To everything there is a POOP. This marks POOP’s 38th annual rite of passage, bringing both the usual musical musings to your device screens and even more digital clutter to your life. This is the poi...

MJ Lenderman /// Being Dead /// Program /// Anna McClellan /// Perennial /// Ty Segall /// Friko /// English Teacher /// Sam Evian /// Shellac

Adrianne Lenker // / Beth Gibbons // / Billy Strings // / Chuck Prophet // / Corb Lund // / Ian Hunter // / Iron and Wine // / Kamasi Washington // / Larry Campbell and Theresa Williams // / Liam Gall...

I was not enthused about 'new music' this year. But, I gotta keep up with my old faves, so here goes: #fuckyeahphysicalmedia /// Taylor Swift /// Alicia Svigdals /// The Unholy Modal Rounders /// Pete...

There's a lot that I didn't sit with long enough and will likely grow in my estimation, but that's the way time goes. There are a bunch I didn't even get to hear, but as it is I heard a lot. /// Mary ...

The Decemberists /// Fontaines D. C. /// Richard Thompson /// Real Estate /// Mdou Moctar /// Nick Lowe And Los Straightjackets /// Gary Clark Jr. /// Linda Thompson /// Vampire Weekend /// His Lordsh...

Another year in the books! Something feels different about what’s to come. Any ideas why? Stay safe out there people! -- Arooj Aftab /// MJ Lenderman /// Still House Plants /// Mount Eerie /// Mannequ...

We told you Trump was no good, but nah. You were more concerned but the price of eggs than you were about putting a fascist back in the White House. Well here we are.

Cindy Lee: Diamond Jubilee /// Roedelius: 90 - these 2 releases dominated my listening & mere words cannot convey the brilliance they display. /// //// //// Khruangbin /// Kim Gordon /// Kim Deal /// ...

If you awoke fragile today steer clear I’m standing on the dry line gathering steam And may say things I don’t mean or purport to have written Hitch my ride to the pity parade and parrot its opiate sh...

My POOP DISC-CLAIMER (disc-lamer?): Here’s the usual backwards-looking, retro-inspired list of the records that kept me entertained and engaged these past 12 months. Par for the POOP, there’s not a wh...

There’s been way too much craziness happening this year for me to really focus on new music. I heard a lot of music, but I just didn’t have the bandwidth to give it more serious consideration. I’ve been trying to catch up for the last month or so, but the white noise (Trump, if you didn’t know) is overwhelming right now. Hopefully I’ll get a chance to really dig into all of this music at some point and truly hear it. For now, it feels like this, which is good enough, I guess.

Roedelius /// Ahmed Malek /// Piero Piccioni /// Rick White & the Sadies /// Tindersticks /// Roger Eno /// Helado Negro /// La Lom /// Bremer/McCoy /// Brian Eno

ChatGPT 4o mini prompt: Create a 2024 best of list in the style of rock critic Legs McNeil / Jessica Hooper / Greil Marcus / Ernest Hemingway using the following music albums... : Four Tet /// The Umb...

This year I tried something a bit unique for me. Over the years I have never been a fan of “pop” music but recently I have been curious as to “why” some folks (with limited tastes) herald music by one...

The Nude Party /// Waxahatchee /// Jack White /// Mannequin Pussy /// Vampire Weekend /// Kim Deal /// Mdou Moctar /// Hermanos Gutierrez

Dame Area /// Lola de la Matagalen /// galen Tipton & Holly Waxwing /// Coldplay /// The Cure /// Anoice /// MONO /// Max Richter /// Gabríel Ólafs /// NINA EBA ///