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In the Bleak Mid-Winter
Comfort and Joy from Christmas Music
November 29, 2016

Good Grief
Music as Therapy and Remembrance
November 22, 2016

There is a Crack in Everything
That's How the Light Gets In
November 15, 2016

Voice of Hope
Tom Chaplin Crawls Back to the Light
November 8, 2016

The October Project Part Last
Opening Acts, Main Events and Tributes
November 1, 2016

The October Project Part Four
Leonard Cohen Wrestles with Death
October 25, 2016

The October Project Part Three
Four Men and Their Music
October 18, 2016

The October Project Part Two
The Return of Human Radio and Other Stories
October 11, 2016

The October Project Part One
Gungor, Bon Iver and Other Quick Takes
October 4, 2016

FEAR Itself
Marillion's Dark, Angry, Brilliant New Record
September 27, 2016

The Flame is Gone, the Fire Remains
The Dear Hunter's Act V is a Showstopper
September 20, 2016

Nine-Nine
Dispatches from the Biggest Music Week of the Year
September 13, 2016

Re-Vitalized
A Second Look at Mutemath's Fourth
September 6, 2016

Stakes is High
De La Soul Returns With the Help of Thousands
August 30, 2016

Future Soul
Kiwanuka and Mvula Redraw the Maps
August 23, 2016

Walking the Line
Between the Church and the Radio
August 16, 2016

Eight Hundred
On the Virtues of Having No Plan
August 9, 2016

A Most Welcome Return
Peter Garrett's Version of Now
August 2, 2016

DerriFest 2016
Three New Albums From the Voice of the Choir
July 26, 2016

Three Women and the Truth
From the Law Firm of Watkins, Khan and Mann
July 19, 2016

The Pig and the Warbler
And Bibles, Books and Things
July 12, 2016

AudioFeed Goes Fourth
Highlights from the Best Fest in the Midwest
July 5, 2016

Brought to You by the Letter S
Starflyer, Sarah and the Second Quarter Report
June 28, 2016

Hard Left Turns
A Trio of Surprise Reinventions
June 21, 2016

Three Without a Theme
New Ones From Garbage, Tom Odell and Miles Nielsen
June 14, 2016

Still Crazy After All These Years
Paul Simon's Delightfully Weird Stranger to Stranger
June 7, 2016

I Just Need 30 Minutes
Short Records Long on Charm
May 31, 2016

Artificial Heart
Finding the Soul in the Machine
May 24, 2016

True Love Waits
Radiohead Finally Makes Me Like Them Again
May 17, 2016

Drinking Lemonade
On Beyonce, Love, Anger and Forgiveness
May 10, 2016

Short Trips
Quick Visits with Five Good Records
May 3, 2016

Purple Reign
Hail to the Prince, Gone Much Too Soon
April 26, 2016

Wind in Our Sail
Weezer's Feel-Good Hit of the Summer
April 19, 2016

Louder Things
Three New Ways to Wake Up the Neighbors
April 12, 2016

How the Light Gets In
Soundtracks for Despair and Hope
April 5, 2016

Adulting is Hard
In Which I Cut Myself a Break
March 29, 2016

Best Renew Artist
Esperanza and the Terrible, Awful, No Good, Very Bad Week
March 15, 2016

Fine, Call It a Comeback
Enjoying Four Welcome Returns
March 8, 2016

Miracles Out of Nowhere
Respecting the Unexpected
March 1, 2016

We Need to Talk About Kanye
The Life of Pablo Steps Both Forward and Back
February 23, 2016

Elton and Elliott
And Introverts and Extroverts
February 16, 2016

Everything in Transit
Bloc Party Heads Somewhere Else on Hymns
February 9, 2016

The Neon Lights are Bright
Dream Theater Goes Broadway on The Astonishing
February 2, 2016

I Need Something New
January Takes Off With Three Good Records
January 26, 2016

Look Up Here, I’m In Heaven
David Bowie's Phenomenal Farewell
January 19, 2016

16 Reasons to Love 2016
Why This Will Be the Best Year Ever
January 19, 2016

The Stars Look Very Different Today
David Bowie 1947-2016
January 12, 2016

Fifty Second Week
And Farewell to 2015
December 29, 2015

Should I Tear My Heart Out Now
The 2015 Top 10 List
December 22, 2015

The Leftovers
Honorable Mentions from 2015
December 15, 2015

Wrapping Up the Year Part Two
Four Final Reviews of '15
December 8, 2015

Wrapping Up the Year Part One
The Gift of Live
December 1, 2015

Le Deluge Part Six
Hearing Voices
November 24, 2015

Change Is Good
Except When It Isn't
November 17, 2015

The Empire Strikes Back
Hours of New Awesome from Celldweller
November 10, 2015

Notes Falling Slow
Three Collections of Patient Beauty
October 27, 2015

You Will Not Take My Heart Alive
Joanna Newsom's Dazzling Divers
October 27, 2015

