A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears…
Phish - Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI, July 27, 2024 (LivePhish; 2024)
Robert Rich - Long Tail of the Quiet Gong (self-released; 2024)
Katy Perry - Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection (Capitol/UMg; 2010/2020)
Kraftwerk - Minimum – Maximum (EMI; 2005)
Various artists/Bob Holmes - Across the Horizon, Vol. 1 (Northern Spy subscriber exclusive; 2024)
Various artists/Bruce Tantum - Summer Mix 2024 (Soundcloud; 2024)
Justin Sweatt - North Texas Electric (Aural Canyon; 2024)
Katy Perry - Smile (Capitol; 2020)
R.E.M. - Document – 25th Anniversary Edition (I.R.S./Capitol; 1987/2012)
The Pineapple Thief - It Leads to This (Kscope; 2024)
Goose - Live at the Fox Theater (No Coincidence; 2024)
Blondie - Greatest Hits: Sound & Vision (Chrysalis; 2005)
Caetano Veloso - Estrangeiro (Elektra Musician; 1989)
Lonely Robot - A Model Life (InsideOut; 2022)
Frost - "Life in the Wires, Pt. 1" from Life in the Wires (InsideOut; due Oct. 18, 2024)
Arena - The Theory of Molecular Inheritance (Verglas Music; 2022)
Beyoncé - Lemonade (Parkwood Entertainment; 2016)
La Barranca - Antimateria (self-released; 2024)
Blackpink - The Album (YG Entertainment/Interscope; 2020)
Fela Aníkúlápó-Kútì & Egypt 80 - Original Suffer Head (Lagos International/Knitting Factory; 1981/2013)
Depeche Mode - The Best of Depeche Mode, Vol. 1 (Sony; 2006)
Black Sabbath - Reunion – 25th Anniversary Expanded Edition (Epic/Legacy; 1998/2023)
Nile - The Underworld Awaits Us All (Napalm; 2024)
Nile - Black Seeds of Vengeance (Relapse; 2000)
Iasos - Visions of Paradise: A Iasos Retrospective (Hearts of Space; 2024)
Patrick Shiroishi - Glass House (Otherly Love; due Sept. 20, 2024)
Steve Roach - Life Archaeology (Steve Roach Exclusive; 2024)
Phil Lesh & Friends - Beacon Theater, New York, NY, Feb. 10, 2006 (Archive.org; 2006)