Andrew WK - God Is Partying: Less of a party, but perhaps more interesting

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

Ya Ho Wha 13 - Penetration- An Aquarian Symphony: Fascinating in context

Various - Maccabees/Call It In the Air: Call It really steals the show

Tyler, the Creator - CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST: I am not lost

St Vincent - Daddy's Home: Certainly serviceable

Space Cadet - Lion On a Leash: Post punk and shoegaze replace street punk for these ex-Explosion vets to very satisfying results

Slow Fire Pistol - Rabbit Town Blues: Calming

SAULT - NINE: A softer side emerges

Olivia Rodrigo - SOUR: Calling it a rock record seems less than ideal

Question Mark and the Mysterians - 96 Tears: What an amazing song, but the others are no slouches

Oingo Boingo - Only a Lad: Passionate, quirky, engaging

Ogbert the Nerd - I Don't Hate You: I love this

Offspring - Smash: Songs are a little too similar to each other, but a lot better than I anticipated

New Rising Sons - Demo to Demolition: Would have liked to see where they went

Natl Park Srvc - The Dance: Enigmatically compelling and Broken Social Scene-esque

Mountain Goats - Dark in Here: Not scared, but I think I like my goats a little brighter

Militarie Gun - My Life is Over/All Roads Lead to the Gun: Oddly interesting

ME REX - Megabear: The concept elevates an already good album

Los Lobos - Kiko: Pretty standard

Liars - The Apple Drop: Not sure I will listen again, but I enjoyed it

Kitty Craft - Beats and Breaks From the Flower Patch: Hypnotic and beautiful

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Butterfly 3000: Their dreamiest album

Kaonashi - Dear Lemon House, You Ruined Me- Senior Year: There is something off but I cannot place it

Japanese Breakfast - Jubilee: I see why it resonated, but I need more time

Islands - Islomania: Nostalgia is real, but I cannot remember anything about their debut yet I keep checking out the new albums

Hold Steady - Open Door Policy: Pretty standard outing for them

Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez - Cryptomnesia: An almost Mars Volta album that delivers

Garbage - No Gods No Masters: Exceptional album that should receive a ton of attention

Fucked Up - Year of the Horse: Calling it one song is a bit of a stretch, but an excellent suite of songs

Fly Pan Am - Frontera: Challenging music for the background

Flight Mode - TX, '98: Stealing from the best emo albums

Fiddlehead - Between the Richness: This is my current album of the year. Lived up to the hype

Fair to Midland - Arrows & Anchors: Struggling to not compare to Mars Volta in a good way

Duke Deuce - Duke Nuken: Big, bold, and brash just like its namesake

Def Leppard - Hysteria: This is way better than I would have ever anticipated

Clean - Anthology: Fun little indie rock with a very solid collection of songs

Call It In The Air - Just A Morning Thought: What an absolute gem of an emo album

C4 - Chaos Streaks: Straight out of the '80s

black midi - Calvacade: Going to fascinating to see live

Backxwash - I LIE HERE BURIED WITH MY RINGS AND MY DRESSES: Sounds angry and I like it

88 Fingers Louie - Behind Bars: Unapologetically punk

7 Seconds - The Crew: Perfect

Undo K From Hot - G.A.S. Get A Star: Sensory overload.

Title Fight - Shed: Puts the rest of their discography into perspective and below this excellent album.

Thursday - Full Collapse: Now I get it.

Sugarcubes - Life's Too Good: Compare to Talking Heads in the best way possible.

Stars Hollow - I Want to Live My Life: A perfect 7.

Squid - Bright Green Field: I could take it or leave it.

snow ellet - suburban indie rock star: Scratching that Oso Oso itch.

Jeff Rosenstock - Ska Dream: Dream come true for Jeff.

Severin - Acid to Ashes and Rust to Dust: Not sure how to classify other than Dischord Rock.

Prize Fighter Inferno - The City Introvert: Flat out enjoyable.

Origami Angel - Gami Gang: Ambitious.

of Montreal - I Feel Safe with You, Trash: This is an of Montreal album.

Microphones - Foghorn Tape: Captivating? No. Soothing? Yes.

Mars Volta - Landscape Tantrums: It was already so close.

Manchester Orchestra - The Million Masks of God: I cannot get into it.

Kero Kero Bonito - Civilisation II: I love them in EP form.

Hey, Ily! - Internet Breath: I love you too!

Heart - Dreamboat Annie: Some classic singles, some filler.

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - G_d's Pee AT STATE'S END!: Gorgeous, as always.

Dropkick Murphys - Turn Up That Dial: More Celtic-tinged arena rock.

Digital Underground - Sex Packets: Cannot see myself listening to it in its entirety.

Dead Child - Attack: Sounding like a lost classic in the metal world.

Czarface & MF DOOM - Super What? I wish I had given more time between his passing and listening.

Caracara - Summer Megalith: An album that no one is upset by when it comes on, but no one reaches for it either.

Arm's Length - Everything Nice: Something seems familiar, but I cannot place it. Will be in heavy rotation this year.

Armed - Ultrapop: The longer it played, the more enchanting it became.

Parannoul - To See the Next Part of the Dream: @en_cohen strikes again.

Xiu Xiu - OH NO: Oh, yes!

Wild Pink - A Billion Little Lights: Such a pretty album.

Various - Achtung Chicago! Zwei: Incredible collection of punk tracks.