Usually this time of year I've got a couple dozen albums on heavy rotation. So far in 2021, barely half that. Despite a relatively slow first half of the year, with release dates and tour schedules only just now ramping back up after fifteen months of virtual lockdown, there are certainly a handful of bright spots on the album front. These are my favorites so far, with a few sure to make my end-of-year favorites list. Enjoy. . . . - Will G Bicep: Isles (Ninja Tune - 1/22/21) Blackberry Smoke: You Hear Georgia (3 Legged - 5/2/21) The Black Keys: Delta Kream (Nonesuch - 5/14/21) CLEOPATRICK: BUMMER (Nowhere Special - 6/4/21) Charley Crockett: 10 for Slim: Charley Crockett Sings James Hand (Son of Davy - 2/26/21) Michigan Rattlers: That Kind of Life (Massasauga - 5/19/21) Royal Blood: Typhoons (Warner - 4/30/21) The Steel Woods: Al
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