Arrested Development – Bullets In The Chamber : only occasionally better than ho-hum
Bill Ryder-Jones – Iechyd Da : thoughtful, intelligent, sensitive s/s rock
Drastics, the – The Drastics : rootsy reggae-dub
Folly Group – Down There! : intriguing modern dance/post-punk
Jack Peñate – Wondrous Strange : very interesting pop take; #greatinstrumentals
Jordan Jones – And I, You : “70s AM Gold”-ish pop; #nearlypowerpop
Martin Stürtzer – Lander Modules : excellently soothing “dark ambient” sounds; #airplane
Cowboy Sadness – Selected Jambient Works, Vol. 1 : interesting SW-guitar ‘ambience’
Vacations – No Place Like Home : bouncy, buoyant indie-pop
Vaccines, the – Pick-Up Full Of Pink Carnations : fun, punchy and upbeat guitar pop/roack; #newwave
Black Grape – Orange Head : tired dark-electro-hop
Bolts of Melody – Film Noir : stoney psych-evator atmospheres; #swervedriver
Chemtrails – The Joy of Sects : silly pop-rock retro-try-hard
Green Day – Saviors : fine mid-career catalog release
Hot Garbage – Precious Dream : murky, proggy garage-psych
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez – Is It The Clouds : jazzy/proggy psych-folk
Open Yellow Circle – New Meridian : thoroughly interesting industrial/ambient sounds
Packs – Melt the Honey : fuzzy, whimsical indie-rock
Sleater-Kinney – Little Rope : tight, but unsatisfying indie-rock
Sprints – Letter To Self : powerful, enjoyable ‘frantic and snarling’ rockers
Torres – What An Enormous Room : great sounding, very diverse and arty pop/rock
Ultrasonic Grand Prix – Instafuzz : fuzz-funk psych-surf-ola
Courting – New Last Name : intriguing falling-apart modern indie
Gruff Rhys – Sadness Sets Me Free : pleasant-on-the-ear psych-pop/rock vibes
Ludovico Einaudi – La Tresse OST : nice easy modern/neo-classical; #almostambient
Newdad – Madra : peppy dreampop/rock; #shinygaze
Papooz – Resonate : very fun summery indie-pop/rock via #France
Ty Segall – Three Bells : direct yet unpredictable 70’s-inflected garage-psych
William Elliott Whitmore – Silently, The Mind Breaks : exquisite one-man-s/s storytelling
Bella Brown & The Jealous Lovers – Soul Clap : mechanical rooftop-bar r&b
Bony King Of Nowhere, the – Everybody Knows : what they hath wrought
Brittany Howard – What Now : one-of-each variety-pack r&b/soul/pop
Chelsea Wolfe – She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She : expansive, adventurous dark-electro/industrial-goth themes
Chisel, the – What A Fucking Nightmare : aggressive Oi! punkers
Declan McKenna – What Happened to the Beach? : entertaining, varied, well-done pop/rock
Ducks Ltd. – Harm’s Way : fun, light jangle-pop
J Mascis – What Do We Do Now : soft-rock-Dino with fun solos
Ja, Panik – Don’t Play With The Rich Kids : exciting alt-rock (German lyrics) via #Austria
Kula Shaker – Natural Magick : fun party psych-pop/rock
Liquid Mike – Paul Bunyan’s Slingshot : propulsive Midwestern indiemo/powerpop
Loving – Any Light : pastoral, emotive pop/folk murmurings
Mean Jeans – Blasted : intriguing double-speed pop-punk
Moon Goose – Murmurations : ponderous proggy post-rock
Orgone – Chimera : psych funk rock dub jamz
Pajaro Sunrise – The Future Is Not What It Used To Be : lovely crooning pop-rock #viathe70s
Pouty – Forgot About Me : loud indie-rock/power-pop; #femvox
Pylon Reenactment Society – Magnet Factory : fun jangly art-punk
Ron Gallo – Foreground Music : varied rock adventures & tones; #stillsearching
Shit & Shine – Joy of Joys : the sounds between the music?
Usher – Coming Home : pop with some tiny beats; #whatevs
Velvet Trip – Harmony Blooms : bubbling, fun and diverse psych-pop/rock
Artimus Pyle Band – Anthems: Honoring The Music of Lynyrd Skynyrd : oof; #nosoulatall
Birds of Vale – Limbo : 70s rock-out-cock-out heavy blues via #Greece
Cast – Love Is The Call : lovely chiming jangle-pop/Britpop/power-pop; #exLas
Clams – Mother Goose : swinging ‘cock in hand’ bar rockers; #classicrock
Dead Bandit – Memory Thirteen : immersive, dark, instrumental post-punk/ambient-dub; #airplane
Devils, the – Let The World Burn Down : uneven heavy alt-rock via #Italy
Electro Deluxe – Next : White European jazz/funk
Epic45 – You’ll Only See Us When The Light Has Gone : gently twee-ish post-rock pop
Grandaddy – Blu Wav : such sad
Hillbilly Moon Explosion, the – Back In Time : cool twangy rockabilly via #Switzerland
Idles – Tangk : exciting, adventurous, and modern indie/post-punk
Johnny Mafia – 2024: Année du Dragon : peppy indie-rock via #France
Meltheads – Decent Sex : spiky garage-punk via #Belgium; #posthairmetalvibes
Meltway – Nothing Is Real : muzak-gaze
Mother Mother – Grief Chapter : dramatic art rock
Nouvelle Vague – Should I Stay or Should I Go : I realize the dripping cheese is the point, but…
Omni – Souvenir : quirky chiming post-punk; #discoiscoming
Power Pants – PP5 : solidly fun, very lo-fi, indie/power-pop
Rukmouth – Me Myself and Her : quirky, very 00’s derivative, guitar rock; #loltitle #chokedvox
Cherym – Take It Or Leave It : very fun, upbeat pop-punk; #femvox
Elephant Stone – Back Into The Dream : well-done psych-touched country/folk/rock
Eric Hilton – Sound Vagabond : relaxingly dub-tastic; #thieverycorp
Friko – Where We’ve Been, Where We Go From Here : bold art rock
Gentlemen Rogues – Surface Noise : solidly fun #ATX power-pop
Ghost Funk Orchestra – A Trip to the Moon : awesome, cinematic, psychedelic soul/rock/funk
Glitterer – Rationale : short but sweet grunge-guitar indie
JJ Grey & Mofro – Olustee : earnest, shuffling, party blues
Jonny From Space – Back Then I Didn’t But Now I Do : intriguing glitchy bloop-bleep electro
Laetitia Sadier – Rooting for Love : lovely, cool, vocal-forward pop
LAIR – Ngélar : rolling Indonesian electric psych-folk
Laura Jane Grace – Hole In My Head : short but solid indie-rock/retro-punk, great vox; #againstme
Lime Garden – One More Thing : enjoyable, straight-ahead indie rock; #femvox
Mama Zu – Quilt Floor : RIP <3; #thosedarlins
Martin Stürtzer – Spaceport : well-themed enjoyable ambience; #airplane
Mary Timony – Untame the Tiger : emotional, largely acoustic, indie-rock
Matthew Logan Vasquez – Frank’s Full Moon Saloon : emotive s/s; new & old
Mega Cat – Mega Cat : expansive, funky instrumental rock
MGMT – Loss of Life : diverse, meandering, pastoral pop/rock/folk
Molly Lewis – On The Lips : lovely, playful and artistic pop; #acewhistling
Mooon – III : groovy af retro psych-rock; #uneven #60s70s
Nadine Shah – Filthy Underneath : gorgeously massive soundscapes
Paul Collins – Stand Back and Take a Good Look : really fun, stylistically diverse, power-pop
Projector – Now When We Talk It’s Violence : anthemic Brit rock/post-punk
Psymon Spine – Head Body Connector : not terribly compelling mashup of pop/rock styles
Real Estate – Daniel : lush, lightly country, guitar-pop/rock; #bigger
Red Rum Club – Western Approaches : pleasant and interesting pub pop/rock
Rick Rude – Laverne : confident he/she-vox indie/alt-rock
Rod Stewart & Jools Holland – Swing Fever : unexpectedly extremely enjoyable!
Royel Otis – Pratts & Pain : promising young-band-indie pop/rock
Shadow Show – Fantasy Now! : arty girl-group garage-rock
Snuts, the – Millennials : hyper-upbeat pop/rock; #reachingforhits
Talk Show – Effigy : dark, gritty groove/dance-punk
Thee Alcoholics – Feedback : distorted, unsettling dark post-rock grinding
Ariana Grande – Eternal Sunshine : sure.
