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Sampha, Lahai, and Learning to Fly
Sampha’s music possesses an interminable beauty. While it’s not the only connective piece of his work, it is the most persistent and...
Zachery Moats
Nov 8, 20232 min read


Aladdin Sane and David Bowie's Break from Ziggy Stardust
Aladdin Sane didn’t mark much of a change in sound for Bowie, but its most impressive feat is just how it breaks free from Ziggy Stardust.
Zachery Moats
Aug 13, 20224 min read


50 Years of Ziggy Stardust
50 years later and David Bowie's The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders from Mars is as good as it's ever been.
Zachery Moats
Aug 7, 20226 min read


Laurel Hell and The Art of the Changing Artist
Mitski's return to music is marked by some of her most evocative and distant work to date. All that's left is to wrestle with its duality.
Zachery Moats
Feb 16, 20222 min read


2021 Albums of the Year (Top 25)
A list of the top 25 albums of 2021 that still remains remarkably close as I choose to publish it.
Zachery Moats
Dec 26, 20218 min read


2021 Albums of the Year (50-26)
Trying to narrow a list of the top albums for this year to 50 was hard but settle in for familiar faces and new artists alike.
Zachery Moats
Dec 24, 20213 min read


2021 Rap Up (Top 25 Albums)
The top 25 rap albums of the year feature quite a bit from Griselda Records, but it might be clearer now than ever that refuses to be plain.
Zachery Moats
Dec 23, 202111 min read


2021 Rap Up (Albums 50-26)
2021 has largely sucked. That doesn't mean everything has though. Kicking off my end of year posts: the Rap Up.
Zachery Moats
Dec 22, 20217 min read


Joni Mitchell's Blue & The Essence of Greatness
Joni Mitchell's Blue is a perfect album. It turns 50 this year, and I could of no better way to kick off a new writing series.
Zachery Moats
Apr 16, 20214 min read


2020 Rap Up
While there were a plethora of great 2020 albums, I wanted to spotlight the best of rap music, which included Ka, Open Mike Eagle, and more.
Zachery Moats
Feb 13, 202115 min read


2020 Albums of the Year
2020 was rough. Music was one of the few salves. From Waxahatachee to Dua Lipa, these were some of the best records of last year.
Zachery Moats
Feb 5, 202112 min read


Thundercat's It Is What It Is: The Beauty of Facing Existence with Funky Space Rhythms
Themes don’t take shape immediately on It Is What It Is. Sounds do though. Almost immediately, it feels as though the Earth has opened up...
Zachery Moats
Apr 5, 20202 min read


Tame Impala's The Slow Rush and The Beauty of Multiple Listens
Picking up any Tame Impala record is a submission to wherever it might lead you. With both Lonerism and Currents, that journey started in...
Zachery Moats
Feb 23, 20203 min read


The 2020 Grammys: Predictions, Snubs, and A Short Recap
Everybody has a ‘thing.’ You know, those topics that when conversation dies down, you know they can rely on one particular subject...
Zachery Moats
Jan 26, 202011 min read


Circles and The Art of Slowing Down
Posthumous albums are often celebrations of an artist’s work. Something such as Pac’s Life from 2006 featured some of the most popular...
Zachery Moats
Jan 19, 20203 min read
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2018 Albums of the Year [Top 20]
We are wasting no time, because I have too many great albums to share. Let’s get to it by glancing over the rest of the top 50 starting...
Zachery Moats
Feb 3, 201911 min read
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2018 Albums of the Year [Introduction & 50-21]
The only other time I have done a countdown for my favorite non-rap albums of the year was in 2017. In that year, I still slotted rap...
Zachery Moats
Feb 1, 201910 min read


2018 Rap Awards
An entirely new process during the Rap Up this year for me was selecting rappers for these various awards. As you keep scrolling, you...
Zachery Moats
Jan 27, 20197 min read


2018 Rap Up: The Top 25
It is the moment you have been waiting for, the moment you have been emailing me all week to unveil, well here it is! (I have adopted the...
Zachery Moats
Jan 25, 201915 min read


2018 Rap Up: Albums 50-26
Now we are getting to the great stuff. We are officially entering the top 50. Let’s get to it with a quick recap. 100. Takeoff – The Last...
Zachery Moats
Jan 24, 201913 min read
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