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

Marillion – Borderline, London, UK – 9th May 1992 (Front Row Club; 2002)

Hawkwind – Live at the Royal Albert Hall (Cherry Red; 2024)

Big Big Train – The Likes of Us (InsideOut; 2024)

Big Big Train – A Flare on the Lens: Live in London (InsideOut; 2024)

Big Big Train – English Electric, Part One (English Electric; 2012)

Big Big Train – English Electric, Part Two (English Electric; 2013)

Big Big Train – Make Some Noise (English Electric; 2013)

Big Big Train – Folklore (English Electric; 2016)

Henry Threadgill Zooid – Poof (Pi Recordings; 2021)

Henry Threadgill Ensemble – The Other One (Pi Recordings; 2023)

Tim Berne – Yikes Too (Screwgun/Out of Your Head; due Jan. 17, 2025)

Sanae Yamada – Flowering Tree (Longform Editions; 2024)

The Nighttime Ensemble – The Nighttime Ensemble (Longform Editions; 2024)

Reign of Ferns – Out Beyond Is (Longform Editions; 2024)

Jolanda Moletta & Karen Vogt – Suspended Between Worlds (Longform Editions; 2024)

Fossil Aerosol Mining Project – Reviving Seasonal Practices (self-released; 2024, recorded 2019–21)

Various artists/Jake Newby – Best of 2024* (Concrete Avalanche/Substack; 2024)

fuubutsushi – meridians (Cached Media; 2024)

Alden Hellmuth – Good Intentions (Fresh Sound New Talent; 2024)

Zosha Warpeha – silver dawn (Relative Pitch; 2024)

duo B. – Luminous Axis (Queen Bee; due Feb. 14, 2025)

Goose – 2024/12/13 Goosemas Bingo, North Charleston, SC (self-released; 2024)

Watt (Jean Dousteyssier, Jean-Brice Godet, Antonin-Tri Hoang, Julien Pontvianne) – Watt (Montagne Noire; due Feb. 3, 2025)

Léo Dupleix – Arbres; Karl Naegelen – For 4 clarinets; Caroline Marçot – Olim; Watt – Coral

Luís Lopes Humanization 4tet – Saarbr​ücken (Clean Feed; 2024)

David Torn – finally the sweetness (self-released; 2024)

Sylvie Courvoisier – Poppy Seeds (Roulette livestream; 2024)

Mono – Heaven, Vol. 1 (self-released; 2022)

Mono – Heaven, Vol. 2 (self-released; 2023)

Gong – Pulsing Signals (Kscope; 2022)

Big Big Train – Merchants of Light (English Electric; 2018)

Richter Band – Richter Band (Rachot; 1992)

IQ – 101 Club, London, England, Oct. 21, 1982 (ROIO; 1982)

IQ – Marquee Club, London, England, Feb. 28, 1988 (ROIO; 1988)