#10 Dissolve – Tusks FFO Minimalist Electro, James Blake, Swelling Tracks Perfect to Study To Like a few albums on this list, it took awhile for us to truly appreciate the album as a whole. We deal with so many singles in this …
Category: Best of Lists
2017 Songs of The Year: Matt’s List 5-1
After much deliberation including additions and subtractions, here are my five favorite tracks of the year. It’s worth noting the political mood of a few of these tracks as well as the dominance of female artist. All of these tracks meant something special …
2017 Song of the Year: Greg’s List 10-1
Well here they are — the best songs of 2017 according to editor Greg Jones. These are, of course, subjective choices. But honestly, after listening to over 5000 demos this year, we really need to give these artists credit for their literal “outstanding” …
2017 Songs of The Year: Matt’s List 10-6
It’s the end of the year which can only mean one thing, a complete inundation of Best of lists. We at Ear to the Ground love being able to dust off tracks we heard this year and compile our favorite tracks. This politically charged year …
2017 Song of the Year: Greg’s List 20-11
This really is the most wonderful time of the year where we pick and choose some amazing tracks from all year. Enjoy this list and please share with your friends. 20) Dan Clews – “Mountain” -Fingerpicking, solid vocal, and an amazing melody. This …
Four of the Most Outstanding Tracks We Heard This Week
Crywolf – “Weight” This talented artist shook us to our core when we came upon his Skeletons EP, due for release on March 10th. His creativity and highly relevant sound has won fans throughout media outlets as more of a dance hit creator, …
Must Hear: Four of the Best Tracks We Heard This Week
Dan Miz – “Let It Go” This talented multi-faceted artist is deeply entrenched in the NY scene and continues to hone his craft on his newest project. “Let It Go” is a thinking man’s electro pop jam of many layers and intellect. We …
Matt’s 2016 Album of the Year: 5-1
5. Aaron Gillespie – Out of the Badlands Recently, Aaron Gillespie released an album that is a voice crying out from the wilderness. Gillespie, who you may know from Underoath and The Almost, dropped one of the more personal albums we have came …
Greg’s 2016 Album of the Year: 10-1
Picking the best album of the year is a daunting task. Every year hundreds of thousands of people strum, hum, clink, and blurt. They heave and sigh over past loves, new experiences, and the beauty of the world around them. They wrestle with …
Greg’s 2016 Album of the Year: 20-11
Every year come December I think I simply MUST split this list into genres. There were so many good albums. I wonder if there’s any way to cut it down to a sizable list. Then I whittle and work, getting the list down …
