The Way In: Different Avenues of Listening

Another Tier 2 post! Including:

James K - Friend (2025) Ulrika Spacek - EXPO (2026) House of All - Inklings (2026) Gorillaz - The Mountain (2026) Dhakabrakha - Alambari (2020) Elvis Presley - Elvis is Back! (1960)

And the playlist:

Pressure, Pulse, and Release: a Tier 2 Roundup

More music from Tier 2, including:

Fishbone - Stockholm Syndrome (2025) King Buffalo - The Burden of Restlessness (2020) Craven Faults - Sidings (2026) Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - Gush (2025) The Beths - Straight Line Was a Lie (2025) Lunatic Soul - Lunatic Soul (2008)

And the playlist that never ends....until it does

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...

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!

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....

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...

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!