AJJ - Disposable Everything: I need to get this into the rotation
Another Breath - Not Now, Not Ever: Excited for more
Another Breath - Mill City: How is it possible I missed this in '06?
Another Breath - The God Complex: Just a little cleaner, a little tighter
Black Swan Network - Late Music, Vol. 1: Great way to break up the day
Bully - Lucky for You: I could take it or leave it which means I will probably forget about it
Closer - Closer: Not long enough to get into
Jack David - Johns: Pleasant
Bob Dylan - Shadow Kingdom: I would love a reimagining of full albums like this. Or tours.
Ben Folds - What Matters Most: I was hoping I would have needed this in my life
Foo Fighters - But Here We Are: Cathartic
For Carnation - Fight Songs: Slint successor
Jeromes Dream - The Gray in Between: Exciting at its highest
Mainspring - 8/23/1994-April 5 1996: A few classics that sound old and new
Maths - MMVII: I did not want it to end so I started the next one
Maths - Descent: Sightly more accessible
Maths - My Porthole Sees No Ocean: Quieter, more infectious
Olivia Tremor Control - Presents_ Singles and Beyond: As essential as their albums
Pinkshift - Love Me Forever: Much to like but too inconsistent. Live show was great though
Single File Line - 8-Track Recording: Electric throughout
Single File Line - 1995 Recording: Not quite as impactful
Sinker - Thoughts On Beauty/Perserverance: Does what it tries to do very well
Sky By Sorella - Dark Before Home: Can see the Slint influence
Sparks - The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte: Gee that was fun
Various - Maths/Throats Split: Great pairing
7.29.2023
6.09.2023
June 2023
100 gecs - 10,000 gecs: Both glad and disappointed they did not make their debut again
Adventures - Clear My Head With You: Glad I have more adventures to explore
Adventures - Supersonic Home: Really great indie rock
Bicycle Thieves - Ghost Dance: Is there more?
boygenius - the record: More hype than justified
Bruiser and Bicycle - Holy Red Wagon: Straight out of the 2003 blogosphere
Dropkick Murphys - Okemah Rising: Another solid set of acoustic tracks
Guignol - Angela, David and the Great Neopolitan Road Issue: Could have done without the snoring but the rest was riveting
Hirs Collective - We’re Still Here: Undeniably good for what it is
Hold Steady - The Price of Progress: Subdued
portrayal of guilt - Devil Music: I am not sure what side I like better, but it is certainly nice to have options
Smashing Pumpkins - Atum: Cannot speak to the concept, but even at three discs it never felt overly long
Tallest Man on Earth - Henry St_: Less directly Dylan, very soothing
Watsky - Plane 651: Such a talented individual
Wednesday - Rat Saw God: Inexplicably worth the hype
billy woods & Kenny Segal - Maps: Exceptional. Madvillain vibes.
Adventures - Clear My Head With You: Glad I have more adventures to explore
Adventures - Supersonic Home: Really great indie rock
Bicycle Thieves - Ghost Dance: Is there more?
boygenius - the record: More hype than justified
Bruiser and Bicycle - Holy Red Wagon: Straight out of the 2003 blogosphere
Dropkick Murphys - Okemah Rising: Another solid set of acoustic tracks
Guignol - Angela, David and the Great Neopolitan Road Issue: Could have done without the snoring but the rest was riveting
Hirs Collective - We’re Still Here: Undeniably good for what it is
Hold Steady - The Price of Progress: Subdued
portrayal of guilt - Devil Music: I am not sure what side I like better, but it is certainly nice to have options
Smashing Pumpkins - Atum: Cannot speak to the concept, but even at three discs it never felt overly long
Tallest Man on Earth - Henry St_: Less directly Dylan, very soothing
Watsky - Plane 651: Such a talented individual
Wednesday - Rat Saw God: Inexplicably worth the hype
billy woods & Kenny Segal - Maps: Exceptional. Madvillain vibes.
5.18.2023
April-May 2023
Black Country, New Road - Live At Bush Hall: Exciting
William Bonney - All Ten: Sometimes twinkly guitars, always separate vocals, never enough songs
Brain Tourniquet - ...An Expression In Pain: Love all of it, but that first instrumental track is the real star
Chisel - Set You Free: Certainly Ted Leo
Closure - Closure: Screeching over metallic riffs. 1997 indeed.
deathcrash - Less: Sensationally sparse
Bob Dylan - Fragments Time Out of Mind Sessions (1996-1997)_ The Bootleg Series, Vol. 17: I do not hold the same reverence for this album as other fans, but this set is making me a believer
Elvis Presley - From Elvis In Memphis: Such a different appreciation after watching The Searcher
Elvis Presley - Sunrise: For the completionist
Feeble Little Horse - Hayday: Might be the current nostalgia, but certainly sounds like BSS was a major influence
Fucked Up - One Day: Really solid throughout
Funeral Oration - Communion: Twenty four blissful minutes of adequately played, poorly recorded punk from 1985.
GASHCAT - Reunion!: Still not sure if this is genuine or its level of sincerety
Guitar Fight from Fooly Cooly - Drought: Glad this was an EP because it would not hold up if longer
Home is Where - we share the same insects an i became birds tribute compilation: This is cool but not enough to temper my excitement for LP2
Ink Spots - The Greatest Hits [MCA]: A simpler time
JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown - SCARING THE HOES: As gloriously weird as I was hoping for
Lana Del Rey - Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd: Way too monotonous
LVL UP - Return to Love: Fine but not sure it fully resonated
Million Dollar Quartet - The Million Dollar Quartet 50th Annivesary Special Edition: Not the Wilburys but it sure is fun
Mock Orange - The Record Play: Rival Schools without the hooks
Model_Actriz - Dogsbody: Inorganic but with potential
MSPAINT - Post-American: Has more in common with Death Grips than Militarie Gun but would fit in a bill with both
New Found Glory - Make the Most of It: Not the first album I will reach for when the NFG mood strikes
No Trend - Too Many Humans...._: Angry. Noisy.
No Trend - A Dozen Dead Roses: Gave me PiL vibes
No Trend - When Death Won't Solve Your Problem: Abrasive in the right ways
No Trend - The Early Months: Live tracks sound eerily like the studio ones
No Trend - More: What a gloriously unexpected curve ball
No Trend - Tritonian Nash‐Vegas Polyester Complex: Weird but not too weird
Odetta - Odetta Sings Dylan: I needed this
Pallette Knife - New Game: New game, old tricks, acceptable results
Parannoul - After The Magic: Went for a walk on a spring day and forgot most of my problems
Prisonaires - Just Walkin' In The Rain: An Elvis favorite
Roosevelt - Demo: Perfect production for what it is, but I do not hear the Texas is the Reason influence
Alain Savouret - Sonate Baroque: The more music you listen to the more this begins to make sense
shame - Food for Worms: Indifference
slowthai - UGLY: Completely engaging
Smallmouth - Smallmouth: Canadian Wasteland nailed it. "If Slint stayed together and got weirder and more dissonant they would probably sound pretty close to Smallmouth."
Smallmouth - All Ports In Frequent Seas: An evolution into more post-rock territory
summerbruise - The View Never Changes: Feels like a summer album
Take It to Heart - The Brighter Side: Holy Background Music!
Take It To Heart - Hymns For The Hopeless: Not as AN focused but still good
Tall Dwarfs - Hello Cruel World: Quirky in meaningful ways
Ten Boy Summer - Demo: Itching where I needed it. 1993!
Their _ They're _ There - Their _ They're _ Three: Glad I finally checked it out
Truth Cult - Walk the Wheel: Filling a Give sized hole in my life
Van Pelt - Artisans & Merchants: Amazing comeback album
Various Artists - I Can't Live Without It: What a stacked comp
Watsky - INTENTION: Really hope he continues to make music
Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom: This one is going to stick
Robert Wyatt - Shleep: I love this want cannot explain why
Xiu Xiu - Ignore Grief: More foreboding than feelings of grief
Zulu - A New Tomorrow: I want to like this more than I actually like this
Zwan - Mary Star of the Sea: Certainly sounds familiar
100 gecs - 10,000 gecs: Both glad and disappointed they did not make their debut again
Adventures - Clear My Head With You: Glad I have more adventures to explore
Adventures - Supersonic Home: Really great indie rock
William Bonney - All Ten: Sometimes twinkly guitars, always separate vocals, never enough songs
Brain Tourniquet - ...An Expression In Pain: Love all of it, but that first instrumental track is the real star
Chisel - Set You Free: Certainly Ted Leo
Closure - Closure: Screeching over metallic riffs. 1997 indeed.
deathcrash - Less: Sensationally sparse
Bob Dylan - Fragments Time Out of Mind Sessions (1996-1997)_ The Bootleg Series, Vol. 17: I do not hold the same reverence for this album as other fans, but this set is making me a believer
Elvis Presley - From Elvis In Memphis: Such a different appreciation after watching The Searcher
Elvis Presley - Sunrise: For the completionist
Feeble Little Horse - Hayday: Might be the current nostalgia, but certainly sounds like BSS was a major influence
Fucked Up - One Day: Really solid throughout
Funeral Oration - Communion: Twenty four blissful minutes of adequately played, poorly recorded punk from 1985.
GASHCAT - Reunion!: Still not sure if this is genuine or its level of sincerety
Guitar Fight from Fooly Cooly - Drought: Glad this was an EP because it would not hold up if longer
Home is Where - we share the same insects an i became birds tribute compilation: This is cool but not enough to temper my excitement for LP2
Ink Spots - The Greatest Hits [MCA]: A simpler time
JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown - SCARING THE HOES: As gloriously weird as I was hoping for
Lana Del Rey - Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd: Way too monotonous
LVL UP - Return to Love: Fine but not sure it fully resonated
Million Dollar Quartet - The Million Dollar Quartet 50th Annivesary Special Edition: Not the Wilburys but it sure is fun
Mock Orange - The Record Play: Rival Schools without the hooks
Model_Actriz - Dogsbody: Inorganic but with potential
MSPAINT - Post-American: Has more in common with Death Grips than Militarie Gun but would fit in a bill with both
New Found Glory - Make the Most of It: Not the first album I will reach for when the NFG mood strikes
No Trend - Too Many Humans...._: Angry. Noisy.
No Trend - A Dozen Dead Roses: Gave me PiL vibes
No Trend - When Death Won't Solve Your Problem: Abrasive in the right ways
No Trend - The Early Months: Live tracks sound eerily like the studio ones
No Trend - More: What a gloriously unexpected curve ball
No Trend - Tritonian Nash‐Vegas Polyester Complex: Weird but not too weird
Odetta - Odetta Sings Dylan: I needed this
Pallette Knife - New Game: New game, old tricks, acceptable results
Parannoul - After The Magic: Went for a walk on a spring day and forgot most of my problems
Prisonaires - Just Walkin' In The Rain: An Elvis favorite
Roosevelt - Demo: Perfect production for what it is, but I do not hear the Texas is the Reason influence
Alain Savouret - Sonate Baroque: The more music you listen to the more this begins to make sense
shame - Food for Worms: Indifference
slowthai - UGLY: Completely engaging
Smallmouth - Smallmouth: Canadian Wasteland nailed it. "If Slint stayed together and got weirder and more dissonant they would probably sound pretty close to Smallmouth."
Smallmouth - All Ports In Frequent Seas: An evolution into more post-rock territory
summerbruise - The View Never Changes: Feels like a summer album
Take It to Heart - The Brighter Side: Holy Background Music!
Take It To Heart - Hymns For The Hopeless: Not as AN focused but still good
Tall Dwarfs - Hello Cruel World: Quirky in meaningful ways
Ten Boy Summer - Demo: Itching where I needed it. 1993!
Their _ They're _ There - Their _ They're _ Three: Glad I finally checked it out
Truth Cult - Walk the Wheel: Filling a Give sized hole in my life
Van Pelt - Artisans & Merchants: Amazing comeback album
Various Artists - I Can't Live Without It: What a stacked comp
Watsky - INTENTION: Really hope he continues to make music
Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom: This one is going to stick
Robert Wyatt - Shleep: I love this want cannot explain why
Xiu Xiu - Ignore Grief: More foreboding than feelings of grief
Zulu - A New Tomorrow: I want to like this more than I actually like this
Zwan - Mary Star of the Sea: Certainly sounds familiar
100 gecs - 10,000 gecs: Both glad and disappointed they did not make their debut again
Adventures - Clear My Head With You: Glad I have more adventures to explore
Adventures - Supersonic Home: Really great indie rock
3.30.2023
January-March 2023
White Lung - Premonition: Polished and cohesive punk-influenced ripper
brakence - hypochondriac: Some real potential here
Current - Yesterday's Tomorrow Is Not Today: No idea your Numero keeps putting out classics
Ethel Cain - Preacher’s Daughter: While a lot runs together, there is plenty to dive into
Fire and the Wheel - Fire and the Wheel: Great lost indie album
Fireworks - Higher Lonely Power: This is worth listening to a few times
Injury Tape - Songs I Mailed To Myself: Very listenable
Jordaan Mason & Their Orchestra - Rewrite The Words Again: Too long
Lincoln - Repair And Reward: Genre blending that will take time to unpack
MJ Lenderman - Boat Songs: Weirdly captivating
Rival Schools - Some: Should have been the biggest band from that era
brakence - hypochondriac: Some real potential here
Current - Yesterday's Tomorrow Is Not Today: No idea your Numero keeps putting out classics
Ethel Cain - Preacher’s Daughter: While a lot runs together, there is plenty to dive into
Fire and the Wheel - Fire and the Wheel: Great lost indie album
Fireworks - Higher Lonely Power: This is worth listening to a few times
Injury Tape - Songs I Mailed To Myself: Very listenable
Jordaan Mason & Their Orchestra - Rewrite The Words Again: Too long
Lincoln - Repair And Reward: Genre blending that will take time to unpack
MJ Lenderman - Boat Songs: Weirdly captivating
Rival Schools - Some: Should have been the biggest band from that era
12.24.2022
December 2022
68 - Two Parts Viper: So much to like here
Algernon Cadwallader - Parrot Flies: Regret missing their reunion tour
Algernon Cadwallader - Algernon Cadwallader: Loving the weirder parts of where they went
Alvvays - Blue Rev: Unremarkable
Arctic Monkeys - The Car: I wish this was an Alex Turner solo album
Arm's Length - Never Before Seen, Never Again Found: Absolute home run of an album
Birds in Row - Gris Klein: Inexplicably accessible
Dungen - En är för mycket och tusen aldrig nog: Nice chill album
Donnie and Joe Emerson - Dreamin' Wild: Hope the story is better than the music in a vacuum
Fucked Up - Oberon: Return to angry
Geronimostilton - Impending Ghosts: Noisy yet satisfying
Hammered Hulls - Careening: Another MacKaye success
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Changes: A little jazzy
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and Lava: A little jammy
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Laminated Denim: A little jaunty
Knifeplay - Animal Drowning: Hauntingly beautiful
Knuckleheads - Cult Of Usmail: Punk lives
Martha - Please Don't Take Me Back: Love that the more upbeat songs capture their live energy
Origami Angel - DEPART: A focused EP over the good, but messy double album is a huge win
Origami Angel - re_ turn: Looking forward to the new LP
Red Roses for a Blue Lady - The Return to Melancholy: Metallic hardcore from the year 2000
Regulate - Regulate: Hair has that Coheed vibe that makes me eager to revisit
Will Sheff - Nothing Special: Sounds special
Shygirl - Nymph: More than listenable, engaging music
The Beatles - Revolver (Super Deluxe) (5 Disc): Archival releases of essential bands continue to be essential
Town Liar - Lies One Through Seven: Not the best, but will take what I can get from Shevchuck
Wild Pink - ILYSM: Hypnotic
Tylisha Haskins - 2022 - broken pieces: nice to see him continue to branch out
Algernon Cadwallader - Parrot Flies: Regret missing their reunion tour
Algernon Cadwallader - Algernon Cadwallader: Loving the weirder parts of where they went
Alvvays - Blue Rev: Unremarkable
Arctic Monkeys - The Car: I wish this was an Alex Turner solo album
Arm's Length - Never Before Seen, Never Again Found: Absolute home run of an album
Birds in Row - Gris Klein: Inexplicably accessible
Dungen - En är för mycket och tusen aldrig nog: Nice chill album
Donnie and Joe Emerson - Dreamin' Wild: Hope the story is better than the music in a vacuum
Fucked Up - Oberon: Return to angry
Geronimostilton - Impending Ghosts: Noisy yet satisfying
Hammered Hulls - Careening: Another MacKaye success
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Changes: A little jazzy
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and Lava: A little jammy
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Laminated Denim: A little jaunty
Knifeplay - Animal Drowning: Hauntingly beautiful
Knuckleheads - Cult Of Usmail: Punk lives
Martha - Please Don't Take Me Back: Love that the more upbeat songs capture their live energy
Origami Angel - DEPART: A focused EP over the good, but messy double album is a huge win
Origami Angel - re_ turn: Looking forward to the new LP
Red Roses for a Blue Lady - The Return to Melancholy: Metallic hardcore from the year 2000
Regulate - Regulate: Hair has that Coheed vibe that makes me eager to revisit
Will Sheff - Nothing Special: Sounds special
Shygirl - Nymph: More than listenable, engaging music
The Beatles - Revolver (Super Deluxe) (5 Disc): Archival releases of essential bands continue to be essential
Town Liar - Lies One Through Seven: Not the best, but will take what I can get from Shevchuck
Wild Pink - ILYSM: Hypnotic
Tylisha Haskins - 2022 - broken pieces: nice to see him continue to branch out
11.11.2022
October 2022
Björk - fossora: For better or worse, it sounds like one long Bjork song
Callous Daoboys - Celebrity Therapist: Some redeeming moments
Camping in Alaska - please be nice: Unabashed emo
Camping in Alaska - BATHE: A little less Midwesty
Camping In Alaska - Welcome Home Son: Interesting songs. Very interesting mix.
Capstan Shafts - Her Versus the Sad Cold Eventually: Sometimes simple surpasses superfluous
City of Caterpillar - Mystic Sisters: Leaning into the atmospheric dude if things. Certainly an AOTY contender
Dating - Outminded: Shoegaze-y emo with psychedelic flourishes.
Death Cab for Cutie - Asphalt Meadows: Certainly a fine album
Dropkick Murphys - This Machine Still Kills Fascists: Worth a listen for fans
Everyone Asked About You - Everyone Asked About You: A lovely EP
Everyone Asked About You - Let's Be Enemies: I would not be disappointed in a revisit
Figurines - Figurines: This is so much better than I could have hoped for
Foxtails - III: Not sure how to categorize but I love this
Front Bottoms - Theresa: I am not sure where I am expecting them to go, but they have worn their welcome
Furman, Ezra - All Of Us Flames: Engrossing
Hundreds of AU - Acting From Remote Satellites: Very solid for what it is
Jouska - visions from the bridge: Not the revolution it was hyped to be
Mars Volta - The Mars Volta: More enjoyable when you remember that the debut is almost 20 years ago and they are never going to be that band again
Mountain Goats - Bleed Out: Not sure why, but really loved this
Nathan Deering - Turmoil To Tape: Undeniable NMH influence, but it is the electronic instrumental tracks that had me most intrigued
No Age - People Helping People: Disarmingly subdued
Nuvolascura - Nuvolascura: Angry and aggressive a little bit weird
OFF! - Free LSD: Pushing the boundaries of their sound to great results
Parannoul & Asian Glow - Paraglow: The most relaxing album of the year
quinn - quinn: Back and forth, back and forth
Squirrelbait Youth - Squirrelbait Youth:
Street Smart Cyclist - Discography: Classic case of less is more
Suffocate For Fuck Sake - Fyra: An album of contrasts that is too long for its own good
Sumerlands - Dreamkiller: Pitch perfect for what it is trying to be
Tin-ear - Cadastral Maps: Great little album
Titus Andronicus - The Will to Live: Classic rock mode achieved
Young Jesus - Shepherd Head: When you have nothing to lose, you do whatever you want
Callous Daoboys - Celebrity Therapist: Some redeeming moments
Camping in Alaska - please be nice: Unabashed emo
Camping in Alaska - BATHE: A little less Midwesty
Camping In Alaska - Welcome Home Son: Interesting songs. Very interesting mix.
