Wow. It has been a minute since I posted anything here. Over 7000 albums listened to and I still cranking them out. Took a new job in January that has me more working from home or driving more which means more music listening. 242 albums already this year which is wild. 175 going into the queue today.
I have also been reviewing these closer to live time over on Musicboard. Not the best platform or app, but easier than updating here. Has a surprising amount of albums.
Grails - Redlight: 7
Grails - Black Tar Prophecies Vol's 1, 2, & 3: 6
Grails - Burning Off Impurities: 6
Grails - Doomsdayer’s Holiday: 7
Grails - Take Refuge in Clean Living: 7
Grails - Deep Politics: 7
Grails - Black Tar Prophecies Vol's 4, 5 & 6: 6
Grails - Chalice Hymnal: 7
Grails - Anches En Maat: 7.5
Greet Death - Dixieland: 6
Hotline TNT - Nineteen in Love: 6
Jane Remover - Revengeseekerz: 9
Junip - Fields: 7
Junip - Junip: 7.5
key vs. locket - i felt like a sketch: 7.5
kitchen - town: 8
kitchen - pussy willow: 7
kitchen - Halloween In August: 7
kitchen - Breath Too Long: 8
Lennon, John - Unfinished Music No. 2 Life with the Lions: 3
Lennon, John - Wedding Album: 3
Lennon, John - John Lennon+Plastic Ono Band: 7
Lennon, John - Imagine (4 Disc): 8
Lennon, John - Some Time in New York City: 8
Lennon, John - Mind Games (6 Disc): 7.5
Lennon, John - Walls and Bridges: 7
Lennon, John - Rock ’n’ Roll: 6
Lennon, John - Double Fantasy: 8
Lennon, John - Milk and Honey: 7
Lennon, John - Home tapes: 6.5
Little Simz - E.D.G.E: 7
Little Simz - A Curious Tale of Trials + Persons: 7
Little Simz - Stillness in Wonderland: 6
Little Simz - GREY Area: 7.5
Little Simz - NO THANK YOU: 7.5
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular: 6
MGMT - Congratulations: 8
MGMT - MGMT: 8
MGMT - Little Dark Age (2 Disc): 7.5
MGMT - Loss of Life: 7
Modest Mouse - This Is a Long Drive for Someone With Nothing to Think About: 6
Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica: 8
Modest Mouse - Good News for People Who Love Bad News: 9
Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank: 8
Modest Mouse - Sad Sappy Sucker: 7.5
Modest Mouse - Strangers to Ourselves: 7.5
Modest Mouse - The Golden Casket: 8
Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted: 8
Pavement - Brighten the Corners: 6.5
Pavement - Terror Twilight: 6
Pavement - Wowee Zowee: 6.5
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain_ L.A.’s Desert Origins: 7.5
Pavement - Wowee Zowee_ Sordid Sentinels Edition:
Proof - Searching for Jerry Garcia: 7
Propagandhi - Less Talk, More Rock: 7.5
Propagandhi - Today’s Empires, Tomorrow’s Ashes: 8
Propagandhi - Potemkin City Limits: 8
Propagandhi - At Peace: 7
PUP - Who Will Look After the Dogs!: 8
Record Setter - Evoke Invoke: 7.5
Reed, Lou - Metal Machine Music: 8
Rolling Stones - 12 × 5: 8
Rolling Stones - England’s Newest Hit Makers: 6.5
Rolling Stones - December’s Children (and Everybody’s): 8
Rolling Stones - Out of Our Heads: 7
Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones No. 2: 7
Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones, Now!: 7.5
Rolling Stones - Aftermath (UK): 7.5
Rolling Stones - Between The Buttons (UK): 7.5
Rolling Stones - Their Satanic Majesties Request: 6.5
Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers: 8
Rolling Stones - Goats Head Soup: 7.5
Rolling Stones - It’s Only Rock ’n Roll: 7
Rolling Stones - Black and Blue: 6.5
Rolling Stones - Some Girls (2 Disc): 8.5
Rolling Stones - Emotional Rescue: 6.5
Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (3 Disc): 7
Rolling Stones - Undercover: 6
Rolling Stones - Dirty Work: 6.5
Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels: 6
Rolling Stones - Another Side of Steel Wheels: 4
Rolling Stones - Voodoo Lounge: 5.5
Rolling Stones - Bridges to Babylon: 5
Rolling Stones - A Bigger Bang: 7
SAULT - 11: 6
SAULT - Earth: 7
SAULT - Today & Tomorrow: 6.5
SAULT - UNTITLED (God): 6
SAULT - Acts Of Faith: 7
Shearling - Motherfucker, I Am Both Amen and Hallelujah: 9
Sleep Token - Sundowning: 7
Sleep Token - This Place Will Become Your Tomb: 7.5
Sleep Token - Take Me Back to Eden: 6.5
Sleep Token - Even in Arcadia: 7
Sleigh Bells - Bunky Becky Birthday Boy: 7.5
Smidley - Smidley: 8
Smidley - Here Comes The Devil: 8
Sprain - As Lost Through Collision: 7.5
Sprain - The Lamb as Effigy: 8
Telephone Man - The Telephone Man 1992-1994: 7
West, Kanye - BULLY: 5
Wishy - Planet Popstar: 6
Wits End - Demo I: 8
woods, billy - The Chalice: 6
woods, billy - History Will Absolve Me: 7.5
woods, billy - Dour Candy: 7
woods, billy - Known Unknowns: 8
woods, billy - Hiding Places: 7.5
woods, billy - Terror Management: 7
woods, billy - Aethiopes: 8.5
woods, billy - Camouflage: 6
woods, billy - Today, I Wrote Nothing: 7
woods, billy - Church: 8
XweaponX - Weapon X Demo: 8.5
xWeaponx - Weapon X Demo 2: 8
MSPAINT - No Separation : 8
Clipse - Let God Sort Em Out: 8
Home is Where - Hunting Season: 7.5
UponFirstListen
9.05.2025
5.30.2025
April/May 2025
Lamar, Kendrick - GNX: 8
McCartney, Paul - McCartney: 8
McCartney, Paul - RAM (4 Disc): 8.5
McCartney, Paul - McCartney II: 6.5
McCartney, Paul - Tug of War: 6
McCartney, Paul - Pipes of Peace: 6.5
McCartney, Paul - Press to Play: 7
McCartney, Paul - Снова в СССР: 7
McCartney, Paul - Flowers in the Dirt: 8
McCartney, Paul - Off the Ground: 7
McCartney, Paul - Flaming Pie: 9
McCartney, Paul - Standing Stone: 6.5
McCartney, Paul - Run Devil Run: 7.5
McCartney, Paul - Working Classical: 6
McCartney, Paul - Liverpool Sound Collage: 9
McCartney, Paul - Ecce Cor Meum: 7.5
McCartney, Paul - Memory Almost Full (Disc 2): 7.5
McCartney, Paul - Ocean’s Kingdom: 7
McCartney, Paul - Kisses on the Bottom: 6
McCartney, Paul - Egypt Station: 7
McCartney, Paul - McCartney III: 7.5
Playboi Carti - MUSIC: 8
Swift, Taylor - Taylor Swift: 7
Swift, Taylor - Speak Now: 7
Swift, Taylor - Red: 7.5
Swift, Taylor - 1989: 8
Swift, Taylor - reputation: 7
Swift, Taylor - Lover: 7
Swift, Taylor - evermore: 7.5
Swift, Taylor - folklore: 7
Swift, Taylor - Fearless (Taylor's Version): 8
Swift, Taylor - Red (Taylor's Version): 8
Swift, Taylor - Midnights: 8
Swift, Taylor - 1989 (Taylor’s version): 8.5
Swift, Taylor - Speak Now (Taylor’s version): 7.5
Swift, Taylor - THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: 6.5
Weatherday - Hornet Disaster: 7.5
Wings - Wild Life: 6
Wings - Band on the Run: 7.5
Wings - Red Rose Speedway: 6
Wings - Venus and Mars: 7
Wings - Wings at the Speed of Sound: 7
Wings - London Town: 8
Wings - Back to the Egg: 6
YHWH Nailgun - 45 Pounds: 9
Adebimpe, Tunde - Thee Black Boltz: 7.5
Air - Moon Safari: 9
Beirut - A Study of Losses: 7
Black Country, New Road - Forever Howlong: 7
Bon Iver - SABLE, fABLE: 7
bygones - by‐: 8
Club Night - Joy Coming Down: 8
Fatboi Sharif - Ape Twin: 7.5
Fatboi Sharif - Gandhi Loves Children: 8
Fatboi Sharif - Decay: 7.5
Grails - The Burden of Hope: 6
Grails - Redlight: 7
Grails - Black Tar Prophecies Vol's 1, 2, & 3: 6
Grails - Burning Off Impurities: 6
Grails - Doomsdayer’s Holiday: 7
Grails - Take Refuge in Clean Living: 7
Grails - Deep Politics: 7
McCartney, Paul - McCartney: 8
McCartney, Paul - RAM (4 Disc): 8.5
McCartney, Paul - McCartney II: 6.5
McCartney, Paul - Tug of War: 6
McCartney, Paul - Pipes of Peace: 6.5
McCartney, Paul - Press to Play: 7
McCartney, Paul - Снова в СССР: 7
McCartney, Paul - Flowers in the Dirt: 8
McCartney, Paul - Off the Ground: 7
McCartney, Paul - Flaming Pie: 9
McCartney, Paul - Standing Stone: 6.5
McCartney, Paul - Run Devil Run: 7.5
McCartney, Paul - Working Classical: 6
McCartney, Paul - Liverpool Sound Collage: 9
McCartney, Paul - Ecce Cor Meum: 7.5
McCartney, Paul - Memory Almost Full (Disc 2): 7.5
McCartney, Paul - Ocean’s Kingdom: 7
McCartney, Paul - Kisses on the Bottom: 6
McCartney, Paul - Egypt Station: 7
McCartney, Paul - McCartney III: 7.5
Playboi Carti - MUSIC: 8
Swift, Taylor - Taylor Swift: 7
Swift, Taylor - Speak Now: 7
Swift, Taylor - Red: 7.5
Swift, Taylor - 1989: 8
Swift, Taylor - reputation: 7
Swift, Taylor - Lover: 7
Swift, Taylor - evermore: 7.5
Swift, Taylor - folklore: 7
Swift, Taylor - Fearless (Taylor's Version): 8
Swift, Taylor - Red (Taylor's Version): 8
Swift, Taylor - Midnights: 8
Swift, Taylor - 1989 (Taylor’s version): 8.5
Swift, Taylor - Speak Now (Taylor’s version): 7.5
Swift, Taylor - THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: 6.5
Weatherday - Hornet Disaster: 7.5
Wings - Wild Life: 6
Wings - Band on the Run: 7.5
Wings - Red Rose Speedway: 6
Wings - Venus and Mars: 7
Wings - Wings at the Speed of Sound: 7
Wings - London Town: 8
Wings - Back to the Egg: 6
YHWH Nailgun - 45 Pounds: 9
Adebimpe, Tunde - Thee Black Boltz: 7.5
Air - Moon Safari: 9
Beirut - A Study of Losses: 7
Black Country, New Road - Forever Howlong: 7
Bon Iver - SABLE, fABLE: 7
bygones - by‐: 8
Club Night - Joy Coming Down: 8
Fatboi Sharif - Ape Twin: 7.5
Fatboi Sharif - Gandhi Loves Children: 8
Fatboi Sharif - Decay: 7.5
Grails - The Burden of Hope: 6
Grails - Redlight: 7
Grails - Black Tar Prophecies Vol's 1, 2, & 3: 6
Grails - Burning Off Impurities: 6
Grails - Doomsdayer’s Holiday: 7
Grails - Take Refuge in Clean Living: 7
Grails - Deep Politics: 7
3.31.2025
March 2025
Aztec Camera - High Land, Hard Rain: 7
clipping. - Dead Channel Sky: 8
Coheed and Cambria - Vaxis – Act III_ The Father of Make Believe: 8
Doves - Constellations for the Lonely: 7.5
Dylan, Bob - The 50th Anniversary Collection - 1974 Live AUD Recordings: 9
Fay, Bill - Time of the Last Persecution: 8
Ginsberg, Allen With Still Life - Allen Ginsberg With Still Life: 7
Johansen, David - David Johansen: 8
Little Richard - The Georgia Peach: 10
lots of hands - into a pretty room: 8
Mars Volta - Lucro sucio; los ojos del vacío: 6.5
Michael Cera Palin - We Could Be Brave: 7.5
Orchid - Skull Sessions: 7.5
Panopticon - Kentucky: 7
Smith, Patti - Horses: 9
Thoughts on Bowling - tripping over the foul line: 7
venturing - Ghostholding: 6.5
WU LYF - Go Tell Fire to the Mountain: 9 Funeral
clipping. - Dead Channel Sky: 8
Coheed and Cambria - Vaxis – Act III_ The Father of Make Believe: 8
Doves - Constellations for the Lonely: 7.5
Dylan, Bob - The 50th Anniversary Collection - 1974 Live AUD Recordings: 9
Fay, Bill - Time of the Last Persecution: 8
Ginsberg, Allen With Still Life - Allen Ginsberg With Still Life: 7
Johansen, David - David Johansen: 8
Little Richard - The Georgia Peach: 10
lots of hands - into a pretty room: 8
Mars Volta - Lucro sucio; los ojos del vacío: 6.5
Michael Cera Palin - We Could Be Brave: 7.5
Orchid - Skull Sessions: 7.5
Panopticon - Kentucky: 7
Smith, Patti - Horses: 9
Thoughts on Bowling - tripping over the foul line: 7
venturing - Ghostholding: 6.5
WU LYF - Go Tell Fire to the Mountain: 9 Funeral
3.14.2025
February/March 2025 and Changes
Years. Thousands of albums. Time for change, or at least time to try change. Albums will now get a score and sometimes a RIYL.
2nd Grade - Scheduled Explosions: 6.5 Shins, Pup
As Friends Rust - Lightless: 6 Hot Water Music, Against Me!
