Phil's Superpower of Enthusiasm

A place to write about things I enjoy, for my own edification. Headphones, audio gear, albums, whiskey, wine, golden retrievers etc.

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Lawyer, unabashed nerd and geek. Purveyor and pusher of excellent sci-fi/fantasy, good food, and repartee. He/him. Dog dad/servant to @Goldendenali.

I’m experimenting with Amazon Affiliate status in an attempt to defray some of the costs of headphone reviews; Amazon links may be affiliate links (depending on whether or not I’ve figured out how to use them correctly). Please feel free to buy elsewhere; this is just one way to recoup the costs of this hobby.

Phil's Top Ten Albums of 2016

  1. The Range–“Potential” (electronica)
  2. Brass Tracks–“Good Love” (electronica/jazz/hip-hop)
  3. The 1975–“I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware” (electro-pop)
  4. Dawn Golden–“Still Life” (electronica/ambient)
  5. Blood Orange–“Freetown Sound” (rock?)
  6. James Blake–“The Colour in Anything” (electronica/ambient)
  7. Phantogram–“Three” (electro-rock)
  8. Massive Attack–“Ritual Spirit EP” (trip-hop)
  9. Jack Garratt–“Phase” (electronica/rock/???)
  10. Various Artists–“Hamilton Mixtape” (broadway/hip-hop)

Honorable mentions:

  • School of Seven Bells–“SVIIB” (rock)
  • Various Artists–“Day of the Dead” (Grateful Dead covers organized by The National)

It was also a good year for EPs. A few of my favorites:

  1. Petit Biscuit–“Petit Biscuit EP”
  2. Verite–“Living EP”
  3. The Range–“Superimpose EP”
[Editor’s note: I spend a surprising amount of time looking for these through my FB archive over the years, so I’m dropping these here mostly for my own ease of use.
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