Bernhard Eder – Golden Days : engaging, subtle yet dynamic rock/pop/mood
Bleachers – Bleachers : pure pablum
Drunk Mums – Beer Baby : super fun bubblegum-garage
Everything Everything – Mountainhead : regrettable radio ready rock
Gen and the Degenerates – Anti-Fun Propaganda : front-foot indie-rock; #femvox #generic
Gulfer – Third Wind : shouty emo-tinted indie
Hanging Stars, the – On A Golden Shore : country tinged aor adult rock
Jesus And Mary Chain, the – Glasgow Eyes : trying lots of things
Kaiser Chiefs – Kaiser Chiefs’ Easy Eighth Album : easy to listen to, but not much to hear
Kim Gordon – The Collective : cool af noise-rock from the Queen
Late Bloomer – Another One Again : well executed quiet/loud indie-rock
Ledisi – Good Life : paint-by-numbers modern r&b
Liam Gallagher And John Squire – Liam Gallagher And John Squire : sold Brit-rock/pop #StoneRoses+Oasis
Mannequin Pussy – I Got Heaven : interesting cinematic indie/art/dream/gaze
Meatbodies – Flora Ocean Tiger Bloom : solid one-of-each 90s-rock-apings
Ministry – Hopiumforthemasses : …
Nils Frahm – Day : lovely modern solo piano
Nyssa – Shake Me Where I’m Foolish : fun, open, classic sounding indie
Pheromoans, the – Wyrd Psearch : solid, steady, smart pop/rock
Pissed Jeans – Half Divorced : ferocious hardcore; #throwbackfeel
Psychic Lemon – The Unheimlich Kingdom
Sheer Mag – Playing Favorites : fun upbeat indie-rock; #femvox #ATX
Silent Forum – Domestic Majestic : Brass Plum pop/rock
Simon Stanley Ward And The Shadows Of Doubt – Rocket In The Desert : earnest, ho-hum ‘Americana’/rock
Slow Hollows – Bullhead : well-paced, highly varied s/s rockers
STRFKR – Parallel Realms : ‘spaced’ dance-rock/pop; #psychlite
Terrys, the – Skate Pop : energetic guitar-rock
Yard Act – Where’s My Utopia? : wildly eclectic and fun post-punk; #highart #doesntallhit
Bvdub – Leaving : long, meandering, soothing ambient
Baits – All Filler No Killer : delightfully snotty indie
Beans – Boots N Cats : thoroughly enjoyable, tempered garage-psych
Black Crowes, the – Happiness Bastards : enjoyable groove/blues-rock; #attitude
Boeckner – Boeckner! : very cool, diverse modern rockers
Charles Moothart – Black Holes Don’t Choke : fun, fuzzed-out lofi psych/glam/garage-rockers
Dandy Warhols, the – Rockmaker : bumbling, occasionally horrible, psych-rock; #notALLbad
Four Tet – Three : a bit too ‘anxious’ at times
Matt Maltese – Songs That Aren’t Mine : pensive pop covers
MPU101 – MPU104 : occasionally brilliant wobbly electro-ambient
Pete Astor – Tall Stories And New Religions : fairly ho-hum lo-fi acoustic-y s/s
Radical Kitten – Uppercat : chaotic, noisy af punk via #France; #riotgrrrl
Scott Yoder – Scooter Pie : interesting throwback s-s/glam
Spectres – Presence : top-shelf 80s-throwback post-punk/new-wave
Still Animals – Still Animals : fun, loose & noisy garage-rock
Sunday Cruise – Art Of Losing My Reflection : nice indie rockers; #femvox
Bendigo Fletcher – Two Things at Once : lilting, poetic folk-pop/rock; #touchofpsych
Dartz – Dangerous Day To Be A Cold One : frenetic Kiwi party-rock/punk
Elbow – Audio Vertigo : rhythm-forward adult rock
Footballhead – Overthinking Everything : paint-by-numbers 90s pop-punk
Gary Clark Jr – JPEG RAW : super-eclectic, super-smooth, rock/jazz/blues/soul
Good Morning – Good Morning Seven : enjoyable thoughtful mid-tempo indie-rock; #solistenable
Gossip – Real Power : diverse, occasionally great, dance-rock/punk
Horsebeach – Things To Keep Alive : gauzey, ethereal jangle-pop
Marbled Eye – Read the Air : martial minimal muted post-punk
Newmoon – Temporary Light : ethereal dream-gaze
Prefuse 73 – New Strategies for Modern Crime Volume 1 : somewhere between found-sounds and muzak
Sam Evian – Plunge : delicately countrified indie-pop/rock; #bedroomsound
Sleazoids, the – The Cult Of The Sleazoids : fully cranked garage-punk
Son Of The Velvet Rat – Ghost Ranch : dynamic, sensitive, and personal folk-rock
Starsailor – Where The Wild Things Grow : plodding 70s-ish soft rock
Staves, the – All Now : lovely sounding, well-executed pop/rock; #femvox
USA Nails – Feel Worse : raw, pulsing noise-rock
Waxahatchee – Tigers Blood : gorgeous, well-paced, countrified s-s/rock
Brent Seavers – Exhibit B : fun, varied pop-rock/power-pop
Brimheim – Ratking : lovely high-art pop extravagance
Marc Valentine – Basement Sparks : catchy, dynamic power-pop
R.E. Seraphin – Fool’s Mate : solid college-rock/power-pop
Wesley Fuller – All Fuller No Filler : gentle, catchy, 70s-ish soft-rock
Alejandro Escovedo – Echo Dancing : starts very strong, fades very fast
Beyoncé – Cowboy Carter : wide-ranging country-tinged modern pop; #opus
Black Keys, the – Ohio Players : very nice radio/soft-rock
Chastity Belt – Live Laugh Love : earnest, old-school indie-rock; #femvox
Chicano Batman – Notebook Fantasy : spacey, latin-esque pop/psych-lite; #loungevibes
Chihei Hatakeyama – Void XXVI : ethereal mists of ambience; #airplane
Church, the – Eros Zeta And The Perfumed Guitars : solid, professional, enjoyable mid-tempo indie/post-punk; #mildlygoth
De Phazz – Pit Sounds : occasionally brilliant instrumental downbeat-cocktail-hour
Dent May – What’s For Breakfast? : sugary, infectious, modern-pop/rock
Disco Biscuits, the – Revolution in Motion : pulsing hu-hum dance-rock beats
High Llamas, the – Hey Panda : intriguing, offbeat pop oddities
Holiday Ghosts – Coat of Arms : short, sweet, and thoroughly enjoyable jangle-pop
Holy Esque – Lay My Head Down Slow : solid psych rockers
Julia Holter – Something In The Room She Moves : gorgeously fluid modern indie/art-pop
Khruangbin – A LA SALA : subdued, jazzy world-pop; #drabcocktailhour
KVB, the – Tremors : darkpsych/post-punk/new wave
Libertines, the – All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade : the interesting bits have gone away…
Love Fame Tragedy – Life Is A Killer : buoyant indie-pop/rock
Master Peace – How To Make A Master Peace : vibrant, thoroughly modern #British indie-rock
Medicine – On the Bed : both true and new; #beatles
New Mastersounds, the – Old School : always interesting, not a huge shout
Old 97’s – American Primitive : compelling alt-country/barroom-rock; #trainkeptarollin
Ride – Interplay : old-school late-90s gaze
Sarah Shook & the Disarmers – Revelations : old-school energetic Americana/country-rock
Scott H. Biram – The One & Only Scott H. Biram : charming, medium-fi, blues complaints
Sheryl Crow – Evolution : 90s pop-rock throwback; #hohum
Vampire Weekend – Only God Was Above Us : nice, chiming, pop-rock; #preppytropical
VR SEX – Hard Copy : compelling dark/psych/post-punk; #melodiesgalore
Acid Tongue – Acid on the Dancefloor : swinging, swaggering, garage-rock/soul/punk; #sofun
Annie Dressner – I Thought It Would Be Easier : lovely, straightforward, emotive indie-pop/rock; #sundaydrive
Baby Blue – Of My Window : enjoyable, ambling primitive 70s garage
Bad Bad Hats – Bad Bad Hats : interesting/catchy/fun indie-pop/rock; #springtime
Blue Bendy – So Medieval : eccentric, affected epic of modern indie-rock; #newemo
Bodega – Our Brand Could Be Yr Life : super varied interesting indie-rock
Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard – Skinwalker : uneven funky-goofy party rock
Bzdet – W Pracy : thumping & throbbing post-punk/coldwave via #Poland; #eggpunk
Caleb Landry Jones – Hey Gary, Hey Dawn : eclectic, diverse, brash art-rock
Cuffed Up – All You Got : solid, energetic modern indie-rock
Depedro – Un Lugar Perfecto : lovely; #enespanol
Derby Motoreta’s Burrito Kachimba – Bolsa Amarilla y Piedra Potente : unique Spanish folk/prog/psych/math-rock
Dog Unit – At Home : jammy instrumental electro/post-punk
English Teacher – This Could Be Texas : interesting, arty indie/post-punk; #bigswing #femvox
Follies, the – Permanent Present Tense : solid, fun, energetic power-pop/indie-rock
Get the Blessing – Pallett : moody ‘not-jazz’ jazz
Glutamate – Glutamate : wacky synth-punk blasts
Japanese Television – Automata Exotica : ‘retro-future’ party instrumentals
Jon Langford & The Bright Shiners – Where It Really Starts : lovely, delicate s/s
Julie Abbé – Out of the Ashes : sultry vocal jazz
Loscil & Lawrence English – Chroma : subtle and calming ambient; #airplane
Maggie Rogers – Don’t Forget Me : raw s/s delights
Magick Brother & Mystic Sister – Tarot Part I : woozy, pastoral psych; #wellnamed
Melts – Field Theory : frenetic motorik synth/post-punk
Meshell Ndegeocello – Red Hot & Ra: The Magic City
Metz – Up On Gravity Hill : strong. propulsive 90s-flavor guitar-rock, now with some nuance
Oddarrang – Oddarrang : soaring, dynamic rock instrumentals
Pernice Brothers – Who Will You Believe : gently lilting, midly ‘Americana’, rockers
Phosphorescent – Revelator : plaintive Nashville s/s; #soundssogood
Project Gemini – Colours & Light : cinematic instrumentals with a light psych vibe
Qirl – Fiction Factory : noisy garage-post-punk
Red Pears, the – Better Late Than Never : solid indie-rockers; #strokesvox
Reds, Pinks And Purples, the – Unwishing Well : twinkling twee cinematic pop
Sahra Halgan – Hiddo Dhawr : delightful and dynamic ‘desert blues’ via #Somalia
Sandcatchers – The Lines : very, very lovely psych-folk; #depthandbreadth
Silver Doors, the – The Silver Doors : thick, noisy/melodic psych-rock
sleepmakeswaves – It’s Here, But I Have No Names for It : heavy instrumental post-rock
Vial – Burnout : very fun diverse indie; #femvox
White Dog – Double Dog Dare : knuckle-dragging 70s heavy-ish Southern-rock
Why Bother? – Serenading Unwanted Ballads : crunchy, arty, variety-pack indie/egg-rock
Wine Lips – Super Mega Ultra : solid, aggressive, fun indie-rock
Winter McQuinn – Move To The Trees : very enjoyable, lightly psych, indie-rock/jangle-pop
Wylde Tryfles, the – Outta Tyme : fun, simple 60s garage apers via #France
Black Watch, the – The Morning Papers Have Given Us the Vapours : lush, arty jangle-pop/post-punk; #80svibes
Byland – Heavy For a While : (overly) serious heavy *sic* s/s pop
Cloud Nothings – Final Summer : noisy messy melodic indie-rock
Daniel Hardin – Memory Salesman I : pleasant indie s/s pop-rock
Family Rain, the – Indulgence : slick glammy grime-rock; #early80s #uneven
Habitants – Alma : intricately layered dream-pop/ambient/electro; #femvox
High On Fire – Cometh The Storm : brutal, knuckle-dragging, heavy rock
Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds – That Delicious Vice : fun gothy surfy meanderings
Lovebugs – OverLoved : fun-ish minivan pop/rock
Melvins – Tarantula Heart : sludge-y proto-metal, surprisingly catchy
