“Dwyer’s an evil genius, who dons and doffs disguises as needed, and with ZUZAX he brings this mutant spirit to the forefront,” writes Bryon Hayes. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8140637... @hazycomet.bsky.social

Best of Random Thursday is Sam Moss’ “Moonbeams” youtu.be/7oMu-mQsIlk?...

“There’s an ambient unease to Lew’s strobe-lit tunes, a stylish disquiet that, along with the drum & bass sound, recalls end-of-the-Cold-War outfits like New Order and Fad Gadget, says me about this Grass Widow offshoot. Https://daily.bandcamp.com/album-of-the-day/hannah-lew-self-titled-review

“This double album, her fifth, digs into the long tones, sustaining meditative textures in saxophone, voice, keyboards and synthesizers,” writes Jennifer Kelly. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8139730... @spinstersounds.bsky.social

First daffodil

“There’s punk rock in the sawing, blistering rhythm guitar and country in the lead’s twanging ornaments, but balanced naturally, so you can’t see where the Ramones leave off and the Gun Club comes in,” says me about Twisted Teens. aquariumdrunkard.com/2026/04/14/t...

This is cool. mekons.bandcamp.com/album/horror...

“Not only do they persuasively discharge the compositional and improvisational duties of a jazz band, they rock,” writes Bill Meyer. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8138824...

I don’t care if they’re weeds. I’m happy to see them.

First warm day of the year.

Listening to WFMU live this am and what a pleasure. (Sly! Psych Furs! ELO) I salute my sweet nerdy music brothers.

Man Who Threw Molotov Cocktail At Sam Altman’s Home Claims He Was Following ChatGPT Recipe For Risotto https://theonion.com/man-who-threw-molotov-cocktail-at-sam-altmans-home-claims-he-was-following-chatgpt-recipe-for-risotto/

“Two mainstays of Boston’s independent music scene join forces, just not in the way you probably expected,” writes Jennifer Kelly. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8137918... @tanyadonelly.bsky.social

One of my favorite bands from the aughts makes an unexpected return. youtu.be/jSCWahmv7WQ

Perfect

Jogging a little bit on my walks is helping SO much. (But it makes me even sleepier.)

Or alternatively, strung upside down from a lamppost.

I don’t remember planting these or have any idea what they are but how pretty

Gutted

The upcoming Patois Counselors record Protection Racket is not just good but kind of exciting about it. evernever-records.bandcamp.com/album/protec...

Starting to think that it’s the bass that makes Kelley Stoltz so great. I mean it’s the songs and the lyrics and the voice and the arrangements, too, but the bass puts on the muscle. youtu.be/17dKlwnCCV0?...

“It may be more accurate to hear this release as a refinement of Poison Ruïn’s sound, rather than a set of experiments or expansions,” writes Jonathan Shaw. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8135314... poisonruin.bandcamp.com/album/hymns-...

“‘Three Gasconading Saints,’ with swells of organ and rowdy drum fills, conjures the fuck-it-all-let’s-do-it energies of a gang of grey hairs playing what they love for as long as they can,” writes Jennifer Kelly. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8135201... youngfreshfellows.bandcamp.com/album/loft

Best of Random Thursday is Wooden Shjips’ blistering “Home.” youtu.be/GLK_nkFQKWs?...

“Wherever they roam, the songs remind the listener that folk music can be both reassuring and unsettling,” writes Tim Clarke. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8134408... spencercullumscoincollection.bandcamp.com/album/spence... @nicemanwashing.bsky.social

“And what music! By narrowing the focus to instrumentals, Millis foregrounded two elements of Indian music of the early 20th century. One is the concentrated power and beauty of the music” writes Bill Meyer. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8134295... sublime-frequencies.bandcamp.com/album/indian...

So the latest is that when i finish chemo, there will be radiation before surgery. So, long road ahead, lots of throwing up.

“The softest attack can feel like a caress in the hands of Montreal-based Prism Shores, a jangling, white-noise, power-pop-into-shoegaze outfit that recalls Teenage Fanclub, the Clean, Ride and Slowdive,“ writes Jennifer Kelly. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8133502... @meritoriorec.bsky.social

Hey remember the Twilight Sad? (“And where are your manners?”) they’ve got a new album out which, er, sounds exactly like them, and has Robert Smith from the Cure on it. youtu.be/P9zuO-aYhik?...

“Humber’s work involves repetition as a grounding principle, with a fascination for playing with texture serving as a refreshing element,” writes Christian Carey. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8133389... @cbcarey.bsky.social redshiftmusicsociety.bandcamp.com/album/into-air

“It may be difficult to explain what’s so thrilling and so troubling about Seongun, the new tape from Richmond fastcore outfit Yankee Bastard, to punks who didn’t live through the 1980s,” writes Jonathan Shaw. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8132596... sexfiendabomination.bandcamp.com/album/seongun

“Passages of spare rustling, pointillistic jousting, and juxtaposed contrasts of attack are stated with such authority that they sound absolutely right as they happen, but also open doors for the music to spin in any number of directions,” writes Bill Meyer. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8132484...

Chemo #6

What is the New Yorker doing in my feed asking if Sam Altman can be trusted? Of course not.

SNL: What if we had a comedian who is actually funny and a musical guest who can acu

“The Czech trio of Petr Válek, Ondřej Merta and Jara Tarnovski are intrepid musical explorers,” writes Michael Rosenstein. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8131577... flamingpines.bandcamp.com/album/punctum @flamingpines.bsky.social

Reading some horrifying news item about the regime, and I remembered this excellent band. youtu.be/THWpqn8syaQ?...

Politics aside, i’m so glad they got that kid out.

Love this song so much. youtu.be/NndkNyfVNXk?...

Takaat at Nova Arts, Keene NH 4/4/26 (photo by Jennifer Kelly)

Kal Marks at Nova Arts in Keene NH (photo by Jennifer Kelly)

“We often say that electronic music has a pulse, but on the standout title track, that pulse seems less like a metaphor and more like an actual heartbeat, thumping with effort but fully capable of maintaining itself.” Me on Colleen’s swimming-themed record. @thrilljockey.bsky.social

“Who needs another “Best Albums of Spring” feature? Maybe you do.” Dusted writers anticipate the sounds of spring. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8128871...

If you liked Royal Headache you’re gonna love Twisted Teens. cpnpc.bandcamp.com/album/twiste...

Shrinking is a terrible show, rated 90% by Rotten Tomatoes.

“This is a big album with quiet moments, and if you like your alt-country dialed up and unapologetic, go find Brown Horse at your local Total Dive,” writes Jennifer Kelly. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8128066... @sipsman.com

Can confirm that hating men women is far more common than most people want to admit

Chocolate chip cookies out of the oven with the chips still molten. Highly recommended.

“Play Me continues the experimentation of 2024’s The Collective, fighting through the state of our nearly apocalyptic contemporary world with a mix of bass, skittering beats, and fervency,” writes Justin Cober-Lake. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8127953... @justinc-l.bsky.social