#156 Best Album of 2000 Tournament: Week #20 Wrap-Up
Hey folksarinos, Not on my watch, you don’t. Welcome back from the holidays and welcome to 2025! Just a warning: the tournament will likely be coming to an...
#155 The Best Album of 2000, Round 2, Match #89: The New Pornographers vs. Björk
Hey folks! Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #3 The New Pornographers, MASS ROMANTIC Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #62 Björk, SELMASONGS: MUSIC FROM...
#154 The Best Album of 2000, Round 2, Match #88: The Hives vs. Explosions in the Sky
Hey folks— Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #23 The Hives, VENI VIDI VICIOUS Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #87 Explosions in the Sky, HOW STRANGE,...
#153 The Best Album of 2000, Round 2, Match #87: Elliott Smith vs. Jill Scott
Hey folks! Welcome to 2025! Glad you could be here. Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #10 Elliott Smith, FIGURE 8 Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #55...
#152 The Best Album of 2000, Round 2, Match #86: Clinic vs. The Dandy Warhols
Hey folks! Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #26 Clinic, INTERNAL WRANGLER Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #39 The Dandy Warhols, THIRTEEN TALES FROM...
#151 The Best Album of 2000, Round 2, Match #85: Modest Mouse vs. Sunny Day Real Estate
Hey folks! Welcome back from the holidays! If you were missing this newsletter and were confused about what was going on, my apologies — after the lackluster...
#150 The Best Album of 2000, Round 2, Match #84: Dead Prez vs. Juana Molina
Hey folks! Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #82 Dead Prez, LET’S GET FREE Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #111 Juana Molina, SEGUNDO Listen on Spotify...
#149 Best Album of 2000 Tournament: Week #18 Wrap-Up
Hey there folks, I’ve given up trying to make sense of these. Another week is done, and no real surprises, as all the higher seeds largely crushed their...
#148 The Best Album of 2000, Round 2, Match #83: Aimee Mann vs. Mirah
Hey folks, Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #15 Aimee Mann, BACHELOR NO. 2 (OR, THE LAST REMAINS OF THE DODO) Listen on Spotify or YouTube (Skip tracks...
#147 The Best Album of 2000, Round 2, Match #82: Shellac vs. Primal Scream
Hey folks- Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #31 Shellac, 1000 HURTS Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #34 Primal Scream, XTRMNTR Listen on Spotify or...
#146 The Best Album of 2000, Round 2, Match #81: PJ Harvey vs. Idlewild
Hey folks, Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #2 PJ Harvey, STORIES FROM THE CITY, STORIES FROM THE SEA Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #66 Idlewild, 100...
#145 The Best Album of 2000, Round 2, Match #80: Ghostface Killah vs. Wu-Tang Clan
Hey folks! Looks like December 17th is officially Wu Day! Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #21 Ghostface Killah, SUPREME CLIENTELE Listen on Spotify or...
#144 The Best Album of 2000, Round 2, Match #79: D'Angelo vs. De La Soul
Hey folks, Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #12 D’Angelo, VOODOO Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #76 De La Soul, ART OFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: MOSAIC THUMP...
#143 Best Album of 2000 Tournament: Week #17 Wrap-Up
Hey you fooooolllkkkks A little Doctor Who joke for you. (That’s supposed to be Leela superimposed on the saggy bottom dude.) Another week is ovah! Most of...
#142 The Best Album of 2000, Round 2, Match #78: Peaches vs. Jurassic 5
Hey folks! Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #28 Peaches, THE TEACHES OF PEACHES Listen on Spotify (Disc 1 only) or YouTube vs. #37 Jurassic 5, QUALITY...
#141 The Best Album of 2000, Round 2, Match #77: Yo La Tengo vs. Emmylou Harris
Hey folks- Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #5 Yo La Tengo, AND THEN NOTHING TURNED ITSELF INSIDE-OUT Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #69 Emmylou...
