The CD cover for Castle Rat’s album The Bestiary sitting on my desk.
#nowplaying
Artist: Castle Rat
Album: The Bestiary
Now to catch up on some recent acquisitions on CD and vinyl!
#CD #compactdisc
The cover of Motörhead’s album The Manticore Tapes displayed on a stand that says “now spinning”.
#nowspinning (or rather, spun last night)
Artist: Motörhead
Album: The Manticore Tapes
Some of the earliest recordings of the band, specifically with their “Three Amigos” lineup.
#vinyl #records
The cover of Castle Rat’s album The Bestiary displayed on a stand that says “now spinning”.
The vinyl of Castle Rat’s album The Bestiary sitting on a turntable. The vinyl itself is a solid jade color with a black smoke effect. This variant is named WOLF II, after one of the songs off the album.
#nowspinning (or rather, spun Monday night)
Artist: Castle Rat
Album: The Bestiary
A coworker of mine turned me on to this band. I got their album on vinyl (and CD) on Bandcamp Friday and it arrived Monday. This thing is stellar. On WOLF II (solid jade with black smoke) vinyl!
#vinyl #records
The cover of Motörhead’s self-titled debut album. The cover features the band’s mascot Warpig.
32. Motörhead- S/T
The cover of The Beatles' album Magical Mystery Tour. The cover features the band in animal costumes standing with arms wide open on top of the albums title.
31. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour
(Why did it take me so long to listen to this? Amazing.)
The cover of Dolly Parton's album The Grass is Blue. The cover features the artist holding an acoustic guitar and smiling.
30. Dolly Parton - The Grass is Blue
(I mean, come on; bluegrass Dolly? How could this not be good?!)
The cover of Oasis' album Don't Believe The Truth. The cover includes a black and white image several garage doors, with four of them having the individual words "DON'T", "BELIEVE", "THE" & "TRUTH" displayed in black, all caps lettering on the front of them.
29. Oasis - Don't Believe the Truth
(dead last in my ranking of their discography, but last doesn't mean worst in this case. Subpar, but not by much.)
The cover of Oasis' album Heathen Chemistry. The cover features a blurry photo of the band in a tunnel.
28. Oasis - Heathen Chemistry
The cover of Oasis' album Be Here Now. The cover features the band standing amongst various objects including a clock, a moped, and a car submerged in a pool, among others.
27. Oasis - Be Here Now
(Do people really say this album is THAT bad? I mean, I liked it.)
The cover of Denzel Curry's album Strictly 4 The Scythe. The cover features a cartoonish image of two reaper-esque characters with scythes.
26. Denzel Curry - Strictly 4 The Scythe
The cover of Paul & Linda McCartney’s album RAM displayed on a stand that says “now spinning”.
#nowspinning
Artist: Paul & Linda McCartney
Album: RAM
Reminiscing on Man on the Run has made me want to listen to this.
#vinyl #records
Shrek has been modded into ‘Resident Evil Requiem’ 🧟♂️
The cover of GUM's album Blue Gum Way. The cover features a white painting of tree under some clouds with what I believe is rainbow colored grass underneath. Beyond that is another paining in a window in black and white featuring more trees and a person in a lake.
25. GUM - Blue Gum Way
The cover of the charity album HELP(2). The cover features a boy running into the water. To the right of him, scattered letters spell out the title.
24. Various Artists - HELP(2)
The cover of Taylor Swift’s album The Life of a Showgirl displayed on a stand that says “now spinning”.
The vinyl of Taylor Swift’s album The Life of a Showgirl sitting on a turntable. The vinyl itself is portofino orange glitter colored, which in this case means a bright orange color with some glitter in there.
#nowspinning
Artist: Taylor Swift
Album: The Life of a Showgirl
One of my favorite albums of 2025. While not my favorite album of hers, this is still very good. On portofino orange glitter vinyl!
#vinyl #records
Kacey Musgraves might be announcing her new album soon. If true, it might mean a ramp-up of album announcements from other artists I follow. And that'll mean more vinyl and CDs for me to get.
On one hand, nice.
On the other hand, ow my wallet.
