12.24.2022

December 2022

68 - Two Parts Viper: So much to like here

Algernon Cadwallader - Parrot Flies: Regret missing their reunion tour

Algernon Cadwallader - Algernon Cadwallader: Loving the weirder parts of where they went

Alvvays - Blue Rev: Unremarkable

Arctic Monkeys - The Car: I wish this was an Alex Turner solo album

Arm's Length - Never Before Seen, Never Again Found: Absolute home run of an album

Birds in Row - Gris Klein: Inexplicably accessible

Dungen - En är för mycket och tusen aldrig nog: Nice chill album

Donnie and Joe Emerson - Dreamin' Wild: Hope the story is better than the music in a vacuum

Fucked Up - Oberon: Return to angry

Geronimostilton - Impending Ghosts: Noisy yet satisfying

Hammered Hulls - Careening: Another MacKaye success

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Changes: A little jazzy

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and Lava: A little jammy

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Laminated Denim: A little jaunty

Knifeplay - Animal Drowning: Hauntingly beautiful

Knuckleheads - Cult Of Usmail: Punk lives

Martha - Please Don't Take Me Back: Love that the more upbeat songs capture their live energy

Origami Angel - DEPART: A focused EP over the good, but messy double album is a huge win

Origami Angel - re_ turn: Looking forward to the new LP

Red Roses for a Blue Lady - The Return to Melancholy: Metallic hardcore from the year 2000

Regulate - Regulate: Hair has that Coheed vibe that makes me eager to revisit

Will Sheff - Nothing Special: Sounds special

Shygirl - Nymph: More than listenable, engaging music

The Beatles - Revolver (Super Deluxe) (5 Disc): Archival releases of essential bands continue to be essential

Town Liar - Lies One Through Seven: Not the best, but will take what I can get from Shevchuck

Wild Pink - ILYSM: Hypnotic

Tylisha Haskins - 2022 - broken pieces: nice to see him continue to branch out