Entertainment Column
Written by Nathan Mattise
I know, I know. This list is stale. It’s a week after ’09 and everyone has a top songs list – from other aspiring music writer friends to major sports writers. By this point I could’ve done a “Top Songs List of ’09 List.”
Every year though you need to do either best albums or best songs though. They are the Ace and King of the music deck and anyone hoping to jump in on the game someday needs to know how to play them. With 2009 marking the end of the decade where a lot of influential voices are proclaiming this decade as the end of the album (due to things like iPods, iTunes, digital file sharing, etc.), songs seemed a fitting way to close things out.
As always, a few guidelines to start: Continue reading →
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Tagged as Animal Collective, ERIKINO, Hockey, Jay-Z, John Legend, Julian Casablancas, Kid Cudi, Matt & Kim, Phoenix, Year-End Lists