the year and stuff
i think that 2010 went by pretty darn fast. and by and large, i had a really fun year. i have felt good lately, living each awesome day with plenty of awesomeness... just enjoying life in general. i spent lots of time this year on making music and taking photography. and i moved into a great new home, and got a new job, which i have been thoroughly enjoying for the past six months. also, i beat cholesterol. i beat it to a bloody pulp. jacob: 1, cholesterol: 0. i WIN. yay for awesome lifestyle changes.
i do wish that i had more time... one of the things i basically all but stopped doing is music critiques. i just don't sit down with as many albums lately. my music listening time is when i am on the bus, going to or from work.
also, 2010... the year in music was not as interesting as, say 2009, 2008, or 2007. and it was certainly no 1997. i'm not even going to bother to make a best of... list this year. in no particular order, my five favourite albums of 2010 are:
i listened to a lot of other stuff this year. some of it impressed me, some of it not so much so. for the past few years i've been posting the "biggest disappointment of the year" (imo, essentially the worst album of the year, without it being not even worth mentioning). this year nothing disappointed me so much. i mean, some albums failed to take it up a notch (band of horses' infinite arms comes to mind). but disappointed? that's probably strong. however, at least two albums of note (of note due to overwhelming mainstream popularity as a result of these newest releases) left me feeling completely underwhelmed: the national's high violet and the arcade fire's the suburbs. oh well. i'm still a fan. no biggy.
as far as live concerts, highlights for 2010 were sage francis, the flaming lips, and the russian futurists.
i do wish that i had more time... one of the things i basically all but stopped doing is music critiques. i just don't sit down with as many albums lately. my music listening time is when i am on the bus, going to or from work.
also, 2010... the year in music was not as interesting as, say 2009, 2008, or 2007. and it was certainly no 1997. i'm not even going to bother to make a best of... list this year. in no particular order, my five favourite albums of 2010 are:
- shearwater, the golden archipelago
- frightened rabbit, the winter of mixed drinks
- the russian futurists, the weight's on the wheels
- kid cudi, man on the moon II: the legend of mr. rager
- yeasayer, odd blood
i listened to a lot of other stuff this year. some of it impressed me, some of it not so much so. for the past few years i've been posting the "biggest disappointment of the year" (imo, essentially the worst album of the year, without it being not even worth mentioning). this year nothing disappointed me so much. i mean, some albums failed to take it up a notch (band of horses' infinite arms comes to mind). but disappointed? that's probably strong. however, at least two albums of note (of note due to overwhelming mainstream popularity as a result of these newest releases) left me feeling completely underwhelmed: the national's high violet and the arcade fire's the suburbs. oh well. i'm still a fan. no biggy.
as far as live concerts, highlights for 2010 were sage francis, the flaming lips, and the russian futurists.