Tag Archives: Kurt Vile

Best Albums 2017

Posted on January 6, 2018 by philipbrasor

As there was no one record that monopolized my attention this year—nothing I wanted to hear compulsively, like Heartthrob or The Truth About Love in past years—I found myself shuffling through a lot more new music than I usually do, … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Best albums of 2015

Posted on December 31, 2015 by philipbrasor

In a word, this was a great year for hip-hop, as evidenced by the worldwide acclaim for To Pimp a Butterfly, a record I listened to a lot, and the only reason it didn’t land on this list was probably … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

October 2015 albums

Posted on October 8, 2015 by philipbrasor

Here are the album reviews I wrote for the October issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo on September 25. We Were Here -Boy (Groenland/Victor) Cranekiss -Tamaryn (Mexican Summer/P-Vine) What was really lost when the album format became … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

January 2012 albums

Posted on January 3, 2012 by philipbrasor

Here are the album reviews I wrote for the Jan. 2012 issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo at the end of last year. Take Care -Drake (Cash Money/Universal) Talk That Talk -Rihanna (Def Jam/Universal) For some reason … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment