Essential Full-Length Releases
 Brandi Carlile - By the Way, I Forgive You It just over a decade ago that Carlile was a new artist, and one of my first forays into Americana music. Now, on her sixth album, she has become a reliably-excellent figure in the genre. On her latest record, she tackles both personal subjects, like motherhood, and broader issues. Also, fun fact, the cover art was painted by Scott Avett of The Avett Brothers! Watch: "The Joke" Listen: "The Mother" |
 Fischerspooner - SIR Fischerspooner is Warren Fischer and Casey Spooner, an electroclash duo formed two decades ago. Their first album in nearly a decade was self-produced, with some help from Michael Stipe and BOOTS (also with new music this week!, and features Holly Miranda, Andy LeMaster, and Caroline Polachek. Watch: "Togetherness" (featuring Caroline Polachek) Watch: "TopBrazil" |
 Loma - Loma Loma is a new band, made up of Shearwater's Jonathan Meiburg and both members of the duo Cross Record. The partnership began when Meiburg was sent Cross Record's debut album by Ben Goldberg of Badabing! Records, and brought them on tour with him soon after. While on tour, they found some common ground and decided to record together, creating this eponymous debut record. Watch: "Black Willow" Watch: "Relay Runner" |
 POLIÇA/s t a r g a z e - Music for the Long Emergency This is another meeting of minds, this time the Minneapolis band joins forces with the Berlin-based orchestra. The album has some personal elements for the performers, but is anchored by more overtly political tracks. The political aspects of the record continues on POLIÇA's last album, United Crushers, reckoning with the current state of affairs, especially Trump's presidency. Watch: "agree" Listen: "How Is This Happening" |
 U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited If I had known about U.S. Girls' Half Free before the end of 2015, it easily would have been one of my favorite albums that year. But alas, I only first heard of Meg Remy in 2016, though I almost instantly fell in love with that previous record. She released a couple of amazing singles late last year before announcing this record. I've already listened to this a few times, and I must say, it's an early contender for my favorite of the year! Watch: "Mad as Hell" Watch: "Velvet 4 Sale" |
Other Full-Length Releases
 American Nightmare - American Nightmare Watch: "The World Is Blue" Watch: "Flowers Under Siege" |  Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy Watch: "Nervous Young Inhumans" Listen: "Cute Thing" |
 Everything Is Recorded - Everything Is Recorded by Richard Russell Watch: "Mountains of Gold" Watch: "Close but Not Quite" |  I’m with Her - See You Around Watch: "Little Lies" Watch: "Game to Lose" |
 Johanna Warren - Gemini II Watch: "Here to Tell" Watch: "inreverse" |  Marlon Williams - Make Way for Love Watch: "Vampire Again" Watch: "Nobody Gets What They Want Anymore" (featuring Aldous Harding) |
 Nipsey Hussle - Victory Lap Watch: "Been Down" (featuring Swizz Beatz) Watch: "Last Time That I Checc’d" (featuring YG) |  Ought - Room Inside the World Watch: "These 3 Things" Watch: "Disgraced in America" |
 Pianos Become the Teeth - Wait for Love Watch: "Charisma" Watch: "Love on Repea |  Robert Earl Thomas - Another Age Watch: "What Am I Gonna Do" Listen: "Another Age" |
 Superchunk - What a Time to Be Alive Watch: "What a Time to Be Alive" Watch: "Erasure" |  Walter Martin - Reminisce Bar & Grill Listen: "I Can Run Now from the Hellhounds but I Can’t Hide" Listen: "Me & McAlevey" |
Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.
:format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-1647927-1346360549-1390.jpeg.jpg) Beach Boys - Surfin’ Safari Vinyl Reissue Listen: "Surfin’ Safari" Listen: "409" |  Belle and Sebastian - How to Solve Our Human Problems, Part 3 |
 Björk Guðmundsdóttir & tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar - Gling-Gló Reissue Listen: "Gling-Gló" Listen: "Ruby Baby" |  Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago 10th Anniversary Reissue Listen: "Flume" Listen: "Skinny Love" |
 BOOTS - #DARKDAZE Watch: "Delete Delete" (featuring Run the Jewels & Cristin Milioti) Listen: "#DARKDAZE" |  Lion Babe - "Honey Dew" Listen: "Honey Dew" |
 Nina Simone - At Town Hall Reissue Listen: "Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair" Listen: "Cotton Eyed Joe" |  Ride - Tomorrow’s Shore Watch: "Catch You Dreaming" Listen: "Keep It Surreal" |
 Ryan Adams - "Baby I Love You" Watch: "Baby I Love You" |  Sun Kil Moon - Ghosts of the Great Highway Reissue Listen: "Carry Me, Ohio" Listen: "Pancho Villa" |
 Tanlines - Present |  Teenage Fanclub - Grand Prix Reissue Listen: "Don’t Look Back" Listen: "About You" |
 Tinashe - "Faded Love" Watch: "Faded Love" |  Wild Beasts - Last Night All My Dreams Came True Watch: "All the King’s Men" Listen: "The Devil’s Palace" |
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