Blog: Heartache with Hard Work

A month or two ago I was thinking that was a strikingly weak year for music. I already said yesterday on my list of top songs that this held true there. In terms of albums, however, I think 2008 turned out to be quite solid. There were tons of records this year that were solid from top to bottom. Even more than usual, the cautionary note must be offered that these are only a snapshot of how I feel in this moment. Trying to compile this list this year was [...]