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: “Underwater Boi” by Turnstile – Week of February 21st, 2022

Turnstile had an incredibly successful 2021 with their album Glow On receiving universal acclaim. The album was seen on many top albums of the year lists, including Spin Magazine’s top album of 2021. The band has released another single off the album this week, with an accompanying video. “Underwater Boi” is Music Trajectory’s Song of …

New Music Trajectories from Turnstile, Foals, Death Cab For Cutie, Animals As Leaders, and Health – Week of February 21st, 2022

This week’s New Music Trajectories: Turnstile releases new single and video for “Underwater Boi” from standout album Glow On Foals dishes 2nd single “2AM” from new album Life Is Yours, release date 2022/TBD Death Cab For Cutie covers Yoko Ono’s “Waiting for the Sunrise” from upcoming tribute album, out 2/18 Animals As Leaders unveils 3rd …

Album of the Week: ‘Glow On’ by Turnstile – Week of January 10th, 2022

Music Trajectory totally missed Turnstile in 2021. If discovered, their fantastic album Glow On would have absolutely been a part of the 20 Best Albums of 2021. This past month has been filled with listening to this band. Although Album of the Week honors usually go to an album released this past week, Glow On …