Bane - It All Comes Down To This (25th Anniversary Edition): 9.5
Ben Kweller - Sha Sha (deluxe edition): 9.5
Bondo - Harmonica: 8.5 Slint, City of Caterpillar
Cauterize - So Far From Real: 6.5 Saves the Day, Get Up Kids
Chalamet, Timothée - A Complete Unknown_ Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: 9 Bob Dylan, Joan Baez
Chappell Roan - The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess: 7.5 Fleetwood Mac, Kate Bush
Charli xcx - BRAT: 7 Lady Gaga, SOPHIE
Coheed and Cambria - Claudio Covers: 6 Chonny and Clyde, Prize Fighter Inferno
Contention - Artillery From Heaven: 7 Most Precious Blood, Indecision
Doechii - Alligator Bites Never Heal: 8 Little Simz, Noname
Dungen - Otis: 6 Yesterday's New Quintet, Boards of Canada
Free Throw - Those Days Are Gone: 8 The Hotelier, Modern Baseball
Fucked Up - Another Day: 7 Fucked Up
Fucked Up - Someday: 7.5 Fucked Up, Militarie Gun
Funeral Diner - The Underdark: 8 City of Caterpillar, deathcrash
Harrison Gordon - The Yuppies are Winning: 7.5 Japandroids, Free Throw
Hey, ily! - Hey, I Loathe You!: 6.5 Origami Angel, Glass Beach
Hiss Tracts - Shortwave Nights: 8 Azusa Plane, Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Human error - Human Error: 7.5 Ratatat
Baez, Joan - Any Day Now: 9.5 Bob Dylan
Lifeless Dark - Forces of Nature's Transformation: 9
Lobsterfight - My Coat Hanger Is A Necklace: 7.5 Cap'n Jazz, Captain Jazz
Mk.gee - Two Star & the Dream Police: 6.5 Bon Iver, Phil Collins
Mount Eerie - Night Palace: 8 Decemberists, Mountain Goats
Neutral Milk Hotel - Live at Lounge Ax, Chicago, IL: 10 Neutral Milk Hotel
Papa M - Ballads of Harry Houdini: 7.5 M, Aerial M
Pine - Lead Blocks for Feet: 8.5 Texas is the Reason
Planes Mistaken for Stars - Do You Still Love Me_: 6.5 Wovenhand, Unwound
Polaris - Beaumont Street Studio Recordings: 8 Slint, Curtains-era Piebald
Polaris - Demo: 7
Polaris - Belated: 7.5
Polaris - Live At The 13th Note, Glasgow (11.26.2000): 7
Polaris - Polaris: 7
Robinson, Porter - SMILE! _D: 7.5 Feeling Not Found, 1000 gecs
Spellling - The Turning Wheel: 6.5
Talking Heads - Talking Heads- 77 (Super Deluxe Edition): 10
Various - The Elephant 6 Recording Co: 10
Various - fourwaysplit: 8
Vektor - Outer Isolation: 7
Vektor - Black Future: 7.5 Mars Volta
Vektor - Terminal Redux: 6.5
Guthrie, Woody - The Asch Recordings, Volume 1_ This Land Is Your Land: 9
Young Jesus - Rejected Ambient Works: 6.5
As Friends Rust - Lightless: 6 Hot Water Music, Against Me!
Bane - It All Comes Down To This (25th Anniversary Edition): 9.5
Ben Kweller - Sha Sha (deluxe edition): 9.5
Bondo - Harmonica: 8.5 Slint, City of Caterpillar
Cauterize - So Far From Real: 6.5 Saves the Day, Get Up Kids
Chalamet, Timothée - A Complete Unknown_ Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: 9 Bob Dylan, Joan Baez
Chappell Roan - The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess: 7.5 Fleetwood Mac, Kate Bush
Charli xcx - BRAT: 7 Lady Gaga, SOPHIE
Coheed and Cambria - Claudio Covers: 6 Chonny and Clyde, Prize Fighter Inferno
Contention - Artillery From Heaven: 7 Most Precious Blood, Indecision
Doechii - Alligator Bites Never Heal: 8 Little Simz, Noname
Dungen - Otis: 6 Yesterday's New Quintet, Boards of Canada
Free Throw - Those Days Are Gone: 8 The Hotelier, Modern Baseball
Fucked Up - Another Day: 7 Fucked Up
Fucked Up - Someday: 7.5 Fucked Up, Militarie Gun
Funeral Diner - The Underdark: 8 City of Caterpillar, deathcrash
Harrison Gordon - The Yuppies are Winning: 7.5 Japandroids, Free Throw
Hey, ily! - Hey, I Loathe You!: 6.5 Origami Angel, Glass Beach
Hiss Tracts - Shortwave Nights: 8 Azusa Plane, Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Human error - Human Error: 7.5 Ratatat
Baez, Joan - Any Day Now: 9.5 Bob Dylan
Lifeless Dark - Forces of Nature's Transformation: 9
Lobsterfight - My Coat Hanger Is A Necklace: 7.5 Cap'n Jazz, Captain Jazz
Mk.gee - Two Star & the Dream Police: 6.5 Bon Iver, Phil Collins
Mount Eerie - Night Palace: 8 Decemberists, Mountain Goats
Neutral Milk Hotel - Live at Lounge Ax, Chicago, IL: 10 Neutral Milk Hotel
Papa M - Ballads of Harry Houdini: 7.5 M, Aerial M
Pine - Lead Blocks for Feet: 8.5 Texas is the Reason
Planes Mistaken for Stars - Do You Still Love Me_: 6.5 Wovenhand, Unwound
Polaris - Beaumont Street Studio Recordings: 8 Slint, Curtains-era Piebald
Polaris - Demo: 7
Polaris - Belated: 7.5
Polaris - Live At The 13th Note, Glasgow (11.26.2000): 7
Polaris - Polaris: 7
Robinson, Porter - SMILE! _D: 7.5 Feeling Not Found, 1000 gecs
Spellling - The Turning Wheel: 6.5
Talking Heads - Talking Heads- 77 (Super Deluxe Edition): 10
Various - The Elephant 6 Recording Co: 10
Various - fourwaysplit: 8
Vektor - Outer Isolation: 7
Vektor - Black Future: 7.5 Mars Volta
Vektor - Terminal Redux: 6.5
Guthrie, Woody - The Asch Recordings, Volume 1_ This Land Is Your Land: 9
Young Jesus - Rejected Ambient Works: 6.5
1.24.2025
December 2024/January 2025
Allman Brothers Band - Atlanta International Pop Festival (2 Disc): A simpler time
Being Dead - Eels: Total throwback to a simpler time of garage pop
Ben Quad - Ephemera: Is screamo the next big thing? Sign me up!
Bon Iver - Sable,: I think EPs are where he needs to be
Chat Pile - Cool World: Not quite as dread-inducing, but still full of dread
Coldplay - Moon Music: Reliably comforting
Cooke, Sam - Portrait of a Legend 1951–1964: Perfection
Duran Duran - Rio: So solid I am embarrassed I avoided it
Dylan, Bob and The Band - The 1974 Live Recordings (27 Discs): Just great
Dym - Ray's Front Teeth': Love what they are going for even if it does not fully deliver
Erai - Erai: Powerfully engaging
Erai - Before We Were Wise and Unhappy: Ahead of its time and belongs on tours with Fiddlehead
Erai - Only Future: Definite growth of their sound. Wish we had another chapter.
Fiery Furnaces - Stuck In My Head: Perfect
Follow for Now - Follow For Now: 90s time capsule
From Indian Lakes - Absent Sounds: Gorgeous
Go-Go's - Return To The Valley Of The Go-Go's (2 Disc): Much more here than I ever knew
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - “NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28,340 DEAD”: A definite sadness to this one
Green Day - American Idiot (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) (4 Discs): I am not fond of adding live tracks to fill out a deluxe edition
Japandroids - Fate & Alcohol: Unrealistic expectations for most, but solid entry and good enough farewell
Karate - Make It Fit: I would believe this was a new Piebald album
Khruangbin - Mordechai Remixes: Soothing and relaxing after a long day
King, Carole - Tapestry: An album that plays like a collection of greatest hits
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Second Helping: So much more than I thought!
Machine Girl - MG Ultra: Not pushing things forward
Mamas & the Papas - Greatest Hits: A few really good songs, but the rest does not hold up
Nonpareils - Scented Pictures: More challenging, but more rewarding
Nonpareils - Rhetoric & Terror: More dream than nightmare
Origami Angel - Feeling Not Found: Somewhere City was perfect. Gami Gang had its moments. Feeling Not Found slots in between.
