A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears…

Metallica – MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ, May 14, 2017 (Nugs.net; 2017)

DOMi & JD Beck – NOT TiGHT (Apeshit/Blue Note; 2022)

Amon Amarth “Get in the Ring” from The Great Heathen Army (Metal Blade; due Aug. 5, 2022)

Victoria Cheah – A Butterfly on Your Shoulder Into Years and Years to Come – andPlay (Dinzu Artefacts; 2022)

Various artists/The Trailhead – The Trailhead 68 (7/24/22) (Mixcloud; 2022)

Makaya McCraven – Universal Beings (International Anthem; 2018)

Kali Malone – Living Torch (Portraits GRM; 2022)

Peter Evans Ensemble – Horizon (More Is More; 2020)

Ellen Arkbro – CHORDS (Subtext; 2019)

Metallica – Twickenham Stadium, London, England, June 20, 2019 (Nugs.net; 2019)

claire rousay – demos, experiments, extras (self-released subscriber exclusive; 2022)

Brian Eno – Discreet Music (Island/Virgin; 1975/2004)

Duke Ellington – The Best of Early Ellington (Decca/GRP; 1926-31/1996)

Lake Mary – Slow Grass (Whited Sepulchre; due Sept. 23, 2022)

Metallica – Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ, Oct. 22, 2004 (Nugs.net; 2004)

Triumvir Foul – Onslaught to Seraphim (Vrasubatlat; 2022)

Beyoncé – Renaissance (Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia; 2022)

Django Bates – Like Life (Storyville; 1998)

Halla Steinunn Stefánsdottír – strengur (Carrier; due Aug. 26, 2022)

Compositions by Halla Steinunn Stefánsdóttir, Davíð Brynjar Franzson, Lương Huệ Trinh, Kent Olofsson, and Mirjam Tally

Goose – Dripfield (No Coincidence; 2022)

Tuluum Shimmering – Planet Caravan (self-released; 2022)

Clara de Asís/Ryoko Akama – sisbiosis (Erstwhile; due Sept. 15, 2022)

Goose – Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY, June 25, 2022 (Nugs.net; 2022)

Phish – LivePhish 12/30/97 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY (LivePhish.com; 2008)