Brian DowningTop 10 Albums of 2022Big Thief — Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in YouNov 27, 2022Nov 27, 2022
Brian DowningTop 10 Albums of the First Half of 2022Big Thief — Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in YouJun 2, 2022Jun 2, 2022
Brian DowningTop 10 Albums of 2021Kiwi Jr. — Cooler Returns Growing from their enjoyable first record, this is the most clever and catchy album I heard this year. Really…Dec 9, 2021Dec 9, 2021
Brian DowningTop 10 Albums of the First Half of 2021No obvious standout so far, but a lot of enjoyable releases. It often takes a year or more to figure out what is great vs merely very good…Jun 6, 2021Jun 6, 2021
Brian DowningTop 10 Albums of 2020It’s a rock-heavy year. It feels weird to not have a hip-hop or metal record crack the top 10. Many easily could have, so check out my…Dec 2, 2020Dec 2, 2020
Brian DowningTop Albums of the First Half of 2020A Girl Called Eddy came out of nowhere for me. I wasn’t aware of her only other album, an acclaimed 2004 release (though I certainly am…Jun 18, 2020Jun 18, 2020
Brian DowningQualified Immunity ReformOne of the systemic problems with police accountability on the legal end of things is the doctrine of qualified immunity, as fleshed out in…Jun 2, 2020Jun 2, 2020
