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I think I went through a while of no music there. For the last two years, this happens maybe one week per month, during which time I find no new music. I'm not even compelled to look or read reviews. It's too easy to fall back on algorithmically-generated playlists, which, in turn, discourages exploration. I observe these periods consciously. It means I'm getting old.

So far this year and in no order:
Low – Double Negative
Amen Dunes – Freedom
Aphex Twin – Collapse EP
Skee Mask – Compro
Autechre's NTS Sessions (specifically, the last piece of 4)
Mount Eerie – Now Only

Revisiting lately:
Unwound – Leaves Turn Inside You
Slint – Glenn/Rhoda EP
Young Marble Giant's “Brand – New – Life”
Bardo Pond's “Tommy Gun Angel”
Cocteau Twins...a lot.

Discovered:
Big Star – Third (This Mortal Coil's “Kangaroo” was a cover. Maybe I knew this at one point and forgot? Either way, it was a surprising listen.)
The Cry's “Beautiful Reasons”

I'm convinced I've got arthritis in the base knuckle of my right index finger. Then I say, “You're a hypochondriac. Stop it.” Then I say, “Mm. It might actually be arthritis.”