Music Tracking 2022

These are 2022 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

• Priscilla Block: Welcome to the Block Party (InDent/Mercury Nashville) [02-11] - country
• Matt Castillo: How the River Flows (Texace) [03-04] - country
• Chris Castino & Chicken Wire Empire: Fresh Pickles (self-released) [02-04] - bluegrass [***]
• Brent Cobb: And Now, Let's Turn to Page . . . (Ol' Buddy) [01-28] - country
• Walker Hayes: Country Stuff: The Album (Monument) [01-21] - country [B]
• Ray Wylie Hubbard: Co-Starring Too (Big Machine) [03-18] - country [A-]
• Mike Kuster: Better Late Than Never (self-released) [02-08] - country
• Aaron Lewis: Frayed at Both Ends (self-released) [01-28] - country
• Tony Logue: Jericho () [01-07] - country
• Matt Maverick: American Dream () [01-07] - country
• Aaron McDonnell: Too Many Days Like Saturday Night () [02-04] - country
• Carson McHone: Still Life (Merge) [02-25] - alt-country
• Maren Morris: Humble Quest (Columbia Nashville) [03-25] - country [***]
• Muscadine Bloodline: Dispatch to 16th Ave (Stancaster Music) [02-04] - country
• Willie Nelson: A Beautiful Time (Legacy) [04-29] - country
• Dolly Parton: Run Rose Run (Butterfly) [03-04] - country [**]
• ERR: stream no grade: Rich Pellegrin: Passage: Solo Improvisations II
• Pinegrove: 11:11 (Rough Trade) [01-28] - alt-country
• Punch Brothers: Hell on Church Street (Nonesuch) [01-14] - prog bluegrass
• Sarah Shook & the Disarmers: Nightroamer (Abeyance) [02-17] - country-rock [**]
• Charlie Sutton: Trout Takes (Chuckwagon -EP) [03-04] - country [*]
• Jenny Tolman: Married in a Honky Tonk (Old Sol) [03-04] - country
• Hailey Whitters: Raised (Big Loud/Pigasus) [03-18] - country [A-]
• The Wooks: Flyin' High (Gnar Vector) [02-25] - country

Reissues, Etc.

• ERR: stream no grade: Charles Mingus: The Lost Album: From Ronnie Scott's

Priority Counts

• Priority 1: 13
• Priority 2: 2
• Priority 3: 0
• Priority 4: 7
• Priority 5: 1

Total: 23