Happy New Year!  Now that the niceties are over, let’s get on to to the background info. This week, I will reflect on the past year and look forward to what 2010 has to offer. When I first decided to write this post a few weeks ago, I hadn’t read anyone else’s lists and I wasn’t planning on doing so either.  But through posts on twitter, I was exposed to several.  Looks like my favorite album is a lot of people’s favorite as well.  My initial response was to re-calibrate my picks and re-evaluate my rankings since I rarely ever [...]

Some songs demand to be listened to. “OK” by Mute Math is one of those rare songs that commands my attention. There’s something intoxicating & contagious about it’s simple message.  The simple, yet textured,  layers of this song have the ability to stop me right where I am and I love it. I doubt I could ever tire of listening to this song. It was one of the first songs I heard by the newly formed band and it shows their versatility as it follows the reggae-esque & upbeat “Peculiar People” on their first EP, Reset.  It’s a shame that [...]