What Colin’s Listening to:
Right Now
Rock
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Allen / Olzon, Worlds Apart ( Frontiers Music S.R.L. )
[ 2020 Release; Russell Allen and Anette Olzon of Symphony X and Nightwish ]
Ars Nova,
Fields of People—The Elektra & Atlantic Recordings 1968–1969 ( 2 CD )
( Esoteric ) ***
Blue Öyster Cult, Agents of Fortune—Live 2016 ( 2 CD ) ( Frontiers Music S.R.L. )
[ 40th Anniversary ] ***
Body Count, Carnivore ( Century Media ) [ 2020 Release; with Ice–T and Ernie C ]
Cornershop, England Is a Garden ( Ample Play Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Corpsessed, Impetus of Death ( Dark Descent )
Cream, Goodbye Tour—Live 1968 ( 4 CD ) ( Polydor )
[ from February 1969; with Bassist Jack Bruce, Guitarist/Vocalist Eric Clapton
and Drummer Ginger Baker ] ***
Crematory, Unbroken ( Napalm Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Deacon Blue, City of Love ( earMUSIC )
[ 2020(!) Release; Band from Glasgow, Scotland ]
Dens, Taming Tongues ( Facedown ) [ 2020 Release ]
Disq, Collector ( Saddle Creek ) [ 2020 Release ]
Earth Rot, Black Tides of Obscurity ( Season of Mist ) [ 2020 Release ]
Rory Gallagher,
Check Shirt Wizard—Live in ‘77 ( 2 CD ) ( Hip–O Select ) ***
Luke Haines & Peter Buck,
Beat Poetry for Survivalists ( Omnivore Recordings )
Honey Harper, Starmaker ( ATO Records )
James Hunter Six, Nick of Time ( Daptone )
Khymera, Master of Illusions ( Frontiers Music S.R.L. )
Lauv, how I’m feeling ( Lauv ) [ 2020 Release ]
Love & The Outcome, You Got This ( Word )
Brett Marvin & The Thunderbolts, Sonet Anthology ( 6 CD ) ( Grapefruit )
[ 6 CD Clamshell Boxset ] ***
Mayhem, Out from the Dark ( Peaceville )
[ Demo Released 1996; Recorded in 1991 ] ***
Metal Church, The Elektra Years 1984–1989 ( 3 CD ) ( Cherry Red )
[ Gatefold Digisleeve ] ***
My Dying Bride, The Ghost of Orion ( Nuclear Blast America ) [ 2020 Release ]
Novena, Eleventh Hour ( Frontiers Music S.R.L. ) [ 2020 Release ]
PEARS, PEARS ( Fat Wreck Chords ) [ Explicit Lyrics ]
Pungent Stench,
Dr. Heathen Scum of the Mentors Sessions ( Dissonance ) [ Explicit Lyrics ]
Quartz, Quartz ( Dissonance ) [ from 1977 ] ***
Republica, Republica ( 3 CD ) ( 90//9 ) [ from 1996; 3 CD Capacity Wallet ] ***
Caroline Rose, Superstar ( New West ) [ 2020 Release ]
Scarab, Martyrs of the Storm ( Vicisolom Production ) [ 2020 Release ]
Semblant, Obscura ( Frontiers Music S.R.L. ) [ 2020 Release ]
Silverstein, A Beautiful Place to Drown ( UNFD ) [ 2020 Release; Explicit Lyrics ]
Sweet, Fox on the Run—Rare Studio Tracks ( Cleopatra ) ***
Tank, Sturmpanzer ( Dissonance ) [ from 2018 ] ***
Thick, 5 Years Behind ( Epitaph Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Toundra, Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari ( 1 CD , 2 LP ) ( Inside Out Germany )
[ 2020 Release ]
Tulus, Old Old Death ( Soulseller )
U. S. Girls, Heavy Light ( 4AD )
Sadler Vaden, Anybody Out There? ( Dirty Mag Records )
[ 2020 Release; Guitarist of Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit ]
Viscera, Obsidian ( Unique Leader (Orch) ) [ 2020 Release ]
Jonathan Wilson,
