Friday, January 6, 2023

Things I Enjoyed in 2022: The Waterboys "The Magnificent Seven"

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 Paired with the excellent "Fisherman's Box", there's a strong case that the Waterboys were the best folk rock band you...
Wednesday, January 4, 2023

Things I Enjoyed in 2022: Held By Trees "Solace"

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 It seems appropriate to take a moment to mention this album today, since it would have been Mark Hollis' birthday. Working in the same ...
Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Things I Enjoyed in 2022: The Chieftains "Bear's Sonic Journals The Foxhunt, the Chieftains Live in San Francisco 1973 & 1976"

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 The story goes that Jerry Garcia met them on a radio show in KSAN & requested them to be the opening act for Old & In the Way. (The...
Monday, January 2, 2023

Things I Enjoyed in 2022: Alabaster DePlume "Gold"

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 There's no doubt in my mind that music can have healing and restorative properties. I'm pretty sure that Alabaster DePlume thinks s...
Sunday, January 1, 2023

Things I Enjoyed in 2022: Neil Young "Noise & Flowers"/"Citizen Kane Jr Blues"

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 Just like in 2021, Neil Young released another bunch of albums in 2022. None of them are bad, & if you are a fan you will probably want...
Saturday, December 31, 2022

Things I Enjoyed in 2022: Big Thief "Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You"

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 This is probably where my tastes align with whatever critical consensus exists for 2022. And I have to say it's surprising to me that I...
Thursday, December 29, 2022

Things I Enjoyed in 2022: Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio "Cold as Weiss"

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 I just discovered this band in 2022. They are a few albums in it seems, and honestly every single one I've heard is great. Here's a...