J Dilla DonutsDonuts was made on a hospital bed and in a home studio, on a stripped down setup with a stack of vinyl. Released on its maker's 32nd birthday, three days before he passed away, the album has a resonance deeper than anyone could've hoped for or even imagined. Some who were close to Dilla have said that there are hidden messages in the samples, the track titles, and who knows where else. It's impossible not to speculate about some things, like the track

including the only airing of the classic "Living in the U

a classic slow-burning road tune describing a long haul trek from "Mobile to Michigan

Ken Burns' The Civil War

a back-stabbed weeper that bares Sullivan's unmistakable touch ("Thank You")

Terraplane takes its title from the 1930s Hudson Motor Car Company of Detroit model

mountain folk music

Shooting Star

Release date: July 28

Eera's latest album 'I'll Stop When I'm Done

all the emotional notes seem to derive from Eddie Vedder

Darhyl Camper

but while there seems to be a dour edge to most of the verbiage