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