Hi Everyone,   Here are my lists of favorite albums of 2025. As is my usual custom, I’ve broken this down into several categories, as I’m just not comfortable ranking unlike entities on one list.   Contemporary Categories   Disclaimer alert: I heard A LOT of fine albums in 2025, more than in several years; the competition was fierce! If your album doesn’t appear on the list, please trust me when I say that it in no...

Hi Everyone,   Here are my lists of favorite albums of 2024. As is my usual custom, I’ve broken this down into several categories, as I’m just not comfortable ranking unlike entities on one list.   Those marked with an * are vinyl-only releases. Those marked with an ** are cassette-only releases.   Contemporary Categories   Disclaimer alert: I heard A LOT of fine albums in 2024. If your album doesn’t appear on...

Hi Everyone,   Here are my lists of favorite albums of 2023. As is my usual custom, I’ve broken this down into several categories, as I’m just not comfortable ranking unlike entities on one list.   Those marked with an * are vinyl-only releases. Those marked with an ** are cassette-only releases.   Contemporary Categories   Disclaimer alert: I heard A LOT of fine albums in 2023, more than in several years. If your...

Hi Everyone,   Here are my lists of favorite albums of 2022. As is my usual custom, I’ve broken this down into several categories, as I’m just not comfortable ranking unlike entities on one list.   Those marked with an * are vinyl-only releases. Those marked with an ** are cassette-only releases.   Contemporary Categories   Disclaimer alert: I heard A LOT of fine albums in 2022. From top to bottom this list is as...

Hi, Everyone. I’m back with my first column of 2022! Yes, I know it should have come earlier, but thankfully I’ve been very busy putting together various International Pop Overthrow festivals! Yes, we’re making our slow slide back to normalcy, or at least a reasonable facsimile thereof! Anyway, dig it, and dig in!!     Lolas-All Rise (Kool Kat; CD)   Birmingham, Alabama’s own Lolas have been releasing albums since the...

Hi Everyone,   Here are my lists of favorite albums of 2021. As is my usual custom, I’ve broken this down into several categories, as I’m just not comfortable ranking unlike entities on one list.   Those marked with an * are vinyl-only releases. Those marked with an ** are cassette/reel-to-reel only releases.   Contemporary Categories   Disclaimer alert: I heard A LOT of fine albums this year, despite COVID. From...