Pinhead Gunpowder - Unt: Sounds like they had fun
Pointer Sisters - The Best of Pointer Sisters: Nice to have collection that shows a broader success than conventional wisdom would indicate
Pointer Sisters - Yes We Can Can_ The Best of the Blue Thumb Recordings: More likely to revisit
Ronettes - The Best of The Ronettes: Essential collection
Shangri‐Las - Myrmidons of Melodrama: Gorgeous selection that feels as fresh today as it would have in the 60s
Slint - Tweez (tweethan mix): Dramatic improvement on already good release
Smile - Cutouts: Too soon
SOPHIE - SOPHIE: Better than nothing
Stars.Wept - The.Stars.Wept: Solid release lost to time
Sunset Rubdown - Always Happy To Explode: Connect more with this than any of the others from what I can remember
Supremes - Gold: Supremely good
Thomas, Fred - Everything is Pretty Much Entirely Fucked: Melancholy at best
Thomas, Fred - Sink Like a Symphony: Starting to warm up
Thomas, Fred - Changer: Some strong singles
Thomas, Fred - Window in the Rhythm: Big sad dad energy
Touché Amoré - Spiral in a Straight Line: Love the more melodic direction
Town Liar - Lies- Eight Through Thirteen: Keep the short EPs coming
Voidz - Like All Before You: Always worth a listen
Wild Pink - Dulling The Horns: Completely fine, but they never seem to grab me
X-Parrot - Volume 4: When you have it in you and it just needs to get out
Xiu Xiu - 13_ Frank Beltrame Italian Stiletto With Bison Horn Grips: Good at being full of dread
Yon Loader - Yon Loader: Flying under the radar because it does the basics so well
Being Dead - Eels: Total throwback to a simpler time of garage pop
Ben Quad - Ephemera: Is screamo the next big thing? Sign me up!
Bon Iver - Sable,: I think EPs are where he needs to be
Chat Pile - Cool World: Not quite as dread-inducing, but still full of dread
Coldplay - Moon Music: Reliably comforting
Cooke, Sam - Portrait of a Legend 1951–1964: Perfection
Duran Duran - Rio: So solid I am embarrassed I avoided it
Dylan, Bob and The Band - The 1974 Live Recordings (27 Discs): Just great
Dym - Ray's Front Teeth': Love what they are going for even if it does not fully deliver
Erai - Erai: Powerfully engaging
Erai - Before We Were Wise and Unhappy: Ahead of its time and belongs on tours with Fiddlehead
Erai - Only Future: Definite growth of their sound. Wish we had another chapter.
Fiery Furnaces - Stuck In My Head: Perfect
Follow for Now - Follow For Now: 90s time capsule
From Indian Lakes - Absent Sounds: Gorgeous
Go-Go's - Return To The Valley Of The Go-Go's (2 Disc): Much more here than I ever knew
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - “NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28,340 DEAD”: A definite sadness to this one
Green Day - American Idiot (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) (4 Discs): I am not fond of adding live tracks to fill out a deluxe edition
Japandroids - Fate & Alcohol: Unrealistic expectations for most, but solid entry and good enough farewell
Karate - Make It Fit: I would believe this was a new Piebald album
Khruangbin - Mordechai Remixes: Soothing and relaxing after a long day
King, Carole - Tapestry: An album that plays like a collection of greatest hits
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Second Helping: So much more than I thought!
Machine Girl - MG Ultra: Not pushing things forward
Mamas & the Papas - Greatest Hits: A few really good songs, but the rest does not hold up
Nonpareils - Scented Pictures: More challenging, but more rewarding
Nonpareils - Rhetoric & Terror: More dream than nightmare
Origami Angel - Feeling Not Found: Somewhere City was perfect. Gami Gang had its moments. Feeling Not Found slots in between.
Pinhead Gunpowder - Unt: Sounds like they had fun
Pointer Sisters - The Best of Pointer Sisters: Nice to have collection that shows a broader success than conventional wisdom would indicate
Pointer Sisters - Yes We Can Can_ The Best of the Blue Thumb Recordings: More likely to revisit
Ronettes - The Best of The Ronettes: Essential collection
Shangri‐Las - Myrmidons of Melodrama: Gorgeous selection that feels as fresh today as it would have in the 60s
Slint - Tweez (tweethan mix): Dramatic improvement on already good release
Smile - Cutouts: Too soon
SOPHIE - SOPHIE: Better than nothing
Stars.Wept - The.Stars.Wept: Solid release lost to time
Sunset Rubdown - Always Happy To Explode: Connect more with this than any of the others from what I can remember
Supremes - Gold: Supremely good
Thomas, Fred - Everything is Pretty Much Entirely Fucked: Melancholy at best
Thomas, Fred - Sink Like a Symphony: Starting to warm up
Thomas, Fred - Changer: Some strong singles
Thomas, Fred - Window in the Rhythm: Big sad dad energy
Touché Amoré - Spiral in a Straight Line: Love the more melodic direction
Town Liar - Lies- Eight Through Thirteen: Keep the short EPs coming
Voidz - Like All Before You: Always worth a listen
Wild Pink - Dulling The Horns: Completely fine, but they never seem to grab me
X-Parrot - Volume 4: When you have it in you and it just needs to get out
Xiu Xiu - 13_ Frank Beltrame Italian Stiletto With Bison Horn Grips: Good at being full of dread
Yon Loader - Yon Loader: Flying under the radar because it does the basics so well
10.28.2024
October 2024
Bad Moves - Wearing Out the Refrain: Power pop will never die
boris - boris at last –feedbacker–: Subtle yet satisfying
BORIS - PINK: Moments of bliss married to chunks of confusion. Highly recommended.
Boris - Akuma no Uta: Neither the highs nor the lows of Boris.
Boris - NO: Sounding like Minor Threat was not expected.
Boris with Michio Kurihara - Rainbow: Certainly has its moments
Bright Eyes - Five Dice, All Threes: Unapologetically Bright Eyes
Charly Bliss - Forever: Easy to Love is the standout
Edwyn Collins - Gorgeous George: Would fit right in on the National/War on Drugs tour
Phil Collins - Face Value: I was hoping this was for me. Jury is still out I suppose.
Phil Collins - No Jacket Required: It feels too purposefully restrained
Phil Collins - …But Seriously: Three albums and never could get it to click
Combat - Stay Golden: Outstanding energy
Foxing - Foxing: As incredible as the hype would have you believe. Album of the year and it is not even close
Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel: This is more compelling
Peter Gabriel - Security: Couple of clunkers
Peter Gabriel - So: Finally lost me
Genesis - Foxtrot: So much better than their solo outings!
Genesis - Selling England by the Pound: I am buying what they are selling here
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway: Pushing the boundaries on length
Genesis - A Trick of the Tail: Not quite weird enough
Genesis - Wind & Wuthering: I am fully out in the later career
Get Up Kids - Something to Write Home About (25th Anniversary): Such a great album
Laura Jane Grace and the Mississippi Medicals - Give an Inch: Something about the drums giving those early AM! vibes
illuminati hotties - Power: Ear worms for days
JPEGMAFIA - I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU: Crazy good follow up to a great album
King Crimson - Red: Incredibly engaging and wistful
MJ Lenderman - Manning Fireworks: Very listenable, but would not call it fireworks
Nails - Every Bridge Burning: Certainly sounds like a bridge on fire in all of the best ways
oso oso - life till bones: Exactly what you want from Jade and co
Parannoul - Sky Hundred: Seems to have lost a little
Regional Justice Center - Freedom Sweet Freedom: Perfect.
Wishy - Triple Seven: Summery
your arms are my cocoon - death of a rabbit: Just a bit too all over the place
Denny Zeitlin - Live At Maybeck Recital Hall: Serenely soothing
boris - boris at last –feedbacker–: Subtle yet satisfying
BORIS - PINK: Moments of bliss married to chunks of confusion. Highly recommended.
Boris - Akuma no Uta: Neither the highs nor the lows of Boris.
Boris - NO: Sounding like Minor Threat was not expected.
