Apropos of Nothing

And no, I have no real idea what that means. I just like the song, a lot, even if the album left me somewhat cold.

Two versions: The second, being a "webisode" produced by the band: It's just a great, great song, the highlight of their 2010 ...

Another 2009 song, but one that I didn't really get into until 2010 - "Crystalised," by The xx.

And now, we're getting down to the real nitty-gritty: the songs that always perked me up when I was down, the songs I turned up loud whe...

I could have chosen a lot of different Avett Bros. songs for the best-of list this year, even though none of them were released in 2010. Bu...

Ol' John had gotten a little boring on his recent releases, but "No Better Than This" was a great comeback - even though it so...

As I have noted elsewhere, I really like the sound of this band, which is encapsulated quite neatly in this song.

"The Union" was surely the best album that either Elton John or Leon Russell has released in over 30 years. While I'd still l...

Peter Gabriel's album of cover versions, "Scratch My Back," was a bit of a mixed bag, but at least three songs were spectacula...

It was a pretty damn good year for the old white guys, as I like to call them. John Hiatt, Elton John & Leon Russell, John Mellencamp.....

M.I.A.'s "Maya" was another album I didn't quite get into like its immediate predecessor ("Kala"). But "XX...

A year ago at this time, I'd never heard a single song by the Drive-By Truckers. Now, they may be my favorite band. Their 2010 album, ...

"Challengers" was one of my favorite albums of the last decade, but the new one, "Together," didn't quite click for ...

This is actually a song that was released last year, but I didn't get around to buying the album until this year - Loudon Wainwright III...

From now until the end of the year, I'm going to be posting videos of what became my favorite songs of the year. I think 2010 was the ye...

Everyone should have Santa socks and Merry Christmas slippers.