Patrick Wall is kind of an asshole. KNEE MEETS JERK: In Which a Beleaguered Music Journalist Attempts — and Fails — to Identify Ten Records Released Between December 2010 and December 2011 That Were Better Than All Other Releases in the Same Time Period. Listed in alphabetical order. Results subject to change. Richard Buckner, Our […]

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Andrew S. Harkins is way too smart to be a redneck, and just slightly too redneck to let your daughter escort her to the … oh, wait, who am I kidding? Don’t let your daughter near this guy. 1. Black Lips, Arabia Mountain (Vice) The worst part about living in Atlanta is that sometimes it […]

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10. Cults – Cults: Pastiche, but such a good pastiche. 9. James Blake – James Blake: Over-hyped by the British press, and yet… 8. Youth Lagoon – The Year of Hibernation: Hazy, dreamy bedroom pop from a 22yr old with heartache? Yes, please! 7. Class Actress – Rapprocher: Synths + Drum machines + Female vocals […]

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If one could wear out digital files, I would have torn up these ten albums. 1. Iceage, New Brigade (What’s Your Rupture) I can’t even in begin to describe how terrible the songs were that I wrote when I was 17. So, the fact that these four teenage Danes blast out of the gate with […]

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Logan K. Young is a music critic, who lends his proverbial pen to myriad online publications, including the esteemed Trouser Press. His application to the Heavenly Kingdom will most assuredly be flagged but not for the following lists: Top 10 Albums 1. Bon Iver, Bon Iver (Jagjaguwar) 2. Lou Reed & Metallica, Lulu (Warner Bros.) […]

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An Alphabetical Exercise in Futility by a man who bought more books than records in Twenty Eleven via KFL The Decemberists, The King is Dead (Rough Trade) Iceage, New Brigade (What’s Your Rupture) Cass McCombs, Humor Risk (Domino) Cass McCombs, Wit’s End (Domino) Josh T. Pearson, The Last of the Country Gentlemen (Mute) Real Estate, […]

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Robert Howell is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Southern Methodist University. He holds a Ph.D. in philosophy from Brown University. In addition to writing a few books, Robert knows a thing or two about music. Here are his Top 11 Albums of 2011: 11. Cults, Cults (In the Name of/Columbia) 10. St. Vincent, Strange Mercy […]

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