The albums that stayed with me most in 2025. Each cover opens the full review.

Alex McLaughlin - A Brand New State

Carly Harvey - Kamama

Jim Eannelli - Just Deserts

Sean Chambers - Live From Daryl's House Club

Bob Corritore & Friends - Doin' The Shout
Charlie Ballantine - East By Midwest

Bob Corritore and Friends - Early Blues Sessions
Jackson and Janks - Write It Down

Mud Morganfield - Deep Mud

Mike Henderson - Last Nght At The Bluebird

Jackson Potter - Small Things

Buddy Guy - Ain't Done With The Blues

Mike Pope - The Parts You Keep

Reverend Freakchild - A Bluesman of Sorts

James Moody - Live At The Blue Note

Shiri Zorn & George Muscatello - Looking For The Light

Peter Lin AAPI Jazz Collective

Nola Blue Records artist: The Alexis P. Suter Band - Just Stay High

Rodney Whitaker - Mosaic: The Music of Gregg Hill

Tim Jago - Time Shift

Matt "The Rattlesnake" Lesch - Blues Cut Like Glass

Andrew Duncanson - California Trap
Will Wilde-Blues Is Still Alive

James Zito - Zito's Jump!

Kid Ramos - Strange Things Happening

The Bob Lanza Blues Band - Breadman's Blues

David Weiss Sextet - Auteur

Monster Mike Welch - Keep Living Til I Die

Maria Muldaur - One Hour Mama

Allison August - August Moon
Lisa Mann - The Great Women In Blues

Garry Burnside - It's My Time Now

Raphael Wressnig - Committed

Jim Witzel Quartet - Very Early

Kent Burnside - Hill Country Blood

Pete Mills - This Is Now
Mother Blues with Gerald McClendon - Sleeping While The River Runs
Kelsey Mines - Everything Sacred. Nothing Serious