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Winter Warz
One of the best Wu-Tang Clan-era verses ever is from Capadonna on Winter Warz. I’ve been on a Ghostface Killah kick recently and was trying to find my favorite song off of Ironman (my favorite Ghostface album), which featured the (Wu affiliate) Capadonna rapping for what seemed like forever. I couldn’t find it for a…
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Black Milk, Judy Bailey Quartet, Telehealth, and more of my favorite albums from May 2026
Another good month of new music. Tina Edward’s Jazz-ish Jazz Club continues to provide a great source of discovery to augment my KEXP/Spotify/internet pipeline. Black Milk – Ceremony One of my all-time favorite rapper/producers. Nine albums in. Seems like he’s just getting better. Judy Bailey Quartet – Colours Amazing album. Originally from 1976 but just…
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Flea, Aaron Shaw, Blu & Exile, and more of my favorite albums from April 2026
This month was a bit of a blur. I went to Istanbul for a week. I was sick for a week. Music still kept me company. There were some pleasant musical surprises for me, in particular the three albums mentioned in the title. Flea!? So many great jazz and jazzy dance-adjacent instrumental albums this year,…
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Mammal Hands, Alexis Taylor, Champagne Bubblebath, and more of my favorite albums from March 2026
This music update is way late. I’ll blame spring break and the nice weather here in North Carolina for keeping me away from my laptop. There has been no break from new music, though, and here is what I loved most in March.
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Natural Magic, WAAN, İlhan Erşahin, and more of my favorite albums from February 2026
It’s the end of February and I’m so glad that spring is coming as I’m totally sick of this winter weather and ready for some sun! The new album damn definitely felt like it broke towards the end of the month though, so that is going to make this update all the more interesting. Here…
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Fabiano do Nascimento, SML, and more of my favorite albums from January 2026
January is a bit of a weird month for new music. It’s great because there are so many albums from last year still to discover (on best-of lists, etc) and there are always some gems dropping that tend to get lost in the mix. I’ve had a solid rotation this month though. Here they are.
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Runner’s High
I found an album called Runner’s High on the top albums list of DJ Noel Brass Jr (host of Jazz Theatre on KEXP). As a runner, it immediately caught my attention and I’ve been hooked ever since.
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My top 10 albums of 2025
If I had to pick ten, these are the ones (plus ten more). Vote for your faves on KEXP. ❤️






