Sunday, April 5, 2026

Albums That Shouldn't Hold....But Do! A Tier 2 Breakdown

Lifting off with Tier 2, including:

Angine de Poitrine - Vol. 1 (2024) Clipse - Let God Sort em Out (2025) Igorrr - Amen (2025) IQ - Dominion (2025) Various Artists - Elders of the Begena - The Harp of David in Ethiopia (2025) Sufi Dub Brothers - The Return of the Sufi Dub Brothers (2026)


And ye olde playlist...

Saturday, March 28, 2026

2026 Tier 1 Album Roundup: Expanding Signals in Human Space

The final set of Tier 1 albums!

Imogen Heap - Speak for Yourself (2005) King Sunny Ade - Odu (1998) Spidergawd - From 8 to Infinity (2025) The Cure - Disintegration (1989)


Check out the playlist - ITS ALIVE!

Monday, March 16, 2026

2026 Tier 1 Album Roundup Part 11: Pop in the Machine Age

The penultimate Tier 1 post, with great selections like:

Green Day - Warning (2000) Atarimatt - Happy Mayonnaise (2011) Gelli Haha - Switcheroo (2025) Ninajirichi - I Love My Computer (2025)


and, of course, the thing....

Monday, March 9, 2026

2026 Tier 1 Album Roundup Part 10: Shared Frequencies

The marathon continues, with some great music from:

Crowded House - Woodface (1991) Los Tuthanaka - Los Tuthanaka (2025) Wednesday Knudson - Atrium (2025) Kmoe - K1 (2025)


And the Playlist...

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

2026 Tier 1 Album Roundup Series Part 9: Nostalgia & Integrity

What is different about this video? Certainly not the lack of interesting music:

Various Artists: Weeds Season 2 OST (2006) Mr. Mister - Go On... (1987) Squackett - A Life Within a Day (2012) The Format - Boycott Heaven (2026)

Oh, no - the Radio!

Saturday, February 21, 2026

2026 Tier 1 Album Roundup Part 7: Urgency, Pulse, & Grit

Perhaps a little out of order, but here's the next set of albums for Tier 1:

Liquid Mike - Hell is an Airport (2025) Moron Police - Pachinko (2025) Nourished By Time - The Passionate Ones (2025) Daniel Romano's Outfit - Too Hot to Sleep (2025)


Dr. Spin's Radio

Friday, February 20, 2026

2026 Tier 1 Album Roundup Part 8: Transcendence and Altered States

More great music, with some classic artists this time around:

Alice Coltrane - Journey in Satchinananda (1971) Scott Walker - Scott 4 (1969) Frank Zappa - Chunga's Revenge (1970) Oneohtrix Point Never - Tranquilizer (2025)


And then the ol' Dr. Spin's Radio keeps on a-growin'