I started this project about a month ago, mainly as an effort to get better at staying current with new music and to force myself to try new things. I started small with my favorite songs for each week, mainly due to past experiences with biting off more than I can chew with personal blogs. At this point, though, I think I’m ready to expand things with a new topic: album roundups!
Starting with June, I’ll make a post rounding up my favorite albums of each month. The cadence may be changed in the future, especially if there’s too many albums to write about each month. I am certainly not a savant with endless musical knowledge, and my music tastes have a definite lean towards pop, rock and indie. That said, I’ll try my best to step out of my comfort zone and give quick, honest thoughts!
But how shall I score them? Boring numbers? Move over, Pitchfork. Stars? You can go to rateyourmusic.com for that. Let me introduce you to my pal EDNEY, who’s going to help me with scoring records, serving as a quick reference to how I feel about them. Edney will give an album one of six possible ratings, which are as follows:
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Amped! 