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
10.28.2024
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
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