August 11, 2012 CHIRP Radio Playlist

Off next week, but back on August 25, 2012 on Saturday, 9AM to Noon (CDT) at chirpradio.org.

11:55 AM Stars of the Lid • Porch (Version No.28) • Carte-De-Visite • Stars Of The Lid - Cobraside

11:52 AM The Electric Prunes • Dr. Do-Good • Lost Dreams • Birdman

11:49 AM JEFF The Brotherhood • Staring at the Wall • Hypnotic Nights • Infinity Cat

11:42 AM Joe Bataan • Latin Strut • Nu Yorica! Culture Clash in New York City: Experiments in Latin Music 1970-77 • Soul Jazz

11:39 AM Big K.R.I.T. • Yeah Dats Me • Live from the Underground • Def Jam

11:35 AM The Orgone Box • World Revolves • The Orgone Box • Minus Zero

11:30 AM Daft Punk • The Brainwasher • Human After All • Virgin

11:27 AM Nü Sensae • Spit Gifting • Sundowning • Suicide Squeeze

11:25 AM Descendents • When I Get Old • Everything Sucks • Epitaph

11:19 AM Born Ruffians • Blood, The Sun & Water • Say It • Warp

11:16 AM Cristina • Drive My Car • Doll in the Box • ZE

11:13 AM Serengeti • Geti Life (featuring Yoni Wolf) • C.A.R. • Anticon

11:06 AM The Atlas Moth • Coffin Varnish • An Ache for the Distance • Profound Lore

11:04 AM Holograms • Astray • Holograms • Captured Tracks

11:01 AM Bob Seger • Get Out Of Denver • Seven • Capitol

10:57 AM The Kills • Monkey 23 • Keep On Your Mean Side • Domino

10:56 AM Dr. Feelgood • She's A Wind Up • Singles The U.A. Years+ • Liberty

10:53 AM Robyn Hitchcock • How Do You Work This Thing? • Gravy Deco • Rhino

10:50 AM Open Mike Eagle • Starz • 4NML HSTPL • Fake Four Inc.

10:45 AM Aqueduct • The Tulsa Trap • I Sold Gold • Barsuk

10:42 AM This Is Cinema • Cling • Cycles EP • Whistler

10:37 AM John Cale • So Much For Love • Walking On Locusts • Hannibal

10:31 AM Jimmy Cliff • Guns Of Brixton • Rebirth • Sunpower

10:28 AM The Limiñanas • Salvation • Crystal Anis • HoZac

10:25 AM Alabama Shakes • I Ain't the Same • Boys & Girls • ATO

10:21 AM Antoinette • Jenny Let Him Go • The Girls' Scene • Decca

10:18 AM Wolf Parade • Grounds For Divorce • Apologies To The Queen Mary • Sub Pop

10:14 AM Redd Kross • Hazel Eyes • Researching The Blues • Merge

10:08 AM John Wesley Harding and Kelly Hogan • A Little Bit Country, A Little Bit Rock 'N' Roll • 20 More Explosive Fantastic Rockin' Mega Smash Hit Explosions • Pravda

10:04 AM Foxygen • Waitin' 4 U • Take The Kids Off Br • Jagjaguwar

10:00 AM Roots Manuva • No Love • Alternatively Deep • Big Dada

9:56 AM Aloe Blacc • You Make Me Smile • Good Things • Stones Throw

9:52 AM Al Stewart • Electric Los Angeles Sunset • Zero She Flies • Collectors' Choice

9:47 AM Dead Can Dance • Amnesia • Anastasis • PIAS

9:43 AM Minutemen • What Is It? • 3-Way Tie (For Last) • SST

9:40 AM Icky Blossoms • Babes • Icky Blossoms • Saddle Creek

9:37 AM Thee Oh Sees • Ghosts In The Trees • The Hounds Of Foggy Notion • Tomlab

9:32 AM Ami Saraiya & The Outcome • Soundproof Box • Soundproof Box • self-released

