"The future has a way of arriving unannounced." -George Will

TOP 10 2011 ALBUMS
1. Dawes- Nothing Is Wrong. The record Jackson Browne wishes he could have made.
2. Wilco- The Whole Love. The best rock band on the planet.
3. Cirrone- Uplands Park Road. Three Italians from Sicily. AYFKM!!! Power pop album of the year!
4. Yuck- Yuck. What a debut! Great noise pop from a bunch of 20 year old kids.
5. Mister Heavenly- Out Of Love. Great debut on Sub Pop from a great indie rock band.
6. Telekinesis- 12 Desperate Straight Lines. It's indie rock through and through, with plenty of ringing guitars and propulsive tempos.
7. Middle Brother- Middle Brother. Side project of the year.
8. The Strokes- Angles. Welcome back! Great mix of power pop and post punk.
9. Mayer Hawthorne- How Do You Do. Just try and keep your feet still- go ahead.
10. The Decemberists- The King Is Dead. Great band in their own right- then add Peter Buck, David Rawlings and Gillian Welch and you’re over the top.


DNY- HOF NOMINEES AND ONE DELETION
1. Nick Lowe
2. America
3. Big Star
4. Leon Russell should be out.


Sorry- can’t do this in one sentence. What defined the music of the noughties for me is also what shaped our world- technology and the internet. Technolgy has made everything faster and more crowded. It’s changed every facet of our lives- the way we get our news; shop; communicate; and- listen to music. Remember when Rolling Stone magazine came out? Now we have the internet crowded with a staggering array of music blogs devoted to single genres- never mind the entire music scene. Not that this is a bad thing. For instance, indie music is thriving thanks to the internet. What does the future hold??? More technology.