Sweden’s sugar-pop princess of synth danze tracks, Robyn delivered a critically acclaimed triple-feature, Body Talk, throughout 2010.  First came Pt. 1 in June, followed by Pt. 2 in September.  Finally in November, the label essentially smashed the two together, pasted on some new album art on the cover and sold that shit to you again, saving you the troubled of creating a new playlist on your iPod*.  Thank you, Cherrytree records. Continue Reading

Turkey Day has passed and Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa are just around the corner.  In case you’re in the midst of writing your wishlist, here is my updated Top 10 Albums of 2010….thus far.  There is a link at the bottom of the post that extends to the Top 40, in case you’ve already got the first 10 or your Santa is very generous. Continue Reading

Never has “by Sean Walsh” meant so much as it does today.  Check out this link for my first freelance writing piece EVER.  Big shout out to Kenny Herzog at MOG Music Network and my buddy Abe (a-rah-ham) for playing matchmaker!

…and for those of you who are interested in the editing process, you can see how 300 words becomes 200 by comparing the MOG post to the unabridged version below.

HOORAY FOR MONDAY!?? Continue Reading

Perhaps an attempt to modernize or “get with the program,” Built to Spill (BtS) members Doug Martsch and Brett Nelson have doubled-back to revamp se7en classic BtS tracks.  Under the moniker The Electronic Anthology Project (EAP), their mission is simple…techno-synth face lifts. Continue Reading

Gothenburg, Sweden’s The Tough Alliance (TTA) generated some of the best pop music of the 2000’s and now Eric Berglund, one half of the masterfully creative duo, has rolled out a solo effort that is worth some bat swinging* of its own.  Although the eight-song, White Magic, logs a sub 30-minute runtime, it’s packed with same poptacular delights that shone on TTA’s A New Chance (2007). Continue Reading

Although five entire months will have to pass before 2010 comes to a close, it is never too early to start compiling lists!  Accordingly, here are the my top 10 albums of 2010, thus far. Continue Reading

With 5 ½ months remaining in 2010 Menomena have dropped what I declare will be atop the mountain of “best albums” come the 31^st of December, 2010.  Slated for release on July 27^th, Mines drops bombs. Continue Reading