Capstan Shafts - Her Versus the Sad Cold Eventually: Sometimes simple surpasses superfluous
City of Caterpillar - Mystic Sisters: Leaning into the atmospheric dude if things. Certainly an AOTY contender
Dating - Outminded: Shoegaze-y emo with psychedelic flourishes.
Death Cab for Cutie - Asphalt Meadows: Certainly a fine album
Dropkick Murphys - This Machine Still Kills Fascists: Worth a listen for fans
Everyone Asked About You - Everyone Asked About You: A lovely EP
Everyone Asked About You - Let's Be Enemies: I would not be disappointed in a revisit
Figurines - Figurines: This is so much better than I could have hoped for
Foxtails - III: Not sure how to categorize but I love this
Front Bottoms - Theresa: I am not sure where I am expecting them to go, but they have worn their welcome
Furman, Ezra - All Of Us Flames: Engrossing
Hundreds of AU - Acting From Remote Satellites: Very solid for what it is
Jouska - visions from the bridge: Not the revolution it was hyped to be
Mars Volta - The Mars Volta: More enjoyable when you remember that the debut is almost 20 years ago and they are never going to be that band again
Mountain Goats - Bleed Out: Not sure why, but really loved this
Nathan Deering - Turmoil To Tape: Undeniable NMH influence, but it is the electronic instrumental tracks that had me most intrigued
No Age - People Helping People: Disarmingly subdued
Nuvolascura - Nuvolascura: Angry and aggressive a little bit weird
OFF! - Free LSD: Pushing the boundaries of their sound to great results
Parannoul & Asian Glow - Paraglow: The most relaxing album of the year
quinn - quinn: Back and forth, back and forth
Squirrelbait Youth - Squirrelbait Youth:
Street Smart Cyclist - Discography: Classic case of less is more
Suffocate For Fuck Sake - Fyra: An album of contrasts that is too long for its own good
Sumerlands - Dreamkiller: Pitch perfect for what it is trying to be
Tin-ear - Cadastral Maps: Great little album
Titus Andronicus - The Will to Live: Classic rock mode achieved
Young Jesus - Shepherd Head: When you have nothing to lose, you do whatever you want
10.03.2022
September 2022
Chat Pile - Remove Your Skin Please: Compelled dread. Over too soon.
Chat Pile - This Dungeon Earth: What an ending!
Chat Pile - God's Country: Devastatingly good
Halfway to Holland - Halfway to Holland: Saves the Day and I am here for it
Haram - Haram: So much potential
Highness - Hold: This is right up my alley
Polvo - Today's Active Lifestyles: Keeping me guessing without losing me
Ruhaeda - Ruhaeda: Best album that is new to me this year
Sonagi - Precedent: What if later Bane was more screamo
Tony Molina - Dissed and Dismissed: Sometimes it feels like it pours out of someone
Tony Molina - In the Fade: Continued flowing
Chat Pile - This Dungeon Earth: What an ending!
Chat Pile - God's Country: Devastatingly good
Halfway to Holland - Halfway to Holland: Saves the Day and I am here for it
Haram - Haram: So much potential
Highness - Hold: This is right up my alley
Polvo - Today's Active Lifestyles: Keeping me guessing without losing me
Ruhaeda - Ruhaeda: Best album that is new to me this year
Sonagi - Precedent: What if later Bane was more screamo
Tony Molina - Dissed and Dismissed: Sometimes it feels like it pours out of someone
Tony Molina - In the Fade: Continued flowing
8.24.2022
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
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
7.25.2022
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
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
6.27.2022
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
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
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