9:29 AM Nirvana • Pentecost Hotel • The Story Of Simon Simopath • Island/Edsel

9:26 AM Death Cab for Cutie • I Will Follow You into the Dark • Plans • Atlantic

9:20 AM Christian Scott • Dred Scott • Christian Atunde Adjuah • Concord Jazz

9:16 AM Purity Ring • Amenamy • Shrines • 4AD

9:13 AM Edith Frost • Denied • Calling Over Time • Drag City

9:08 AM The Loud Family • Back Of A Car • Slouching Towards Liverpool • Alias

9:03 AM John Maus • Castles In Graves • A Collection of Rarities and Previously Unreleased Material • Ribbon

9:01 AM Ted Leo & The Pharmacists • Already Too Late? • Mo' Living • Touch and Go

August 4, 2012 CHIRP Radio Playlist

We had a weird streaming problem with the show, so it wasn't until almost 40 minutes in that my show could actually be heard. So some of these songs will be appearing soon on future shows, as I really liked what I played. I'll be back next Saturday, 9AM to Noon (CDT) at chirpradio.org.

11:53 AM Gang Gang Dance • Adult Goth • Eye Contact • 4AD

11:49 AM Royal Crescent Mob • Timebomb • Midnight Rose's • Sire

11:47 AM Micachu & the Shapes • Low Dogg • Never • Rough Trade

11:42 AM Lost Sounds • Wanna Be Used • Lost Lost • In The Red

11:39 AM Silkworm • Penalty Box • It'll Be Cool • Touch and Go

11:36 AM The Dynamics • Ice Cream Song • Beg Scream and Shout! • Rhino

11:31 AM The Black Keys • Same Old Thing • Attack & Release • Nonesuch

11:28 AM Major Thinkers • Avenue B • Strange Passion • Cache Cache

11:25 AM Stump • Buffalo • A Fierce Pancake • Chrysalis

11:18 AM The Ruts • Something That I Said • The Crack • Virgin

11:16 AM Hollows • Mary Goes to Law School • Hollows • Addenda

11:14 AM Birds & Batteries • I Want You • Stray Light • Eightmaps

11:08 AM SRC • Black Sheep • Black Sheep • RPM

11:05 AM Aesop Rock • Zero Dark Thirty • Skelethon • Rhymesayers

11:01 AM The Fall • Free Range • Code: Selfish • Cog-Sinister

10:55 AM Django Django • Firewater • Django Django • Because Music

10:53 AM The Zombies • Gotta Get A Hold Of Myself • Zombie Heaven • Big Beat

10:50 AM Twerps • Anything New • Twerps • Chapter / Underwater Peoples

10:45 AM Paleo • From the Sky Down • A View of the Sky • Parisan

10:42 AM Passion Pit • Constant Conversations • Gossamer • Columbia

10:38 AM Was (Not Was) • Maria Novarro • Are You Okay? • Chrysalis

10:33 AM Cubic Zirconia • Summertime • Follow Your Heart • Fool's Gold

10:30 AM White Arrows • Settle Down • Dry Land is Not a Myth • Votiv

10:27 AM The Names • It's A Miracle • Buttons: From Champaign To Chicago • Numero Group

10:22 AM Bob Mould • Missing You • Body of Song • Yep Roc

10:21 AM Chandeliers • Tropical Pocket • Founding Fathers • Captcha

10:14 AM Nile Rodgers • Plan 9 • B Movie Matinee • Warner Bros.

10:09 AM The M'S • Break Our Bones • The M's • Brilliante

10:06 AM Debo Band • DC Flower • Debo Band • Next Ambiance

10:03 AM The Blasters • Jackson • Fun On Saturday Night • Rip Cat

9:59 AM Simon & Garfunkel • A Dangling Coversation • Old Friends • Columbia

9:56 AM Subtle • The Hook • A New White • Lex

9:53 AM Gold Motel • Slow Emergency • Gold Motel • Good As Gold

9:47 AM Pete and the Pirates • Washing Powder • One Thousand Pictures • Stolen

9:44 AM Arnaldo Antunes, Edgard Scandurra & Toumani Diabaté • Ir, Mão • A Curva Da Cintura • Mais Um Discos

9:38 AM Sharon Van Etten • One Day • Epic • Ba Da Bing!

