Zac Johnson

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Zac Johnson

I mostly use these lists to track what I've been listening to lately, or to pull together collections of albums that hit me in a certain way. I obsessively rank and re-rank the albums in these lists depending on how the albums hit me on any given day.

Reviews 12
Lists 19
Collection 302

Zac Johnson's Top 10 Albums

Rubber Soul
Rubber Soul - The Beatles
Harvest
Harvest - Neil Young
American Recordings
American Recordings - Johnny Cash
John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman
John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman - John Coltrane / Johnny Hartman
Anthology of American Folk Music, Vol. 1-3
Anthology of American Folk Music, Vol. 1-3 - Various Artists
Dummy
Dummy - Portishead
Summerteeth
Summerteeth - Wilco
Animals
Animals - Pink Floyd
Fetch the Bolt Cutters
Fetch the Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple
Sweetheart of the Rodeo
Sweetheart of the Rodeo - The Byrds

Zac Johnson's Collection

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Pet Sounds
Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys
Rubber Soul
Rubber Soul - The Beatles
Revolver
Revolver - The Beatles
Sweetheart of the Rodeo
Sweetheart of the Rodeo - The Byrds
Fetch the Bolt Cutters
Fetch the Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple
John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman
John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman - John Coltrane / Johnny Hartman
American Recordings
American Recordings - Johnny Cash

Zac Johnson's Album Reviews

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Transgressor
Transgressor Quiet Company
Swaggering and punching above its weight, Transgressor is filled with fuzzed-out guitars and overdriven drums, with organ hums and top-of-the-lung-shouting vocals while still maintaining a tunefulness and sense of melody.

Along the likes of Spoon, Foo Fighters and The Whigs, Quiet Company are an actual rock band that hits hard with their hearts on their sleeves, and they cranked out an underappreciated set of tunes on this 2015 record.
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Teamwork
Teamwork Futurebirds
As gruff around the edges as Drive-By Truckers but sweet and soaring like My Morning Jacket. At times it feels like Flying Burrito Brothers, "Being There"-era Wilco or side 2 of "Exile on Main Street."
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Zac Johnson's Lists

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Best 2013 These are my picks for 2013. Some folk and Americana, plus music made by robots and a steel guitar album that I didn't hear until 40 years later.
Best 2014 My favorite albums from 2014.
Best 2015 Stuff I like from 2015

Zac Johnson's Song Reviews

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Friday Night The Darkness
This clearly is the only song in the world that lists badminton, rowing, needlework, archery and bridge club.

Monday cycling
Tuesday gymnastics
Dancing on a Friday night
I got Bridge Club on Wednesday
Archery on Thursday
Dancing on a Friday night

Monday rowing
Tuesday badminton
Dancing on a Friday night
I got ping pong on Wednesday
Needlework on Thursday
Dancing on a Friday night
With you, with you
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What You're Doing The Beatles
If it is possible to say that any Beatles song could be lesser-known, an argument can be made that this Byrds-y song on side two of Beatles for Sale would fit the bill.

Nevertheless it is a real charmer. Built off of a cheery 12-string Rickenbacker riff, the band harmonizes brightly throughout keeping the song light (despite its heart-weary subject matter).
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