Members, the – Greetings from Knowhere : old-british-guys rock/dub/pop
Meteors, the – 40 Days a Rotting : shouty old-school ‘psychobilly’
Pearl Jam – Dark Matter : solid mid-tempo rockers
Pillow Queens – Name Your Sorrow : raw, exciting indie-rock
Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology
Ulla & Ultrafog – It Means A Lot : interesting, stoned, electro-ambient-dream-pop; #airplane
Yum Yums, the – Poppin’ Up Again : sugary bubblegum/garage/power-pop
Aaron Lee Tasjan – Stellar Evolution : intriguing big-swing s/s-pop
Amen Dunes – Death Jokes : emotive, sensitive s/s-pop
American Culture – Hey Brother, It’s Been a While : very interesting indie-rock; #expressiveguitar
Angus And Julia Stone – Cape Forestier : occasionally great Sun-drive pop-rock; #ilikethewobblybits
Babehoven – Water’s Here In You : misty dream-pop; #sundaydrive
Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse – Hot Nostalgia Radio : earnest, diverse pub-rock; #uneven #femvox
Better Than Ezra – Super Magick : earnestly dull
Blushing – Sugarcoat : dynamic alt-rock/shoegaze; #femvox
Call Me Spinster – Potholes : interesting, mature 60s/folk/pop/psych; #femvox
Camera Obscura – Look to the East, Look to the West : Scot country adult pop; #whenithits #ebtgvibes
Cavemen, the – Ca$h 4 Scrap : sloppy, swampy garage-punk
Chester Remington – Almost Dead : chaotic #French indie-rock
Cindy Lee – Diamond Jubilee : incredible hypnagogic pop; #airplane
Corridor – Mimi : chiming, antsy art-rock/post-punk #enFrançais
Dead Pony – Ignore This : explosive propulsive alt-rock; #femvox
Death Lens – Cold World : heavy, aggressive pop-punk
DEHD – Poetry : solid, diverse, and fun indie-rock/pop
Devarrow – A Long And Distant Wave : reedy lo-fi folky-chill s/s
Fat White Family – Forgiveness Is Yours : chaotic, beautiful, messy, and intense
Zutons, the – The Big Decider : radio-ready R&B/pop-rock; #reunited
Greg Saunier – We Sang, Therefore We Were : super weird rubbery art-punk; #deefhoof
Hot Water Music – Vows : anthemic indie punk
Hovvdy – Hovvdy : delicate modern indie-pop
Jon McKiel – Hex : oddly lazy 60s/pop/indie grooves
Kings of Leon – Can We Please Have Fun : criiiinge
Lemon Twigs, the – A Dream Is All We Know : radio ready retro pop/rock/folk; #beachboysvibes
Mandy – Lawn Girl : solid indie guitar rock; #femvox
Marching Band – Is It Too Sharp : lovely lilting alt/indie-pop; #lighttwee
Mdou Moctar – Funeral for Justice : fun Arfican desert blues
Messer Chups – Dark Side of Paradise : well done surf-rock via #Russia
Mo Troper – Svengali : quirky lo-fi pop/folk/rock/art
Moon Pussy – Death Is Coming : messy af noise-punk/post-hardcore
Oxford Drama – The World Is Louder : professional, expansive pop-rock via #Poland
Parsnip – Behold : lightly woozy sophisticated indie-pop
Penny Arcade – Backwater Collage : lovely, laconic, and pastoral psych
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong – Day In Time : maximum-vanilla-white-people funk
Pokey LaFarge – Rhumba Country : soulful r&b/pop-rock/jazz; #oldtimey
Rocky Valentines, the – Erase : heavy melodic indie-rock
Shannon and The Clams – The Moon Is in the Wrong Place : upbeat, fun Nashville/girl group/punk; #uneven
St. Vincent – All Born Screaming
Sunday League – Sunday League : cheesy county-fair pop/rock
Tandoori Knights (Bloodshot Bill and King Khan) – 14 Hits That Don’t Quit : chaotic lo-fi primitive rock
Th’ Losin Streaks – Last House : fun, rolicking garage-rock/punk; #70sfeels
Twerks, the – A Private Display of Trouble : loud, rough bar-rock; #femvox
Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown – Electrified : solid radio-ready barroom-country-rock
Yaya Bey – Ten Fold : dancey modern r&b; #metallic
Andrew Bird Trio – Sunday Morning Put-On : awesomely executed proto-jazz
Ani DiFranco – Unprecedented Sh!t : loose, unstructured arty folk-rock
Anti-Queens, the – Disenchanted : anthemic pop-punk; #femvox
Avett Brothers, the – The Avett Brothers : broad-audience pop-folk/rock
Baby Seals, the – Chaos : chaotic, empowered alt-rock/punl; #femvox
Beth Gibbons – Lives Outgrown : lovely, sensual, ethereal indie-pop
Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard And Soft : diverse, personal modern pop-rock; #yougogirl
Blitzen Trapper – 100’s of 1000’s, Millions of Billions : relaxed folk-psych/s-s
Boston Babies – Boston Babies : rough-and-tumble, glammy, garage-punk via #Madrid
Cage The Elephant – Neon Pill : coherent, straightforward indie-rock; #sanityprevailing
Childish Gambino – Atavista : deep, modern pop/hip-hop; #remade #4thekids
Crumb – AMAMA : very interesting, creative pop sounds
Darts, the – Boomerang : performative garage-punk; #femvox
Death of Pop, the – Flog : interesting, diverse pop-rock; #softrock
Diiv – Frog In Boiling Water : ho-hum gaze-y math-y alt-rock
Dog Party – Dangerous : upbeat indie-rockers; #sisteract
Work Drugs – Cayman Islands Sessions, Vol. 3 : the softest of soft rocks
Fox and Bones – Long Time Honey : radio-ready pop-folk/Americana
Ghost-Note – Mustard n’ Onions : very fun horny jazz-funk
Girl and Girl – Call A Doctor : peppy jaunty pop-rock
Grievous Angels – Last Call for Cinderella : old-school hippie country
GroundSound – Working Progress : innovative modern electro-dub; #weightoftheworld
Group Listening – Walks : fascinatingly deep explorations of classical sounds, wrapped in modern atmospheric textures
Guster – Ooh La La : soft rock; #stilldullashell
Hampar Soum – Japalm : odd & compelling light-industrial ambient/noise
Kim Richey – Every New Beginning : gorgeous Nashville s/s country-pop
La Luz – News of the Universe : effortlessly cool nocturnal indie/surf
Valley Lodge – Shadows In Paradise : fun, upbeat indie/power-pop
Like A Motorcycle – Pretty Pleased : loose, rough, shouty heavy/garage-rock
Lionlimb – Limbo : sultry, slinky indie-pop/rock
Lovely Eggs, the – Eggsistentialism : highly entertaining and wildly diverse art-rock
Lunchbox – Pop and Circumstance : fun, retro lo-fi bubblegum-pop; #AMradio
Mavericks, the – Moon & Stars : enjoyable tex-mex rock
Motorists – Touched by the Stuff : driving, peppy lo-fi power-pop
Mountain Movers – Walking After Dark : chill-yet-tense psych sounds; #overlong
Mui Zyu – Nothing Or Something To Die For : silky but raw art/pop/vibe
Of Montreal – Lady On the Cusp : fun, diverse, chaotic art-rock; #natch
Paul Weller – 66 : lovely late career pop-rock
Pearlfishers, the – Making Tapes for Girls : delightful, sophisticated, classic adult-pop
Shellac – To All Trains : rough, abrasive and raw noise/punk/rock
Snarls – With Love, : big, soaring, professional indie/pop-rock
Sonic Dawn, the – Phantom : spacey world-beat psych/acid-rock
Stef Kamil Carlens – Be Who You Wanna Be : frisky, playful barroom pop-rock via #Belgium
Thunderpussy – West : sappy, try-hard ‘heavy’ symphonic rock
Ultimate Thunder – A Spider Will Come To Eat Your Flesh : eclectic hypnotic indie/post-punk
Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats – Nell’ Ora Blu : oft brilliant ‘soundtrack’ #psych
Willow – Empathogen : at-times-goofy modern-pop
+_- {PlusMinus} – Further Afield : nice thoughtful soothing indie-rock
Bad Nerves – Still Nervous : frenetic bubblegum-garage/power-pop; #lofi
Beak> – >>>> : awesomely weird motorik psych
Beings – There Is A Garden : very experimental drone/jazz/art
Big Head Todd and The Monsters – Her Way Out : heartland blues rock
Bon Jovi – Forever : mid pop/rock
Brie Stoner – Me Veo : lovely, sensual indie/dream-pop; #multilingual
Buffalo Tom – Jump Rope : retro guitar-indie sounds
Cherry Pies, the – Don’t Just Say Things : groovy, retro, lofi rockers
Cola – The Gloss : v interesting, tight, angular slacker-rock
Cross Dog – All Hard Feelings : noisy, aggressive hardcore punk
Cut Piece – Your Own Good : driving, aggressive garage-punk
Decemberists, the – As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again : nice solid late-career catalog album
Drone Assembly – Drone Assembly : eclectic drone-ambient experiences
Eels – Eels Time! : delicate, artful indie s/s; #sleepy
Ezra Feinberg – Soft Power : hypnotic new age hums
Fantastic Cat – Now That’s What I Call Fantastic Cat : fun, easy, party pop
Feet – Make It Up : propulsive, fun guitar-first indie-rock
From Indian Lakes – Head Void : nice robust dream-pop-gaze
Fu Manchu – The Return Of Tomorrow : raging heavy stoner rock
Gaffa Tape Sandy – Hold My Hand, God Damn It : loud, brash, indie-rock/pop; #veryBrit
Gary Wilson – A Beautiful Bliss : wacky ‘counter-culture’ rock
Gluts, the – Bang! : punky, gritty garage-rock; #fuzzclub
Gnod – Spot Land : droning, hypnotic instrumental psych; #gregorian
Good Looks – Lived Here For A While : fun, straightforward indie-rock via #ATX
Groovy Movies – New House : very enjoyable merseybeat garage-pop
Habibi – Dreamachine : expansive modern girl-group pop/rock
Hockey Dad – Rebuild Repeat : big anthemic arena pop-rock
Howe Gelb – Weathering Some Piano : nice emotive solo piano; #grumpnotalwaysgrumpy
Isobel Campbell – Bow to Love : occasionally brilliant, always lovely; #frenchversionswoon
Janitors, the – An Error Has Occurred : heavy, chaotic, psych-rock roars; #kosmiche
Jake Sheppard – Midwest Marlin : storytelling speak-sing country-folk
Jelani Aryeh – The Sweater Club : modern, fizzy indie-pop/rock; #occasionallyawful
John Cale – POPtical Illusion : exciting arty pop tunes with mysterious depth
Joy of Elephant, the – The Joy of Elephant : interesting noir soul/rock/psych/post-punk
Kelley Stoltz – La Fleur : fun adventurous indie/power-pop
King Hannah – Big Swimmer : excellent, dynamic, modern post-punk/indie-rock
Lafontaines, the – Business As Usual : amped-up genre-busting party tunes; #UDSvibes
Left Lane Cruiser – Bayport BBQ Blues : earnest swaggering sawdust-floor blues
Lenny Kravitz – Blue Electric Light : mid-tempo, highly derivative radio-rock
Les Savy Fav – OUI, LSF : rambunctious, chaotic punk
Los Days – Dusty Dreams : dusty desert-kosmich instrumental rock
Man Man – Carrot On Strings : loose, fun, partying indie-pop/rock
Marias, the – Submarine : slinky, vibed-out indie-pop/soul
Maya Hawke – Chaos Angel : not terrible
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes – Blow it…at Madison’s Quinceanera! : gimmicky punk cover band does gimmicky thing
Mia Dyson – Tender Heart : nicely constructed country folk; #lovelyvoice
Psychic Graveyard – Wilting : chaotic synth-noise-punk
Psychic Temple – Doggie Paddlin’ Thru The Cosmic Consciousness : choogling retro psych rock/pop/folk; #touchoflounge
Resonars, the – Electricity Plus : power-pop, baby!
