JANUARY 2013

1. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | Ten Thousand Hours
2. Lupe Fiasco | Battle Scars (feat. Guy Sebastian)
3. Big Boi | Objectum Sexuality (feat. Phantogram)
4. Kendrick Lamar | Swimming Pools (Drank)
5. A$AP Rocky | Goldie Continue Reading

DECEMBER 2012

1. Blueprint | Starting Out
2. Pinback | Proceed To Memory
3. Titus Andronicus | Ecce Homo
4. Cayucas | Cayucos
5. Chester Endersby Gwazda | Globes Continue Reading

Summer has now been breached but the spring sprang some great tunes that shan’t be overlooked.  The top 3 spots on my Albums of the Year list were all replaced by more recent releases and some less obvious shuffling also took place.  Sneak a peek at the music that has carried me beyond Independence Day and place your bets on who will remain through the end of December. Continue Reading

It’s never too early to pass judgment and make much warranted recommendations on this year’s offerings to date.  Despite some solid offerings, there are no albums on the market that have sealed a place in history as far as I’m concerned.  However, these ten albums bare the fruit of both (relatively) old and (relatively) new musicians and are worth a tasting. Continue Reading

APRIL 2011

1. Panda Bear | You Can Count On Me
2. Ghostface Killah | Troublemakers (feat. Raekwon, Method Man and Redman)
3. Lupe Fiasco | Out Of My Head (feat. Trey Songz)
4. The Weeknd | House of Balloons – Glass Table Girls
5. Justice | Civilization Continue Reading

MARCH 2011

1. Wick-it The Instigator | Everlasting Shine Blockaz
2. Lupe Fiasco | Words I Never Said (feat. Skylar Grey)
3. Cut Copy | Pharaohs & Pyramids
4. Benny Benassi | Cinema (Skrillex Remix)
5. Everything Everything | Qwerty Finger Continue Reading

MARCH 2008

1. Tapes ‘n Tapes | Le Ruse
2. Teddybears | Little Stereo (feat. Daddy Boastin’)
3. Lupe Fiasco | Dumb It Down (feat. Gemstone & Graham Burris)
4. Neon Neon | Trick For Treat (feat. Spank Rock & Sean Tillmann)
5. Cadence Weapon | Unsuccessful Club Nights Continue Reading