Boris with Michio Kurihara - Rainbow: Certainly has its moments
Bright Eyes - Five Dice, All Threes: Unapologetically Bright Eyes
Charly Bliss - Forever: Easy to Love is the standout
Edwyn Collins - Gorgeous George: Would fit right in on the National/War on Drugs tour
Phil Collins - Face Value: I was hoping this was for me. Jury is still out I suppose.
Phil Collins - No Jacket Required: It feels too purposefully restrained
Phil Collins - …But Seriously: Three albums and never could get it to click
Combat - Stay Golden: Outstanding energy
Foxing - Foxing: As incredible as the hype would have you believe. Album of the year and it is not even close
Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel: This is more compelling
Peter Gabriel - Security: Couple of clunkers
Peter Gabriel - So: Finally lost me
Genesis - Foxtrot: So much better than their solo outings!
Genesis - Selling England by the Pound: I am buying what they are selling here
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway: Pushing the boundaries on length
Genesis - A Trick of the Tail: Not quite weird enough
Genesis - Wind & Wuthering: I am fully out in the later career
Get Up Kids - Something to Write Home About (25th Anniversary): Such a great album
Laura Jane Grace and the Mississippi Medicals - Give an Inch: Something about the drums giving those early AM! vibes
illuminati hotties - Power: Ear worms for days
JPEGMAFIA - I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU: Crazy good follow up to a great album
King Crimson - Red: Incredibly engaging and wistful
MJ Lenderman - Manning Fireworks: Very listenable, but would not call it fireworks
Nails - Every Bridge Burning: Certainly sounds like a bridge on fire in all of the best ways
oso oso - life till bones: Exactly what you want from Jade and co
Parannoul - Sky Hundred: Seems to have lost a little
Regional Justice Center - Freedom Sweet Freedom: Perfect.
Wishy - Triple Seven: Summery
your arms are my cocoon - death of a rabbit: Just a bit too all over the place
Denny Zeitlin - Live At Maybeck Recital Hall: Serenely soothing
8.05.2024
August 2024
Blow Up - Blow Up: Total vibe album. Reminds me of ATR.
Capsule - Blue: Controlled chaos
Childish Gambino - Bando Stone and the New World: Whatever is next, he can do whatever he wants
Eminem - The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce): I understand the nostalgia, but maybe tried too hard to find it
Grateful Dead - Aoxomoxoa: Sometimes you forget there are songs under the mystique.
Grateful Dead - Live_Dead: This may be a turning point
Grateful Dead - Workingman's Dead: Casey Jones is a Dead song?!
Grateful Dead - Anthem of the Sun: Maybe I do like jam bands?
Los Campesinos! - All Hell: Some tracks blend together, but ultimately there is enough here
Love Letter - Everyone Wants Something Beautiful: The desperation, the intensity, the love.
Macseal - Permanent Repeat: Would not mind listening on repeat
Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven: Interesting to see the love for what seems like a good album
Pratt, Jessica - Here in the Pitch: Floated by too quickly
Remingtin - Remingtin: I think I had unrealistic expectations
Southtowne Lanes - Take Care: Outstanding amalgamation of influences
Senses Fail - Let it Enfold You: Peak 2004 scene album
Capsule - Blue: Controlled chaos
Childish Gambino - Bando Stone and the New World: Whatever is next, he can do whatever he wants
Eminem - The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce): I understand the nostalgia, but maybe tried too hard to find it
Grateful Dead - Aoxomoxoa: Sometimes you forget there are songs under the mystique.
Grateful Dead - Live_Dead: This may be a turning point
Grateful Dead - Workingman's Dead: Casey Jones is a Dead song?!
Grateful Dead - Anthem of the Sun: Maybe I do like jam bands?
Los Campesinos! - All Hell: Some tracks blend together, but ultimately there is enough here
Love Letter - Everyone Wants Something Beautiful: The desperation, the intensity, the love.
Macseal - Permanent Repeat: Would not mind listening on repeat
Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven: Interesting to see the love for what seems like a good album
Pratt, Jessica - Here in the Pitch: Floated by too quickly
Remingtin - Remingtin: I think I had unrealistic expectations
Southtowne Lanes - Take Care: Outstanding amalgamation of influences
Senses Fail - Let it Enfold You: Peak 2004 scene album
7.19.2024
July 2024
Blitzen Trapper - 100’s of 1000’s, Millions of Billions: Comforting
Carly Cosgrove - The Cleanest of Houses Are Empty: Emo AOTY by a Midwest mile
Childish Gambino - Atavista: Talk about memory holed.
Dälek - From Filthy Tongue of Gods and Griots: Tremendous rap album full of interesting production and captivating delivery
Decemberists - As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again: A little longer than it needs to be, but otherwise what you would expect
Billie Eilish - HIT ME HARD AND SOFT: Too subtle too frequently, but certainly listenable
Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown: Melancholic.
Hope Conspiracy - Tools of Oppression_Rule by Deception: This rules and was worth the wait
Ladies - They Mean Us: Left me wanting a little more
Les Savy Fav - OUI, LSF: As if they never left
Marías - Submarine: I was really bought into the first half
Kacey Musgraves - Deeper Well: I still cannot explain why she clicks, but she does it again
of Montreal - Lady on the Cusp: A few good tracks here
Streets - Computers and Blues: I would not have been ready for this when it came out. Barely ready for it now.
Young Jesus - The Fool: Rabbit might be my song of the year, but the whole album just feels like a dream
Carly Cosgrove - The Cleanest of Houses Are Empty: Emo AOTY by a Midwest mile
Childish Gambino - Atavista: Talk about memory holed.
Dälek - From Filthy Tongue of Gods and Griots: Tremendous rap album full of interesting production and captivating delivery
Decemberists - As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again: A little longer than it needs to be, but otherwise what you would expect
Billie Eilish - HIT ME HARD AND SOFT: Too subtle too frequently, but certainly listenable
Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown: Melancholic.
Hope Conspiracy - Tools of Oppression_Rule by Deception: This rules and was worth the wait
Ladies - They Mean Us: Left me wanting a little more
Les Savy Fav - OUI, LSF: As if they never left
Marías - Submarine: I was really bought into the first half
Kacey Musgraves - Deeper Well: I still cannot explain why she clicks, but she does it again
of Montreal - Lady on the Cusp: A few good tracks here
Streets - Computers and Blues: I would not have been ready for this when it came out. Barely ready for it now.
Young Jesus - The Fool: Rabbit might be my song of the year, but the whole album just feels like a dream
6.07.2024
June 2024
Alexisonfire - Crisis: I now understand the allure
City Of Caterpillar - Decibel Flexi: More please
John Coltrane - The Olatunji Concert_ The Last Live Recording: Chaos. Controlled, glorious chaos.
Cure - Faith: More subdued than I was hoping for
Cure - Pornography: Immediate. Engaging. Punchy and full of hooks.
Ekko Astral - pink balloons: Just when I thought I was over post-punk. Good casual listen but there is a lot going on
Goalie's Anxiety At The Penalty Kick - The Iliad And The Odyssey And The Goalie's Anxiety At The Penalty Kick: Weird mix of influences that does not always hit the mark
Hovvdy - Hovvdy: Sometimes the basics hit just right
Knocked Loose - You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To: Heavy but accessible, easy to see why it is getting attention
Me Rex - Smilodon: Love these guys
Microwave - Let’s Start Degeneracy: Chill music for a cool band
Oolong - Oolong: Trying to cram too much in
Real Friend - Standard Issue: Really love the vocals
St. Vincent - All Born Screaming: Really loved the NIN inspired tracks. And all the other ones.
