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Idaho – You Were a Dick (Idaho Music)
Jeff Martin never lets us down.
Sam Phillips – Solid State: Songs From the Long Play (Eden Bridge)
Superb collection of her 2009-2010 internet download EPs.
The Decemberists – Picaresque (Kill Rock Stars)
Been rediscovering this 2005 third LP gem after the band’s impressive Prospect Park gig erased memories of their somewhat flat performance at Beacon Theater some months prior. Will miss them the next three years while they take a break!
Zounds – “Demystification” (7” single) 1982 (Rough Trade U.K.)
30 years later, Zounds made a spirited U.S. debut at ABC No Rio – that is leader Steve Lake and an all-American lineup including two close friends of mine. Talk about win-win!
Swervedriver – Mezcal Head (Second Motion) reissue
I don’t need an excuse to rediscover this LP, but the band’s blowout set at Irving Plaza, which centered on the first two LPs, did the trick!
The Wipers – Silver Sail and The Herd (Jackpot)
Timely vinyl reissues of albums 7 and 8 out of 9 of one of the U.S.‘s greatest all-time artists, the incomparable Greg Sage
The Mutton Birds – The Mutton Birds (Bag NZ)
Don McGlashan played some absolute classics off his old band’s first, 1992 LP at his two New York shows out of his long, great catalog of about 10 LPs. Nearly everyone at both shows was from New Zealand. At least his native countrymen know how great he is.
Let’s Wrestle – Nursing Home (Merge)
Another chaotic, noisy pop thriller on LP number two.
Sloan – XX (Yep Roc)
These great songs were even better live at Bowery Ballroom and Knitting Factory.
Joy Formidable – The Big Roar (Canvasback/Atlantic)
2011’s album of the year to date, still going strong.
