Blog: Michael Patrick Brady

I have to say that my proudest moment as a music critic so far has been the quotation of my review in the Wikipedia entry for Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavilion . Though I did not dislike the album entirely, my less-than-ebullient review was pegged as the "negative" example amidst a sea of nearly universal praise. That album did not make my 2009 favorites list, obviously. The 15 that did are presented below without pretension. I do not claim that they are the best, nor do I claim any kind of comprehensiveness. I [...]