What Colin’s Listening to:
Right Now
Rock
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Airbag, A Day at the Beach ( Karisma ) [ 2020 Release ]
... and Oceans, Cosmic World Mother ( Season of Mist ) [ 2020 Release ]
Arabs in Aspic, Madness and Magic ( Karisma ) [ 2020 Release ]
Bad Cop / Bad Cop, The Ride ( Fat Wreck Chords ) [ 2020 Release ]
Jehnny Beth, To Love Is to Live ( 20L07 Music )
Blues Pills, Holy Moley! ( Nuclear Blast America ) [ 2020 Release ]
Bon Jovi, Keep the Faith ( K2 HD )
[ from 1992; Hybrid SACD; International Edition ] ***
Braids, Shadow Offering ( Secret City Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Phoebe Bridgers, Punisher ( Dead Oceans )
[ 2020 Release; of boygenius and Better Oblivion Community Center ]
Don Bryant, You Make Me Feel ( Fat Possum ) [ 2020 Release ]
Cro–Mags, In the Beginning ( mission two entertainment ) [ Explicit Lyrics ] ***
Bob Dylan, Rough and Rowdy Ways ( 2 CD ) ( Columbia ) [ 2020 Release ]
Fairyland, Osyrhianta ( Massacre ) [ 2020 Release ]
Michael Franti & Spearhead, Work Hard and Be Nice ( Boo Boo Wax )
Green Carnation, Leaves of Yesteryear ( Season of Mist ) [ 2020 Release ]
Maya Hawke, Blush ( Mom + Pop Music ) [ 2020 Release ]
Helfró, Helfró ( Season of Mist )
Irdorath, The Final Sin ( Art Gates Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Iron City Houserockers,
Have a Good Time ... But Get Out Alive ( Cleveland Int’l ) [ from 1980 ] ***
Iron Maiden, Live After Death ( 2 CD ) ( Sanctuary Records ) [ from 1985 ] ***
Iron Maiden, Rock in Rio ( 2 CD ) ( Sanctuary Records ) [ from 2002 ] ***
Lamb of God, Lamb of God ( Epic ) [ 2020 Release ]
Lunar Aurora & Paysage d‘Hiver,
A haudiga Fluag / schwarzä Feus & schwarzäs Isä ( 2 CD ) ( Kunsthall Produktion )
[ Split Release from 2004 ] ***
Bruno Major, To Let a Good Thing Die ( Harbour )
Mark Morton, Ether ( Rise Records ) [ 2020 Release; Lead Guitarist of Lamb of God ]
Mushroomhead, A Wonderful Life ( Napalm Records ) [ 2020 Release; Limited Deluxe Edition ]
New Found Glory, Forever & Ever X Infinity ( Hopeless Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Jenny O., New Truth ( Mama Bird Recording Co. ) [ 2020 Release ]
The Oz, Forced Commandments ( Massacre ) [ 2020 Release ]
Paysage d‘Hiver & Lunar Aurora,
schwarzä Feus & schwarzäs Isä / A haudiga Fluag ( 2 CD ) ( Kunsthall Produktion )
[ Split Release from 2004 ] ***
Rose City Band, Summerlong ( Thrill Jockey )
[ 2020 Release; with Guitarist Ripley Johnson Wooden Shjips ]
Ron Sexsmith, Hermitage ( Cooking Vinyl ) [ 2020 Release ]
She Hates Emotions,
Melancholic Maniac ( Rough Trade / Out of Line ) [ 2020 Release ]
Sinister, Deformation of the Holy Realm ( Massacre Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
The Soft Pink Truth, Shall We Go on Sinning So That Grace May Increase?
( Thrill Jockey ) [ 2020 Release ]
Sports Team, Deep Down Happy ( Bright Antenna ) [ 2020 Release ]
Strawberry Girls, Tasmanian Glow ( Tragic Hero Records ) [ 2019 Release ]
Strawbs, Burning for You ( Esoteric ) [ from 1977; Remastered & Expanded Edition ] ***
Strawbs, Heartbreak Hill ( Esoteric ) [ from 1995; Remastered & Expanded Edition ] ***
The Sword, Chronology: 2006–2018 ( 3 CD ) ( Craft Recordings )
[ 2020 Compilation; Box Set ] ***
Tears for Fears, Tears Roll Down ( Greatest Hits 82–92 ) ( K2 HD )
[ 1992 Compilation; Hybrid SACD ] ***
The Third Mind, The Third Mind ( Yep Roc Records )
[ 2020 Release; Standard Edition; with Dave Alvin, Victor Krummenacher,
Michael Jerome, David Immerglück ]
Jessie Ware, What’s Your Pleasure? ( Interscope ) [ 2020 Release ]
Paul Weller, On Sunset ( Universal Japan )
[ 2020 Release; SHM–CD with Bonus Tracks; Former Vocalist/Guitarist of The Jam ]
Whitesnake, The ROCK Album ( Rhino Records )
[ 2020 Compilation of Remixed and Remastered Versions of the Group’s Best Rock Songs ] ***
Neil Young, Homegrown ( Reprise )
[ 2020 Release; Originally Recorded June, September, December 1974 and January 1975
between On the Beach ( 1974 ) and Zuma ( 1975 ) but Unreleased for Decades ] ***
Various Artists, The Many Faces of The Beach Boys ( 3 CD ) ( Music Brokers Argentina )
[ Tribute to The Beach Boys ] ***
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Tributes
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Various Artists, The Many Faces of The Beach Boys ( 3 CD ) ( Music Brokers Argentina )
[ Tribute to The Beach Boys ] ***
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Blu-ray DVD
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James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, “Little Steven” Van Zandt, and many others,
The Sopranos—The Complete Series ( 28(!) Blu–ray DVD ) ( HBO )
[ 1999–2007 HBO TV Series; Blu–ray DVD ] ***
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Country
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Gabby Barrett, Goldmine ( Warner Music Nashville ) [ 2020 Release ]
Clint Black, Out of Sane ( Blacktop Inc. ) [ 2020 Release ]
Jordan Davis, Jordan Davis ( EP ) ( MCA Nashville ) [ 2020 EP Release ]
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Jazz
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Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Moanin’ ( 1 CD , 1 LP ) ( Groove Replica )
[ Classic from 1959; Limited 180-Gram Vinyl with Bonus Tracks and Bonus CD ] ***
Richard Dowling, The Complete Piano Works of Scott Joplin ( 3 CD ) ( Rivermont )
[ from 2017 ] ***
Andy Fusco, Remembrance ( SteepleChase )
[ Alto Saxophonist Andy Fusco with Trumpeter Joe Magnarelli, Pianist Peter Zak,
Bassist David Wong and Drummer Jason Tiemann ]
David Gilmore, From Here to Here ( Criss Cross )
Benny Goodman,
The Complete Legendary 1938 Carnegie Hall Concert
( 2 CD ) ( American Jazz Classics )
[ Classic from 1938; Recorded Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, January 16, 1938;
Limited Digipak with Bonus Tracks ] ***
Muriel Grossmann, Elevation ( Jazzman )
[ 2020 Release; Saxophonist Muriel Grossmann with Guitarist Radomir Milojkovic,
Bassist Gina Schwarz and Drummer Uros Stamenkovic ]
Kirk Knuffke, Tight Like This ( SteepleChase ) [ Cornetist Kirk Knuffke ]
Gary Smulyan, Our Contrafacts ( SteepleChase )
[ 2020 Release; Baritone Saxophonist Gary Smulyan
with Bassist David Wong and Drummer Rodney Green ]
Jack Teagarden, Mis’ry and the Blues / Think Well of Me ( Essential Jazz Classics )
[ from 1961 and 1962; Limited Digipak ] ***
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Blues
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Don Bryant, You Make Me Feel ( Fat Possum ) [ 2020 Release ]
