Two things I really like about the end of the year–making comprehensive mixes of the music of the last 12 months, and giving cheap presents. This is a way for me to do both. Well, here they are–the first two products of about two weeks (off and on, mind you) of narrowing my year-end favorites [...]

As the new BSS album Windsurfing Nation gradually leaks its way into the hands of those who like to sample before buying (so far, I’ve only heard the propulsive-yet-delicate “Shorelines”), I thought I’d post the video for You Forgot It In People’s “Almost Crimes.” There’s a lot to be said for the classic, unpretentious [...]