Richard Hawley – In This City They Call You Love : enjoyable, sleepy, mature pop
Richard Thompson – Ship To Shore : interesting and extremely well done
RJD2 – Visions Out Of Limelight : intriguing, occasionally great
Robert Poss – Drones, Songs, And Fairy Dust : interesting avant-rock guitar work; #nerdy
Russian Baths – Mirror : existential guitar soundscapes
Sadler Vaden – Dad Rock : solid effort straight rock-n-roll
Savak – Flavors of Paradise : fun weird slacker-indie/; #unevenpost-punk
Scoobert Doobert – I : spacey electro-lounge-pop
Seasick Steve – A Trip A Stumble A Fall Down On Your Knees : kitschy but fun primitive blues-rock; #touchofcountry
Sid Simons – Beneath The Brightest Smiles : expansive, diverse s-s/indie
Slim Cessna’s Auto Club – Kinnery of Lupercalia: Buell Legion : textured and thematic ‘gothic cowboy-punk’
Twenty One Pilots – Clancy : exactly down-the-middle pop-rock
Walt Disco – The Warping : art-forward cabaret-punk explorations
Willie Nelson – The Border : straight filler; #itsfine
Zero Point Energy – Tilted Planet : fun, sharp, melody-fueled jangly guitar-rock
Autumns – Dyslexia Sound Source : intriguing dubby post-punk instrumentals; #runsoutofideas
Aztec Milk Temple – On Television : ‘neo-grunge’ biting
Dirty Three – Love Changes Everything : tight, textured instrumental vibes
Emiliana Torrini – Miss Flower : beautifully conceived and executed
Fastball – Sonic Ranch : catchy, vanilla-af pop-rock
Felice Brothers, the – Valley Of Abandoned Songs : delightful little country-folk-rock ditties
Folk Implosion, the – Walk Thru Me : ho-hum retro rock; #throwbackmachine
GRMLN – New World : enjoyable indie-rock/power-pop; #occasionalgenius
Guided by Voices – Strut of Kings : enjoyable, relevant, garage rock-n-roll
Imagine Dragons – LOOM : modern af
Islands – What Occurs : fun, quirky indie-pop stories
Lake Street Dive – Good Together : maximally anodyne pop-rock; #whitestofwhite
Nathaniel Rateliff And The Night Sweats – South Of Here : full-throated porch songs
Pond – Stung! : light psych rock
Rayvelles, the – The Rayvelles : burbling (mostly) instrumental funk/rnb
Redd Kross – Redd Kross : adventurous, Beatle-inspired rock-n-roll
Reds, Pinks And Purples, the – This Is Adult Art School : “San Francisco Sadcore”; #gentlytwee
Robert Jon & The Wreck – Red Moon Rising : very normie bluesy country-rock; #makebelievehard
Rui Gabriel – Compassion : vibrant, massively compelling, delicious pop-rock; #madchesterish
Sam Jr. – Inner Shadow : dark, fuzzed-out blues psych; #industrialsurf
Victoria Victoria & Charlie Hunter – Sweetest Ache : elegant, sophisticated pop
Washed Out – Notes From A Quiet Life : SUPER mid
Widespread Panic – Snake Oil King : groovy blues jam-rock
Ð.K. – Spiral Shape : TIL-“4th world ambient”
µ-Ziq – Grush : wacky, ‘next gen’ (?) electro dance musiks
Bacchae – Next Time : enjoyable, emotionally charged, indie-rock
Black Dog, the – Other, Like Me : bleep bloop blam
Bleeker – Messed Up : big radio ready rock
Causa Sui – From the Source : droning space-jam psych
Dwarves – Keep It Reel : rawwwk
Fabulous Thunderbirds, the – Struck Down : uninspiring electric blues
Julie Christmas – Ridiculous And Full Of Blood : brutally chaotic, droning, post-metal/noise
Kasabian – Happenings : weird mix of electro-pop and arena-rock
Katie Mae & The Lubrication – The Sighs And Strength : authentic sounding swinging country; #70spedalsteel
Kiasmos – II : almost intriguing electronic muzacs
Laughing – Because It’s True : solid honest indie-rock
Little Wings – High On The Glade : fun, rollicking, retro folk-rock ditties
Loons, the – Memories Have Faces : loose, lightly-psych, straightforward rock-n-roll
Michelle David & The True-Tones – Brothers & Sisters : jazzy r&b outing
Molly Nilsson – Un-American Activities : icy, diverse, dream-pop/gaze/rock
Nonkeen – All Good? : very lovely, jazzy ambient/soothing sounds; #nilsfrohm #laserjazz
Prefuse 73 – New Strategies For Modern Crime Volume 2 : cinematic instrumentals, some fun ‘chase’ tunes
Queen of Jeans – All Again : super high-quality, emotional-rollercoaster, indie rock
Qwalia – Abbreviations : jazzy meanderings
Rhinestone Pickup Truck – Self Deprecation At Hourly Rates : hooky garage/indie-rock; #litegrunge
Rifles, the – Love Your Neighbour : fun, jangly, indie/power-pop; #softrock
SML – Small Medium Large : expansive ‘post punk free jazz’ jam experiments
Upright Forms – Blurred Wires : chaotic, noisy, grungy and mathy
Zatopeks – Loitering And Sauntering : melodic, simple, garage pop-punk
Beachwood Sparks – Across The River Of Stars : modernized ‘Laurel Canyon alt-country’ sound
Berlioz – Open This Wall : clever, soothing downtempo-jazz; #airplane
Boy Golden – For Eden : such a sound. soothing, singsong, indie-rock/pop
Childish Gambino – Bando Stone and The New World : uber-modern hip-hop; #doesnotcompute
Chris Cohen – Paint a Room : lovely psych-folk/rock
Color Green – Fool’s Parade : nice, steady, professional rock
Cowtown – Fear Of… : very enjoyable peppy diy indie/punk/pop; #touchofdevo
Cults – To The Ghosts : nondescript bubblegummy dream-pop
Dip, the – Love Direction : fun vintage r&b; #soulfunkjazz
Dream Phases – Phantom Idol : chiming, light-psych pop-rock; #retro
Earth Tongue – Great Haunting : doomy, but not dark, heavy psych-rock; #femvox
Fashion Tips – I Wish You Every Success : excellent, chaotic, abrasive post-punk/punk
Dr. Dog – Dr. Dog : not at all bad, just dull af; #nothingburger #whybother
Federale – Reverb & Seduction : darkly cinematic spaghetti-goth psych-rock; #baritone
Filthy Hippies – Share The Pill : hypnotic psych-gaze
Ghost Dubs – Damaged : downtempo comedown dubs (sic)
Groovy Uncle – Making Excuses : 70s-style folk/pop/rock; #abitmuzak
GUM & Ambrose Kenny-Smith – Ill Times : fun, adventurous psych amblings
Jack White – No Name : back-to-basics guitar rockers
Jennifer Westwood & The Handsome Devils – Mad Man’s World : robust country/blues-rock
Lord Buffalo – Holus Bolus : coherent, cinematic heavy-rock
Los Campesinos! – All Hell : earnest but uneven indie-pop/rock
Magic Shoppe – Down The Wych Elm : heavy psych-inflected shoegaze
Oneida – Expensive Air : expansive, exploratory avant/punk/garage/psych
Orb – Tailem Bend : noodle-y 70s-rock/psych-pop/indie
Pete Rock & Common – The Auditorium Vol. 1 : throwback mc rap
Raveonettes, the – The Raveonettes Sing… : very lovely timeless pop covers
Rob Leines – Headcase : energetic barroom country-rock
Summer Salt – Electrolytes : breezy indie-pop
Travis – L.A. Times : earnest, anthemic adult pop-rock
Wand – Vertigo : intelligent, woozy & sophisticated psych-rock
Ben Seretan – Allora : cathartic, (good) weird, artful indie-rock
Black Market Karma – Wobble : the wooziest, wobbliest of all fuzzed out psych-rock/pop
Crack Cloud – Red Mile : expansive, (over) complicated indie-pop/rock
Dog Day – A T-shirt with Writing on It : earnest, guitar-first rockers
Font – Strange Burden : complicated, very modern, post-punk/jazz/rock/art
John Zorn – Ballades : subdued loveliness; #airplane
Los Lonely Boys – Resurrection : breezy, radio-ready latin-flavored pop
Maita – Want : perfectly nice indie-rock; #femvox #onetowatch
Meshell Ndegeocello – No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin : gorgeous, deep, thoughtful modern r&b
Molecular Steve – Molecular Steve : very interesting psych-rock/pop; #fun90sfeel #s1powerpop #s2experiments
Naïm Amor – Stories : gorgeous, adventurous, instrumental surf-inspired rock; #likeasoundtrack
Odie Leigh – Carrier Pigeon : vulnerable, witty, fun indie-rock
Øresund Space Collective – Orgone Unicorn : mellow ‘ambient’ space-rock noises; #superlong
Orville Peck – Stampede : ‘influencer’ covers
POHL – Mysteries : thick rock/psych/prog/noise trip
Red Clay Strays, the – Made by These Moments : maximum basic; #ballcapoakleysneckbeard
Robber Robber – Wild Guess : noisily pulsing post-rock
Smashing Pumpkins, the – Aghori Mhori Mei : proggy ‘grunge’; #WAYoverdone
Speed – Only One Mode : intense #Aussie hardcore; #shortsweet
Tide, the – Whirl on the River : honest, mellow, folky pop-rock
Trademark Issues – Change This Face : loose, cute (too?), jangly-pop; #yesbyhalf
Blood – Loving You Backwards : intriguing mellow-psych/post-rock meanderings
Cowboy Boy – Lipstick On A Pig : okay zeitgeist-rock; #femvox
Don’t Thank Me, Spank Me! – Don’t Thank Me, Spank Me! : cute, ‘retro’ girl-group harmonizing
Dune Rats – If It Sucks, Turn It Up : revved-up garage-surf, trying new things…
Eliza & The Delusionals – Make It Feel Like The Garden : effervescent ptempo pop/rock/folk; #stonervibes
J.R.C.G. – Grim Iconic…(Sadistic Mantra) : wildly interesting slacker dub rock; #blownout
Jessica Boudreaux – The Faster I Run : lush, professional s-s/indie
Joe Ely – Driven to Drive : honest, original ‘Americana’ travel songs
Kitty Liv – Easy Tiger : super-enjoyable, high-energy, wide-spectrum pop
Mechanical Canine – To My Chagrin : math-y emo/pop-punk
Merzbow – Circular Reference : noisy self-indulgence
Millie Manders and The Shutup – Wake Up, Shut Up, Work : high-energy radio-punk
Mystery Waitress – Bright Black Night : rich, interesting, emotive, guitar-first indie; #femvox
Personal Trainer – Still Willing : max-effort pop/rock
Shivas, the – Can’t Stop Coming Around : varied psych-forward rock/surf/pop
Swami and the Bed of Nails – All of This Awaits You : fun bit of thick garage rock
Teen Daze – Elegant Rhythms : autotune dream-pop horrors
Thirties, the – Spilt Milk : simple, raw, classic/indie-rock
Why? – The Well I Fell Into : interesting, weird, provocative, modern-retro; #natch
X – Smoke & Fiction : a fine send-off; #shortandsweet
Beabadoobee – This Is How Tomorrow Moves : intricate diverse/dynamic indie-rock/pop; #radioready
Bloodshot Bill – Diary of the Doom : twangy retro instrumental-rockabilly
Cloud Cult – Alchemy Creek : intriguing, nostalgic, med-fi indie-rock/pop/folk
Destroy Boys – Funeral Soundtrack #4 : punky aggressive alt-rock
Fucked Up – Another Day : ornate, aggressive and melodic hardcore extravaganza
Futurebirds – Easy Company : odd blend of porch-folk and radio-country
Holy Tongue & Shackleton – The Tumbling Psychic Joy Of Now : occasionally brilliant dubby ambient/jazz; #fades
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Flight b741 : wacky countrified psych fun
Nova Charisma – Metropolitan : alt-rock/pop; #ooof
Oso Oso – Life Till Bones : light poppy coffeeshop pop-rock
Quivers – Oyster Cuts : mid-paced indie-pop/rock; #lightgaze
Rare Sounds, the – Introducing: The Rare Sounds : timeless, funky, R&B workouts
Straight Arrows – Surface World : punky, jangly, lite-psych garage-rock/post-punk
Thee Marloes – Perak : slinky, retro r&b/jazz/lounge
Thee Oh Sees – SORCS 80 : wonderfully psychotic electro-psych sound grenades
Twin Atlantic – Meltdown : well executed (bland) radio rock