Dixie Blur ( BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ) [ 2020 Release ]
Wombbath, Choirs of the fallen ( Soulseller )
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Blu-ray DVD
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Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley, et al,
CMA Awards Live ( Time Life ) [ Blu–ray DVD ]
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Country
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Brandy Clark, Your Life Is a Record ( Warner Bros. ) [ 2020 Release ]
Jim Lauderdale, When Carolina Comes Home Again ( Yep Roc Records )
Matt Maher, Alive & Breathing ( Provident Music Group ) [ 2020 Release ]
The Mastersons, No Time for Love Songs ( Red House )
Steep Canyon Rangers & Asheville Symphony, Be Still Moses ( Yep Roc Records )
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Jazz
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Kenny Barron, Dave Holland Trio featuring Johnathan Blake,
Without Deception ( Dare2 Records )
DW3, DW3 ( Woodward Avenue Records )
José James, No Beginning No End 2 ( Rainbow Blonde ) [ Sequel to 2013 Release ]
Snarky Puppy,
Live at the Royal Albert Hall ( 2 CD ) ( Ground Up Music LLC )
[ 2019 Release ]
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Vocals
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José James, No Beginning No End 2 ( Rainbow Blonde ) [ Sequel to 2013 Release ]
Mandy Moore, Silver Landings ( Verve ) [ 2020 Release ]
Matthew Morrison, Disney Dreamin’ with Matthew Morrison ( Walt Disney Records )
[ 2020 Release ]
Dionne Warwick,
Déjà Vu—The Arista Recordings 1979–1994 ( 12 CD ) ( SoulMusic Records )
[ Contains No Night So Long (1980), Dionne (1979), Friends in Love (1982),
Heartbreaker (1982), How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye (1983),
Finder of Lost Loves (1985), Friends (1985), Reservations for Two (1987),
Dionne Warwick Sings Cole Porter (1990), Friends Can Be Lovers (1993)
and Aquarela do Brasil (1994); Box Set ] ***
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Reggae
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African Head Charge, Drumming Is a Language 1990–2011 ( 5 CD ) ( On–U Sound )
[ with Prisoner, Nick Plytas, Crocodile, Junior Moses, Sunny Akpan, Skip McDonald
and Jah Wobble; Produced by Adrian Sherwood ] ***
The Specials, Ghost Town ( Cleopatra ) ***
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Blues
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Rory Gallagher, Check Shirt Wizard—Live in ‘77 ( 2 CD ) ( Hip–O Select ) ***
Anthony Gomes Band, Sweet Stringin’ Soul ( BFD ) [ from 2000 ] ***
Anthony Gomes Band, Music Is the Medicine ( BFD ) [ from 2006 ] ***
Anthony Gomes, ... Before the Beginning ( BFD ) [ from 2013 ] ***
Anthony Gomes Band, Electric Field Holler ( BFD ) [ from 2015 ] ***
Anthony Gomes, Peace, Love & Loud Guitars ( BFD ) [ from 2018 ] ***
Swamp Dogg, Sorry You Couldn’t Make It ( Joyful Noise Recordings )
[ 2020(!) “Country Album” Release, featuring John Prine, Justin Vernon, Jenny Lewis, and others ]
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LP / VINYL
