20/20 – Back To California : light power-pop/soft-rock
Avi C. Engel – Nocturne (Soundtrack for an Invisible Film) : introspective, occasionally gorgeous
Benjamin Booker – Lower : interesting, very diverse emotional soul/rock
Bvdub – 13 : very chill
Dax Riggs – 7 Songs For Spiders : heavy doom s/s; #darkbarritone
Delivery – Force Majeure : slacker/indie/punk-rock
Dovs – Psychic Geography : interesting, hypnotic, geometric ambient; #airplane
Early James – Medium Raw : raw folk/blues; #oldtimey
Fka Twigs – Eusexua : intriguingly odd pop
Franz Ferdinand – The Human Fear : wacky, loose, up-down-everywhere pop-rock
Lambrini Girls – Who Let the Dogs Out : chaotic-fun high-octane front-foot #Aussie punk; #cunty
Legendary Pink Dots, the – So Lonely in Heaven : introspective
Lots of Hands – Into a Pretty Room : sincere bedroom pop
Matt Berry – Heard Noises : fun, trippy, modern rock, classic Brit flava
Mogwai – The Bad Fire : simultaneously exactly the same and brand new
New Mourning, the – Songs of Confusion : dramatic, diverse, cinematic; #occasionallygreat
Prism Shores – Out from Underneath : enjoyable guitar-first pop-rock-gaze
Ringo Starr – Look Up : simple country
Rose City Band – Sol Y Sombra : subdued, lulling cosmic-psych-country-rock
Skinner – New Wave Vaudeville : wacky fun post-punk/electro
William Fitzsimmons – Incidental Contact : lush and very pro-sounding s/s
Willow Avalon – Southern Belle Raisin’ Hell : lovely homespun country(-rock); #jimwhite
Bad Bunny – DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
Bilk – Essex, Drugs and Rock and Roll : max-Brit indie/pop-punk/hiphop; #youngaf
Chihei Hatakeyama – Lucid Dreams : snoozy ambient
Circa Waves – Death & Love, Pt. 1 : slick, varied, radio-ready pop-rock
Ditz – Never Exhale : thrilling post-punk/noise-rock
GRMLN – Another Being : varied guitar rock/pop/gaze/fream/…; #alwaysin
Hellacopters, the – Overdriver : solid #Swedish indie-rock
Jim White & Trey Blake – Precious Bane : gorgeously satisfying gothic-country art
Laughing Chimes, the – Whispers In The Speech Machine : fun, lilting, chiming indie-rock; #lighttwee
Ludovico Einaudi – The Summer Portraits : gorgeous, delicate and soothing; #airplane
No Money Kids – Fireworks : swinging swaggering indie snarl; #lacksasoul
Penny And Sparrow – Lefty : textured, eclectic indie-folk/pop; #deathbyautotune
Preservation Hall Jazz Band – Preservation Brass For Fat Man : brassy #NOLA jazz
Weeknd, the – Hurry Up Tomorrow : self-reflective modern r&b/pop; #wayoverlong
Dean Owens – Spirit Ridge : border Americana; #calexicoadj
Death By Unga Bunga – Raw Muscular Power : fun muscular (heh) power-pop nonsense
Facs – Wish Defense : lean and direct noise/post-punk; #albiniproduced
Flipturn – Burnout Days : fun tunes, tough lyrics pop-rock
Freckle – Freckle : thoroughly fun acoustic psych #atysegalljoint
Fvzz Popvli – Melting Pop : heavy riffage via #Italy
Guided By Voices – Universe Room : catchy, disjointed (on purpose?), pollard-rock
Gyasi – Here Comes The Good Part : radio-ready glam-rock; #veryderivative
Human Toys – At The Poor Cow : fun, raw #French punk; #riotgrrrl
Jako Maron – Mahavélouz : hyper-percussive electro #Maloya; #difficulttoprocess
Jellybricks, the – Dreaming In Stereo : very fun, shiny & melodic indie/power-pop
Joe Ely – Love and Freedom : professional austin/country/americana sounds
Joel Timmons – Psychedelic Surf Country : VERY straight early Americana; #psychismarketing
Vices, the – Before It Might Be Gone : solid playful pop-rock
Martin Stürtzer – Auralume : chill ambient/techno-dub; #comedown
Matt Nathanson – King Of (Un)Simple : sensitive s/s; #justmattthings
Matt Pond PA – The Ballad Of The Natural Lines : reflective s/s
Moses Yoofee Trio – MYT : intricate, textural, dense and fun af; #toobrief
Motherhood – Thunder Perfect Mind : noisy, chaotic, high-energy rock/punk
Names, the – Encore! : darkish post-punk; #dontcallitacomeback #toolong
Pit Pony – Dead Stars : compelling soaring emotional rock; #noisepop
