The 2022 Mid-Year Report

Favorites of the year at the midway point – 2022.

The Best Albums of 2020

The albums that shaped my year.

The Musical Divide’s Honorable Mentions For Best Albums Of 2018

Considering The Musical Divide operates mostly as a review outlet, I take a lot of pride in the amount of music covered here. While some may understandably see this extra addition to the albums list as overkill, it’s mostly a testament to how much good music I still couldn’t fit into the actual list no… Continue reading The Musical Divide’s Honorable Mentions For Best Albums Of 2018

The Musical Divide’s Top 50 Songs Of 2018 (Part One)

The Musical Divide’s third list of five launches today. While crafting an artistic statement in the form of an album is important, crafting an excellent song is arguably harder. Albums give artists an average of half an hour to an hour (typically) to win you over. Meanwhile, songs have to do the same job within… Continue reading The Musical Divide’s Top 50 Songs Of 2018 (Part One)

Album Review: Lori McKenna – ‘The Tree’

The short version: ‘The Tree’ is good, and to the right listener, great. But there’s also a frustrating problem with Lori McKenna’s framing at times. The long version: Even if it’s good to have new music from Lori McKenna, it’s our fault for treating her as a newer artist. Then again though, the last few… Continue reading Album Review: Lori McKenna – ‘The Tree’