Starting Line - Say It Like You Mean It: New Found Glory without the breakdowns
Stay Inside - Ferried Away: Lost in the shuffle, this deserves to be let outside for everyone to enjoy
Staynless - Transistor Theory and Circuits Made Simple: Tremendous Slint vibes
Kamasi Washington - Fearless Movement: I prefer the tracks without vocals
City Of Caterpillar - Decibel Flexi: More please
John Coltrane - The Olatunji Concert_ The Last Live Recording: Chaos. Controlled, glorious chaos.
Cure - Faith: More subdued than I was hoping for
Cure - Pornography: Immediate. Engaging. Punchy and full of hooks.
Ekko Astral - pink balloons: Just when I thought I was over post-punk. Good casual listen but there is a lot going on
Goalie's Anxiety At The Penalty Kick - The Iliad And The Odyssey And The Goalie's Anxiety At The Penalty Kick: Weird mix of influences that does not always hit the mark
Hovvdy - Hovvdy: Sometimes the basics hit just right
Knocked Loose - You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To: Heavy but accessible, easy to see why it is getting attention
Me Rex - Smilodon: Love these guys
Microwave - Let’s Start Degeneracy: Chill music for a cool band
Oolong - Oolong: Trying to cram too much in
Real Friend - Standard Issue: Really love the vocals
St. Vincent - All Born Screaming: Really loved the NIN inspired tracks. And all the other ones.
Starting Line - Say It Like You Mean It: New Found Glory without the breakdowns
Stay Inside - Ferried Away: Lost in the shuffle, this deserves to be let outside for everyone to enjoy
Staynless - Transistor Theory and Circuits Made Simple: Tremendous Slint vibes
Kamasi Washington - Fearless Movement: I prefer the tracks without vocals
5.13.2024
May 2024
Jackson Browne - The Pretender: Bordering on too slick
Jackson Browne - Late for the Sky: Clean without being slick
Jackson Browne- Running on Empty: Nothing empty about this
Chuck Strangers - A Forsaken Lover’s Plea: Polish Jazz almost enough on its own to bring it into AOTY consideration
Cindy Lee - Diamond Jubilee: Succeeds way more than it should at its length
Distillers - Sing Sing Death House: Much better than anticipated and makes the major label attention more understandable
Elbow - Audio Vertigo: Some great tracks
Kim Gordon - The Collective: Wonder what the reception would have been under a pseudonym
Plunger - The Station Is Not Received: A lot to unpack here, but the earlier sparser songs really grabbed me
Prize Fighter Inferno - Virtual Pioneers Single: Love the shorter format
Rise Against - Revolutions Per Minute: I always ignored them, but it was completely arbitrary because this is awesome
SeeYouSpaceCowboy - Coup de grâce: Not sure where it fits in, but I liked it a lot
Smile - A Light for Attracting Attention: Certainly benefits from its members, I wonder the reception had it been released anonymously
Smile - Wall of Eyes: Great background music
Vampire Weekend - Only God Was Above Us: A very grown up album
VIAL - Burnout: What if Rilo Kiley were a but punkier but kept their twinkly guitars and melodies
Xard - Beyond Darkness And Time: Not something I normally would have sought out, but enjoyed listening as I worked
Jackson Browne - Late for the Sky: Clean without being slick
Jackson Browne- Running on Empty: Nothing empty about this
Chuck Strangers - A Forsaken Lover’s Plea: Polish Jazz almost enough on its own to bring it into AOTY consideration
Cindy Lee - Diamond Jubilee: Succeeds way more than it should at its length
Distillers - Sing Sing Death House: Much better than anticipated and makes the major label attention more understandable
Elbow - Audio Vertigo: Some great tracks
Kim Gordon - The Collective: Wonder what the reception would have been under a pseudonym
Plunger - The Station Is Not Received: A lot to unpack here, but the earlier sparser songs really grabbed me
Prize Fighter Inferno - Virtual Pioneers Single: Love the shorter format
Rise Against - Revolutions Per Minute: I always ignored them, but it was completely arbitrary because this is awesome
SeeYouSpaceCowboy - Coup de grâce: Not sure where it fits in, but I liked it a lot
Smile - A Light for Attracting Attention: Certainly benefits from its members, I wonder the reception had it been released anonymously
Smile - Wall of Eyes: Great background music
Vampire Weekend - Only God Was Above Us: A very grown up album
VIAL - Burnout: What if Rilo Kiley were a but punkier but kept their twinkly guitars and melodies
Xard - Beyond Darkness And Time: Not something I normally would have sought out, but enjoyed listening as I worked
4.16.2024
April 2024
Bedbug - Pack Your Bags The Sun Is Grow: Sometimes charming with moments of beauty
Liam Gallagher & John Squire - Liam Gallagher & John Squire: Exactly what I expected and hoped for. Basically perfect.
Gouge Away - Deep Sage: Always glad to have it even if it does not not like , Dies.
Tylisha Haskins - Meister Klasse-A Thorough Textile: The beats are starting to take center stage
Liquid Mike - Paul Bunyan’s Slingshot: Both familiar and engaging
Little Kid - A Million Easy Payments: A million good moments
Josh T. Pearson - To Hull And Back: Lift to Experience is not dead!
Josh T. Pearson - Last of the Country Gentlemen: Emotionally draining and wonderful at it
Josh T. Pearson - The Straight Hits!: More polished, but familiar
Jeff Rosenstock - Craig Before the Creek: Any excuse to get more Jeff
Sonic Youth - EVOL: LOVE
Sonic Youth - Goo: Entering new, but familiar territory
Sonic Youth - Dirty: Pretty clean, Untouchables aside
Sonic Youth - Washing Machine: Loose and free
Sonic Youth - A Thousand Leaves: Getting spacious
Sonic Youth - Murray Street: Sprawling and contemplative
Sonic Youth - Sonic Nurse: Playful
Sonic Youth - Smart Bar • Chicago 1985: Great document
Trikl Act - A Spatial Plot Thickens: Hear me out. The Mountain Goats covering Spiderland in full.
Various - Modern Miracles In Science And Medicine: A ton of great tracks here. Worth digging into
Various - Vermin-Rat's Nest Recording Society Compilation: Very interesting mix
Liam Gallagher & John Squire - Liam Gallagher & John Squire: Exactly what I expected and hoped for. Basically perfect.
Gouge Away - Deep Sage: Always glad to have it even if it does not not like , Dies.
Tylisha Haskins - Meister Klasse-A Thorough Textile: The beats are starting to take center stage
Liquid Mike - Paul Bunyan’s Slingshot: Both familiar and engaging
Little Kid - A Million Easy Payments: A million good moments
Josh T. Pearson - To Hull And Back: Lift to Experience is not dead!
Josh T. Pearson - Last of the Country Gentlemen: Emotionally draining and wonderful at it
Josh T. Pearson - The Straight Hits!: More polished, but familiar
Jeff Rosenstock - Craig Before the Creek: Any excuse to get more Jeff
Sonic Youth - EVOL: LOVE
Sonic Youth - Goo: Entering new, but familiar territory
Sonic Youth - Dirty: Pretty clean, Untouchables aside
Sonic Youth - Washing Machine: Loose and free
Sonic Youth - A Thousand Leaves: Getting spacious
Sonic Youth - Murray Street: Sprawling and contemplative
Sonic Youth - Sonic Nurse: Playful
Sonic Youth - Smart Bar • Chicago 1985: Great document
Trikl Act - A Spatial Plot Thickens: Hear me out. The Mountain Goats covering Spiderland in full.
Various - Modern Miracles In Science And Medicine: A ton of great tracks here. Worth digging into
Various - Vermin-Rat's Nest Recording Society Compilation: Very interesting mix
3.22.2024
March 2024
Beck - Mellow Gold: Sufficiently weird
Beck - Odelay: Weird, but serious
Beck - Sea Change: Can see why it was a critical hit
Bewilder - From the Eyrie: Would have liked a little "more" instead of the passiveness
Boilermaker - Leucadia: So happy to have a compilation instead of digging into multiple albums.
