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Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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28. David Lowery - The Palace Guards
Outstanding from start to finish. Try Marigold or Ah You Left Me. One of my favorite artists, bar none.
Outstanding from start to finish. Try Marigold or Ah You Left Me. One of my favorite artists, bar none.
November 30, 2025 at 11:17 PM
28. David Lowery - The Palace Guards
Outstanding from start to finish. Try Marigold or Ah You Left Me. One of my favorite artists, bar none.
Outstanding from start to finish. Try Marigold or Ah You Left Me. One of my favorite artists, bar none.
29. Lloyd Cole & the Commotions - 1984-1989
I’m cheating here because it’s his ‘best of’ from this five year period, but it’s how I got into him and why I’d recommend him to you. Great songwriter.
I’m cheating here because it’s his ‘best of’ from this five year period, but it’s how I got into him and why I’d recommend him to you. Great songwriter.
November 30, 2025 at 3:18 AM
29. Lloyd Cole & the Commotions - 1984-1989
I’m cheating here because it’s his ‘best of’ from this five year period, but it’s how I got into him and why I’d recommend him to you. Great songwriter.
I’m cheating here because it’s his ‘best of’ from this five year period, but it’s how I got into him and why I’d recommend him to you. Great songwriter.
30. Supertramp - Breakfast In America
These guys were so talented and they put it all together on this classic album from the last ‘70s
These guys were so talented and they put it all together on this classic album from the last ‘70s
November 28, 2025 at 6:40 PM
30. Supertramp - Breakfast In America
These guys were so talented and they put it all together on this classic album from the last ‘70s
These guys were so talented and they put it all together on this classic album from the last ‘70s
31. Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
Without this one, everything before and since would have been niche. It’s a pretty incredible masterpiece, with the title track, Thunder Road, Backstreets, and Jungleland all the most epic songs of most other people’s careers.
Without this one, everything before and since would have been niche. It’s a pretty incredible masterpiece, with the title track, Thunder Road, Backstreets, and Jungleland all the most epic songs of most other people’s careers.
November 27, 2025 at 7:58 PM
31. Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
Without this one, everything before and since would have been niche. It’s a pretty incredible masterpiece, with the title track, Thunder Road, Backstreets, and Jungleland all the most epic songs of most other people’s careers.
Without this one, everything before and since would have been niche. It’s a pretty incredible masterpiece, with the title track, Thunder Road, Backstreets, and Jungleland all the most epic songs of most other people’s careers.
32. Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians - Queen Elvis
This guy is terrific. Clever, interesting, multi-talented. And this is my favorite album from him.
This guy is terrific. Clever, interesting, multi-talented. And this is my favorite album from him.
November 27, 2025 at 1:55 AM
32. Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians - Queen Elvis
This guy is terrific. Clever, interesting, multi-talented. And this is my favorite album from him.
This guy is terrific. Clever, interesting, multi-talented. And this is my favorite album from him.
St. Viateur won ‘best Montreal bagel’ (not a slam dunk - best NY bagel went to place in Dallas) and ‘best international bagel’ at BagelFest 2025This can only mean one thing. Fairmount Bagel was too busy serving customers to participate in this charade.
November 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
St. Viateur won ‘best Montreal bagel’ (not a slam dunk - best NY bagel went to place in Dallas) and ‘best international bagel’ at BagelFest 2025This can only mean one thing. Fairmount Bagel was too busy serving customers to participate in this charade.
33. Bright Eyes - I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning
Terrific album as usual from these guys. ‘First Day of My Life’ is one of my favorite tunes of any genre by any band. Gorgeous.
Terrific album as usual from these guys. ‘First Day of My Life’ is one of my favorite tunes of any genre by any band. Gorgeous.
November 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
33. Bright Eyes - I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning
Terrific album as usual from these guys. ‘First Day of My Life’ is one of my favorite tunes of any genre by any band. Gorgeous.
Terrific album as usual from these guys. ‘First Day of My Life’ is one of my favorite tunes of any genre by any band. Gorgeous.
34. Steve Forbert - Streets of This Town
Most people haven’t heard of Forbert, and for those who have this isn’t likely their favorite album. Produced by E Street bassist Garry W Tallent, this is an uptempo rock album with some touching songs that goes well with Springsteen’s stuff from the ‘80s.
Most people haven’t heard of Forbert, and for those who have this isn’t likely their favorite album. Produced by E Street bassist Garry W Tallent, this is an uptempo rock album with some touching songs that goes well with Springsteen’s stuff from the ‘80s.
November 24, 2025 at 11:20 PM
34. Steve Forbert - Streets of This Town
Most people haven’t heard of Forbert, and for those who have this isn’t likely their favorite album. Produced by E Street bassist Garry W Tallent, this is an uptempo rock album with some touching songs that goes well with Springsteen’s stuff from the ‘80s.
