After the success of “Creep,” Radiohead was at a crossroads. They struggled to cope with the potential of being a ‘one-hit-wonder.’ While their label EMI sought another big hit, they went a different direction. The result was The Bends, an album that saw them redefining their sound, and thus, the […]
In part 2 of my Top 22 Albums of 2022, I take a look at five albums, counting down from 15 to 11. These may not have cracked the top 10, but they’re definitely worth a listen. Or, better yet, a few! 0:00 Intro & Opening 0:17 Number 15 0:55 […]
I’ve got sugar in the fuel lines, both of us do. My thoughts on The Mountain Goats’ All Hail West Texas and Tallahassee (both released 2002.) Subscribe for more! Keep in touch: Instagram: @abigaildevoe https://www.instagram.com/abigaildevoe/ My website: https://www.abigaildevoe.com Tiktok: www.tiktok.com/@abigaildevoe SpunIt (it’s Letterboxd for vinyl geeks): spunit://spunit.io/friendProfile?profile=sZN9N7hTusP0ifQ20TdlzbBvtHd2 I cohost the […]
In the mid 1970s, David Bowie released “Station to Station” as he transformed into the Thin White Duke. His mental and physical state was in major decline due to addiction. Becoming obsessed with the occult, he felt Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin was casting dark spells on him. And then […]
We’re now dipping into the Top 10 Albums of 2022 in Part 3 of my Top 22 Albums of the Year. Here’s what’s covered in this video (alphabetically, not in countdown order): 0:00 Intro & Opening 0:30 Number 10 1:26 Number 9 2:37 Number 8 3:29 Number 7 4:43 Number […]
Welcome (or welcome back) to Vinyl Monday! This is my series where I give the who/what/when/where/why and how I feel about classic albums in my collection. Though this week’s album isn’t a popular “classic,” but it really should be – and you might have heard some of it without ever […]
Before they became the patron saints of noise rock, before the major labels and festival headlining slots, Sonic Youth were a band lurking in the dark corners of the New York underground. And in 1985, they released Bad Moon Rising, an album that captured both the decay of America and […]
We’re finally here! In part 4 of my Top 22 Albums of 2022, I count down the top 5 albums of the year, according to me at least. Here’s what’s covered in this video (alphabetically, not in countdown order): 0:00 Intro & Opening 0:16 Number 5 1:10 Number 4 2:05 […]
I can’t swim your waters and you can’t walk my lands. Welcome (or welcome back) to Vinyl Monday! This is my series where I give the who/what/when/where/why and how I feel about classic albums in my collection. My thoughts on Tim Buckley’s short-lived psychedelic-folk moment, Goodbye and Hello (released 1967.) […]
In March of 2000, Broadcast (helmed by Trish Keenan and James Cargill) released their debut album “The Noise Made By People.” Blending a dreamy psychedelia with both futuristic and vintage inspired pop sensibilities, their sound was one that has built quite the cult following over the years. This is the […]
