Jon Hopkins SINGULARITY (2018)

a(n?) euphoric nocturnal beat album, alone but not lonely, to feel singular within the cosmos, a monkey with a battle plan.

Chris Reimer HELLO PEOPLE (2018)

a quiet ambient-drone-y pastiche of an album, with well-placed jazz interludes. sacramental yet breezy and affirming but mysterious.

Tinashe JOYRIDE (2018)

better than anything from the much-heralded 2017 class of Rnb torch singers, and yes I'm looking at you SZA. As someone said on the Popcast, Tinashe is the Carly Rae Jepsen of her genre.

Dylan Carlson CONQUISTADOR (2018)

fun cheesy Western desert doom rock from the Earth dude, who I learned was Kurt's roommate. there's a grungy Three's Company reboot spec script I guess I have to write now.

Grouper GRID OF POINTS (2018)

Vespers in a roofless church by the sea.

Or, a kindly ghost in an abandoned lighthouse.