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The Allman Brothers Band, Shades of Two Worlds ( Friday Music )
[ from 1991; 180 Gram Red & Orange Swirl Audiophile Vinyl;
Limited Edition; Gatefold Cover ] ***
The Allman Brothers Band, Shades of Two Worlds ( Friday Music )
[ from 1991; 180 Gram Translucent Gold & Blue Swirl Vinyl;
Limited Edition; Gatefold Cover ] ***
And So I Watch You from Afar, Jettison ( Big Scary Monsters )
Ásgeir Trausti, Bury the Moon ( One Little Indian US ) [ 2020 Release ]
Ásgeir Trausti, Sátt ( One Little Indian US ) [ 2020 Release ]
Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow, Denver 1979 ( 2 LP ) ( Cleopatra )
[ Originally Released in 2015 ] ***
Blue Öyster Cult, Agents of Fortune—Live 2016 ( Frontiers Music S.R.L. )
[ 40th Anniversary ] ***
Body Count, Carnivore ( Century Media )
[ 2020 Release; with Ice–T and Ernie C ]
flora cash, Baby, It’s Okay ( RCA ) [ 2020 Release ]
Cornershop, England Is a Garden ( 2 LP ) ( Ample Play Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Crematory, Unbroken ( 2 LP ) ( Napalm Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Deacon Blue, City of Love ( earMUSIC ) [ 2020(!) Release; Band from Glasgow, Scotland ]
The Dillinger Escape Plan, Option Paralysis ( Season of Mist )
[ from 2010; Limited Edition Transparent Neon Yellow Vinyl ] ***
Disq, Collector ( Saddle Creek ) [ 2020 Release ]
Earth Rot, Black Tides of Obscurity ( Season of Mist ) [ 2020 Release ]
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Blue Moon Rising ( Caroline )
[ 2020 Release; Former Guitarist of Oasis ]
Rory Gallagher,
Check Shirt Wizard—Live in ‘77 ( 3 LP ) ( Hip–O Select ) ***
Luke Haines & Peter Buck, Beat Poetry for Survivalists ( Omnivore Recordings )
Honey Harper, Starmaker ( ATO Records ) [ Clear Vinyl ]
James Hunter Six, Nick of Time ( Daptone )
Lauv, how I’m feeling ( 2 LP ) ( Lauv ) [ 2020 Release ]
Mansions, Dig Up the Dead ( Run for Cover ) [ from 2011; Color Vinyl ] ***
Marillion, Less Is More ( 2 LP ) ( earMUSIC ) [ from 2009 ] ***
My Dying Bride, The Ghost of Orion ( 2 LP ) ( Nuclear Blast America )
[ 2020 Release ]
Nektar, Recycled ( Purple Pyramid ) [ from 1975 ] ***
PEARS, PEARS ( Fat Wreck Chords ) [ Explicit Lyrics ]
Rainbow, Denver 1979 ( 2 LP ) ( Cleopatra ) [ Originally Released in 2015 ] ***
Caroline Rose, Superstar ( New West ) [ 2020 Release ]
Scarab, Martyrs of the Storm ( Vicisolom Production ) [ 2020 Release ]
Silverstein, A Beautiful Place to Drown ( UNFD ) [ 2020 Release; Explicit Lyrics ]
Dusty Springfield, Dusty in Memphis ( Rhino Custom Indie Retail )
[ Classic from 1969; Deluxe Edition ] ***
Sweet, Fox on the Run—Rare Studio Tracks ( Cleopatra ) ***
10,000 Maniacs, Twice Told Tales ( Cleopatra ) [ from 2015 ] ***
They Might Be Giants, Flood ( Idlewild Recordings ) [ from 1990 ] ***
Thick, 5 Years Behind ( Epitaph Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Toundra, Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari ( 2 LP , 1 CD ) ( Inside Out Germany )
[ 2020 Release; Gatefold Black Vinyl ]
Tulus, Old Old Death ( Soulseller )
U. S. Girls, Heavy Light ( 4AD )
