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

Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2; Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – Symphonies Wq 175 & 183/4 – Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (Harmonia Mundi; 2020)

Owls – Rare Birds – compositions by Paul Wiancko, Dan Trueman & Monica Mugan, Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, François Couperin, and Terry Riley (New Amsterdam; due March 14, 2025)

Francis Poulenc – La voix humaine; Sinfonietta – Véronique Gens, Orchestre National de Lille/Alexandre Bloch (Naïve; 2023)

Goose – “Give It Time” from Everything Must Go (No Coincidence; due Apr. 25, 2025)

Johann Sebastian Bach – Motets – Pygmalion/Raphaël Pichon (Harmonia Mundi; 2020)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Requiem – Pygmalion/Raphaël Pichon (Harmonia Mundi; 2024)

IQ – Subterranea (Giant Electric Pea; 1997)

Branford Marsalis Quartet – “Spiral Dance” from Belonging (Blue Note; due March 28, 2025)

Pablo Díaz – son esos ecos (scatterArchive; due March 7, 2025)

IQ – The Seventh House (Giant Electric Pea; 2000/2017)

IQ – Dark Matter (Giant Electric Pea; 2004)

IQ – Frequency (Giant Electric Pea; 2009/2020)

Sun Ra Arkestra – Living Sky (Omni Sound; 2022)

Yes – Keys to Ascension (CMC International/Cherry Red; 1996/2025)

Yes – Keys to Ascension 2 (Purple Pyramid/Spirit of Unicorn Music; 1997/2025)

Susan Alcorn Quintet – Pedernal (Relative Pitch; 2020)

Susan Alcorn – The Heart Sutra (Ideologic Organ; 2020)

Butthole Surfers – Butthole Surfers + Live PCPPEP (Alternative Tentacles/Matador; 1983, 1984/2003)

Nick Dunston – COLLA VOCE: Praylewd (Out of Your Head; 2025)

Nick Dunston – COLLA VOCE (Out of Your Head; 2024)

Laura Cocks – FATHM (Out of Your Head/Relative Pitch; due Feb. 21, 2025)

Various artists – Desert Balm: A Compilation for MusiCares LA Relief Fund (Island House; 2025)

Sonic Youth – EVOL (SST/Goofin’; 1986)

Sonic Youth – Sister (SST/Goofin’; 1987)

Sonic Youth – Daydream Nation (Blast First/Goofin’; 1988)

IQ – The Road of Bones (Giant Electric Pea; 2014)

Various artists/Jeff Conklin – The Trailhead 163 (2/2/25) (WVKR/Mixcloud; 2025)

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

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