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wilco_starwars_1425blink-350x350Wilco
Star Wars
(dBpm/ANTI-)
In A Word: Fun (Wilco-Style)

“It’s the sound of a band with no agenda other than to enjoy themselves making music. That’s good enough for me.”

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unknownNeil Young + Promise of the Real
The Monsanto Years
(Reprise)
In A Word: Almost

The Monsanto Years  boils down to not quite fulfilled promise… of a new musical collaboration. And flag waving for favored causes that just doesn’t catch enough wind.”

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No Pier Pressure

Brian Wilson
No Pier Pressure
(Capitol)
In A Word: Buoyant

His 11th studio album “is as cheery as that punny title suggests, but also deeply moving and life-affirming.”

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Courtney Barnett
Sometimes I Sit And Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit
(Mom + Pop)
In A Word: Rawk!

“[H]er impressively assured debut album… grabs you by the lapels and insists you hear what she has to say.”

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Kinks-anthology-1024x1024The Kinks
The Anthology 1964-1971
(Sanctuary/BMG/Ingrooves)
In A Word: Overdue

“This five-CD, 140-track collection… is the authoritative retrospective that the Kinks’ watershed years have long deserved.”

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Nellie CDNellie McKay
My Weekly Reader
(429/Savoy Jazz)
In A Word: Über-Charming

“[Y]ou just want to spin this disc all over again, as it’s nigh-on-impossible not to be utterly enchanted with this glowing gem of an album.”

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PFloyd RiverPink Floyd
The Endless River
(Rhino)
In A Word: Echo

“Going out with more a whisper than a bang for a last album is fine for Pink Floyd…. Not quite for fans only and not quite an album.”

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van-morrisonVan Morrison
Duets: Re-Working The Catalogue
(RCA)
In A Word: Sing!

“The singer that outshines everyone is Morrison…. Hence [it’s] a worthy addition to his estimable catalog.”

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spiritof67Vanilla Fudge
Spirit of ‘67
(Purple Pyramid)
In A Word: Solid

“The album’s funky. It rocks. It’s moving in multiple ways…. [T]his collection of the greatest hits of 1967 works together or individually.”

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Wilko Johnson/Roger Daltrey
Going Back Home (Deluxe Edition)
(Chess/Universal)
In A Word: Death-defying

Going Back Home is such a consistent blast that Johnson’s surprise recovery is excellent news for listeners as well.”

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Psychedelic-ResurrectionThe Blues Magoos
Psychedelic Resurrection
(Kayos)
In A Word: Flashback-tastic

“This agreeably lighthearted reunion of three original Magoos  offers a scrappy mix of new tunes and reworkings of some of the band’s vintage gems.”

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get-yer-ya-yas-outThe Rolling Stones
Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out
London Records
In A Word: Rocks!

“[T]hey were there not to simply perform but really play. Like a genuine band they’re locked in with one another and roaming together like a pack within the grooves, tunes and spirits of the songs.”

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