#140 The Best Album of 2000, Round 2, Match #76: Erykah Badu vs. Cat Power
Hey folks! Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #20 Erykah Badu, MAMA’S GUN Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #45 Cat Power, THE COVERS RECORD Listen on...
#139 The Best Album of 2000, Round 2, Match #75: Belle & Sebastian vs. Lambchop
Hey folks! Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #13 Belle & Sebastian, FOLD YOUR HANDS CHILD, YOU WALK LIKE A PEASANT Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #52...
#138 The Best Album of 2000, Round 2, Match #74: Johnny Cash vs. Lou Reed
Hey folks, Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #29 Johnny Cash, AMERICAN III: SOLITARY MAN Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #93 Lou Reed, ECSTASY Listen on...
#137 Best Album of 2000 Tournament: Week #16 Wrap-Up
Hey ffolkes, The meekest. Another week is done, so we’re a week closer to naming the Best Album of 2000. Absolutely no surprises this last week, as all the...
#136 The Best Album of 2000, Round 2, Match #73: Radiohead vs. The Jayhawks
Hey folks, Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #4 Radiohead, KID A Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #61 The Jayhawks, SMILE Listen on Spotify or YouTube To...
#135 The Best Album of 2000, Round 2, Match #72: Broadcast vs. Goldfrapp
Hey folks— Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #24 Broadcast, THE NOISE MADE BY PEOPLE Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #88 Goldfrapp, FELT MOUNTAIN Listen...
#134 The Best Album of 2000, Round 2, Match #71: The Avalanches vs. !!!
Hey folks!!! Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #9 The Avalanches, SINCE I LEFT YOU Listen on Spotify (Disc 1) or YouTube (Tracks 1-18) vs. #73 !!!, !!!...
#133 The Best Album of 2000, Round 2, Match #70: Badly Drawn Boy vs. The Apples in Stereo
Hey folks: Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #25 Badly Drawn Boy, THE HOUR OF BEWILDERBEAST Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #40 The Apples in Stereo, THE...
#132 The Best Album of 2000, Round 2, Match #69: The White Stripes vs. Smog
Hey folks! This is Week #16! Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #8 The White Stripes, DE STIJL Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #57 Smog, DONGS OF SEVOTION...
#131 Best Album of 2000 Tournament: Week #15 Wrap-Up
Hey folks! Nothing too exciting happened last week, as every high seed came through as expected. (A little close with the Death Cab/Quasimoto match, maybe.)...
#130 The Best Album of 2000, Round 2, Match #68: O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack vs. Kyle Minogue
Hey folks! Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #17 Various Artists, O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?: MUSIC FROM A FILM BY JOEL & ETHAN COEN Listen on Spotify or...
#129 The Best Album of 2000, Round 2, Match #67: Grandaddy vs. The Sea & Cake
Hey folks, Sorry about the late posting of the newsletter. I had it pretty much ready to go, then stepped out for some errands at 9am… and I’m just now...
#128 The Best Album of 2000, Round 2, Match #66: Death Cab for Cutie vs. Quasimoto
Hey folks, Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #33 Death Cab for Cutie, WE HAVE THE FACTS AND WE’RE VOTING YES Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #97...
#127 The Best Album of 2000, Round 2, Match #65: OutKast vs. Mary Timony
Hey folks, it’s not only Week #15, but it’s also Round 2! Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #1 OutKast, STANKONIA Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #64...
#126 BONUS NEWSLETTER: The Best Album of 1989
Hey folks! pee dubbaya eee… eye We are now halfway through the Best Album of 2000 tournament, which means it’s time to start talking about the next...
#125 Best Album of 2000 Tournament: Week #14 Wrap-Up
Hey folks! Yeah, that rhymes, I suppose First off: congratulations, everyone, we have completed Round 1! Give yourself a round of applause, and enjoy this...
#124 The Best Album of 2000 Match #64: Elastica vs. A Perfect Circle
Hey folks — this is the last match of Round 1! Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #43 Elastica, THE MENACE Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #86 A Perfect...
