No doubt one of my Top 5 albums of the year is Run the Jewels. Adam gave me the heads up on it right after it released and I played it to pieces. Killer Mike has ridiculous flow and El-P sounds cool as always. It’s a free download, too, so you should definitely check it out.

Earthless makes the heavy rock and roll. I have to admit that it was the cover art that first grabbed me. I like that psych-rock look. When I found out that 2/3 of the trio were from bands I know and love (RFTC and Howlin’ Rain) I was in before I knew what they sounded like. This one worked out well for me.

The new album from The Black Hollies is Somewhere Between Here and Nowhere. I’m into it. The first single is the title track and it’s a good one. Nice easy psychedelic sound that reminds me of the Pastels a little bit.

Here’s the Spotify link to hear the rest of the album.

I’m hit or miss with Herbie Hancock. I’ve got a long-standing aversion to jazz-fusion and “Rockit” is the only non-fusion HH I know. It was a massive treat to learn about this song (and album as it turns out) which is a silly-nice funk groove. I finally tracked down a vinyl copy if this record and it’s now in steady rotation.