Complex Distractions Presents Favorite Albums Of 2025 : All The Rest

We’re getting real close. It’s been an incredibly vital and fruitful year for music. I’ve bought as much jazz and experimental records as I have anything, which made me think I should cut these lists up into separate posts. Making a top 50 with everything together seemed daunting, so splitting them up made it a […]

Film Scores of 2025

There were times years past that I had an entire post for my favorite film scores of the year. I’m not really sure what happened, as I don’t really have a list of film scores. I’ve watched a decent amount of movies, but maybe just not, you know, NEW ones. I’ve only bought a small […]

Complex Distractions Presents Favorite Albums of 2025 : Electronic Edition

We’re back. This time I’m talking all my favorite electronic albums of 2025. There were some amazing electronic records released this year…some you’ve heard, and probably some that will be new to your ears. So scroll on down and see what we’ve got. 10. Camp of Wolves : Bear Creek I’ve been a fan of […]

Complex Distractions Presesnts : Favorite Albums Of 2025 – Jazz/Ambient/Experimental

I’m kind of at a loss for words regarding the fact we’re about 2 weeks away from the beginning of 2026. It feels like we’ve traveled through an entire year; ups, downs, outs, ins, and everything in-between leaving plenty of emotional, mental, and even physical scars along the way. But to actually say “2026” out […]

Whoa, We’re Halfway There : Favorite Albums Of The Year, Mid-Year Edition

Can you believe we’re into July already? Feels like it was just yesterday we were all huddled in the living room during that January Polar Vortex and wondering when the temps would make to at least single digits once again. Now? Well we just had 110 degrees with the heat index two weeks ago. Time […]

Complex Distractions Presents : Favorite Albums Of 2023(Ambient/New Age/Drone Edition)

Well we have made it yet to another year-end list season. It’s been a long-ish year for me, but there has been plenty to soundtrack the angst-y days and anxiety nights. What do I do to cope with the mental anguish and shadowy unknowns? Well, I listen to music. I exercise as well, but the […]

Let’s Talk About That Rolling Stone ‘Greatest Guitarists Of All Time’ List, Shall We?

Listen, I haven’t been an avid reader of Rolling Stone magazine in 30 years. It was my go-to music rag in high school when I wanted to read interviews with my favorite artists. I also was an avid reader of the album reviews and current events stuff. But they changed. They became more of a […]

Complex Distractions Presents : Favorite Albums Of 2023(Mid-Year Edition)

It’s been a few years since I’ve sat down to do a mid-year album review for Complex Distractions. Not sure why I’ve let that go by the way side. Granted, it’s a lot of work for me. Making lists the old fashioned way, by pen and paper; ranking albums in accordance to my adoration and […]

Complex Distractons Presents : Favorite Albums Of 2022 Part II

And we’re back. 2022 was a pretty great year for music. I can’t remember a week that something amazing didn’t drop, and with independent artists there’s no limiting their output. Musicians don’t have to hold back their creativity; they write and release when they want. This is a great thing, but also a situation where […]

Complex Distractions Presents : Favorite Albums Of 2022 Part I

Well here we are, at the end of another year. As far as the last couple years have gone I’d say this one was mildly more successful in not driving me to the brink. 2020 was, well, 2020. Isolation, pandemic, masks became a thing, and the truly stupid made their presence known(and continue to.) 2021, […]