#123 The Best Album of 2000 Match #63: Queens of the Stone Age vs. Calexico
Hey folks— Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #22 Queens of the Stone Age, RATED R Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #107 Calexico, HOT RAIL Listen on...
#122 The Best Album of 2000 Match #62: Common vs. Asian Dub Foundation
Hey you folks, Week #14 is here. Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #54 Common, LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #74 Asian Dub...
#121 Best Album of 2000 Tournament: Week #13 Wrap-Up
Hey folks Yep Just one big announcement this week, or perhaps two small announcements that are connected. First, next week will be the end of Round 1! Yay!...
#120 The Best Album of 2000 Match #61: Godspeed You! Black Emperor vs. Cursive
Hey! folks, Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #38 Godspeed You! Black Emperor, LIFT YOUR SKINNY FISTS LIKE ANTENNAS TO HEAVEN Listen on Spotify or YouTube...
#119 The Best Album of 2000 Match #60: Warren Zevon vs. The Handsome Family
Hey folks- Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #38 Warren Zevon, LIFE’LL KILL YA Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #91 The Handsome Family, IN THE AIR Listen...
#118 The Best Album of 2000 Match #59: At the Drive-In vs. Ween
Hey folks: Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #27 At the Drive-In, RELATIONSHIP OF COMMAND Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #102 Ween, WHITE PEPPER Listen...
#117 The Best Album of 2000 Match #58: Steve Earle vs. Songs: Ohia
Hey folks, Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #59 Steve Earle, TRANSCENDENTAL BLUES Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #70 Songs: Ohia, THE LIONESS Listen on...
#116 The Best Album of 2000 Match #57: Sleater-Kinney vs. Michael Penn
Hey folks! This is lucky Week #13. Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #6 Sleater-Kinney, ALL HANDS ON THE BAD ONE Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #123...
#115 Best Album of 2000 Tournament: Early Week #12 Wrap-Up
Hey folks. Post from me on Bluesky: “If the country brought us to this, of what use was the country” Yeah, not really in the mood for much of anything right...
#114 The Best Album of 2000 Match #56: Sade vs. Q and Not U
Hey folks! Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #46 Sade, LOVERS ROCK Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #83 Q and Not U, NO KILL BEEP BEEP Listen on Spotify...
#113 The Best Album of 2000 Match #55: Deltron 3030 vs. Black Box Recorder
Hey folks! This is Week Twelve, repeat, this is Week Twelve. Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #19 Deltron 3030, DELTRON 3030 Listen on Spotify or YouTube...
#112 Best Album of 2000 Tournament: Week #11 Wrap-Up
Hey folks! is that another name for twitter Week Eleven is ovuh! Only about two weeks left of matches until the end of Round One. This means a) the rest of...
#111 The Best Album of 2000 Match #54: Madonna vs. The Delgados
Hey folks! Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #51 Madonna, MUSIC Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #78 The Delgados, THE GREAT EASTERN Listen on Spotify or...
#110 The Best Album of 2000 Match #52: Neko Case & Her Boyfriends vs. Rage Against the Machine
Hey folks! Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #14 Neko Case & Her Boyfriends, FURNACE ROOM LULLABY Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #115 Rage Against the...
#109 The Best Album of 2000 Match #52: Blonde Redhead vs. Sugababes
Hey folks! Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #35 Blonde Redhead, MELODY OF CERTAIN DAMAGED LEMONS Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #94 Sugababes, ONE...
#108 The Best Album of 2000 Match #51: Billy Bragg & Wilco vs. Hot Snakes
Hey folks! Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #30 Billy Bragg & Wilco, MERMAID AVENUE VOL. II Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #99 Hot Snakes, AUTOMATIC...
#107 The Best Album of 2000 Match #50: Björk vs. Britney Spears
Hey folks! Do you know how many weeks we’ve been doing Best Album? Eleven. (It’s not even funny.) Eleven. (That’s ridiculous.) Eleven. (One two three four.....