Albums of 2021

[Higgs]

This new Jungle album (Loving in Stereo) is groovy. I'm enjoying it greatly this lovely Friday afternoon.

Here's 'Let's Talk About It'.

[Ello Sailor]

Kinda sounds like Beck with a sprinkling of Jamiroquai. I dig it. Will have the full album a spin.

[Strat]

Busy Earning is such a good jam

[Brett]

Jeff Parker is following up last year's Suite for Max Brown with an album of solo guitar pieces called Forfolks, releasing December 10 on International Anthem. The album consists of eight pieces; two interpretations from the jazz repertoire (Whiting/Robin/Chase's "My Ideal" and Monk's "Ugly Beauty") and six Parker originals, including "La Jetée," a piece that he's previously recording with his bands Isotope 217 and Tortoise (under the title "Jetty"). The first single is "Suffolk" which can be streamed currently on Bandcamp and has an accompanying video if you click through:

[psychobain]

[bodysnatcher]

Barenaked Ladies > Besnard Lakes

Unbelievable that Sailor casually drops this insanity and then 12 hours later says I’d be killed in some non-US countries for my opinion about black coffee

[Ello Sailor]

I was just trying to make funny with the name! I don't think Barenaked Ladies are better than anything!

[bodysnatcher]

they just released a new album this year so we’re in the right thread

[Kevin Davis]

Holy shit, the opening track on the new Robert Plant/Alison Krauss album is a cover of "Quattro (World Drifts In)" by Calexico. Sounds great!

[Strat]

Saw Calexico once live and they were incredible.

However, albums never really landed for me.

I should revisit.

[Kevin Davis]

They were one of my favorites for a long time, though I've lost track of them a bit in the last 5 years or so. Feast of Wire and (especially) Carried to Dust are among my favorite albums of the 2000's.

[Strat]

They were one of my favorites for a long time, though I've lost track of them a bit in the last 5 years or so. Feast of Wire and (especially) Carried to Dust are among my favorite albums of the 2000's.

I have "Spiritoso" on vinyl. I think I played it once.

Looks like I know whats on tap for tomorrow!

[Kevin Davis]

Oh nice -- I've never heard that one.

This one is one of my favorites, short and sweet, love the lyrics too:

Spoiler: show

Washed my face in the rivers of empire
Made my bed from a cardboard crate
Down in the City of Quartz
No news, no new regrets
Tossed a Susan B. over my shoulder
And prayed it would rain and rain
Submerge the whole western states
Call it a last fair deal
With American zeal
And corporate handshake

Take the story of Carpenter Mike
Who dropped his tools and his keys and left
And headed out as far as he could
Past the cities and gated neighborhoods
And he slept neath the stars
Wrote down what he dreamt
And he built a machine
For no one to see
Then took flight
At first light
Of new morning

[Ms Harmless]

'Pure Morning' was also a pretty big deal way back when. Check that shit out, Joey.

Certain albums, sometimes surprising and sometimes not, just transport you to times in the past. “Without you I’m nothing” is one of those albums for me. Any time I put it on, I’m immediately whiplashed to a very specific time in 1998. It’s fun sometimes.

easily my favourite Placebo album, and I'm looking forward to the new one

[Chris_H_2]

I was just trying to make funny with the name! I don't think Barenaked Ladies are better than anything!

How about Ezra?

[Ello Sailor]

I was just trying to make funny with the name! I don't think Barenaked Ladies are better than anything!

How about Ezra?

Don't bring tree's saplings into this.

[Kevin Davis]

Holy shit, the opening track on the new Robert Plant/Alison Krauss album is a cover of "Quattro (World Drifts In)" by Calexico. Sounds great!

And Bill Frisell plays guitar on it! Be still my heart!

[Jorge]

Are those Plant/Krauss albums good? For some reason I've never felt compelled to check them out

[Kevin Davis]

I'm just listening to the new one in full for the first time, but I've always liked Raising Sand -- I mean, it's tasteful, polite, front porch Americana-type stuff, but their two voices are a somewhat unlikely combination and blend beautifully, and the choice of material is great (they cover Tom Waits's "Trampled Rose" on the first album). Honestly it's not too far off from something like Bill Frisell's Nashville or Good Dog, Happy Man -- it doesn't showcase the same features, obviously, but it leaves a similar impression. Just tasteful, uncomplicated but authentic music made by people who are great at what they do. Marc Ribot is on both albums.

[tragabigzanda]

Top 10 maybe?
Hello Morning
Close Captioned
The Kill
Place/Position
Do You Like Me?
Latest Disgrace
Recap Modotti
Nightshop
Break
Life & Limb

I'd maybe bump Life & Limb for Epic Problem