1—–>3—–>5
Terrible—>Fantastic
5
Lamar, Kendrick – Overly Dedicated
Lamar, Kendrick – Section.80
Lamar, Kendrick – m.A.A.d city
4
O’Day, Anita – Anita O’Day Swings Cole Porter with Billy May
Ochoa, Eliades – Tribute to the Cuarteto Patria
Byrne, David and St. Vincent – Love this Giant
3
Staple Singers, The – Uncloudy Days
2
Bey, Andy – American Song
Bey, Andy – Shades of Bey
1
1—–>3—–>5
Terrible—>Fantastic
5
4
Burial – Kindred
3
Diamond Rugs – Diamond Rugs
Gotye – Making Mirrors
Kimbra – Vows (interesting production and subject matter, though)
Leontyne Price, RIchard Tucker, Rosalind Elias, Philip Maero – Puccini’s Madama Butterfly
Band of Skulls – Baby Darling Doll Face Honey
Band of Skulls – Sweet Sour
2
Religious to Damn – Glass Prayer
Felt – Bubblegum Perfume
Jeff the Brotherhood – We are the Champions
1
Jeff the Brotherhood – Hypnotic Nights
Among the things I learned this week:
* A pasty is a tasty treat. (Courtesy: PMS)
* One-fifth of NYC’s visitors are international visitors, and this group is the source for half of visitors’ retail spending. (Courtesy: NYT)
* An intensive course in pop music, including Cody Simpson, Austin Mahone, Ms. Peachez and more. (Courtesy: EC)
* Crepes are harder to make than I expected. (Courtesy: Personal experience)