Features
Friday, December 24 2010
The 70 Best Albums of 2010
PopMatters is on its annual publishing break until 3 January 2011, except for some film reviews and blogs. In the meantime, enjoy some of the year's best...
The year's best albums are highlighted by the emergence of a future superstar, two veteran and virtuoso rappers, and a Dream Team of indie bands releasing career peaks.
Friday, December 24 2010
The 60 Best Songs of 2010
Sixty slices of musical greatness highlighted by one of the most delightful expletive-ridden hits in pop music history.
Thursday, December 9 2010
The Best Female Artists of 2010
While the men were showing us their dark and beautiful fantasies, or pulling us into their high brooding violet, the women were absolutely taking over 2010.
Saturday, December 23 2006
Best Albums of 2006
At long last, the annual rite of passage, the "best of" list... Here's PopMatters picks for the best 60 records of 2006.
Wednesday, December 20 2006
Best Singer/Songwriter Albums of 2006
Dry lyrical wit, verbal playfulness, and somber epiphanies for the reluctantly mature: they're all part of Michael Metivier's best singer/songwriter albums of the year.
Reviews
Wednesday, November 23 2011
Caroline Smith & The Good Night Sleeps: Little Wind
Smith has a quirky voice with a warble that resembles the freak-folk style of Joanna Newsom and Alela Diane. But while there is something Western about those two singers, Smith’s vocals have a Midwestern, plaintive air.
Monday, April 5 2010
Joanna Newsom: 18 March 2010 - New York
Ms. Newsom and her fantastic backing band gave Have One On Me the warmth and musical depth it deserves. But it was her revamped takes on older treasures that show how far she’s really come.
Tuesday, February 23 2010
Joanna Newsom: Have One on Me
What makes it so hard to accept this as charmingly uneven, or to commend it for any kind of ambition, is that everything we've seen from Newsom before points to one fact: she should know better.
Monday, November 27 2006
Joanna Newsom
It can be tasking to deconstruct Newsom's epic landscapes, yet you still find yourself listening, quiet, patient, like a child tired from playing all day. It's so rough, so soothing.
Sunday, November 12 2006
Joanna Newsom: Ys
And we all fall down slack-jawed to marvel at Joanna Newsom.
Blogs
Wednesday, January 18 2012
The Big Chill: 5 Great Records to Help You Through Winter
PopMatters's Corey Beasley can't knit you a blanket, but he can do the next best thing: here are five classic wintertime records to help you through the big chill.
Thursday, March 25 2010
Joanna Newsom: 23.Mar.10 - Washington D.C.
Performing in a venue that easily accommodated her fans' hushed reverence, Joanna Newsom led her band through a set of assuredly sophisticated folk-pop.
