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I'm digging this. Very Yo La Tengo crossed with something on Thrill Jockey circa 1998. And the Farfisa lends a bit o' Stereolab, too.

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/01/23/579885226/hugh-masekela-father-of-south-african-jazz-dies-at-78

H Hawkline - In the Pink of Condition

The Citradels - God Bless

Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy

The Citradels - God Bless

Also, the album from Chicago punk band Banned is finally being released after 40 years in the can! A friend of mine is actually friends with their drummer and was instrumental in helping to bring this great stuff to the light of day. Check it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUD_I0vOPTM So yeah, full album of this stuff coming out sometime in the next few months! Can't wait!

Well... let's see the photos!

Elza Soares - Woman at the End of the World

Not this recording, but this show.

Back to albums: Milton Nascimento - Geraes

And now... I'm Shuffling my entire iTunes library of songs. It's a good way to hear things that I haven't heard in a long time. I'll post a screen shot of "Recently Played" stuff when I'm done with this experiment later today so you can see what came up.

Not a great year, IMO. But there were a lot of good albums that merited repeat listens. So, here is my list of favorites, in only rough order: Kiko Dinucci - Cortes-Curtos Chicano Batman - Freedom is Free Meridian Brothers - ¿Donde Estas Maria? Shugo Tokumaru - TOSS The Bats - The Deep Set The Black Watch - The Gospel According to John Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - The French Press Cate Le Bon - Rock Pool Zebra Hunt - In Phases Doug Tuttle - Peace Potato Barry Adamson - Love Sick Dick EP Slowdive - Slowdive Melange - Viento Bravo REISSUE WORTH NOTING: Los Camaroes - R