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”
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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 25 Tracks 2022
If my list of favorite albums is difficult to put together and rank, my favorite songs of the year are virtually impossible. So many incredible tracks were delivered this year, some off of incredible albums, some as a diamond in the rough. In an attempt to highlight as much of it as I can, I’veContinue reading “Top 25 Tracks 2022”
Top 10 Albums 2022
Every year I think that making my lists will get easier. Every year I am terribly wrong, as I painfully cut my shortlist of contenders down to a mere ten. With the ability to tour back as an option, it would be safe to say that many artists wished to withhold their projects as theContinue reading “Top 10 Albums 2022”
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”
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”
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