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What I have been listening to in 2023:

Sun Ra Arkestra, Living Sky. Television, Television (1992). Ryuichi Sakamoto, 12. Sebastian Rochford / Kit Downes, A Short Diary. Alexandre Tharaud Plays Rameau: Nouvelles Suites de Pièce de Clavecin, 1728 (2001). Mette Henriette, Drifting. John Cale, Mercy. Anders Jormin, Pasado en claro. I Giardina, Caroline Shaw: The Wheel. András Schiff, J.S. Bach: Clavichord. Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich / Paavo Järvi, Bruckner: Symphony No 7. Takács Quartet, Beethoven: Complete String Quartets (2017). Thomas Zehetmair, Ruth Killius, the Royal Northern Sinfonia, Bartók/Casken/Beethoven. Amandine Beyer, Gli Incogniti, Heinrich Ignas Franz Biber: Mystery Sonatas. Kendrick Scott (feat. Reuben Rogers & Walter Smith III), Corridors. Leonard Bernstein & New York Philharmonic, Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 & Pohjala’s Daughter, Op. 49 (1966). Charles Dutoit, Chœur de l’Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, M. 51 (1981). Bobo Stenson Trio, Sphere. Ralph Towner, At First Light. Ralph Alessi Quartet, It’s Always Now. Julian Lage, The Layers. Brad Mehldau, After Bach (2018). Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily, Love In Exile. Huelgas Ensemble, Paul Van Nevel, Ludwig Daser: Polyphonic Masses. Danish String Quartet, Prism V: Beethoven Webern Bach. Everything But The Girl, Fuse. François-Xavier Roth / Les Siècles, Claude Debussy: Nocturnes; Jeux; Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune (2018). François-Xavier Roth / Gürzenich-Orchester Köln, Bruckner 4. Dominic Miller, Vagabond. Zsófia Boros, El último aliento. Trio Tapestry (Joe Lovano, Marilyn Crispell, Carmen Castaldo), Our Daily Bread. David Murray, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Württemberg Sonatas Nos. 1, 2, and 3 (2013) and C.P.E. Bach: Württemberg Sonatas Nos. 4-6; W.F. Bach: Keyboard Sonata FK NV8 (2021). Jacob Young, Mats Eilersen, Audun Kleive, Eventually. Alfred Brendel, Haydn: 11 Piano Sonatas (1986). Lisa Smirnamova, Georg Friedrich Händel: Die acht grossen Suiten (2011). Keith Jarrett, Händel: Suites for Keyboard (1995). Bob Dylan, Shadow Kingdom. Janelle Monáe, The Age of Pleasure. Meshell Ndegeocello, The Omnichord Real Book. Sigur Rós, Átta. Queens of the Stone Age, In Times New Roman. Pat Metheny, Dream Box. Cornelius, Dream in Dream. Keith Jarrett, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Württemberg Sonatas Nos. 1-6. boygenius, the record. Arctic Monkeys, The Car (2021). Jordi Savall / Le Concert des Nations, Beethoven: Révolution, Symphonies 1 à 5 (2020) and Beethoven: Révolution, Symphonies 6 à 9 (2021). M. Ward, supernatural thing. Jakob Lindberg, Jan Antonín Losy: note d’oro (2020). Jonathan Blake (feat. Chris Potter & Linda May Han Oh, Trion (2019). Jonathan Blake, Passage. Maciej Obara Quartet, Frozen Silence. Lahav Shani & Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Bruckner: Symphony No. 7. Teenage Fanclub, Nothing Lasts Forever. Justin Taylor, Bach et l’Italie. Wilco, Cousin. Wolfgang Muthspiel, Scott Colley & Brian Blade, Dance of the Elders. Sufjan Stevens, Javelin. Víkingur Ólafsson, J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations. John Scofield, Vicente Archer & Bill Stewart, Uncle John’s Band. Anoushka Shankar, Chapter I: Forever, For Now. Palle Mikkelborg, Jakob Bro, Marilyn Mazur, Strands. Andris Nelsons / Gewandhausorchester, Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 5; Wagner: Tristan und Isolde – Prelude & Liebestod (2022). François-Xavier Roth / Gürzenich-Orchester Köln, Bruckner: Symphony No. 3. Lux Beata & Fredrik Hildebrand, Les Vergers Musicaux (The Musical Orchard).

