Fontaines DC - Dogrel: Good, but great? What am I missing?

Flossin - Lead Singer: Zach Hill strikes again.

Bob Dylan - Anniversary Collection 1969: Always nice to have.

Dave - Pyschodrama: I can see why it was at the top of a few lists.

clipping - The Deep: Nice little companion.

Boo Radleys - Giant Steps: Early Radiohead meets Stone Roses.

American Nightmare - Life Support: I like it, but wish it came under a different moniker.

Neil Young - Colorado: New Neil is good Neil.

Kanye West - Jesus Is King: Clipse!

Strange Ranger - Remembering the Rockets: Not sure the hype is justified.

Saves the Day - Through Being Cool (20th Anniversary Edition): Nice to have, but not particularly gripping.

Jeff Rosenstock - Thanks, Sorry!: Great document of his live experience.

Restraining Order - The World is Too Much: My favorite hardcore release of the year.

Origami Angel - Somewhere City: Such a great emo album.

Refused - War Music: Easily skipped.

Piebald - A Musical Christmas Adventure: Hoping there is more in the (near) future.

New Pornographers - In The Morse Code of Brake Lights: Completely acceptable.

Les Rallizes Denudes - Heavier Than a Death in the Family: This will hit right when the in the mood.

Les Rallizes Denudes - '77 Live: The type of album that will get you banned from picking the playlist in public.

Hold Stead - Thrashing Thru the Passion: Glad to have them back.

Futureheads - Powers: Some good singles.

FKA Twigs - Magdalene: Boundary pushing mainstream pop.

Fiddlehead - Get My Mind Right: Love this band.

Fear Before the March of Flames - The Always Open Mouth: Way better than expectations, especially in light of my previous dismissal.

Billie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?: I liked portions of this quite a bit.

Bob Dylan - Bootleg Series, Vol. 15: The volume I will revisit the least.

Cursive - Domestica: More subtlety than I was expecting.

Billy Corgan - Cotillions: Not sure why his solo work does not get more attention.

Coldplay - Everyday Life: I appreciate the attempt and major step up from the last few albums.

David Ackles - American Gothic: Sgt. Pepper of folk is apt, if not accurate.

Sturgill Simpson - Sound & Fury: Feels like a classic album.

Ramallah - The Last Gasp of Street Rock 'n' Roll: Feels more like Sinners 'n' Saints, even ignoring the cover, which is a great thing.

Powerhouse - No Regrets: Has a little Youth of Today at moments.

Outspoken - A Light in the Dark: I would love to hear a better recorded version of this album.

No Right - Senescence: Great little EP with some Indecision vibes.

Menzingers - Hello Exile: Bordering on adult contemporary.

Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell!: Deserved hype.

Kero Kero Bonito - Civilisation I: Bite size. I like it.

Jimmy Eat World - Surviving: Pretty safe.

Robert Hunter - Jack O'Roses: Would love to dig into the lyrics which are clearly the star of the show.

Foo Fighters - 01070725: Covers steal the show.

Elbow - Giants of All Sizes: Yep, this is an Elbow album.

Death Side - Bet on the Possibility: Great blend of hardcore and metal, but it misses the mark for me.

Danny Brown - uknowhatimsayin: Good enough.

Cursive - Get Fixed: Completely punchless compared to the live versions.

clipping - There Existed an Addiction to Blood: That final, Lynchian eighteen minutes!

Chromatics - Closer to Grey: When you need something a little less.

The Cars - The Cars: Not quite Rumours-level greatest-hits-as-an-LP, but close.

Brain Tourniquet - Brain Tourniquet: At under ten minutes, it is worth your time if you like heavy or fast.

The Beatles - Abbey Road (Super Deluxe): Really loving these editions.

Bastard - Wind of Pain: Fifteen minutes of brutality.

Tool - Fear Inoculum: Good? I guess?

Slow Fire Pistol - Love Riddled with Conditions: Another great release.

Noise Addict - Meet the Real You: Ben Lee fronted, punk adjacent.

Microwave - Death is a Warm Blanket: Album of the year contender.

Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs: Magnificent.

A Star Is Born: Eliminate the dialog and a few lesser tracks and this thing kills.

Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster: Highs are so high, but the lows? So very low.

JPEGMAFIA - All My Heroes Are Cornballs: Accessible.

Ghostface Killah - Ghostface Killahs: Yup, this is him.

Ezra Furman - Twelve Nudes: A mostly great collection of songs.

Fly Pan Am - C'est ca: Still cannot figure out why these guys always click for me.

Discharge - Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing: How did I miss this?!

Ceremony - In The Spirit World Now: I need to change my frame of mind before listening to these guys.

Anxious - Never Better: Groovy hardcore that hits a lot of the right notes.

Saul Williams - Encrypted & Vulnerable: Vulnerable seems apt.

Wear Your Wounds - Rust on the Gates of Heaven: Nice to have on in the background.

Verse en Coma - Rialto: The best post-City of Caterpillar.

Wound Man/Regional Justice Center Split: Quick hit split when you need something heavy in your day.

Various - 1977-The Year That Punk Broke: So many gems.

TSOL - TSOL: Better than the LP.

TSOL - Dance With Me: A case of judging a band by its fans hurts me again.

Soul Glo - The NIgga In Me Is Me: Clear progression forward.

Soul Glo - Untitled: Loud, chaotic, emotional.

Sophie - Oil Of Every Pearl's Uninsides Nonstep Remix Album: Better than anticipate, but just makes me want to listen to the album.

Regional Justice Center - Institution: Heavy.

Purple Mountains - Purple Mountains: Hard not to listen through the prism of what happened.

Pure Prairie League - Bustin' Out: Amei is the star, but the rest really hangs in there.

Oso Oso - The Yunahon Mixtape: Big step up.

Oso Oso - Real Stories of True People Who Kind of Look Like Monsters: Strong Brand New vibe.

Northern Towns - Good as Gold: I miss OMDB.

Lingua Ignota - Caligula: More brooding than brash.

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Infest The Rats' Nest: Heavy Gizzard is good Gizzard.

Ill Repute - What Happens Next: Not as good as the demo or debut, but at 15 minutes it is hard to argue with.

Ill Repute - Land Of No Toilets: Shorter, faster, louder.

Ill Repute - Demo: 1982?!

Haram - Drescher: A little safe given the pedigree.

Glass Beach - The First Glass Beach Album: A lot to unpack here.

Ghastly City Sleep - Moondrifts: Interesting footnote to my City of Caterpillar deep dive.

The Frogs - It's Only Right and Natural: So bizarre, so worth your time.

Elbow Deep - Bodily Fluids: Some redeeming aspects.

District 9 - Schoolhardknox Revisited: Not the biggest NYHC fan, but this was really great.

Chance, the Rapper - The Big Day: So much here to like.

Bouncing Souls - How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Fantastic melodic punk album.

Bon Iver - i,i: Feels like one long song. Too long.

Arrogant Sons of Bitches - Three Cheers for Disappointment: Jeff Rosenstock is a treasure.

Arrogant Sons of Bitches - This Is What You Get: Not sure if parody or homage. Great either way.

Arrogant Sons of Bitches - Pornocracy: Good framework for an album.

Arrogant Sons of Bitches - Built To Fail: Ska I can believe in.

Mecht Mensch - Acceptance: Lost to tides of time.