Delicate Steve – Delicate Steve Sings : instrumental (mostly) covers interestingly chosen; #vibes
Fontaines D.C. – Romance : occasionally interesting modern arena pop-rock; #nomorepostpunk
Foster The People – Paradise State Of Mind : disco-y modern-pop
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings – Woodland : very nice Sunday-drive Nashville-Americana
Hazel English – Real Life : lovely, smart indie-rock/pop
illuminati hotties – Power : expansive blend of great/fine/awful
Lisa Loeb – That’s What It’s All About : very cute childrens songs
New Starts – More Break-Up Songs : slacker-y off kilter guitar-indie
Pom Poko – Champion : diverse, lively, propulsive indie-rock
Post Malone – F-1 Trillion: Long Bed : extremely well written garbage/country-pop
Radar Men from the Moon – Vomitorium : dark and gloomy post-punk
Sabrina Carpenter – Short N’ Sweet : a couple pop gems
Sleeping Pills – Occulting Light : interesting reverb-heavy dream-pop-gaze
Starflyer 59 – Lust For Gold : indie-gaze, well done
Thee Heart Tones – Forever & Ever : sorta fun retro soul/r&b
Vibravoid – We Cannot Awake : pulsing, dark post-punk/psych
Bellrays, the – Heavy Steady Go! : jumping barroom heavy-soul
Benny Trokan – Do You Still Think of Me : soulful 60’s rock/pop/r&b/vibes
Cactus Blossoms, the – Every Time I Think About You : aiming-for-the-heartland Americana-pop
Charley Crockett – $10 Cowboy : authentic old-school country
Charley Crockett – Visions of Dallas : more of the same; #alittleless
Doon Kanda – Lili : intriguing but disjointed sound collages
Fake Fruit – Mucho Mistrust : chaotic and witty post-punk howlings
Hinds – Viva Hinds : bold and adventurous Spanish pop-rock; #yougogirl
Jenova 7 – Lost Sci-Fi Movie Themes : extra awesome 90s cut/paste hip-hop/beat noodlings
Los Saints – Certified : grunge-y 80’s pop-rock; #theressomethingheresomewhere
Los Yesterdays – Frozen in Time : nice easy-listening R&B; #chicanopower
Maxwell Stern – In The Good Light : smart, thoughtful, well-executed tour of rock styles; #powerpopwins
Mercury Rev – Born Horses : trippy music, ‘huh’ themes, and spoken/sung vox
NEØV – Soft Atlas : nice, soothing modern indie-pop; #vibes
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – Wild God : deep, dark, meaningful, and POWERFUL; #holyshitthisbandisfire
Palaye Royale – Death or Glory : overblown arena-aggro with some (attempted) Beatles melodies
Pete Yorn – The Hard Way : calm and cozy like a favorite s/s blanket
Rex Orange County – The Alexander Technique : creative firebomb of pop/emo/rock/vibes
The The – Ensoulment : compelling & relevant ruminations
Ty Segall – Love Rudiments : intriguing instrumental/ambient percussion adventures
Tycho – Infinite Health : interesting sounds, interestingly arranged
Velvet Sunset – Only Lovers Left Alive : airy, arty, swirling psych-gaze via #France
Alessandro ”Asso” Stefana – Alessandro ”Asso” Stefana : delicate and balanced (mostly) instrumental acoustic guitar
Brooks Nielsen – A Ride I’m Waiting For : chill, melancholy, retro campfire-indie; #TheGrowlers
Bad Moves – Wearing Out The Refrain : fun, energetic, upbeat power-pop/pop-rock
Coughin’ Vicars – Curses & Prayers : gloomy, moody goth/punk/drone
Foxing – Foxing : elaborately chaotic emo
Heavy Heavy, the – One of a Kind : groovy aor/classic/radio-rock; #amiold
Hello Mary – Emita Ox : well-executed quiet-loud indie; #femvox #sonicconvulsions
Jesus Lizard, the – Rack : #sameasiteverwas
Julie – My Anti-Aircraft Friend : crisp, dissonant and noisy quiet-loud rockers
Martial Arts, the – In There Like Swimwear : lilting, summery 50s-60s throwback pop-rock/power-pop
MJ Lenderman – Manning Fireworks : very ho-hum s/s-country; #influencerart
Motorpsycho – Neigh!! : shambolic psych/classic/jam-rock
Mystery Lights, the – Purgatory : retro-fun 60s-vibe psych/garage/art-rock
Nada Surf – Moon Mirror : lush, familiar power-pop/rock
Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets – Indoor Safari : very fun pop-rock/surf combo, good one for the catalog
Nilüfer Yanya – My Method Actor : honest, open, warm and thoroughly enjoyable modern rock
Picturebooks, the – Albuquerque : fun, honest, bluesy garage-rock
SUUNS – The Breaks : interesting space/synth/psych
Tears Run Rings – Everything in the End : moody synthy -gaze; #soundslike4AD
Alchemist, the – The Genuine Articulate : short/sweet beats & samples
Allegra Krieger – Art of the Unseen Infinity Machine : fascinating and delightful explosions of great songwriting wrapped in compelling modern pop/rock sounds
Asteroid No.4, the – Several Shapes Of Solar Flares : intriguing dream-pop-psych
Being Dead – Eels : very fun retro lo-fi harmony jingle-jangles
Ben Lee – This One’s For the Old Headz : spirited retro-aimed indie
Bill Frisell – Breaking The Shell : interesting very modern jazz forms
Billy Strings – Highway Prayers : if’n you like fast pickin’ (and sappy ballads); #idontandidont
Blossoms – Gary : light-hearted, fun indie-pop/rock
Brant Bjork Trio – Once Upon A Time In The Desert : meandering desert blues
Charles A.D. – West Pontoon Bridge : nice house-y electro/dance/edm
Chihei Hatakeyama – The Ancient Forest X : delightfully meditative ambient; #purerelaxation
Coronas, the – Thoughts & Observations : straight-ahead pop-rock via #Dublin
Courettes, the – The Soul Of … The Fabulous Courettes : garage/girl-group vibes
Dale Crover – Glossolalia : fun, swinging garage-rock
Darcys, the – Rendering Feelings : radio pablum
Desperate Journalist – No Hero : at-times-awesome darkly cinematic rock experience
Falcon Jane – Legacy : very lovely authentic, pastoral Country via #Canada
Fidlar – Surviving the Dream : kinda fucking grim tbh
Floating Points – Cascade : electro oompah
Food Fight – Zeitgeist Impressions : uber-fun power-pop via #FFrance
Gaslamp Killer, the – Ananda : WTF. the bits I can process are awesome
Gemma Hayes – Blind Faith : engaging and expansive indie-rock
JD McPherson – Nite Owls : entertaining s-s/misc-rock
JD Simo & Luther Dickinson – Do the Rump : groovy, honest, live-to-tape blues
Johnny Foreigner – How To Be Hopeful : shouty emo
Mojo Thunder – The Infinite Hope : upbeat bar/party-rock; #arrowstraight
Noga Erez – The Vandalist : super fun, evocative, beat-heavy alt-pop via #Israel
Pale Waves – Smitten : lovely, confident pop-rock/dream-pop
Pearl & The Oysters – Planet Pearl : fun, poppy indie-rock
Softies, the – The Bed I Made : (bitter-) sweet indie-pop; #goaheadcallitacomeback
Soul Asylum – Slowly But Shirley : the sappy overwhelms the decent
Sunset Rubdown – Always Happy To Explode : continuing a warmly interesting brand of indie-rock
Tahiti 80 – Hello Hello : bouncy indie-pop
Telescopes, the – Halo Moon : trippy space-rock
Thurston Moore – Flow Critical Lucidity : flowing guitar shapes
Trentemøller – Dreamweaver : subtle, dreamy, cinematic shoegaze/synth/dream-pop
Voidz, the – Like All Before You : sounds terrible…
Waeve, the – City Lights : diverse and max interesting widescreen rock
Wilderado – Talker : easy loose pop rock
Xiu Xiu – 13” Frank Beltrame Italian Stiletto with Bison Horn Grips : interestingly experimental electro-rock w/ highly unique vox; #ifuckinghatethevox
Armoires, the – Octoberland : fun, wacky, 60s psych/paisley-pop
BASIC – This Is BASIC : incredible homage to a specific ’84 sound/album
Creed Bratton – Tao Pop : earnest/wacky folk-rock; #theoffice
Crows – Reason Enough : thick heavy post-punk
Cumgirl8 – The 8th Cumming : provocative ‘influencer’ post-punk; #isitagimmick
Dark Canyon – Long Days, Pleasant Nights : thoughtful, soothing western-landscape-instrumentals; #pedalsteel
Dawes – Oh Brother : perfectly okay adult radio/s-s
Deadletter – Hysterical Strength : dramatic, dark-timbre post-punk
Dorian Dumont – to the APhEX : very interesting modern classical take on Aphex Twin
Fantasy of a Broken Heart – Feats of Engineering : innovative, lighthearted art-pop
Gi Gi – Dreamliner : dynamic kosmiche electro-hop
Goat – Goat : exciting, guitar-based world/psych/rock
Godspeed You! Black Emperor – ‘No Title As Of 13 February 2024 28,340 Dead’
Gold – Psychedelic Days : hard charging guitar psych/rock
Gurf Morlix – Melt into You : authentic minimalist proto-rock/blues via #ATX
Hayes & The Heathens – Hayes & The Heathens : fun, loose sing-along country-rock
Honeyglaze – Real Deal : super dynamic arty rock
Johnossi – Forevers : maturing arena-rock
Jon Spencer – Sick of Being Sick! : short, punchy, shouty garage-blues-rock
Justin Webb & The Noise – Stupid Young : high-energy classic/indie-rock
Kunde – Dandelion : grooving, personal, r&b/hip-hop storytelling
Leon Bridges – Leon : aor blues/r&b/rock for lovers
Linda Lindas, the – No Obligation : teenage garage-punk/rock
Luther Dickinson, John Medeski, Johnny Vidacovich, Dominic Davis – Mississippi Murals : fun adventure in art & the blues
Meffs, the – What a Life : snarling, direct brit-punk
Memorials – Memorial Waterslides : dense, creative pop-sonic overload
Mòs Ensemble – Pets & Therapy : incredibly interesting extravaganza of pop/psych/theatre/art via #Belgium; #nogenre
Naked Giants – Shine Away : full force indie-rock
Nervous Eaters – Rock n Roll Your Heart Away : party-in-a-box heartland rock
Nice Biscuit – SOS : very fun psych-inflected rhythms and grooves
Nubya Garcia – Odyssey : jazzy jazz
Pale Jay – Low End Love Songs : straightforward modern r&b/soul
Public Service Broadcasting – The Last Flight : incredible and intense tale of Amelia Earhart
Rat Boy – Suburbia Calling : fun, easy, updated Brit-pop/rock/ska-punk
Spectres – Am Dram : solid dark post-punk
A Plane To Catch – Soul Piece : smooth jazzy r&b
Surfrajettes, the – Easy as Pie : fun, loose instrumental surf-rock
Teenage Frames – Everything Has Led to This : high-energy garage-punk/rock; #followthisone
Tha Retail Simps – Strike Gold Strike Back Strike Out : unhinged-in-a-fun-way lo-fi garage-rock
Wild Pink – Dulling The Horns : fun, diverse, sing-along rock
Y’all – How To Keep Things Alive : steel-pedal country-rock
Bvdub – In Iron Houses : highly complex, layered ambient vibes; #overlong
Ben Folds – Sleigher
1-800 Mikey – Digital Pet : energetic, (very!) lofi power-pop/pop-punk
2nd Grade – Scheduled Explosions : thoroughly interesting quirky pop-rock snippets; #songassembly
Amyl and The Sniffers – Cartoon Darkness : awesomely brash and energetic punk; #superwellexecuted
Amythyst Kiah – Still + Bright : solid gospel’ed rock/soul/pop
Andrew Bird And Madison Cunningham – Cunningham Bird : album cover of “Buckingham Nicks”
Belair Lip Bombs, the – Lush Life : big, fun, bouncy indie-rock
Bodega – Brand On The Run
Bvdub – Still Time
Capsula – Primitivo Astral : punchy, lean-forward heavy grunge/rock
Charlie Hunter – Montrose : beat snippets begging to be sampled
Christopher Owens – I Wanna Run Barefoot Through Your Hair : heartfelt, odd indie-rock emoting
Chuck Prophet – Wake The Dead : very very excellent s-s/rock/Cumbia(!)
