1. Tom Waits, Bad as Me (ANTI-)If you agree—in any way—that "Hell Broke Luce" in 2011, then Bad as Me is the record to turn to for some wisdom and advice amid the chaos. Dark, preposterous, incensed and confrontational, Bad as Me encapsulates a year that saw misery boil over into anger. The message Waits delivers, through stomps and shouts: This year's optimism is found in revolt.2. The War on
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Great movie, even better scene... if you haven't seen Spinal Tap then put that one at the top of your New Years Resolution's list. But as far as music goes I'd like to take a bit of time and let you guys know exactly what bands I feel "went to eleven" this year. These are [...]
It's officially 2012. In the spirit of the new year, we're starting 2012 off right by taking a much needed breather. Don't worry, we're only going to be gone for a week. In the meantime, don't forget to take a look at our BEST OF 2011 posts. There's a lot to get through there and we'd love your comments. We'll be hanging around Twitter and Facebook as well so you won't miss us too bad. Ricky's Top 5 List Vicki's Top 5 List Jacob's Top 5 [...]
Omgigosh, 2011 is almost done. This is the music that got me through. Here's our best album / ep picks!!! 25. Radiohead - King Of Limbs Radiohead surprised fans with a new album in February announcing it five days before it's release with out any press following it because they don't need to. Radiohead - Morning Mr Magpie 24.Lil B "Based God" - I'm Gay [...]
Click here for our top 20, geographic breakdown, individual voter lists, etc. Thanks to all the voters for humoring me. Happy New Years to all.
As the year draws to an end, as we're naturally prone to do, it's time to come up with our views on the albums that left the greatest impressions on our psyches. And just like last year, we're thrilled to be joining an ever-growing, impressive collection of like-minded music writers, who've all banded together to share their thoughts. At the end of this post, please check out the links to these other great sites and see their thoughts. Argue with us, agree with us, it's all intended to stimulate conversation. As for our list . . [...]
We all love lists, and we all love sarcasm. Though, I think its important to reflect upon the last year of music, I'm going to do so through the use of a list. It was a fantastic year full of awesome albums, and I'm going to count down a bunch of my favorites, and give you something to listen to while reading. Welcome to the top 10, albums that to be quite honest, could all be number ones, but hey it wouldn't be a list without some order. 10. Rural Alberta Advantage - Departing [...]
Here we are in the final month of 2011 and it is time for the Top lists. I started this last year for the first time , and I think it was a pretty good exercise. 2011 for me personally was a time of change- I was laid off from a job I had for over 13 years and spent most of 2011 unemployed. As I write this, I'm happily employed, though I'm having to deal with the fallout of being unemployed for so long. If it wasn't for the friends and contacts I made through this [...]
Back in the day when I was less busy at work, I would nitpick over the music I would play as I do what I do. These days however, increased responsibilities and an addiction to twitter has completely decreased my allotted time for curating a fine playlist when I am at work. Instead, I mostly listen to albums in it's entirety. The following is a list of albums I find myself listening to a lot over the course of the year, only I actually can't name a song off of the record because I'm always just listening to the whole [...]
We all love lists, and we all love sarcasm. Though, I think its important to reflect upon the last year of music, I'm going to do so through the use of a list. It was a fantastic year full of awesome albums, and I'm going to count down a bunch of my favorites, and give you something to listen to while reading. 20. The Dodos - No Color The Dodos - Don't Stop There isn't an album out this year that relies so heavily on the rhythm [...]
This week we are going to take a look at all of our reviewers Top album picks of the year . Please pipe up down in the comments with any that we may have missed or if you don't agree with any of our picks. Today we have one of our reviewers, Carlito , take a look at his favorite albums of 2011. Bibio - Mind Bokeh , This is experimental electronic music oozing with soul. Yelawolf - Radioactive , Hard, original, [...]
For an explanation of how we determined our Top 50 albums of 2011 (and for a look at albums 75 to 51), see our first post in the series, Top Albums of 2011, 75 to 51 . 10. 40 Watt Sun – The Inside Room (Cyclone Empire, England) Even as it's drowning in gauzy, self-indulgent gloom, The Inside Room envelops the listener with a warm blanket of hope; a sliver of silver-lining sunshine poking through on a miserable day. It's impossible to come away from the album without a [...]
This week we are going to take a look at all of our reviewers Top album picks of the year . Please pipe up down in the comments with any that we may have missed or if you don't agree with any of our picks. Today we have one of our rookie reviewers and show correspondents, Carina Contreras , take a look at his favorite albums of 2011. Florence + the Machine - Ceremonials -Simply a beautiful sophomore album from my favorite artist. [...]
25- Fucked Up - David Comes to Life Fucked Up - " David Comes to Life " 24- Antlers - Burst Apart The Antlers - "No Widows" 23- Atlas Sound - Parallax Atlas Sound - "Mona Lisa" [...]
This is not a standard "year-end list," nor is it a standard "Knox Road year-end list." See, we decided to do something different this year. I should note that, most importantly, Jamie and I just didn't have the time to make a post like we've done the past couple years (see here and here ), and we also didn't have the time to listen to so many of the great albums out this year. So, we asked for our talented writing team (who says you can't be a talented music listener??) to contribute not only [...]
This week we are going to take a look at all of our reviewers Top album picks of the year . Please pipe up down in the comments with any that we may have missed or if you don't agree with any of our picks. Today we have our sporadic reviewer, ToddLevinsonFrank , take a look at his favorite moments of 2011. THE BEST Stephen Marley – Revelation Pt.1: Root of Life Ryan Adams – Ashes & Fire [...]
For an explanation of how we determined our Top 50 albums of 2011 (and for a look at albums 75 to 51), see our first post in the series, Top Albums of 2011, 75 to 51 . . . . 30. The Atlas Moth – An Ache for the Distance (Profound Lore, USA) In their rookie season, Windy City sludge slingers The Atlas Moth wowed the crowd with starry-eyed highs and lows murkier than Lake Michigan. An Ache for the Distance saw the [...]
This week we are going to take a look at all of our reviewers Top album picks of the year . Please pipe up down in the comments with any that we may have missed or if you don't agree with any of our picks. Today we have our long time metal reviewer, Kevin Sellers , take a look at his favorite albums of 2011. Mastodon - The Hunter The Devin Townsend Project - Deconstruction Brown Shoe [...]
BACKSEAT SANDBAR'S TOP ALBUMS OF 2011 NICK'S TOP 10. YOUTH LAGOON - THE YEAR OF HIBERNATION MP3: Cannons 9. GAUNTLET HAIR - GAUNTLET HAIR MP3: Top Bunk 8. [...]
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