Death can really derail a project.

At any rate, let’s try to get back to logging new music in this brave new year 2024. Things were going pretty well up until July of 2022 and since then efforts have been desultory at best. Best path forward is to not attempt to review everything with text, just notable records, and provide my initial ratings for the rest.

Notable

Produced by Daniel Fox of Gilla Band, Letter To Self is slash-and-burn modern Dublin punk rock with a deep love of prime Savages and Siouxsie Sioux.

The Rest

Skee Mask – C ★★★ Previously unreleased tracks from 2016-2020

The Hypos – The Hypos ★★★ (Third Side) New band from members of Dr. Dog

Patricia Taxxon – Bicycle ★★★☆ Royalty free for projects, btw

OG Keemo – Fieber ★★★☆ (Chimperator Productions) German hip hop

yungatita – Shoelace & A Knot ★★★☆ Hard-edged indie rock, nothing special but good at what it does

Holy Fingers – Holy Fingers III ★★★ (Sunbleached) Heavy psych, much as you’ve heard before

The Game & Big Hit – Paisley Dreams ★★★ (Surf Club) Decent enough to pass the time until something better comes along

Neek Bucks – Thankful ★★☆ (H4 Records)