Most people haven’t heard of Forbert, and for those who have this isn’t likely their favorite album. Produced by E Street bassist Garry W Tallent, this is an uptempo rock album with some touching songs that goes well with Springsteen’s stuff from the ‘80s.
35. Bill Fay - Life Is People
41 years between albums and coaxed back into service by fan Jeff Tweedy of Wilco - this album is an amazing testament to enduring talent.
41 years between albums and coaxed back into service by fan Jeff Tweedy of Wilco - this album is an amazing testament to enduring talent.
November 24, 2025 at 3:52 AM
35. Bill Fay - Life Is People
41 years between albums and coaxed back into service by fan Jeff Tweedy of Wilco - this album is an amazing testament to enduring talent.
41 years between albums and coaxed back into service by fan Jeff Tweedy of Wilco - this album is an amazing testament to enduring talent.
The U.S., a country still made up of largely nice people somehow suddenly helpless to assist each other let alone anybody else, has become so cruel it’s hard to reconcile even if you pause to think. So far off its pre-2016 path / sanity that it’s honestly overwhelming. apple.news/AR_Y4DcIKSBS...
November 23, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The U.S., a country still made up of largely nice people somehow suddenly helpless to assist each other let alone anybody else, has become so cruel it’s hard to reconcile even if you pause to think. So far off its pre-2016 path / sanity that it’s honestly overwhelming. apple.news/AR_Y4DcIKSBS...
36. Bruce Springsteen - Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ
Bruce’s debut is more experimental and wordy (think Dylan) than he’s accustomed to be but it’s a terrific start with amazing stuff (Lost, For You, Growin’ Up, Saint) mixed in with good and a few stickers (Mary, Angel). But overall… awesome.
Bruce’s debut is more experimental and wordy (think Dylan) than he’s accustomed to be but it’s a terrific start with amazing stuff (Lost, For You, Growin’ Up, Saint) mixed in with good and a few stickers (Mary, Angel). But overall… awesome.
November 22, 2025 at 10:53 PM
36. Bruce Springsteen - Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ
Bruce’s debut is more experimental and wordy (think Dylan) than he’s accustomed to be but it’s a terrific start with amazing stuff (Lost, For You, Growin’ Up, Saint) mixed in with good and a few stickers (Mary, Angel). But overall… awesome.
Bruce’s debut is more experimental and wordy (think Dylan) than he’s accustomed to be but it’s a terrific start with amazing stuff (Lost, For You, Growin’ Up, Saint) mixed in with good and a few stickers (Mary, Angel). But overall… awesome.
37. Randy Newman - Trouble in Paradise
Newman’s songs can be hit or miss but they hit more often than they miss and when they hit they are funny, satirical, sad, nostalgic, observant, and set to orchestral arrangements backboned by his piano. Possibly my favorite lyricist.
Newman’s songs can be hit or miss but they hit more often than they miss and when they hit they are funny, satirical, sad, nostalgic, observant, and set to orchestral arrangements backboned by his piano. Possibly my favorite lyricist.
November 22, 2025 at 1:42 AM
37. Randy Newman - Trouble in Paradise
Newman’s songs can be hit or miss but they hit more often than they miss and when they hit they are funny, satirical, sad, nostalgic, observant, and set to orchestral arrangements backboned by his piano. Possibly my favorite lyricist.
Newman’s songs can be hit or miss but they hit more often than they miss and when they hit they are funny, satirical, sad, nostalgic, observant, and set to orchestral arrangements backboned by his piano. Possibly my favorite lyricist.
38. Cyndi Lauper - She’s So Unusual
Full of hits and Lauper has one of the best voices out there - and has always marched to the beat of her own drummer. Respect.
Full of hits and Lauper has one of the best voices out there - and has always marched to the beat of her own drummer. Respect.
November 20, 2025 at 12:40 AM
38. Cyndi Lauper - She’s So Unusual
Full of hits and Lauper has one of the best voices out there - and has always marched to the beat of her own drummer. Respect.
Full of hits and Lauper has one of the best voices out there - and has always marched to the beat of her own drummer. Respect.
39. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Southern Accents
Sometimes what is favorite depends on where and how you heard it. This was my first Petty album I listened through (versus knowing the hits). Saw him on this tour. Hooked up with a crush. Don’t Come Around Here No More is awesome. Etc.
Sometimes what is favorite depends on where and how you heard it. This was my first Petty album I listened through (versus knowing the hits). Saw him on this tour. Hooked up with a crush. Don’t Come Around Here No More is awesome. Etc.
November 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
39. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Southern Accents
Sometimes what is favorite depends on where and how you heard it. This was my first Petty album I listened through (versus knowing the hits). Saw him on this tour. Hooked up with a crush. Don’t Come Around Here No More is awesome. Etc.
