“Music That Matters” is a series of posts highlighting music with special significance in my life that has stuck with me, and has become a foundation for my appreciation of music as a whole. Here I will be discussing the legendary and prolific indie singer/songwriter, Sufjan Stevens. At this point, Sufjan Stevens requires hardly anyContinue reading “Music That Matters: Sufjan Stevens”
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Top 20 Tracks 2021
Antonio Topete This year, in addition to my list of 10 favorite albums of 2021, I’ve decided to also publish a list of my favorite tracks. Unlike albums, tracks do not need to have as much of an overarching idea or theme, although tracks that do will always stand out. But the brevity of aContinue reading “Top 20 Tracks 2021”
Top 10 Albums 2021
Antonio Topete It’s hard to believe a whole year has gone by since my first Listening Now article, but it has been a real joy to discuss the music that matters to me most, and I greatly appreciate all of those who have set time aside to read what I’ve had to say, and thoseContinue reading “Top 10 Albums 2021”
Music That Matters: The Glow Pt. 2
Antonio Topete “Music That Matters” is a series of posts highlighting music with special significance in my life, that has stuck with me, and that has become a foundation for my appreciation of music as a whole. For my first entry, in honor of its 20th anniversary, I will be discussing the 2001 lo-fi indieContinue reading “Music That Matters: The Glow Pt. 2”
The Way Music Looks
Antonio Topete When I hear a song that I know, maybe before I think of the song name, or artist, or can recall any other information about it, the first thing that pops into my mind is an image of its album art. Often, the only thing I can remember at all is the artContinue reading “The Way Music Looks”
Shoegaze And Letting The Noise In
Antonio Topete Reasonably, most people don’t like noise. The hissing of a pipe, dripping water as you’re trying to fall asleep, a neighbor overstepping the boundaries of volume as they assemble their third piece of furniture this week. When we hear noise, it feels like a distraction, like stimulus that is so strong you can’tContinue reading “Shoegaze And Letting The Noise In”
The Top Twenty
Antonio Topete I’ve always loved lists. For me, seeing music critics publish their end of year lists every November and December feels like a holiday. For many others, the idea of ranking art, be it music, film, literature, or any other creative medium, is a futile exercise of subjectivity. And while I would agree reachingContinue reading “The Top Twenty”
How Ambient Pushes Me Forward
Antonio Topete When you first hear ambient music, a few thoughts may occur to you. Maybe it’s that this is very relaxing, but you don’t know if you could listen to a whole album of this. Maybe it’s asking yourself “when would I ever hear this?” And maybe it’s that you’re a little bored. ForContinue reading “How Ambient Pushes Me Forward”
Top 10 Albums 2020
Antonio Topete Despite a year of chaos, 2020 saw an enormous amount of great releases. Trying to choose favorites is nearly impossible, with the gaps between albums being very small. Limiting myself to only 10 albums, there are many artists that didn’t quite make it, despite releasing great music. That said, every album on thisContinue reading “Top 10 Albums 2020”
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