Author Archives: olneyce

Make me dance, I want to surrender

Posted on January 23, 2014 by olneyce

Hi all.  After a few restful weeks visiting family for the holidays, going to Mexico to read books in hammocks, and generally recharge my batteries, I’m back and ready to get back posting.  For a while that will probably just … Continue reading →

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Top 30 albums of 2013

Posted on December 26, 2013 by olneyce

What a glorious year for music. There were so many great records this year that I literally didn’t have enough time to listen to them all. I’m including 30 albums on my list this year, every one of which is … Continue reading →

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I’ve got a feeling this year’s for me and you

Posted on December 25, 2013 by olneyce

Fairytale Of New York – The Pogues Merry Christmas from Clear Lake, CA – where the sun is out and the ducks are quietly resting on the lake. Only 11 months until my list of the top 10 Christmas songs becomes … Continue reading →

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Top 50 songs of 2013

Posted on December 24, 2013 by olneyce

I’ve been doing these lists for eight years and I’ve always included 40 songs. But there was just so much good music this year I couldn’t bear to cut it down that much. So I’m doing my top 50 songs … Continue reading →

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We burn these joints in effigy and cry about what we used to be

Posted on December 23, 2013 by olneyce

Elephant – Jason Isbell Live Oak – Jason Isbell Honest, heart-wrenching, desolate, beautiful, bleak.  Hopeful. One of the most astonishing records you’ll ever hear.  Southeastern is the living document of a man coming face to face with his demons and triumphing.  But … Continue reading →

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To sleep: perchance to dream

Posted on December 21, 2013 by olneyce

Labyrinthine – Julianna Barwick Many people make ambient music – where glacially slow movements are designed to hypnotize us, to give us a sense the deep structures of the world around us. And many other people make inspirational music – which … Continue reading →

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She told me how to play the industry and keep my heart

Posted on December 20, 2013 by olneyce

Complacent ft. Problem – Rapsody The comparisons to Lauryn Hill are so obvious that it’s impossible not to start there. Pick a couple tracks from She Got Game, release them as an EP of lost tracks from Miseducation, and I think … Continue reading →

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Feel the coolness of my gaze

Posted on December 19, 2013 by olneyce

Troublemaker – Camera Obscura A wonderful return to form from a wonderful band.  I wasn’t in love with the more compressed sonic feeling of My Maudlin Career, so it’s truly delightful to hear this record mostly return to the looser, ambling … Continue reading →

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The universe is a symphony of vibrating strings

Posted on December 18, 2013 by olneyce

Vital – Grouper In a year full of wonderful ambient records, none were as astonishing as The Man Who Died in His Boat. It gives voice to the deep structures of the universe: its vastness, the empty reaches of space.  But also … Continue reading →

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How much would you pay to be right?

Posted on December 17, 2013 by olneyce

Serious question: how many people are going to pay more for health insurance over the next few years because they are sure that Obamacare is bad and will therefore not even bother to look for better deals? I ask this … Continue reading →

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