These albums need a little more time in the oven of perspective. Selections here are within the last seven years. The dates are not when they were released but when I got around to adding them here. These are in addition to the Top 1000 albums.
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12.12.19 I worked at a popular café in Seattle through the 90s. When I would play these guys inevitably a patron would approach and ask if this was the new Nick Cave album. As years have past their sound has separated from Cave’s signature.
Read More11.17.19 A truly heart-wrenching and soul-scorched album. Ghosteen might be what one would expect from Nick Cave. It is certainly what one might expect from a grieving father. Ghosteen is deserving of it’s 96 out of 100
Read More11.11.19 Another kick-ass Vancouver band. I had their strong self titled debut from 2005 and I have not really kept up since. That was until I saw this album cover with the monolithic 80s style tower speaker on the crashing ocean and I said to me, I am in on this one.
Read More11.2.19 I recently saw frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt on an episode of, my favorite store in the universe, Amoeba’s What’s In My Bag. I found him damn likable. And his musical interests pallet is quite diverse. Though I am not the biggest death metal fan (No Napalm Death on my list)
Read MoreSimon Tucker writes: A strange thing happens to you when you listen to Mantra Moderne. The world in its current state falls away and you are placed at the heart of what is a borderless planet. Thoughts fly through time zones to meet and merge
Read MoreJame Retting at Stereogum writes: That music is often inexplicable, but House Of Sugar — his latest album and third for Domino — is maybe the most concise summation of Giannascoli’s many talents, a little bit of everything for anyone
Read MoreUpdate: 6.20.23 I moved this album to the Top 1000 10.1.19 Beautiful, and melodic shoegaze and dream pop goodness. ‘Superbike’ is super reminiscent of The Cocteau Twins (#262).
Read More9.12.19 You don’t come across many new records like this. Face Stabber is quite a stew of many way past sounds from artists that few emulate these days on released albums. Stabber pays homage to the psychedelic past
Read MoreA really great record my friend John Smallman turned me on to. It has an original sound with echos of The Smiths, Donovan, War on Drugs and The Sadies. Gunn’s unique soothing vox really goes well with these indie twang and acoustic numbers.
Read MoreStephen Kearse at Pitchfork writes: On paper, Freddie Gibbs, a straight-shooting street rapper, and Madlib, an eccentric tinkerer, are as mouth-watering a combo as licorice and pickle juice. But their collaborative 2014 album Piñata succeeded
Read MoreMatthew Strauss at Pitchfork writes: IGOR sounds like the work of a perfectionist giving shape to his more radical ideas. Tyler, who proudly produced, wrote, and arranged the album, is singing more but he’s not worrying whether his tracks have a traditional pop arc.
Read MoreJim Hynes at Glide Magazine writes: Jim Lauderdale’s 32nd studio album From Another World marks the singer/songwriter’s encore to last year’s acclaimed Times Flies. Lauderdale, of course, has penned country hits for the likes of George Strait,
Read More5.25.19 A fantastic striped-down acoustic album. Just a man and his guitar. It might sound easier to put together this kind of record. But I think the artist is more exposed and songwriting is more front and center without all the accompaniment and studio trickery.
Read More4.1.19 Icelandic blue-eyed soul, alternative. I bet you don’t hear that combo often. Curtis Mayfield is mentioned in the review below. The element of Mayfield that I am reminded on this record is the string arrangements. They’re Quite reminiscent of Curtis’s strings from the early 70s records like Back To The World.
Read More2.17.19 I discovered Sharon for the first time watching 3rd season of Twin Peaks. You know the closing numbers to each episode. Like all of Lynch’s musical decisions; haunting and beautiful. When researching, as I often do,
Read More2.6.19 We’ve lost Sharon Jones and Charles Bradley in recent years. That makes this seasoned soul master even more important. It Rains Love just dropped and it hits on every level on the retro soul meter. The opener title track is splendid.
Read More1.19.19 It’s official, Brian Blade is my favorite drummer. So unique - So many chops - Such good control. The tone of every part of his kit is incredible. This is one of the best jazz trios records I have heard in a spell.
Read More1.6.19 When someone asked Eric Clapton, what does it feel like to be the world’s best guitarist. He replied, “I don’t know, ask Prince”. Well, Prince was not only a gifted guitarist..Just give this new release of a recording made before the release of Purple Rain
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