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

Phish – Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA, April 18, 2025 (LivePhish; 2025)

Marillion – Early Stages: Official Bootleg Box Set 1982-1987 (EMI; 2008)

Big Big Train – A Flare on the Lens (InsideOut; 2024)

Big Big Train – Goodbye to the Age of Steam (Giant Electric Pea/English Electric; 1994/2011)

Loscil – Lake Fire (Kranky; due May 2, 2025)

Andy Bey – Shades of Bey (Evidence; 1998)

Phyllis Chen – Meditations (self-released; 2025

Octavian Nemescu – Passages… à travers le Temps (Metaphon; 2025)

Big Big Train – English Boy Wonders (Giant Electric Pea/English Electric; 1997/2008)

Big Big Train – Bard (Treefrog/English Electric; 2002/2025)

Big Big Train – Gathering Speed (Treefrog/English Electric; 2004/2009)

David Handler – Life Like Violence (Cantaloupe Music; due May 16, 2025)

David Dvorin – Man in Space (Cure-All; due May 23, 2025)

Big Big Train – The Difference Machine (English Electric; 2007/2010)

IQ – Dominion (Giant Electric Pea; 2025)

Thea Farhadian – Tattoos and Other Markings (Other Minds; 2025)

Steve Roach – Threshold Immersion (Steve Roach Exclusive; 2025)

Jakko M. Jakszyk – Secrets & Lies (InsideOut; 2020)

Hatfield and the North – The Rotters’ Club (Virgin; 1975)

Nils Frahm – Felt (Erased Tapes; 2011)

Matt Mitchell – Sacrosanctity (Obliquity; due May 23, 2025)