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Notable albums that made me smile in alphabetical order, plus a few songs I couldn’t get out of my head:

Posted on December 24, 2018

  1. Alexandre Desplat-The Sisters Brothers(OST)(Lakeshore)
  2. All Them Witches-ATW(New West)
  3. Amen Dunes–Freedom(Sacred Bones)
  4. Angelique Kidjo–Remain in Light(Kravenworks)
  5. Anton Batagov–An Evening Hymn(Melodiya)
  6. ARP–Zebra(Mexican Summer)
  7. Beak>->>>(Temporary Residence)
  8. Belly-Dove(S/R)
  9. Benjamin Cartel–Flickering Light(Mother West)
  10. Bettye Lavette–Things Have Changed(Verve)
  11. Bugge Wesseltoft & Prins Thomas–S/T(Smalltown Supersound)
  12. Charles Lloyd & The Marvels feat. Lucinda Williams–Vanished Gardens(Blue Note)
  13. Chris Carter–Chemistry Lessons, Vol. 1(Mute)
  14. Chris Liebing & Ralf Hildenbeutel–Burn Slow(Mute)
  15. Daniel Binelli & Pedro H. da Silva-Tango Fado Duo(Sorel Classics)
  16. Eiko Ishibashi–The Dream My Bones Dream(Drag City)
  17. Gabriele Kahane–Book of Travelers(Nonesuch)
  18. Goat Girl–S-T(Rough Trade)
  19. Gurrumul–Djarimirri[Child of the Rainbow](Skinnyfish)
  20. Hailu Mergia-Lala Belu(Awesome Tapes from Africa)
  21. Hookworms–Microshift(Domino)
  22. Iggy Pop & Underworld–Teatime Dub Encounters EP(Caroline Intl.)
  23. Jennifer Castle–Angels of Death(Paradise of Bachelors)
  24. Lonnie Holley–MITH(Jagjaguwar)
  25. Low–Double Negative(Sub Pop)
  26. Makaya McCraven–Universal Beings(International Anthem)
  27. Marc Ribot & Fay Victor-Songs of Resistance 1942(Anti-)
  28. Marty O’Reilly & the Old Soul Orchestra–Stereoscope(S/R)
  29. Mary Lattimore–Hundreds of Days(Ghostly Intl.) + Ghost Forests(Three Lobed Recordings)
  30. Mc’n’Mac-Beautie on the Waters(Long Song)
  31. Melody’s Echo Chamber–Bon Voyage(Fat Possum)
  32. Myra Melford’s Snowy Egret-The Other Side Of Air(Firehouse 12) 
  33. Nathan Bowles–Plainly Mistaken(Paradise of Bachelors)
  34. Neko Case–Hell-On(Anti-)
  35. New Music Detroit–Smoke: Music of Marc Mellits(Innova)
  36. Odetta Hartman-Old Rockhounds Never Die(Northern Spy)
  37. Oliver Coates-Shelley’s on Zenn-LA(Rvng Intl.)
  38. Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis– Wild!Wild!Wild!(Bloodshot)
  39. Robert Haigh-Creatures of the Deep(Unseen Worlds)
  40. Rosali-Trouble Anyway(Scissor Tail)
  41. Roseanne Cash–She Remembers Everything(Blue Note)
  42. Sam Gendel–Pass If Music(Leaving Records)
  43. Simian Mobile Disco–Murmurations(Wichita)
  44. Stu Mindeman-Woven Threads(Sunnyside)
  45. The Essex Green–Hardly Electronic(Merge)
  46. Thea Hopkins-Love Come Down EP(S/R)
  47. Tissues-Veil(S/R)
  48. Ty Segall-Freedom’s Goblin(Drag City)
  49. U.S. Girls–In a Poem Unlimited(4AD)
  50. Warm Drag-S/T(In the Red)
  51. Yo La Tengo-There’s A Riot Going On(Matador)

Songs:

  • Orchestra of Spheres– “Koudede” – Mirror(Fire Records)
  • Richard Thompson– “The Storm Won’t Come” -13 Rivers(New West)
  • Johnny Marr– “Actor Attractor” – Call The Comet(New Voodoo)

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