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Expert Witness: The Star-Studded, Kendrick-Helmed 'Black Panther' OST 
New in Expert Witness:
- Black Panther: The Album (TDE/Aftermath/Interscope) A
- Rapsody: Laila's Wisdom (Roc Nation) A-
- Rhiannon Giddens: Freedom Highway (Nonesuch) ***
- Talib Kweli: Radio Silence (3D) **
- Rapsody: Beauty and the Beast (Jamla/Culture Over Everything) **
- Rapsody: The Idea of Beautiful (Jamla/Culture Over Everything) *
[posted by Webmaster on 2018-03-02] Expert Witness: Fever Ray's 'Plunge' Into the Beyond 
New in Expert Witness:
- Fever Ray: Plunge (Mute) A-
- Shopping: The Official Body (Fat Cat) A-
- Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet: Landfall (Nonesuch) ***
- Kissey: Unplug the Delusional Monkey (Fool's Gold) *
[posted by Webmaster on 2018-02-23] Expert Witness: A Senegalese Icon's Undimmed Greatness 
New in Expert Witness:
- Youssou N'Dour: Raxas Bercy 2017 (self-released) A-
- Tal National: Tantabara (Fat Cat) A-
- Youssou N'Dour: Seeni Valeurs (Jive/Epic) B+
- Les Filles de Illighadad: Eghass Malan (Sahelsounds) ***
- Songhoy Blues: Resistance (Fat Possum) **
- Amadou & Mariam: La Confusion (Because) *
[posted by Webmaster on 2018-02-16] Expert Witness: Rich Krueger's Wince-Inducing Brilliance 
New in Expert Witness:
- Rich Krueger: Life Ain't That Long (Rockink) A
- Modern Mal: The Misanthrope Family Album (Mal) B+
- Scott Miller: Ladies Auxiliary (F.A.Y.) **
- Case Garrett: Aurora (Suitcase) **
- Jason Eady: Jason Eady (Old Guitar) *
[posted by Webmaster on 2018-02-09] Expert Witness: A Brilliant Beefheart Trip and Some Early Stones Standouts 
New in Expert Witness:
- Nona Hendryx & Gary Lucas: The World of Captain Beefheart (KFR) A-
- The Rolling Stones: On Air (Deluxe Edition) (Polydor/BBC) A-
- Van Morrison: Versatile (Exile/Legacy) ***
- Peter Stampfel and the Atomic Meta Pagans: The Cambrian Explosion (Don Giovanni) ***
- Frank Zappa: Zappatite: Frank Zappa's Tastiest Tracks (Zappa) **
[posted by Webmaster on 2018-02-02] Expert Witness: On Mount Eerie's 'A Crow Looked at Me,' a Brutal Listen 
New in Expert Witness:
- Mount Eerie: A Crow Looked at Me (P.W. Elverum & Sun, Ltd.) A
- Mary Gauthier: Rifles and Rosary Beads (In the Black) A-
Also did a major update to the website last week, including:
[posted by Webmaster on 2018-01-26] Expert Witness: Joey Bada$$'s Timely Consciousness 
New in Expert Witness:
- Joey Bada$$: All-Amerikkkan Bada$$ (Pro Era/Cinematic Music Group) A-
- Playboi Carti: Playboy Carti (AWGE/Interscope) A-
- Big K.R.I.T.: 4eva Is a Long Time (Multi Alumni) ***
- Eminem: Revival (Aftermath/Shady/Interscope/Goliath) **
- Vic Mensa: The Autobiography (Roc Nation) **
[posted by Webmaster on 2018-01-19] Expert Witness: Homeboy Sandman's Constant, Anti-Boredom Reincarnations 
New in Expert Witness:
- Homeboy Sandman: Veins (Stones Throw) A-
- Aesop Rock & Homeboy Sandman: Triple Fat Lice (Stones Throw) A-
- Open Mike Eagle: Brick Body Kids Still Daydream (Mello Music) A-
- CunninLynguists: Rose Azura Njano (RBC) ***
- L'Orange: The Ordinary Man (Mello Music) ***
- L'Orange: Old Soul (self-released) **
- Mr. Lif & Brass Manazeri: Resilient (Waxsimile) **
[posted by Webmaster on 2018-01-12] Expert Witness: Hip-Hop's Most Complete New Yorker Since Heems (or Nas) 
New in Expert Witness:
- Princess Nokia: 1992 Deluxe (Rough Trade) A
- Sheer Mag: Need to Feel Your Love (Wilsuns RC) A-
- Margo Price: All American Made (Third Man) B+
[posted by Webmaster on 2018-01-05] Expert Witness: Love Songs from (and to) the Arab World 
New in Expert Witness:
- Marcel Khalife/Mahmoud Darwish: Andalusia of Love (Nagam) A-
- Omar Souleyman: To Syria, With Love (Mad Decent) B+
- Sweet as Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes From the Horn of Africa (Ostinato) ***
- Boubacar Traoré: Dounia Tabolo (Lusafrica) *
[posted by Webmaster on 2017-12-29] Expert Witness: Some Serious Anti-Trump Music 
New in Expert Witness:
- Dawn Oberg: Nothing Rhymes With Orange (Blossom Theory) A
- Tim Heidecker: Too Dumb for Suicide: Tim Heidecker's Trump Songs (Jagjaguwar) B+
- Mavis Staples: Livin' on a High Note (Anti-) ***
- Mavis Staples: If All I Was Was Black (Anti-) **
- Downtown Boys: Cost of Living (Sub Pop) *
[posted by Webmaster on 2017-12-22] Expert Witness: Some Delta Blues Gems and Country Blues Moments 
New in Expert Witness:
- American Epic: The Best of Blues (Lo-Max/Third Man/Columbia/Legacy) A
- 24 Classic Blues Songs From the 1920's: Vol 15 (Blues Images) A-
- American Epic: The Best of Country (Lo-Max/Third Man/Columbia/Legacy) B+
[posted by Webmaster on 2017-12-15] Expert Witness: Now That's What I Call Expert Witness with Robert Christgau! 