Sadler Vaden, Anybody Out There? ( Dirty Mag Records )
[ 2020 Release; Guitarist of Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit ]
Jonathan Wilson, Dixie Blur ( 2 LP ) ( BMG Rights Management (US) LLC )
[ 2020 Release ]
Wombbath, Choirs of the fallen ( Soulseller )
The Mastersons, No Time for Love Songs ( Red House )
Steep Canyon Rangers & Asheville Symphony, Be Still Moses ( Yep Roc Records )
Kenny Barron, Dave Holland Trio featuring Johnathan Blake,
Without Deception ( 2 LP ) ( Dare2 Records )
José James, No Beginning No End 2 ( Rainbow Blonde ) [ Sequel to 2013 Release ]
José James, No Beginning No End 2 ( Rainbow Blonde ) [ Sequel to 2013 Release ]
Mandy Moore, Silver Landings ( Verve ) [ 2020 Release ]
The Master Musicians of Jajouka / Bachir Attar,
Apocalypse Across the Sky ( 2 LP ) ( Zehra ) [ from 1992 ] ***
Rory Gallagher,
Check Shirt Wizard—Live in ‘77 ( 3 LP ) ( Hip–O Select ) ***
Little Beaver, Party Down ( Real Gone Music )
[ from 1974; Limited Metallic Gold Vinyl Edition ] ***
Swamp Dogg, Sorry You Couldn’t Make It ( Joyful Noise Recordings )
[ 2020(!) “Country Album” Release, featuring John Prine,
Justin Vernon, Jenny Lewis, and others ]
Albert Lee, Ginger Baker, et al,
Black on Blues—A Tribute to the Black Keys ( Cleopatra )
[ Tribute to The Black Keys ] ***
Ryūichi Sakamoto,
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack of “Proxima” ( Sony Masterworks )
[ 2019 Film ]
Paul Revere & The Raiders, The Spirit of ‘67 ( Friday Music )
[ from 1966; 180 Gram Red White & Blue Swirl Audiophile Vinyl;
Limited Edition; Gatefold Cover ] ***
Green Leaf Rustlers, From Within Marin ( 2 LP ) ( Silver Arrow Records )
Nadia Reid, Out of My Province ( Spacebomb )
Steep Canyon Rangers & Asheville Symphony, Be Still Moses ( Yep Roc Records )
José James, No Beginning No End 2 ( Rainbow Blonde ) [ Sequel to 2013 Release ]
Moby, All Visible Objects ( 2 LP ) ( Mute ) [ 2020 Release ]
Tangerine Dream, Recurring Dreams ( 2 LP ) ( Kscope Import )
[ Newly Reworked Selected Classics by the 2020 Lineup ]
Atmosphere, Whenever ( Rhymesayers ) [ 2019 Release ]
Jidenna, 85 to Africa ( Epic Records Group ) [ 2019 Release; Explicit Lyrics ]
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Oldies
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Brett Marvin & The Thunderbolts, Sonet Anthology ( 6 CD ) ( Grapefruit )
[ 6 CD Clamshell Boxset ] ***
Dionne Warwick,
Déjà Vu—The Arista Recordings 1979–1994 ( 12 CD ) ( SoulMusic Records )
[ Contains No Night So Long (1980), Dionne (1979), Friends in Love (1982),
Heartbreaker (1982), How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye (1983),
Finder of Lost Loves (1985), Friends (1985), Reservations for Two (1987),
Dionne Warwick Sings Cole Porter (1990), Friends Can Be Lovers (1993)
and Aquarela do Brasil (1994); Box Set ] ***
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Folk
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Jim Lauderdale, When Carolina Comes Home Again ( Yep Roc Records )
Nadia Reid, Out of My Province ( Spacebomb )
Steep Canyon Rangers & Asheville Symphony, Be Still Moses ( Yep Roc Records )
