I always see my list of tracks as an opportunity to cast a wider snapshot of my year in music, as well as a chance to try and capture smaller musical moments in more abstract ways. These two halves combined make for a very fun writing experience, especially in a year with so many greatContinue reading “Top 25 Tracks 2025”
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Top 10 Albums 2025
This year was a strange one, to put it lightly. The rapidly changing political landscape full of threats, pain, and fear, made it a difficult year to focus as much energy on music; it certainly felt as though there were more “important” things to discuss. Music itself faced threats too, with the continuing malpractice ofContinue reading “Top 10 Albums 2025”
Top 25 Tracks 2024
Writing about individual songs is a rewarding and sometimes exhausting challenge. Capturing what makes them tick can be difficult even for something you’ve heard dozens of times, but I always enjoy forcing myself to dig deeper, and often walk away with more profound appreciation for my favorite tracks. I hope you can appreciate some ofContinue reading “Top 25 Tracks 2024”
Top 10 Albums 2024
It’s pretty surreal to think this is my 5th end of year list on this blog. To all the people who have taken the time to check my lists and (extremely infrequent) opinion pieces out, I deeply appreciate you. Halfway through the decade, there’s been an abundance of amazing music, always more than I amContinue reading “Top 10 Albums 2024”
Top 25 Tracks 2023
There’s something a bit liberating about listing my favorite tracks of the year. Even if a song is not part of the most consistent album, it can simply stand on its own merits. Standout moments that I heard over the course of the year can be focused on completely, as much as it may beContinue reading “Top 25 Tracks 2023”
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”
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”
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