Best of 2015 – #1 Andrew Bryant – This is the Life (Sleep Recordings) The musical standard for 2015 was set back in January by This is the Life, the first solo album in six years from Water Liars drummer…
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Best of 2015 – #2 Will Johnson – Swan City Vampires (Undertow Music) At first blush, a Will Johnson album featuring three instrumentals is cause for concern. For an artist’s artist to relegate almost a quarter of an album to…
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Best of 2015 – #3 Joey Kneiser – The Wildness (This Is American Music) Any new music from Tennessee’s Joey Kneiser is a cause for celebration. With a nearly flawless back catalog — both solo and with Glossary — The Wildness finds…
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Best of 2015 – #4 J. Marinelli – Stop Paying Attention (Twin Cousins Records) A not-so-subtle reminder of why you fell in love with Guided By Voices in the first place, Stop Paying Attention from Kentucky’s J. Marinelli covers the…
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Best of 2015 – #5 Have Gun, Will Travel – Science From an Easy Chair (This Is American Music) Adhering to Hemingway’s theory of omission, Science From an Easy Chair from Have Gun, Will Travel illustrates why we should listen…
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