Another year in the books. Musically it was pretty solid. I attended my 14th Iceland Airwaves music festival. I did my first-ever DJ set. I went record shopping in New York City, Vienna, Bratislava, and Reykjavik. And I brought 277 physical releases into the house, if my Disocgs collection is to be believed (and I […]
Category: Year End Lists
The Best of 2024
Another year is in the books. They are just speeding by these days, which I suspect is a combination of me getting older and some kind of temporal distortion caused by COVID that seemed to change how time is experienced. Regardless, it was a good year in the Life In The Vinyl Lane household with […]
The Best of 2023
It’s that time again, kids, time for the obligatory year-end lists! Top 5 New Releases In 2023 1. Tears In Berghain EP – Bjarki (Iceland)2. DanceOrama – Gusgus (Iceland)3. The Seashell And The Clergyman – Jóhannes Palmson & Hálfdán Árnason (Iceland)4. God Games – The Kills (US)5. Both Men And Wild Beasts Listened To The […]
From The Vault – Top 5 Albums – 2012 To 2022
At the end of every year I post various Top 5 lists. I’ve been working on the post for 2023, and decided I’d re-post my Top 5 Releases by year as they appeared on the prior iteration of Life in the VInyl Lane, along with the commentary. In looking at these lists it becomes clear […]