GALORE - Dirt LP (Speakeasy Studios SF)
I've really admired this band since their start but I'm still surprisingly knocked out by this record. Ante upped across the board, scrappiness replaced by confidence, just excellent on all fronts. I've txt'd "TBDB" to like 9 people in the last week, fully obsessed with the tune. Song of the year? Believe they are in the Pacific Northwest now. They rule. Go see them.
ANNIE ACHRON - Never Paradise LP (Siltbreeze)
Synth with an "anyone can do it" feel, very inspiring and cool.
GENTLEMAN JESSE - Singles LP (Beach Impediment)
Soon to be released collection of singles / demos / rarities. Obviously stellar, with a batch of unheard (at least to my ears) demos that take the whole damn cake.
C.A.D. & THE PEACETIME CONSUMERS - Play Atlantis LP (Dot Dash Sounds)
Enjoyed previous stuff [the prior LP > singles, IMO], but this is more like it! Clone Records style rocking weirdness.