STREAM STARTED WORKING

9:32 AM Scout Niblett • Just Do It • The Calcination Of Scout Niblett • Drag City

9:30 AM Daniel Lanois • Under a Stormy Sky • Acadie • Opal / Warner Bros.

9:26 AM Deleted Scenes • Burglarizing the Deaf • Young People's Church of the Air • Park the Van

9:22 AM Milo Greene • Orpheus • Milo Greene • Chop Shop

9:17 AM Canasta • I Don't Know Where I Was Going With This • The Fakeout, The Tease And The Breather • RWIM Chicago

9:13 AM Jimmy Cliff • Reggae Music • Rebirth • Sunpower/Universal Music

9:08 AM Mirah • Light The Match • Advisory Committee • K

9:05 AM Ormonde • Lemon Incest • Machine • Hometapes

Notes: OR-mund

9:01 AM Terry Callier • What Color Is Love • What Color Is Love • Verve

UNHEARD MUSIC

July 21, 2012 CHIRP Radio Playlist

Off next week, with Micha subbing. Be back on August 4, 2012, 9AM to Noon (CDT) at chirpradio.org.

11:55 AM Klaxons • Flashover • Surfing The Void • tinyOGRE

11:51 AM AC/DC • High Voltage • High Voltage • Epic

11:49 AM Mission Of Burma • Dust Devil • Unsound • Fire

11:41 AM The Roots • Sacrifice • Phrenology • MCA

11:39 AM Paper Mice • Simulcra • The Funny Papers • Three One G

11:37 AM Haymarket Riot • Trip On Out • Pebbles Vol. 6 Chicago 1 • Archive International Productions

11:32 AM Yelle • La Musique • Safari Disco Club • Co-op

11:28 AM Office Of Future Plans • Harden Your Heart • Office Of Future Plans • Dischord

11:26 AM Jeans Wilder • Dog Years • Totally • Everloving

11:22 AM Yello • Rock Stop • Solid Pleasure • Vertigo

11:19 AM The Very Best • Buntu ft. Amadou & Miriam, Baaba Maal & Jose Hendrix • MTMTMK • Moshi Moshi

11:14 AM Tussle • Eye Contact • Kling Klang • Troubleman Unlimited

11:09 AM Shonen Knife • Paper Clip • Pop Tune • Good Charamel

11:03 AM Micachu and the Shapes • Heaven • Never • Rough Trade

11:01 AM The Replacements • Answering Machine • Let It Be • Twin/Tone

10:57 AM Cloud Nothings • Been Through • Cloud Nothings • Carpark

10:53 AM Durocs • Saving It All Up For Larry • Durocs • Real Gone Music

10:49 AM Baroness • Sea Lungs • Yellow & Green • Relapse

10:43 AM KonKoma • Shimmy Nashi Goro • KonKoma • Soundway

10:40 AM The Fresh & Onlys • Waterfall • Play it Strange • In the Red

10:35 AM Matthew Sweet • I Wanted To Tell You • Girlfriend • A & M

10:31 AM The Hive Dwellers • The Dignity of Saint Jude • Hewn from the Wilderness • K

10:27 AM They Shoot Horses Don't They • Speck of Dust • Pick Up Sticks • Kill Rock Stars

