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 …

Song of the Week: “All Comes Crashing” by Metric (Week of 5/2/2022)

Metric is back with new single “All Comes Crashing”, the lead single from Formentera, their 8th studio album due out July 8th. The new album follows 2018’s fantastic Art of Doubt. “All Comes Crashing” is everything you want in a Metric song and sure to please the fans. It scores Song of the Week honors …

New Music Trajectories from Metric, The Black Keys, Arcade Fire, Editors, and Blossoms (Week of 5/2/2022)

This week’s New Music Trajectories: Metric returns with lead single “All Comes Crashing” from Formentera, out 7/8 The Black Keys deliver infectious 2nd single “It Ain’t Over” from Dropout Boogie, out 5/13 Arcade Fire dish 2nd single “Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)” from WE, out 5/6 Editors surprise and delight with “Heart Attack” from upcoming 7th …

Best 20 Alternative Music Songs of 2019

Cheers to the end of the year. 2019 is in the books so let’s take a look at the best alternative music songs that were released during the year. Music Trajectory keeps the best pulse possible on new alternative music being released throughout the year. Here is a take on the best 20 songs released …