The musings of a jukebox junkie
Change is bound to come, and so it has. At the risk of being dramatic, after nine years and countless posts in this space, I have decided to close up shop and move across town to Substack. I’ll be sure to leave a forwarding address below, but before I do I just wanted to say... Continue Reading →
2025 was a great year for music. I hope you can say the same, but if not maybe I have a few here you missed. Or maybe my enthusiasm will spark you to try stuff you have heard again with fresh ears. As I put wrap on these type of posts and this particular blog... Continue Reading →
I listened to a lot of music in 2025. That’s perhaps the understatement of the year, but anyway… here are the songs I kept returning to the most. The playlist is primarily Christian music-based, with a few mainstream songs mixed in. If it’s here it’s because I thought it was interesting or worth a listen.... Continue Reading →
The year of our Lord 2025 was a great year for music. I hope you can say the same, but if not, maybe I have a few you missed, or my enthusiasm will spark you to try stuff you have heard before with fresh ears before you finalize your 2025 year-end list. Or maybe you’re... Continue Reading →
So far, 2025 has been a solid year for new music releases. Yes, I know this is technically a few weeks early of the “halfway” point but I figure most music releases don’t extend beyond Thanksgiving so I decided to roll this list out earlier than usual. These are the 40 albums and EPs that... Continue Reading →
Love them or loathe them, Coldplay has had quite a career spanning twenty plus years. Personally, I mostly love them. They have released a few of my all-time favorite albums over the last 20 years. Though I’ve been lukewarm toward their last 2-3 albums, I think they have a relatively strong catalogue, which I rank... Continue Reading →
What a fantastic year of music in 2024! Never have I had as much trouble whittling down my final Top 20 or ordering my list as I did this go around. Also, I’m sure I don’t say that every year but don’t check me on that. 😉 Anyway, I love music. I don’t feel particularly... Continue Reading →
What a great year for new music, especially the hidden corners of the independent scene! I keep finding myself captivated by musicians operating outside of the constraints of a traditional label. In this post I’ll list my Top 50 songs of 2024 without commentary so as not to lull you to sleep. This will include... Continue Reading →
These are my Top 10 album recommendations from 2024 of five different genres/categories under the Christian music umbrella. Pop/Rock, Rock/Heavy, Singer Songwriter, Hip-Hop/Rap, and Worship. I’ve ordered them alphabetically, and will be choosing my annual Top 20 albums from among this list. Also, as a bonus I have included 5 Mainstream Records and 5 EPs... Continue Reading →
I’ll save the longer preamble for my year-end list, so for now…these are my recommendations from Christian (and faith adjacent) music at the halfway point of 2024. I went with 25 Albums and 25 Songs. I’ve picked five albums from the five primary genres that I think fit snugly under the CCM or Christian music... Continue Reading →
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