August 2022

Ben Quad - I’m Scared That’s All There Is: Hoping that is not all there is

black midi - Hellfire: Sounds forced in ways that are uncomfortable

Elf Power - Artificial Countrysides: Told my wife this was The Beatles and she believed it

Snow Ellet - Glory Days: Oso Oso influence coming in strong

Grace Ives - Janky Star: Safe

Martha - Please Don't Take Me Back: Nice little single

Me Rex - Plesiosaur [EP]: These EPs are so fun

Pool Kids - Pool Kids: Certainly something to hold onto

Truth Cult - Tour '22 Tape: New LP when?

Jack White- Entering Heaven Alive: Even better than the album earlier this year

Young Jesus - love for a new century: Adventures in ambience

July 2022

Bartees Strange - Farm to Table: Just not my thing this time around

Four Year Strong - Rise or Die Trying: So glad I caught these guys live before checking out a really solid album

Foxtails - fawn: Atmospheric enough to hold your attention, passionate enough to make you care

Gospel - The Loser: Glad I checked out the whole album even if some of it falls flat

Jayne County - Wayne County At The Trucks: Another gem from the depths of rock history

Joyce Manor - 40 Oz. to Fresno: A seventeen minute LP

Lobster Fight - Sun Soaking: An exhilarating disconnect between vocals and music

Max Creeps - Nein: The schtick detracts from an otherwise decent punk album

Out Of Service - The Ground Beneath Me: Big Brand New comparisons are justified

p.s.you'redead - Sugar Rot: I am not sure what kind of core to call this, but I like it

Short Fictions - Every Moment of Every Day: Very eclectic

Silent Drive - Fairhaven: Feels like they put everything they had into it

Smashing Pumpkins - Machina II: The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music: I mean, this is really good

Smashing Pumpkins - MACHINA_the machines of God: Surprised it is not more well thought of

Smashing Pumpkins - Zeitgeist: The mix is a little muddy and the songs a little samey

Smashing Pumpkins - CYR: Bloated and overwrought but still great

Regina Spektor - Home, Before And After: Soothing

Static Dress - Rouge Carpet Disaster: Very reminiscent of early 2000s post-hardcore

Sweet Pill - Where The Heart Is: Very interested in hearing more of this Amanda Palmer/Midwest emo blend

Various - Hymns For The Scorned: Two of the best teaming up for a surprisingly paced split

Wilco - Cruel Country: Calming

June 2022

Father John Misty - Chloë and the Next 20th Century: Soundtrack to a nap on a rainy spring day

Grade - Seperate the Magnets: I would have listened to this on repeat if I had known

Grade - Under the Radar: I still do not understand how under my radar they were

Grade - And Such Is Progress: Heavier

Grade - Headfirst Straight to Hell: More melodic

Guerilla Toss - Famously Alive: Thinking I might dig into the back catalog

Heriot - Profound Morality: I liked the atmospheric parts more than the face melting ones

Hey, ily! - Psychokinetic Love Songs: Lacking a little of the uncalculated charm

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - Omnium Gatherum: Track 10 was where I started to lose steam

Lamar, Kendrick - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers: Might have taken itself too seriously

Prince Daddy & The Hyena - Prince Daddy & The Hyena: Very varied

Proper. - The Great American Novel: Things got a little weird there towards the end

PUP - THE UNRAVELING OF PUPTHEBAND: Jeff Rosenstock meets The Hold Steady and I need more of it

Pusha T - It's Almost Dry: The production nearly steals the show

SAULT - AIR: Orchestral curveball

Soul Glo - Diaspora Problems: What a gigantic level up

String Machine - Hallelujah Hell Yeah: Major Broken Social Scene vibes

Tree River - Time Being: Unambitious

Type O Negative - Bloody Kisses: Clearly not the type of band I thought they were

Various - Grade/Believe Split: Not sure I recognized when the bands changed

Various - Dissection Lesson (Home Is Where Meets Record Setter): The future is bright

Wet Leg - Wet Leg: Summer album of the year

White, Jack - Fear of the Dawn: Some very White Stripesian tracks here

Young Guv - GUV III: Super sweet

Coheed and Cambria - Vaxis II: A Window of the Waking Mind: The concerns of poppiness are overblown and this is amazing

Day in Black and White - Notes: More contained, but the sounds could breathe a bit more

Day in Black and White - My Heroes Have Always Killed Cowboys: Closest City of Caterpillar copycat currently

Cave In - Heavy Pendulum: Long without feeling like it drags

Carly Cosgrove - See You in Chemistry: I thought the first track was a new Origami Angel song

Caracara - New Preoccupations: Certainly good enough to listen to. Dubious if I will come back

Box Car Racer - Box Car Racer: While I would be interested in a follow up, it is because of the potential rather than what is here

Black Star - No Fear of Time: No way this could live up to expectations. Nice to see they did not even try

Be Well - Hello Sun: I love this more than the LP

Belle and Sebastian - A Bit of Previous: The world needs more Belle and Sebastian.

Beat Happening - Jamboree: Magnificently simple and compelling

Arcade Fire - WE: If this is as good as it gets, I will be pretty satisfied

Vein.fm - This World Is Going to Ruin You: A jump forward, but a small one that foreshadows bigger things to come

Ulysses - 10: I might like this more than the Apples

Radical Face - Ghost: Nothing radical but certainly relaxing

Billy Preston - Encouraging Words: I could get used to this

oso oso - sore thumb: Sure sounds pretty polished

of Montreal - Satanic Panic in the Attic: Sometimes it is easy to forget how compelling a band was.