Earl Hooker, Rockin Wild—1952–1963 Recordings ( Hoodoo ) [ Digipak ] ***
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Classical
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Yo–Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan & Chris Thile,
Not Our First Goat Rodeo ( Sony Classical ) [ 2020 Release ]
Peter Serkin, The Complete RCA Album Collection ( 35(!) CD ) ( Sony Masterworks )
[ Box Set ] ***
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Comedy
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Tommy McNamara, Who’s Tommy? ( A Special Thing Records ) [ Explicit Lyrics ]
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LP / VINYL
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Airbag, A Day at the Beach ( Karisma ) [ 2020 Release ]
... and Oceans, Cosmic World Mother ( Season of Mist ) [ 2020 Release ]
Arabs in Aspic, Madness and Magic ( Karisma ) [ 2020 Release ]
Bad Cop / Bad Cop, The Ride ( Fat Wreck Chords ) [ 2020 Release ]
Jehnny Beth, To Love Is to Live ( 20L07 Music )
Blues Pills, Holy Moley! ( Nuclear Blast America ) [ 2020 Release ]
David Bowie, Space Oddity ( Rhino / Parlophone ) [ from 1969; Picture Vinyl ] ***
Braids, Shadow Offering ( Secret City Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Phoebe Bridgers, Punisher ( Dead Oceans )
[ 2020 Release; of boygenius and Better Oblivion Community Center ]
Don Bryant, You Make Me Feel ( Fat Possum ) [ 2020 Release ]
Bush, Live in Tampa ( 2 LP ) ( Cleopatra ) [ 2020 Release; Red Vinyl ]
Cro–Mags, In the Beginning ( mission two entertainment ) [ Explicit Lyrics ] ***
Daxx & Roxane, Daxx & Roxane ( D&R Records ) [ Limited White–Colored Vinyl ]
Michael Franti & Spearhead, Work Hard and Be Nice ( 2 LP ) ( Boo Boo Wax )
Fu Manchu, Fu30, Pt. 1 ( At the Dojo ) [ 30th Anniversary Release ] ***
Green Carnation, Leaves of Yesteryear ( 2 LP ) ( Season of Mist ) [ 2020 Release ]
Havok, V ( Century Media ) [ 2020 Release ]
Maya Hawke, Blush ( Mom + Pop Music ) [ 2020 Release ]
Helfró, Helfró ( Season of Mist )
Horisont, Sudden Death ( Century Media )
Iron City Houserockers,
Have a Good Time ... But Get Out Alive ( Cleveland Int’l ) [ from 1980 ] ***
Lamb of God, Lamb of God ( Epic ) [ 2020 Release ]
Lunar Aurora & Paysage d‘Hiver,
A haudiga Fluag / schwarzä Feus & schwarzäs Isä ( Kunsthall Produktion )
[ Split Release from 2004 ] ***
Bruno Major, To Let a Good Thing Die ( Harbour )
Mark Morton, Ether ( Rise Records ) [ 2020 Release; Lead Guitarist of Lamb of God ]
Mushroomhead, A Wonderful Life ( 2 LP ) ( Napalm Records )
[ 2020 Release; Limited Deluxe Edition ]
New Found Glory, Forever & Ever X Infinity ( Hopeless Records )
[ 2020 Release; Translucent Green ]
Willie Nile, New York at Night ( River House Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Jenny O., New Truth ( Mama Bird Recording Co. ) [ 2020 Release ]
Opeth, Orchid ( 2 LP ) ( Spinefarm )
[ from 1995; Blue, Black, Red Splatter Vinyl ] ***
Other Lives, Tamer Animals ( ATO Records ) [ from 2011 ] ***
The Oz, Forced Commandments ( Massacre ) [ 2020 Release ]
Parcels, Live Vol. 1 ( 2 LP ) ( Because Music )
Van Dyke Parks & Brian Wilson,
Orange Crate Art ( 2 LP ) ( Omnivore Recordings ) [ from 1995 ] ***
Paysage d‘Hiver & Lunar Aurora,
schwarzä Feus & schwarzäs Isä / A haudiga Fluag ( Kunsthall Produktion )
[ Split Release from 2004 ] ***
Rose City Band, Summerlong ( Thrill Jockey )
[ 2020 Release; with Guitarist Ripley Johnson Wooden Shjips ]
Luke Schneider, Altar of Harmony ( Third Man Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Ron Sexsmith, Hermitage ( Cooking Vinyl ) [ 2020 Release ]
Sinister, Deformation of the Holy Realm ( Massacre Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
The Soft Pink Truth, Shall We Go on Sinning So That Grace May Increase?
( Thrill Jockey ) [ 2020 Release ]
Sports Team, Deep Down Happy ( Bright Antenna ) [ 2020 Release; Jawbreaker Colored Vinyl ]
The Sword, Chronology: 2006–2018 ( 3 LP ) ( Craft Recordings )
[ 2020 Compilation; Box Set ] ***
The Turtles, Happy Together ( 2 LP ) ( Manifesto Records ) [ from 1967 ] ***
The Turtles, Turtle Soup ( 2 LP ) ( Manifesto Records ) [ from 1969 ] ***
Jessie Ware, What’s Your Pleasure? ( Interscope ) [ 2020 Release ]
Whitesnake, The ROCK Album ( 2 LP ) ( Rhino Records )
[ 2020 Compilation of Remixed and Remastered Versions of the Group’s Best Rock Songs ] ***
Brian Wilson & Van Dyke Parks,
Orange Crate Art ( 2 LP ) ( Omnivore Recordings ) [ from 1995 ] ***
Steven Wilson, Insurgentes ( 2 LP ) ( Kscope )
[ from 2008; Former Guitarist/Vocalist of Porcupine Tree ] ***
Neil Young, Homegrown ( Reprise )
[ 2020 Release; Originally Recorded June, September, December 1974 and January 1975
between On the Beach ( 1974 ) and Zuma ( 1975 ) but Unreleased for Decades ] ***
Clint Black, Out of Sane ( Blacktop Inc. ) [ 2020 Release ]
Gary Bartz and Maisha, Night Dreamer ( Night Dreamer )
[ 2020 Release; Direct–to–Disc Sessions ]
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Moanin’ ( 1 LP , 1 CD ) ( Groove Replica )
[ Classic from 1959; Limited 180-Gram Vinyl with Bonus Tracks and Bonus CD ] ***
Kenny Dorham, Trompeta Toccata ( Blue Note ) [ from 1964 ] ***
João Gilberto, Chega de Saudade ( Wax Time )
[ Classic from 1959; 180–Gram Colored LP with Bonus Tracks ] ***
Muriel Grossmann, Elevation ( Jazzman )
[ 2020 Release; Saxophonist Muriel Grossmann with Guitarist Radomir Milojkovic,
Bassist Gina Schwarz and Drummer Uros Stamenkovic ]
Andrew Hill, Smoke Stack ( Blue Note ) [ from 1963 ] ***
Charlie Parker Quartet, Now’s the Time ( Bird’s Nest )
[ Classic from 1952; with Trumpeters Miles Davis or Dizzy Gillespie, Pianist Sadik Hakim,
Bassist Curly Russell and Drummer Max Roach;
180–Gram Yellow Colored LP with Bonus Tracks ] ***
Larry Young (a/k/a Khalid Yasin), Into Somethin’ ( Blue Note ) [ from 1964 ] ***
João Gilberto, Chega de Saudade ( Wax Time )
[ Classic from 1959; 180–Gram Colored LP with Bonus Tracks ] ***
Don Bryant, You Make Me Feel ( Fat Possum ) [ 2020 Release ]
Yo–Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan & Chris Thile, Not Our First Goat Rodeo ( Sony Classical )
[ 2020 Release ]
Capcom Sound Team, Original Soundtrack of “Resident Evil 4” ( 4 LP )
( Laced Records )
[ 2005 Horror Video Game ] ***
The Turtles, Happy Together ( 2 LP ) ( Manifesto Records ) [ from 1967 ] ***
The Turtles, Turtle Soup ( 2 LP ) ( Manifesto Records ) [ from 1969 ] ***
Yo–Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan & Chris Thile,
Not Our First Goat Rodeo ( Sony Classical ) [ 2020 Release ]
Ron Sexsmith, Hermitage ( Cooking Vinyl ) [ 2020 Release ]
DJ Cam Quartet, The Essential ( iattytude Records ) ***
Ulrich Schnauss,
Far Away Trains Passing By ( 3 LP ) ( Scripted Realities ) [ from 2001 ] ***
Fabolous, Summertime Shootout 3—Coldest Summer Ever ( 2 LP ) ( Def Jam )
[ 2019 Release; Explicit Lyrics ]
Jadakiss, Ignatius ( Def Jam ) [ 2020 Release; Explicit Lyrics ]
Pharoahe Monch, Internal Affairs ( 2 LP ) ( W.A.R. Media ) [ from 1999 ] ***
R.A. the Rugged Man, All My Heroes Are Dead ( Nature Sounds ) [ 2020 Release ]
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Oldies
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Various Artists, The Many Faces of The Beach Boys ( 3 CD ) ( Music Brokers Argentina )
