If you’re anything like me, as the calendar comes to its yearly close, productivity has a way of screeching to a grinding halt. Sure, the holiday season can have that kind of effect on us all. But I have to admit to another culprit: the year-end list craze. I may not be the most committed [...]

The audio’s been removed, but there’s plenty more where that came from coming up. Subscribe to our RSS feed, follow us on Hype Machine, or follow us on Twitter. 100-81 | 80-61 | 60-41 | 40-21 | 20-1 60. Peter Bjorn and John, “Young Folks” (2006) The standard writeup of “Young Folks” starts and ends [...]

The audio’s been removed, but there’s plenty more where that came from coming up. Subscribe to our RSS feed, follow us on Hype Machine, or follow us on Twitter. 100-81 | 80-61 | 60-41 | 40-21 | 20-1 80. The Postal Service, “The District Sleeps Alone Tonight” Ben Gibbard’s pretentions and wimpiness make Death Cab [...]

The audio’s been removed, but there’s plenty more where that came from coming up. Subscribe to our RSS feed, follow us on Hype Machine, or follow us on Twitter. 100-81 | 80-61 | 60-41 | 40-21 | 20-1 100. Tahiti 80, “Heartbeat” (2000) “Heartbeat” is both the kind of precious pop that I loved in [...]

Thanks for the visit. We’re not just here at the end of the decade; we’re here all year, sharing our songs of the week and other loves. Subscribe to our RSS feed, follow us on Hype Machine, or follow us on Twitter. Top 100 Songs of the 00′s: 100-81 100. Tahiti 80, “Heartbeat” (2000) 99. [...]

This years list is somewhat arbitrary. There were about 20 albums I thought were solid in 2008, but none of them really jump out ahead. That being said, I argue that Fleet Foxes deserves the top spot, mainly because their live show in DC a few months ago was one of the best concerts I’ve [...]

Since this is my first time posting my favorite albums of the year on Naive Harmonies (something I would have had a hard time doing before this year since this site didn’t exist before this year), a little bit of history: I put together my favorite albums for most of the 90′s, before the combination [...]