All The Bells & Whistles

The 00s: A Brief List of Good Records from the Last Ten Years (Pt. 4 — The Drive-By)

Sufjan Stevens, Come on Feel the Illinoise — The Betsy Ross Middle School Beginner Band plays Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band playing Steve Reich.

Panda Bear, Person Pitch — Blue winter light in a pale green room.

The Decemberists, The Crane Wife — Clap your hands, sing along, briefly and cautiously bang your head, spread your wings, keep singing.

Fleet Foxes, The Fleet Foxes — Don’t sing along on this one. Let them do it.

by Timothy Imse