Best of 2024
Another typical January release day, however things are picking up a little bit as there were more new albums this week than last. There were two albums I enjoyed this week, one being Big Sigh by Marika Hackman (Listen) and the other being Penalty of Leadership by Boldy James &
Best of 2023
I have to be honest: I had a different experience of the 2023 musical landscape than Jay – it was hard for me to find any anything to really settle into, anything that moved me, or anything that shocked me in a way that was wholly new. Some years are like
Best of 2024
There weren’t many new releases this week, but one album still stood out as interesting and I have a feeling it will last the year on my “Best Of” list. That would be SPRINTS new album Letter to Self. (Listen) From the band: Inspired by Savages, their sound matured
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Happy New Year from Crucial Tracks. With 2023 in the books, I’ve got some updates to my end of year post. First up is my 2023 song-a-day playlist… now with 365 songs! Since it’s January 1, it’s also a perfect time to take up this project in
Best of 2023
I posted these lists to Substack Notes before I published by year end post, so I will move these over to the main site, so everyone can see them. Some albums that didn’t make my list of 2023 favorites, but I still really enjoyed: Alternative/Indie * Pure Music by
Best of 2023
2023 was a pretty darn good year for music, at least for the genres I like… I’ve spent a lot of time listening to my top 15 over the last month or two, in order to decide on the final order, and I’ve pretty much considered moving each
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I suppose I should start by introducing myself: I’m Chris Fritton, the other half of the Crucial Tracks team. I’m a working artist & author based in Buffalo, NY, that specializes in letterpress printing. I recently wrapped up a ten-year-long traveling project called The Itinerant Printer, where I
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Everyone has moments in their life that are defined by music. Whether it’s a song that introduced you to a genre of music that changed your tastes and style, or a lyric that made you think about the world in a different way. Songs can represent relationships. Songs can
Everyone has moments in their life that are defined by music. Whether it’s a song that introduced you to a genre of music that changed your tastes and style, or a lyric that made you think about the world in a different way. Songs can represent relationships. Songs can
Best of 2022
A recap of my favorite records from 2022. Featuring Painless by Nilufer Yanya at #1!
One Last Wish
Welcome to the 1994 edition of One Last Wish – my regular series where I look back at records that changed my life.
One Last Wish
1993 was another good year for music, with Nirvana's In Utero, Radiohead's Pablo Honey, The Smashing Pumpkin's Siamese Dream, and A Tribe Called Quest Midnight Marauders, Wu-Tang Clan's Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), Fugazi's In on the Kill Taker, Digable