marks 20. White Fence Cyclops Reap 21. Yo Lo Tengo Fade 22. The National Trouble Will Find You 23. The Joy Formidable Wolf's Law 24. Bad Religon True North 25. The Sadies Internal Sounds 26. Best Coast Fade Away 27. Sebadoh Defend Yourself 28. Arctic Monkeys AM 29. Star Anna Go To Hell 30. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Specter at the Feast 31. Mudhoney Vanishing Point 32. The Replacements Songs for Slim 33. Mazzy Star Seasons of the Day 34. The Civil Wars Civil Wars 35. Marnie Stern Chronicles of Marnia 36. My Bloody Valentine M.B.V 37. Atoms for Peace Amok 38. Thoose Darlins Blur the Lines 39. David Bowie Next Day 40. John Fogarty Wrote a Song for Everyone 41. Parque Courts Light Up Gold 42. Billy Joe and Norah Foverly 43. Army Navy Crushed 44. Throwing Muses Purgatory/Paradise 45. Yuck Glow and Behold 46. Mark Lanegan Imitations 47. Stone Gossard Moonlander 48. The Mantles Long Enough to Leave 49. Brendan Benson You Were Right 50. Haim Days are GoneWednesday, December 28, 2011
2011 Top 10 albums
Well let's start with the list of albums that I bought this year
Adele 21
Army Navy The Last Place
The Black Keys El Camino
The Blue Seeds Belt of Venus
The Cars Move Like This
The Civil Wars Barton Hallow
Death Cab for Cutie Codes and Keys
Loaded The Taking
Eddie Vedder Ukulele Songs
Emilie Proulx Dans Une Ville Endormie
Feist Metals
Foo Fighters Wasting Light
Glossary Long Live All of Us
J Mascis Several Shades of Why
The Kills Blood Pressures
Mogwai Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will
Okkervil River I Am Far
P.J. Harvey Let England Shake
Radiohead The King Of Limbs
Raphael Saadiq Stone Rollin'
Red Hot Chili Peppers I'm With You
The Roots Undun
Screaming Trees Last Words: The Final Recordings
Seu Jorge Musicas Para Churrasco
She & Him A Very She & Him Christmas
The She's Then It Starts to Feel Like Summer
Sonic Youth Simon Werner a Disparu
Star Anna Alone in This Together
Tapes N Tapes Outside
Thao and Mirah Thao and Mirah
Thee Oh Sees Castlemania
Tom Waits Bad As Me
Ty Segall Goodbye Bread
Tom Waits Bad As Me
Ty Segall Goodbye Bread
Ume Phantoms
Wanda Jackson The Party Ain't Over
Wilco The Whole Love
Wild Flag Wild Flag
Yuck Yuck
Top 10 in some order that I don't understand
Belt of Venus by The Blue Seeds
Yuck by Yuck
Wasting Light Foo Fighters
Blood Pressures The Kills
Bad as Me Tom Waits
El Camino The Black Keys
Stone Rollin Raphael Saadiq
Musicas para Churrasco Seu Jorge
I'm With You Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Last Place Army Navy
Tapes N Tapes Outside
Adele 21
Never said I could count
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