Sonny Burns- A Real Cool Cat (2011)- ***
(Nice stuff, but as long as Hank Williams records exist, no need for these sides. Sorry Sonny.)

Danny Ayala- Only Fools Love Again (2025)- ***1/2
(New, sweet solo album from Lemon Twigs multi-instrumentalist and background singer. Good record but it's missing something--two D'Addarios.)

His Lordship- Bored Animal (2025)- ***1/2
Bryan Ferry- Mamouna (1994)- ****

Shrunken Elvis- S/T (2025)- ***
(This was okay. A little too new-agey for my tastes. I was hoping for more Eno/Fripp weirdness.)

John Cale- Cat's Cradle, N.C.: 10/9/97-****
(A revelation! Really interesting acoustic instrumentation- a trio, two names I didn't recognize with Cale- featuring piano, lap steel, banjo and harmonica. Great, fresh way to hear this material.)

Ultravox!- S/T (1977)- ****
Bush Tetras- Rhthm & Paranoia: The Best Of (2021)- ***1/2

Rage Against The Machine- Renegades (2000)- ****
(I know people who not only hate this record, they get really angry over its existence. The sacrilege of rapping over the Stones and MC5 is just too much for them. But they also get angry over all hip hop and heavy metal, so.... 
I love this record, yet I don't like any other RATM records. I do love Tom Morello and what the band stands for, but their records leave me cold. Not this one. This record fires me up!)

Elvis Costello & The Attractions- Get Happy! (1980)-****
David Bowie- Rock 'N' Roll Star (2024)- ****

Electric Light Orchestra- Out Of The Blue: Brian's Edit (1977/2025)- ***1/2
(The edit helps, but I still like five other ELO records more.)

Van Halen- II (1979)- ****
(No sophomore slump here. Love this more than the debut.)