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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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 –…
John Grant; Grey Tickled, Black Pressure; 2015 on Bella Union / Partisan John Grant is one of my favorites of the 2010s – clever, original songwriting, my favorite…
Mavis Staples, If All I Was Was Black, 2017 on Anti- Beautiful release produced by Jeff Tweedy and featuring him on “Ain’t no Doubt About it” Believe seeing…
Fleetwood Mac, The Alternate Fleetwood Mac, 2019 on Reprise. 25 years after the 1975 self-titled release, which was itself their 10th LP and 2nd self-titled release. It was…
Big Star, Live In Memphis, 2014 on Omnivore Recordings Recorded in 1994 at the New Daisy Theatre I found Big Star via The Replacements’ song Alex Chilton
Elvis Costello & The Imposters, Look Now, 2018 on Concord Records Costello’s first with The Imposters since Momofuku in 2008. Three songs cowritten with Burt Bacharach, one with…
Gary Clark Jr., Live, 2014 on Warner Records / Hotwire Unlimited. I’m a huge fan of Clark – first I heard him was 2012’s Blak and Blu This…