Music Tracking 2024

These are 2024 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.

Option selectors:

• Include priority 0, exclude rated.
• Just priority 2+, exclude rated.
• Rated only.
• Unrated only.
• Default (priority 1+ and rated).

Genre switches (selection not implemented yet):

• Blues
• Classical
• Country
• Electronica
• Hip-Hop
• Jazz
• Metal
• All

New Releases

• Africatown, AL: Ancestor Sounds (Free Dirt) [02-23] - blues [**]
• Evan Nicole Bell: Runaway Girl (Humingbird -EP) [01-11] - blues [*]
• The Black Crowes: Happiness Bastards (Silver Arrow) [03-15] - blues-rock
• Cedric Burnside: Hill Country Love (Provogue) [04-05] - blues [**]
• Gary Clark Jr.: JPEG RAW (Warner) [03-22] - blues [B-]
• Tinsley Ellis: Naked Truth (Alligator) [02-09] - blues [**]
• Sue Foley: One Guitar Woman: A Tribute to the Female Pioneers of Guitar (Stony Plain) [03-29] - blues [***]
• Koryn Hawthorne: On God (Provident) [02-09] - gospel
• Elizabeth King: Soul Provider (Bible & Tire) [04-12] - gospel
• ERR: stream no grade: Allen Lowe & the Constant Sorrow Orchestra: Louis Armstrong's America Volume 1
• ERR: stream no grade: Allen Lowe & the Constant Sorrow Orchestra: Louis Armstrong's America Volume 1
• The Taj Mahal Sextet: Swingin' Live at the Church in Tulsa (Lightning Rod) [03-08] - blues [***]
• John Primer & Bob Corritore: Crawlin' Kingsnake (VizzTone) [03-29] - blues [***]
• Queen Esther: Things Are Looking Up (EL) [04-09] - blues [A-]
• Taliba Safiya: Black Magic (self-released) - blues [*]
• Slash: Orgy of the Damned (Gibson) [05-17] - blues
• The Staples Jr. Singers: Searching (Luaka Bop) [06-14] - gospel
• Russell Thompkins Jr.: Riding Solo (SoulMusic/Platinum Garage) [02-02] - r&b
• Truth & Devotion: Heaven at Last (Holy Grail) [01-15] - gospel

Reissues, Etc.

• Georgann Eubanks: Song Keepers: A Music Maker Foundation Anthology (Music Maker -4CD) [01-08] - blues
• Skip James: Today! (Craft) [06-07] - blues
• Love Hides All Faults: Deep Gospel Soul Selected by Jumbo (Elusive Vinyl/Pyramid) - gospel

Priority Counts

• Priority 1: 8
• Priority 2: 2
• Priority 3: 0
• Priority 4: 9
• Priority 5: 1

Total: 20