Le Deluge Part Five
Dance Underground
October 20, 2015

Le Deluge Part Four
The Long and Short of It
October 13, 2015

Le Deluge Part Three
Being Who You Are
October 6, 2015

Le Deluge Part Two
Party Like It's 1989
September 29, 2015

Le Deluge Part One
Been Here for Years
September 22, 2015

Cue the Orchestra
Ben Folds and the Dear Hunter, Strings Attached
September 15, 2015

The Mighty Maiden
Their Renaissance Continues with The Book of Souls
September 8, 2015

The Last Seven Years
Watching Foals and Beach House Evolve
September 1, 2015

Looking Forward
Headlong Into the Next Six Weeks
August 25, 2015

Because We’re Not Dead Yet
Trying to Get Better 'Cause I Haven't Been My Best
August 18, 2015

Blood and Water
One Review, One Not-a-Review
August 11, 2015

Adventures in Concertgoing
Heading Back to Nashville, Thinking 'Bout the Whole Thing
August 4, 2015

Computer Brains
Do Critics Dream of Electric Beeps?
July 28, 2015

I Don’t Like Fridays
Who Needs a Global Release Date?
July 21, 2015

The Good With the Bad
Isbell Impresses, Owl City Depresses
July 14, 2015

AudioFeed’s Hat Trick
Festival's Third Year Cements Its Success
July 7, 2015

More Mid-Year Contenders
Impressive Records from Joy Williams and Everything Everything
June 30, 2015

On Being Frank
Zappa's Last Album Finally Sees the Light of Day
June 23, 2015

People Are Talking
A Record You'll Hear About, a Record You Won't
June 16, 2015

Like the Spanish Inquisition
Three Things I Didn't See Coming
June 9, 2015

We Have Forgotten
A Couple Things I've Been Ignoring
June 2, 2015

Straight Six
Catching Up is Still Hard to Do
May 26, 2015

From Out of Nowhere
Faith No More Reunites on Sol Invictus
May 19, 2015

The Reinvention Game
Meeting Mumford and Aqualung All Over Again
May 12, 2015

A Quick One, Now That He’s Back
The Choir, Noah's Arcade and Some Short Takes
May 5, 2015

They Might Be Amazing
TMBG dials up a winner with Glean
April 21, 2015

Let Down and Hanging On
Disappointments from Brian Wilson and Death Cab
April 14, 2015

Worth Waiting For
On Timbre, Riki Michele and the Wonders of Crowdfunding
April 7, 2015

To Make a Masterpiece
Kendrick Goes Big, Sufjan Goes Small
March 31, 2015

Brought to You By the Letter M
On Madonna, Marling and Modest Mouse
March 24, 2015

A Novel Idea
Steven Wilson Weaves Wonders on Hand. Cannot. Erase.
March 17, 2015

On PopArt and From the Heart
And People I Have Only Met Online
March 10, 2015

Whatever’s On My Mind
A Eulogy, a Rant and an Appreciation
March 3, 2015

Stand Up Straight and Meet the World
Quiet Company Makes the Right Record at the Right Time
February 24, 2015

In Between Days
Albums That Are Neither Here Nor There
February 17, 2015

Three Reviews of Copeland’s Ixora
An Underrated Band's Triple Threat
February 10, 2015

Punching Up
Punch Brothers Make the Year's First Great Record
February 3, 2015

Fair to Middling
The First Fruits of Fifteen
January 27, 2015

In Before the Buzzer
Three Records That Defined December
January 20, 2015

Fifteen Reasons to Love 2015
Why This Will Be the Best Year Ever
January 13, 2015

Fifty Second Week
And Farewell to 2014
December 31, 2014

Pretty Damned Good As You Are
The 2014 Top 10 List
December 24, 2014

The Not-Quites and Also-Rans
A Damn Good Group of Honorable Mentions
December 17, 2014

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