Clem Snide – Oh Smokey : delicate Americana about loss…
Courteeners – Pink Cactus Café : perfectly nice singalong pop-rock
Cure, the – Songs Of A Lost World : dense, vibrant, thoughtful post-punk extravaganza; #dontcareforit
Early Riser – Big Life : brash, punchy indie-rock/pop; #punkfeels
Fantastic Negrito – Son of a Broken Man : exciting, expansive genre-fluid rock/pop/latin/fun
Feeling Figures – Everything Around You : enjoyable guitar-forward diverse indie-rock
High Vis – Guided Tour : big-swing hardcore sound expansion; #miss
Illiterate Light – Arches : hugely brash, dynamic and diverse pop/rock
Jackets, the – Intuition : garage-rock via #Switzerland
Japandroids – Fate & Alcohol : heartfelt, (underwhelming), garage/arena-rock
Jems! – Gems In The Cornerstore II : modern r&b/soul/reggae
Joy Oladokun – Observations From A Cowded Room : thoughtful, progressive take on pop/rock/folk; #interstitialskilltheflow
Juniore – Trois, Deux, Un : super-cool, sultry #French pop
Ken Stringfellow – Circuit Breaker : deep, introspective songs about healing; #upwithpeople
Kids In Glass Houses – Pink Flamingo : light radio-reaching indie-pop
King Pari – There It Goes : laid back funk grooves; #superuneven
MC5 – Heavy Lifting : heavy revolutionary rock; #mildlyfunky
Miranda and the Beat – Can’t Take It : dark, sludgy, (sultry) surfabilly rockers
Nicolai Dunger – Melody Rules : occasionally compelling delicate s/s
Onsloow – Full Speed Anywhere Else : nice-ish hometown-hero indie-rock; #femvox
Oruã – Passe : introspective jazzy psych-rock via #SaoPaolo
Pinhead Gunpowder – Unt : East Bay punk rock lives; #BillyJoe
Pipe-Eye – Pipe-Defy : little 80s synth bombs stitched into … something
Pixies – The Night The Zombies Came : pretty ho-hum, a few decent spots
Pom Pom Squad – Mirror Starts Moving Without Me : exciting pop with grunge-y guitar moments
Razorlight – Planet Nowhere : middling comeback; #probuthollow
Richard Cheese – Blue No Matter Who : no-winking cheezy (sic) piano-muzak-covers
Smile, the – Cutouts : absolutely fucking terrible
Soccer Mommy – Evergreen : enjoyable, professional, modern indie-radio-rock
Sponge – 1994 : 1994 indie-rock cover album; #cleveridea #hohum
Susanna Hoffs – The Lost Record : so lovely
Tangerine – You’re Still The Only One : fun sunday-drive Americana-pop
Taylor Hollingsworth – Yahola : ecstatic, free-wheeling, arty folk-rock
Tess Parks – Pomegranate : enchanting open psychedelic atmospherics wrapped in beauty
Whitey – Mental Radio : meandering, loose, indie-rock; #overlong
Wolfgang Press, the – A 2nd Shape : chunky electro-banger-style post-punk
Acid Rooster – Hall Of Mirrors : loose yet intricate psych
Brower – Flour : lovely throwback glammy pop-rock
Bryan’s Magic Tears – Smoke & Mirrors : lively Madchester-gaze
Bubblegum Lemonade – Lawrence of Suburbia : delicious Scottish power-pop/pop-rock
Claire Rousay – The Bloody Lady : intriguing, not enough enough there
Doctor Bionic – Tune In : very fun, chilled out, (mostly) instrumental soul/funk jamz
J Spaceman, John Coxon & Spiritualized – Music for William Eggleston’s Stranded in Canton : fascinatingly compelling and quite weird instrumental soundtrack
Krautfuzz – 5 : swerving, improvisational motorik-jamz; #wellnamed
Mother Hips, the – California Current : keep on rockin’ fellas
Naked Roommate – Pass the Loofah : wacky electro-punk/art/pop
Nicolás Jaar – Piedras 1 & 2 : absolutely fascinating soundtrack experience
OMBIIGIZI – Shame : mid-tempo feelings
Primal Scream – Come Ahead : intriguingly funky and soulful; #bestinsmallbursts
Sarah Neufeld, Richard Reed Pary, Rebecca Foon – First Sounds : modern-classical (via indie rock) super-group
Shower Curtain – Words From A Wishing Well : loud/soft-gaze
Speed Circuit – Survey The Damage : honest guitar rock
Bibio – Phantom Brickworks VII : delicate, balanced & soothing ambient
FITZ – Summer Of Us : maximum radio pop; #ifthisisAIhtenitisgreat
Sunstack Jones – Luminous Hands : shimmering and lush rock soundscapes
Urika’s Bedroom – Big Smile, Black Mire : atmospheric, loose, authentic post-club meanderings
Warmduscher – Too Cold To Hold : intense, cogent, arty dissolved post-punk/+
We Are Wolves – Nada : wacky, noisy, genre-busting hijinks
Widespread Panic – Hailbound Queen : ibid
Cosmic Tones Research Trio – All is Sound : peaceful, gentle ‘ambient jazz’; #wellnamed
Death by Chocolate – Don’t Try : very varied #Swiss rockers
Du Blonde – Sniff More Gritty : big, glossy, arena-ready ‘grunge-pop’
Electric Eye – Dyp Tid : extremely excellent, meditative ‘rock'(?) soundscapes
Jon Batiste – Beethoven Blues : holiday party jazz
Low Sixes, the – The Oshawa Tree : very fun punky power-pop
Nomade Orquestra – Terceiro Mundo : extremely interesting world/jazz/soul/party
Ryan Adams – Blackhole :
Seawind of Battery – East Coast Cosmic Dreamscaper : interesting/soothing guitar-ambient
Wild Billy Childish & The North Kent Folkways Revival – Cape Trafalgar : <3
Wussy – Cincinnati Ohio vg+ : powerful, emotive, honest rock heroics; #pandemicsounds
Coward Brothers, the – The Coward Brothers f : roots rock fun from #ElvisCostello #TBoneBurnett
Michael Kiwanuka – Small Changes g+ : solid, mega-relaxing, modern r&B
Kim Deal – Nobody Loves You More : diverse and modern, sounds just like here; #smile
Magick Brother & Mystic Sister – Tarot Part II g : fun, mellow psych-rock; #sitarstyle
Matthew Logan Vasquez – Frank’s Full Moon Saloon , Pt. 2 f : steady as she goes
PyPy – Sacred Times g : exciting modern indie rock; #femvox
-live-
Santana – House of Blues, Las Vegas NV 02-02
Real Estate – Tubby’s, Kingston NY 02-21
Weezer – Lodge Room, LA CA 03-15
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Footprint Center, Phoenix AZ, 03-19
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas NV, 03-22
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Pechanga Arena, San Diego CA, 03-25
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Chase Center, SF CA 03-28
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Chase Center, SF CA 03-31
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – KIA Forum, Inglewood CA 04-04
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – KIA Forum, Inglewood CA 04-07
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville CT 04-12
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – MVP Arena, Albany NY 04-15
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – JMA Wireless Dome, Syracuse NY 04-18
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Nationwide Arena, Columbus OH 04-21
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Principality Stadium, Cardiff Wales 05-05
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Boucher Road, Belfast N.IRE 05-09
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Nowlan Park, Kilkenny IRE 05-12
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork IRE 05-16
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Croke Park, Dublin IRE 05-19
Pearl Jam – Kia Forum, LA CA 05-21
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Stadium of Light, Sunderland UK 05-22
Metallica – Olympiastadion Munich, GER 05-24
Young Fresh Fellows – Mississippi Studios, Portland OR 05-25
My Morning Jacket – The Fillmore, SF CA 05-28
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Cívitas Metropolitano, Madrid Spain 06-12
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Cívitas Metropolitano, Madrid Spain 06-14
Nick Lowe – Burton Cummings Theatre, Winnipeg MB 06-15
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Cívitas Metropolitano, Madrid Spain 06-17
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Estadi Olímpic, Barcelona SPN 06-20
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Estadi Olímpic, Barcelona SPN 06-22
Jane’s Addiction – Landgraaf, NL (Pinkpop) 06-23
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Goffertpark, Nijmegen NED 06-27
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Goffertpark, Nijmegen NED 06-29
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Werchter Park, Werchter BEL 07-02
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Heinz Von Heiden Arena, Hannover GER 07-05
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Dyrskuepladsen, Odense DEN 07-09
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Olympic Stadium, Helsinki FIN 07-12
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Friends Arena, Stockholm SWE 07-15
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Friends Arena, Stockholm SWE 07-18
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Dokken, Bergen NOR 07-21
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Wembley Stadium, London UK 07-25
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Wembley Stadium, London UK 07-27
Jack White – American Legion 82, Nashville TN 07-27
Jack White – The Earl, Atlanta GA 07-29
Jack White – The 40 Watt, Athens GA 07-30
Jack White – Terminal West, Atlanta GA 07-31
Jack White – Pentaport Rock Festival, Incheon, S. Korea 08-03
Jack White – St. Andrew’s Hall, Detroit MI 08-05
Jack White – Way Out West Festival, Gothenburg, SWE 08-08
Jack White – Oyafestivalen, Oslo NOR 08-09
Jack White – Syd For Solen, Copenhagen DEN 08-10
Jack White – The Basement East, Nashville TN 08-13
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh PA 08-15
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh PA 08-18
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia PA 08-21
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia PA 08-23
Jack White – The Black Cat, Washington D.C. 08-26
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Nationals Park, Washington DC 09-07
Jack White – Islington Assembly Hall, London ENG 09-13
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore MD 09-13
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Sea.Hear.Now Festival, Asbury Park NJ 09-15
Jack White – Southside Music Festival, Bridgeport, CT 09-29
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Centre Bell, Montreal PQ 10-31
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Scotiabank Arena, Toronto ON 11-03
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Scotiabank Arena, Toronto ON 11-06
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa ON 11-09
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Canada Life Centre, Winnipeg MB 11-13
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary AB 11-16
New Wet Kojak – Tubby’s, Kingston NY 01-Dec-2023
Savak – Tubby’s, Kingston NY 01-Dec-2023
Watchhouse – Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater 2020
White Stripes, the – SECC, Glasgow SCO 24-Jan-2004
White Stripes, the – SECC, Glasgow SCO 25-Jan-2004
Sonic Youth – Walls Have Ears (live 1985)
Daniel Johnston – Alive in New York City
JP Saxe – A Grey Area (Live Sessions)
Elvis Presley – At 3AM Sahara Tahoe, Lake Tahoe NV 13-May-1973
Matthew Sweet – WXRT, Grant Park, Chicago IL 04-July-1993
Residents, the – Secret Show Live In San Francisco
Rolling Stones, the – Live At The Wiltern
Yard Act – Live at the Earl, Atlanta, Georgia
Pearl Jam – MOJO Presents: Live Rarities
Vampire Weekend – Frog on the Bass Drum Vol. 02 (live)
Dandy Warhols – Live At Levitation 2013
Frankie and the Witch Fingers – Live At Levitation 2022
Fruit Bats – Starry-Eyed, In Stereo
Neil Young – Fu##in’ Up
Rolling Stones, the – Live At Racket, NYC EP
Blurt – My Mother Was a Friend of an Enemy of the People (live)
Gyasi – Rock n’ roll Sword Fight (live)
Prince – Purple Rain Live
Talking Heads – Live at WCOZ 77 [RSD2024]
Bass Drum of Death – Live…and Let Die
Murlocs, the – Live at The Teragram Ballroom
This Is The Kit – Live At The Minack Theatre [RSD 2024]
Jesse Malin – Chasing The Light (live)
JP Saxe – Live On Stage
Smashing Pumpkins, the – Live at the Viper Room [15-Jan-1988]
Bill Callahan – Resuscitate!
