The best indie and alternative music from the month of March, as seen by ResonantPassage
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Best of February 2012
The Best Songs, Lyrics and Album of February 2012 as seen by ResonantPassage Indie Music Blog.
Best of January 2012
Although the first month of the new year may not have an abundance of album releases, it did bring with it a multitude of singles that promise quite a busy year ahead. February already appears to have a full schedule of highly anticipated releases, including albums from Band of Skulls, Sleigh Bells, Air, Of Montreal [...]
How Will The Music of 2011 Be Remembered?
History has a funny way of remembering music a little bit differently in retrospect. Those artists or albums that were largely dismissed or even scoffed at in their present time can build into legends or cult classics long after their last note is played. Debut albums, or a new sound blistering through from some soundscape [...]
Top Lyricists of 2011
Words, depending on their usage, can have a variety of functions and purposes. Some use words to inflict hurt, some to express a feeling and some to induce a cathartic release to purge extreme emotions. Though the meaning and purpose of words is largely subjective to each individual, the outlet and art form of songwriting [...]
Best Albums of 2011
It is simply understood at this point that these “Best of” lists are far from comprehensive and will not satisfy 99% of those that happen upon this article. However, those albums that simultaneously pop up on the year-end lists of one’s favorite sites or publications, regardless of where they are ranked, are probably worth checking [...]
Best of November 2011
Considering the bevy of top-notch releases in October, it is no wonder that things began to slow down in November. This month definitively belonged to Atlas Sound, as Bradford Cox gave listeners possibly the best release of the year (that will be decided in our year-end list) with a lyrical genius that is simply hard to [...]
Best of October 2011
As was continually reiterated throughout our Picks of the Week this month, October of 2011 was one of the most exciting times of the year in terms of music. The month saw legends releasing comeback albums after years of silence (Jane’s Addiction, Tom Waits), and an electronic producer release an epic double album that will take [...]
Best of September 2011
A jolt of energy from the doldrums of August, September kicked off the fall season with a much-needed spark. Three, maybe four album of the year candidates were released this month, along with a wealth of tracks that are sure to remain in the heads of even the most fickle of music listeners. A myriad [...]
Best Lyricists of 2011 (So Far)
(This list includes only those artists who released an album between January and August of this year) A brilliant lyricist is one who not only crafts a hook that is appealing to the listener, but also one who succeeds in conveying palpable, genuine emotion through his or her words. Yet at the same time, he [...]
Best of August 2011
August 2011 was a relatively quiet month in the indie and rock music worlds. Its memorability will lie in the auguries it provided for the upcoming fall season in music. Jane’s Addiction released another song from their forthcoming album, The Great Escape Artist, which is beginning to exude more promise with each release. The same [...]
