Album Reviews
Best Albums Of 2023 Alphabetically By Artist Ending January 31st
hard rock meets classic rock meets Americana
UK Top 10 Albums 2-3-23 – 2-9-23
that SNL gig was excellent
The Early Bird: New Recorded Releases 2-3-22 – 2-9-22 Reviewed
captivating, hooklined, country pop songs
Best Of 2023: Albums by Artist In Order Of Preference Through January 31st
Last January The Weeknd was # 1 and though that album was better than Trippie’s, the rest weren’t
Brief Encounters: New Albums 1-27-23 – 2-2-23 Reviewed
Sam’s best to date
US Top Ten Albums Tracking 1-20-23 – 1-26-23
seven weeks at # 1
Sneak Peaks: Upcoming Album Releases 2-3-23 – 2-9-23
return to the top of country
UK Top 10 Albums 1-27-23 – 2-2-23
Has Brit rock ever been worse?
The Early Bird: Top New Recorded Releases 1-27-23 – 3-2-23 Reviewed
the mixes his producer Daniel Lanois didn’t like
Brief Encounters: New Albums 1-20-23 – 1-26-23 Reviewed
dip yourself deep in sonic hellaciousness and disquiet
US Top Ten Albums Tracking 1-13-23 – 1-19-23
SZA starts aiming for the record books
Sneak Peaks: Upcoming Album Releases 2-3-23 – 2-9-23
Jamaican dancehall
UK Top 10 Albums 1-27-23 – 2-2-23
named after my mom’s old car pun (the UK’s Cortena)
The Early Bird: Top New Recorded Releases 1-20-23 – 1-26-23
tasteless as Oatmeal milk
Brief Encounters: New Albums 1-13-23 – 1-19-23 Reviewed
Price and her husband nail down an explosive Americana
US Top Ten Albums Tracking 1-6-23 – 1-12-23
a great year for the popstar
Sneak Peaks: Upcoming Album Releases 1-20-22 – 1-26-22
at 80 years of age Cale remains more than capable
UK Top 10 Albums 1-13-23 – 1-19-23
the top three remain a complete delight
The Earliest Bird: Top New Recorded Release 1-13-22 – 1-19-22, Margo Price’s “Strays” Reviewed
songs you’d like to hear on the radio
Brief Encounters: New Albums 1-6-22 – 1-12-13 Reviewed
plays with form and self awareness
US Top Ten Albums Tracking 12-30-22 – 1-5-22
a month at the top of the charts
UK Top 10 Albums 1-6-23 – 1-12-23
THE HEIGHT OF POP
Friday’s Aren’t What They Used To Be
slender pickings
US Top Ten Albums Tracking 12-23-22 – 12-29-22
And so it was Christmas…
Best Of 2022: Albums by Artist In Alphabetical Order
bubbling Yemi
UK Top 10 Albums 12-30-22 – 1-5-23
Michael Buble at # 1 for some reason…
A Quiet Friday, Last Friday Of The Year For New Releases
a swift 25 minutes of soul hooks
Brief Encounters: New Albums 12-23-22 – 12-29-22 Reviewed
fine collection of Sault collective rap
US Top Ten Albums Tracking 12-16-22 – 12-22-22
yes, I did snag one, thanks!
Ryan Adam’s 2022 Revisited: Six albums, a tour, and a destroyed reputation
there is so forgiveness, there is no pity, there is no exit, there is only tracks and blood.
New Album “Blood on the Tracks”by Ryan Adams Drops
sacrilege maybe
UK Top 10 Albums 12-23-22 – 12-29-22
I wish Cliff was # 1…
Brief Encounters: New Albums 12-16-22 – 12-22-22 Reviewed
hardcore emocore
US Top Ten Albums Tracking 12-2-22 – 12-8-22
a great way to bring in the new year even if I didn’t snag a tix to her at MSG (yet)
UK Top 10 Albums 12-9-22 – 12-15-22
came in second (but first with the judges) at the Eurovision Song Contest
The Early Bird: Top New Recorded Releases 12-16-22 – 12-22-22 Reviewed
a hOLIday surprise
The Top 20 Albums Of 2022
multi media agitprop
Brief Encounters: New Albums 12-9-22 – 12-15-22
a gorgeous, state of the art, hip hop black excellence as middle class mainstream
US Top Ten Albums Tracking 12-2-22 – 12-8-22
And it is still very good…
UK Top 10 Albums 12-9-22 – 12-15-22
so bad he puts me in mind of Sting
The Early Bird: Top New Recorded Release 12-9-22 – 12-15-22 Reviewed
it sounds better than ever
The Earliest Bird: Top New Recorded Release 12-9-22 – 12-15-22, SZA’s “SOS” Reviewed
she personifies what one hopes and prays for the black community as a whole
Brief Encounters: New Albums 12-2-22 – 12-8-22 Reviewed
the incomparable daughter of Lagos
Best Of 2022: Albums by Artist In Order Of Preference Through November 30th
the Queendon come of Afrobeats
US Top Ten Albums Tracking 11-25-22 – 12-1-22
here comes Santa Claus for the annual chart shake up
Sneak Peaks: Upcoming Album Releases 12-9-22 – 12-15-22
I can’t wait to hear the adds
UK Top 10 Albums 12-2-22 – 12-8-22
I wish Cliff had beat Stormzy -who I admire but not here
The Early Bird: Top New Recorded Releases 12-2-22 – 12-8-22 Reviewed
they don’t quite show growth they do show
The Earliest Bird: Top New Recorded Release 12-2-22 – 12-8-22, Yemi Alade’s “African Baddie” Reviewed
One of the best albums of the year