[ Tribute to The Beach Boys ] ***
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Folk
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Eric Andersen, Woodstock Under the Stars ( 3 CD ) ( Y&T Music ) ***
Yo–Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan & Chris Thile,
Not Our First Goat Rodeo ( Sony Classical ) [ 2020 Release ]
Ron Sexsmith, Hermitage ( Cooking Vinyl ) [ 2020 Release ]
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Electronic / Dance
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Rie Murakami, Sahara ( Ship to Shore ) [ from 1984 ] ***
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Updated May 18, 2020
Right Now
Rock- Airbag, A Day at the Beach ( Karisma ) [ 2020 Release ]
... and Oceans, Cosmic World Mother ( Season of Mist ) [ 2020 Release ]
Arabs in Aspic, Madness and Magic ( Karisma ) [ 2020 Release ]
Bad Cop / Bad Cop, The Ride ( Fat Wreck Chords ) [ 2020 Release ]
Jehnny Beth, To Love Is to Live ( 20L07 Music )
Blues Pills, Holy Moley! ( Nuclear Blast America ) [ 2020 Release ]
Bon Jovi, Keep the Faith ( K2 HD )
[ from 1992; Hybrid SACD; International Edition ] ***
Braids, Shadow Offering ( Secret City Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Phoebe Bridgers, Punisher ( Dead Oceans )
[ 2020 Release; of boygenius and Better Oblivion Community Center ]
Don Bryant, You Make Me Feel ( Fat Possum ) [ 2020 Release ]
Cro–Mags, In the Beginning ( mission two entertainment ) [ Explicit Lyrics ] ***
Bob Dylan, Rough and Rowdy Ways ( 2 CD ) ( Columbia ) [ 2020 Release ]
Fairyland, Osyrhianta ( Massacre ) [ 2020 Release ]
Michael Franti & Spearhead, Work Hard and Be Nice ( Boo Boo Wax )
Green Carnation, Leaves of Yesteryear ( Season of Mist ) [ 2020 Release ]
Maya Hawke, Blush ( Mom + Pop Music ) [ 2020 Release ]
Helfró, Helfró ( Season of Mist )
Irdorath, The Final Sin ( Art Gates Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Iron City Houserockers,
Have a Good Time ... But Get Out Alive ( Cleveland Int’l ) [ from 1980 ] ***
Iron Maiden, Live After Death ( 2 CD ) ( Sanctuary Records ) [ from 1985 ] ***
Iron Maiden, Rock in Rio ( 2 CD ) ( Sanctuary Records ) [ from 2002 ] ***
Lamb of God, Lamb of God ( Epic ) [ 2020 Release ]
Lunar Aurora & Paysage d‘Hiver,
A haudiga Fluag / schwarzä Feus & schwarzäs Isä ( 2 CD ) ( Kunsthall Produktion )
[ Split Release from 2004 ] ***
Bruno Major, To Let a Good Thing Die ( Harbour )
Mark Morton, Ether ( Rise Records ) [ 2020 Release; Lead Guitarist of Lamb of God ]
Mushroomhead, A Wonderful Life ( Napalm Records ) [ 2020 Release; Limited Deluxe Edition ]
New Found Glory, Forever & Ever X Infinity ( Hopeless Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Jenny O., New Truth ( Mama Bird Recording Co. ) [ 2020 Release ]
The Oz, Forced Commandments ( Massacre ) [ 2020 Release ]
Paysage d‘Hiver & Lunar Aurora,
schwarzä Feus & schwarzäs Isä / A haudiga Fluag ( 2 CD ) ( Kunsthall Produktion )
[ Split Release from 2004 ] ***
Rose City Band, Summerlong ( Thrill Jockey )
[ 2020 Release; with Guitarist Ripley Johnson Wooden Shjips ]
Ron Sexsmith, Hermitage ( Cooking Vinyl ) [ 2020 Release ]
She Hates Emotions,
Melancholic Maniac ( Rough Trade / Out of Line ) [ 2020 Release ]
Sinister, Deformation of the Holy Realm ( Massacre Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
The Soft Pink Truth, Shall We Go on Sinning So That Grace May Increase?