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Electronic / Dance
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José James, No Beginning No End 2 ( Rainbow Blonde )
Moby, All Visible Objects ( Mute ) [ 2020 Release ]
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Rap
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Atmosphere, Whenever ( Rhymesayers ) [ 2019 Release ]
B Green Beats, Somewhere in Serbia ( Independent )
Mac Miller, Circles ( Warner Bros. )
[ Posthumous Release Produced and Completed by Jon Brion ]
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*** From the
vaults
Updated January 22, 2020
Right Now
Rock- Allen / Olzon, Worlds Apart ( Frontiers Music S.R.L. )
[ 2020 Release; Russell Allen and Anette Olzon of Symphony X and Nightwish ]
Ars Nova,
Fields of People—The Elektra & Atlantic Recordings 1968–1969 ( 2 CD )
( Esoteric ) ***
Blue Öyster Cult, Agents of Fortune—Live 2016 ( 2 CD ) ( Frontiers Music S.R.L. )
[ 40th Anniversary ] ***
Body Count, Carnivore ( Century Media ) [ 2020 Release; with Ice–T and Ernie C ]
Cornershop, England Is a Garden ( Ample Play Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Corpsessed, Impetus of Death ( Dark Descent )
Cream, Goodbye Tour—Live 1968 ( 4 CD ) ( Polydor )
[ from February 1969; with Bassist Jack Bruce, Guitarist/Vocalist Eric Clapton
and Drummer Ginger Baker ] ***
Crematory, Unbroken ( Napalm Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Deacon Blue, City of Love ( earMUSIC )
[ 2020(!) Release; Band from Glasgow, Scotland ]
Dens, Taming Tongues ( Facedown ) [ 2020 Release ]
Disq, Collector ( Saddle Creek ) [ 2020 Release ]
Earth Rot, Black Tides of Obscurity ( Season of Mist ) [ 2020 Release ]
Rory Gallagher,
Check Shirt Wizard—Live in ‘77 ( 2 CD ) ( Hip–O Select ) ***
Luke Haines & Peter Buck,
Beat Poetry for Survivalists ( Omnivore Recordings )
Honey Harper, Starmaker ( ATO Records )
James Hunter Six, Nick of Time ( Daptone )
Khymera, Master of Illusions ( Frontiers Music S.R.L. )
Lauv, how I’m feeling ( Lauv ) [ 2020 Release ]
Love & The Outcome, You Got This ( Word )
Brett Marvin & The Thunderbolts, Sonet Anthology ( 6 CD ) ( Grapefruit )
[ 6 CD Clamshell Boxset ] ***
Mayhem, Out from the Dark ( Peaceville )
[ Demo Released 1996; Recorded in 1991 ] ***
Metal Church, The Elektra Years 1984–1989 ( 3 CD ) ( Cherry Red )
[ Gatefold Digisleeve ] ***
My Dying Bride, The Ghost of Orion ( Nuclear Blast America ) [ 2020 Release ]
Novena, Eleventh Hour ( Frontiers Music S.R.L. ) [ 2020 Release ]
PEARS, PEARS ( Fat Wreck Chords ) [ Explicit Lyrics ]
Pungent Stench,
Dr. Heathen Scum of the Mentors Sessions ( Dissonance ) [ Explicit Lyrics ]
Quartz, Quartz ( Dissonance ) [ from 1977 ] ***
Republica, Republica ( 3 CD ) ( 90//9 ) [ from 1996; 3 CD Capacity Wallet ] ***
Caroline Rose, Superstar ( New West ) [ 2020 Release ]
Scarab, Martyrs of the Storm ( Vicisolom Production ) [ 2020 Release ]
Semblant, Obscura ( Frontiers Music S.R.L. ) [ 2020 Release ]
Silverstein, A Beautiful Place to Drown ( UNFD ) [ 2020 Release; Explicit Lyrics ]
Sweet, Fox on the Run—Rare Studio Tracks ( Cleopatra ) ***
