#1047 Janelle Monáe – The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe debut studio album The ArchAndroid was released in 2010. It received mostly critical acclaim. Critics compared Monáe to Prince, Michael Jackson, and David Bowie. The album is filled with many genres such as neo soul, alternative R&B, psychedelic pop, and psychedelic soul. I did not like anything on this album. This is probably […]

#1046 Beach House – Teen Dream

Beach House is a band that I have heard of and I have listened to their music. I have heard their third album Teen Dream before today. I am not sure why I don’t listen to them more often. The duo Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally compose the music, but for the most part Legrand […]

#1045 John Grant – Queen of Denmark

John Grant released his debut album Queen of Denmark in 2010 to critical acclaim. Grant along with Chris Pearson formed The Czars, an American alternative rock band, in 1994 in Denver. Grant went solo after the band dissolved in 2006. The songs I liked were “Where Dreams Go to Die”, “Outer Space”, “TC and Honeybear”, “It’s Easier”, “Caramel, […]

#1044 Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West released his fifth album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy to controversy over the album cover, which was his ingenious plan. If you want to make a hit album you need something besides the music. You need some great marketing. Obviously, we know that if you do anything provocative in the USA, then certain […]

#1043 The National – High Violet

The National‘s fifth album High Violet was released in 2010 to critical acclaim. I remember listening to them in Hungary. I have not listened to them in years. It will be interesting to hear them again. It is hard to believe it has been 10 years since its release and 7 years since I left […]

#1042 Deerhunter – Halcyon Digest

I have listened to Deerhunter in the past, but I do not remember them at the moment. I am sure that I listened to 2010’s Halcyon Digest. This was the last album their bassist Josh Fauver appeared on. They seem to have a problem with bassist dying; their first bassist died too. The band describes […]

#1041 Wild Beasts – Two Dancers

Wild Beasts is another band I have not heard of, but I am curious because I like their genre classification. Their second album Two Dancers filled with dream pop, art rock, and indie rock was released in 2009. My favourite songs were “All the King’s Men”, “Two Dancers (ii)”, and “Two Dancers (ii)”. Overall, I […]

#1040 Bill Callahan – Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle

Bill Callahan performs under the nom de plume Smog since 1990 and until 2007. Since 2007 he has recorded under his own name. In 2009 he recorded his second solo album Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle. I am not a fan of country music, which this album is listed as, but I don’t […]

#1039 Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion

Animal Collective is exactly that, a collective of members from other bands. Its members and founders are Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), Geologist (Brian Weitz), Avey Tare (David Portner), and Deakin (Josh Dibb). Their music incorporates freak folk, noise rock, ambient drone, and psychedelia. Their eighth and most successful album to date is Merriweather Post Pavilion. […]

#1038 Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs released their third album It’s Blitz! in 2009. If you have read my other post, then you know about this band. Vocalist and pianist Karen O is the most famous of the band. They have not made an album since 2013. My favourite songs are “Zero”, “Heads Will Roll”, “Soft Shock”, “Runaway”, and […]