The cover of Johnny Blue Skies & The Dark Clouds' album Mutiny After Midnight. The cover features a disco ball with knife stuck through it. Blood is coming out of the disco ball and is visible in the background as well.
23. Johnny Blue Skies & The Dark Clouds - Mutiny After Midnight
(disclosure: I pre-ordered the vinyl and CD with the intention of listening to that first, but I caved into listening to the YouTube stream)
The cover of Anamanaguchi's soundtrack to the game Scott Pilgrim EX. The cover features game sprites of the characters (left to right) Scott Pilgrim and Ramona Flowers running in a realistic Toronto(?). There are other sprites in the background as well.
22. Anamanaguchi - Scott Pilgrim EX (Original Soundtrack)
My CD boombox, sitting on my desk. It’s not the best sounding thing, but I think that adds to its charm.
The CD of neil young & the chrome hearts’ album talkin’ to the trees on my desk. I listened to this last night.
The CD of King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard’s album Nonagon Infinity sitting on my desk. I listened to this last night. The loop almost works. Almost.
The CD of Audioslave’s self-titled debut album on my desk. At the time of this post, this is the one I’m listening to right now.
I’m typically a vinyl man, but I’ve getting back into CDs for a little bit. Typically, I rip them into to my computer and listen to them on my phone, but I found this boombox on my closet and have listened to these three within the past 12 hours. Take a look!
#CDs
The cover of Ringo Starr’s album Look Up displayed on a stand that says “now spinning”.
#nowspinning
Artist: Ringo Starr
Album: Look Up
Ringo announced his new album today. It sounds like it’ll have the same crew from this one, so looking forward to it!
#vinyl #records
The cover of Black Sabbath's Heaven & Hell. The cover features three angels smoking and playing cards.
21. Black Sabbath - Heaven & Hell
The cover of Geese’s album Live at Third Man Records displayed on a stand that says “now spinning”.
#nowspinning
Artist: Geese
Album: Live at Third Man Records
Looking back upon pre-ordering this, I did forget about Third Man’s direct-to-acetate method of recording concerts, so this should sound interesting.
#vinyl #records
The cover of Johnny Blue Skies’ album Passage Du Desir displayed on a stand that says “now spinning”.
#nowspinning
Artist: Johnny Blue Skies
Album: Passage Du Desir
Such a good album. Surprised I didn’t get it sooner. Very much looking forward to ol’ Blue Skies next album.
#vinyl #records
The cover of Billy Strings’ album Highway Prayers displayed on a stand that says “now spinning”.
The vinyl of Billy Strings’ album Highway Prayers sitting on a turntable. The vinyl itself is clear with a green splatter in the middle.
#nowspinning
Artist: Billy Strings
Album: Highway Prayers
The album that introduced me to his work. On evergreen and clear vinyl!
#vinyl #records
The cover of the soundtrack to the Paul McCartney documentary Man on the Run displayed on a stand that says “now spinning”.
#nowspinning
Artist: Paul McCartney
Album: Man on the Run (Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack)
If you haven’t seen the film, I urge you to do so; it’s very good. This soundtrack also features some unreleased material.
#vinyl #records
I don't know who needs to hear this but right this moment wsm radio is playing a live Grand Ole Opry 25th anniversary tribute to O Brother Where Art Thou featuring Molly Tuttle, Allison Krauss, Billy Strings, and more.
wsmradio.com
The cover of Gorillaz' album The Mountain. The cover features the band members (left to right: Noodle, Russell, 2-D and Murdoc) on the top of a mountain (duh) with clouds ahead of them.
20. Gorillaz - The Mountain
The cover of Gorillaz’ album The Mountain displayed on a stand that says “now spinning”.
The vinyl of Gorillaz’ album The Mountain sitting on a turntable. The vinyl itself is yellow.
#nowspinning
Artist: Gorillaz
Album: The Mountain
First listen! Easily my most anticipated release of 2026 thus far. On yellow vinyl!
#vinyl #records
The cover of Sturgill Simpson’s A Sailor’s Guide to Earth. The cover features a ship at sea at night surrounded by waves with a mysterious creature underneath.
19. Sturgill Simpson - A Sailor’s Guide to Earth