National, the – Cherry Tree Vol. 6 (live)
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – Classic. Live. Rare. 1984-2024 [MOJO Sept2024]
Meltt – Meltt On Audiotree Live EP
They Might Be Giants – Beast Of Horns (live)
Noah Kahan – Live From Fenway Park
English Teacher – Live from BBC Maida Vale
War On Drugs, the – Live Drugs Again
Dan Tyminski – Live From The Ryman
Tropical Fuck Storm – Tropical Fuck Storm’s Inflatable Graveyard
va – Burnout: Green Day Featuring Special Guests (live)
Low Cut Connie – Connie Live
Sword, the – Live at Levitation
Red Clay Strays, the – Live At The Ryman
Black Pumas – Live From Brooklyn Paramount
-re-release/comps/mixes-
Black Market Karma – An Introduction To Black Market Karma And Their Technicolour Liquid Audio Machine
Cocteau Twins – Four-Calendar Café (remaster, orig 1993)
Cocteau Twins – Milk & Kisses (remaster, orig 1996)
G. Love & Special Sauce – G. Love & Special Sauce (30th anniv reissue, orig 1994)
va – Best of the Blog 2023 [Wilfully Obscure]
Ui – Sidelong (reissue, orig 1996)
Full Circle – Further Knowhere [Mixtape]
Satelliters, the – A Collection Of (Nearly) Lost Recordings
va – 2023 David Bash’s Top 25
va – Copycats Vol. 02 [A Butterboy Compilation]
Colin Newman – Bastard (deluxe ed, orig 1997)
Long Winters, the – The Worst You Can Do Is Harm (extended ed, orig 2002)
American Analog Set, the – New Drifters [box]
Bob Marley & The Wailers – One Love OST
Bones of J.R. Jones, the – Slow Lightning (deluxe ed, orig 2023)
Funky DL – February’s Seba Lounge : super-chill keys with ‘a vibe’; #Najubes
Gaslamp Killer, the – 90’s Hip Hop Mix [mixtape]
Journey – Greatest Hits (remaster, orig 1988)
Noah Kahan – Stick Season (Forever)
Long Winters, the – When I Pretend to Fall (expanded, orig 2003)
Paul McCartney & Wings – Band On The Run (50th anniv ed, orig 1973)
va – Eccentric Soul: The Shoestring Label
va – NOW Yearbook ’90
Comet Gain – Radio Sessions (BBC 1996-2011)
Hellacopters, the – Grande Rock Revisited (orig 1999)
Long Winters, the – Ultimatum EP (expanded ed, orig 2005)
Sixpence None The Richer – Sixpence None The Richer (deluxe anniv ed, orig 1997)
Mystic Tide, the – Frustration
Crazy P – The Paper Years
De La Soul – 3 Feet High and Rising (35th anniv ed., orig 1989)
Eyelids – No Jigsaw
REO Speedwagon – Hi Infidelity (remaster, orig 1980)
Soft Cell – Tainted Love b/w Where Did Our Love Go_ EP (reissue, orig 1981)
Steve Roach – Structures from Silence (40th anniv remaster, orig 1984)
Waterboys, the – 1985 [box]
Looper – Up A Tree (25th anniv ed, orig 1999)
Pavement – Cautionary Tales: Jukebox Classiques [9 discs]
Flight Mode – The Three Times
La Dispute – Here, Hear IV
Olivia Rodrigo – Guts (Spilled) [deluxe ed, orig 2023] : the extra tracks are bangers too
va – MOJO Presents: Heavy Nuggets Vol. 7: Boogie Children
vesky – Grace Days
Deep Purple – Machine Head (remaster, orig 1972)
Garbage – Bleed Like Me (remaster, orig 2005)
Jim White – Drill a Hole in that Substrate and Tell Me What You See (deluxe ed, orig 2004)
Pharrell Williams – Virginia: Black Yacht Rock Vol. 1 : fun party mixtape
Sleeping At Last – Astronomy, Vol. 2 : lovely science-themed ambience
va – Intro Vol. 1: International Punk Rock Compilation
va – Klinkhamer Records Vol. 2
va – Sun Records Originals: 52 Rockabilly Rarities
va – Disney Instrumentals: Aladdin
va – Disney Instrumentals: Beauty and the Beast
va – Disney Instrumentals: Coco
va – Disney Instrumentals: Encanto
va – Disney Instrumentals: Frozen
va – Disney Instrumentals: Moana
Glen Campbell – Duets: Ghost On the Canvas Sessions
Joni Mitchell – Blue (MFSL reissue, orig 1971)
va – Brown Acid: The Eighteenth Trip
va – Mejor De Los Nuggetz: ’60s Garage & Psyche from Latin America
va – The Power of the Heart: A Tribute to Lou Reed
va – The Big Cover-up Jamaica [mix]
Grace Potter – Grace Potter’s Road Trip
Deap Vally – Sistrionix 2.0 (reissue, orig 2013)
Elf Power – When the Red King Comes [remaster, orig 1997]
Guy Clark – Truly Handmade, Vol. 1
Kristin Hersh – Hips and Makers (30th anniv ed)
Little Richard – Right Now! (reissue, orig 1973)
Mob, the – The Mob (reissue 2024, orig 1975)
Monkees, the – The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees (mono reissue, orig 1968)
Robert Fesler – µP RPF78
Sinéad O’Connor – You Made Me The Thief Of Your Heart single
va – Holland-Dozier-Holland ‘Detroit’ 1969-1977 [box]
va – Punk Floyd: A Tribute To Pink Floyd
va – Ripples Presents: Psychedelic Sunshine Pop from the 1960s
Vanilla Fudge – Vanilla Zeppelin
Arkells – Disco Loadout (Volume 1)
Cat’s Miaow, the – Skipping Stones: The Cassette Years ’92-’93
Dry Cleaning – Boundary Road Snacks And Drinks EP (remaster, orig 2019)
Motörhead – Remorse No! [RSD2024]
Ramones – The 1975 Sire Demos [RSD2024]
va – Everyone’s Getting Involved: A Tribute To Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense
va – I Saw the TV Glow OST
va – Long Distance Love: A Sweet Relief Tribute To Lowell George
va – Wait Until Tomorrow: Groovy Garage Rock Records
va – Now Yearbook 74 [4cd]
va – Pushin’ Too Hard: American Garage Punk 1964-1967
Shout Out Louds – Howl Howl Gaff Gaff (Revisited) EP (orig 2003)
Eyedress – Vampire In Beverly Hills [mixtape]
Alan Vega – Insurrection
Barry Bermange, Delia Derbyshire, BBC Radiophonic Workshop – Inventions For Radio [6cd box]
Exsonvaldes – Live At Studios Ferber EP
G.B.H. – Complete Singles Collection
Mr. Scruff – Ninja Tuna [deluxe reissue, orig 2008]
Nightmares On Wax – Carboot Soul (deluxe reissue, orig 1999)
Paul Mccartney & Wings – One Hand Clapping [1974 sessions]
Sara Bareilles – Non Sequiturs, Volume 1 (2007-2023) [boot]
Sin Fang – All My Friends Are Sleeping (Ambient Mixtapes 1-5)
Spoon – Lucifer On The Sofa (JA reissue, orig 2022)
va – A Palace In The Sun
va – Illinoise A New Musical [Original Cast Recording]
va – No Songs Tomorrow: Darkwave, Ethereal Rock and Coldwave 1981-1990 [4cd box]
va – Someone Like Me
Menzingers, the – Some Of It Was True [deluxe, orig 2023]
Detroit Cobras, the – Best Of The Detroit Cobras [boot]
va – Tribute To The Rolling Stones: Jem Records Celebrates Jagger & Richards
Young Fresh Fellows, the – The Fabulous Sounds of the Pacific Northwest [40th anniv ed, orig 1984]
Austin Lounge Lizards – Berni’s Austin Lounge Lizards [boot]
Billy Childish – From Fossilised Cretaceous Seams: A Short History of His Song and Dance Groups
13th Floor Elevators – Bull Of The Woods [QFPS ver, orig 1969]
13th Floor Elevators – Easter Everywhere (QFPS ver, orig 1967)
Shampoo – Complete Shampoo [box]
va – Below The Radar 45 [The Wire, aug24]
va – Jon Savage’s 1983-1985: Welcome To Techno City
va – Jon Savage’s The Secret Public
va – The Wire Tapper 65 [The Wire, aug24]
va – Uncut: Total Blam-Blam! (15 Tracks of the Month’s Best New Music) [May 2024]
13th Floor Elevators – The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators (QFPS ver, orig 1966)
Nouvelle Vague – Nouvelle Vague (KCRW Session)
Land Of Talk – The EPs
Dean Owens – The Ridge Trilogy EPs: Ghost Walking
Radical Face – B-Sides And Rarities (2002-2011)
va – Ian Levine’s Northern Soul Classics, Vol. 11
va – Punk Me Up: A Tribute to The Rolling Stones
va – Raiders Of The Lost Hook Vol 6
va – Uncut: Come On! (15 Tracks of the Month’s Best Music) [Jan2024]
Spoon – They Want My Soul (deluxe More Soul ed) (orig 2014)
va – Uncut: Coast to Coast (15 Tracks of the Month’s Best Music) [July2024]
Ween – Chocolate and Cheese [30th anniv deluxe ed] (orig 1994)
Elvis Presley – Memphis [box]
Isobel Campbell – Bow to Love [deluxe 2cd ed]
Kings of Leon – Can We Please Have Fun [Wrexham Live Edition]
va – Country Bear Musical Jamboree (Cast OST)
va – Uncut: On the Highway (15 Tracks of the Month’s Best New Music) [sept2024]
Velocity Girl – UltraCopacetic (Copacetic Remixed and Expanded, orig 1993)
Cocteau Twins and Harold Budd – The Moon and the Melodies [remastered, orig 1986]
Mark Lanegan – Bubblegum XX [remaster, orig 2004]
va – A Strange Tribute To Taylor Swift
va – Forever Young (The Best of 1974)
