Julianna Barwick CIRCUMSTANCE SYNTHESIS (2019)

this one slipped by me for a few weeks.  JB makes bless-this-actual timeline music. she still has a few made-in-Portland cassettes for sale, if you want to vibe the fuck out in your Corolla.

HAUTE 100 (2019)

usually try to do my True Top Forty for pop but it was a weak year, so made a cross-genre riff on a Hot 100.  Mostly pop, with peppy punk and rock, international and a few change-of-pace atmospheric jazz interludes.  Play on shuffle and I think you'll agree it was a great year in music writ large.

Bruce Springsteen BORN IN THE U.S.A. (1984)

I'm 33 1/3 today so it seems apropos to shout out my favorite album of all time. Insanely great.

Martha LOVE KEEPS KICKING (2019)

The pop punk revival is going swimmingly.  God bless these U.K. urchins and their adorable accents. Into This, Wreslemania VIII, and especially the title track are terrific.

Teebs ANICCA (2019)

a perfect day in L.A. and your only ambition is to try three new taco trucks and meet some nice dogs.