At the end of March I did a series of posts called My Listening Hours, surveying what albums were occupying my iPod for the first three months of the year. Here we are another three months later and I thought I’d take stock once again. So this week you’ll see a series of posts covering the best and the rest—including 2007 releases, filled-in blind spots, and selections from the permanent collection. I’ll also take a look forward to albums coming in the next three months that pique my interest.
Between April and June I picked up ten albums: five were 2007 releases, one from 2006, and the other four were blind spots—albums from previous decades that I feel more musically well-rounded for knowing (whether I like them or not). I wish I could have picked up more; looking back on what I was anticipating last time I did this sort of post, there were thirteen new albums I was excited to hear, and so far I’ve only picked up a small handful. Most of them I probably won’t ever get around to purchasing—sorry, Tarwater—though I remain intent on picking up Battles and Rufus Wainwright. Unfortunately I don’t have the cash or connections to keep up as much as I’d like, nor the time to listen via streams or hunt for leaks.
As I noted in April, 2007 is shaping up to be a better year for music than 2006. By this point last year, I was awash in disappointment after disappointment, and the only two albums I really loved—Belle & Sebastian’s The Life Pursuit and Secret Machines’ Ten Silver Drops—turned out to be the only albums I loved for the entire year. (If only I’d heard Midlake or the Little Ones sooner…) This year I’ve got three contenders for best of the year so far, and those albums that did disappoint were still less disappointing than those of 2006. For whatever that’s worth.
Check back in a couple hours and I’ll have the first installment of the week—the best of April–June.
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