2022 Listens

An all new way to slap. /ht Adam Wood

I've just given this one listen, but there will be more to come. /ht Jason Dettbarn

Phoenix always delivers for me.

I'm still not sure if I like this a little or more than a little, but I've listened to it a lot over the past couple of days.

I picked this up as an import CD, which only has seven (glorious) tracks. D'Angelo was at the height of his skills. (Fun fact, the liner notes mention Angie Stone is one of the backup singers for this show.)

I'm a Mumford fan from way back, and this is more of the similar if not the same. Not a bad thing IMO.

I think I ran into this because Watkins was conversing on a Reddit thread about streaming service audio quality. Turns out this is a chill album. Sounds great in Atmos.

They opened for The Shins, supported by only an acoustic guitar and an electronic bass drum pedal. They received a standing ovation. Pretty impressive for performing without a full band!

A beautiful recording. It feels like the band is sitting in the room with me. I'll have to listen to the lyrics at some point.

Get three geniuses together and the album turns out pretty good!

Just raw and fun!

So smooth. So laid back. So precise. So well captured. See also The Duke Book.

Pop that brings you back. Gated drums on the intro track make you think Phil Collins is involved. "Start Walking" and "Show Me Love" also slap.

"Hi-De-Ho" & "Into the Twilight". Woah.

I quite liked their previous effort. This one isn't quite there, but it has some strong moments.

Soulful. Funky. With violins. Yes.

A lovely cover album.

Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, and Silk Sonic. A smooth play on motown, with a fair bit of humor.

The percussion; it's complicated!

Front to back good.

Track 1, "Meditation", is achingly pretty. I'm warming to the rest.

Shawn shared this and I can't disagree that it might be hip hop album of the year already.

The first nine songs are nearly perfect.

Another killer album from Carlile.

I haven't listened closely yet, but I like what is on in the background.

Somehow I have never heard her music before. I'm just starting to dip into this one.

This one is back to basics. "I'm Not the Season" is probably my favorite track.

As a Tears for Fears fan, I think Brothertiger does some nice work here.