My annual best of music list — which this year will hopefully not be among my only posts of the year.<\/p>\n
Albums<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Sound & Color<\/em> — Alabama Shakes<\/strong> 2. Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit<\/em> — Courtney Barnett 3. Eponymous<\/em>\u00a0— Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats 4.\u00a0Here Come The Girls<\/em> — The London<\/strong> Souls<\/strong> 5. Slow Gum<\/em> — Fraser. A<\/strong> Gorman<\/strong> 6. Star Wars<\/em> — Wilco 7.\u00a0Sweet Tennessee Honey —\u00a0<\/em>Smooth Hound Smith Songs<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n 1. To Fill My Heart With Love Until It Almost Breaks My Heart — Spirit Family Reunion<\/strong><\/p>\n 2. Book of Love — Fraser A. Gorman<\/strong><\/p>\n 3. Dark Bird Is Home — The Tallest Man on Earth<\/strong><\/p>\n 4. Jazz x10 — Benji Hughes<\/strong><\/p>\n 5. Ghost Ship — Blur<\/strong><\/p>\n Shows<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 1. Courtney Barnett w\/ Fraser A. Gorman @ SXSW<\/strong><\/p>\n 2. Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats w\/ Caroline Rose @ the Historic Scoot Inn<\/strong><\/p>\n 3. The Record Company @ Sam’s Burger Joint<\/strong><\/p>\n 4. Smooth Hound Smith @ Stay Gold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" My annual best of music list — which this year will hopefully not be among my only posts of the year. Albums 1. Sound & Color — Alabama Shakes No sophomore slump here. 2. 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\nNo sophomore slump here.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Most anticipated album of the year (thanks, Bob Boilen!). Best album title of the year. Heck of a live show (we saw her twice, listened from outside when we couldn’t get into a SXSW show, and strongly considered going to see her open for Blur in LA.)<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>This thing is just so damn fun on so many levels.<\/p>\n
\n2nd best discovery of the year thanks to ACL.<\/p>\n
\nBest discovery of the year thanks to Courtney Barnett at SXSW.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Surprise, it’s good.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>This record grows on me more and more with each listen. Every time I forget about it, I fall in love with it again.<\/p>\n