Sometimes what is favorite depends on where and how you heard it. This was my first Petty album I listened through (versus knowing the hits). Saw him on this tour. Hooked up with a crush. Don’t Come Around Here No More is awesome. Etc.
40. Lou Reed - New York
A picture perfect tribute to late 1980s / early 1990s NYC and the broader world at the time. Just an incredible, gritty, moving, and lyrically descriptive piece of art.
A picture perfect tribute to late 1980s / early 1990s NYC and the broader world at the time. Just an incredible, gritty, moving, and lyrically descriptive piece of art.
November 19, 2025 at 2:06 AM
40. Lou Reed - New York
A picture perfect tribute to late 1980s / early 1990s NYC and the broader world at the time. Just an incredible, gritty, moving, and lyrically descriptive piece of art.
A picture perfect tribute to late 1980s / early 1990s NYC and the broader world at the time. Just an incredible, gritty, moving, and lyrically descriptive piece of art.
If you are a music person please give my friend’s album a listen. Super talented multi-instrumentalist that knows how to put it all together. Tons of efforts with wind instruments, strings, etc… deserves your time. I love it.
November 18, 2025 at 1:39 PM
If you are a music person please give my friend’s album a listen. Super talented multi-instrumentalist that knows how to put it all together. Tons of efforts with wind instruments, strings, etc… deserves your time. I love it.
41. Cracker - S/T
Debut album is great start to finish. Not sure they ever topped it.
Debut album is great start to finish. Not sure they ever topped it.
November 18, 2025 at 4:10 AM
41. Cracker - S/T
Debut album is great start to finish. Not sure they ever topped it.
Debut album is great start to finish. Not sure they ever topped it.
42. Houndmouth - Little Neon Limelight
What a two album run these guys went on. Sadly, the whole thing has fallen apart because of interpersonal issues but we still have this gem. Wish I’d seen them live during this era.
What a two album run these guys went on. Sadly, the whole thing has fallen apart because of interpersonal issues but we still have this gem. Wish I’d seen them live during this era.
November 17, 2025 at 1:58 AM
42. Houndmouth - Little Neon Limelight
What a two album run these guys went on. Sadly, the whole thing has fallen apart because of interpersonal issues but we still have this gem. Wish I’d seen them live during this era.
What a two album run these guys went on. Sadly, the whole thing has fallen apart because of interpersonal issues but we still have this gem. Wish I’d seen them live during this era.
43. Norfolk & Western - The Unsung Colony
Full set of instruments and talented musicians supporting the great and unheralded / unknown Adam Selzer… love the background singer’s contributions too.
Full set of instruments and talented musicians supporting the great and unheralded / unknown Adam Selzer… love the background singer’s contributions too.
November 15, 2025 at 9:12 PM
43. Norfolk & Western - The Unsung Colony
Full set of instruments and talented musicians supporting the great and unheralded / unknown Adam Selzer… love the background singer’s contributions too.
Full set of instruments and talented musicians supporting the great and unheralded / unknown Adam Selzer… love the background singer’s contributions too.
My favorite this year
November 14, 2025 at 10:41 PM
My favorite this year
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November 14, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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44. Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA
An album so packed that my three favorite songs weren’t one of the seven that were released as singles (No Surrender, Downbound Train, Bobby Jean). The album made him so famous it was uncool to like him for 15 years.
An album so packed that my three favorite songs weren’t one of the seven that were released as singles (No Surrender, Downbound Train, Bobby Jean). The album made him so famous it was uncool to like him for 15 years.
November 12, 2025 at 12:39 AM
44. Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA
An album so packed that my three favorite songs weren’t one of the seven that were released as singles (No Surrender, Downbound Train, Bobby Jean). The album made him so famous it was uncool to like him for 15 years.
An album so packed that my three favorite songs weren’t one of the seven that were released as singles (No Surrender, Downbound Train, Bobby Jean). The album made him so famous it was uncool to like him for 15 years.
But the league has a huge conigent of fans over there
November 11, 2025 at 2:27 AM
But the league has a huge conigent of fans over there
45. Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head
Spare me your hate; this is a great album and the band is tight and talented even though their later stuff is not my thing.
Spare me your hate; this is a great album and the band is tight and talented even though their later stuff is not my thing.
November 11, 2025 at 12:36 AM
45. Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head
Spare me your hate; this is a great album and the band is tight and talented even though their later stuff is not my thing.
Spare me your hate; this is a great album and the band is tight and talented even though their later stuff is not my thing.
sometimes I feel like I don’t have any luck at all. why can’t I get shot by a six-year-old?
November 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
sometimes I feel like I don’t have any luck at all. why can’t I get shot by a six-year-old?