( Thrill Jockey ) [ 2020 Release ]
Sports Team, Deep Down Happy ( Bright Antenna ) [ 2020 Release ]
Strawberry Girls, Tasmanian Glow ( Tragic Hero Records ) [ 2019 Release ]
Strawbs, Burning for You ( Esoteric ) [ from 1977; Remastered & Expanded Edition ] ***
Strawbs, Heartbreak Hill ( Esoteric ) [ from 1995; Remastered & Expanded Edition ] ***
The Sword, Chronology: 2006–2018 ( 3 CD ) ( Craft Recordings )
[ 2020 Compilation; Box Set ] ***
Tears for Fears, Tears Roll Down ( Greatest Hits 82–92 ) ( K2 HD )
[ 1992 Compilation; Hybrid SACD ] ***
The Third Mind, The Third Mind ( Yep Roc Records )
[ 2020 Release; Standard Edition; with Dave Alvin, Victor Krummenacher,
Michael Jerome, David Immerglück ]
Jessie Ware, What’s Your Pleasure? ( Interscope ) [ 2020 Release ]
Paul Weller, On Sunset ( Universal Japan )
[ 2020 Release; SHM–CD with Bonus Tracks; Former Vocalist/Guitarist of The Jam ]
Whitesnake, The ROCK Album ( Rhino Records )
[ 2020 Compilation of Remixed and Remastered Versions of the Group’s Best Rock Songs ] ***
Neil Young, Homegrown ( Reprise )
[ 2020 Release; Originally Recorded June, September, December 1974 and January 1975
between On the Beach ( 1974 ) and Zuma ( 1975 ) but Unreleased for Decades ] ***
Various Artists, The Many Faces of The Beach Boys ( 3 CD ) ( Music Brokers Argentina )
[ Tribute to The Beach Boys ] ***
Tributes- Various Artists, The Many Faces of The Beach Boys ( 3 CD ) ( Music Brokers Argentina )
[ Tribute to The Beach Boys ] ***
Blu-ray DVD- James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, “Little Steven” Van Zandt, and many others,
The Sopranos—The Complete Series ( 28(!) Blu–ray DVD ) ( HBO )
[ 1999–2007 HBO TV Series; Blu–ray DVD ] ***
Country- Gabby Barrett, Goldmine ( Warner Music Nashville ) [ 2020 Release ]
Clint Black, Out of Sane ( Blacktop Inc. ) [ 2020 Release ]
Jordan Davis, Jordan Davis ( EP ) ( MCA Nashville ) [ 2020 EP Release ]
Jazz- Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Moanin’ ( 1 CD , 1 LP ) ( Groove Replica )
[ Classic from 1959; Limited 180-Gram Vinyl with Bonus Tracks and Bonus CD ] ***
Richard Dowling, The Complete Piano Works of Scott Joplin ( 3 CD ) ( Rivermont )
[ from 2017 ] ***
Andy Fusco, Remembrance ( SteepleChase )
[ Alto Saxophonist Andy Fusco with Trumpeter Joe Magnarelli, Pianist Peter Zak,
Bassist David Wong and Drummer Jason Tiemann ]
David Gilmore, From Here to Here ( Criss Cross )
Benny Goodman,
The Complete Legendary 1938 Carnegie Hall Concert
( 2 CD ) ( American Jazz Classics )
[ Classic from 1938; Recorded Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, January 16, 1938;
Limited Digipak with Bonus Tracks ] ***
Muriel Grossmann, Elevation ( Jazzman )
[ 2020 Release; Saxophonist Muriel Grossmann with Guitarist Radomir Milojkovic,
Bassist Gina Schwarz and Drummer Uros Stamenkovic ]
Kirk Knuffke, Tight Like This ( SteepleChase ) [ Cornetist Kirk Knuffke ]
Gary Smulyan, Our Contrafacts ( SteepleChase )
[ 2020 Release; Baritone Saxophonist Gary Smulyan
with Bassist David Wong and Drummer Rodney Green ]
Jack Teagarden, Mis’ry and the Blues / Think Well of Me ( Essential Jazz Classics )
[ from 1961 and 1962; Limited Digipak ] ***
Blues- Don Bryant, You Make Me Feel ( Fat Possum ) [ 2020 Release ]
Earl Hooker, Rockin Wild—1952–1963 Recordings ( Hoodoo ) [ Digipak ] ***