Chisel - What A Fucking Nightmare: What a fucking first track
dutchmasters - substation, my home. melancholy, my bride_: Understanding the lyrics not a prerequisite but would like the vocals mixed a bit louder
Dylan, Bob - 50th Anniversary Collection_ 1973: Completely unnecessary yet worth listening to
Friko - Where we’ve been, Where we go from here: Cannot wait to hear where they go from here
Gingerbee - Our Skies Smile: Put a smile on my face
glass beach - plastic death: Hoping these hit harder live
Laura Jane Grace - Hole In My Head: Her best solo release yet
Green Day - Saviors: Not bad for a late career album
Hot Mulligan - Why Would I Watch: I would watch before I listen again
Infant Island - Obsidian Wreath: Would love to hear an instrumental version
Li'l Dicky - Penith (The DAVE Soundtrack): Perfect end to a funny show
Mean Jesus - Challenger: This is incredibly enjoyable, a fun little hardcore treat
Mean Jesus - Abomination: A little harder but very listenable
Renaissance Sound - Renaissance Sound: Jazzy post-rock that soothes my soul
Renaissance Sound - Renaissance Sound II: Please tell me there is more
Jeff Rosenstock - In the Key of the Creek_ A Craig of the Creek Musical: Happy to check out the songs without having to watch the show
Tommy Designer - Tommy Designer's Golden Fleece: Too good for this to be the end
Welcome to Berlin - ...And It's Blinding: Really great screamo-adjacent album
what is your name_ - beyond old names, everyone’s songs_: Just when it seemed like 2023 was a down year for emo, gems like this pop up
what is your name_ - My Name Is…: A second album in the year and somehow better? Maybe?
Beck - Odelay: Weird, but serious
Beck - Sea Change: Can see why it was a critical hit
Bewilder - From the Eyrie: Would have liked a little "more" instead of the passiveness
Boilermaker - Leucadia: So happy to have a compilation instead of digging into multiple albums.
Chisel - What A Fucking Nightmare: What a fucking first track
dutchmasters - substation, my home. melancholy, my bride_: Understanding the lyrics not a prerequisite but would like the vocals mixed a bit louder
Dylan, Bob - 50th Anniversary Collection_ 1973: Completely unnecessary yet worth listening to
Friko - Where we’ve been, Where we go from here: Cannot wait to hear where they go from here
Gingerbee - Our Skies Smile: Put a smile on my face
glass beach - plastic death: Hoping these hit harder live
Laura Jane Grace - Hole In My Head: Her best solo release yet
Green Day - Saviors: Not bad for a late career album
Hot Mulligan - Why Would I Watch: I would watch before I listen again
Infant Island - Obsidian Wreath: Would love to hear an instrumental version
Li'l Dicky - Penith (The DAVE Soundtrack): Perfect end to a funny show
Mean Jesus - Challenger: This is incredibly enjoyable, a fun little hardcore treat
Mean Jesus - Abomination: A little harder but very listenable
Renaissance Sound - Renaissance Sound: Jazzy post-rock that soothes my soul
Renaissance Sound - Renaissance Sound II: Please tell me there is more
Jeff Rosenstock - In the Key of the Creek_ A Craig of the Creek Musical: Happy to check out the songs without having to watch the show
Tommy Designer - Tommy Designer's Golden Fleece: Too good for this to be the end
Welcome to Berlin - ...And It's Blinding: Really great screamo-adjacent album
what is your name_ - beyond old names, everyone’s songs_: Just when it seemed like 2023 was a down year for emo, gems like this pop up
what is your name_ - My Name Is…: A second album in the year and somehow better? Maybe?
2.25.2024
February 2024
A.R.E. Weapons - A.R.E. Weapons: Some monster singles here
Abela, Lucas & Zach Hill - Never: Not always, but not never
awakebutstillinbed - Chaos Takes the Wheel and I Am a Passenger: Missed listening to this last year, but what power even in restraint
Beirut - Hadsel: Perfectly splendid
Bleach Everything - All Alone In Dirt: Four minute bite of perfection
Blind Equation - DEATH AWAITS: Sounds like a novelty that would kill live
Brown, Danny - Quaranta: Love the beats here
Browne, Jackson - For Everyman: Leading off with Take it Easy is like a cheat code
Captain Jazz - Captain Jazz: I want to know more without knowing more
Cat Power - Cat Power Sings Dylan_ The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert: Absolutely stunning
Daitro - Y: This was an important album if you were there at the time
Drew, Kevin - Aging: Everything I expected
Drums - Jonny: It does what it does well
Dylan, Bob - The Complete Budokan 1978: Budokan was my introduction to Dylan and I will always have a soft spot for it
Empty Country - Empty Country II: I hope he keeps making music even if it never becomes my thing
Foxing - Dealer: Strong album that I somehow missed
Foxing - The Albatross_ Ten Years: Really enjoyed the reworked versions
Golden Apples - Bananasugarfire: In a constant quest for the extremes, this is comforting
Good Looking Friends - Wasted Now: Hoping to become better friends
Ho99o9 - Ho99o9 presents Territory _ Turf Talk, Vol. 1: Love the vibe
Ho99o9 - SKIN: The unsustained energy of the first track made for a disappointing rest of the album
Ho99o9 - Ho99o9 presents Territory _ Turf Talk, Vol. II: More consistent, but could have come in shorter
Hope Conspiracy - Confusion_Chaos_Misery: Back with a vengeance
Hotline TNT - Cartwheel: Not sure how unique it is, but it certainly is good
Jane Remover - Census Designated: The fastest hour long album I have heard in a while but play it loud
Lerche, Sondre - Understudy: I had forgotten it was a cover album and it took me too long to realize it
Lync - These Are Not Fall Colors: I wish I remembered where this recommendation came from so I can put more stock into their future
Lync - Remembering the Fireballs (Part 8): Reinforcing how excited I am to revisit their album
ME REX - Giant Elk: I still do not understand how under-the-radar they seem to be
Mil-Spec - Marathon: I did not connect like I did with the last one
Minor Threat - Out Of Step Outtakes: How much more is there? I want it all
Mountain Goats - Jenny from Thebes: Laid back affair
Natl Park Srvc - Magician: A good album with great tendencies
Open City - Hands In The Honey Jar: The anticipation got the better of me
Paint It Black - Famine: Short and fast never goes out of style. Slow and angry either.
Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter - SAVED!: Really forces you to pay attention
REZN - Solace: Not sure how it stands on its own, but as a background this was as close to perfect as it gets
Rolling Stones - Hackney Diamonds: Shockingly good
Save Face - …Found Dead At The Crime Scene (EP): Looking forward to a new full length
Stern, Marnie - The Comeback Kid: Frantic. It rules.