New in Expert Witness:
- Now That's What I Call 90s Pop (Sony Music Entertainment) A-
- Now That's What I Call Tailgate Anthems (Sony Music Entertainment) A-
- 13 Days of Xmas (Bloodshot) **
- Nick Lowe: Quality Street (Yep Roc) *
[posted by Webmaster on 2017-12-08] Expert Witness: Saint Etienne and St. Vincent's Admirable Charms 
New in Expert Witness:
- Saint Etienne: Home Counties (Heavenly/PIAS) A-
- St. Vincent: Masseduction (4AD) B+
- SZA: Ctrl (RCA) ***
- Rev. Sekou: In Times Like These (Thirty Tigers) ***
- The Relatives: Goodbye World (Luv N' Haight) **
- Primate Fiasco: Massachusetts Winter (self-released) **
There's also a recent interview with Christgau in the
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
[posted by Webmaster on 2017-12-01] Expert Witness: A Near-Perfect Kasai Allstars Album and Some Afrobeats 
New in Expert Witness:
- Kasai All Stars: Around Félicité (Crammed Discs) A-
- Afrobeats Hot Hits: New Urban Dance Grooves From Africa (Shanachie) B+
- Siama: Rivers: From the Congo to the Mississippi (self-released) ***
- Kasai Allstars: Tradi-Mods Vs Rockers (Crammed Discs) **
- Zaire 74: The African Artists (Wrasse) **
- Kasai Allstars: Congotronics 5: Beware the Fetish (Crammed Discs) **
- DRC Music: Kinshasa One Two (Warp) *
[posted by Webmaster on 2017-11-24] Expert Witness: Matt Berninger's Depressive Tendencies 
New in Expert Witness:
- The National: Sleep Well Beast (4AD) A-
- Deer Tick: Vol. 2 (Partisan) A-
- The Paranoid Style: Underworld U.S.A. (Bar/None) A-
- Shilpa Ray: Door Girl (Northern Spy) ***
- LCD Soundsystem: American Dream (Columbia) **
[posted by Webmaster on 2017-11-17] Expert Witness: Alt-Rock in Fraught Times 
New in Expert Witness:
- Lee Ranaldo: Electric Trim (Mute) A-
- Pere Ubu: 20 Years in a Montana Missile Silo (Cherryred) A-
- Howe Gelb: Future Standards (Fire) ***
- Thurston Moore: Rock and Roll Consciousness (Caroline) **
- Filthy Friends: Invitation (Kill Rock Stars) **
[posted by Webmaster on 2017-11-10] Expert Witness: The Grown-Up Feelings of A. Savage and Big Thief 
New in Expert Witness:
- A. Savage: Thawing Dawn (Dull Tools) A-
- Big Thief: Capacity (Saddle Creek) B+
- Ape Records Vol. 1 (Ape) ***
- Mitski: Puberty 2 (Dead Oceans) **
- Baby in Vain: More Nothing (Partisan) **
[posted by Webmaster on 2017-11-03] Expert Witness: A Songwriter Who Can Linger on the Word "Gerrymander" 
New in Expert Witness:
- Robt Sarazin Blake: Recitative (SameRoom) A-
- Dylan Hicks: Ad Out (Soft Launch) A-
- Jon Langford's Four Lost Souls: Jon Langford's Four Lost Souls (Blootshot) ***
- Chuck Prophet: Bobby Fuller Died for Your Sins (Yep Roc) **
- Thomas Anderson: My Songs Are the House I Live In (Out There) *
- Ray Wylie Hubbard: Tell the Devil . . . I'm Gettin' There as Fast as I Can (Bordello/Thirty Tigers) *
Also new:
[posted by Webmaster on 2017-10-27] Expert Witness: A Batch of Cover Albums 
New in Expert Witness:
- Motörhead: Under Cöver (Silver Lining Music) A-
- Gentle Giants: The Songs of Don Williams (Slate Creek) A-
- Let It Be: Black America Sings Lennon, McCartney and Harrison (Ace) ***
- Ryan Adams: 1989 (Blue Note/Pax Am) **
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