Albums of the Year (2022)

Welcome to the final 2022 year-end post here on the site. This one focuses on the best albums that I came across during the year, in a narrowed 10-album list format. All albums released in 2022. What makes a great album? Good songs, stories, messages, a vibe, an aesthetic. The albums on this list have …

Songs of the Year (2022)

Hello fellow music fans! Here’s my 11th annual post that presents the best songs that I came across during the year. It’s a 20-song list format, per usual. All songs released in 2022. The list reflects my bias toward the greater alternative music genre, which I see as including rock, punk, metal, indie, ska, and …

Album of the Week: ‘Fear of the Dawn’ by Jack White (Week of 4/18/2022)

Jack White dishes his 4th solo album this week. It’s fantastic. Fear of the Dawn is everything you want in a Jack White album. You might end up having it on repeat until he releases his next album Entering Heaven Alive on July 22nd. That’s right: he’s got a second album on the way, which …

New Music Trajectories from Rammstein, Jack White, IAMDYNAMITE, Lit, and Interpol (Week of 4/11/2022)

This week’s New Music Trajectories: Rammstein dish 2nd single “Zick Zack” from new album Zeit, out 4/29 Jack White drops “What’s the Trick?” ahead of Fear of the Dawn release IAMDYNAMITE return with “Corner Street”, assumed lead single from upcoming new album Lit unveil lead single “Kicked Off the Plane” from new album Tastes Like …

Song of the Week: “Fear of the Dawn” by Jack White – Week of February 14th, 2022

Can you believe we get TWO Jack White albums here in 2022? Yes indeed, Fear of the Dawn arrives on April 8th and Entering Heaven Alive arrives July 22nd. The former is said to be more of a rocker while the latter leans more mellow. This week Jack White released the title track “Fear of …

New Music Trajectories from Jack White, Portugal the Man, IDLES, The Good The Bad and The Zugly, and Killing Joke – Week of February 14, 2022

This week’s New Music Trajectories: Jack White delivers new single “Fear of the Dawn”, the title track of new album, out 4/8 Portugal. The Man returns with lead single “What, Me Worry?”, new album arriving in June IDLES further preview fantastic new album Crawler with 4th single “Crawl!” The Good The Bad and The Zugly …