Year in Rock 2021
Consider this a tentative, possibly temporary, return. After sending this blog off into the sunset (read: kicking it into a flaming pit Sparta-style) just over a year ago, I really believed it to be the last post Sound Bites would ever see. My drive was gone, I couldn't keep up with what was coming out, and I was completely okay with that. Now, as we near 2021's end, I must admit it was nice to be free of the deadlines I imposed upon myself, as loose as they were; a lot of music hit the proverbial shelves this year, and if I were trying to maintain this place with proper reviews of everything that came out in a timely fashion while balancing my home and professional lives I'd have probably lost it. That said, 2021 did eventually bring me more stability in my home life and a little more free time, which I filled with mostly non-music related things (video games, books, general chillin', etc.). I considered resurrecting Sound Bites this fall, but relented once I thought