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
Shawn Purcell - Oblivity
