Tag: 2020s
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Joan Armatrading, Consequences, 2021 on BMG.
Joan Armatrading, Consequences, 2021 on BMG. Still going strong into her seventies with album 12
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Maria Muldaur with Tuba Skinny, Let’s Get Happy Together, 2021 on Stony Plain.
Maria Muldaur with Tuba Skinny, Let’s Get Happy Together, 2021 on Stony Plain. Great combination that works really well together – one of my favorite albums and I’m a huge fan. Looking forward to seeing them at the Shalin Liu in Rockport in August.
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Frnak Turner & Jon Snodgrass, Buddies II: Still Buddies, 2020 on Xtra Mile.
Frnak Turner & Jon Snodgrass, Buddies II: Still Buddies, 2020 on Xtra Mile. Followup to 2010’s Buddies adjusted for the pandemic era. via @newburycomicspeabody
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Various Artists, Join the Ritual, 2021 on Jagjaguwar.
Various Artists, Join the Ritual, 2021 on Jagjaguwar. Covers record by Jagjaguwar artists, including Bruce Hornsby covering Dinosaur Jr, Jamilla Woods doing Fast Car, (Tracy Chapman), and Okay Kaya covering R.E.M.’s Nightswimming. Part of Secretly Society subscription
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Pokey LaFarge, Rock Bottom Rhapsody, 2020 on New West.
Pokey LaFarge, Rock Bottom Rhapsody, 2020 on New West. American roots musician – love his versatility and musicality Even bums get lucky sometimes . . .
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Tanya Donelly and the Parkington Sisters, self-titled, 2020 on American Laundromat.
Tanya Donelly and the Parkington Sisters, self-titled, 2020 on American Laundromat. My copy is the teal pressing of which I think 500 were made. Great covers LP – Let Me Roll It, Ocean Rain, Dance Me to the End of Love, Different Drum.
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Dave Depper, Moon Safari, 2021 on Turntable Kitchen.
Dave Depper, Moon Safari, 2021 on Turntable Kitchen. A full album cover of AIR’s 1997 debut album by the guitarist/keyboardist for Death Cab For Cutie
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Courtney Barnett; Things Take Time, Take Time, 2021 on Milk Records / Mom + Pop / Marathon Artists / Remote Control.
Courtney Barnett; Things Take Tiome, Take Time, 2021 on Milk Records / Mom + Pop / Marathon Artists / Remote Control. Not sure why this needed four labels – Australian artist / U.S. and U.K. release? Barnett’s third LP – Great follow up to Tell Me How You Really Feel I’ve been a fan since…
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Various Artists, The Problem of Leisure: A Celebration of Andy Gill & Gang of Four, 2021 on Gill Music.
Various Artists, The Problem of Leisure: A Celebration of Andy Gill & Gang of Four, 2021 on Gill Music. Great collection of covers with artwork by Damien Hirst.
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Adele, 30, 2021 on Columbia.
Adele, 30, 2021 on Columbia. There are already 16 different vinyl versions of this one on discogs – colors pressing plants, etc. They had to go many plants at once for how many they expected to sell. Includes a bit of Erroll Garner sample on all Night Parking.
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Hana Vu, Public Storage, 2021 on Ghostly
Hana Vu, Public Storage, 2021 on Ghostly International. November 2021 Secretly Society issue on yellow marble vinyl. Great songwriting
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Bob Schneider, In A Roomful Of Blood With A Sleeping Tiger, 2021 on Shockorama.
Bob Schneider, In A Roomful Of Blood With A Sleeping Tiger, 2021 on Shockorama. Another great Austin, TX musician / songwriter and singer. VNYL sent this to me and I immediately added many of his other albums to my wishlist
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Typhoon, Sympathetic Magic, 2021 on Roll Call Records.
Typhoon, Sympathetic Magic, 2021 on Roll Call Records. Opaque Pink Vinyl edition of Typhoon’s latest – one of my favorite 2021 albums. Who could resist an album that opens with a song titled Sina Qua Nonentity?
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McCartney III Imagined, 2021 on Capitol.
McCartney III Imagined, 2021 on Capitol. Compilation reimagining McCartney III, with contributions from St. Vincent, Beck, Phoebe Bridgers, Anderson .Paak, Damon Albarn. Love these kinds of compilations, and thank god this time it isn’t a memorial tribute.
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Le Ren, Leftovers, 2021 on Secretly Canadian.
Le Ren, Leftovers, 2021 on Secretly Canadian. Great debut LP from Lauren Spear – “Who’s Going to Hold Me Next?” And “Dyan” are standouts. Produced by Chris Cohen
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The Beatles, Get Back (Glyn Johns Mix), 2021 on Apple / Universal International.
The Beatles, Get Back (Glyn Johns Mix), 2021 on Apple / Universal International. Part of the 2021 Let It Be box set, this is the mix of Get Back done by Glyn Johns in 1969 but not previously released. (The Phil Spector produced version came out as Let It Be). Includes more of the spontaneity…
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Echo and the Bunnymen, Live in Liverpool, 2021 on Demon Records.
Echo and the Bunnymen, Live in Liverpool, 2021 on Demon Records. Originally released in 2002 on CD by Cooling Vinyl, my copy is the 2021 Record Store Day exclusive 2xLP on clear vinyl. That’s Liverpool Cathedral on the cover Great live recording – sounds like Echo at their peak!
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Various Artists, Christmas Dreamers: Yuletide Country 1960-1972, 2021 on Numero Group.
Various Artists, Christmas Dreamers: Yuletide Country 1960-1972, 2021 on Numero Group. Great Secretly Society release – collection of old school country songs for the season Best title is “Santa Claus Ain’t a Hippie”