I agree with Gwen that the way we listen to, discover and acquire music is monumentally different these days.
The fact that my father-in-law knows what Pandora is and streams it on his boat amazes me.
And 2009 is the year that I realized that Gen Y really is good for something: music recommendations. (I kid. Sort of.)
But with all that said, there was one album that stuck out for me as the best. The album I couldn’t get enough of, that put a smile on my face and made me dance around my living room–all my qualifications for awesomeness.
Oh Jack.
There’s that thing about him being totally adorable.
This is just a gratuitous picture of Jack being adorable. I rest my case.
But then there’s also that thing where he incorporates sounds and influences from all over the world into his music…a dash of Fela Kuti, some disco throwback and a healthy dose of Brazilian Tropicalia…reminding us that like his album’s name, Everything is New.
Not bad for a young kid out of England. Who was your Jack this year?
(Hat tip to Bossy’s Ear Worm…a wonderful source of music recommendations from many different time periods. And definitely NOT a Gen Yer.)