Streets - The Darker the Shadow the Brighter the Light: Light and fun
Teenage Halloween - Till You Return: Good but see why it could have gotten lost in the shuffle
Turbine - Demo Tape: I forget how this connects to City of Caterpillar, but it does which makes this awesome
Tylisha Haskins - November Drop: I love that he continues to make art even if I do not always identify with it
X-Parrot - Blue Wave: Have to admire the passion
X-Parrot - Casualty: Slightly more summery
X-Parrot - Life's Too Short To Notice: Slightly more experimental
Abela, Lucas & Zach Hill - Never: Not always, but not never
awakebutstillinbed - Chaos Takes the Wheel and I Am a Passenger: Missed listening to this last year, but what power even in restraint
Beirut - Hadsel: Perfectly splendid
Bleach Everything - All Alone In Dirt: Four minute bite of perfection
Blind Equation - DEATH AWAITS: Sounds like a novelty that would kill live
Brown, Danny - Quaranta: Love the beats here
Browne, Jackson - For Everyman: Leading off with Take it Easy is like a cheat code
Captain Jazz - Captain Jazz: I want to know more without knowing more
Cat Power - Cat Power Sings Dylan_ The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert: Absolutely stunning
Daitro - Y: This was an important album if you were there at the time
Drew, Kevin - Aging: Everything I expected
Drums - Jonny: It does what it does well
Dylan, Bob - The Complete Budokan 1978: Budokan was my introduction to Dylan and I will always have a soft spot for it
Empty Country - Empty Country II: I hope he keeps making music even if it never becomes my thing
Foxing - Dealer: Strong album that I somehow missed
Foxing - The Albatross_ Ten Years: Really enjoyed the reworked versions
Golden Apples - Bananasugarfire: In a constant quest for the extremes, this is comforting
Good Looking Friends - Wasted Now: Hoping to become better friends
Ho99o9 - Ho99o9 presents Territory _ Turf Talk, Vol. 1: Love the vibe
Ho99o9 - SKIN: The unsustained energy of the first track made for a disappointing rest of the album
Ho99o9 - Ho99o9 presents Territory _ Turf Talk, Vol. II: More consistent, but could have come in shorter
Hope Conspiracy - Confusion_Chaos_Misery: Back with a vengeance
Hotline TNT - Cartwheel: Not sure how unique it is, but it certainly is good
Jane Remover - Census Designated: The fastest hour long album I have heard in a while but play it loud
Lerche, Sondre - Understudy: I had forgotten it was a cover album and it took me too long to realize it
Lync - These Are Not Fall Colors: I wish I remembered where this recommendation came from so I can put more stock into their future
Lync - Remembering the Fireballs (Part 8): Reinforcing how excited I am to revisit their album
ME REX - Giant Elk: I still do not understand how under-the-radar they seem to be
Mil-Spec - Marathon: I did not connect like I did with the last one
Minor Threat - Out Of Step Outtakes: How much more is there? I want it all
Mountain Goats - Jenny from Thebes: Laid back affair
Natl Park Srvc - Magician: A good album with great tendencies
Open City - Hands In The Honey Jar: The anticipation got the better of me
Paint It Black - Famine: Short and fast never goes out of style. Slow and angry either.
Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter - SAVED!: Really forces you to pay attention
REZN - Solace: Not sure how it stands on its own, but as a background this was as close to perfect as it gets
Rolling Stones - Hackney Diamonds: Shockingly good
Save Face - …Found Dead At The Crime Scene (EP): Looking forward to a new full length
Stern, Marnie - The Comeback Kid: Frantic. It rules.
Streets - The Darker the Shadow the Brighter the Light: Light and fun
Teenage Halloween - Till You Return: Good but see why it could have gotten lost in the shuffle
Turbine - Demo Tape: I forget how this connects to City of Caterpillar, but it does which makes this awesome
Tylisha Haskins - November Drop: I love that he continues to make art even if I do not always identify with it
X-Parrot - Blue Wave: Have to admire the passion
X-Parrot - Casualty: Slightly more summery
X-Parrot - Life's Too Short To Notice: Slightly more experimental
12.11.2023
November 2023
’68 - Yes, and.._: Yes, yes, yes, and more yes
American Television - Scars: Noticable improvement over previous releases.
Animal Collective - Isn't It Now_: Subdued yet summery
Antarctica - 81_03: Incredibly soothing and if the comp is New Order then I need to revisit
Arrival Note - Vol. 2: Time for a Week Proposal reunion
As Friends Rust - Any Joy: My excitement was not met, but I think there are some really strong songs here
Baroness - Stone: Baroness/Queens of the Stone Age/Mastodon tour is when?
Barrel - Pine And Cotton, Sand: There is so much here to like. Serious Slint-era Louisville energy
Benchmark - Thank You: More here than meets the ear
Blonde Redhead - Sit Down for Dinner: Pleasant but not going to dig into the back catalog
Jackson Browne - Jackson Browne: This will have me reaching into the rest of the catalog
Code Orange - The Above: Most memory holed for good reason
Drug Cabin - Wiggle Room: Dreamy pop that will unfortunately not remember
Drug Cabin - Yard Work: Weirdly more engaging
Faint - Blank-Wave Arcade: I was expecting bombast but got nuance
Green Day - Dookie (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition): So much of my musical identity is tied to this album
Gregory Alan Isakov - Evening Machines: Absolutely gorgeous
Joshua Fit For Battle - Brothers From Different Mothers:
Joshua Fit for Battle - To Bring Our Own End: Screamo from a different era
Joshua Fit For Battle - Bring Out Your Dead: Bring back to life
Lazarus Plot - (The End.) 7'': Really wish this was not the end
Lazarus Plot - Self-Titled 2x7": This is amazing and perfect and I do not want it to end
Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert: There is a great album in there somewhere
Magnitude - Of Days Renewed.._: One of the best doing it right now
Måneskin - RUSH!: This does not come across as contrived as I anticipated
Rorschach - Remain Sedate-Protestant: Not something I plan to reach for often
Savage, A. - Several Songs About Fire: Will take what I can get
Short Fictions - Oblivion Will Own Me and Death Alone Will Love Me (Void Filler): Bit of a letdown but not giving up
Sincere Engineer - Cheap Grills: Early Brand New and it has my attention
Various - Summertime Comp: Some classics from an almost forgotten era
Who - Who's Next-Life House (Super Deluxe) [10 Disc]: So glad to have some of this officially
American Television - Scars: Noticable improvement over previous releases.
Animal Collective - Isn't It Now_: Subdued yet summery
Antarctica - 81_03: Incredibly soothing and if the comp is New Order then I need to revisit
Arrival Note - Vol. 2: Time for a Week Proposal reunion
As Friends Rust - Any Joy: My excitement was not met, but I think there are some really strong songs here
Baroness - Stone: Baroness/Queens of the Stone Age/Mastodon tour is when?
Barrel - Pine And Cotton, Sand: There is so much here to like. Serious Slint-era Louisville energy
Benchmark - Thank You: More here than meets the ear
Blonde Redhead - Sit Down for Dinner: Pleasant but not going to dig into the back catalog
Jackson Browne - Jackson Browne: This will have me reaching into the rest of the catalog
Code Orange - The Above: Most memory holed for good reason
Drug Cabin - Wiggle Room: Dreamy pop that will unfortunately not remember
Drug Cabin - Yard Work: Weirdly more engaging
Faint - Blank-Wave Arcade: I was expecting bombast but got nuance
Green Day - Dookie (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition): So much of my musical identity is tied to this album
Gregory Alan Isakov - Evening Machines: Absolutely gorgeous
Joshua Fit For Battle - Brothers From Different Mothers:
Joshua Fit for Battle - To Bring Our Own End: Screamo from a different era
Joshua Fit For Battle - Bring Out Your Dead: Bring back to life
Lazarus Plot - (The End.) 7'': Really wish this was not the end
Lazarus Plot - Self-Titled 2x7": This is amazing and perfect and I do not want it to end
Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert: There is a great album in there somewhere
Magnitude - Of Days Renewed.._: One of the best doing it right now
Måneskin - RUSH!: This does not come across as contrived as I anticipated
Rorschach - Remain Sedate-Protestant: Not something I plan to reach for often
Savage, A. - Several Songs About Fire: Will take what I can get
Short Fictions - Oblivion Will Own Me and Death Alone Will Love Me (Void Filler): Bit of a letdown but not giving up
Sincere Engineer - Cheap Grills: Early Brand New and it has my attention
Various - Summertime Comp: Some classics from an almost forgotten era
Who - Who's Next-Life House (Super Deluxe) [10 Disc]: So glad to have some of this officially
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