Former Member - Manageable Scratches: Not great, but plenty of good

Former Member - Old Youth: This could turn into something really great

Elbow - Flying Dream 1: Beautifully arranged and produced

dltzk - Frailty: Certainly interesting

Lana Del Rey - Blue Banisters: Mostly forgettable

Converge & Chelsea Wolfe - Bloodmoon: I: An interesting album

Chisel - Retaliation: An amazing amalgamation of punk, oi, and hardcore

Various - 파란노을, Asian glow & Sonhos Tomam Conta - Downfall of the Neon Youth: Keep it coming

Adele - 30: Stunning and beautiful

World is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die - Illusory Walls: Those last 2 tracks!

Supine - No Altar for the Company Man: Heavy without being overdone, screamy without feeling fake, familiar without sounding generic

Sleigh Bells - Texis: I was hoping for a more gecsian influence, but very listenable

Sinere Engineer - Bless My Psyche: A little too under the radar

Plunger - The Station Is Not Received (3 Disc): Classic almost-forgotten emo

One Step Closer - This Place You Know: Touching a ton of different influences to make it their own

Musgraves, Kacey - star-crossed: there is light setting up gracias a la vida is the kind of chaos I needed

Low - HEY WHAT: Peaceful and relaxing

L'il Dicky - Hump Days: Finding his way

Elton John - The World of Regimental Sgt. Zippo: Fascinating archive

Injury Reserve - By the Time I Get to Phoenix: I wish I knew which avenue had recommended this so I could be more skeptical in the future