Tank, Sturmpanzer ( Dissonance ) [ from 2018 ] ***
Thick, 5 Years Behind ( Epitaph Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Toundra, Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari ( 1 CD , 2 LP ) ( Inside Out Germany )
[ 2020 Release ]
Tulus, Old Old Death ( Soulseller )
U. S. Girls, Heavy Light ( 4AD )
Sadler Vaden, Anybody Out There? ( Dirty Mag Records )
[ 2020 Release; Guitarist of Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit ]
Viscera, Obsidian ( Unique Leader (Orch) ) [ 2020 Release ]
Jonathan Wilson,
Dixie Blur ( BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ) [ 2020 Release ]
Wombbath, Choirs of the fallen ( Soulseller )
Blu-ray DVD- Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley, et al,
CMA Awards Live ( Time Life ) [ Blu–ray DVD ]
Country- Brandy Clark, Your Life Is a Record ( Warner Bros. ) [ 2020 Release ]
Jim Lauderdale, When Carolina Comes Home Again ( Yep Roc Records )
Matt Maher, Alive & Breathing ( Provident Music Group ) [ 2020 Release ]
The Mastersons, No Time for Love Songs ( Red House )
Steep Canyon Rangers & Asheville Symphony, Be Still Moses ( Yep Roc Records )
Jazz- Kenny Barron, Dave Holland Trio featuring Johnathan Blake,
Without Deception ( Dare2 Records )
DW3, DW3 ( Woodward Avenue Records )
José James, No Beginning No End 2 ( Rainbow Blonde ) [ Sequel to 2013 Release ]
Snarky Puppy,
Live at the Royal Albert Hall ( 2 CD ) ( Ground Up Music LLC )
[ 2019 Release ]
Vocals- José James, No Beginning No End 2 ( Rainbow Blonde ) [ Sequel to 2013 Release ]
Mandy Moore, Silver Landings ( Verve ) [ 2020 Release ]
Matthew Morrison, Disney Dreamin’ with Matthew Morrison ( Walt Disney Records )
[ 2020 Release ]
Dionne Warwick,
Déjà Vu—The Arista Recordings 1979–1994 ( 12 CD ) ( SoulMusic Records )
[ Contains No Night So Long (1980), Dionne (1979), Friends in Love (1982),
Heartbreaker (1982), How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye (1983),
Finder of Lost Loves (1985), Friends (1985), Reservations for Two (1987),
Dionne Warwick Sings Cole Porter (1990), Friends Can Be Lovers (1993)
and Aquarela do Brasil (1994); Box Set ] ***
Reggae- African Head Charge, Drumming Is a Language 1990–2011 ( 5 CD ) ( On–U Sound )
[ with Prisoner, Nick Plytas, Crocodile, Junior Moses, Sunny Akpan, Skip McDonald
and Jah Wobble; Produced by Adrian Sherwood ] ***
The Specials, Ghost Town ( Cleopatra ) ***
Blues- Rory Gallagher, Check Shirt Wizard—Live in ‘77 ( 2 CD ) ( Hip–O Select ) ***
Anthony Gomes Band, Sweet Stringin’ Soul ( BFD ) [ from 2000 ] ***
Anthony Gomes Band, Music Is the Medicine ( BFD ) [ from 2006 ] ***
Anthony Gomes, ... Before the Beginning ( BFD ) [ from 2013 ] ***
Anthony Gomes Band, Electric Field Holler ( BFD ) [ from 2015 ] ***
Anthony Gomes, Peace, Love & Loud Guitars ( BFD ) [ from 2018 ] ***
Swamp Dogg, Sorry You Couldn’t Make It ( Joyful Noise Recordings )
[ 2020(!) “Country Album” Release, featuring John Prine, Justin Vernon, Jenny Lewis, and others ]
LP / VINYL- The Allman Brothers Band, Shades of Two Worlds ( Friday Music )
[ from 1991; 180 Gram Red & Orange Swirl Audiophile Vinyl;
