Tag: 2010s
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Norah Jones, Begin Again, 2019 on Blue Note
Norah Jones, Begin Again, 2019 on Blue Note Norah Jones with Jeff Tweedy, Thomas Bartlett and others Via Down in the Valley Records
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The Suburbs, Si Sauvage, 2013.
The Suburbs, Si Sauvage, 2013. Self-released by on of my favorite Minneapolis bands Relased a short 27 years since their last 😉 Also check out 2017’s Hey Muse
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Joni 75 – A Birthday Celebration, 2019 on Decca.
Joni 75 – A Birthday Celebration, 2019 on Decca. Birthday concert forJoni Mitchell with Los Lobos, Chaka Khan, Rufus Wainwright, Diana Krall, Glen Hansard, James Taylor, Seal, Graham Nash, Brandi Carlile, Kris Kristofferson, Norah Jones, and Emmylou Harris From the Performing Arts Center of LA County
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a-ha, Hunting High And Low (The Early Alternate Mixes), 2019 on Rhino / Warner
a-ha, Hunting High And Low (The Early Alternate Mixes), 2019 on Rhino / Warner The original Hunting High And Low was 1985. Yes, this is the album kicked off by “Take On Me,” which has become an 80s cliche – but the band was (and is) way more talented than just that song – if…
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Paste Samplers: Spring 2017 and Summer 2017.
Paste Samplers: Spring 2017 and Summer 2017. Love Bonnie Bishop’s “Ain’t Who I Was” and Courtney Barnett’s “Depreston” on the first, and Rhett Miller ‘s”Jesus Love You” and Ani DiFranco’s”Subdivision” on the second I miss Paste Magazine samplers
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Lana Del Ray, Norman Fucking Rockwell, 2019 on Polydor / Interscope.
Lana Del Ray, Norman Fucking Rockwell, 2019 on Polydor / Interscope. Love the songwriting here, even if she does sometimes overly rely on the f-bomb – I don’t mind it but it can feel a bit like a crutch here (thinking of Fuck It I Love You as an example). Love how the record is…
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Allen Stone, Self-Titled, 2012 on ATO Records.
Allen Stone, Self-Titled, 2012 on ATO Records. This version came with a bonus 4 track EP I think I first heard Allen Stone on Live From Daryl’s House (episode 51) – there’s also a great Tiny Desk session release last April, recorded in February just before Covid shutdown
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Justin Townes Earle & Dawes, Daytrotter Presents No. 3, 2012 on Daytrotter.
Justin Townes Earle & Dawes, Daytrotter Presents No. 3, 2012 on Daytrotter. We lost Justin Townes Earle just over a week ago, likely losing his battle with addiction. This joint LP with Dawes from is a wonderful momento and reminder of his remarkable music
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H.E.R., Self-Titled, 2017 on MBK / RCA
H.E.R., Self-Titled, 2017 on MBK / RCA Collects her two EPs (Vol 1 and Vol 2) on 2xLP vinyl issue. Absolute must have collection. Also check out H.E.R.’s “I Can’t Breathe”:
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The National, Sleep Well Beast, 2017 on 4AD.
The National, Sleep Well Beast, 2017 on 4AD. (2xLP white vinyl). Cover photo of the Hudson Valley NY barn that Aaron Dessner rebuilt and they recorded the album in. Wonderful record lyrically and musically. Via Academy Records Brooklyn annex
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Eels, Royal Albert Hall, 2015 on E Works Records.
Eels, Royal Albert Hall, 2015 on E Works Records. Mine’s missing the DVD but the vinyl is pristine. Great live set Back when last.fm and scribbling were a thing, Eels was my most listened artist, and the shirt I got from seeing them (at the Somerville Theatre in 2008) is still one of my favorites.
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Editors, In Dream, 2015 on Play It Again Sam.
Editors, In Dream, 2015 (Gold Vinyl) on Play It Again Sam. Love Tom Smith’s voice and this direction for the band Also a beautiful pressing & package. Via Record Exhange, Salem MA
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Midnight Oil, Armistice Day: Live At the Domain, Sydney, 2018 on Music on Vinyl / Sony Music
Midnight Oil, Armistice Day: Live At the Domain, Sydney, 2018 on Music on Vinyl / Sony Music 3 LP collection of an excellent live set – I’ve yet to see Midnight Oil live but this release shows I must. Peter Garrett still rocking at the intersection of politics and ecology
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JJ Doom, Bookhead EP, 2014 on Lex Records
JJ Doom, Bookhead EP, 2014 on Lex Records Includes the Thom Yorke / Jonny Greenwood remix of “Retarded Fren” and the Beck remix of “Banished” plus Del the Funky Homosapien on “Viberian Son”
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The UFO Club, Self-Titled, 2012 on The Reverberation Appreciation Society
The UFO Club, Self-Titled, 2012 on The Reverberation Appreciation Society (in white vinyl with charcoal splatter). Debut from Christian Bland of The Black Angels and Lee Blackwell of The Night Beats Need to find the right 3D glasses for that cover image Via VNYL curation, maybe because I like 13th Floor Elevators? Pink Floyd? I…
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Brandi Carlile, The Firewatcher’s Daughter, 2015 on ATO
Brandi Carlile, The Firewatcher’s Daughter, 2015 on ATO (label founded by Dave Matthews and Coran Capshaw). Another solid 2xLP release from Carlile and the Hanseroth Twins, including Wherever Is Your Heart, Mainstream Kid, and The Eye Via Magnolia Record Club
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Various Artists, Come On Up To The House: Women Sing Waits, 2019 on Dualtone.
Various Aritsts, Come On Up To The House: Women Sing Waits, 2019 on Dualtone. Three sided release (4th side is just an etching). Great collection of Tom Waits covers, including Aimee Mann, Courtney Marie Andrews and Phoebe Bridgers
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Nelly Furtado, The Ride, 2017 double LP on Nelstar.
Nelly Furtado, The Ride, 2017 double LP on Nelstar (her own label). If you only know Nelly Furtado from “I’m Like a Bird” you are missing out – this is a great album with Bobby Sparks and Adam Pickrell produced by John Congleton