10 Great Albums you Might Have Missed in 2010

Posted by Troy | Filed under Music

I know I’ve got a string of music posts going here… Hopefully my sharing some of my favorite tunes helps curb what I can only imagine is intense waves of anticipation for some more pungent content.

I’m working on a couple projects for work and putting together some pieces for our local arts & crafts fair.

In other words… not a lot of time for deep writing and photo-illustrations means you get to discover some new music.

A year ago at this time it was difficult to find even one exciting new album to write about, but 2010 has been an awesome year for new music and I’ve got at least a dozen albums that I’ve had in queue to write about.

Here are 10 albums I’ve been digging this year along with what I think each one smells like.

Continue to Page 2 to check them out!

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Read more | Comments (0) | December 2nd, 2010

Matt Pond PA Makes Winter Better

Posted by Troy | Filed under Music

Don’t forget to listen along with the Strong Odors playlist——>

Winter is long in northern Michigan.

Really long.

It starts snowing around Thanksgiving and doesn’t stop until after Christmas.

This is followed by another 31/2 months of sub-zero temps, wind-chill factors, and of course more snow.

(usually in the form of 20-inch dumps)

It’s usually safe to put the shovels and boots away once May rolls around.

It can get a little depressing.

Thank God for Matt Pond and Sun Kil Moon and Sigur Ros.

Winter would defeat me if it weren’t for them.

This album was originally released as a free EP (titled Freeep) on the band’s website and later re-released as Auri Sacra Fames.

which means “the cursed hunger for gold”

Love that.

I’m looking forward to a new full-length release from these guys sometime in March…

good timing I think… because that is right around the time full-fledged cabin fever sets in.

What tunes get you through the winter?

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Read more | Comments (0) | January 6th, 2010