10:24 AM The Rascals • You Better Run • Anthology • Rhino

10:19 AM Cheer-Accident • Done with the Eternal • What Sequel? • Pravda

10:15 AM New Musik • Sanctuary • from A To B • GTO

10:12 AM Oddisee • Maybes • People Hear What They See • Mello Music Group

10:07 AM Man Or Astro-man? • Space Patrol • Your Weight On the Moon • One Louder

10:03 AM A Lull • Would That I Could • Meat Mountain EP • Lujo

10:00 AM T. Rex • Electric Slim and the Factory Hen • Tanx • Edsel

9:55 AM Love Raid • Past the Waves • Love Raid • self-released

9:53 AM Rose Maddox • Take Me Back Again • Hillbilly Music..Thank God Volume 1 • Capitol

9:50 AM Beachwood Sparks • Mollusk • The Tarnished Gold • Sub Pop

9:43 AM Sparks • The Louvre • A Woofer In Tweeter's Clothing • Bearsville

9:39 AM Hot Chip • Now There Is Nothing • In Our Heads • Domino

9:35 AM American Music Club • I Broke My Promise • San Francisco • Reprise

9:31 AM Afro Latin Vintage Orchestra • Requiem Pour Un Grooveur • Last Odyssey • Ubitiquity

9:28 AM Frank Ocean • Forrest Gump • Channel Orange • Island/Def Jam

9:22 AM Art Ensemble Of Chicago • Walking in the Moonlight • The Third Decade • ECM

9:19 AM Fiona Apple • Daredevil • The Idler Wheel • Epic

9:14 AM Peter Gabriel • Family Snapshot • Peter Gabriel • Geffen

9:08 AM The Delgados • Witness • The Great Eastern • Chemikal Underground

9:05 AM Niki and the Dove • Last Night • Instinct • Sub Pop

9:02 AM The Posies • Accidental Architecture • Blood/Candy • Rykodisc

July 14, 2012 CHIRP Radio Playlist

This show had a real nice flow to it. I hope I can keep it up next Saturday, from 9AM to Noon (CDT) at chirpradio.org.

11:56 AM Dâm-Funk • Flying V Ride • Toeachizown • Stones Throw

11:53 AM The Shazam • On The Airwaves • Rev9 • Not Lame

11:51 AM The White Wires • I'll Remember You • WWIII • Dirtnap

11:44 AM Open Mike Eagle • The Financial Crisis That Wouldn't Go Away • 4NML HSPTL • Fake Four Inc.

11:38 AM Grace Jones • Private Life • Warm Leatherette • Island

11:34 AM Doleful Lions • Pegasus • Lucifer, The Light EP • self-released

11:31 AM Pomegranates • Sisters • Heaven • Modern Outsider

11:28 AM Wire • Map Ref. 41ºN 93ºW* • Wire on the Box: 1979 • Pink Flag Archive Research

11:22 AM Wiley • One Hit Wonder • 100% Publishing • Big Dada

11:17 AM Gojira • The Axe • L'Enfant Sauvage • Roadrunner

11:15 AM Shudder To Think • 9 Fingers on You • Pony Express Record • Epic

11:09 AM Brad Laner • Magnolia Doubles • Natural Selections • Hometapes

11:04 AM The Aluminum Group • Love Action (I Believe In Love) • Reproduction • March

11:01 AM Dirty Projectors • See What She Seeing • Swing Lo Magellan • Domino

10:54 AM The Dresden Dolls • The Gardener • No, Virginia • Roadrunner

10:53 AM Chris Butler • Hole In The Sky • The Museum Of Me • Future Fossil

10:51 AM Can • Alice • The Lost Tapes • Spoon

10:44 AM Volcano! • St. Mary of Nazareth • Piñata • Leaf

10:39 AM Raydio • You Need This (To Satisfy That) • Raydio • Arista

10:34 AM Volumen Cero • Despiertame • Estelar • Warner Music Latina

10:31 AM The Flaming Lips • The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends • Do It! • Warner Bros.

