Ann Peebles - Straight from the Heart: 7 (B+)

# [soul]

Jeffrey Lewis - Asides & B-Sides: 7.5 (high B+)

Digital-only (really, streamable-only(!)). Contains When That Really Old Cat Dies [EP], plus three extra tracks.

Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life: 9.5 (high A)

I have the CD version with the A Something’s Extra EP included, which I would separately rate 8 (A-).

Hound Dog Taylor and The HouseRockers - Natural Boogie: 8 (A-)

Upped a notch on fourth or fifth listen. I think his two studio albums are both essential blues albums.

DJ Black Low - Uwami: 8 (A-)

Upped from 7.5 (high B+)

Phelimuncasi - Ama Gogela: 7 (B+)

# [ampiano/gqom] [cassette/digital only]

Homeboy Sandman - Don't Feed the Monster

:-(

Adeem the Artist - White Trash Revelry [honorable mention]

:-) [They is a pretty good singer, but they’s songs all sound a little overly familiar.]

Lyrics Born - Vision Board: 7 (B+)

Upped from "liked" on fifth play -- really, I don't trust my own ears versus Christgau and Hull both coming in at 8 (A-).

PinkPantheress - Take Me Home [EP]: liked

3 tracks; 7:40; no physicals

PinkPantheress - To Hell With It [EP]: liked

10 tracks; 18:36; $16.99

Television - Adventure: 9.5 (high A)

"Days" may be Verlaine/Lloyd's most beautiful song.

LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem: 7 (B+)

# [electronica]

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Chronicle: 9 (A)

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Creedence Clearwater Revival: 7 (B+)

# [blues rock - beyond which they evolved] I've ended up with all their studio albums except the first and last.

Dennis Alcapone - Forever Version: 7.5 (high B+)

Once-owned. Looking back, selling was a mistake. However, there is now only ridiculously overpriced original vinyl, the first generation, unremastered CD transfer (1991) which I sold back, and ridiculously overpriced "Deluxe Edition" CD, with 5 mostly unremarkable bonus tracks and a remix of a track already on the original. Since the comps My Voice Is Insured and Guns Don't Argue are not available for less than a fortune, I guess this means I have no Dennis Alcapone.

Bad Brains - The Youth Are Getting Restless: 7 (B+)

At least four plays - 95% sure I had this once. #live

Mary J. Blige - Good Morning Gorgeous: 7 (B+)

# [r&b]

Kady Diarra - Burkina Hakili: 7 (B+)

# [wassoulou? adjacent anyway]

Marshall Chapman - Dirty Linen: 7 (B+)

# [country]

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik: 7.5 (high B+)

Jimmie Dale Gilmore - Jimmie Dale Gilmore: 7 (B+)

# [country]

Jimmie Dale Gilmore - After Awhile: 7.5 (high B+)

# [country] [owned this once and sold it back]

Oumou Sangare - Timbuktu: 7.5 (high B+)

# [wassoulou] [Note: Oumou, Worotan, and Seya are all on the final listen pile]

Saba - Few Good Things: 7.5 (high B+)

Direct sale is $27 shipped for CD (shipping alone is $9). LOL.