Posts from May 2008

A list of great albums

It’s the summer and my academic life has calmed down a little—I finished my B.S. in Mathematical Sciences (Discrete Mathematics and Logic), and am starting my M.S. in Logic, Computation, and Methodology (in the fantastic Department of Philosophy). I’ve basically done the program already (since I double majored in Logic and Computation as an undergrad), so this year I will be extending my thesis (currently titled “Postulates for Safe Contraction”) and gaining some more philosophical background in preparation for (hopefully) a Ph.D. program next year.

My point is: I have some more time to think about music again over summer, and so I’ve decided to make a list some fantastic albums which I really enjoy and feel others should know about, then write short entries for each of them. These aren’t my fifty favorite albums, or the fifty most essential albums that I have, or fifty perfect albums, but they’re all quite good. Here’s the list at the moment… More… »