1) For Sale: Live at Maxwell's 1986-The Replacements. Probably the only decent live set they recorded. It just makes you yearn to see someone you never got a chance to see.
2) Sweet as Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes From the Horn of Africa-Various artists. The great sampling of Somali pop has become indispensable.
3) Masseduction-St. Vincent. Boy howdy, Annie Clark returned with a pop grinder and a world tour. This takes multiple listens, but listen you must.
4) Colors-Beck. 'Pure pop for now people' to quote the album name of a Nick Lowe record. This humble slice of fun sure got a lot of hate from Beck fans, but I sure love it.
5) Anything Could Happen-Bash & Pop. Tommy Stinson of Replacements fame makes a stone cold power pop record.
6) Idiots Out Wondering Around-House of Large Sizes. This is a vinyl re-issue of a set of live recordings by my favorite local(ized) band. Missouri and Iowa anyway.
7) Motel Mirrors-self-titled. EP of a nice man and woman duo in the roots rock Sun Records vein.
8) Scum Fuck Flower Boy-Tyler, The Creator. Powerful alternative rap by a a rapper who is introspective, profane, fun, and has mad powerful rhymes.
9) The Nashville Sound-Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit. Wow, just wow! I didn't know you could make a better album that his solo "Southeastern," but this was epic roots rock with a full throated band both input and influence. Such a great record.
8) Scum Fuck Flower Boy-Tyler, The Creator. Powerful alternative rap by a a rapper who is introspective, profane, fun, and has mad powerful rhymes.
9) The Nashville Sound-Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit. Wow, just wow! I didn't know you could make a better album that his solo "Southeastern," but this was epic roots rock with a full throated band both input and influence. Such a great record.
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