10:26 AM New Order • The Perfect Kiss • Low-Life • Qwest

10:20 AM The Pastels • Classic Line-Up • Mobile Safari • Up

10:18 AM The Byrds • Why • Younger Than Yesterday • Columbia/Legacy

10:14 AM Conveyor • Mukraker • Conveyor • Paper Garden

10:07 AM OutKast • Elevators (Me & You) • ATLiens • LaFace

10:04 AM Los Straitjackets • Mr. Pink • Jet Set • Yep Roc

10:01 AM Shoes • Head vs. Heart • Ignition • Black Vinyl

9:57 AM Ken Nordine • My Baby • The Best of Word Jazz, Vol. 1 • Rhino

9:53 AM The Bees • Go Karts • Free The Bees • Virgin

9:51 AM Sonny & The Sunsets • My Mind Messed Up • Longtime Companion • Polyvinyl

9:47 AM Glenn Kotche • Untitled 7 • Next • Quakebasket

9:44 AM Speedy Keen • Crazy Love • Y'Know What I Mean? • Island

9:40 AM Golden Birthday • Humans Bleed • Blue Island • Rainbow Body

9:36 AM The Association • Goodbye Columbus • Just The Right Sound The Association Anthology • Warner Bros./Rhino

9:34 AM Orca Team • Been Crying All Day • Restraint • Happy Happy Birthday To Me

9:29 AM Neil Young with Crazy Horse • Jesus' Chariot • Americana • Reprise

9:21 AM Debo Band • Tenesh Kelbe Lay • Debo Band • Next Ambiance

9:17 AM The Futureheads • Meantime • Rant • Nul

9:15 AM The Black Twig Pickers • Craig Street Hop • Ironto Special • Thrill Jockey

9:09 AM Adult Net • Incense And Peppermints • The Honey Tangle • Fontana

9:06 AM Communist Daughter • Avery • Lions & Lambs EP • Grain Belt

9:03 AM The Czars • Get Used To It • Before...But Longer • Bella Union

July 7, 2012 CHIRP Radio Playlist

Fun radio on a hot day. Back next Saturday, 9AM to Noon (CDT) at chirpradio.org.

11:54 a.m. ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead Divided Wasted State of Mind/So Interscope

11:51 a.m. Ram Jam Too Bad On Your Birthday/Ram Jam Collectables

11:48 a.m. Cocaine 80s This Can't Be A Crime/Express OG EP self-released

11:41 a.m. Celebration In This Land/The Modern Tribe 4AD

11:38 a.m. Curren$y Fast Cars Faster Women (featuring Daz)/The Stoned Immaculate Warner Bros.

11:34 a.m. Girls Against Boys Kill The Sexplayer/Cruise Yourself Touch and Go

11:28 a.m. tUnE-yArDs Powa/whokill 4AD

11:24 a.m. Pomengranates Pass Away/Heaven Modern Outsider

11:22 a.m. Chuck Berry I Want To Be Your Driver/Gold Geffen/Chess

11:18 a.m. Animal Collective Essplode/Danse Manatee Catsup Plate

11:15 a.m. Siouxsie and the Banshees Christine/Kaleidoscope Geffen

11:12 a.m. Ty Segall Band The Tongue/Slaughterhouse In the Red

11:09 a.m. The Lonesome Organist Let Me Be Your Man/Collector of Cactus Echo Bags Thrill Jockey

11:05 a.m. Big K.R.I.T. Cool 2 Be Southern/Live from the Underground Def Jam

11:02 a.m. Steve Wynn Strange New World/Here Come The Miracles Blue Rose
10:59 a.m. The Concretes Seems Fine Shuffle/Warm Night EP EMI

10:55 a.m. Julian Cope East Easy Rider/Peggy Suicide Island

10:51 a.m. Super700 Old Moon/Under the No Sky Rough Trade

10:46 a.m. Kid Koala Drunk Trumpet/Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Ninja Tune

