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”
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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”
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”
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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