What I have been listening to in 2022:

Günter Wand & Berliner Philharmoniker, Bruckner: Symphony No. 5 (1996). Arooj Aftab, Vulture Prince. The Beatles, Get Back: The Rooftop Performance. Julien Libeer, J.S. Bach & Beyond: A Well-Tempered Conversation. Jean Rondeau, Dynastie: Bach Family Concertos (2017). Jean Rondeau, Melancholy Grace. Jean Rondeau, Goldberg Variations. Eels, Extreme Witchcraft. Kit Downes, Petter Eldh & James Maddren, Vermillion. Daniel-Ben Pienaar, The Long 17th Century: A Cornucopia of Early Keyboard Music (2020). Leon Bridges & Khruangbin, Texas Moon (EP). Avishai Cohen, Yonathan Avishai, Barak Mori & Ziv Ravitz, Naked Truth. Colin Tilney, Fugue: Bach and His Forerunners (2011). Doric String Quartet, Mendelssohn: String Quartets, Vol. 2. Eiko Ishibashi, Drive My Car (Original Soundtrack). Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul, Topical Dancer. Spoon, Lucifer on the Sofa. Roland Kirk with Jack McDuff, Kirk’s Work (1961). Tord Gustavsen Trio, Opening. Marc Turner, Jason Palmer, Joe Martin & Jonathan Pinson, Return for the Stars. Joshua Redman (feat. Ron Miles, Scott Coller & Brian Blade), Still Dreaming (2018). Huelgas Ensemble & Paul Van Nevel, The Landscape of the Polyphonists. Kurt Vile, (watch my moves). Charles Lloyd, Bill Frisell, Thomas Morgan, Trios: Chapel, François Joubert-Caillet & L’Achéron, Marais: Pièces favorites (2016) (plus the almost complete Livres de pièces de viole). Toro y Moi, MAHAL. The Smile, A Light for Attracting Attention. Shabaka Hutchings, Afrikan Culture. Nduduzo Makhathini,In The Spirit Of Ntu. Wilco, Cruel Country. Harry Styles, Harry’s House. Gard Nilssen Acoustic Unity, Elastic Wave. Beyoncé, RENAISSANCE. Myung-Whun Chung / Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Mahler: Symphony No. 5 (2015). John Potter, Secret History: Josquin / Victoria (2017). Kenny Drew, Undercurrent (1960). Enrico Rava & Fred Hersch, The Song Is You. Les Siècles, François-Xavier Roth, Sabine Devieilhe, Mahler: Symphony No. 4. Julia Hülsmann Quartet, The Next Door. Vieux Farka Touré &Khruangbin, Ali. Wolfgang Brederode, Matangi Quartet & Joost Lijbaart, Ruins and Remains. Whitney, SPARK. Robert Levin, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Piano Sonatas. Creedence Clearwater Revival, At The Royal Albert Hall, April 14, 1970. Till Fellner, Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, Book I (2004). Till Fellner, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal & Kent Nagano, Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 4 and 5 (2010). Lambchop, The Bible. Lee Morgan, Cornbread (1965). Charles Lloyd, Gerald Clayton, Anthony Wilson. Trios: Ocean. Christian McBride, Joshua Redman, Brian Blade, Brad Mehldau, LongGone. Víkingur Ólafsson, From Afar. Bill Callahan, REALITY. Benjamin Lackner, Mathias Eick, Jérôme Regard & Manu Katché, Last Decade. András Schiff, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Brahms: Piano Concertos (2021). Arild Andersen Group, Affirmation. Jakob Bro & Joe Lovano, Once Around the Room: A Tribute to Paul Motian. Bill Frisell, Four. Brian Eno, FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE. Elvin Jones, Revival: Live At Pookie’s Pub. Charles Lloyd, Julian Lage, Zakir Hussain, Trios: Sacred Thread. Julian Lage, View With A Room. Sault, 11. Simon Rattle, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Mahler: Symphony No. 9. Jean Rondeau, Vertigo: Rameau, Royer (2016). Santtu-Matias Rouvali & Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 5, Pohjala’s Daughter

What I have been listening to in 2021:

Waxahatchee, Saint Cloud. Bruno Walter, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor (1959). Carlos Kleiber, Staatskapelle Dresden, Brigitte Fassbaender, Dame Margaret Price et al., Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, WWV90 (1980-1982). Rhye, Home. Trio Tapestry (Joe Lovano, Marilyn Crispell, Carmen Castaldi), Garden of Expression. Shai Maestro, Jorge Roeder, Ofri Nehemya, Philip Dizack, Human. Isabelle Faust, Swedish RSO, Daniel Harding, Schoenberg: Violin Concerto; Verklärte Nacht. Jakob Bro, Arve Henriksen, Jorge Rossy, Uma Elmo. Claudio Abbado & Berliner Philharmoniker, Brahms: 4 Symphonien (1992). Scott Ross, Rameau: Complete Works for Harpsichord (1975). Stephen Gutman, Jean-Philippe Rameau: The Complete Keyboard Music (Volumes 1-3) (2007–2014). Danish String Quartet, Prism III. Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Way Down In The Rust Bucket (Live). Charles Lloyd & The Marvels, Tone Poem. Dr Lonnie Smith, Breathe. Floating Point, Pharoah Sanders, The London Symphony Orchestra, Promises. Thomas Strønen, Ayumi Tanaka, Marthe Lea, Bayou. Vijay Iyer, Tyshawn Sorey, Linda May Han Oh, Uneasy. Dubravka Tomšič, Domenico Scarlatti: 13 Keyboard Sonatas (1987). Dinosaur Jr, Sweep it Into Space. Teenage Fanclub, Endless Arcade. Tony Joe White, Smoke From The Chimney. St. Vincent, Daddy’s Home. Paul Weller, Fat Pop. Crowded House, Dreamers Are Waiting. Róisín Murphy, Crooked Machine. Curtis Amy & Dupree Bolton, Katanga! (1963). Faye Webster, I Know I’m Funny haha. Sault, Nine. Kit Armstrong, William Byrd & John Bull: The Visionaries of Piano Music. Jon Hassell, Last Night The Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes In The Street (2009). Billie Eilish, Happier Than Ever. Prince, Welcome 2 America. Louis Armstrong, Satchmo at Symphony Hall (1947). Angela Hewitt, J.S. Bach: The Art of the Fugue (2014). Andrew Cyrille Quartet, The News. Víkingur Ólafsson, Mozart — Contemporaries. Marcin Wasilewski Trio, En Attendant. Lee Morgan, The Complete Live at the Lighthouse. Leon Bridges, Gold-Diggers Sound. Ayumi Tanaka Trio, Subaqueous Silence. John Coltrane, A Love Supreme: Live in Seattle. Helado Negro, Far In. Dinosaur Jr., Emptiness at the Sinclair. The War on Drugs, I Don’t Live Here Anymore. Jorge Rossy, Robert Landfermann, Jeff Ballard, Puerta. Joan As Police Woman, Tony Allen & Dave Okumu, The Solution Is Restless. Pat Metheny, Side-Eye NYC (V1.IV). Alison Krauss & Robert Plant, Raise the Roof. Chet Faker, Hotel Surrender. Courtney Barnett, Things Take Time, Take Time. Mathias Eick, When We Leave. Graindelavoix & Björn Schmelzer, Josquin, the Undead: Laments, Deplorations & Dances of Death. Camerata Zürich, Leoš Janáček: On An Overgrown Path. Parker Quartet, Kim Kashkashian, György Kurtág: Six moments musicaux, Officium Breve; Antonín Dvořák: String quintet op. 97. Fred Thomas, Aisha Orazbayeva, Lucy Railton, J.S. Bach: Three Or One. Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Barn. Gabriels, Bloodlines (EP). Herbie Nichols, The Prophetic Herbie Nichols (EP) Vols. 1 & 2. Cleo Sol, Mother. Budapest Festival Orchestra, Ivan Fischer & Miah Persson, Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G Major (2009).

