This is a selection of reviews and commentaries I’ve written about some favorite albums. I’m in the process of an archaeological dig to find and feature some more from years past, so come back sometime.

• Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

• Eric Gorfain, Kyo Shu

• Joe Henry, Civilians

• Joe Henry, Reverie

• The Innocence Mission, Birds of My Neighborhood

• Loma, Don’t Shy Away

• Over the Rhine, Drunkard’s Prayer

• Over the Rhine, Ohio

• Over the Rhine, The Trumpet Child

• Sam Phillips, A Boot and a Shoe

• Sam Phillips, Don’t Do Anything

• Sam Phillips, Magic for Everybody

• U2, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb

• U2, Songs of Innocence

• The Welcome Wagon, Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices