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new music 2023

Belle And Sebastian – Late Developers : relaxed and loose pop-rock; #inflencesexposed
Billy Nomates – Cacti : very diverse, highly intriguing, modern pop/rock
Circa Waves – Never Going Under : big-swing arena rock/pop
CVC – Get Real : well-executed upbeat bar-rock
Gaz Coombes – Turn The Car Around : very diverse, very fun
Grmln – Dark Moon : nice sounding guitar pop
Iggy Pop – Every Loser : occasionally pretty ok
Moby – Ambient 23 : very very impressive; relaxing and soothing
Space Mirrors – Majestic Tapes : proggy free-jazz-y ‘space rock’
Subways, the – Uncertain Joys : oft-awful; #terribleautotune


Ryuichi Sakamoto – 12 : delicate and sensitive emoting…
Bad Ends, the – The Power and the Glory : garage-jangle delights (sometimes); #athens
C.I.A., the – Surgery Channel : interesting noise-rock; #ty
Ghost Woman – Anne If : lo-fi and fun LA garage rock; #paiselyunderground
Arcs, the – Electrophonic Chronic : groovy, fun, 70s-AM rock; #plusNashville #widescreen
Barbara Blue – From The Shoals : funky. horny ‘Beale St Blues’
Bass Drum of Death – Say I Won’t : dynamic and diverse high-energy garage rock
Fucked Up – One Day : excellent chaos wrangling
Glyders – Maria’s Hunt : very fun mix of straightahead rock and kosmic country
Guided By Voices – La La Land : interesting, hook-filled rock; #moreproggy


Heavy Blanket – Moon Is : guitar howling; #dinojr
Hotel Lux – Hands Across the Creek : glammy post-punk; #sprechgesang
Illiterate Light – Sunburned : pop-rock rollercoaster; #harderisbetter
Italia 90 – Living Human Treasure : chaotic propulsive post-punk via #Brighton
Japan Blues – Japan Blues Meets the Dengie Hundred : hypnotic, bizarre and artful; #ambient/noise/found/weird
Joe Henry – All The Eye Can See : intimate, relaxed, and emotive ‘Americana’
John Cale – Mercy : cleverly diverse & interesting humanist dream-pop/r&b/rock/ambient
King Tuff – Smalltown Stardust : some interesting power-pop/glam among the ham-handed ‘spiritual’ psych-folk
Laissez Fairs, the – Singing In Your Head : nice, LA-ish psych-pop/rock
Mac Demarco – Five Easy Hot Dogs : ho-hum stoner jazz-rock


Megadose – Heating Up : fun and diverse power-pop/indie-rock; #slacker
Melaine Dalibert – Magic Square : very mellow modern classical; #airplane
Mother Hips, the – When We Disappear : party rock bordering porch noodling
Murder Capital, the – Gigi’s Recovery : tight, moody, Irish modern rock
Måneskin – Rush! : super over-the-top r&r via #Italy
Orchestra Gold – Medicine : funky psychedelic-rock of Mali via #Oakland
Polaroid Notes – Cloud Anthems : low-key ambient, starts amazing ends anxious
Pure Adult – II : art-rock/noise, a grower…; #avantodd
Quinn XCII – The People’s Champ : interesting and engaging modern pop
Tubs, the – Dead Meat : jangly, ’80s college rock’ sounds


We Are Scientists – Lobes : now ho-hum 80s synth pop
White Reaper – Asking For A Ride : light and easy indie-rock/power-pop
Academic, the – Sitting Pretty : party ready pop-rock choruses wrapped in killer grooves
Brian Jonestown Massacre, the – The Future Is Your Past : ibid
Dave Phillips – Human Nature Denied : very-dark and super-weird sound-object ambient
Go! Team, the – Get Up Sequences Part Two : super-fun hyper-kinetic weirdo cheerleading routines
Jackie Venson – Evolution Of Joy : very original and modern; #deathbyautotune
Laid Back Country Picker – Go West : fun bar rock; #forthegram
Las Robertas – Love is the Answer : 90s alt-rock; #femvox
Men, the – New York City : “garage-punk racket” is pretty apt


Metal Marty – Metal Marty’s Greatest Hits : cock-out-rock-out party rock; #Supersuckers
Naked Sun, the – Modern Life : honest country-esque indie-rock
Nei Zigma – Evocação Negreira : fascinating and delightful glimpse into #Brazil
Civic – Taken By Force : enjoyable aggressive/melodic rockers
Dignan Porch – Electric Threads : charming/clever 90s-college-rock; #needsmorefi
Dobbeltgjenger – The Twins : fun eclectic rock via #Norway
El Ten Eleven – Valley Of Fire : neat and chill
Havalina – Maquinaria : super-duper-diverse rock via #Spain; #blu
Hope D – Clash of the Substance : fun & boldly ebullient indie-rock/pop via #Aus
Marlene Ribeiro – Toquei no Sol : subtly complex and rewarding psych-folk; #GNOD


Pristine – The Lines We Cross : epic heavy rock
Psychotic Monks, the – Pink Colour Surgery : intriguing noise/chaos/drone/frenzy; #wellnamed
Quasi – Breaking the Balls of History : raw, open guit-synth garage-punk
Bikini Beach – Appetizer : frenzied garage/punk/psych/surf via #Germany
Shania Twain – Queen Of Me : pure Cosmic Beige
Smashing Pumpkins – Atum: Act I+II+III : can’t have a huge miss without a big swing
Somebody’s Child – Somebody’s Child : big-swing arena-pop/rock
Spacey Jane – Here Comes Everybody : intriguing, open pop-rock via #Aus
Tennis – Pollen : saccharine-sweet indie-pop; #fleeting
Traumahelikopter – Save Yourself : punchy garage-rock/power-pop via #NED


Waeve, the – The Waeve : wildly diverse and edgy kitchen-sink art-rock
Wax Tailor – Fishing For Accidents : awesome, warm, cinematic funk/hip-hop/soul
Yellow Pills – Death by Elvis : very fun grab-bag of excitement
Yo La Tengo – This Stupid World : fun, urgent rock songs; #seasonedbandatwork
Young Fathers – Heavy Heavy : fun, bold, soulful grooves; #ninjatune
Zephyrs, the – For Sapphire Needle : thoughtful Scottish soft rock
Amby Downs & Steve Gunn – Looming Change/Building Fabric : long-form (40min) drone/ambient sounds
Animal Boy – My Love Is A Terror : engaging, open, indie-rock fun
Anomalys, the – Piss In Your Sink!!! : high-speed garage punk
Avey Tare – 7s : weirdo fun pop; #oddlysoothing


Bad Pony – Forever Up & Coming : ho-hum indie-pop/rock
Blues Lawyer – All in Good Time : perfectly OK power-pop/rock
Class – But Who’s Reading Me? : raw garage-punk fun; #shortandsweet #release1
Dead Melodies – Sleepy Town of Winter : dark psych ambient; #airplane
dEUS – How To Replace It : pleasantly safe swaggering rockers
Gorillaz – Cracker Island : radio dance pop; #morelikePLOP
Holy Popes – Holy Popes : face-first garage/post-punk
Hummingbirds, the – All The Best : heartfelt soft-rock/pop; #Liverpool
Inhaler – Cuts And Bruises : great sounding arena-ready pop-rock
John Dwyer – Posh Swat : wow. one of the weirdest things ever


Kraków Loves Adana – Oceanflower : moody and dark synth-pop
Liquids – Songs : fuck-yeah lo-fi garage-punk/power-pop
Macy Gray & The California Jet Club – The Reset : fun, vibrant-yet-coherent r&b/soul
Nostalgia 77 – The Loneliest Flower In The Village : lively modern jazz; #solofocus
Phum Viphurit – The Greng Jai Piece : upbeat, summery indie-pop via #Thailand
Ramkot – In Between Borderlines : heavy rock
Supreme Beings Of Leisure – 22 : mildly-groovy, slightly-sappy downbeat/r&b
Tee Vee Repairmann – What’s On TV? : super-fun lo-fi garage-rock/bublegum-punk
Algiers – Shook : powerful, expressive ‘southern gothic’ rock
Church, the – The Hypnogogue : moody, proggy 80s rock


Cola – Deep In View : intriguing skeletal post-punk/instrumentals via #Canada
Wild Billy Childish & CTMF – Failure Not Success : rough and tumble fun
Death Valley Girls – Islands in the Sky : fun, fuzzed-out boot-stomping psych-rock
Gina Birch – I Play My Bass Loud : funky, kooky, punk/noise/dub/art-rock/+
Gruff Rhys – The Almond And The Seahorse OST : interesting…
Jenny O. – Spectra : thoroughly enjoyable dance-along indie-pop
Lucero – Should’ve Learned by Now : alt-country drinking songs
Mui Zyu – Rotten Bun for an Eggless Century : interesting unique quirky modern pop
Shame – Food for Worms : energetic/earnest spiky brit rock
U.S. Girls – Bless This Mess : funk/r&b -inspired pop


Unloved – Polychrome : super diverse, weird and interesting audio-art
Animal Liberation Orchestra – Silver Saturdays : lovely, easy-on-the-ears jam-pop
Beach Weather – Pineapple Sunrise : peppy, summery alt-pop/rock
Bilk – Bilk : amped-up, varied brit rock w ‘rap verse’ vibes
Danny Goffey – Bryan Moone’s Discopunk : playful variety-pack of guitar pop-rock; #supergrass
David Walters – Soul Tropical : disco-y tropical pop/soul
Die Wilde Jagd – Ophio : soothing/unnerving electro/ambient/movement; #airplane
Dirk. – Idiot Paradise : solid indie rock; #keepgoing
Dutch Uncles – True Entertainment : enjoyable upbeat synth-pop/art-rock
Frankie Rose – Love As Projection : lovely modern indie-pop


Gee Tee – Goodnight Neanderthal : fun, lofi garage-rock/power-pop
Hello Mary – Hello Mary : enjoyable heavy-ish guitar indie
Hickey – Icky : rough garage-punk
Home Front – Games of Power : fun, modern new-wave/punk/synth-pop
Mike Keneally – The Thing That Knowledge Can’t Eat : super-diverse arty rock/jazz/prog/avant #70sjamzvibe
Minks, the – Creatures Of Culture : slinky bluesy psych-rock
Polypores – Praedormitium : experimental ambient bleep-bloop
Rien Faire – Peuple : experimental art-pop via #France
Ron Gallo – Foreground Music : adventurous, arty, big-swing art-rock
Sarandons, the – Sightlines : nice enough adult pop-rock via #Canada


Shonen Knife – Our Best Place : yep; #food
Soft Shoulder – Smile Building’s Exit : simple, abrasive, melodic post-punk/noise-pop
Steve Mason – Brothers And Sisters : smart, fun and groovy goodness; #betaband
Tanukichan – Gizmo : cool, well-paced dream-pop-gaze
Ulrika Spacek – Compact Trauma : intricate jangly psych-rock
Weathertunes – Parasol : dubby, jazzy downtempo; #dinnerparty
Band of Heathens, the – Simple Things : honest, adult-AOR bluesy rock; #latecareer
Black Honey – A Fistful of Peaches : arena-ready alt-rock bangers #femvox
Choncy – Community Chest : raw hardcore/garage/post-punk
Christian Kjellvander & Tonbruket – Fossils : dark, emotive, mildly-psychedelic s/s


Daddy Long Legs – Street Sermons : swaggering punked-up boogie blues
Death and Vanilla – Flicker : very nice, retro-warm pop
Doug Paisley – Say What You Like : warm countrified s/s via #Canada; #70ssounds
Drin, the – Today My Friend You Drunk the Venom : heady lofi blend of propulsive post-punk/kosmische
Emilíana Torrini & The Colorist Orchestra – Racing The Storm : gorgeous and enchanting modern/retro indie-pop stylings with a Nordic chill backbone
Errorr – Self Destruct
Eyelids – A Colossal Waste Of Light : very fun guitar rock; #allwinners #collegerock
Flyying Colours – You Never Know : warm fuzzed-out-gaze bliss; #infectious
Holy Moly And The Crackers – Solid Gold : solid, festival-ready, americana/rock
King Khan – The Nature of Things : weird, and weirdly subdued, freak jazz


M83 – Fantasy : floaty indie-pop-gaze
Miley Cyrus – Endless Summer Vacation : fun party pop
Musiq Soulchild – Victims & Villains : smoooth r&b
Nightbirde – It’s OK : simple modern-pop
Nude Party, the – Rides On : warm, retro-70s rock; #greattone
O Morto – Ifrits Habitent : interesting diaristic field recordings
Power Pants – Power Pants : insanely fun power-pop/punk; #1-2-3-4
Sleaford Mods – UK Grim : apocalyptic electro-post-punk #grimisright
Surf Friends – Sonic Waves : dreamy/surfy/-gaze/ -‘ish’
Taj Mahal – Savoy : an old-school swing-jazz style…


Teo Wise – Less Go! : meandering dance-punk via #Italy
U2 – Songs Of Surrender : zzzzzzz
Unknown Mortal Orchestra – V : laconic, syncopated and fun insrumentals, vox=Nothanks
Van Morrison – Moving On Skiffle : amusing late-career style mod; #wayoverlong
Andrew Gabbard – Cedar City Sweetheart : easy-going psych/”70s Laurel Canyon country” vibes
Blair Gun – Blaspheme Queen : peppy garage-rock quickies; #morethanitappears
Broken Teeth – How To Sink Slowly [ 추락은 천천히 ] : straightforward shoegaze via #Korea
Caroline Rose – The Art Of Forgetting : fun, independent, emotional, arty, interesting; #unclecarol
Depeche Mode – Memento Mori : crisp synth-pop; #vintage
Dick Stusso – S.P. : heady freak-out oddball rockers


Dregs – Enemy Not Me : high energy hardcore/punk; #maximumeffort
Foxy Shazam – Dark Blue Night : flamboyant adventurous arena/cabaret rock
Jenny Conlee – Tides: Pieces For Accordion And Piano : #godlovemusicnerds
Kele – The Flames Pt. 2 : jittery, percussive art-rock; #diverse
Légumes Sex – LPette : fun jangly indie-rock via #France
Mary Anne’s Polar Rig – Makes You Wonder : fun, fuzzed-out rock/pop via #Sweden
Phoneboy – Moving Out : straightforward indie pop
Purling Hiss – Drag On Girard : buzzing garage-rock riffs w/ melodies
Reds, Pinks And Purples, the – The Town That Cursed Your Name : entertaining, cohesive synth-rock
Secret Machines – The Moth, The Lizard, And The Secret Machines : experimental slowed-down space-rock; #collagestyle


Slander Tongue – Monochrome : sloppy fun power-pop riots
Soul Motivators, the – Do It Together : sultry, groove-filled modern soul/r&b
Black Box Revelation – Poetic Rivals : well-done, straightforward indie-rock via #Belgium
Boygenius – The Record : very very lovely artistically immaculate pop
Brix Smith – Valley of the Dolls : half-decent pop-punk/grunge; #femvox
Carlton Melton – Resemble Ensemble : lively noodling psych-rock
Damien Jurado – Sometimes You Hurt The Ones You Hate : short, sweet and warm, pro s/s
Darts, the – Snake Oil : slinky fierce garage-rock
Declining Winter, the – Really Early, Really Late : soothing, open electro/jazz/pop/sound; #airplane
Deerhoof – Miracle-Level : a wild ride that delivers


DMA’S – How Many Dreams : big dumb arena/’rave-rock’
Doug Tuttle – Keeping Alive : pastoral guitar folk-rock; #litepsych
Hold Steady, the – The Price of Progress : rock-star stories rock-star riffs
Kevin Richard Martin – Above The Clouds : spacey, dark, drone/ambient
New Pornographers, the – Continue As A Guest : mature, sophisticated wide-screen pop delights
Nick Waterhouse – The Fooler : nice vintage r&b/jazz/pop/”white soul”; #whenitslapsitslaps
No Ones, the – My Best Evil Friend : great quirky guitar pop-rock; #teamscottm
Scott McMicken and the Ever-Expanding – Shabang : stylistically dubbed out boogie/’world’ vibes; #drdog
Steve Gunn and David Moore – Let the Moon Be a Planet : classical guitar+piano
Thee Headcoats – Irregularis (The Great Hiatus) : all-day-every-day; #BillyChildish


Those Pretty Wrongs – Holiday Camp : nice power-pop/soft-rock with that touch of genius
Throw Down Bones – Three : experimental metronimic industrial/dance
Waco Brothers – The Men That God Forgot : fun cowbow-punk; #greathorns
Wild Child – End Of The World : light loose-americana/blue-eyed-soul
William Tyler & the Impossible Truth – Secret Stratosphere : lilting acoustic-psych-guitar noodling
Zombies, the – Different Game : good-on-em
bvdub – Slowly Shifting Lakes : textured atmospheric ambient; #overlong
Calvin Johnson – Gallows Wine : kooky, eccentric, blues-influenced baritone
Crocodiles – Upside Down In Heaven : very fun fuzzy power-pop/rock; #everchangingband
FACS – Still Life In Decay : cool headspace noise-pop


Golden Hours – Golden Hours : lysergic dusty metalshop kosmiche pulses
His Electro Blue Voice – Love Conductor : electro-punk spasms; #mayhem
HMLTD – The Worm : sprawling and impressive cabaret/art-pop/rock/avant…
Matthew Logan Vasquez – As All Get Out : electic simple tunes; #deltaspirit
Mudhoney – Plastic Eternity : sludgy political gunge; #humortoo
Public Interest – Spiritual Pollution : very intriguing motorik post-punk/new-wave
Shem – III : kosmiche/drone/improv psych
Susanna Hoffs – The Deep End : fun (more) obscure covers
Teleman – Good Time/Hard Time : mostly ho-hum produced pop
Wednesday – Rat Saw God : well conceived and executed indie-rock; #femvox


Worriers – Warm Blanket : lovely melodic indie-pop/rock
µ-ziq – 1977 : very chill atmospheres and moods; #airplane
Baby Cool – Earthling On The Road To Self Love : hip hazy retro psych-pop
Bart – Some Kind of Way : intriguing/accomplished throwback 60s-70s psych-rock
Body Maintenance – Beside You : quite enjoyable dark-jangle new-wave/post-punk
Elephant Run – Leftover Land : incredibly diverse soft-rock via #Brazil #mildlypsych
Emma Tricca – Aspirin Sun : lovely warm adventurous folk-rock-pop; #epics
Marta Zlakowska & Tricky – When It’s Going Wrong : interesting trip-hop
Saphileaum – Intrapersonal Experience : tribal/drone/space/ambient
Thayer Sarrano – Ancient Future : beautifully thoughtful, varied and interesting ‘southern-psych’


Babaganouj – Jumbo Pets : perfectly nice varied indie rock
Crooked Steps – Sambuca Dreams : rockin’ retro garage-surf-abilly
Doom Flower – Limestone Ritual : gloomy dream-gaze
Feist – Multitudes : very professional and without any fun
Fruit Bats – A River Running To Your Heart : delightful jangly pop/rock
GoGo Penguin – Everything Is Going To Be OK : fun, emotive jazz/modern/beats
High Divers – Should I Be Worried : sappy bar rockers
Kid Koala – Creatures of the Late Afternoon : thoroughly enjoyable turntablism
Spencer Cullum – Spencer Cullum’s Coin Collection 2 : wacky, warm and retro scrapbook songs
Temples – Exotico : over-synthetic psych-pop; #mmmeh


Terry – Call Me Terry : bold, pulsing post-punk via #Aus
William Bell – One Day Closer to Home : old-school R&B/soul/blues; #stax
Wood Brothers, the – Heart is the Hero : heartfelt, loose acoustic country-rock
Arborist – An Endless Sequence Of Dead Zeros : delicate well-done bedroom folk
Cala Vento – Casa Linda : very enjoyable Spanish-language rock/power-pop
Everything But The Girl – Fuse : nothing.
Heavy, the – Amen : soulful retro garage-rock
Kynd, the – Timelines : enjoyable early 90s power-pop/rock
Margarita Witch Cult – Margarita Witch Cult : knuckle-dragging heavy-psych/metal
Mars Volta, the – Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazon (acoustic) : dull


Merzbow – CATalysis 猫媒 : wtf; #electroslidewhistle
Pearl & The Oysters – Coast 2 Coast : oddball retro-electro tropicalia
Radio Citizen – Lost And Found : groovy downtempo/jazz/electro; #funkyflute
Rodrigo y Gabriela – In Between Thoughts…A New World : jammin’
Rose City Band – Garden Party : laid-back cosmic-country/psych-rock
Shit & Shine – 2222 & Airport : electro/noise/art; #ATXrepresent
St. Paul & The Broken Bones – Angels In Science Fiction : (half-finished bedroom pop)
Trapper Schoepp – Siren Songs : f nice open s-s/irish-folk/americana
TV Party – Psychic Driving : high-energy fuzzy guitar rock
Anthony’s Garden – The Implacable End Of Innocence : clever syncopated radio-folk/pop


Country Westerns – Forgive The City : loose countrified rough-and-tumble rock
Dommengang – Wished Eye : 70s-tinged deep-psych jams
Everettes, the – Soul Steps : hip, swinging soul/r&b
Graham Day And The Gaolers – Reflections In The Glass : rollicking Brit power-pop/garage-rock
Greg Wheeler and the Poly Mall Cops – Manic Fever : punchy punk/noise-pop
Helicon – God Intentions : “cinematic psychedelia”
Holeshots – Holeshots : raw energetic garage-punk
Holiday Ghosts – Absolute Reality : jangly he/she co-harmony guitar indie
Honey Moon – Same Old Paradise : smart soft-rock/pop


Joy Oladokun – Proof of Life : sensitive and smart indie-pop/rock
Lavender Flu, the – Tomorrow Cleaners : fuzzed and warped dreamy psych
Lousy Sue – Artless Artifacts : high-energy raw garage-punk
Mando Diao – Boblikov’s Magical World : fun, creative and (mostly) interesting
Men Of North Country – 3 : soul-inflected genre bouncing; #adultrock
Nabihah Iqbal – Dreaner : experimental meditative electro-dream-pop-art
Parking Lot – My Life Is A Mess : very adventurous post-punk/garage; #uneven
Reverend And The Makers – Heatwave In The Cold North : ho-hum soul-pop
Ruff Majik – Elektrik Ram : swaggering garage-rock hodge-podge
Ryan Hamilton – Haunted by the Holy Ghost : goofy fun power-pop


Satan Takes A Holiday – Satanism : straightforward alt-rockers; #mildlyglam
Scarlet Goodbye, the – Hope’s Eternal : soft-rock/adult-pop
Smokey Robinson – Gasms : oh my; #socringe
Spirit of Hamlet – Northwest of Hamuretto : experimental art-rock-jazz-improv; #supergroup
Strange Attractor – Good Boy Bad Boy : raw-fun garage-punk
Washer – Improved Means To Deteriorated Ends : 90a alt-rock sounds
Akmuo – Ieškant Tylos : seductive, dark and engaging dub-ambient; #airplane
Album Leaf, the – Future Falling : minimalist sadness
April March – April March Meets Staplin : spirited artful sonic adventures
Bluphoria – Bluphoria : retro-y alt/blues/psych via #Eugene


Bomboras, the – Songs From Beyond! : instrumental surf rock
Brian Eno & Fred Again – Secret Life : deep, collaborative ambient
David Wax Museum – You Must Change Your Life : clever, open, pop/rock/folk; #adult
Dex Romweber – Good Thing Goin’ : loose late-career fun
Durand Jones – Wait Til I Get Over : heartfelt soul ‘memoir’; #occasionallygreat
French 79 – Teenagers : engaging bleep bloop pop
Guadalupe Plata – Guadalupe Plata 2023 : fun retro blues/roots return-to-form
High Strung, the – Address Unknown : eclectic, listenable rock
Immaterial Possession – Mercy of the Crane Folk : beautiful textured cinematic rock; #gothic #E6kinda
John Kammerer – Blatantly Obscure : super interesting funky style experiments; #variedquality


La Culpa – Cuando Amanece : bouncy indie guitar rock via #Spain
Lemon Twigs, the – Everything Harmony : apocalyptic sugar-coated late-60s pop
Nanna – How To Start A Garden : clever romantic Icelandic pop
Olive – 4,000 Miles Away : lovely downtempo electro-pop
Olivia Jean – Raving Ghost : stylish swinging melodic garage-rock
Pacific Avenue – Flowers : arena-ready indie-pop/rock; #hohum
Power Pants – PP2 : interesting snippets; #unfinished
Robyn Hitchcock – Life After Infinity : lovely instrumentals
SQÜRL – Silver Haze : weirdo cosmic-psych; #famouspeeps
Surfin’ Bichos – Ma´s Alla´ : pumping indie-rock via #Spain


Therapy? – Hard Cold Fire : riffy hard rock, natch
Tomten – Artichoke : textured, fun, sugary psych-pop
Tygers Of Pan Tang – Bloodlines : energetic, legit nwobhm
Astroturf Noise – Blazing/Freezing : kitchy electro-bluegrass
BC Camplight – The Last Rotation Of Earth : personal, sensitive indie-pop/rock; #dark
Brown Spirits – Solitary Transmissions : motorik instrumental psych rock
Daisy Jones & The Six – Aurora
Drain – Living Proof
Iguana Death Cult – Echo Palace : excellent propulsive Dutch post-punk
Island of Love – Island of Love


Pure Land Stars – Trembling Under The Spectral Bodies : improvisational avant-electro-motorik
Pyrex – Pyrex : raw fast aggressive punk
Salt Collective, the – Life : fun rock/power-pop #supergroup
Shit Present – What Still Gets Me : solid radio guitar rock; #femvox
Sorry Mom – Babyface : young-band diy’ing old-school punk
Alex Lahey – The Answer Is Always Yes : fun sing-song #Aussie indie-rock
Andy Bell And Masal – Tidal Love Numbers : super engaging orchestrated ambience; #airplane
Astral Hand – Lords of Data : synth-based heavy-psych epics
Bad//Dreems – Hoo Ha! : crunchy-groove #Aussie indie-rock
Bar Italia – Tracey Denim : sultry hypnotic UK post-punk


Bike – Arte Bruta : very intriguing psychedelic guitar ramblings
Califone – Villagers : weird, warped, engaging and dynamic bleeps-bloops-and-(folk)-blues
Dan Croll – Fools : well-done soft-rock/pop
Def Leppard – Drastic Symphonies : orchestral hair-metal; #prettybad
Dropkick – The Wireless Revolution : well done sugary jangle/indie/power-pop
Eluvium – (Whirring Marvels In) Consensus Reality : intriguing ambient/modern classical; #airplane
Entoto Band – Entoto Band : thumping Ethiopian funk
Exwhite – This Is Future : treble-y, snotty punk via #Germany
German Army – Caras Rotas : fascinating industrial-ambient
Hayden Besswood – Colors & Vows : super-diverse psych-pop/rock via #France


Jealous Of The Birds – Hinterland : fun, experimental, modern indie-pop/rock
Mandy, Indiana – I’ve Seen A Way : electro/tribal/industrial/drone
Misha Panfilov Septet – Gala! : loose jazz club-like instrumentals
Moody Beaches – Acid Ocean : uneven garage-rock/punk; #Aussie
Moondig, the – Vanadium : free-form instrumental psych++ experiments via #Belgium
Motorama – Sleep, And I Will Sing : fun, cool, modern post-punk/new-wave via #Russia
Murlocs, the – Calm Ya Farm : great-fun boogie/country-rock; #70sderiv
Pony – Velveteen : lovely lightweight indie/power-pop; #femvox
Samantha Fish & Jesse Dayton – Death Wish Blues : ho-hum bridge-and-tunnel blues rock
Schimmel – Alles Muss Neu : pulsing #German garage/post-rock


Sir Chloe – I Am The Dog : snappy modern pop-rock
Sufjan Stevens – Reflections : lively ballet score…
Summer Salt – Campanita : breezy tropical-feel pop; #atx
Sunfruits – One Degree : sunny bubbling #Aussie psych pop
Tanlines – The Big Mess : slinky adult-pop/rock; #dadrock
Telescopes, the – Of Tomorrow : lysergic drone/psych-scapes
Tinariwen – Amatssou : adventurous North African blues
Triptides – Starlight : melodies-for-days wrapped in a loose psych ramble
Vanns, the – Last Of Your Kind : saccharine pop-rock
Vices, the – Unknown Affairs : fun #Dutch alt-rock; #surprisinglyfunky


Work Drugs – Dreams Rules Desire : sappy hyper-glossy yacht-pop
오미일곱 – Foghorn in the Dawn : very interesting instrumental post-rock via #SouthKorea
Aloud – Apollo 6 : ho hum pub rock
Beach Fossils – Bunny : excellently executed dream pop; #lightandlovely
Ben Folds – What Matters Most : fine adult pop
bvdub – Days of Gold : nuanced, delicate ambient; #airplane
Calibro 35 – Nouvelles Aventures : funkiest soundtrack of the year; #notasoundtrack
Cathedral Bells – Everything at Once : gauzy dream-pop/new-wave; #paintbynumber
Fascinator – Lovesongs : heart-felt woozy psych-pop
Floodlights – Painting of My Time : moody #Aussie story-rock


GracieHorse – L.A. Shit : twangy country blues
Intersphere, the – Wanderer : fairly dreadful prog-pop
Joe Perry – Switzerland Manifesto MKII : classic cock-rock
Kira Skov – My Heart is A Mountain : very intriguing melodic indie-pop
Les Lullies – Mauvaise Foi : bitchin’ fun bubblegum/power-pop via/in #French
Magic Wands – Switch : cool, dark shoe-goth/goth-gaze(?)
Matthew Herbert – The Horse : fun electro horsing(sic) around
Nervous Jerk – Ugly Losers Club : interesting #Kiwi hardcore-pop
Memotone – How Was Your Life : eclectic electro-acoustic soundscapes
Michael J. Lentz – Peripheral : very chill down-tempo soundscapes


Miranda and the Beat – Miranda and the Beat : cool, 50s-influenced garage-rock; #femvox
Moonwalks – Western Mystery Tradition : lovely countrified jangly psych-rock
Paul Simon – Seven Psalms : nice; #sohappythisisntoldmanshoutsatclouds
Pigeons, the – Bird Brain Gang : wacky pigeon-electro-post-punk
Soul Supreme – Poetic Justice : funk-disco-jazz dalliances
Sparks – The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte : smart, sharp, arty pop
Stuck – Freak Frequency : aggressive political post-punk
Westelaken – I am Steaming Mushrooms : whimsical psych/broken-folk
Wolf Eyes – Dreams in Splattered Lines : broken warped art-rock
Øresund Space Collective – Everyone is Evil : groovy improv space-rock


Aquadolls, the – Charmed : fun, candy-coated fuzzed-out-60s-girl-group sound; #mildlysurf
Baxter Dury – I Thought I Was Better Than You : experimental downtempo fractured folk/rock/pop/…
Big Blood – First Aid Kit : excellently warped lo-fi psych-pop
Bob Dylan – Shadow Kingdom : soundtrack to the 2021 film
Boo Radleys, the – Eight : very fun 90s-ish light-psych britpop
Telehealth – Content Oscillator : angular devo-reminiscent art/disco-punk
Buggin – Concrete Cowboys : mid-evolution hardcore
Bully – Lucky For You : hard-charging guitar rock!; #femvox
Comfort – What’s Bad Enough : smart electro-glitch punk
Cor de Lux – Media : intriguing, chiming, dreamy post-punk


Cowboy Junkies – Such Ferocious Beauty : keepin’ it rollin’
Daily Worker – Autofiction : really enjoyable indie-rock/power-pop; #atx
Dead Milkmen, the – Quaker City Quiet Pills : goofball/cringe country punk; #75isthenew15
Division S – Something to Fuck and Lose : very weird lounge/rock/pop oddities
Dream Wife – Social Lubrication : kinda nondescript indie rock; #femvox
DZ Deathrays – R.I.F.F. : raw, noisy, garage/blues/indie-rock; #twopieceracket
Five Fingers of Funk – Portland Say It Again : dope live-instrumentation 80s-90s funk/hip-hop
Foo Fighters – But Here We Are : interesting, varied, front-foot rock; #deepcutclassic
Gallus – We Don’t Like The People We’ve Become : snappy, radio-friendly, post/indie-punk via #Belfast
Gaslamp Killer, the & The Heliocentrics – Legna : eclectic and extremely interesting modern jazz/soul/pop/dub/rhythm soundscapes


Generationals – Heatherhead : bubbly modern pop
Gringo Star – On and On and Gone : quite enjoyable, chiming psych/slacker-rock from #Atlanta
Janelle Monae – The Age Of Pleasure : fun sexy modern r&b
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – Weathervanes : it’s a pretty good song…
Jay-Jay Johanson – Fetish : intriguing lounge-dance (?) proddings
JeGong – The Complex Inbetween : noisy, experimental electro-krautrock
Jenny Lewis – Joy’All : sweetly mature, country-adjacent, indie-pop/rock
Keaton Henson – House Party : earnest/dull indie-pop/folk/rock; #pipeandslippers
King Krule – Space Heavy : hypnotically restrained
KWC 92 – Dreamin’ Of A Vacation : incredible experimental ambient/downtempo/art; #uchronic


Lanterns On The Lake – Versions Of Us : silky country-tinged Sunday-drive rock; #femvox
Louise Post – Sleepwalker : solid, well-executed rock
Mute Duo – Migrant Flocks : lightly countrified jammy psych-rock
Nashville Ambient Ensemble – Light and Space : super-chill muzak-esque numbers
Norma Loy – Ouroboros : arty gothy “cold wave” covers via #France
Public Body – Big Mess : smart, jittery, frenetic post-punk
Push & Shove, the – The Rookie : rustic bar blues boogie
Pö – Cociage : very experimental art-rock/noise/tribal/dance hybrid
Queens of the Stone Age – In Times New Roman : fun, raw, boogie/glam/desert-rock/blues
Rancid – Tomorrow Never Comes : 1-2-3-4!


Rival Sons – Darkfighter : knuckle-dragging heavy-rock
Ruen Brothers – Ten Paces : oddball, eerie, western-noir romps
Rufus Wainwright – Folkocracy : heartfelt folky covers (mostly) w/ guest vox
RVG – Brain Worms : lively and diverse blend of 80s new-wave/post-punk/rock
Scrimshire – Paroxysm : noodle-y jazz/soul meanderings
Sivu – Wild Horse Running : diverse modern pop; #greatmoments
South Hill Experiment, the – Moonshots : dancefloor electro/jazz/psych
Swans – The Beggar : dark, eccentric, electro-rock experience
TEKE::TEKE – Hagata : very interesting surf/JA folk/psych/weird
This Is The Kit – Careful Of Your Keepers : very interesting bubbling rock/pop/chanteuse tunes


Twink – Think Pink 5 : grooving brit indie/electro/pop/rock; #goaheadandcallitacomeback
WITCH – Zango : Zamrock!!!
Yawning Man – Long Walk of The Navajo : chill, heavy-guitar/ambient; #3longtracks
Tarotplane – Tarotplane presents Krautrock : holy wow; #5hourlongtracks
Ved – If the Door is Opened, It’s Opened from the Outside : broken, funky art-rock/post-punk/psych
You Said Strange – Thousand Shadows Vol. 2 : very nice psych/shoegaze/rock
Albert Hammond Jr. – Melodies On Hiatus : varied, interesting guitar-first rockers
Amos the Kid – Enough as It Was : early-band indie-rock with a country bent
Anderson Council – The Devil, The Tower, The Star, The Moon : very fun, chiming modern power-pop
Àbájade – Latopa : Afrocuban soul/jazz jamz


Baseball Project, the – Grand Salami Time! : quirky themed indie-rock; #teamscottm
bdrmm – I Don’t Know : interesting chill-gaze
Big Freedia – Central City : big baller sissy-bounce
Bonny Doon – Let There Be Music : sunny afternoon midtempo rock
Carbon Based Lifeforms – Seeker : cool electro-ambient delights
Cory Hanson – Western Cum : very varied psych-rock variants
Deer Tick – Emotional Contracts : mellowed (humbled?) tick
Gayle – Hi This Is My Setlist Right Now : young rock/pop; #femvox
Geese – 3D Country : bro-rock jamz
Gov’t Mule – Peace…Like A River : very Mule blues-rock


Guardian Singles – Feed Me To The Doves : propulsive and sharp #Kiwi post-punk
Hurricane #1 – Backstage Waiting to Go On : engaging indie-rock/power-pop/britpop
Wobbly – Additional Kids : broken, cracked, and wobbly (heh) pop experiments
Indoor Voices – IVIVIV : wobbly-gaze rockers
James And The Giants – James And The Giants : authentic, interesting and innovative take on “Americana”
Jim Bob – Thanks For Reaching Out : pop/rock. mmmeh.
John Mellencamp – Orpheus Descending : authentic, raw, working-class roots/rock
La Sécurité – Stay Safe! : very cool post-punk/indie/dance-rock via #Montreal
Lloyd Cole – On Pain : really lovely indie-pop/rock; #likeawarmhug
Lorelle Meets The Obsolete – Datura : dense and wild goth/psych/noise/electro/rock explosions via #Mexico


King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation : goofy thrash/prog-metal
Lorena Álvarez & Alejandro Palacios – Paisajes Para Torcer al Reloj : daydream keys-first jazz(-ish) improv; #landscapesforbendingtheclock
Loupe – Do You Ever Wonder What Comes Next : lovely, fresh indie-pop/rock
Love, the – Come on and Feel the Love : fun, raw, 70s-ish garage-rock/soul
Lucinda Williams – Stories From A Rock N Roll Heart : open, heartwarming, and compelling blues-rock; #greatband
M. Ward – Supernatural Thing : rambling, occasionally exciting, pop-rock/americana; #needsaneditor
Minus 5, the – Calling Cortez : power-pop Neil tribute; #vol3 #teamscottm
Monika Roscher Bigband – Witchy Activities and the Maple Death : wacky avant-jazz/art-rock extravaganzas
Moon Taxi – Set Yourself Free : “normies BBQ soundtrack” alt-rock/pop
Motorpsycho – Yay! : dense-yet-loose acoustic-based rock/prog/psych/indie via #Norway


Nicola Conte – Umoja : now jazz-first, still super-hip party vibes
Pardoner – Peace Loving People : fuzzy, guitar-first indie-rock/punk; #monotonevox
Pascal Comelade, Ramon Pratts & Lee Ranaldo – Velvet Serenade : fascinating, experimental, and excellent VU reimaginings
Pink Stones, the – You Know Who : nifty modern take on ‘classic country/pop’
PJ Harvey – I Inside the Old Year Dying : deep and wildly innovative rock/folk/pop/weirdo; #doIhearKateBush
Pop Levi – Island Girls : enjoyable, somewhat anon, pop-rock; #needsmoreglam
Portugal. The Man – Chris Black Changed My Life : straightforward radio-ready groovin’ pop/rock
Primevals, the – The Dividing Line : “old band makes new record”
Reverberations, the – Half Remembered Dreams : 60s-sounding psych-rock/pop
Scoobert Doobert – Moonlight Beach : chilled-out indie


Sha-La-Lee’s, the – Garbage Dreams : fun, loose and ramshackle #Dutch garage-rock
Sigur Rós – Atta : incredible and immersive post-rock/ambient; #airplane!!
Skating Polly – Chaos County Line : fun 90s-ish indie-rock double album; #couldbeasndtrk
Soft Kill – Metta World Peace : immersive and ho-hum (darkwave?)
Soft Machine – Other Doors : subtle, delicate jazz-influenced pop; #notbadfor80yearolds
Toki Fuko – Spirit Medicine : “Immersive Jazz Ambient exploration” – wery weird, very good
Triángulo de Amor Bizarro – SED : interesting and diverse indie-rock/-gaze/pop/noise via #Spain
Tropical Fuck Storm – Goody Goody Gumdrops : very weird soundtrack to an odd VHS ‘movie’
Vintage Trouble – Heavy Hymnal : fun modern r&b; #probablygreatlive
Watson Twins, the – Holler : really, really enjoyable Sunday-morning country harmonizing


Angelo De Augustine – Toil and Trouble : delicate, Sufjan-vox-alike, indie-folk
Anohni and the Johnsons – My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross
Being Dead – When Horses Would Run : zealous garagy-y surf-y rockers via #ATX
Blur – The Ballad Of Darren : perfectly nice adult-indie
Chris Stamey – The Great Escape : nice 70s/80s melodic guitar rock
Dakota 66 – If Not Now, When : down-the-middle midtempo indie-rock; #supervanilla
Dale Watson – Starvation Box : yup; #nofun
Extensions, the – High Charisma : well-executed radio-ready pop-rock
Far Outs, the – The Far Outs : fun 60s-ish garage-rock/surf; #thatbodiddleybeat
Foreign Films, the – Magic Shadows : groovy 80s-ish diverse rockers


Goat – The Gallows Pole: Original Score : cool psych-treatment soundtrack
Grouplove – I Want It All Right Now : interesting arena-pop with a 90s rock heart
Jack Cades, the – Something New : exuberant, fun, 60s garage/beat/rock
JSR – The Other Women : really, really fun power-pop reimagining’s of famous femme characters
Lavalove – Love Sick : silly baby-voice indie-pop
Local Natives – Time Will Wait For No One : lush vocal harmonies around easy pop-rock
Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real – Sticks and Stones : “authentic”
Melvins – Throbbing Jazz Gristle Funk Hits : broken, bent and scuzzed instrumental TJ ‘stuff’
Modern Cosmology – What Will You Grow Now : sensuous French/Brazillian indie-pop/rock
Nabihah Iqbal – Dreamer : complex, beautifully crafted, modern art-pop


Natural Child – Be M’Guest : fun bar-boogie/blues/rock; #whatyouhopethehousebandsoundslike
Night Beats – Rajan : expansive new sounds, still grounded in psych
Not Waving – The Place I’ve Been Missing : amazing, sensitive and reflective modern vibes
Palehound – Eye On the Bat : rocking, well-executed breakup album
Parlophonics, the – Dying of the Light : (pointedly) Beatles-esque pop/rock
Pigeon Detectives, the – TV Show : middlest-of-the-middle-of-the-road; #dull
Pink Spiders, the – Freakazoid : really fun guitar-driven pop-rock
Private Lives – Hit Record : intriguing, angular indie-rock; #femvox
Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox – The Fourth Tuning : cute fun
Shinyribs – Transit Damage : fun and funky blues/party-rock


Snooper – Super Snooper : quick bursts of quirky punk; #eggpunk
Teenage Fanclub – Nothing Lasts Forever : fine if tepid; #nicetoseethenameagain
Treeboy & Arc – Natural Habitat : occasionally great post-punk
Yard Art – Yard Art : pastoral, interesting psych-rock/pop
Andrew Bird – Outside Problems : improvisational instrumental scraps
Arrogants, the – Brainwash : throwback very-lofi rock; #modernequipmentneeded
Blyth Power – The Power Behind The Throne : energetic, anthemic pub-rock/pop; #overlong
Carla Lippis – Mondo Psycho : goth-y dramatic cinematic art pop; #darkchanteuse
Cedarsmoke – The Great And The Terrible : sing-along storybook folk-rock; #hohum
Cloudland Canyon – Cloudland Canyon : experimental woozy psych-rock


Cut Worms – Cut Worms : groovy laid-back 70s psych-rock; #cosmiccowboy
Greta Van Fleet – Starcatcher : “was that a shark back there?”
Guided By Voices – Welshpool Frillies : a very good one, flush with guitar, solid throughout
Half Japanese – Jump into Love : long live chaotic noise-pop!!!
Index for Working Musik – Dragging the Needlework for the Kids at Uphole : noodle-y experimental psych
Kepi Ghoulie – – Ramones In Love : cute indie Ramones love songs
Lord Huron – Music For The Starling Girl OST : easy ost atmospheres
Martin Frawley – The Wannabe : radio power-pop at it’s finest; #throwback
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway – City of Gold : really fun, tuneful, great-sounding bluegrass; #sundaydrive
Moufang & Czamanski – Recreational Kraut : intriguing, meditative ambient/kosmich/electrobeat


Mull Historical Society – In My Mind There’s A Room : sooo d-u-l-l
New Bardots, the – Turn Your Head And Cough : try-hard pub-rock; #attimesterrible #overlong
Nolan Potter’s Nightmare Band – Honey (Tales From the Library of the Occult) : –audio book with background music–
Oscar Lang – Look Now : playful, thoughtful pop
Rhoda Dakar – Version Girl : very fun dubbed-out reggae covers
Sgt. Splendor – Death Of The Hoochie Koo : solidly ‘why bother’
Slingers, the – Sentimentalism : slinky, retro-feel radio-ready-pop/rock #Aussie
SLW cc Watt – Purple Pie Plow : fun, loose, and enjoyable arty rock
William Loveday Intention, the – Secret Intention : blues with extra violin/fiddle
Bethany Cosentino – Natural Disaster : great voice, fun vibe, so-so songs; #i<3bc


Bong Wish – Hazy Road : delicate, hypnotic and adventurous psych-pop/rock
Brad – In The Moment That You’re Born : grunge lives, for a moment
Brian Lopez – Tidal : intriguing psych/rock/desert/folk; #tuscon
Hackedepicciotto – Keepsakes : unique and modern, industrial-classical(?)
King Tree & the Earthmothers – Modern Tense : heavy-psych/prog-blues
Post Malone – Austin : very ho-hum pop-rock
PWNT – Play What’s Not There : groovy relaxed pop/rock; #la
Rudi Zygadlo – Doggerland : thoroughly odd indie/psych-pop
Stools, the – R U Saved : abrasive bluesy punk blasts; #shortandsnarling
Summertimes, the – The Summertimes : fun bouncy power-pop; #wellnamed


William The Conqueror – Excuse Me While I Vanish : lush, thoughtful, mildly-abrasive rock
Bedroom Eyes – Turned Away : very 90s shoegaze
Cigarettes For Breakfast – Join The Circus : loud/soft shoegaze
Computerwife – Computerwife : punky collage-style snippets of humanity, chaos, noise
Flashcubes, the – Pop Masters : power-pop delights, originals & covers
Front Bottoms, the – You Are Who You Hang Out With : clever pop-rock when it’s not horribly god-awful
Gaadge – Somewhere Down Below : hooky gaze-y variety rock
German Army – Boising : a bit hi-hum edition of ambient beats
Harvesters – At Rosie’s Palace : find pocket, stay. It works; #heavyroots
Helios – Espera : gorgeous and luch electro-ambient chill beats; #80s #airplane


High On Fire – The Art of Self Defense : all the heavy
Hives, the – The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons : high-energy, predictable martial-beat rock
Holy Family, the – Go Zero : deep-psych hypno grooves; #kosmiche
Holy Wave – Five Of Cups : mild psych/pop/rock/gaze
Odds – Crash the Time Machine : very enjoyable jangly rock/power-pop
Paint – Loss For Words : wobbly, hazy psych-pop adventures; #airplane
Public Image Ltd. – End Of World : mixed quality consistent intrigue
Robert Jon & The Wreck – Ride Into The Light : fun enough burb-bar/county-fair rock
Sonic Moon – Return Without Any Memory : heavy psych/stoner-rock
Suzi Quatro & KT Tunstall – Face To Face : meaty, ballsy(heh) pop-rock duets


White Canyon & The 5th Dimension – Gardeners of the Earth : middling psych/garage/gaze
Bright Light Social Hour, the – Emergency Leisure : easy pop-rock via #ATX; #fadesfast
Curling – No Guitar : sappy alt-rock
David Dondero – Immersion Therapy : very enjoyable s/s view of humanity
Diners – Domino : fizzy, fun, indie-rock/power-pop
Fiddlehead – Death Is Nothing To Us : shouty Boston post-hardcore; #nufsaid
Grace Potter – Mother Road : fun and energetic blues-based radio rockers
Hozier – Unreal Unearth : quite good, but SOOOO emotionally overwrought
Mapache – Swinging Stars : groovy cosmic-folk
Osees – Intercepted Message : maniacal but compelling synth-punk chaos


Palm Skin Productions – A Swarm In July : downtempo chill-out
Rhiannon Giddens – You’re The One : earthy, pleasant folk-rock-pop
Shamir – Homo Anxietatem : thoroughly enjoyable indie-pop-rock
Slowly Rolling Camera – Flow : smoky-room dub jazz
Tribes – Rabbit Head : very diverse rock; #somegood
Tō Yō – Stray Birds From The Far East : fun adventurous psych/acid-rock via #Tokyo
Underground Youth, the – Nostalgia’s Glass : interesting retro goth/post-punk; #fuzzclub
Wans, the – Magical Touch : quite good, well executed, swaggering indie-rock
A Giant Dog – Bite : ho-hum show-rock via #ATX
Annabel Lee – Mother’s Hammer : sultry, powerful s-s/rock; #dynamic


Armed, the – Perfect Saviors : big arena rock with just a hint of post-hardcore
Be Your Own Pet – Mommy : propulsive retro-ish arena-punk; #femvox
Bobby Bazini – Pearl : funky-bossa chill indie-soul; #funkyflute
Bzdet – Traumy Wystarczy Dla Kazdego : excellent narcotic post-punk; #deepvibes
Danger Mouse – Born Again : fun, old-school (1994) rap
Film School – Field : lovely shoegaze outing
Hiss Golden Messenger – Jump For Joy : very nice soft-rock s/s output
Islands – And That’s Why Dolphins Lost Their Legs : throwback early 00’s indie-pop/rock
Kid Gulliver – Kiss and Tell : enjoyable guitar-first power-pop; #femvox
Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter – SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree : sleepy soulful jazz


Lutalo – Again : quirky off-kilter indie; #slacker
Nellie McKay – Hey Guys, Watch This : delightful countrified torch-pop; #quirkycuteaf
Ratboys – The Window : super-diverse high-energy rock; #touchoftwang #femvox
Sonny and the Sunsets – Self Awareness Through Macrame : grooving, 60s-influenced quirky modern pop/rock
Tusmørke – Hestehoven : wacky psych/prog via #Norway
Willie J Healey – Bunny : slinky and witty summer pop
Cayucas – Hangin’ On The Westside : fun tropical-ish summer pop-rock
Corker – Falser Truths : gritty, lo-fi post-punk
F0x3r – Define Love : nifty ambient/dub/atmosphere
Frankie and the Witch Fingers – Data Doom : fast, heavy garage/psych #throwback


Ghost Of Vroom – Ghost Of Vroom 3 : very fun, quirky, and full of hooks; #soulcoughing
Gym Tonic – Sanitary Situations : punky synth blasts; #80shints
Jeff Rosenstock – Hellmode : honest, energetic indie-rock/emo-punk
Natvral, the – Summer Of No Light : sounds-light-is-dark Dylan-esque country-rock
Present Age, the – Radio Static Intelligible : intriguing art-punk/post-rock
Royal Blood – Back to the Water Below : solidly enjoyable rockers
Slowdive – Everything Is Alive : gauzy, light, and diverse shoegaze; #latecareerwinner
Speedy Ortiz – Rabbit Rabbit : excellent modern indie-rock
Theee Retail Simps – Live On Cool Street : very raw and wacky garage/proto-punk/glam/soul
Tony Molina – Embarrassing Times : fun simple indie-guitar-rock; #90sinfluences #12tracks13minutes


Velveteins, the – Declarations Of The 3am Freeway : nice modern indie-pop
Whatitdo Archive Group – Palace of a Thousand Sounds : very fun instrumental ‘mid-century exotica and library music’
Amon Tobin – Hole In the Ground OST : mind-bending atmospheric ambiance
Chemical Brothers, the – For That Beautiful Feeling : ho-hum
Coach Party – Killjoy : very enjoyable upbeat and energetic indie-rock; #femvox
Coral, the – Sea of Mirrors : vibrant “Spaghetti Western” psych-pop/rock
Courtney Barnett – End Of The Day (Music From The Film Anonymous Club) : soundtracky soundtrack
Deeper – Careful! : very well executed old-school post-punk
Handsome Family, the – Hollow : so gorgeous; #baritone
King Khan – The Invaders (Original Score) : very enjoyable and open OST


Kristin Hersh – Clear Pond Road : <3 complex and honest acoustic rock; #thefeels #allthememories
Low Cut Connie – Art Dealers : heartfelt soulful Philly rock-n-roll
Olivia Rodrigo – Guts : really great young-person-indie-rock; #sassy #bratty #open #honest
Pale Blue Eyes – This House : compelling motorik pop-rock/post-punk
Public Service Broadcasting – This New Noise : tales of radio with orchestra; #live
Sparklehorse – Bird Machine : laconic indie/folk/psych-rock
Tough Age – Waiting Here : throwback ‘college rock’
Walker Lukens – Accessible Beauty : very very professional pop-rock
Angel Du$t – Brand New Soul : fun and wacky light bumpers
Ash – Race The Night : glossy pop-punk/rock


Barenaked Ladies – In Flight : fun variety-hour back-porch pop-rock
Beaches, the – Blame My Ex : glossy anthemic pop-rock; #femvox
Beths, the – Expert In A Dying Field : perfectly nice indie-rock; #femvox #soundslikefun
Bombino – Sahel : such a great sound and vibe
Brian Setzer – The Devil Always Collects : nice late career set
Corinne Bailey Rae – Black Rainbows : lots of different sounds, some bug winners
Danko Jones – Electric Sounds : knuckle-dragging metal/rock
Docents – Figure Study : wiry, wry, noisy post-punk
Echo Ladies – Lilies : nostalgic shoegaze over a modern post-punk backing
First Ever Boys – First Ever Boys : debut young-band trying to find something


Space Bucket – Proto Lazer Music : punky attitudes and surf guitars; #whatitsaysonthetin #exguiltypleasures
Gum – Saturnia : flowing psych-pop/rock soundscapes
Herb Alpert – Wish Upon A Star : equal parts cheesy and warm
Hidden Eyes – Too Small : fun lofi early-band indie guitar rock; #femvox
Kibi James – Delusions : very enjoyable, delicate indie-pop; #shibuyakei
Lovely Little Girls – Effusive Supreme : fully wacky art-rock/jazz/noise/…
Mondo Drag – Through The Hourglass : heavy proggy psych soundscapes; #thunderstorm
Organ Fairchild – Leisure Suit : super-cheesy funk jamz
Paco Maddalena – Itinere : incredibly engaging found-sound ambience; #airplane
Pretenders – Relentless : gotta take a swing…