va – MOJO Presents: A Byrds Companion (Jingle Jangle Mornings) [july2024]
va – MOJO Presents; Second Hand News (The Songs of Stevie Nicks & Fleetwood Mac) [aug2024]
va – MOJO Working! The UK R&B Explosion! [june2024]
va – That’ll Flat… Git It! Vol 43: Rockabilly & Country Bop From The Vaults Of Allstar Records
Lydia Loveless – Something Else
Chappell Roan – The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess (deluxe ed, orig 2023)
De-Phazz – The Mambo Craze: Complete Story
Jem – Finally Woken [20th anniv remaster, orig 2004]
Jeff Tweedy – Starship Casual: Orbit Two
Privates, the – We Are Really Rocking Now, Haven’t We
Dylan LeBlanc – Coyote (expanded ed, orig 2023)
Go! Team, the – Thunder, Lightning, Strike Demos
Guru Guru – Globetrotter (reissue, orig 1977)
Martina Topley-Bird – Quixotic (expanded ed, orig 2003)
Robyn Hitchcock – 1967: Vacations in the Past
Royal Trux – Untitled (remaster, orig 1992)
Screaming Trees – Weird Things Happening (The Ellensburg Demos 86-88)
va – Movements, Vol. 12
Oscar Lang – [pieces]
Brand New Heavies, the – Brother Sister (remastered & expanded, orig 1994)
Galaxie 500 – Uncollected Noise New York ’88-’90
Herb Alpert – 50
va – Optimo 25
va – Sister Funk Special
High Water Marks, the – More Songs About The Ocean
Aphex Twin – Selected Ambient Works Volume II (expanded ed, orig 1994)
R.E.M. – We Are Hope Despite The Times
Simon & Garfunkel – Bookends (MFSL remaster, orig 1968)
Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water (MFSL remaster, orig 1970)
va – Bad Monkey OST
va – Covered: Kris Kristofferson, Vol.1 1968-1973
va – Covered: Kris Kristofferson, Vol.2 1974-2009
va – Roots Rock Rebels: When Punk Met Reggae 1975-1982
va – The Wire Tapper 66
va – Tributes Or Not Tributes Vol 21
Bug, the – Machines I-V
Green Day – American Idiot (20th anniv deluxe reissue, orig 2004)
Luscious Jackson – In Search of Manny EP (reissue, orig 1992)
Patrick Cowley – From Behind
Queen – Queen I (Collector’s Edition, orig 1973)
va – DJ-Kicks: Honey Dijon
va – Tribute To The Cleaners Of Venus: Tales Of A Kitchen Porter
Krayolas, the – El Grito
PWNT – Volumes I
Cure, the – Songs Of A Lost World [deluxe ed]
Richard Swift – 4 Hits & A Miss: The Essential Richard Swift
Royal Trux – Hand of Glory (remastered, orig 2002)
Sleater-Kinney – Little Rope (deluxe ed)
Talking Heads – Talking Heads 77 (super deluxe ed, orig 1977)
Black Keys, the – Ohio Players (Trophy Edition) : better this way
St. Vincent – Todos Nacen Gritando
va – Covered: Jimmy Webb, Volume 1 1966-1971
va – Covered: Jimmy Webb, Volume 2 1972-2013
va – Cut Me Deep: A Story of Indie Pop 1985-1989
va – Gigantic (Curated By Kim Deal)
va – TV’s Jazziest Theme Songs, 1957-1993
Dolly Parton & Family – Smoky Mountain DNA: Family, Faith and Fables
Gits, the – Enter: The Conquering Chicken (remaster, orig 1994)
Gits, the – Frenching the Bully (remaster, orig 1992)
Gits, the – Kings & Queens (remaster, orig 1996)
Gits, the – Seafish Louisville (remaster, orig 2000)
Jimmy Reed – I’m Jimmy Reed (remaster, orig 1958)
MF Doom – Mm.. Food (20th anniv ed)
Sundays, the – Reading, Writing and Arithmetic (reissue, orig 1990)
Iggy Pop – Acoustics KO OST
va – Loose! Vol. 1
va – Loose! Vol. 2: Songs Of Sex, Drugs, & Rock & Roll!
Bloc Party – A Weekend In The City B-Sides
Tygers Of Pan Tang – Animal Instinct (reissue, orig 2008)
-singles/EPs-
Amanda Palmer – New Zealand Survival Songs EP
Northern Belle, the – Hell & Back single
Ty Segall – My Best Friend single
Ólafur Arnalds & Sandrayati – The World Is Finally Quiet EP
Three Hands of Doom, the – The Three Hands of Doom EP
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Black Tape EP
Matt Pond PA And Alexa Rose – Call And Response EP
Militarie Gun – Life Under The Sun EP
Arkells – Nobody Gets Me Like You Do EP (Love Songs Collection)
Black Dog, the – Nybrutalism EP
Linger – Valor EP : compelling trance-y beats
SNAYX – Better Days EP
Boxer Rebellion, the – Open Arms EP
Bombay Bicycle Club – Fantasies EP
De La Soul – Freedom Of Speak (We Got Three Minutes) single
Willow Avalon – Stranger EP
Sleater-Kinney – Frayed Rope Sessions EP
Zukunft – San Düsseldorf EP
Hozier – Unheard EP
Klittens, the – Butter EP
Wild Pink – Strawberry Eraser EP
Brad Marino – Ramones and Stones EP
Illiterate Light – Slow Down Time EP
Matisyahu – Hold the Fire EP
You Said Strange – Trade Your Soul EP
@ – Are You There God It’s Me, @ EP
Andrew Bird Trio – I Fall In Love Too Easily b/w I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face single
Arrested Development – Round Two EP
Baby Rose X Badbadnotgood – Slow Burn EP
Circles Around the Sun & Mikaela Davis – After Sunrise EP : cheese on cheese
Jaguar Sun – For You EP
Lemon Quartet – Lemon Law EP
Menomena – The Insulation EP
Yaya Bey – Chasing The Bus EP
Youth – Iron Horse EP
Mark Knopfler – The Boy 12″ EP
Bart and the Brats – Can’t Think Straight 7″
bdrmm – Standard Tuning single
Catch The Breeze – Spaces EP
Cold War Kids – CWK EP
Garbage – Lie To Me EP
Margaret Glaspy – The Sun Doesn’t Think EP
Orville Peck – Stampede Vol. 1 EP
Quinn XCII – Breakfast EP
Yaya Bey – Me And All My Niggas EP
Velocity Girl – Incidentals EP
Ark Prose – Suburban Missive EP
Chameleons, the – Where Are You EP
Futurebirds – Easy Company EP
Kristin Hersh – Clear Pond Sessions EP
Miles Kane – Miles Kane And The Evils EP
Moon Cowboy – An Explosion Of Sound EP
Prize, the / Unknowns, the – split EP
SQÜRL – Music for Man Ray EP
Øresund Space Collective – The Linguini Sessions EP
Softcult – Heaven EP
Lemondrop – The Internet EP
Badbadnotgood – Mid Spiral: Chaos EP
Badbadnotgood – Mid Spiral: Growth EP
Badbadnotgood – Mid Spiral: Order EP
Falcon! – Eponymous EP
Half Waif – Ephemeral Being EP
Magic Fig – Magic Fig EP
Power Pants – CS1 single
Power Pants – RnR For Lovers EP
Bar Italia – The Tw-ts EP
Black Market Karma – Oozer bw Puddle Eyed Sponger single
King Krule – SHHHHHHH! EP
Martin Stürtzer – Dreams Without Words EP
Penny And Sparrow – Yellow Yellow EP
Pixies – You’re So Impatient single
Wilco – Hot Sun Cool Shroud EP
Wild Spelks – A House Full of Strangers EP
Glass Hearts, the – Coupe Deville EP
Djiin – Mirrors EP
Deer Tick – Contractual Obligations EP
Menahan Street Band ft Rogê – Tropical Man EP
Shake Some Action! – Trip to Yesterday EP
Bernhard Fuxx – Parkpunk EP
Queen Cult – Be Better EP
South Hill Experiment, the – South Hill & Friends EP
Footballhead – Before I Die EP
Citric Dummies – Trapped in a Parking Garage EP
Franklin Electric, the – Victory Songs, Vol. 1 EP
Torres And Fruit Bats – A Decoration EP
Chihei Hatakeyama & Shun Ishiwaka – M6 single
Clem Snide – Bird On The Wire b/w I Want You To Want Me single
Matt Costa – Explorations Of Sight And Sound, Volume 1 EP
Pijn – Desperately Held EP
Richard Hawley – False Lights From The Land EP
Cowgirl – Cut Offs EP
Soft Kill – Roseland EP
Killermeters, the – Waiting For The Sunshine EP
Laura Jane Grace – Give An Inch EP
Lone Justice – Teenage Kicks single
Smile, the – Foreign Spies bw Zero Sum b/w Don’t Get Me Started single
Camera Obscura – Look To The Demos EP
Kills, the – Happier Girls Sessions EP
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway – Into the Wild EP
Sheepdogs, the – Paradise Alone EP
Sunflower Bean – Shake EP
Trampled By Turtles – Always Here EP
Office Dog – Doggerland EP
Bonobo – Expander single
Chuck Prophet – Red Sky Night single
Hu, the – The Trooper EP
Sixpence None The Richer – Rosemary Hill EP
Temples – Other Structures EP
Willow Avalon – Homewrecker EP
Aerial M – The Peel Sessions EP
Armed, the – Everlasting Gaze EP
Calibro 35 – Jazzploitation EP
Eades – Fight Or Flight EP
Fray, the – The Fray Is Back EP
Paul Weller – Supplement: 66 EP
Pictish Trail – Follow Footsteps EP
Trevor Hall – Threads EP
Robin Guthrie – Astoria EP
Sheepdogs, the – Hell Together EP
Maya Hawke – Clipped Wings EP
Clem Snide – Smothered And Covered Vol. 2 EP
Nilufer Yanya – My Method Actor: The Remixes EP
Jonah Kagen – Black Dress EP
Laissez Fairs – Living In The Summer EP