Save Face - Another Kill for the Highlight Reel: Pretty good facsimile for My Chemical Romance

Zero Boys - Vicious Circle: Classic punk record

West, Kanye - Donda: How far he has fallen

Turnstile - Glow On: The hype is real

Quicksand - Distant Populations: Half Quicksand, half Rival Schools, all good

Lorde - Solar Power: Certainly fine, but nothing special

Lingua Ignota - SINNER GET READY: I was prepared, but not ready

L'il Dicky - Professional Rapper: Artistically a step forward, but So Hard is the more listenable

L'il Dicky - So Hard: I may have liked it without the context of Dave, but with it I love it

Lee, Brenda - Anthology: Would have preferred a single disc version

Killers - Pressure Machine: Hard to tell if a step down or my own burnout

Killers - Imploding the Mirage: Not perfect, but miles ahead of my expectations

Johnny Football Hero - Complacency: Pretty good, but not very compelling

Jail Socks - Coming Down: I do not want them to come down. Keep going up please

Haskins, Tylisha - Morrigan: So few self references or "yuhs" it feels refreshing

Gauze - 言いたかねえけど目糞鼻糞: Exactly what I needed

Foxing - Drawn Down The Moon: Huge swing that may, with time, be seen as a home run

Eilish, Billie - Happier Than Ever: No sophomore slump here

Drew, Kevin - Influences: Enjoyable but not something that will get much play

Deafheaven - Infinite Granite: Exciting new chapter.

Common Sage - Might as Well Eat the Chicken, We Won't Be Here in the Morning: Nice, short follow-up

Common Sage - "Where are you? I'm in Klamath Falls, are you here?": One of the most enchanting and cathartic albums I have heard this year

Come Back K! - Get Well: I do not think I will be coming back

Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica: Ambition hampered by its length

Bigger Better Sun - Adjust to Wellness: A fine record with strong Oso Oso vibes

Between the Buried and Me - Colors II: What a slog

Alien Boy - Don't Know What I Am: A terrific songwriter

Adjy - The Idyll Opus: Incredibly ambitious album that mostly succeeds and I cannot wait to dig into it more