I Got What I Got All Despite You
The Raconteurs are chomping at the bit with a bluesy-rock freakout: Salute Your Solution. If you want to put a hi-fi system's dynamics to the test, you'd be hard pressed to do better.
Weekly Track
Thoughtfully curated weekly deep dives on a single track worthy of your time and attention (and your hifi gear.)
Throw Cares Away
What if Transformers raided the handbell room at the church down the street? It would probably sound like Mannheim Steamroller's Carol of the Bells.
I Have To Beg Your Pardon
Rebecca Pidgeon's Spanish Harlem is a legendary soundstage and dynamic range reference. Good or bad, this will expose your hifi system for what it is.
Looking Through a Broken Diamond
On Paper Tiger, Beck casts his postmodern sonic mania aside in exchange for clear-minded melancholia you can both hear and feel.
Jet Planes, Islands, Tigers on a Gold Leash
Royals by Lorde is a rightful mega-hit that everyone has heard, but is worth a closer listen.
You Can Check Out Any Time You Like
Hotel California as recorded on MTV in 1994 is an astounding display of sonic perfection. And I don't even like the Eagles.
I Need You To Drive The Nail
Broken Man by St. Vincent is blistering, moody industrial rock with a hidden superpower–sick guitar tone.
Whatcha Gonna Do? Rap Is Not Afraid Of You
On Bring the Noise, Public Enemy unleashes an expertly controlled explosion of hard funk, jazz, industrial, and deftly scratched records.
That Ain't Working
There is a strong argument that Money for Nothing by Dire Straits is the production standard for dynamic range and clarity.
Hold on a Sec
Flu from K-pop megastar IU's album "Lilac" is three minutes of dynamic pop sugar that will fly you to hi-fi tweeter heaven.
You Must Have Been Out Your Mind
The Pot from TOOL's "10,000 Days" album is a monstrous song with gobs of tiny details worth listening to.
A Map With No Ocean
James Blake's semi-cover song, Limit to Your Love, is a bizarre journey into the depths of sound.