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The 29 Best Albums of 2014 in Gifs

Well it’s the end of my first year blogging, and despite my complete inability to write album reviews, I still have 29 records that have consumed my listening this year. The entire playlist is available in the Spotify widget on the right. Enjoy. 29. MØ – No Mythologies to Follow For anyone who hasn’t seen it, […]


Hear Sam Smith cover ‘Fast Car’ by Tracy Chapman

Sam Smith continues his unblemished lifetime streak of making awesome songs. The 22-year old took to the BBC 1 to cover the 1988 Tracy Chapman classic, “Fast Car.” It’s deeper, bass driven, more rhythmic, modernized, and soulful — everything we’ve come to expect from a good Sam Smith track. There may come a day when […]


The Bonnaroo webcast drinking game

Do you have an idea for a rule? Include it in the comments below! Drink every time you see: A hula hoop Someone with dreadlocks Janelle Monae moonwalking Tie dye Nudity of any kind, finish your drink Anyone actually sleeping during Andrew Bird White girl dance moves Someone wearing boat shoes or a polo shirt at […]


New Album: Sam Smith – In the Lonely Hour

Stream the album via Grooveshark below Well the Sam Smith album is here, and I think he’s still on pace for meteoric fame, though maybe on a different trajectory than I expected. This is ballad heavy, Sunday afternoon music. This is the album you put on between Ray La Montagne and Norah Jones. You cook dinner […]


Hear the new Sam Smith track, “Leave Your Lover”

Sam Smith’s debut album is up for pre-sale on iTunes, and with it came the release of a new, softer single, “Leave Your Lover.” The album follows last year’s EP, “Nirvana,” which certified that the 22 year old British singer can stand on his own, despite his meteoric rise with game-changers Disclosure. This is the new […]