Sarah and the Sundays – Like A Damn Dog : slick and verbose sad songs
Sean Thompson’s Weird Ears – Head In The Sand : very very fun psych-rock/cosmic-country
Sharon Van Etten And The Attachment Theory – Sharon Van Etten And The Attachment Theory : slinky, diverse, lightly post-punk, indie-rock
Squid – Cowards : quirky dark post-punk hijinx
Bartees Strange – Horror : exciting, diverse modern rock/r&b/soul/art
Bikini Beach – Cursed : hot blooded punk/rock
Delines, the – Mr. Luck And Ms. Doom : jazzy, slinky, cinematic audio-noir; #adultAOR
Horsegirl – Phonetics On and On : minimalist indie-rock; #femvox
Is Tropical – Cola Spirit : solidly fun pop-rock
Larry June, 2 Chainz & The Alchemist – Life Is Beautiful : slinky beats
Lumineers, the – Automatic : hyper-dramatic deadly-serious americana
Manic Street Preachers – Critical Thinking : guitar-based pop-rock’ #middling
Moles, the – Composition Book : compelling and catchy cut-paste indie-rock snippets
Oracle Sisters – Divinations : ethereal, jazzy pop-rock
Velveteers, the – A Million Knives : diverse modern indie
Daniel Ögren – Pine
Daydream Twins – Solstice For Embodiment
Kestrels – Better Wonder
Liminanas, the – Faded
New Translations – Vacation
Patterson Hood – Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams
Richard Davies & the Dissidents – High Times and Misdemeanours
Robert Ascroft – Echo Still Remains
Sinner DC & Sonic Boom – Maps
TV Dust – Transition
Vulture Feather – It Will Be Like Now
Wombats, the – Oh! The Ocean
Yawning Balch – Volume Three
-live-
va – FireAid, Inglewood CA 01-30
Milky Chance With ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra – Live From Vienna (FM4 Session)
Red Clay Strays, the – Live AF from Callaghan’s
Waeve, the – City Lights Sessions
Wilco – Roadcase 105: Austin TX 05-Dec-2024
Herbie Hancock feat Jaco Pastorius – Chicago 1977 (live)
Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge – Same Old Song… Live ’72
Third Mind, the – Live Mind
-re-release/comps/mixes-
Brand New Heavies, the – Back To Love (Remixes)
Cap’n Jazz – Shmap’n Shmazz (remaster, orig 1995)
Clean, the – Modern Rock (30th anniv reissue, orig 1994)
Jan Jelinek – Kosmischer Pitch (reissue, orig 2005)
Michael Jackson – Off the Wall (MFSL remaster, orig 1979)
Noga Erez – The Vandalist Against All The Machines
va – Best of the Blog 2024 [Wilfully Obscure]
va – MOJO: A Man of Wealth and Taste (The Brian Jones Companion) [feb2025]
va – Uncut: Nocturnes (12 Tracks of the Month’s Best New Music) [jan2025]
Vince Guaraldi – Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown OST (reissue, orig 1975)
Bernard Parmegiani – Multichannel Works 01
va – 2024 David Bash’s Top 25
va – Beat Surrender! (15 Mod and Northern Soul Floor Fillers) [mar2025]
Project Gemini – Colours & Light (deluxe)
Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe – An Evening Of Yes Music Plus (live) (reissue, orig 1989)
va – MOJO: The Best of 2024 [jan2025]
va – Uncut: Take a Load Off (15 Tracks of the Month’s Best Music) [feb2025]
Jon Batiste – The New Orleans Collection
Father John Misty – I Love You, Honeybear Demos, etc
KT Tunstall – KT Tunstall’s Clueless Mixtape
Ryan Adams – Another Wednesday
Sabrina Carpenter – Short N’ Sweet (deluxe)
Sly & The Family Stone – Sly Lives! (Aka The Burden Of Black Genius)
va – A Tribute to Nirvana: The Songs of MTV Unplugged in New York
va – Barnyard Beehive
Califone – The Villager’s Companion (orig 2023)
Dead Meadow – Feathers (20th anniv ed)
Les Rallizes Dénudés – YaneUra Sept. ’80
Ted Lucas – Ted Lucas (extended ed, orig 1975)
Tom Petty – Under The Covers
va – Beatlesque To The Core
va – Jazz Funk Instrumentals Vol. 5 (Funky Soul Jazzy Instrumentals Acid Tracks)
Jack White – No Name Live EP
-singles/EPs-
Dope On Plastic – Life Energy EP
Stilhed – Daze EP
Yola – My Way EP
Travis – Avalon EP
Big Thief – Passional Relations EP
Hannah McFarland – The Bed I Made EP
Sondre Lerche – Sea Of Sighs EP