The Lacking Permanence

The Sonic Youth guitarist’s solo effort is not as discordant as you might expect, and features collaborations with Sharon Van Etten, Nels Cline, and Jonathan Lethem (on some lyrics)

Off-kilter washes of synth and gothic vocals amidst psychedelic folk, rushes of prog rock, and incredibly delicate moments.

Great modern take on the Afrobeat genre, with a healthy dash of psychedelic punk.

Always adaptable and never boring, Allen’s highlife drumming is unmistakable, here set against a backdrop of a big jazz ensemble.

Jazz trio renditions of a curiously selected set of songs. Jimi Hendrix, Bartok, the Police, Led Zeppelin (twice), Steely Dan, and more all get a turn.

Reverb-drenched heavy rock, aptly living up to its name with a blend of rockabilly, surf, and disaffected retro-cool.

Returning to the seminal “Super Ape” album after four decades, Perry proves he’s adept at new technologies as well as old techniques.

It stands for “Eclecting Selections Of Everything But Opera”, but mostly smokey bluesy jazzy country stuff with some interesting additional instruments. Pronounced “Ee-so-bo”.

A variety of sounds and moods from this duo. Yes, that is a winky emoticon in the album title.

This trio of brothers make a racket that’s a lot of fun, and catchy as hack.