February 2018: Come Out And Play Playlist, Best New Music: Ty Segall, Kyle Craft, Ezra Furman, Jack White, Stephen Malkmus, The Hold Steady, Seun Kuti, Santana, The Wombats, MGMT, Franz Ferdinand, Bobby Leecan, Os Mutantes, Sly & The Family Stone, Stevie Wonder

Best Album of The Year (So Far):

Ty Segall Freedom's Goblin

Also New & Good:

Kyle Craft Full Circle Nightmare

Ezra Furman Transangelic Exodus

PJ Harvey "An Acre of Land" (soundtrack for Dark River feat Sean Bean)

Most Anticipated Albums of The Year (So Far):

Jack White Boarding House Reach

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks TBA

New(ish) & Notable:

The Hold Steady "Entitlement Crew"/"A Snake In The Shower"

Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 "Black Times" (feat. Santana)

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks "Middle America"

Jack White "Connected By Love", "Corporation", "Respect Commander"

Kyle Craft "Chelsea Hotel #2" (Leonard Cohen cover)(2017)

The Wombats Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life

New & Good But A Little Too Disco For Me (Sorry):

MGMT Little Dark Ages

Franz Ferdinand Always Ascending

Old(er) But Still Rocks:

Bobby Leecan (Blind Bobby Baker) "Nobody Needs You When You're Down & Out" (1923)

Os Mutantes: Psychedelia from Brazil, First four albums 1968 - 1971: Os Mutantes, Mutantes, A Divina Comedia, Jardim Eletrico

Stevie Wonder, 1972 - 1980, especially Talking Book, Innervisions, Songs In The Key Of Life, Hotter Than July. Stevie doing Carpool Karaoke with James Corden (2015) and Stevie doing "Superstition" on "Soul Train" 1971

Sly & The Family Stone: A Whole New Thing (Debut album 1967), Greatest Hits

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