From two years ago: Wrote about records from Is/Ought Gap, Rave Ami, Vulture Feather, and Oort Clod:

Tremolo On The Punchline will be released tomorrow! Thanks to @rosyoverdrive.com for this early review! "...seventeen songs of exuberant, unflappable guitar pop music combining the angelic vocals of Tobin Sprout with the mysticism of Robert Pollard" rosyoverdrive.com/2026/04/09/p...

New blog post! Wrote about new albums from Mythical Motors @mythicalmotors.bsky.social @repeatingcloud.com @bbrbryan.bsky.social, Prism Shores @meritoriorec.bsky.social, Paul Bergmann, and Lay Llamas:

I talked to loved ones and collaborators of engineer and musician-about-town Simon Small, who died in a car accident earlier this year.

From a year ago: Wrote about records from Pat’s Alternative Bus Tour, Bliss?, Marshy, and Seances:

From a year ago: Wrote about records from Cootie Catcher, Penny Loafer, Takuro Okada, and Mantarochen:

I picked the wrong Monday to be off socials @rosyoverdrive.com wrote some nice words about Sixtieth Parallel “Thirty Years” and added us to their playlist: rosyoverdrive.com/2026/04/06/n... & new Silkworm live: skwm.bandcamp.com/track/dont-m... From a show I attended! @timmidyett.bsky.social

From yesterday:

New blog post! Wrote about songs I enjoyed in March, feat. @wjackert.bsky.social @miserablechillers.bsky.social @theprettyflowers.bsky.social @miscellaneousowl.bsky.social @gladiephilly.bsky.social @statusnonstatus.bsky.social, Dust Star, It's All You Cowboy, Stimmerman, Fort Not, True Green & more:

From five years ago: the March 2021 playlist, featuring Harmony Woods, The Chisel, Proper Nouns, FACS, Worriers, Neil Young, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Stereolab, Craig Finn, Oso Oso, Lifeguard, Willie Dunn, MJ Lenderman, Giant Sand, Joe Pug, and more:

Shoutout rosy overdrive once again for the love on the Missed Dunks and True Green records

New blog post! Wrote about songs I enjoyed in March, feat. @wjackert.bsky.social @miserablechillers.bsky.social @theprettyflowers.bsky.social @miscellaneousowl.bsky.social @gladiephilly.bsky.social @statusnonstatus.bsky.social, Dust Star, It's All You Cowboy, Stimmerman, Fort Not, True Green & more:

New blog post! Wrote about songs I enjoyed in March, feat. @wjackert.bsky.social @miserablechillers.bsky.social @theprettyflowers.bsky.social @miscellaneousowl.bsky.social @gladiephilly.bsky.social @statusnonstatus.bsky.social, Dust Star, It's All You Cowboy, Stimmerman, Fort Not, True Green & more:

From a year ago: Wrote about records from (T-T)b, Infinity Knives & Brian Ennals, Coffin Prick, and Kicking Bird:

From two years ago: Wrote about records from Ther, Under the Bridge, Choo Choo La Rouge, and Vessel:

From five years ago: Wrote about records from Stoner Control, 7-11 Jesus, Herzog, and Snowhore:

Absolutely gutted to hear about the passing of Johnny Miller/J. Waylon Porcupine of Friends of Cesar Romero and The Reddmen. He made so much good music, even as recently as last month there was a great FOCR record I hadn’t even gotten to for the blog yet.

A fine reminder of a sublime Eleventh Dream Day album...⤵️

From five years ago: Wrote about Eleventh Dream Day's 'Since Grazed':

Out today!

I’m back from 2 weeks in Japan (and got the flu on the way home, and missed the last bus out of Chicago and had to sleep on the floor in O’Hare… it’s been a rough couple of days!) and catching up on my notifications. Thank you @rosyoverdrive.com for this lovely writeup of “the wanting chemical”!

For four days in February, @modestmouseoffical.bsky.social headlined their own concert cruise. Here's our report from the boat:

From two years ago: Wrote about records from Closet Mix, Non La, Sunglaciers, and With Patience:

The new self-titled Wendy Eisenberg album is outstanding!

New blog post! Wrote about new records from Miserable chillers @miserablechillers.bsky.social, Wendy Eisenberg @wendyeisenberg.bsky.social @joyfulnoiserecs.bsky.social, Robber Robber @firetalkrecs.bsky.social, and Wax Head:

From a year ago: the March 2025 playlist, featuring Pacing, Fust, Smoking Popes, Jason Isbell, In Bedrooms, Patterson Hood, Dutch Interior, evan.zuri, Bob Mould, Throwing Muses, Vegtable, Chaepter, Vundabar, Transistors, The Tubs, Spring Onion, and more:

From yesterday:

Fake Canadian on @rosyoverdrive.com ! #CasugaForever

New blog post! Wrote about new records from The Pretty Flowers @theprettyflowers.bsky.social, Eggs on Mars @eggsonmars.bsky.social @enigmaticbrunch.bsky.social, and Shop Talk:

From two years ago: Wrote about records from Hello Emerson, Fanclubwallet, The Church, and Magana:

Congrats to the Shop Talk squad. Have seen several great sets of theirs, looking forward to hearing the record.

@rosyoverdrive.com wrote about Never Felt Bitter today. Pretty cool.

New blog post! Wrote about new records from The Pretty Flowers @theprettyflowers.bsky.social, Eggs on Mars @eggsonmars.bsky.social @enigmaticbrunch.bsky.social, and Shop Talk:

New blog post! Wrote about new records from Stuck @guypidgeotto.bsky.social @eisrecords.bsky.social, Miscellaneous Owl @miscellaneousowl.bsky.social, The Disassociation, and Louisa Bénâtre & Barbara Bessac @hiddenbayrec.bsky.social:

From a year ago: Wrote about records from Miscellaneous Owl, Dr. Kevin Holm-Hudson & The Adjuncts, Yuasa-Exide, and Shapes Like People:

Thanks to Rosy Overdrive for the quick mention of my new album. Check out the blog, always a good read!

New blog post! Wrote about new records from Stuck @guypidgeotto.bsky.social @eisrecords.bsky.social, Miscellaneous Owl @miscellaneousowl.bsky.social, The Disassociation, and Louisa Bénâtre & Barbara Bessac @hiddenbayrec.bsky.social:

Two years for the first Casual Technicians album. This odd piece of work is one of my favorite releases on the label

From two years ago: Wrote about records from Silo’s Choice, Casual Technicians, A Country Western, and Conor Lynch:

From a year ago: Wrote about records from Jetstream Pony, Stuart Pearce, Bagdad, and Niis:

From five years ago: Wrote about records from Personal Space, MJ Lenderman, Mo Troper, Fake Fruit, Really From, and Nineteen Thirteen:

From two years ago: Wrote about records from Coffin Pricks, Steve Drizos, Soft Screams, and dreamTX:

These are out today!

From two years ago: Wrote about records from Villagerrr, Gibson & Toutant, Sucker, and Andrew Collberg:

New blog post! Wrote about new records from True Green, Sluice, Helicopter Leaves (mem. @beachbunnymusic.bsky.social), and HEDGE @bbrbryan.bsky.social:

New blog post! Wrote about new records from True Green, Sluice, Helicopter Leaves (mem. @beachbunnymusic.bsky.social), and HEDGE @bbrbryan.bsky.social:

RIP Fred Nemo

From a year ago: Wrote about records from Dave Scanlon, Ging Nang Boyz, Disaster Kid, and Theydevil:

From a year ago: Wrote about records from Dick Texas, Private Lives, George Children, and Film Studies: