The only thing better than finding an album you love (in this case Menomena’s 2012 album Moms) is finding out that there are some songs left over from that album’s recording sessions. Menomena just released “Toomer” as a digital single that you can snag through your digital downloading software of choice. But until then, stream [...]

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Louis CK – Word Recorded in 2010, Louis CK’s Word was used in bits and pieces in those cutaway comedy scenes in Louie. As such, it suffered a bit because you’ve probably heard some of this before. But it’s such strong material delivered by such a great performer that it’s hardly a detriment at all. [...]

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Another year, another great crop of songs. Some of you might be surprised to see a handful of radio smash hits on here, but I’d be lying to myself and you if I didn’t include them in a list of my favorite songs of 2012. There’s a Spotify playlist (with a few extra songs) to [...]

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Menomena’s Moms makes me feel guilty. It does that because it brings out one of my most shameful music-fan habits: prematurely judging albums on their covers. I don’t always do this, but I’m finally aware of some background patterns in my brain that slightly downgrades albums with covers I hate. I’ve done it with Deerhoof’s [...]

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