Drive-By Truckers - The New OK [honorable mention]

:-)

Billy Bragg - Talking with the Taxman About Poetry: 7 (B+)

# [proto anti-folk?]

Nirvana - In Utero: 7.5 (high B+)

Muse - Black Holes and Revelations: neutral

Radiohead/U2 clone

Billy Nomates - Emergency Telephone [EP]: 8 (A-)

 Digital only.

Various Artists - The Roots of Chicha: Psychedelic Cumbias From Peru: 7 (B+)

 

# [chicha/cumbia]

Jupiter & Okwess - Na Kozonga [honorable mention]

:-)

Serengeti - KDxMPC [EP]: liked

9 tracks, 21 minutes. Appended to vinyl reissue of Ajai.

[Tabu Ley] Rochereau & L'Afrisa International: 1971-1977: 7.5 (high B+)

 

Not paying very high prices for used copies at B+.

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven: 7 (B+)

 

#postrock

Royal Trux - Cats and Dogs [honorable mention]

:-)

Sarathy Korwar - More Arriving: 7.5 (B+)

 

# [Indo-jazz?]

Redman - Whut? Thee Album: liked

Definitely trails off quickly.

Bun B - Trill OG: disliked

Unfathomable to me how The Source could rate this 5 mics.

Third World - Third World [honorable mention]

:-)

Bob Andy - Bob Andy's Songbook: liked

:-)

James Blake - James Blake

:-|

Spring Heel Jack - Treader: 7.5 (high B+)

 

# [electronic]

Japan - Tin Drum: neutral

Roxy Music rip-off

Hailu Mergia - Lalu Bela [honorable mention]

:-)

Roxy Music - Avalon: 9.5 (high A)

 

Roxy Music - Stranded: 7 (B+)

 

Gary Clail's Tackhead Sound System - Tackhead Tape Time

:-|

Drive-By Truckers - Gangstabilly [honorable mention]

:-)

The Rolling Stones - Some Girls: 7 (B+)

 

I never liked this nearly as much as most other people seem to. I have the deluxe version. Second disc is also a 7 (B+).