Tag: 2017
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Billie Eilish, Don’t Smile At Me, 2017 on Interscope/Darkroom
Billie Eilish, Don’t Smile At Me, 2017 on Interscope/Darkroom Red vinyl version of her debut EP with Ocean Eyes, idontwannabeyouanymore
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Waxahatchee, Out in the Storm, 2017 on Merge.
Waxahatchee, Out in the Storm, 2017 on Merge. Fourth full length (second on Merge) from Katie Crutchfield and Co.
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Quilt, Spirit of the Golden Juice, 2017 on Turntable Kitchen.
Quilt, Spirit of the Golden Juice, 2017 on Turntable Kitchen. Full album cover of F.J. McMahon’s 1969 Spirit of the Golden Juice, a lo-fi folk classic
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JD McPherson, Undivided Heart & Soul, 2017 on New West.
JD McPherson, Undivided Heart & Soul, 2017 on New West. McPherson and Co. opened for Robert Plant & Alison Krauss on their tour after Raise the Roof
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Kane Strang, Two Hearts and No Brain, 2017 on Dead Oceans
Kane Strang, Two Hearts and No Brain, 2017 on Dead Oceans By name alone I expected Kane Strang to be a country singer but the reality was much better. 😉 New Zealand indie / Lofi via VNYL
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Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers, The Long Awaited Album, 2017 on Rounder
Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers, The Long Awaited Album, 2017 on Rounder The third collaborative album (counting the live one) for Steve Martin and Steep Canyon Rangers
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Jack Cooper, Sandgrown, 2017 on Trouble in Mind
Jack Cooper, Sandgrown, 2017 on Trouble in Mind Jack Cooper solo debut – song cycle about Blackpool and the Fylde Coast Bit reminiscent for me of Courtney Barnett or Kurt Vile – really great LP of slacker indie pop. via VNYL
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Foxygen, Hang, 2017 on @jagjaguwar
Foxygen, Hang, 2017 on Jagjaguwar Foxygen bring the best of early Bowie, some Leon Russell, Captain Beefheart, psychedelic rock, prog, jazz- all a very interesting mish-mash: drama that you can dance to. Love it via VNYL
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The Wild Reeds, The World We Built, 2017 on Dualtone
The Wild Reeds, The World We Built, 2017 on Dualtone There’s a great The Wild Reeds from 2015 plus audio of their Newport Folk Festival set if you search for them in the NPR site Three lead vocalists makes for some strong harmony and great songwriting via Magnolia Record Club
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Ray Davies, Americana, 2017 on Legacy
Ray Davies, Americana, 2017 on Legacy Legendary front man from the Kinks working with The Jayhawks on songs inspired by years of touring the US There was also a book in 2013 titled Americana: The Kinks, the Riff, the Road Via Discogs
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Benjamin Gibbard, Bandwagonesque, 2017 on Turntable Kitchen
Benjamin Gibbard, Bandwagonesque, 2017 on Turntable Kitchen Another from the Sounds Delicious series – I subscribed recently and got this as a bonus. Deathcab for Cutie front man doing a full album cover of Teenage Fanclub’s 1991 third album
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Ted Leo, The Hanged Man, self-released in 2017.
Ted Leo, The Hanged Man, self-released in 2017. Excellent double album including Chris Wilson on drums and backing vocals from Jonathan Coulton, Aimee Mann, and Paul F Tompkins among others Via Discogs
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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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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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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
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Mavis Staples, If All I Was Was Black, 2017 on Anti-
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 her open for Brandi Carlile at Madison Square Garden was my last big pre-covid show. This is a must-have collaboration by two great artists
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Steve Earle, Live From Austin TX, 2017 on New West
Steve Earle, Live From Austin TX, 2017 on New West Recorded in 1986, released in 2004, and issued on vinyl in 2017. Long time fan of Steve Earle – this just goes to show how long he’s been producing great stuff