Ah, December. That
magical time of year when the blogger’s fancy turns to letting you know their
favorite albums of the year in a long, drawn out list. Fear not; this is not that list. That list will be released sometime within
the next few weeks. This is more of a
primer, a dual post to get you started thinking about what “Album of the Year”
really means while at the same time giving you an unasked for history of my
listening tastes over the past decade… and more importantly, how things have
changed in hindsight.