Scott Creney Looks Back At 2013
Man, what a crazy goddamned year. Not the music, the music was great.
Paul McCartney’s Child Labor Problem
There’s one song that stands out more than any other for its depiction of cruelty, for its story about the forced labor of children
Dot Wiggin Band – Ready! Get! Go! (Alternative Tentacles)
I’m pleased to say that Ready! Get! Go! is nothing less than brilliant, a wonderful album from start to finish. A record that can stand beside The Shaggs, and in places even goes beyond it.
Sky Ferreira – Night Time, My Time (Capitol)
Night Time, My Time is fantastic. A lifetime of bad ideas that turns into good ideas in the context of music. I like the new M.I.A. album. I respect the new Laurel Halo album. I’m falling in love with the new Sky Ferreira album.
Mutual Benefit – Love’s Crushing Diamond (Other Music)
The string and vocal arrangements bring to mind Disney at its sweetest, or Van Dyke Parks at his straightest.
Happy Jawbone Family Band – Happy Jawbone Family Band (Mexican Summer)
This is the most disappointing record I’ve heard all year. It hurts. Ken Kesey was right. Never trust a prankster.
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Roly Porter – Life Cycle Of A Massive Star (Subtext)
Play Life Cycle Of A Massive Star every morning for a week. If it doesn’t change the way you see the world, play it again. If after a month you haven’t gotten any results, accept that you are a corpse that someone forgot to bury.