While I am probably the fondest of the genre on FOWR, 2011 had stumped me stumped me to the point of questioning actual pop conventions that I thought were pop conventions that weren’t actually pop conventions. I wrote in my review of Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s self-titled album, about pop of our generation being primarily about reflection; the idea of breaking old ground in attempt to create new. Strangely, none of our nominees exemplified a gaping non-modern feel. It’s all very progressive and that’s what makes each album in contention nothing to trifle with. Continue reading
Fermata over Whole Rest 