Limited Edition; Gatefold Cover ] ***
The Allman Brothers Band, Shades of Two Worlds ( Friday Music )
[ from 1991; 180 Gram Translucent Gold & Blue Swirl Vinyl;
Limited Edition; Gatefold Cover ] ***
And So I Watch You from Afar, Jettison ( Big Scary Monsters )
Ásgeir Trausti, Bury the Moon ( One Little Indian US ) [ 2020 Release ]
Ásgeir Trausti, Sátt ( One Little Indian US ) [ 2020 Release ]
Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow, Denver 1979 ( 2 LP ) ( Cleopatra )
[ Originally Released in 2015 ] ***
Blue Öyster Cult, Agents of Fortune—Live 2016 ( Frontiers Music S.R.L. )
[ 40th Anniversary ] ***
Body Count, Carnivore ( Century Media )
[ 2020 Release; with Ice–T and Ernie C ]
flora cash, Baby, It’s Okay ( RCA ) [ 2020 Release ]
Cornershop, England Is a Garden ( 2 LP ) ( Ample Play Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Crematory, Unbroken ( 2 LP ) ( Napalm Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Deacon Blue, City of Love ( earMUSIC ) [ 2020(!) Release; Band from Glasgow, Scotland ]
The Dillinger Escape Plan, Option Paralysis ( Season of Mist )
[ from 2010; Limited Edition Transparent Neon Yellow Vinyl ] ***
Disq, Collector ( Saddle Creek ) [ 2020 Release ]
Earth Rot, Black Tides of Obscurity ( Season of Mist ) [ 2020 Release ]
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Blue Moon Rising ( Caroline )
[ 2020 Release; Former Guitarist of Oasis ]
Rory Gallagher,
Check Shirt Wizard—Live in ‘77 ( 3 LP ) ( Hip–O Select ) ***
Luke Haines & Peter Buck, Beat Poetry for Survivalists ( Omnivore Recordings )
Honey Harper, Starmaker ( ATO Records ) [ Clear Vinyl ]
James Hunter Six, Nick of Time ( Daptone )
Lauv, how I’m feeling ( 2 LP ) ( Lauv ) [ 2020 Release ]
Mansions, Dig Up the Dead ( Run for Cover ) [ from 2011; Color Vinyl ] ***
Marillion, Less Is More ( 2 LP ) ( earMUSIC ) [ from 2009 ] ***
My Dying Bride, The Ghost of Orion ( 2 LP ) ( Nuclear Blast America )
[ 2020 Release ]
Nektar, Recycled ( Purple Pyramid ) [ from 1975 ] ***
PEARS, PEARS ( Fat Wreck Chords ) [ Explicit Lyrics ]
Rainbow, Denver 1979 ( 2 LP ) ( Cleopatra ) [ Originally Released in 2015 ] ***
Caroline Rose, Superstar ( New West ) [ 2020 Release ]
Scarab, Martyrs of the Storm ( Vicisolom Production ) [ 2020 Release ]
Silverstein, A Beautiful Place to Drown ( UNFD ) [ 2020 Release; Explicit Lyrics ]
Dusty Springfield, Dusty in Memphis ( Rhino Custom Indie Retail )
[ Classic from 1969; Deluxe Edition ] ***
Sweet, Fox on the Run—Rare Studio Tracks ( Cleopatra ) ***
10,000 Maniacs, Twice Told Tales ( Cleopatra ) [ from 2015 ] ***
They Might Be Giants, Flood ( Idlewild Recordings ) [ from 1990 ] ***
Thick, 5 Years Behind ( Epitaph Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Toundra, Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari ( 2 LP , 1 CD ) ( Inside Out Germany )
[ 2020 Release; Gatefold Black Vinyl ]
Tulus, Old Old Death ( Soulseller )
U. S. Girls, Heavy Light ( 4AD )
Sadler Vaden, Anybody Out There? ( Dirty Mag Records )
[ 2020 Release; Guitarist of Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit ]
