When I originally told people I was going to Bonnaroo, they basically responded in three different ways:
1) “That’s really cool!”
2) “Bonna-WHO!?”
3) “Who are you and why are you telling me this? Please move over and take your hand off my leg.” View full article »
1. The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter-Josh Ritter
Key Tracks: The Temptation of Adam, Still Beating, To the Dogs or Whoever
2. We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank-Modest Mouse
Key Tracks: Spitting Venom, Missed the Boat, Parting of the Sensory
3. The Reminder-Feist
Key Tracks: The Park, So Sorry, Brandy Alexander
4. Neon Bible-Arcade Fire
Key Tracks: (Antichrist Television Blues), Keep the Car Running, Intervention
5. Boxer-The National
Key Tracks: Slow Show, Fake Empire, Apartment Story
6. Nothing Is Okay-The Everybodyfields
Key Tracks: Out on the Highway, Everything is Ok, Aeroplane
7. In Rainbows-Radiohead
Key Tracks: Videotape, 15 Steps, Jigsaw Falling Into Place
8. Sky Blue Sky-Wilco
Key Tracks: Impossible Germany, You Are My Face, Hate It Here,
9. The Stage Names-Okkervil River
Key Tracks: John Allyn Smith Sails, Our Life Is Not a Movie or Maybe, Plus Ones
10. Easy Tiger-Ryan Adams
Key Tracks, The Sun Also Sets, I Taught Myself How to Grow Old, Oh My God, Whatever, Etc.
11. Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga-Spoon
Key Tracks: You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb, Don’t Make Me a Target, The Underdog
12. Magic-Bruce Springsteen
Key Tracks: Livin’ in the Future, Terry’s Song, Radio Nowhere
13. Into the Wild-Eddie Vedder
Key Tracks: Society, Hard Sun, Guaranteed
14. Strawberry Jam-Animal Collective
Key Tracks: Fireworks, For Reverend Green, Peacebone
15. Broken String-Bishop Allen
Key Tracks: Flight 180, Click, Click, Click, Click, Corazon
16. Cease To Begin-Band of Horses
Key Tracks: The General Specific, No One’s Gonna Love You, Is There a Ghost
17. Good Bad Not Evil-The Black Lips
Key Tracks: Bad Kids, Good Bad Not Evil, Katrina
18. New Moon-Elliott Smith
Key Tracks: Not Half Right, Angel in the Snow, Thirteen
19. Country Mouse, City House-Josh Rouse
Key Tracks: Hollywood Bass Player, Nice To Fit In, Sweetie
20. Chrome Dreams II-Neil Young
Key Tracks: Ordinary People, No Hidden Path, Beautiful Bluebird
21. Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo-Rivers Cuomo
Key Tracks: Wanda (You’re My Only Love), Love in the Snow, Blast Off!
22. Kala-MIA
Key Tracks: Paper Planes, Bird Flu, 20 Dollar
23. Sound of Silver-LCD Soundsystem
Key Tracks: New York I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down, North American Scum, Us V Them
24. Cookies-1990s
Key Tracks: Arcade Precinct, You’re Supposed To Be My Friend, Enjoying Myself
25. Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon-Devendra Banhart
Key Tracks: Seahorse, Lover, Shabop Shalom
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The 50 best albums of last year.
Key Tracks: Girl In The War, Thin Blue Flame, Good Man
Key Tracks: Thunder On The Mountain, Workingman Blues #2, Someday Baby
Key Tracks: Can’t Forget About You, Hip Hop Is Dead, Money Over Bullshit
Key Tracks: Jersey Clowns, Givin’ It Up, El Otro Lado
Key Tracks: Jen Is Bringin’ The Drugs, Talking In Code, Quiet As a Mouse
Key Tracks: If You Could Read My Mind, God’s Gonna Cut You Down, Like The 309
Key Tracks: Poison Cup, Right In The Head, Requiem
Key Tracks: Parachutes, Marker In The Sand, Come Back
Key Tracks: Trill, We Got It For Cheap, Wamp Wamp
Key Tracks: O Mary Don’t You Weep, Old Dan Tucker, Jesse James
Key Tracks: Square One, Saving Grace, Down South
Key Tracks: Empty, Lesson Learned, Three More Days
Key Tracks: For Reasons Unknown, Bones, When You Were Young
Key Tracks: O Valencia!, The Crane Wife 3, The Crane Wife 1 and 2
Key Tracks: Down There By The Train, Danny Says, If I Have To Go
Key Tracks: The Man, Splendid Isolation, For Us
Key Tracks: We Used To Vacation, Hospital Beds, Passing The Hat
Key Tracks: I Gotta Move, Penny On The Train Track, Run
Key Tracks: Lived In Bars, The Greatest, Could We
Key Tracks: Shakey Dog, Three Bricks, The Champ
Key Tracks: Father and Daughter, Outrageous, Wartime Prayers
Key Tracks: Sell The Life, I’ve Got You, Keep A Little Organ
Key Tracks: The Funeral, The Great Salt Lake, Our Swords
Key Tracks: Tell Me Baby, Storm In A Teacup, Especially In Michigan
Key Tracks: Handle With Care, Big Guns, Rise Up With Fists
Key Tracks: After The Garden, Roger and Out, Let’s Impeach The President
Key Tracks: My Valentine, The Believer, Fireflies
Key Tracks: On The Radio, Fidelity, Hotel Song
Key Tracks: Insistor, Cowbell, Omaha
Key Tracks: While You Were Sleeping, Emile’s Vietnam In The Sky, May Day!
Key Tracks: That Teenage Feeling, Margaret Vs. Pauline, Fox Confessor Brings The Flood
Key Tracks: Gin & Milk, Deadwood, Bang Bang You’re Dead
Key Tracks: Now, Hater, Under The Western Stars
Key Tracks: Baby’s Home, Rule of Three, Black Gown
Key Tracks: You Never Know, She’s Like a Song, Sadder Side
Key Tracks: Saturday, Goin’ Against Your Mind, Liar
Key Tracks: All Goes Out The Window, Prangin’ Out, Never Went To Church
Key Tracks: Pull Shapes, Your Kisses Are Wasted On Me, Because It’s Not Love
Key Tracks: Cheated Hearts, Turn Into, Gold Lion
Key Tracks: Pass The Hatchet I Think I’m Goodkind, I Feel Like Going Home, Mr. Tough
Keytracks: Sawdust & Diamonds, Monkey & Bear Emily
Key Tracks: Cherry Waves, Kimdracula, Hole In The Earth
Key Tracks: If Your Poison Gets You, Dog Sleep, Fast Man
Key Tracks: Boys Don’t Cry, Wave of Mutilation, So. Central Rain
Key Tracks: The Devil You Know, If Tomorrow Never Comes, Just Like Old Times
Key Tracks: 333, Flicking Clint. Around The Roller Rink
Key Tracks: Ain’t Got You, That’s How I Got To Memphis, Valley of Tears
Key Tracks: White Collar Boy, Act of the Apostle I, Act of the Apostle II
Key Tracks: Game Theory, Don’t Feel Right, False Media
Key Tracks: The Neighborhood Is Bleeding, Where Have You Been, Wolves At Night
