Shame, Drunk Tank Pink, 2021 on Dead Oceans Secretly Society release from Jan 2021 – blue/black split vinyl Shame’s second album – wonderful post-punk, reminds me a bit…
Marcus Machado, Aquarious Purple, 2020 on Soul Step Records (SSR-067). Clear vinyl pressing via VNYL Great Prince-inspired electric funk guitar soul – some instrumentals that could be outtakes…
The White Stripes, Aside From That And Besides This: The White Stripes Greatest Hits, 2020 on Third Man Records Three LP Third Man Records Vault edition, with a…
Jimbo Mathus & Andrew Bird, These 13, 2021 on Wegawam Music. Mathus and Bird are both musical heroes of mine going back to Squirrel Nut Zippers (and so…
Langhorne Slim, Strawberry Mansion. 2021 on Dualtone This is the strawberries & cream version via Magnolia Record Club Named after a neighborhood in Philly – 18 tracks plus…
Spencer Cullum, Spencer Cullum’s Coin Collection, 2020 on yk records Wonderful debut solo album form Nashville (via London) pedal steel player and Steelism member Spencer Cullum, jr with…
Photo Ops, Pure At Heart, 2020 on Western Vinyl VNYL exclusive “LA Sunset” vinyl Terry Price working with Patrick Damphier and guests Thayer Sarrano and Tim Davidson (aka…
The War and Treaty, Hearts Town, 2020 on Rounder First The War and Treaty album on Rounder, with guests Jason Isbell, Chris Eldridge, and Jerry Douglas They recently…
Various Artists, Magnolia Record Club Presents: Spotify Singles, 2020 Great compilation from late last year, featuring The Lumineers, Mandolin Orange, Lord Huron, Rayland Baxter, Phoebe Bridgers, Mt. Joy, …
Lilly Hiatt, Walking Proof, 2020 on New West Blue limited edition vinyl copy of Hiatt’s fourth full length and second on New West. Great follow up to Trinity…
John Craigie, Asterisk The Universe, 2020 on Zabriskie Point Records. I think I first heard John Craigie on one of the KEXP podcasts, or live in studio. This…
Quivers, Out of Time, 2020 on Turntable Kitchen Limited edition white vinyl, cover album for R.E.M.’s 1991 LP Love this record as much as the original and on…
Darlingside, Fish Pond Fish, 2020 on More Doug Records. Third full length album from western Massachusetts Darlingside – baroque folk-pop, acoustic chamber rock, bucolic future folk, whatever you…
Mary Lattimore, Silver Ladders, 2020 on Ghostly International. Secretly Society record for October 2020, Lattimore’s latest LP Wonderful music to work to or to relax to
The Secret Sisters, Saturn Return, 2020 on New West Love this album: Late Bloomer, Hand Over My Heart, Hold You Dear. Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, and Tim Hanseroth…
My Morning Jacket, The Waterfall II, 2020 on ATO Jim James and crew follow up to 2015’s The Waterfall – recordings made then but not released until now….
Various Artists, Wilcovered, 2020 on Renew Records Record Store Day release on vinyl of what came as a CD with the November 2019 Uncut Magazine Courtney Barnett, Cate…
Laura Marling, song For Our Daughter, 2020 on Chrysalis / Partisan Records. Such a beautiful record that came out this summer. Marling’s seventh studio release, co-produced by Marling…