Brian DowningTop 10 Albums of 2022Big Thief — Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You3 min read·Nov 27, 2022----
Brian DowningTop 10 Albums of the First Half of 2022Big Thief — Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You3 min read·Jun 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…3 min read·Dec 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…1 min read·Jun 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…4 min read·Dec 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…2 min read·Jun 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…8 min read·Jun 2, 2020----
Brian DowningTop Albums of the 2010sI didn’t find this list particularly challenging to make — the very best albums over a 10 year period become obvious as you wear them out…2 min read·Dec 9, 2019----