Soundcheck's Picks of the Year
What a year it was... Our favorite albums include music from a car commercial, some old Americana, a Bernstein Mass and… well, you know we have someone from Brazil on our team…Otto - Certa Manhã...
View ArticleSoundcheck Critics' Week: Best Pop of the '00s
During the week of December 14, WNYC's Soundcheck is speaking with music critics each day about their favorite material of 2009 and the last decade. For Monday's edition, John Schaefer spoke with...
View ArticleSoundcheck Critics' Week: World Music Picks for 2009 and the Decade
This was a phenomenal decade for world music, marked by an explosion in the variety and availability of sounds. Style-wise, it was a decade of blending and innovation: rock, hip-hop, and electronica...
View ArticleSoundcheck Critics' Week: Best Jazz of 2009 and the '00s
Popmatters writer and frequent NPR guest Will Layman selected the three top jazz albums of 2009 and seven more greats from the rest of the decade. 2009: 1. Vijay Iyer Trio, Historicity 2. John...
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