Classical- Yo–Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan & Chris Thile,
Not Our First Goat Rodeo ( Sony Classical ) [ 2020 Release ]
Peter Serkin, The Complete RCA Album Collection ( 35(!) CD ) ( Sony Masterworks )
[ Box Set ] ***
Comedy- Tommy McNamara, Who’s Tommy? ( A Special Thing Records ) [ Explicit Lyrics ]
LP / VINYL- Airbag, A Day at the Beach ( Karisma ) [ 2020 Release ]
... and Oceans, Cosmic World Mother ( Season of Mist ) [ 2020 Release ]
Arabs in Aspic, Madness and Magic ( Karisma ) [ 2020 Release ]
Bad Cop / Bad Cop, The Ride ( Fat Wreck Chords ) [ 2020 Release ]
Jehnny Beth, To Love Is to Live ( 20L07 Music )
Blues Pills, Holy Moley! ( Nuclear Blast America ) [ 2020 Release ]
David Bowie, Space Oddity ( Rhino / Parlophone ) [ from 1969; Picture Vinyl ] ***
Braids, Shadow Offering ( Secret City Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Phoebe Bridgers, Punisher ( Dead Oceans )
[ 2020 Release; of boygenius and Better Oblivion Community Center ]
Don Bryant, You Make Me Feel ( Fat Possum ) [ 2020 Release ]
Bush, Live in Tampa ( 2 LP ) ( Cleopatra ) [ 2020 Release; Red Vinyl ]
Cro–Mags, In the Beginning ( mission two entertainment ) [ Explicit Lyrics ] ***
Daxx & Roxane, Daxx & Roxane ( D&R Records ) [ Limited White–Colored Vinyl ]
Michael Franti & Spearhead, Work Hard and Be Nice ( 2 LP ) ( Boo Boo Wax )
Fu Manchu, Fu30, Pt. 1 ( At the Dojo ) [ 30th Anniversary Release ] ***
Green Carnation, Leaves of Yesteryear ( 2 LP ) ( Season of Mist ) [ 2020 Release ]
Havok, V ( Century Media ) [ 2020 Release ]
Maya Hawke, Blush ( Mom + Pop Music ) [ 2020 Release ]
Helfró, Helfró ( Season of Mist )
Horisont, Sudden Death ( Century Media )
Iron City Houserockers,
Have a Good Time ... But Get Out Alive ( Cleveland Int’l ) [ from 1980 ] ***
Lamb of God, Lamb of God ( Epic ) [ 2020 Release ]
Lunar Aurora & Paysage d‘Hiver,
A haudiga Fluag / schwarzä Feus & schwarzäs Isä ( Kunsthall Produktion )
[ Split Release from 2004 ] ***
Bruno Major, To Let a Good Thing Die ( Harbour )
Mark Morton, Ether ( Rise Records ) [ 2020 Release; Lead Guitarist of Lamb of God ]
Mushroomhead, A Wonderful Life ( 2 LP ) ( Napalm Records )
[ 2020 Release; Limited Deluxe Edition ]
New Found Glory, Forever & Ever X Infinity ( Hopeless Records )
[ 2020 Release; Translucent Green ]
Willie Nile, New York at Night ( River House Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Jenny O., New Truth ( Mama Bird Recording Co. ) [ 2020 Release ]
Opeth, Orchid ( 2 LP ) ( Spinefarm )
[ from 1995; Blue, Black, Red Splatter Vinyl ] ***
Other Lives, Tamer Animals ( ATO Records ) [ from 2011 ] ***
The Oz, Forced Commandments ( Massacre ) [ 2020 Release ]
Parcels, Live Vol. 1 ( 2 LP ) ( Because Music )
Van Dyke Parks & Brian Wilson,
Orange Crate Art ( 2 LP ) ( Omnivore Recordings ) [ from 1995 ] ***
Paysage d‘Hiver & Lunar Aurora,
schwarzä Feus & schwarzäs Isä / A haudiga Fluag ( Kunsthall Produktion )
[ Split Release from 2004 ] ***
Rose City Band, Summerlong ( Thrill Jockey )
[ 2020 Release; with Guitarist Ripley Johnson Wooden Shjips ]
Luke Schneider, Altar of Harmony ( Third Man Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Ron Sexsmith, Hermitage ( Cooking Vinyl ) [ 2020 Release ]
Sinister, Deformation of the Holy Realm ( Massacre Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
The Soft Pink Truth, Shall We Go on Sinning So That Grace May Increase?
