
We will readily admit: we're not sure if anyone listens to albums anymore. The commercial growth of the mp3 format rendered the full-length LP something of a curiosity in the early part of this century, leading to the era of Pandora, in which listeners often don't even know the band responsible for the song they're hearing, nevermind the record from whence it came. But, for a certain type of nerd, the full-length record remains the ideal form of music packaging. Albums are reviewed, rated, and (on rare occasion) purchased. And, as the year winds to a close, they [...]