Radio Field, the – Don’ts and Dos : lovely soft/pop-rock; #isityacht
Record Company, the – The 4th Album : throwback blues-rock
Routine Death – Comrade : haunting, dark, atmospheric post-punk
Speedometer – Abbey Road Masters: The Soul Sessions : sorta ok jazzy soul
Tube Alloys – Magnetic Point : raw adventurous punk
Van Plating – Orange Blossom Child : very nice modern honky-tonk romp
Will Johnson – No Ordinary Crown : loose, fun garage/roots/-icana; #atx
Willie Nelson – Bluegrass : mostly works
Woods – Perennial : varied and expansive rock; #stillpastoral
Animal Collective – Isn’t It Now : very compelling, melodic electro/psych/pop jams


Ann Wilson And Tripsitter – Another Door : classic rock; #nightsinthevan
Barrence Whitfield & The Savages – Glory : fun party-starter soul/rock/blues jams
Blonde Redhead – Sit Down For Dinner : pastoral adult indie
Briston Maroney – Ultrapure : earnest s/s folk/rock
Chai – Chai : high-gloss western pop; #masquerade
Cherry Glazerr – I Don’t Want You Anymore : obligatory pop-turn; #shrug
Comité Hypnotisé – Danza Del Piri-Piri : “stank face with the head nod kind of groove”
Daiistar – Good Time : really excellent psych-rock/gaze via #ATX
Dead Feathers – Full Circle : sludgy heavy psych
Descartes A Kant – After Destruction : intriguing post-punk via #Mexico; #deathtointerludes


Diamond Dogs – About The Hardest Nut To Crack : party boogie bar rock
Dope Lemon – Kimosabè : thoroughly enjoyable blissed out chill tunes #peopleonludes
Fierce And The Dead, the – News From The Invisible World : super-diverse modern indie-rock
Flat Worms – Witness Marks : gritty, noisy, garage-rock
Fugitive Bubble – Delusion : skuzzy raw punk
Föllakzoid – V : icy-cool motorik/techno/psych/drone stylings
Garment District, the – Flowers Telegraphed to All Parts of the World : very interesting assembly of art-rock/pop/theatre; #saturated
Glittering Insects – Glittering Insects : chaotic noise/prog/kraut/rock
Goodbye Karelle – Hugh Greene & The Lucies Made Me : extremely interesting art-rock/folk/pop/anti-
Graveyard – 6 : swaggering retro-heavy-rock/proto-metal


JP Saxe – A Grey Area : earnest s/s #notmything
King Nun – Lamb : basic radio pop masquerading as ‘heavy rock’
Filth Is Eternal – Find Out : tough-stuff hardcore/metal
Laurel Halo – Atlas : minimalist ambience; #sosubtle
Lydia Loveless – Nothing’s Gonna Stand in My Way Again : bright, anthemic indie-country/rock
Meltt – Eternal Embers : summery guitar/synth psych-pop-rock; #isityacht?
Mikal Cronin – The Mask OST : fun, quick, interesting OST things
Molly Burch – Daydreamer : lovely introspective modern-pop; #adultpop
Office Dog – Spiel : mathy/proggy indie
Pkew Pkew Pkew – Siiick Days : straightforward pop-punk blasts


Protozoan – Confined Spaces : dark sludgy industrial
Rat Heart & The Peanuts – The Pamela Peanut’s Kitchen Sessions : very excellent art-punk/electro/pop/ambient
Roger Joseph Manning Jr. – Radio Daze & Glamping : occasionally very good pop-rock
Silver Car Crash – Shattered Shine : jagged and raw indie/post-punk; #youngbandsearching
Sincere Engineer – Cheap Grills : energetic power-pop/pop-punk
Slaughter Beach, Dog – Crying, Laughing, Waving, Smiling : gentle countrified pop-rock
Wilco – Cousin : nice.
Possessed by Paul James – Fighting For Our Own Survival : all heart and soul
Rick Astley – Are We There Yet? : lovely, earnest, artistic soul
Rumpistol – Going Inside : psychedelic modern-classical mental-health music


Say She She – Silver : sexy, grooving soul/r&b
Screaming Eagles – High Class Rock `N’ Roll : high-energy knuckle-dragging hard-rock
Slow Pulp – Yard : nice melodies wrapped in 90s loud/quiet dramatics
Spencer Krug – I Just Drew This Knife : catchy, dramatic noir/goth indie
Sufjan Stevens – Javelin : deep, emotional, honest art; #s/s
Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers – I Love You : production-heavy girl-group indie-rock
Thomas Fehlmann – Umdrehen : very interesting sound-design sounds
Tim Kinsella & Jenny Pulse – Giddy Skelter : fun, quirky, arty pop-rock; #trueart
Timber Timbre – Lovage : cinematic sepia-colored pop-rock-electro
Tommy Guerrero – Amber Of Memory : very chill dub/drone/ambience


Vaughns, the – Egg Everything : some this some that
Velvet Two Stripes – No Spell for Moving Water : diverse (too?) riffy rock; #femvox
Yowl – Milksick : new band adventures in rock
1981, the – Move On : promising fuzzed-out power-pop
A. Savage – Several Songs About Fire : experimental catchy quirky rock; #oxford;
Acid Spit – Grave Scum : very enjoyable metal-punk
Allah-Las – Zuma 85 : shambling psych adventures; #reinvention
Bad Bunny – Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va A Pasar Mañana : not for me
Black Dog, the – My Brutal Life : matte ambient greyness
Black Market Brass – Hox : punchy instrumental afrobeat/funk


Bride – Alloy Choir : very subtle ambient/noise
Calibro 35 – Blanca 2 OST : fun!
Class – If You’ve Got Nothing : propulsive garage punk; #release2
Damien Jurado – Motorcycle Madness : straightforward s/s
Day Aches – One Last Dream Before Dying : somber grim-gaze; #earlygrungeredux
Dayzed – Wake Up The Sun : reverb drenched indie-rock/gaze
Dead Brothers, the – Death Is Forever : somber funeral/death-blues
Delicious Monsters – Freedom Plastic Realistic : spiky, jittery post-punk/indie-rock; #nerves #cassette
Dollyrots, the – Night Owls : upbeat pop-punk; #plastic #close
Drums, the – Jonny : minimal, jangly pop with a hint of post-punk


Ducktails – The Cradle : simple, delicate, gauzy indie-pop/rock; #throwback
Eivind Aarset & Jan Bang – Last Two Inches Of Sky : intriguing, complex loose jazz/experimental
Evening Sons, the – Tracks : fun power-pop/indie-rock; #youngband
Exbats, the – Song Machine : fun garage-doo-wop pop-rock; #femvox
Crime & the City Solution – The Killer : that gothic-blues thing they do
Glaring – Void : very lush and dramatic ‘gazey soundscapes; #coldwave #airplane
Goat – Medicine : very compelling, gently guitar-focused psych-folk
Half Stack – Sitting Pretty : well-done western-tinted college/indie-rock
Heather Fiona – Two Steps : very enjoyable, personable, Americana-ish
Hooveriii – Pointe : far-reaching psych journey


Hrtbrkr – Positive Music For Negative People : very fun partying garage-rock
Husbands – Cuatro : peppy indie-pop
Imploders – Imploders : pure hardcore via #Toronto
Jamila Woods – Water Made Us : great when it’s not horrible
Katarsi – Katarsi : propulsive punk-pop via #Spain
Kurt Baker – Rock ‘N’ Roll Club : well-done bar-rock assortment
L’Rain – I Killed Your Dog : enjoyable experimental art-pop; #earworms #sexy
Land of Chocolate – Your Finest Hour : tepid fusion/prog/jazz/rock
Legal Noise – Legal Noise : fuzzed-up, crunchy garage/noise-rock
Lewsberg – Out And About : minimalist skittering talking-pop


Mason Lowe – Morning People : lo-fi/retro 60’s beat/70’s garage
Metric – Formentera II : professional Metric music
Orions Belte – Women : groovy light-psyche #isitmuzak
Uni Boys – Buy This Now! : light, bouncy power-pop
Hunny – New Planet Heaven : very modern pop-rock; #brattyvox
Agbeko – There Must Be Another Way : funky afro-beat, from smooth r&b to psych-rock jams
Alice Gerrard – Sun to Sun : darkly real original folk music
Arianne Churchman & Benedict Drew – May Volume Three : hard-to-categorize traditional-as-experience digital art
Bar Italia – The Twits : interesting varied/dynamic rock
Bixiga 70 – Vapor : hard-hitting instrumental Brazilian funk


Black Button – Rejoice : the fellas are workin through some things; #noisepunk
Black Mekon – Neat! : frenetic overdriven garage-punk/blues; #occasionalbrilliance
Black Pumas – Chronicles Of A Diamond : super-cool psychedelic soul; #grower
Blink-182 – One More Time : fucking horrible
Bombay Bicycle Club – My Big Day : straightforward pleasant indie-rock
Carpool Tunnel – Don’t Let Them Pass You By : light, summery pop-rock
Cat Power – Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert : very fun and warm Dylan set
Circus Devils – Squeeze The Needle : weird but engaging/accessible melodic rock; #natch
Citric Dummies – Zen and the Arcade of Beating Your Ass : steamroller punk fun; #Minneapolis
Clean Cut Kid – A Crisis Of Faith At The Death Of A Loved One : interesting, personal psych-folk


Cosmetics – Baby : icy modern pop
Damien Jurado – Passing The Giraffes : very lovely; #tirelesslyemotive
Dirty Honey – Can’t Find The Brakes : swaggering knuckle-dragging hard rock
DJ Shadow – Action Adventure : experimental and very 80s-influenced; #notmytempo
Drop Nineteens – Hard Light : very nice blend of jangle and -gaze
Druid Fluids – Then Now Again Again : very nice tour of psych-rock sounds
Duran Duran – Danse Macabre : interesting fun pop-rock; #passesascurrent
Emily Wolfe – The Blowback : rocking, fun guitar-driven indie
Empty Country – Empty Country II : pretty good, if awfully bleak, indie rock
Fachada – Cidade Da Selva : smooth jazz via Brazil


Family Dynamics – Service : arty dreamy vibes; #recorded2011
Forest Swords – Bolted : chopped and distorted digital/industrial/ambient
Frankosun And The Family – Small Talk Big Problem : expansive afrobeat via #Finland
Funke and The Two Tone Baby – Reacclimate : super-catchy funk-rock-pop party fun
Futuropaco – Fortezza di Vetro, Vol. 1 : chill instrumental psych-rock tour-de-force
Gaslight Anthem, the – History Books : homespun sing-song rock
Golden Apples – Bananasugarfire : cool, retro indie-rock
Golf Alpha Bravo – Surf The Coffin (Bury Me With My Gat) : hazy reverb psych-pop/rock; #JaguarMa
Green Lung – This Heathen Land : ho-hum heavy rock
Honey Island Swamp Band – Custom Deluxe : NOLA/Southern rock party starters


Hotline TNT – Cartwheel : noise-gaze/rock; #uneven
Howlin’ Jaws – Half Asleep Half Awake : bouyant 60s-psych-rock via #France
Ilyas Ahmed – A Dream of Another : very relaxing ambient guitar
It It Anita – Mouche : noise-rock weirdness via #France
Kills, the – God Games : new angle to good effect
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – The Silver Cord : fully wacky psych-synth workouts; #inthepocket
Komodrag & The Mounodor – Green Fields Of Armorica : choogling ‘classic-rock’
Mansions – Tuff Luff : fuzzed-out power-pop/rock
Mayer Hawthorne – For All Time : sexy, retro, lounge-y r&b/pop
Mint Field – Aprender A Ser : intriguing avant-pop/*-gaze; #airplane


Mountain Goats, the – Jenny From Thebes : very modern sounds around some old themes
Natalia Beylis – Mermaids : very intriguing ambient; #naturalsounds
Nebular Passage – Astral Journeys : nice elevator-ambient
Ólafur Arnalds – Trying To Think Of Nothing : amazingly relaxing and thoughtful
Ora Cogan – Formless : nice-ish pop-rock
Paper Tigers – Charmer : honest indie/alt-rock
Paws – Paws : energetic guitar pop-rock
Pip Blom – Bobbie : uber-produced pop fizzlers
Power Pants – PP3 : fun short peppy power-pop blasts
Power Pants – PP4 : even funner, peppier and catchier


Rolling Stones, the – Hackney Diamonds : sure why not
Rykarda Parasol – Tuesday Morning : intoxicating, droning psych-rock/folk; #femovox #sexy
Sam Roberts Band – The Adventures Of Ben Blank : lovely mature pop-rock
Santa Chiara – Imported : very lovely indie-pop
Semisonic – Little Bit of Sun : fine bar pop/rock
Shaw’s Trailer Park – Shaw’s Trailer Park : nice guitar-forward indie-psych
Sondre Lerche – Understudy : reimagined pop covers
Sonic Jesus – Badway : sludgy darkwave
Spiritual Cramp – Spiritual Cramp : thoroughly enjoyable chaotic punk/rock
SPLLIT – Infinite Hatch : very weird eggy experimental pop