10:43 a.m. Crystal Syphon Marcy, Your Eyes/Family Evil Roaratorio

10:39 a.m. Hoodoo Gurus Tojo/Stoneage Romeos A&M

10:35 a.m. Liz Phair May Queen/Whip-Smart Matador

10:31 a.m. Echo Lake In Dreams/Wild Peace Slumberland

10:29 a.m. The Crystals Girls Can Tell/Phil Spector: Back To Mono (1958-1969) ABKCO

10:24 a.m. The Cool Kids Mikey Rocks/The Bake Sale EP Chocolate Industries

10:19 a.m. Bob Seger Love The One You're With/Smokin' O.P.'s Capitol

10:16 a.m. Everest Give A Little/Ownerless ATO

10:09 a.m. Alcione Sufoco/Brazil Classics 2: O Samba Luaka Bop

10:05 a.m. Chandeliers Tropical Pocket/Founding Fathers Captcha

10:02 a.m. The Bamboos (with Aloe Blacc) Where Does The Time Go?/Medicine Man Tru Thoughts

9:56 a.m. The New Pornographers Go Places/Challengers Matador

9:53 a.m. NRBQ Little Floater/Wild Weekend Virgin

9:51 a.m. Eleni Mandell Now We're Strangers/I Can See the Future Yep Roc

9:47 a.m. Joe Pernice I Go To Pieces/It Feels So Good When I Stop Ashmont

9:42 a.m. Mike Scheidt The Price/Stay Awake Thrill Jockey

9:39 a.m. The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir All The Heart You Wear On Your Sleeve/I Bet You Say That To All the Boys Fashion Brigade

9:36 a.m. Advertising The Lookalikes/Jingles Vinyl Japan

9:33 a.m. Charlie Parker Relaxing with Lee/Bird's Best Bop on Verve Verve

9:29 a.m. Peaking Lights Midnight/Lucifer Mexican Summer

9:21 a.m. Dick Prall Feeler/Inc. EP Movings

9:18 a.m. The Mynabirds Buffalo Flower/GENERALS Saddle Creek

9:14 a.m. Jimmy Cliff Vietnam/Jimmy Cliff Trojan

9:06 a.m. Goldfrapp Clowns/Seventh Tree Mute

9:03 a.m. Silver Jews Secret Knowledge Of The Back Roads/Early Times Drag City

9:00 a.m. The Spinanes Punch Line Loser/Strand Sub Pop

July 1, 2012 CHIRP Radio Playlist

Here's my show subbing for Craig Bechtel on a Sunday night.

8:55 PM Devo • Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA • Duty Now for the Future • Warner Bros.

8:53 PM The Paybacks • Love Letter • Love, Not Reason • Savage Jams

8:50 PM El-P • Works Every Time • Cancer for Cure • Fat Possum

8:45 PM Smith Westerns • Diamond Boys • Smith Westerns • HoZac

8:41 PM Dntel • Jitters • Aimlessness • Pampa

8:38 PM Franz Ferdinand • Bite Hard • Tonight: Franz Ferdinand • Domino

8:33 PM The Lilac Time • Paper Boat • & Love For All • Fontana

8:29 PM Procol Harum • A Salty Dog • A Salty Dog • A & M

8:26 PM Fiona Apple • Daredevil • The Idler Wheel... • Epic

8:21 PM Poor Luther's Bones • Vanity's Child • Jukes & Junk • Heavy G

8:17 PM Japandroids • The Nights Of Wine And Roses • Celebration Rock • Polyvinyl

8:14 PM Stan Ridgway • Drive She Said • The Big Heat • IRS

8:09 PM Major Lance • Rhythm • The Very Best Of Major Lance • Epic/Legacy

8:07 PM Delicate Steve • Love • Positive Force • Luaka Bop

8:02 PM LCD Soundsystem • New York, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down • Sound Of Silver • DFA

7:58 PM The Last • She Loves You • Awakening • SST

7:54 PM Darker My Love • Blue Day • 2 • Dangerbird

7:52 PM R.E.M. • Man-Sized Wreath • Accelerate • Warner Bros.

