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Keb’ Mo’, Good to Be . . . , 2022 on Rounder

Fifteenth studio album from Keb’ Mo’ whose career I’ve followed for a long time, since his self-titled debut (as Keb’ Mo’) in 1994. He’s joined by Darius Rucker,…

Dr. John, Things Happen That Way, 2022 on Rounder

Dr. John’s final studio LP, posthumously released by Rounder after he passed in 2019. Guest appearances by Aaron Neville (“End of the Line”), Willie Nelson (“Gimme That Old…

Billy Strings, Me and Dad, 2022 on Rounder

Love this album which features Billy Strings and his dad, Terry Barber. It includes a print of artwork Billy did as a child “When I grow up, I…

Sturgill Simpson, The Ballad of Dood & Juanita, 2021 on High Top Mountain Records

The seventh studio album from Sturgill Simpson with guest Willie Nelson on “Juanita.” A concept album set in Kentucky during the Civil War, this may be the last…

Everything But The Girl, Night and Day, 1982 on Cherry Red

Another one that originally came out as a single in the early eighties (1982) but was reissued in 2022 on Record Store Day, in this case with the…

Madness, Baggy Trousers, 2022 on BMG

While the original single “Baggy Trousers” came out in 1980 on Stiff Records, this 2022 six song EP is the first 12″ version. It was released for Record…

Chet Baker, Sings Again, 1986 on Timeless

Recorded in October 1985 in Monster Holland, this was released on the Timeless label. Baker is joined by Michel Graillier (piano), Ricardo Del Fra (bass), and John Engels…

David Bowie, A Divine Symmetry, 2022 on Parlophone

Divine Symmetry was first available as a box set in 2022, with 4 CDs and a Blu-Ray disc (or a 72 track digital download). This single LP vinyl…

Prince and the Revolution, Live, 2022 on NPG Records

Released in 1985 as a VHS live movie, this was issued on 3xLP vinyl by NPG records in 2022. It was recorded March 30th, 1985, at the Carrier…

Cowboy Junkies, Songs of the Recollection, 2022 on Proper Records

Margo, Michael, and Peter Timmins plus Alan Anton make up Toronto Canada’s Cowboy Junkies. This 2022 album is a collection of covers reflecting their formative influences: Bowie, Gram…

Maggie Rogers, Surrender, 2022 on Capitol / Debay

Rogers’ second studio album on a major label, Surrender was a component of her thesis at Harvard Divinity School. Kid Harpoon (aka Thomas Edward Percy Hull) produced along…

Chet Baker, Chet Baker Sings & Plays, 1967 on Joker

Recorded in 1959 in Milan, this was first issued in Italy as Angel Eyes on Celson, and in the US as Chet Baker With Fifty Italian Strings on…

Tinsley Ellis, Devil May Care, 2022 on Alligator Records

Blues traditionalist Tinsley Ellis continues to put out great records, this time (once again) on Alligator Records. This one is all originals, recorded at the Rock House in…

Townes Van Zandt, At My Window, 1987 on Sugar Hill

Van Zandt’s eighth studio album and only one recorded in the 1980s, originally released on the bluegrass label Sugar Hill. I never miss a chance to pick up…

Old Crow Medicine Show, Paint This Town, 2022 on ATO

Seventh full length studio album from Old Crow Medicine Show, recorded in their own studio (Hartland) in East Nashville, TN. Molly Tuttle guests on banjo on “Bombs Away.”…

Eli Paperboy Reed, Down Every Road, 2022 on Yep Roc

Reed here covers Merle Haggard. Not exactly what you might expect from the blue-eyed soul singer, who I understand to be from Boston (graduated Brookline High in 2002)…

Dexter Gordon, Daddy Plays the Horn, 1956 on Bethlehem Records

Wonderful mid-50s bop jazz record I’d have bought just for the cover illustration by Howard Stabin. Gordon is joined here by Kenny Drew on piano, Leroy Vinnegar on…

St. Paul and the Broken Bones, The Alien Coast, 2022 on ATO Records

I’m a big fan of St. Paul and the Broken Bones since their debut album, Half the City, came out in 2014. On this record the 8-piece band…

Aqualung, Dead Letters, 2022 on Okey-Donkey

First studio album from Matt Hales (aka Aqualung) in ~7 years. You may remember Aqualung from “Brighter Than Sunshine” or “Strange and Beautiful.” Illustrations by T.S. Hales “when…

David Porter, Chapter 1: Back in the Day, 2022 on MIME Records

David Porter is maybe best well-known as a songwriter and producer – the staff writer at Stax records who penned “Hold On, I’m Coming” and “Soul Man” among…