Sun June – Bad Dream Jaguar
Sundara Karma – Better Luck Next Time : fun buzzing indie-rock; #seekingahit
Super City – In The Midnight Room : varied, well-done rock-n-roll
Sweatson Klank – A Free Mind : free-flowing electro-funk jamz
Teenage Halloween – Till You Return : fuck yeah young punks
Theo Lawrence – Chérie : authentic country crooner via #France
There Will Be Fireworks – Summer Moon : uneven high-emotion Scottish rock
Thomas Walsh – The Rest Is History : fun 60s-70s pop-rock; #harmonies
Thumpasaurus – Hard : dumb cartoon party funk
Ultimate Dreamers, the – Echoing Reverie : ho-hum coldwave/post-punk


Van Morrison – Accentuate The Positive : old guy plays some classics (well)
Video Age – Away From The Castle : nice light pop
AJR – The Maybe Man : nice well-executed modern pop
Alamo Race Track – Greetings From Tear Valley And The Diamond AE : v interesting indie-pop/rock; #nonstandard
Andre 3000 – New Blue Sun : “I Really Wanted to Like This, But Even Though I Love Weird &!%t, I Can’t Groove With This”
Autogramm – Music That Humans Can Play : enjoyable 80s-inflected synth/power-pop
Clockworks, the – Exit Strategy : propulsive radio-ready pop-rock
Dave Stewart & Hannah Koppenburg – Cloud Walking : very, very lovely jazz-pop fun
Dolly Parton – Rockstar : fun from the legend; #noncoversarebest
Federico Aubele – Time Drips On My Bed : reflective adult pop


Fila Brazillia – Beatless : Fila-ambient-style; #whatitsaysonthetin
Ghost Train Orchestra & Kronos Quartet – Songs and Symphoniques: The Music of Moondog : interesting album, fascinating story
Guided By Voices – Nowhere to Go But Up : solid, cohesive ‘band album’
Helmet – Left : ho-hum alt-metal
Hey Calamity – Urbania : modern shoegaze-pop
Joe Jackson – Joe Jackson Presents Max Champion in What a Racket! : intriguing, joyful and compelling experiment in old-timey pop
Jon Batiste – World Music Radio : big-swing modern pop
Juliana Hatfield – Juliana Hatfield Sings ELO : very lovely
Kundalini Genie, the – False Highs, True Lows : tepid psych-gaze via #Scotland
Matmos – Return to Archive : wacky and weird ‘found sound’ cut and spliced; #Folkways


Matt Berry – Simplicity : awesomely fun (future?) soundtrack instrumentals
Pascal Comelade and The Limiñanas – Boom Boom : great instrumental genre-spanning fun
Pete Molinari – Wondrous Afternoon : very cool crooning blue-eyed soul/pop/r&b
Polyphonic Spree, the – Salvage Enterprise : putting it out there
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets – Fronzoli : wildly interesting, expansive tour of psych+-rock stylings
Raze Regal & White Denim Inc. – Raze Regal & White Denim Inc : very intriguing jazz/rock fusion guitar
Shackleton – The Scandal of Time : experimental art sounds; #brokenfolksongs
Sloppy Heads – Sometimes Just One Second : loose and floaty ‘slop-rock’
Sunwatchers – Music Is Victory Over Time : energetic skronky jazz-rock
Tyvek – Overground : noisy minimal punk #eggy


Winterbourne – Act Of Disappearing : well-executed, enjoyable pop-rock
==Bloodshot Bill – Psyche-O-Billy : wacko garage-rockabilly with a touch of r&b
King Falcon – King Falcon : interesting modern take on classic-rock
Toads, the – In The Wilderness : very listenable indie-rock/jangle/post-punk
Jonathan Rado – For Who The Bell Tolls For : very interesting, layered indie/pop/soft-rock
Wurld Series – The Giant’s Lawn : clever, shoegaze-y indie via #NewZealand
Boozoo Bajou – Finistère : smoooooth …
Goa Express, the – The Goa Express : very fun and lively indie-rock/britpop
Small Square, the – Ours & Others : nice light power-pop
InCiters, the – Bring Back The Weekend : catchy, upbeat, r&b revival


Bastien Keb – The Only Angel I Ever Saw Wore Black : cinematic, personal, free-flowing r&b/art/pop
Frog – Grog : idiosyncratic mid-fi indie/alt-country
Declan Welsh And The Decadent West – 2 : solid Irish rock, with an experimental edge
Algae Dust – In Hindsight : nice fresh dream-pop
April Magazine – Wesley’s Convertible Tape For The South : delightfully soothing dreampop soundscapes; #airplane
Azu Tiwaline – The Fifth Dream : “reticulated rhythmic syncopation and lush yet arid atmospheres”
Balm – Balm : interesting post-punk/synth-pop; #very80s
Bill Lloyd – Look Into It : very nice rock/power-pop
Doltz – Koquu : delicate and soothing found-sound-ambient; #airplane
Dwarves, the – Concept Album : super fun tour of punk styles


Iris – The Green Domain : lightly psych lo-fi ambling rock
Jackie Venson – Ghost In The Machine : death by autotune
Man Rei – Health : subtlely soothing
Miss Chain & the Broken Heels – Storms : propulsive upbeat rock/pop
Simon Berz, Kondo Toshinori, Bill Laswell – Breath versus Beats : that dub/jazz trumpet to die for…
Theo Lawrence And The Hearts – Pickin’ And Singin’ : croonin’
Uncle Lucius – Like It’s The Last One Left : nice radio ready country/classic-rock
Vacant Lots, the – Interiors : dark synth post-punk; #gloomdisco
Brad Marino – Grin and Bear It
bvdub And Inquiri – Destroyesterday


Cmon Cmon – The Crack And The Light
Felice Brothers, the – Asylum On The Hill
Laufey – Bewitched
Nick Frater – Bivouac



 



-live-



Jack White – The Belasco, Los Angeles CA, 01-13
Jack White – The Kia Forum, Los Angeles CA 01-14
Mikaela Davis – Tubby’s, Kingston NY 01-25

Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band – Amalie Arena, Tampa FL 02-01
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – State Farm Arena, Atlanta GA 02-03
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Amway Center, Orlando FL 02-05
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Hard Rock Live, Hollywood FL 02-07
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – American Airlines Center, Dallas TX 02-10
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Toyota Center, Houston TX 02-14
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Moody Center, Austin TX, 02-16
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – T-Mobile Center, Kansas City MO 02-18
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Bok Center, Tulsa OK 02-21
Jack White – Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY 02-22
Jack White – Belly Up Aspen, Aspen CO 02-24
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Moda Center, Portland OR 02-25
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle WA, 02-27

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Ball Arena, Denver CO 03-02
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul MN 03-05
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee WI, 03-07
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia PA 03-16
Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band – Bryce Jordan Center, State College PA, 03-18
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – TD Garden, Boston MA 03-20
Algiers – Live at The Knitting Factory, Los Angeles CA 03-21
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Keybank Center, Buffalo NY 03-23
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro NC 03-25
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Capital One Arena, Washington DC 03-27
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Little Caesars Arena, Detroit MI 03-29

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Live from Madison Square Garden, New York NY 04-01
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Barclays Center, Brooklyn NY 04-03
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland OH 04-05
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – CFG Bank Arena, Baltimore MD, 04-07
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – UBS Arena, Belmont Park NY 04-09
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – UBS Arena, Belmont Park NY 04-11
Mountain Goats, the – Badger State Brewing Company, Green Bay WI 04-14
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Prudential Center, Newark NJ 04-14
Purling Hiss – Union Pool, Brooklyn NY 04-23
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys, Barcelona Spain 04-28
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys, Barcelona Spain 04-30

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – RDS Arena, Dublin IRE 05-05
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – RDS Arena, Dublin IRL 05-07
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – RDS Arena, Dublin IRL 05-09
Damon & Naomi – Tubby’s, Kingston NY 05-09
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – La Defense Arena, Paris FRA 05-13
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – La Defense Arena, Paris FRA 05-15
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Parco Urbano G. Bassani, Ferrara ITA 05-18
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Circo Massimo, Rome ITA 05-21
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam NED 05-25
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam NED 05-27
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh SCO 05-30

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Megaland, Landgraaf NLD 06-11
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Stadion Letzigrund, Zurich SWI 06-13
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Villa Park, Birmingham UK 06-16
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Festivalpark Werchter, Belgium 06-18
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Merkur Spiel Arena, Dusseldorf GER 06-21
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Ullevi, Gothenburg SWE 06-24
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Ullevi, Gothenburg SWE 06-26
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Ullevi, Gothenburg SWE 06-28
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Voldslokka, Oslo NOR 06-30

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Voldslokka, Oslo NOR 07-02
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Hyde Park, London UK 07-06
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Hyde Park, London UK 07-08
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Parken, Copenhagen DEN 07-11
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Parken, Copenhagen DEN 07-13
Dead & Company – Oracle Park, San Francisco CA 07-15
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Volksparkstadion, Hamburg GER 07-15
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna AUS 07-18
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Hockenheimring, Hockenheim GER 07-21
Rose City Band – Tubby’s, Kingston NY 07-23
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Olympiastadion, Munich GER 07-23
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza ITA 07-25

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Wrigley Field, Chicago IL 08-09
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Wrigley Field, Chicago IL, 08-11
Glyders – Deep In the Valley, From the Ground Brewery, Red Hook NY 08-19
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Gillette Stadium, Foxborough MA 08-24
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Gillette Stadium, Foxborough MA, 08-26
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford NJ, 08-30

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford NJ 09-01
Spoon – FivePoint Amphitheatre, Irvine CA 09-02
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford NJ 09-03


Babe Rainbow – Levitation Sessions (live)
Cory Wong – The Power Station Tour (West Coast)
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Live At Red Rocks ’22
Ty Segall & Emmett Kelly – Live at Worship
Black Crowes, the – Shake Your Money Maker live
Pink Floyd – The Dark Side Of The Moon (Live At Wembley 1974)
Who, the & Isobel Griffiths Orchestra – Live At Wembley 1999
Ducks Deluxe – Last Night Of A Pub Rock Band (live)
Mark Lanegan – Knuckles: Live In Turnhout 2019
Mark Lanegan – Live At The Stone Pony, New Jersey 2019


Neil Young – Austin City Limits 1984 (reissue, orig 2020)
Talibah Safiya – Love Spells (live)
Orielles, the – Live at The Stoller Hall
Billy Joel – Live at The Great American Music Hall 1975
Mamas Gun – At PizzaExpress Live In London
Husker Du – Tonite Longhorn
Stephen Stills – Live at Berkeley 1971
Magik Markers – Boss, Live in Chicago 2008
Pixies – Live From Coachella 2004
Romeo Void – Live From The Mabuhay Gardens 14-Nov-1980


Townes Van Zandt – Cactus Cafe Texas 1991
Dr Sure’s Unusual Practice – Remember The Future: Live From The Future (live)
Khruangbin & Friends – Live at Stubb’s
Thee Oh Sees – Live At Levitation 2012
MV & EE – Noise NY (double rainbow)
Alex Chilton – Live In Anvers
Iiro Rantala – Veneziana (live)
Johnny Otis Blues Band – Get On Up! (Live Chicago ’93)
Golden Dawn Arkestra – Transformations
Aerosmith – Baying At The Moon 1978


Black Keys, the – Live At Beachland Tavern 31-Mar-2002
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Live At Levitation
Say She She – Live at KEXP EP
A Place To Bury Strangers – Live At Levitaton
Breanna Barbara – Live At GB’s Juke Joint EP
Khruangbin & Nubya Garcia – Live at Radio City Music Hall
Men, the – Fuzz Club Session (live)
Brinsley Schwarz – Live Archive, Vol. 4
Elvis Presley – As Recorded At Madison Square Garden 10-Jun-1972 (50th anniv ed)
Elvis Presley – From Louisiana & Memphis July 1-5, 1976


Elvis Presley – Houston-Fort Worth-Baton Rouge 1974
Elvis Presley – Let Me Be There: Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas NV 1974
Jesus And Mary Chain, the – Sunset 666 (live)
David Byrne – All Directions (Live Philadelphia ’94)
Victoria Victoria & Charlie Hunter – The Live Sessions
Sonic Youth – Live in Brooklyn 2011
Talking Heads – Stop Making Sense [deluxe reissue, orig 1984]
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Live in Chicago ’23 : 5 hours 40 minutes
Beatles School Gig – Roxburgh Hall, Stowe School, 4-Apr-1963
Reverend Horton Heat, the – Live In Houston 2009


Dewolff – Live And Outta Sight 3
Snooper – Live At Exit-In 23-Nov-2022
Girl and Girl – Fight Night EP (live)
Neal Francis – Francis Comes Alive : all groove…
Continental Drifters – Live At The 2023 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Elvis Presley – The Complete 1950’s Live Recordings
U2 – Under a Blood Red Sky (40th Anniv Ed) (orig 1983)
Dave Grohl – Play EP (live)


 

-re-release/comps/mixes-


All Them Witches – Baker’s Dozen : bluesy swampy psych collection
Graham Colton – Singles : chardonnay campfire adult pop
va – Aladdin’s Rockin’ Cave: 30 Rockin’ R&B Platters from Aladdin Records 1947-1960
va – Uncut: There’s A World [Feb 2023]
Psychic Temple – Plays Music for Airports : very interesting
Nightmares On Wax – Re-Imagineering Meditation Mix
Buffalo Killers – Stay Tuff/Lost Cuts
Green Day – Nimrod [25th anniv ed, orig 1997]
Messer Chups – Adventures Of Zombierella And Guitaracula (remaster, orig 2019)
Neutral Milk Hotel – Everything Is EP (remaster, orig 1995)


