These photographs by Christopher Bucklow are quite stunning (gallery images via DLK). I was first exposed to Bucklow’s work on the cover of David Eagleman’s Sum. I highly recommend Eagleman’s book, but only the first edition—don’t buy the more recent editions without the Bucklow image! You can view more images from this series at Bucklow’s website. I think my favorite image is still the one used on the Sum cover.
I listened to more music than ever this year because of Spotify. Here are my favorite albums—not necessarily the best albums of the year, but rather the ones I found myself listening to over and over. (By the way, you can find many of these mp3 albums for $5 or less right now at Amazon-see links)
My Favorite
Civilian, Wye Oak
By far my favorite album of the year. I didn’t listen to anything nearly as much as this album. I also loved listening to earlier Wye Oak albums for the first time—great, great stuff.
The Rest
Burst Apart, The Antlers
Cults, Cults
Father, Son, Holy Ghost, Girls
The King of Limbs, Radiohead
The Long Surrender, Over the Rhine
Nine Types of Light, TV on the Radio
Rome, Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi
Strange Negotiations, David Bazan
Take Care, Take Care, Take Care, Explosions in the Sky
— Anselm Kiefer (via)