What I have been listening to in 2020:

Channel ORANGE (2012) by Frank Ocean. Like Water for Chocolate by Common (2000). Bitterzoet by Eefje de Visser. Beethoven: The Complete Sonatas by Richard Goode (1993). Translator’s Note by Oded Tzur (2017). Texas Sun by Khruangbin & Leon Bridges. Concrete and Glass by Nicholas Godin. I Made a Place by Bonnie Prince Billy. Scarlatti: Complete Keyboard Sonatas (1988) by Scott Ross. Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonatas (1989) by András Schiff. J.S. Bach: Early Cantatas, Vol. 1 (2007) by Emma Kirkby, Michael Chance, Charles Daniels, Peter Harvey, Purcell Quartet. Life Goes On by Carla Bley, Andy Sheppard, and Steve Swallow. Here Be Dragons by Oded Tzur. Better Oblivion Community Center by Conor Oberst & Phoebe Bridgers (2019). 8: Kindred Spirits (Live At The Lobero) by Charles Lloyd. Angular Blues by Wolfgang Muthspiel, Scott Colley & Brian Blade. Brian Blade Fellowship (1998) by Brian Blade. Landmarks (2014) by Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band. We Are Sent Here By History by Shabaka & the Ancestors. Workaround by Beatrice Dillon. Cornell 5/8/77 (Live) by Grateful Dead (2017). Migration Stories by M. Ward. Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics by Jon Hassell / Brian Eno (1980). Debussy — Rameau by Víkingur Ólafsson. Apple Venus, Vol. 1 (1999) by XTC. Wasp Star (Apple Venus, Pt. 2) (2000) by XTC. Monument Valley (Original Game Soundtrack) by Stafford Bawler, Obfusc & Grogori. Monument Valley 2 (Original Game Soundtrack) by Todd Baker. Since We Met (1974) by Bill Evans Trio. Pick Me Up Off the Floor by Norah Jones. on the tender spot of every calloused moment by Ambrose Akinmusire. Swallow Tales by John Scofield, Steve Swallow, Bill Stewart. Punisher by Phoebe Bridgers. Rough and Rowdy Ways by Bob Dylan. Arctic Riff by Marcin Wasilewski Trio and Joe Lovano. Women in Music, Pt. III by HAIM. On Sunset by Paul Weller. RoundAgain by Joshua Redman / Brad Mehldau / Christian McBride / Brian Blade. Fictionary (1992) by Lyle Mays. Berg & Beethoven: Violon Concertos (2012) by Isabelle Faust, Orchestra Mozart & Claudio Abbado. Just Coolin’ by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers. Lianne La Havas by Lianne La Havas. Gold Record by Bill Callahan. Debussy: Images, Jeux, & La plus que lente (2016) by Michael Tilson Thomas & San Francisco Symphony. Ludwig van Beethoven: Ouvertures & Symphonies (2008) by Anima Eterna & Jos van Immerseel. Candid by Whitney. American Dream by The Flaming Lips. Triangle (1993) by Tethered Moon (Masabumi Kikuchi / Gary Peacock / Paul Motian). Looking at Sounds by Michel Benita / Matthieu Michel / Jozef Dumoulin / Philippe Garcia. Palo Alto (Live) by Thelonious Monk. Róisín Machine by Róisín Murphy. La traversée by Matthieu Bordenave, Patrice Moret & Florian Weber. Love Is The King by Jeff Tweedy. Earth to Dora by Eels. Untitled (Black Is) and Untitled (Rise) by Sault. Tigran Mansurian: Con anima by Movses Pogossian et al. Winter Is For Lovers by Ben Harper. People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm (1990) / The Low End Theory (1992) / Midnight Marauders (1993)/ Beats, Rhymes and Life (1996) / We Got It From Here… Thank You 4 Your Service (2016) by A Tribe Called Quest. McCartney III by Paul McCartney. DEEWEE sessions, vol. 1 by EMS Synthi 100 (with Soulwax). Fetch the Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple.

What I have been listening to in 2019:

El Mal Querer by Rosalía. Musical Prophet: The Expanded New York Studio Sessions (1962-1963) by Eric Dolphy. Trio Tapestry by Joe Lovano, Marilyn Crispell & Carmen Castaldi. Bobbie Gentry’s the Delta Sweete Revisited by Mercury Rev. Imaginary Friends by Ralph Alessi. Bay Of Rainbows by Jakob Bro. And then comes the night by Mats Eilertsen. BTTB (20th Anniversary Edition) by Ryuichi Sakamoto. Con Todo El Mundo and Hasta El Cielo by Khruangbin. Kankyō Ongaku: Japanese Ambient, Environmental & New Age Music 1980-1990 (compilation). When I Get Home by Solange. SASAMI by SASAMI. When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? by Billie Eilish. This Is How You Smile by Helado Negro. Life of by Steve Tibett. Ripple Waves by Cornelius. Comfort Woman by Meshell Ndegeocello (2003). Franz Schubert: Sonatas & Impromptus by András Schiff. Stay Around by J.J. Cale. Orange by Caroline Shaw / Attacca Quartet. Late Night Tales: Floating Points (compilation). I Trawl the Megahertz (2003, re-issued) by Prefab Sprout. Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest by Bill Callahan. Black Mirror: Smithereens by Ryuichi Sakamoto. Bloom by Areni Agbabian. Simian Angel by Oren Ambarchi. Resavoir by Resavoir. Light Upon the Lake (2017) and Forever Turned Around by Whitney. The Invariant by Benedikt Jahnel Trio (2017). Nubya’s 5ive by Nubya Garcia (2017). Soft Landing by Sandro Perri. Amadjar by Tinariwen. Reflections & Odysseys by Rymden. Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite (1996) and Embrya (1998) by Maxwell. Prism II: Beethoven, Schnittke, Bach by Danish String Quartet. Common Practice by Ethan Iversen Quartet with Tom Harrell. When the Birds Leave (2018) by Robin Verheyen, Marc Copland, Drew Gress & Billy Hart. Playing the Room by Avishai Cohen & Yonathan Avishai. Blue World by John Coltrane. Ode to Joy by Wilco. Ghosteen by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Manu Katché (2012) by Manu Katché. ANIMA by Thom Yorke. Crush by Floating Points. Promise Kept: The Complete Artists House Recordings by Art Pepper. KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka. Not Far From Here by Julia Hülsmann Quartet. Live in Gothenburg by Esbjörn Svensson Trio. Hello Happiness by Chaka Khan. Hyperspace by Beck. Thanks for the Dance by Leonard Cohen. Absinthe by Dominic Miller. 20ten by Prince (2010). Singularity by Jon Hopkins. Fieldtone by Book of Air (2015). At the End of Time: Churchscapes (Live) by Robert Fripp (2007). Ambitions by Prins Thomas. Lost River by Michele Rabbia, Gianlucca Petrella & Eivind Aarset.

What I have been listening to in 2018:

Chocolate and Cheese (1994) by Ween. Contra la Indecisión by Bobo Stenson Trio. Blood by Rhye. Glass by Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto. After the Fall by Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, and Jack DeJohnette. The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6 by Miles Davis & John Coltrane. Returnings by Jakob Bro, Palle Mikkelborg, Thomas Morgan and Jon Christensen. Absence by Kristjan Randalu, Ben Monder, and Markku Ounaskari. Tearing at the Seams by Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats. The Tree of Forgiveness by John Prine. Music for Installations by Brian Eno. Awase by Nik Bärsch’s Ronin. Tell Me How You Really Feel by Courtney Barnett. The Prodigal Son by Ry Cooder. Out of the Blues by Boz Scaggs. ATLiens (1996) by Outkast. Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonatas (1994) by Mikhail Pletnev. The Other Side by Tord Gustavsen Trio. Refocus by Sylvain Rifflet. The Horizon Just Laughed by Damien Jurado. Egypt Station by Paul McCartney. The Dream Thief by Shai Maestro. Minor Works by Jack Sels. Ventroliquism by Meshell Ndegeocello. Brol by Angèle. Dirty Computer by Janelle Monáe. Elastic Days by J Mascis. Look Now by Elvis Costello & The Imposters. WARM and Warmer by Jeff Tweedy. The Other Side by Tord Gustavsen Trio. Lebroba by Andrew Cyrille, Bill Frisell and Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith. Double Negative by Low. Elwan (2017) by Tinariwen. Lucent Waters by Florian Weber, Ralph Alessi, Linda May Han Oh, and Nasheet Waits. For 2 Akis by Shinya Fukumori Trio. Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album by John Coltrane.

What I have been listening to in 2017:

Reflection by Brian Eno. Mental Illness by Aimee Mann. High On You (1975, reissued 2017) by Sly Stone. Waiting on a Song by Dan Auerbach. Cross My Palm With Silver by Avishai Cohen. Mellow Waves by Cornelius. In Mind by Real Estate. A Deeper Understanding by The War on Drugs. Magnetic South (1970) and Loose Salute (1970) by Michael Nesmith. Lotta Sea Lice by Courtney Barnett/Kurt Vile. Blue Maqams by Anouar Brahem (with Django Bates, Dave Holland, and Jack DeJohnette). The Study of Touch by Django Bates Belovèd. Tangents by Gary Peacock Trio. Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960 by Thelonious Monk. Heart Of The Congos (40th Anniversary Edition, 2017) by The Congos; Cigarettes after Sex by Cigarettes after Sex.

What I have been listening to in 2016:

Malibu by Anderson .Paak. Into the Silence by Avishai Cohen. God Don’t Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson by various artists. Dig in Deep by Bonnie Raitt. Ouroboros by Ray Lamontagne. A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead. Day of the Dead by various artists. In Movement by Jack DeJohnette / Ravi Coltrane / Matthew Garrison. Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not by Dinosaur Jr. Schmilco by Wilco. Here by Teenage Fanclub. Skeleton Tree by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen. FLOTUS by Lambchop. Until the Hunter by Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions. Black Orpheus by Masabumi Kikuchi. Premium by Sam Evian. Nachtlicht by Eefje de Visser.

What I have been listening to in 2015:

B’lieve I’m Goin Down… by Kurt Vile. Fresh Blood by Matthew E. White. A Fool To Care by Boz Scaggs. Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens. Currency of Man by Melody Gardot. Hollow Meadows by Richard Hawley. Making time by Jamie Woon. Built on Glass by Chet Faker. from Sleep by Max Richter. In Colour by Jamie xx.

What I have been listening to in 2014:

Morning Phase by Beck. Harlequin Dream by Boy & Bear. Black Messiah by D’Angelo & the Vanguard. Hozier by Hozier. Supernova by Ray LaMontagne. Bad Self Portraits by Lake Street Dive. Tied to a Star by J Mascis. Atlas by Real Estate. The Living Room Sessions by Ravi Shankar. Sukierae by Tweedy. Lathe of Heaven by the Mark Turner Quartet. Give the People What They Want by Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings. Alpha Mike Foxtrot: Rare Tracks 1994–2014 by Wilco. Built on Glass by Chet Faker.

What I have been listening to in 2013:

Another Self Portrait: The Bootleg Series vol. 10 by Bob Dylan; Big Inner by Matthew E. White; Push The Sky Away by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds. Indicum by Bobo Stenson Trio. Fade by Yo La Tengo. Forever Endeavour by Ron Sexsmith. The Invisible Way by Low. Lightning Bolt by Pearl Jam. Woman by Rhye. Memphis by Boz Scaggs. Wakin on a Pretty Daze by Kurt Vile. m b v by My Bloody Valentine.

What I have been listening to in 2012:

Home Again by Michael Kiwanuka. Boys & Girls by Alabama Shakes. Americana by Neil Young with Crazy Horse. Psychedelic Pill by Neil Young with Crazy Horse. Sunken Condos by Donald Fagen. Banga by Patti Smith. Slipstream by Bonnie Raitt. Locked down by Dr. John.

What I have been listening to in 2011:

A Solitary Man by Jonathan Jeremiah. Mirror Traffic by Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks. The Whole Love by Wilco. C’mon by Low. Whatever’s on Your Mind by Gomez. River (1973) by Terry Reid. Demolished Thoughts by Thurston Moore. Yuck by Yuck. Seasons of My Soul by Rumer. Several Shades of Why by J Mascis. Shapes and Shadows by Ben Ottewell.

What I have been listening to in 2010:

Shadows by Teenage Fanclub. Brothers by The Black Keys. End Times by eels; God Willin’ & the Creek Don’t Rise by Ray Lamontagne & the Pariah Dogs; Mirror by Charles Lloyd Quartet; Jasmine by Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden. Mulatu Steps Ahead by Mulatu Astatke.

What I have been listening to in 2009:

Hombre Lobo by eels. Farm by Dinosaur Jr. The Eternal by Sonic Youth. Gossip in the Grain by Ray Lamontagne. Inspiration Information by Mulatu Astatke & the Heliocentrics.

What I have been listening to in 2008:

A Love Extreme by Benji Hughes. Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes. In Rainbows by Radiohead. For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver. Tell Tale Signs by Bob Dylan. Cantando by the Bobo Stenson Trio.