Fogg – Dancin’ To The Music: The Singles and More
Lieutenant Pigeon – The Decca Years
va – The Rough Guide to Railroad Blues
va – What A Groovy Day: The British Sunshine Pop Sound 1967-1972
Brainiac – The Predator Nominate EP
Forest – Forest (reissue, orig 1969)
Ludovico Einaudi – Music of Care
Ryan Adams – Blood on the Tracks
Abi Ooze – Julia’s Apartment (demos)
Strokes, the – The Singles: Volume 01


va – I Killed the Monster: The Songs of Daniel Johnston (remaster, orig 2006)
va – Mojo: Us And Them (A Pink Floyd Companion) [Feb23]
va – New No York
va – Soul’d Out: The Complete Wattstax Collection
Freund Der Familie – Rising Sun Interpretations
Alan Parsons Project, the – The Turn Of A Friendly Card (reissue, orig 1980)
Angelic Upstarts – The Singles 1978-85
Bob Dylan – MOJO Presents: 14 Hidden Gems From The Bootleg Series 1963-1997 [mar23]
Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach – The Songs of Bacharach & Costello (super deluxe ed)
Willie Nelson – I Don’t Know A Thing About Love: The Songs of Harlan Howard : ‘people kept ringing the bell’; #v=5s7mF3KM5zQ


Joe Ely – Down On The Drag (remaster, orig 1979)
Joe Ely – Honky Tonk Masquerade (remaster, orig 1978)
Joe Ely – Joe Ely (remaster, orig 1977)
Owen Pallett – The Two EPs
Reverend Horton Heat – Roots Of The Rev (Volume One)
Ben Kweller – Sha Sha (20th anniv deluxe, orig 2002)
Dinosaur Jr. – Puke + Cry: The Sire Years 1990-1997
Heavy Metal Kids – The Albums 1974-76
Herman Düne – The Portable Herman Dune, Vol.2
Inspiral Carpets – The Complete Singles


Toms, the – The Toms (reissue, orig 1979) : great Beatles-esque power-pop
va – Borga Revolution! Ghanaian Music In The Digital Age 1983-1996 (Volume 2)
va – Deviation Street: High Times in Ladbroke Grove 1967-1975
va – Histamine Tapes 2023
va – MOJO Presents: Depeche Mode: Classics. Rarities. Revelations [apr23]
va – Stoned Cold Country: A 60th Anniversary Tribute to The Rolling Stones
va – Uncut: Dancing Days [apr23]
Taylor Swift – The More Fearless (Taylor’s Version) Chapter EP
Taylor Swift – The More Lover (Taylor’s Version) Chapter EP
Taylor Swift – The More Red (Taylor’s Version) Chapter EP


Neanderthals, the – Neanderthals In Space (reissue, orig 2005)
Ali Farka Tour‚ – Voyageur
Lords of Altamont, the – To Hell With Tomorrow The Lords Are Now
Group 1850 – Agemo’s Trip To Mother Earth (reissue, orig 1969)
Heavy Heavy, the – Life And Life Only EP (expanded ed, orig 2022)
Pink Floyd – The Dark Side Of The Moon (50th anniv ed)
Eagles – Hotel California (remaster, orig 1976)
Elton John – Honky Chateau [50th anniv ed]
Ludovico Einaudi – Sounds Of Calm
White Stripes, the – Elephant (reissue, orig 2003)


Owen Pallett – Has A Good Home (remaster, orig 2005)
Arrows – The Complete Collection
Daniel Johnston – Love Lives Forever (BBC Sessions 2003-2011)
Jonathan Jeremiah – Horsepower For The Streets (deluxe ver, orig 2022)
Too Much Joy – All These Censored Feelings (deluxe ed, orig 2022)
va – Uncut: Now Playing [may2023]
William Bell – The Man in the Street: The Complete ‘Yellow’ Stax Solo Singles 1968-1974
New Order – The Perfect Kiss single (remaster, orig 1985)
Kinks, the – MOJO Presents: The Kinks (A 60th Anniversary Sampler) [may2023]
va – Too Much Sun Will Burn: The British Psychedelic Sounds of 1967 Vol. 2


Dickies, the – Balderdash from the Archives
Shannon Lay – Covers Vol. 1
va – Cherry Stars Collide: Dream Pop, Shoegaze & Ethereal Rock 1986-1995
va – Stevie Wonder in Jazz: A Jazz Tribute to Stevie Wonder
Wood Floors, the – Looking Back, Vol One
Wood Floors, the – Looking Back, Vol Two
Dubby Stardust – Spaced Oddity
Ryan Adams – Morning Glory
va – Banjo’s, Tea Chests, Thimbles & Washboards: The Great UK Skiffle Boom
va – MOJO Presents: The World’s Behind You (A Velvet Underground Companion)


Walls, the – Stray Sparks
David Bowie – Laughing with Liza
Ramones – Pleasant Dreams
Space Kelly – Come to My World (A Tribute to Sarah Records)
va – Elkka: DJ-Kicks
va – Mainstream Disco Funk: The Finest Funky Sound of Mainstream Records
va – One Night in Texas: The Next Waltz’s Tribute to the Red Headed Stranger
Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. – Paralyzed Genius Brain
Jon Iverson – Jon Iverson meets Prins Emanuel, Golden Ivy & Inre Kretsen Grupp : #airplane
Dean Owens – El Tiradito (The Curse of Sinner’s Shrine)


KVB, the – Artefacts (Reimaginings From The Original Psychedelic Era)
Pogues, the – The Stiff Records B-Sides 1984-1987
Son Volt – Day Of The Doug (The Songs Of Doug Sahm)
Courettes, the – Boom! Dynamite
Comet Gain – Mess Music For Bruised Hearts
Blood Orange – The Master Gardener OST
Dirty Projectors + Björk – Mount Wittenberg Orca (expanded ed, orig 2009)
Gong – Magick Brother (reissue, orig 1970)
va – NOW Yearbook ’78
va – Yo! Boombox: Early Independent Hip Hop, Electro and Disco Rap 1979-83


va – Young Limbs Rise Again: The Story Of The Batcave Nightclub 1982-1985
Fastbacks – Z2
Calexico – Feast of Wire [20th anniv deluxe ed, orig 2003]
Carolina Maria de Jesus – Bitita: As Composições de Carolina Maria de Jesus
Exploding Hearts, the – Guitar Romantic (remaster, orig 2003)
Kevin Morby – More Photographs (A Continuum)
Kirk Degiorgio – Modal Forces/Percussive Forces
Mike Oldfield – Tubular Bells [50th anniv ed, orig 1973]
Nena – 99 Luftballons 12″ (40th anniv remaster, orig 1983)
va – SSR Records: In Retrospect


Suicide – A Way of Life (35th anniv ed, orig 1988)
Tame Impala – Lonerism (10 yr anniv demos) single
Wolf Eyes – Feedback & Drums Vol. Two
Foals – Life Is Dub
Chelsea – Chelsea (reissue, orig 1979)
Come – Near Life Experience (reissue, orig 1996)
Drive-By Truckers – The Complete Dirty South
Fila Brazillia – Retrospective Redux 90->22
Pinkerton’s Assorted Colours – Dukes Jetty (The Pye Singles As and Bs)
va – Acid Jazz Classics, Vol. 5


va – All I Ever Wanted: A Tribute to Depeche Mode
va – Jon Savage’s 1980-1982: The Art Of Things To Come
va – MOJO: Ramblers & Gamblers (15 Key Voices For 2023) [July2023]
va – Red Hot & Ra: Nuclear War
va – Uncut: Made To Love Magic (15 Tracks In The Spirit Of Nick Drake) [July2023]
White Denim – Relaxed : aka Crystal Bullets/King Tears (2021)
Jack Johnson – In Between Dub
Helen Love – Yeah Yeah We’re Helen Love
Stan Getz – The Girl From Ipanema (deluxe reissue, orig 1963)
Stone Foundation – Standing In The Light


va – Cumbia Cumbia Cumbia Vol. 1
va – High Voltage Punk: A Tribute To ACDC
va – MOJO Presents: Stax Uncovered! [aug2023]
va – Silberland, Vol. 2: The Driving Side of Kosmische Musik 1974-1984
va – The Best 60s-70s Soul Album in the World Ever
va – The Best Unplugged Covers
va – Uncut: Now Playing [aug2023]
va – Written In Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos
Wye Oak – Every Day Like The Last
Double Agents, the – Best Bits… so Far


First Aid Kit – Palomino (Child of Summer ed, orig 2022)
Flaming Lips, the – 7 Skies H3 (100 minute edit) (orig 2014)
Heroin – Discography
Huey Lewis And The News – Japanese Singles Collection: Greatest Hits
Taylor Swift – Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)
va – Lounge Psychedelique: The Best of Lounge & Exotica 1954-2022
va – The Endless Coloured Ways: The Songs of Nick Drake
Particles, the – 1980s Bubblegum : delightful pop time travel reissue
Elf Power – Vainly Clutching at Phantom Limbs + The Winter Hawk EP (2023 remaster, orig 1995-96)
Guru Guru – The Three Faces Of Guru Guru


va – Elemental Child: The Words and Music of Marc Bolan
Andrew Gold – The Fraternal Order Of The All: Greetings From Planet Love (2023 remaster, orig 1997)
Stevie Nicks – Complete Studio Albums & Rarities [10 discs]
va – MOJO Presents: PunkNuggets (15 Rabble-Rousing Rarities… Crank Up Really High) [sept2023]
va – Nuggets 50th Anniversary Box (RSD 2023, orig 1972)
va – Tributes Or Not Tributes Vol 20
va – Uncut: Now Playing [sept2023]
Iggy Pop – Rare Trax
Neil Young – Chrome Dreams
Public Service Broadcasting – The Race For Space (Instrumentals)


va – Easy Tempo Vol. 11: The Round Trip : so much funky flute
va – Goo Goo Muck: A Tribute To The Cramps
va – Japanese Power Pop
va – Jem Records Celebrates Ray Davies
William Fitzsimmons – Covers, Vol. 2
Aerosmith – Greatest Hits [JA ltd deluxe ed 6cd]
Bill Withers – Still Bill (2023 MFSL, orig 1972)
Green Day – Dookie (30th anniv 4-track demos)
Mister Rogers – Back in the Neighborhood
Panda Bear And Sonic Boom – Reset In Dub


Raveonettes, the – The Raveonettes Presents Rip It Off
va – Abbey Road Reimagined: A Tribute To The Beatles
va – Shine On: A Tribute To Pete Ham
va – Tell Everybody! (21st Century Juke Joint Blues from Easy Eye Sound)
Bowling for Soup – Songs People Actually Liked, Vol. 2: The Next 6 Years 2004-2009
va – 2022 David Bash’s Top 25
va – Holy Church Of The Ecstatic Soul
va – March Of The Flower Children (The American Sounds of 1967)
va – MOJO Presents: You’ve Got Everything Now [oct2023]
va – Spellbound: A Tribute To Siouxsie & The Banshees


va – Tributes Or Not Tributes Vol 13 (70’s-80’s)
va – Uncut: Now Playing [oct2023]
Moto – Motomotomoto (cass reissue, orig 2002)
Donnas, the – Early Singles 1995-1999
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Demos Vol. 5 + Vol. 6
Odd Nosdam – T.I.M.E. Soundtrack (remaster 2023, orig 2009)
Folk Implosion, the – Music For Kids
Kurt Vile – Wakin On A Pretty Daze (Deluxe Daze (Post Haze)) [reissue, orig 2013]
va – A Song For Leon: A Tribute to Leon Russell
Herman Düne – The Portable Herman Dune, Vol.3


Steve Miller Band – J50: The Evolution Of The Joker
Breeders, the – Last Splash (30th Anniv Ed)
Burnt Suite – Burnt Suite (reissue 2023, orig 1972)
Devo – Art Devo 1973-1977
Green Day – Dookie (30th anniv deluxe ed) (orig 1994)
Brand New Heavies, the – Never Stop… The Best of
Neon Leon – 1979-84 Singles Collection
Replacements, the – Tim (Let It Bleed Edition) (remaster 2023, orig 1985) : sounds AWESOME
va – Low Noise / High Density
va – More Than a Whisper: Celebrating the Music of Nanci Griffith


va – On The Dancefloor With A Twist Again
va – The Ghost Is Clear Records: 2023 Sampler
Primal Scream – Reverberations (Travelling In Time)
Betty Davis – Crashin’ From Passion
Pale Saints – In Ribbons (30th anniv reissue, orig 1992)
Steely Dan – Aja (2023 remaster, orig 1977)
va – Future Sounds Of Kraut Vol. 1
Bloodshot Bill – Psyche-O-Billy
Van Halen – The Collection II
Wax Tailor – Fishing For Accidents (Extended with Instrumentals)


Algiers – Shook (deluxe ed)
Bobby Sutliff – All Sorts Of Dreams (reissue 2023, orig 1987)
Civic – New Vietnam & Singles
Feelies, the – Some Kinda Love: Performing The Music Of The Velvet Underground
bzdet – Maybe It Is Enough
Jon Langford – Gubbins
Beatles, the – The Beatles 1962-1966 [The Red Album] (Remixed and Expanded) (orig 1973)
Beatles, the – The Beatles 1967-1970 [The Blue Album] (Remixed and Expanded) (orig 1973)
Maxx Traxx – Maxx Traxx: Third Rail
Nirvana – In Utero (30th anniv super deluxe ed, orig 1993)


