Black Flag - Jealous Again [EP]: 7 (B+)

Title track is on Wasted and remaining 4 tracks total 4.5 minutes. Retail direct from the label? $12 plus shipping. Not worth the money or the shelf space at this grade.

Minutemen - Tour-Spiel [EP]: liked

Four songs, all covers. Studio versions of three (all except "Green River") appear on regular albums.

Minutemen - Bean Spill [EP]: liked

Four out of five tracks are on Introducing. "Afternoons" is missing.

Minutemen - Joy [EP]: liked

Two out of three tracks are on Introducing. "More Joy" is missing.

Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime: 9.5 (high A)

Buck 65 - 14 KT Gold: 7 (B+)

Digital-only

Sugar [Bob Mould] - Your Favorite Thing [EP]: 7 (B+)

Thelonious Monk - Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960: notation

Versions of well-known Monk tunes recorded for soundtrack but unused; pricey French import that targets serious fans. Also, repeated solos. Single listen.

ABC - The Lexicon of Love: 8 (A-)

The Lounge Lizards - Voice of Chunk: 8 (A-)

Midnight Rhythm - Midnight Rhythm: neutral

Not quite sure how this got onto Christgau's list as an A-.

GG Allin - Freaks, ..., Drunks & Junkies

:-( [Listening to this three times was a tremendous chore.]

Flying Lotus - Los Angeles: 7.5 (high B+)

# [electronic] [However, see review of Until the Quiet Comes.]

Dr. John - Things Happen That Way: 7.5 (high B+)

Almost made an exception and got this, for my "older artist's last album before they die" collection (not to sound callous), but he didn't do this as his last statement while alive (some reports are that it was "unfinished" when he died), plus it looks like one of those cheapo "jacket-only" releases. #neworleans

Thelonious Monk - Palo Alto: X (X)

Not qualified to grade. #jazz/live (also, audience-taped in school auditorium)

Winter Hours - Wait Till the Morning [honorable mention]

:-) [This is the compilation, containing the identically-titled EP and the Churches EP.]

Winter Hours - Leaving Time [honorable mention]

:-)

Emperor X - The Orlando Sentinel: 7 (B+)

#vinylonly

Leyla McCalla - Breaking the Thermometer: 7 (B+)

# [folk]

Flying Lotus - You're Dead! [honorable mention]

:-)

Lil Wayne - I Am Music: 8 (A-)

Beck - Mutations [honorable mention]

:-) [Owned this when it came out and sold it back. Listened again in contemplation of this post.]

Beck - Mellow Gold: 9.5 (high A)

He never lived up to the promise of this album.

The Motors - Approved by the Motors: 7 (B+)

#pubrock/latterdaypubrock

Le General Defao - "Bana Congo" Vol. 1 Made in America: 8 (A-)

See review of Vol. 2 [Too bad it's so rare. This is a great, latter-day soukous album.]