Tag Archives: 2017

Colors – Beck ★★★½

Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2017 Colors Beck ★★★½ 70 Rock Alternative Rock Beck’s 13th album, Colors, gets unfairly dismissed and criticized, because it lacks some of the hallmarks of Beck’s more acclaimed records. Beck typically bounces between records that are either kooky and experimental, or stripped down and serious; both styles have beenContinue reading “Colors – Beck ★★★½”

V – The Horrors ★★★★

Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2017 V The Horrors ★★★★ 86 Rock Psychedelic Rock Alternative Dance It’s interesting to have a band produce two great, very different sounding albums almost 10 years apart, with a lot of underwhelming, uncreative and forgettable stuff in between, but that’s what the Horrors did in 2018 when theyContinue reading “V – The Horrors ★★★★”

This Old Dog – Mac DeMarco ★★★

Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2017 This Old Dog Mac DeMarco ★★★ 65 Rock Psychedelic Rock Indie Rock If you want to get a taste of what Mac DeMarco is all about, this album is a perfect sampling of everything he has to offer. It’s 42 minutes of Mac at his most DeMarco-y –Continue reading “This Old Dog – Mac DeMarco ★★★”

Slowdive – Slowdive ★★★★

Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2017 Slowdive Slowdive ★★★★ 88 Rock Shoegaze Dream Pop You’ve gotta love it when a band makes their first album in 22 years and it ends up being their best.  Like any good shoegaze album, Slowdive creates dense walls of sound on their 2018 release, where the choruses towerContinue reading “Slowdive – Slowdive ★★★★”

Process – Sampha ★★★½

Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2017 Process Sampha ★★★½ 77 Hip-Hop R&B Electronic R&B Sampha has always brought soulful, genuine lyrics and a soft, pure voice to the R&B world. However, what makes Process — the debut album by an artist who had been featured on dozens of tracks over the decade prior toContinue reading “Process – Sampha ★★★½”

YEAR IN REVIEW: My 20 favorite albums of 2017

1. American Dream – LCD Soundsystem From the first time I heard it (when it was released Sept. 1) to the last time (about 10 minutes before writing this), American Dream was my favorite album of the year. It’s rare I like something that much on first listen without getting sick of it, and comingContinue reading “YEAR IN REVIEW: My 20 favorite albums of 2017”

2017-18 MLB Offseason Rundown: A look at all of baseball’s free agent signings and trades since the World Series

With the conclusion of the Winter Meetings Dec. 15, here’s a rundown of all the notable free agent signings in the MLB offseason so far. I’m going to try to update this list once a week as the offseason goes on, and will be adding in notable trades at as well. At the moment, most ofContinue reading “2017-18 MLB Offseason Rundown: A look at all of baseball’s free agent signings and trades since the World Series”