R.E.M. – Up [25th Anniv Ed] (remaster, orig 1998)
Richard Hawley – Now Then: The Very Best Of Richard Hawley
Shins, the – Chutes Too Narrow (20th anniv remaster, orig 2003)
Soulsavers – 20 (remaster, orig 2003)
Superchunk – Misfits & Mistakes: Singles, B-sides & Strays 2007-2023
Taylor Swift – 1989 (Taylor’s Version) (orig 2014)
Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 – These Things Remain Unassigned (Singles, Compilation Tracks, Rarities & Unreleased Recordings)
va – Golden Rules: The Originals 3
va – Heavenly Remixes Vol. 8
va – International Pop Overthrow Vol. 23


va – Now Yearbook ’80-’84: The Final Chapter
va – Now Yearbook ’80-’84: The Final Chapter Extra
va – Suburban Annihilation: The California Hardcore Explosion From The City To The Beach 1978-1983
Yellow Balloon, the – The Yellow Balloon (reissue, orig 1967)
Leon Keita – Leon Keita
Duster – Remote Echoes
Bulldozer Crash – Sarah Said single (reissue, orig 1991)
Gi Gi – Wonderwhirl [cass] : amazingly awesome ‘mixtape’; #hintsof4AD
Jewel – Spirit (deluxe ed, orig 1998)
Mac Demarco – Some Other Ones


Mogwai – Government Commissions (BBC Sessions 1996-2003)
Rick White [eric’s trip] – 20 Golden Hits of the 80’s
va – Brown Acid: The Seventeenth Trip [flac]
va – Light in the Attic & Friends
va – MOJO Presents: Buried Treasures: 15 Key Tracks from the Greatest Albums You’d Never Heard [nov 23]
va – MOJO Presents: The Best of 2023 [jan 24] : “Best” is doing A LOT of work in this title
va – Yacht Soul: The Cover Versions 2
va – Moping in Style: A tribute to Adam Green
Brainiac – Smack Bunny Baby (30th Anniv Ed, orig 1993)
va – Bernie Keith’s ”Two Minute Heroes” U.K. Edition


va – Bernie Keith’s ”Two Minute Heroes” U.S. Edition
va – Federal Records Ska Singles 1965
va – Kentone Ska Singles 1965
va – The Faithful: A Tribute to Marianne Faithfull
va – Jangle Bells: A Rough Trade Shops Christmas Selection
Nashville Country Singers, the – Country Hits Of ’70 Vol. 1


 

-singles/EPs-


Black Market Karma And Friends – Friends In Noise EP
Man…or Astro-Man – Distant Pulsar EP
Tabiitaabii – Umbrella EP : a bit uneven but some real genius here…; #airplane
Black Dog, the – Music For Dead Airports EP
Django Django – Off Planet Part 1 EP : genius in a “not my thing” package
Haelos – Last Days b/w You single
Matt Nathanson – The Lexington EP
New Miserable Experience – Philosophy On Pessimism EP
Afroman – Famous Player EP
Bring The Mourning On – Ynnest EP


Foals – Life Is Yours EP (London Contemporary Orchestra Session)
M83 – Fantasy Chapter 1 EP
Runaway Grooms, the – This Road EP : s-a-p-p-y
Teen Daze – Natural Movement EP
Theory Of Ghosts – EP1
Tropical Fuck Storm – Submersive Behaviour EP : a wild ride
Ponys auf Pump – Ponys auf Pump EP : high-energy synth punk via #Berlin
Ōri – Happier Days EP
Casket Cassette – Chainless EP : VERY 80s new-wave/post-punk; #drippingwithgoth
Nightosphere, Abandoncy, and Flooding – 3-Way Split single


The, The – S1 One Vote! single
Trudy And The Romance – Smashed Up My Fender EP
Comeback Clit – Howl Still EP
Amber Rose – Amber Rose With Jack Reeves ‘The EP’
Bria – Cuntry Covers Vol. 2 EP
Bvdub – Fumika Fades EP : 4 tracks, 80 mins
CV313 – Suspended in a Moment [Someplace Else] w/ Variant Refocus EP
Dahmers, the – Ghouls In The Garage EP
Dry Cleaning – Swampy EP
Glad Fact – Workers Comp 7″


Manchester Orchestra – The Valley Of Vision EP
Matt MV Valentine – Omni Love (Environments)
Meltt – Another Quiet Sunday EP
Nothing Natural – NN/EP
Pugilist – Negative Space EP
Sweatson Klank – Reverie EP
Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Nadja EP
Operants – Chevy Malibu b/w The Shift
A-Go-Go – Super Sport Singles EP
B.I.A.S. – demo : intriguing post-punk


Cowboyy – Epic The Movie EP : this is definitely something
Dream Machine, the – Lola, In The Morning EP
Hozier – Eat Your Young EP
Josnali – Enemy Talk EP
Litovsk/Hinin – split EP
Naggs, the – The Naggs EP
Snitsh Pitsh – Snitsh Pitsh EP
People’s Temple – I’m With The People’s Temple 7″ : high energy punk rock
Fidlar – That’s Life EP
Cymatics – Black Triangles EP


Heartworms – A Comforting Notion EP
Krayolas, the – King of Pop EP
Mono – Heaven Vol. 1 EP
PoPo – Dirt EP
Sea Shapes – A Question Of Balance EP
Softcult – See You In The Dark EP
St. Paul & The Broken Bones – Lonely Love Song single
Yaya Bey – Exodus The North Star EP
Nick G – Broken EP
Softie/Figure Eight – Split Tape


Barrie – 5K EP
Django Django – Off Planet Part 2 EP
Ford’s Fuzz Inferno – Death to the Fuzz Family EP
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Dead to the World single
Parannoul & Asian Glow – Paraglow EP
Cel Ray – Cellular Raymond EP : fun garage-punk; #eggpunk
Brian Eno x Hot Chip x Goddess – Line In The Sand single
Letting Up Despite Great Faults – Crumble EP
Reds, Pinks And Purples, the – You Know You’re Burning Someone EP
Silver Firs – Neo-Romanticism EP


Girl Scout – Real Life Human Garbage EP
High Kinks, the – Safe American Home single
In The Bus – Demos
Wave Pictures, the – French Cricket 7″ EP
Hippo Campus – Wasteland EP
Mediocre – To Know You’re Screwed EP
Audiobooks – Gulliver EP
Beach House – Become EP
Dan Croll – Second Guess EP
Django Django – Off Planet Part 3 EP


Fila Brazillia – Subtle Body EP
Moon Cowboy – Go Baby Go single
Shania Twain – So, You’ve Got A Car EP
Summer Dresses – In Bed Early EP
Tape Loop Orchestra – Temporal In-Betweens EP
Wolf Eyes – Wolf Eyes w/ Spykes EP
Kids – Love And The City, Pt. 1 EP
Addict Brain – Demo 7″
Anitbuddies, the – That’s What I Said EP



Casual Drag – Revolution Will Eat Itself EP
Day Residue – Day Residue EP
Dead Leaf Echo – Boo EP
Say She She – Echo In The Chamber single
Garbage – Witness To Your Love EP
Melmacs, the – Alive EP
Negative Glow – Volume 1 EP
Nightbus – Way Past Three EP
Ozmotic & Fennesz – Senzatempo EP
Robert Jon & The Wreck – One of a Kind EP


Teen Daze – Fountains Of The World EP
Teenage Bottlerocket – So Dumb EP
Waste – The Next Century Is Almost Over EP
Gaz Coombes – Turn The Tracks Around EP
Scooter Jay – Jaywalking EP
Vundabar – Digital Forest b/w Sugar Pill single
Body/Head – Come On EP : Kim Gordon fucking rules
Mute Duo – 5amSky single
Tramhaus – Minus Twenty single
Destruction Race – Unify b/w System single


Modern Rituals – Razed EP
Moondig, the – Chroom EP
Mope City – Wind Locked Me Out b/w Mirror Puddle single
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Council Skies EP
Photocopies – Million sellers EP
Shangri-Lass – Over & Over EP
Snapped Ankles – Blurtations EP
Cruush – Wishful Thinker EP
Cucamaras – Buck Rogers Time EP
HotWax – A Thousand Times EP


Mood Bored – Bored EP
Orielles, the – The Goyt Method EP
Samia – Maps b/w Country single
Teri Gender Bender – Catspeak EP
Nuha Ruby Ra – Machine Like Me EP
Alex Melton – Hypotheticals, Vol. 3 EP
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – Mindsets EP
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Dragon single
Nathaniel Rateliff And The Night Sweats – What If I EP
Surfisticats, the – The Surfisticats Strut EP


Wombo – Slab EP
Young The Giant – Both Sides EP
Waikiki Makaki – Lost Diver EP : #SlavaUkraïni
Matweeds, the – Hooligans in the Vestibule EP
OK Cool – Fawn EP
Allah-Las – The Stuff b/w Zuma 85 single
Animal Collective – Defeat single
Cucamaras – Buck Rogers Time EP
Ford’s Fuzz Inferno – Eternal Circles Of Fuzz EP : just no
Great Gable – Read The Room EP


R.E.M. – Strange Currencies EP
Reds, Pinks And Purples, the – Unloveable Losers EP
Silversun Pickups – Acoustic Thrills EP
Spoon – Memory Dust EP
Together Pangea – Pt. 2 EP
Woods – Between The Past b/w White Winter Melody single
Nascar Aloe – Hey Asshole! EP
Identified Patient – Elevator Music For Headbangers EP : ‘bonkers’ is right
Courtney Barnett – Start Somewhere b/w Life Balance b/w First Slow single
Forest Swords – Butterfly Effect single


Kieran Hebden & William Tyler – Darkness, Darkness b/w No Services single
Seba Safe – Rainy EP
Bloc Party – The High Life EP
Boy Golden – For Jimmy EP
Miss Tiny – Den7 EP
Aphex Twin – Blackbox Life Recorder 21f/In A Room7 F760 EP
Budos Band, the – Frontier’s Edge EP
Hammered Satin – Rock ‘N’ Roller single
Kills, the – New York b/w LA Hex single
Odesza & Yellow House – Flaws in Our Design EP


Teenage Bottlerocket – So Dumb/So Stoked EP
BØRNS – Suddenly EP
Death and Vanilla – Reimagined by Civilistjävel! EP
Dictators – Crazy Horses EP
Geanies – Can’t See the Sun EP
Kode9 & Burial – Infirmary/Unknown Summer split 12″
Ryan Bingham – Watch Out for the Wolf EP
Ben Lee – 2 Songs I Wrote In 1993 And Recorded Last Week EP
Micky James – Loner of the Year EP
Reds, Pinks And Purples, the – Inner Richmond EP


Balloon Thief – Balloon Thief EP
Electric Orange – Gap EP
Negative World Status – Negative World Status Demo
va – Compulsive Agitation 7” EP
May-A – Analysis Paralysis EP
Cumgirl8 – Phantasea Pharm EP
Angry Adults – Dust And Weight EP
Jaws – If It Wasn’t For My Friends, Things Could Be Different EP
Jay-Jay Johanson – Seine EP
Private Life – Get Me Outta Here cassingle


Slant – Demo
Bubblegum Lemonade – Out There On The Radio EP
Bug, the – Machine I EP
Bug, the – Machine II EP
Bug, the – Machine III EP
Katie Alice Greer – More Barbarism EP
Lauren Ville – Apostrophe Express sous L’Ossuaire… EP
Lorelle Meets The Obsolete – Remezcla EP
Madness – Theatre Of The Absurd Introduces C’est La Vie EP
Memory Garden – Memory Garden EP


Petite League – Sugar Hotel single
Soccer Mommy – Karaoke Night EP
Tee Vee Repairman- 2 Big 4 My Boots EP
Teen Daze – The Wind Surfer EP
Va Fa Napoli – Va Fa Napoli EP
Zach Bryan – Boys Of Faith EP
Pat and the Pissers – Growth EP
Ringo Starr – Rewind Forward EP
Single Bullet Theory – c. ’79 EP
Sufjan Stevens – 5 Unreleased Songs EP


Wehatethesmiths – Futurevore EP
Baxter Dury – Maximum Security For Baxter Dury EP
Boygenius – The Rest EP
It Thing – Constant State b/w P.C.H. single
Jimmy Buffett – Like My Dog / My Gummie Just Kicked In / Bubbles Up singles
Lothario – Drunk Fuck / Black Hair single
Miles Kane – Time Of Your Life EP
Nice Mover – Nice Mover EP
Beatles, the – Now And Then single
Floating Points – Birth4000 EP


Flycatcher – Stunt EP
HotWax – Invite Me, Kindly EP
Little Dragon – Slipping Into Color EP
Reds Pinks And Purples, the – Build Love EP
Silicone Values – Bystander Apathy single
Sleaford Mods – More UK Grim EP
Taylor Swift – The Cruelest Summer EP
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists – August 2023 Bandcamp EP
Yard Act – Trench Coat Museum (Arthur Baker Remix) single
Yo La Tengo – The Bunker Sessions EP


Old Mervs – Give It Up EP
Shebuzzz & Akmuo & Heavenchord – Solaris EP
bdrmm – Mud b/w Be Careful (Fila Remix) single
Gov’t Mule – Time of the Signs EP
Kurt Vile – Back To Moon Beach EP
Metallica – The Amsterdam Sessions EP
Reds, Pinks And Purples, the – Murder, Oral Sex And Cigarettes EP
Teen Daze – Quiet City EP
Damien Jurado – Trampoline EP
Moreish Idols – Lock Eyes And Collide EP


Carlo Villa – The Cows Have Come Home EP
Covasettes, the – What’s Lost Is Ours To Find EP
Ghost Days – Angel Tears EP
Micky Dolenz – Dolenz Sings R.E.M EP
Ólafur Arnalds – It’s 2am And I’m Not Tired EP
Palace – Part II: Nightmares And Ice Cream EP
Perfect Actress – Perfect Actress EP
Psychic Seatbelt – Hooky EP
Billy Tibbals – Stay Teenage EP
Daydream Twins – Bombinate EP


Golden Dregs, the – Popular Music Vol. 1 EP
Happy Body – Happy Body EP
Lavender Flu, the – Assorted Promenades EP
shopfires – Summer Bruises single
Tammo Hesselink – Work Work Work EP
Yu Su – I Want an Earth EP