1. THE APPLES IN STEREO-“TRAVELLERS IN SPACE AND TIME” (4/20)
2. AQUALUNG-“MAGNETIC NORTH” (4/20)
3. THE BLACK DOG-“THE VEXING REMIXES” (4/11)
4. BLUNT MECHANIC-“WORLD RECORD” (4/20)
5. BREAKAGE-“FOUNDATION” (3/15)
6. HAROLD BUDD & CLIVE WRIGHT-“LITTLE WINDOWS” (4/20)
7. CARIBOU-“SWIM” (4/20)
8. CIRCA SURVIVE-“BLUE SKY NOISE” (4/20)
9. CORNERSHOP-“JUDY SUCKS A LEMON FOR BREAKFAST” (U.S. EDITION) (4/20)
10. DELOREAN-“SUBIZA” (4/20)
11. DOVES-“THE PLACES BETWEEN: BEST OF DOVES” (2-CD + 1-DVD) (4/20)
12. ROCKY ERICKSON WITH OKKERVIL RIVER-“TRUE LOVE CAST OUT ALL EVIL” (4/20)
13. FISTS-“OLYMPIC HITS” [EP] (3/29)
14. FREE ENERGY-“STUCK ON NOTHING” (5/4)
15. JUDY GARLAND AND LIZA MINNELLI-“LIVE AT THE PALLADIUM” (4/20)
16. THE GET UP KIDS-“SIMPLE SCIENCE” [EP] (4/13)
17. MERLE HAGGARD-“I AM WHAT I AM” (4/20)
18. HORSE FEATHERS-“THISTLED SPRING” (4/20)
19. INLETS-“INTER ARBITER” (4/20)
20. THE KISSAWAY TRAIL-“SLEEP MOUNTAIN” (4/20)
21. LOVEDRUG-“EP – PART 1” (4/20)
22. MANUAL-“DROWNED IN LIGHT” (4/20)
23. KATE NASH-“MY BEST FRIEND IS YOU” (4/20)
24. PAINTED HILLS-“S/T” (FROM BEACHWOOD SPARKS) (4/20)
25. ZEENA PARKINS-“BETWEEN THE WHILES” (4/20)
26. PLANTS AND ANIMALS-“LA LA LAND” (4/20)
27. CHRISTIAN PROMMER- “DRUMLESSON ZWEI” (4/13)
28. RECOIL-“SELECTED & REMIXED” (4/20)
29. LOU RHODES-“ONE GOOD THING” (4/20)
30. SPARROW AND THE WORKSHOP-“CRYSTALS FALL” (4/12) + “INTO THE WILD” [EP]
31. STORYHILL-“SHADE OF THE TREES” (4/20)
32. SWEET APPLE-“LOVE AND DESPERATION” (4/20) (HAS J MASCIS & TWO MEMBERS OF COBRA VERDE AND A MEMBER OF WITCH)
33. TRANS AM-“THING” (4/20)
34. TREMBLING BELLS-“ABANDONED LOVE” (4/19)
35. RUFUS WAINWRIGHT-“ALL DAYS ARE NIGHTS: SONGS FOR LULU” (4/20)
36. WE HAVE BAND-“WHB” (4/5)
37. WYE OAK-“MY NEIGHBOR / MY CREATOR” [EP] (4/20)
HERE ARE SOME RECENT ALBUMS I'VE LISTENED TO AND I'M GIVING RATINGS USING ***** 1 BEING THE LOWEST, 5 THE HIGHEST
1. ATHLETE-"BLACK SWAN" (2010). CONSIDERING THAT THEIR "TOURIST" ALBUM FROM 2005 IS AN ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE OF MINE, I ALWAYS HAVE HIGH HOPES FOR THEM. UNFORTUNATELY, THEIR LAST 2 ALBUMS AREN'T AMAZING. THERE ARE MOMENTS I REALLY LOVE BUT I WONDER IF THEIR BEST IS WAY BEHIND THEM. *** 1/2
2. JOHN HIATT-"THE OPEN ROAD" (2010). A CLASS ACT ALL THE WAY. ****
3. LITTLE BOOTS -"HANDS" (2010). WANTED IT TO BE BETTER. BEWARE OF HYPE! ***1/2
4. FM BELFAST-"HOW TO MAKE FRIENDS" (2010). NOT AS GOOD AS MISS KITTIN, BUT SOME GREAT MOMENTS. WANNABES? ***1/2
5. ROGUE WAVE-"PERMALIGHT" (2010). A TOP PICK. IT GETS BETTER AND BETTER. LOVE IT. ****1/2
6. THE MAGNETIC FIELDS-"REALISM" (2010). ALSO GETS BETTER AND BETTER. ****
7. SLOW CLUB-"YEAH, SO?" (2010). ANOTHER TOP PICK! EXCELLENT. ****1/2
8. SAMANTHA CRAIN AND THE MIDNIGHT SHIVERS-"THE CONFISCATION" [EP] (2008). 5 EXQUISITE TRACKS THAT ALL BLEND TOGETHER. A MUST HAVE. *****
9. VARIOUS ARTISTS-"FAT CAT RECORDS SAMPLER 2009" THE BEST OF THEIR ROSTER.
10. MEGAFAUN-"BURY THE SQUARE" (2008). THE 11 MINUTE "WHERE WE BELONG" IS WORTH THE PRICE OF ADMISSION ALONE. THERE ARE SOME UNFORTUNATE MOMENTS BUT IT'S MOSTLY DEFINITELY WORTH HEARING. ***1/2
11. WE ARE WOLVES-"INVISIBLE VIOLENCE" (2010). LOVED IT! ****
12. EMMA POLLOCK-"THE LAW OF LARGE NUMBERS" (2010). MOSTLY LOVED IT. ***1/2
13. PETER GABRIEL-"SCRATCH MY BACK" (2-CD EDITION) (2010). 2 DISCS OF SUBLIME GORGEOUS COVERS THAT I WAS SOMEHOW PREPARED TO HATE BUT ENDED UP BEING THOROUGHLY ENGROSSED IN HIS INTERPRETATIONS. ****
14. JOANNA NEWSOM-"HAVE ONE ON ME" (3-CD SET) (2010). AMAZING, BEAUTIFUL, GORGEOUS. A MUST HAVE! TOP PICK ****1/2 NEARLY PERFECT. I MISS LAURA NYRO SO MUCH.....
15. PICASTRO - "BECOME SECRET" (2010). NOT LIKE ANYTHING ELSE OUT THERE. UNIQUE AND BEGUILING. ****
16. RIPPERTON -"NIWA" (2010). INTERESTING AND ENGAGING ELECTRONICA. ****
WHAT WOULD MY WORLD BE WITHOUT MUSIC?..... SHUDDER TO THINK
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