maybe it’s this week

"Dollbaum is on the up thanks to his tender, atmospheric Drive All Night mini-album. 'Warlock’s House' is his finest work so far, presenting him as a modern Jeff Buckley soaked in Southern Gothic and Americana. With a new LP ready to go, watch this space." Thx Uncut 🤙 lnk.to/DollbaumDriv...

"Algeria’s Imarhan may be one of tishoumaren’s most dynamic contemporary acts, and on Essam, they only get more interesting." @popmatters.com Read the 9/10 review here: www.popmatters.com/imarhan-plug...

New Imarhan track out today, written by bandmember Sadam’s cousin Eyadou Ag Leche of Tinariwen in memory of his late mother and Sadam's aunt. Essam is out Friday via City Slang, their fourth and my favorite to date. youtu.be/A6SgKWV6nU4

no offense, but may god drop all ICE officers into the deepest pits of hell at once www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/wha...

Life Without Buildings are reuniting for their first show in nearly 25 years

COЯN on Merge, finally. this album's too good, my favorite of her's since The Shape of Your Name.

Gay Easter Parade on Sunday, Sunn O))) on Monday 🐣

do norms use bandsintown and songkick? why or how?

they didn’t leak it to make the shooter look innocent, but to make the victim look guilty. not guilty of a crime. guilty of having a visibly queer wife. guilty of liberalism. guilty of opposing the regime. they don’t seek to exonerate themselves, only to demonstrate who deserves to die.

New & Notable: Imarhan's latest is a departure from the psychedelic Tuareg guitar-driven sound with the introduction of modular electronic elements.

Hot damn. There's a new Imarhan album out next week for all of the Tuareg guitar music lovers out there. Sadam from Imarhan is the nephew of Edayu from Tinariwen and Sadam has toured with Tinariwen in the past. Looking forward to this.

no one is going to make a better final album, just impossible

i dare an american station to bankroll a season of a Later With Jools Holland-style hourlong program, where 4-6 artists play 1-2 songs each. get elijah wood to host or some shit, i don't care. www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/film-t...

if i were an A&R guy i'd be combing this regional list like crazy, an embarrassment of riches

I’ve compiled local ‘2025 best-ofs’ from every alt-weekly, daily, radio station, or whatever I could find here. Lmk if I'm missing one you've seen sipsman.substack.com/p/sipsman-co...

Excellent recommendation from Wilco of Thomas Dollbaum's 'Drive All Night' EP! (amazing list all around) ✨ @dearliferecs.bsky.social

Saturday afternoon at Fred's Lounge in Mamou

Justice to Clifford's "Sugar Pill" here and its "layers of sublimely wounded harmonizing" www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cch3... Also do click thru to check out Lily Seabird's favorite song of 2025. Thx Luke!

Saints won yday, mainly because I was there

a fav 2025 record you may have missed iykyk avaluna.bandcamp.com/album/ava-luna

Die Hard but when the terrorists arrive to the holiday party they're not terrorists just friendly attendees and the movie's just situational holiday party comedy/drama

No. 2 Thomas Dollbaum: Drive All Night @dearliferecs.bsky.social www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-e...

this one is SUCH a jam, prob the best example of the studio-as-instrument approach Imarhan took on their new record Essam, out Jan 16 via City Slang imarhan.lnk.to/AA_Video

you and me both. here's one from @portlandmercury.com: www.portlandmercury.com/winter-guide...

I miss your average altweekly's regional albums of the year list. Please send any you see my way.

My main beef with Getting Killed is the drummer doesn't know when to stfu

Lest you forget:

May grab a drink at the gym after I use it

Cigarette < car cigarette < bike cigarette

Sunday nite at Saturn Bar w/ Louis Michot's Swamp Magic

love SML and this album is so fantastic riyl ESG and MMW and In a Silent Way go @intlangelorg.bsky.social intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/how-yo...

Solange album before the year is done wouldn't that be great

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they're thirsty as HELL:

Imarhan live from France right now www.arte.tv/fr/videos/12...

BRAVE: THE SIPSMAN ¢£€ARAN¢€ $A£€ IS LIVE 🥤 sipsman.bandcamp.com

Did you know that Spotify is extending the deadline for submitting a Clip for this year's Wrapped? I do! Because they sent me two emails about it, four minutes apart!! Sounds like it's going great!!!1

i have to be the one to say it? damn, okay: the chord progression of "Dopamine" is too similar to "Honey"

this new Kalia Vandever album is nice and a little more trad than i anticipated. still out there, don't fret. trombone is a top five instrument. kaliavandever.bandcamp.com/album/anothe...

RIP pennies giving me the upper hand www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9aM...

New Imarhan single out today, "Tellalt," from their forthcoming album Essam, due Jan 16 via City Slang. Just the most casual shredding: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxwO...

attn UNC fans us.karhu.com/products/kar...

HEY PAL, WHY DON'T YOU GO send me an underrated record of 2025 to listen to

happy juana molina release day juanamolina.bandcamp.com/album/doga