World Record by Neil Young

“Take some time to live before you die”

And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow by Weyes Blood

“They say the worst is done, but I think it’s only just begun.”

Marigolden by Field Report

“The whole point of all this is to make something that somebody else can use to take a closer look at themselves or their situation.”

Big Time by Angel Olsen

“I like driving aimlessly, and I like getting lost, but I don’t like small talk. That’s not the kind of lost I’m looking for.”

Tangerine Dream by Kaleidoscope

“Nobody knows where we are”

A Question Of Balance by The Moody Blues

“Life is a cosmic play, a continuous beautiful game, a beautiful hide-and-seek–not leading anywhere. Nowhere is the goal.”

Infamous Angel by Iris DeMent

“Nothing good ever lasts”

His Band And The Street Choir by Van Morrison

It’s not what he sings but the way he sings it.

The Best Albums of the Sixties

If only everybody agreed with me.

Modern Kosmology by Jane Weaver

A musical gift from visiting aliens who have contemplated infinity, stared into the stars and wallowed in the endless void of space.

Climb Aboard My Roundabout. The British Toytown Pop Sound 1967-1974

A cruel, unpleasant, arrogant, merciless and hateful personality is learned, normally in childhood.

Out Of The Shadows by The Shadows

It was 60 years ago today

Bo Carter And The Mississippi Sheiks

Transfiguration

Too-Rye-Ay by Dexy’s Midnight Runners

“You get a feeling when you’re writing a song. Something happens”

The Meat Of Life by Clem Snide

Memories

Lifetime Achievement by Loudon Wainwright III

Honesty, self-effacing humour, sadness and regret.

Sorrows Away by The Unthanks

“We’re not going full out for happy joy. But it feels more hopeful to me.”

Kindness Of The World by Joe Henry

Oh, and Joe Henry

Bradley’s Barn by The Beau Brummels

Country-rock

Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan

What more could be said about one of the most remarkable achievements in human history?

Going Places by Josh Rouse

This is easy to listen to but it’s not easy listening

Weather Alive by Beth Orton

An overwhelming dichotomous feeling of comfortable silence overlaid with busy, subtle flourishes

Electric Music For The Mind And Body by Country Joe And The Fish

One of the first and one of the best psychedelic albums

Safe Distance by Janet Simpson

What impact would it have on a six-year-old, to be crowned Miss Rattlesnake Rodeo Beauty Queen?

If A City Is Set Upon A Hill by Current 93

A 36-minute aural fairy tale, full of wonder and enchantment

Lost And Found by Malcolm Morley

Expectations, cancellations and chips.

Bleecker Street. Greenwich Village In The 60s by Various Artists

“No regrets now. No tears goodbye. Don’t want you back. We’d only cry again. Say goodbye again”

Sweet Relief. A Benefit For Victoria Williams by Various Artists

Over 130,000 people in the UK have multiple sclerosis

Heartmind by Cass McCombs

How I spent 40 years as a teacher despite officially being a failure at speaking

John B. Sebastian by John Sebastian

Charming

John Phillips by John Phillips

A beautiful sounding album disguising a darker side to humanity.

Southern Blood by Gregg Allman

Gregg Allman displays a control of nuance and demonstrates his ability to get inside a lyric.

Beware The Shadow by Help Yourself

Watch out for debilitating darkness

Blowing Free. Underground & Progressive Sounds of 1972

In 1972, the only music to like was progressive music

Homegrown by Neil Young

He’s strange, but please don’t ever change.

Take It Like A Man by Amanda Shires

“The whole point of this record is to show strength and vulnerability, how necessary vulnerability is in relationship.” A stunning album by @amandashires #takeitlikeaman

An Appointment With Mr. Yeats by The Waterboys

a psychedelic, intense, kaleidescopic mix of rock, folk and faery music

Sleeps With Angels by Neil Young

Personal growth shouldn’t be restricted to childhood.

Little Honey by Lucinda Williams

“You look at the world, and it just feels like everything is just falling apart. But somehow, we manage to find a reason to keep going”

Later That Same Year by Matthew’s Southern Comfort

Sublime country-rock

Cruel Country by Wilco

Jeff Tweedy investigates the mirrored problems of country music and the country he loves.

Welcome 2 Club XIII by Drive By Truckers

All that’s left to do is to “drive on past the near flaming demise”

Boat Songs by M J Lenderman

A 10-song suite of perfectly crafted music

Dharmaland by Ixtahuele

“His music is about an esoteric journey more than anything—the journey inward which begins with nature and experience”

Toast by Neil Young with Crazy Horse

“I had forgotten about these songs, put them out of my mind and went on living my life.”

Tresor by Gwenno

The best album that I have ever heard that is sung in the Cornish language.

Ogdens’ Nut Gone Flake by Small Faces

Give us thy album in a round cover as we give thee 37/9d

The Spur by Joan Shelley

Sadness and joy, loss and love, inertia and momentum.

Paul McCartney discography

A list of Paul McCartney albums

Chaos And Creation In The Backyard by Paul McCartney

“It’s OSS – Optimistic Song Syndrome”