Jonathan Wilson, Dixie Blur ( 2 LP ) ( BMG Rights Management (US) LLC )
[ 2020 Release ]
Wombbath, Choirs of the fallen ( Soulseller )
The Mastersons, No Time for Love Songs ( Red House )
Steep Canyon Rangers & Asheville Symphony, Be Still Moses ( Yep Roc Records )
Kenny Barron, Dave Holland Trio featuring Johnathan Blake,
Without Deception ( 2 LP ) ( Dare2 Records )
José James, No Beginning No End 2 ( Rainbow Blonde ) [ Sequel to 2013 Release ]
José James, No Beginning No End 2 ( Rainbow Blonde ) [ Sequel to 2013 Release ]
Mandy Moore, Silver Landings ( Verve ) [ 2020 Release ]
The Master Musicians of Jajouka / Bachir Attar,
Apocalypse Across the Sky ( 2 LP ) ( Zehra ) [ from 1992 ] ***
Rory Gallagher,
Check Shirt Wizard—Live in ‘77 ( 3 LP ) ( Hip–O Select ) ***
Little Beaver, Party Down ( Real Gone Music )
[ from 1974; Limited Metallic Gold Vinyl Edition ] ***
Swamp Dogg, Sorry You Couldn’t Make It ( Joyful Noise Recordings )
[ 2020(!) “Country Album” Release, featuring John Prine,
Justin Vernon, Jenny Lewis, and others ]
Albert Lee, Ginger Baker, et al,
Black on Blues—A Tribute to the Black Keys ( Cleopatra )
[ Tribute to The Black Keys ] ***
Ryūichi Sakamoto,
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack of “Proxima” ( Sony Masterworks )
[ 2019 Film ]
Paul Revere & The Raiders, The Spirit of ‘67 ( Friday Music )
[ from 1966; 180 Gram Red White & Blue Swirl Audiophile Vinyl;
Limited Edition; Gatefold Cover ] ***
Green Leaf Rustlers, From Within Marin ( 2 LP ) ( Silver Arrow Records )
Nadia Reid, Out of My Province ( Spacebomb )
Steep Canyon Rangers & Asheville Symphony, Be Still Moses ( Yep Roc Records )
José James, No Beginning No End 2 ( Rainbow Blonde ) [ Sequel to 2013 Release ]
Moby, All Visible Objects ( 2 LP ) ( Mute ) [ 2020 Release ]
Tangerine Dream, Recurring Dreams ( 2 LP ) ( Kscope Import )
[ Newly Reworked Selected Classics by the 2020 Lineup ]
Atmosphere, Whenever ( Rhymesayers ) [ 2019 Release ]
Jidenna, 85 to Africa ( Epic Records Group ) [ 2019 Release; Explicit Lyrics ]
Oldies- Brett Marvin & The Thunderbolts, Sonet Anthology ( 6 CD ) ( Grapefruit )
[ 6 CD Clamshell Boxset ] ***
Dionne Warwick,
Déjà Vu—The Arista Recordings 1979–1994 ( 12 CD ) ( SoulMusic Records )
[ Contains No Night So Long (1980), Dionne (1979), Friends in Love (1982),
Heartbreaker (1982), How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye (1983),
Finder of Lost Loves (1985), Friends (1985), Reservations for Two (1987),
Dionne Warwick Sings Cole Porter (1990), Friends Can Be Lovers (1993)
and Aquarela do Brasil (1994); Box Set ] ***
Folk- Jim Lauderdale, When Carolina Comes Home Again ( Yep Roc Records )
Nadia Reid, Out of My Province ( Spacebomb )
Steep Canyon Rangers & Asheville Symphony, Be Still Moses ( Yep Roc Records )
Electronic / Dance- José James, No Beginning No End 2 ( Rainbow Blonde )
Moby, All Visible Objects ( Mute ) [ 2020 Release ]
Rap- Atmosphere, Whenever ( Rhymesayers ) [ 2019 Release ]
B Green Beats, Somewhere in Serbia ( Independent )
Mac Miller, Circles ( Warner Bros. )
[ Posthumous Release Produced and Completed by Jon Brion ]
*** From the vaults