Drake’s Take: New Releases 03.09.10

This week’s Drake’s Take may be a little bit late, but it’s chock full of super-sized goodness. -ed. Damn you week of March 9 new releases…. why must you have so many noteworthy so as to make me choose just a couple. Because there are so many, I’m profiling more and giving less space to…

Drake’s Take: New Releases 03.02.10

After a week long hiatus in the 60 degree heat, Drake is back with an alabaster tan and a new outlook the Peter Gabriel‘s “Scratch My Back”. -ed. Playlist: New Releases 03.02.10 Peter Gabriel – Scratch My Back Stream / Purchase [mp3] When the tracklisting was revealed for Peter Gabriel’s covers project, a lot of…

Drake’s Take: New Releases 02.16.10

Owing to his and my respective vacations (but mostly mine), this week’s “Drake’s Take” is coming at ya a little late. Enjoy! -ed. Drake’s Take: New Releases 02.16.10 It’s a deeper week than last, but not as top heavy. I’ve been loving this new Field Music release, and the Freeway & Jake One joint is…

Drake’s Take: New Releases 02.09.10

This week Drake sees if Yeasayer can avoid the dreaded sophomore slump and if Hot Chip can “crack it wide open” on their fourth full length. – ed. Drake’s Take: New Releases 02.09.10 February can be the cruelest of months, even with its brevity. One week you’d swear it was Spring, the next week, you’re…

Drake’s Take: New Releases 01.26.10

Like my friend on the West Coast said, it was a big, big week for music. So big, in fact, that such notables as the new “Moonface EP” (from Wolf Parade’s Spencer Krug), “Casual Victim Pile” (Gerard Cosloy‘s Austin club band compilation), Corrine Bailey Rae‘s “The Sea” and Basia Bulat‘s “Heart Of My Own” didn’t…

Drake’s Top 50 Albums of 2009

Christmas is always prime time for looking back on the year gone bye, so who am I to break with tradition? Check out Drake‘s “Top 50 Albums of 2009” below. (PS Stay tuned for my own top albums of 2009 in the coming days.) -ed. Drake’s Top 50 Albums of 2009 Coming on the heels…