7:50 PM Running • Summer Canvassing • Asshole Savant • Captcha

7:45 PM Oddisee • Way In Way Out • People Hear What They See • Mello Music Group

7:42 PM Brilliant Pebbles • Beez • Brilliant Pebbles EP • self-released

7:39 PM Hawksley Workman • Striptease • (Last Night We Were) The Delicious Wolves • Isadora

7:33 PM Hepcat • Gimme A Little Sign • Push 'N Shove • Hellcat

7:31 PM The Go-Betweens • People Know • Send Me A Lullaby • Beggars Banquet

7:28 PM Crocodiles • Sunday (Psychic Coversation #9) • Endless Flowers • Frenchkiss

7:24 PM Shawn Lee • Celestial Waltz • Synthesizers In Space • ESL

7:14 PM Choir of Young Believers • Paralyze • Rhine Gold • Ghostly

7:10 PM Ricky Nelson • Shirley Lee • Ricky Nelson • Imperial

7:07 PM Smoking Popes • Grab Your Heart and Run • Complete Control Sessions • SideOneDummy

7:02 PM Sparks • Tryouts For The Human Race • No. 1 In Heaven • Oglio

6:56 PM Cotton Mather • Vegetable Row • Kontiki • The Star Apple Kingdom

6:53 PM Wilco • We're Just Friends • Summerteeth • Reprise

6:50 PM Laurel Halo • Years • Quarantine • Hyperdub

6:42 PM Neneh Cherry & The Thing • Cashback • The Cherry Thing • Smalltown Supersound

6:39 PM The Morells • Red's • The Best Bar Band Ever! Live In '84 • Almeron

6:35 PM Blur • Parklife • Parklife • Food

6:31 PM Blues Control • Walking Robin • Valley Tangents • Drag City

6:28 PM Smart Brown Handbag • Disco Heels • Monkey In The Middle • Stonegarden

6:23 PM Jacob Sisters • Was Hab Ich Dir Getan? • Pop In Germany 1 • Bear Family

6:20 PM Toro Y Moi • Low Shoulders • Causers Of This • Carpark

6:14 PM Matt Ulery • Dark Harvest • By A Little Light • Greenleaf

6:09 PM Azealia Banks • 212 • 1991 EP • Interscope

6:06 PM Lynyrd Skynyrd • I Got The Same Old Blues • Gimme Back My Bullets • MCA

6:03 PM Didjits • Top Fuel • Full Nelson Reilly • Touch & Go

Mid-2012 Best Albums of the Year

This is a very rough list of the best that I've heard so far this year (noting that I can't slate the new Maximo Park, Mission Of Burma or Poor Luther's Bones until I give them a few more spins). I've listened to roughly 65-70 albums this year, to give this list some perspective.

1. Michael Kiwanuka -- Home Again
2. Cloud Nothings -- Attack On Memory
3. Django Django -- Django Django
4. Killer Mike -- R.A.P. Music
5. Disappears -- Pre-Language
6. Mark Lanegan Band -- Blues Funeral
7. Shearwater -- Animal Joy
8. Dr. John -- Locked Down
9. Torche -- Harmonicraft
10. Gemma Ray -- Island Fire
11. Radar Eyes -- Radar Eyes
12. Saint Etienne -- Words And Music By Saint Etienne
13. Richard Hawley -- Standing At The Sky's Edge
14. El-P -- Cancer4Cure
15. The dB's -- Falling Off The Sky
16. Hollows -- Vulture
17. Georgia Anne Muldrow -- Seeds
18. Cate Le Bon -- Cyrk
19. Nelson Bragg -- We Get What We Want
20. Lee Fields & The Expressions -- Faithful Man


I'm sure there will be a bunch of changes as I discover more, but so far, it's been a really good year for music so far. (NOTE: Other contenders include Chiddy Bang, Ceremony, The Well Wishers, Chuck Prophet, Summer Girlfriends and Death Ships, among others).