Music Tracking 2022

These are 2022 releases that I've taken note of, listed alphabetically by artist, with VA comps at the bottom. My grades, where available, are in brackets at the end of the line (stars in B+ range). Lines in blue indicate that I have a physical copy (albeit sometimes just a promo CDR); in green are records that I graded based on a Rhapsody stream or other such source. Most records have release dates and a brief generic note.

Unheard records are prioritized 0-3 (graded records are 4-5). The priotization is based subjectively on personal interests, reviews I've noticed, reviewers I particularly respect, what I know about the artists, etc. Roughly speaking: 0 is something I have no reason to consider (default page omits 0); 1 has been noted as having some cred somewhere; 2 is something I have some specific reason to search out; 3 is something I'll listen to ASAP.

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New Releases

  • Avail Hollywood: Love, Lies & Loyalty () - blues
  • Big G: My Lucky Day () - blues
  • Crow Billiken: If I Don't Have Red I Use Blue (self-released -EP) [09-23] - blues [*]
  • Jack Broadbent: Ride (Crow's Feet) [04-08] - blues
  • Tia Carroll: You Gotta Have It (Little Village Foundation -21) [2021-05-14] - blues [**]
  • Pastor Champion: I Just Want to Be a Good Man (Luaka Bop) [04-01] - gospel [A-]
  • Willie Clayton: Caesar Soul & Blues () - blues
  • Shemekia Copeland: Done Come Too Far (Alligator) [08-19] - blues [**]
  • Bob Corritore & Friends: Spider in My Stew (SWMAF/VizzTone -21) [2021-05-14] - blues [**]
  • Kurt Crandall: Starts On the Stops (Yester Year) - blues
  • Johnny Ray Daniels: Whatever You Need (Bible & Tire) [04-15] - gospel
  • Dedicated Men of Zion: The Devil Don't Like It (03-04) [04-08] - gospel [***]
  • Donnie Ray: I'm Just the Man for You () - blues
  • Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters: Mercy Me (Stony Plain) [04-15] - blues [***]
  • Tinsley Ellils: Devil May Care (Alligator) - blues
  • Diunna Greenleaf: I Ain't Playin' (Little Village) - blues
  • Buddy Guy: The Blues Don't Lie (RCA/Silvertone) [09-30] - blues [***]
  • The Harlem Gospel Travelers: Look Up! (Colemine) [09-16] - gospel
  • Ben Harper: Bloodline Maintenance (Chrysalis) [07-22] - blues [**]
  • J-Wonn: Mr Right Now () - blues
  • Colin James: Open Road (Stony Plain -21) [2021-11-05] - blues [*]
  • Jeter Jones: Da Legend of Sweet Jeter Jones () - blues
  • ERR: stream no grade: Noah Kahan: Stick Season
  • Keb' Mo': Good to Be . . . (Rounder) [01-22] - blues
  • EG Kight: The Trio Sessions (Blue South -21) [2021-05-11] - blues [**]
  • Elizabeth King: I Got a Love (Bible & Tire) [06-24] - gospel
  • King George: Juke Joint Music () - blues
  • Trudy Lynn: Golden Girl (Nota Blue) - blues
  • M Feat. Ben Stapp/Fred Lonberg-Holm/Marco Colonna/Steve Swell: Broken Songs (Fundacja Sluchaj) [05-31] - blues/jazz [**]
  • Janiva Magness: Hard to Kill (Fathead) [06-24] - blues [B]
  • Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder: Get on Board: The Songs of Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee (Nonesuch) [04-22] - blues [**]
  • John Mayall: The Sun Is Shining Down (Forty Below) [01-28] - blues
  • Val McKnight: Ain't Nothin' Like a Country Boy () - blues
  • Tommy McLain: I Ran Down Every Dream (Yep Roc) [08-26] - blues [*]
  • Larry McCray: Blues Without You (KTBA) [03-25] - blues
  • Wilson Meadows: Wilson, Last Name Meadows () - blues
  • Mud Morganfield: Portrait (Delmark) [11-22] - blues
  • Jay Morris Group: Tell My Story () - blues
  • Tyree Neal: Young Goat of the Blues () - blues
  • North Mississippi Allstars: Set Sail (New West) [01-28] - blues [*]
  • Perel: Jesus Was an Alien () [05-13] - EBM
  • Bonnie Raitt: Just Like That . . . (Redwing) [04-22] - blues [***]
  • Eli "Paperboy" Reed: Down Every Road (Yep Roc) [04-29] - blues [B-]
  • The Duke Robillard Band: They Called It Rhythm & Blues (Stoney Plain) [03-18] - blues [**]
  • Corky Siegel's Chamber Blues: More Different Voices (Dawnserley) - blues
  • Dee Dee Simon: Dee Dee Simon () - blues
  • Staples Jr Singers: When Do We Get Paid () [05-12] - soul
  • Angela Strehli: Ace of Blues (Antone's/New West) [11-18] - blues
  • Joanne Shaw Taylor: Blues From the Heart: Live (KTBA) [06-10] - blues [*]
  • Joanne Shaw Taylor: Nobody's Fool (Keeping the Blues Alive) [10-28] - blues
  • Tedeschi Trucks Band: I Am the Moon: I Crescent (Fantasy) [06-03] - blues
  • Tedeschi Trucks Band: I Am the Moon: II Ascension (Concord) [07-01] - blues
  • Thee Sacred Souls: Thee Sacred Souls (Daptone) [09-09] - retro soul
  • Crystal Thomas: Now Dig This! (Dialtone -21) [2021-04-30] - blues [***]
  • Crystal Thomas: Good Good Lovin' () - blues
  • Wee Willie Walker and the Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra: Not in My Lifetime (Blue Dot -21) [2021-07-16] - blues [***]
  • Hank Williams Jr: Rich White Honky Blues (Easy Eye Sound) [06-17] - blues [***]
  • Arthur Young: Back to the Blues () - blues

Reissues, Etc.

  • Bob Corritore & Friends: Down Home Blues Revue (SWMAF/VizzTone) [03-04] - blues [**]
  • Buddy Guy & Junior Wells: Live From Chicago Blues Festival 1964 (Good Time) - blues [***]
  • Lightnin' Hopkins: Lightnin' in New York (1960, Candid) [04-15] - blues
  • Son House: Forever on My Mind (1964, Easy Eye Sound) [03-18] - blues [A-]
  • Bert Jansch: Bert Jansch at the BBC (1966-2004, Earth -8CD) [11-04] - British folk
  • Staples Jr Singers: When Do We Get Paid (Luaka Bop) [05-12] - gospel
  • The Staples Singers: Be Altitude: Respect Yourself [50th Anniversary Edition] (Elektra) - soul
  • Irma Thomas: Full Time Woman: The Lost Cotillion Album (1972, Real Gone Music) [02-12] - r&b [B]
  • Irma Thomas: Live! New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 1976 (Good Time) [03-25] - r&b [***]
  • New York City Blues (Ace) [04-01] - blues
  • The Rough Guide to Delta Blues: Vol 2 (World Music Network) - blues

Priority Counts

  • Priority 1: 27
  • Priority 2: 13
  • Priority 3: 0
  • Priority 4: 28
  • Priority 5: 0

Total: 68