( Thrill Jockey ) [ 2020 Release ]
Sports Team, Deep Down Happy ( Bright Antenna ) [ 2020 Release; Jawbreaker Colored Vinyl ]
The Sword, Chronology: 2006–2018 ( 3 LP ) ( Craft Recordings )
[ 2020 Compilation; Box Set ] ***
The Turtles, Happy Together ( 2 LP ) ( Manifesto Records ) [ from 1967 ] ***
The Turtles, Turtle Soup ( 2 LP ) ( Manifesto Records ) [ from 1969 ] ***
Jessie Ware, What’s Your Pleasure? ( Interscope ) [ 2020 Release ]
Whitesnake, The ROCK Album ( 2 LP ) ( Rhino Records )
[ 2020 Compilation of Remixed and Remastered Versions of the Group’s Best Rock Songs ] ***
Brian Wilson & Van Dyke Parks,
Orange Crate Art ( 2 LP ) ( Omnivore Recordings ) [ from 1995 ] ***
Steven Wilson, Insurgentes ( 2 LP ) ( Kscope )
[ from 2008; Former Guitarist/Vocalist of Porcupine Tree ] ***
Neil Young, Homegrown ( Reprise )
[ 2020 Release; Originally Recorded June, September, December 1974 and January 1975
between On the Beach ( 1974 ) and Zuma ( 1975 ) but Unreleased for Decades ] ***
Clint Black, Out of Sane ( Blacktop Inc. ) [ 2020 Release ]
Gary Bartz and Maisha, Night Dreamer ( Night Dreamer )
[ 2020 Release; Direct–to–Disc Sessions ]
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Moanin’ ( 1 LP , 1 CD ) ( Groove Replica )
[ Classic from 1959; Limited 180-Gram Vinyl with Bonus Tracks and Bonus CD ] ***
Kenny Dorham, Trompeta Toccata ( Blue Note ) [ from 1964 ] ***
João Gilberto, Chega de Saudade ( Wax Time )
[ Classic from 1959; 180–Gram Colored LP with Bonus Tracks ] ***
Muriel Grossmann, Elevation ( Jazzman )
[ 2020 Release; Saxophonist Muriel Grossmann with Guitarist Radomir Milojkovic,
Bassist Gina Schwarz and Drummer Uros Stamenkovic ]
Andrew Hill, Smoke Stack ( Blue Note ) [ from 1963 ] ***
Charlie Parker Quartet, Now’s the Time ( Bird’s Nest )
[ Classic from 1952; with Trumpeters Miles Davis or Dizzy Gillespie, Pianist Sadik Hakim,
Bassist Curly Russell and Drummer Max Roach;
180–Gram Yellow Colored LP with Bonus Tracks ] ***
Larry Young (a/k/a Khalid Yasin), Into Somethin’ ( Blue Note ) [ from 1964 ] ***
João Gilberto, Chega de Saudade ( Wax Time )
[ Classic from 1959; 180–Gram Colored LP with Bonus Tracks ] ***
Don Bryant, You Make Me Feel ( Fat Possum ) [ 2020 Release ]
Yo–Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan & Chris Thile, Not Our First Goat Rodeo ( Sony Classical )
[ 2020 Release ]
Capcom Sound Team, Original Soundtrack of “Resident Evil 4” ( 4 LP )
( Laced Records )
[ 2005 Horror Video Game ] ***
The Turtles, Happy Together ( 2 LP ) ( Manifesto Records ) [ from 1967 ] ***
The Turtles, Turtle Soup ( 2 LP ) ( Manifesto Records ) [ from 1969 ] ***
Yo–Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan & Chris Thile,
Not Our First Goat Rodeo ( Sony Classical ) [ 2020 Release ]
Ron Sexsmith, Hermitage ( Cooking Vinyl ) [ 2020 Release ]
DJ Cam Quartet, The Essential ( iattytude Records ) ***
Ulrich Schnauss,
Far Away Trains Passing By ( 3 LP ) ( Scripted Realities ) [ from 2001 ] ***
Fabolous, Summertime Shootout 3—Coldest Summer Ever ( 2 LP ) ( Def Jam )
[ 2019 Release; Explicit Lyrics ]
Jadakiss, Ignatius ( Def Jam ) [ 2020 Release; Explicit Lyrics ]
Pharoahe Monch, Internal Affairs ( 2 LP ) ( W.A.R. Media ) [ from 1999 ] ***
R.A. the Rugged Man, All My Heroes Are Dead ( Nature Sounds ) [ 2020 Release ]
Oldies- Various Artists, The Many Faces of The Beach Boys ( 3 CD ) ( Music Brokers Argentina )
[ Tribute to The Beach Boys ] ***
Folk- Eric Andersen, Woodstock Under the Stars ( 3 CD ) ( Y&T Music ) ***
Yo–Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan & Chris Thile,
Not Our First Goat Rodeo ( Sony Classical ) [ 2020 Release ]
Ron Sexsmith, Hermitage ( Cooking Vinyl ) [ 2020 Release ]
Electronic / Dance- Rie Murakami, Sahara ( Ship to Shore ) [ from 1984 ] ***
*** From the vaults