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Best Albums of 2014 #1: St. Vincent- -St. Vincent: When St.
Best Albums of 2014 #1: St. Vincent- -St. Vincent: When St. Vincent released its self-titled album in February, I remember being so blown away I could...

Best Albums of 2014 #4: TV On The Radio-Seeds: After losing
Best Albums of 2014 #4: TV On The Radio-Seeds: After losing founding bassist Gerard Smith to cancer in 2011, the members of TV on the Radio considered...

Best Albums of 2014 #7: tune-yards: Nikki Nack: Experimental pop,
Best Albums of 2014 #7: tune-yards: Nikki Nack: Experimental pop, worldbeat, R&B, freakfolk, and many other musical labels have been placed on the wor...

Best Albums of 2014 #8: Hard Working Americans: Todd Snider is
Best Albums of 2014 #8: Hard Working Americans: Todd Snider is America’s stoner philosopher. The genius with which he can distill complicated feelin...

Best Albums of 2014 #14: Andrew Bird: Things Are Really Great
Best Albums of 2014 #14: Andrew Bird: Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of...: I’ve long championed Bird as a musical wunderkind who makes uncatego...

Best Albums of 2014 #22: Robert Plant – Lullaby…and The
Best Albums of 2014 #22: Robert Plant – Lullaby…and The Ceaseless Roar: Every music fan on the planet wants a Led Zeppelin reunion except for Robe...

Best Albums of 2014 #23: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings: Give The
Best Albums of 2014 #23: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings: Give The People What they Want: Cancer tried to rob us of the gift that is Sharon Jones but she...

Forty years ago today I got a best friend. I was two, and my
Forty years ago today I got a best friend. I was two, and my parents had at first tricked me into thinking a baby doll was my new sister. Once I saw t...

My favorite quote of the day from the great songwriter Todd
My favorite quote of the day from the great songwriter Todd Snider: We’re all about taking patriotism back for the silly and the absurd, the broken ...