I had songs from 1838 different artists that were released in the 2010s. Using my favorite band formula, here were the twenty-five bands the defined the 2010s for me. 1. MIXTAPES 2. TINY MOVING PARTS 3. WAXAHATCHEE 4. YOU BLEW IT! 5. REAL FRIENDS 6. PRAWN 7. SMITH STREET BAND 8. OSO OSO 9. THE […]
The Best Albums of 2018
I have 86 albums released in 2018. Here was the break down by genre with my favorite album from 2018 in that genre: Indie Rock (25 albums) – Titus Andronicus’ A Productive Cough Emo (16 albums) – Camp Cope’s How To Socialize & Make Friends Indie Pop (15 albums) – Warm Thoughts’ I Went Swimming […]
Music Streamers Make It Harder to Hold On (to) Hope
A friend of mine recently shared Stereogum’s Nate Rogers’ very interesting article, Why Is The Obscure B-Side “Harness Your Hopes” Pavement’s Top Song on Spotify? It’s complicated. I was very surprised to read about the most played Pavement song. I was actually not familiar with the song. I found this particularly interesting as I do consider […]
Granite and Tumble’s Top 25 Compared To Other’s
Out of curiosity, I compared my top 25 albums of 2016 with some of the other popular lists to see how much overlap existed. More overlap this year than any other with Pinegrove leading the way appearing on 7 other lists. My greatest overlap was four with the 45 from Brooklyn Vegan. This is still relatively […]
The 25 Best Albums of 2016
I purchased 77 full length albums in 2016 and honestly there were not many misses. 2016 has been my favorite year of albums since 2010. Using my album formula, here is the ranking of my favorite 25 albums in 2016. 1. Ceschi / Pat The Bunny’s Self Titled Split (DIY Bandits) – 9.775 2. Dowsing’s Okay (Asian Man) – […]
The Music of 2016
The end of the year is upon us again. I do love this time of year. You get a moment to step away from the routine and think. I like to remember the great times of the year, while setting strategy and objectives for the new year. I also love using my […]
Favorite Record Labels of 2014
Using my record label formula, here were my favorite labels of 2014 Here are some interesting stats on the list and year 2014 I bought music from 83 different labels and full LPs on 67 different labels. I bought 2 or more LPs on 18 different label. Bandcamp had the most with 9 LPs. […]
Favorite Songs of 2014
I followed my process from previous years for picking favorite songs. Song must have 5 stars (172 songs) Could not duplicate artist Pick the ones that stand out to me the most. I really did my best to pair the list down (I cut 140 5-star songs), but still have 32 phenomenal songs. The list of […]
Granite and Tumble Compared To Other’s Tops in 2014
Out of curiosity, I compared my top 25 albums of 2014 with some of the other popular lists to see how much overlap there was. The answer is not much. There are a bit more overlaps than in years past, but still largely a distinct list. So, if nothing else my list could be some new […]
Favorite Albums of 2014
I bought 113 albums in 2014. I decided to list every album that had average song rating greater than 4, since they would all be worthy of mentioning and buying. I have 25 albums that earned that distinction. Using my album formula, here is the ranking of my favorite 25 albums in 2014: 1. Tiny Moving Parts’ Pleasant Living […]