Thank you Portland

This and last week's show now up on Mixcloud! Two hours of Cycles Per Second, with the freshest underground jangle, drone, fuzz and roar from 🇩🇪🇫🇮🇫🇷🇬🇧🇪🇸🇦🇺🇨🇦🇵🇱🇳🇿🇳🇱🇺🇸 www.mixcloud.com/nstop/cycles... www.mixcloud.com/nstop/cycles...

🎵 #NowPlaying on BFFdotFM: Ninevah by Joel Cusumano. Tune in now at https://bff.fm/now/@1762392426

"Try and keep up with the images dotted throughout 'Two Arrows'–or don’t, and just enjoy a killer power pop song." 😎😎😎

PORTLAND!!! SATURDAY!!!

Made a little before-and-after video for the song “Maybe in a Different World”. You’re witnessing the moment I realized what key the song needed to be in 😂 And the end of the video, man it’s pretty incredible what we accomplished in the studio & in the mix on this one (if I may say so myself 😏)

"It’s quite impressive to hear Cusumano and his band land a somewhat unwieldy refrain, ending with 'All I want is to dazzle in the eyes / Of Mary Katherine' and then smoothly sail into the main hook in the form of an all-time jangly guitar riff." Thanks @rosyoverdrive.com !!

New blog post! Wrote about songs I enjoyed in October, featuring @dcrpollock.bsky.social, @strangemagic.bsky.social, @stayinsidebk.bsky.social, @noveltyisland.bsky.social, @jefftobias.bsky.social, @joelcusumano.bsky.social, @fanclubwallet.bsky.social, @manekadevin69.bsky.social & more:

PORTLAND!!! SATURDAY!!!

Made a little before-and-after video for the song “Maybe in a Different World”. You’re witnessing the moment I realized what key the song needed to be in 😂 And the end of the video, man it’s pretty incredible what we accomplished in the studio & in the mix on this one (if I may say so myself 😏)

Bay Area underground pop rocker Joel Cusumano joins the “Is It Power Pop?!” party. Great mix of classics and a couple fantastic hidden gems. Joel knows his power pop! #musicsky #music #powerpop @joelcusumano.bsky.social @dandyboyrecords.bsky.social

Silly mini vid I made for the song “Caesar”, second track off my album WAXWORLD … BUY WAXWORLD (only 35 LPs left!!): dandyboyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/waxworld Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/0J0jcO... Apple Music: music.apple.com/us/album/wax...

This was so fun! An in-depth interview with @polaroidblog.bsky.social about my new album WAXWORLD—its creation and "what it means"—as well as my CONTROVERSIAL takes on AI, the indie music scene, power pop, GOD, and MORE !!!

My album WAXWORLD is out today via @dandyboyrecords.bsky.social !! Don’t you want one?? Bandcamp: dandyboyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/waxworld Spotify: spotify.link/vRS8Y9seJXb Apple Music: music.apple.com/us/album/wax...

I thought of this idea a couple days ago and I was like: can I race and get this done before chapter 1165 comes out and ruins the rhyme?

Lol

Glad for the baseball people whose baseball team won. Sad for the baseball people whose baseball team lost. 🙏🫡🫡⚾

🎵 #NowPlaying on BFFdotFM: Maybe in a Different World by Joel Cusumano. Tune in now at https://bff.fm/now/@1762097406

🎵 #NowPlaying on BFFdotFM: Mary Katherine by Joel Cusumano. Tune in now at https://bff.fm/now/@1762097181

good resource for families in danger of losing SNAP benefits and good place to donate funds if you're able GiveDirectly.org/snap

I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Eman. Before this she stayed home with her children Nabil, 7, Muhammad, 4 and Taim, 2 and her husband was a barber. Her husband was shot in the foot trying to get aid and Nabil is suffering from severe skin infections from contaminated water.

Nothing can be preserved - an interview with @joelcusumano.bsky.social, talking about "Waxworld" his new album for Dandy Boy Records: unblogallaradio.blogspot.com/2025/10/nothing-can-be-preserved-interview-with.html 🎸 🍒 @dandyboyrecords.bsky.social #indierock #indiepop #janglepop #powerpop

my WRUW playlist with @jenniferoconnor.bsky.social @thebeths.bsky.social @gladiephilly.bsky.social @joelcusumano.bsky.social @liquidmikeband.bsky.social @weakenedfriends.bsky.social @mattpondpa.bsky.social @ratboysband.bsky.social @jennylewis.bsky.social + much much more

This was so fun! An in-depth interview with @polaroidblog.bsky.social about my new album WAXWORLD—its creation and "what it means"—as well as my CONTROVERSIAL takes on AI, the indie music scene, power pop, GOD, and MORE !!!

Netflix Andy Warhol series is OK but the AI fake Andy voiceover sounds like the Fitter Happier robot 👎

Good show alert 🚨

End of the month Revue: Choice albums and tracks of October. @joelcusumano.bsky.social Amira Kheir, @prahrecordings.bsky.social NiCKY, @picniclunch.bsky.social Cosimo Querci @quindirecords.bsky.social @violetnox.bsky.social Tortoise @intlanthem.bsky.social monolithcocktail.com/2025/10/31/t...

Thanks to @rosyoverdrive.com BTW, through whose blog I discovered this song (and album)!

Joel Cusumano – Two Arrows @joelcusumano.bsky.social ftherules.net/2025/10/30/j...

“Joel understands how to write a tune, and he gives this stuff a real heft that sets it apart from some of what others have done when attempting to mine the past for contemporary indie.” SUPER flattering review of WAXWORLD from A PESSIMIST IS NEVER DISAPPOINTED! Read here:

Wrote something for S.W.'s fantastic blog and it was SUPER fun! You've been wondering what my opinions on power pop are, well here you go!!!

Good show alert TONIGHT

Silly mini vid I made for the song “Caesar”, second track off my album WAXWORLD … BUY WAXWORLD (only 35 LPs left!!): dandyboyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/waxworld Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/0J0jcO... Apple Music: music.apple.com/us/album/wax...

Thanks @stevewlauden.bsky.social !!!

Short, sweet…and ‘60s-influenced. That describes many of the tracks featured in this latest install of our monthly new music showcase and, in many ways, it’s the underlying theme of this newsletter. #musicsky #music

Local artist says big things coming soon!!!! (I'm going to post a dumb music video on instagram at midnight)

David took a great vid of us playing "Push Push" last night! It would be cool if bluesky could embed insta vids oh well

NEXT BAY AREA SHOW! Friday, 11/21 at the MAKEOUT ROOM, SAN FRANCISCO, I’m playing with THE TELEPHONE NUMBERS and THE GOODS!! All three of us released new albums last Friday and we are in an intense battle for ALBUM OF THE YEAR STATUS! Come see us fight it out!!

pls come to my show tonight 🥺

Cool playlist alert 😎

EAST BAY!! TOMORROW EVE!! Double release show for @dandyboyrecords.bsky.social recording artists JOEL CUSUMANO (me) and THE GOODS plus our friends. BLISS ABYSS opening!! Little Hill Lounge in El Cerrito! IF YOU AREN’T THERE I WILL HATE YOU FOREVER 😡👼😇

“Joel understands how to write a tune, and he gives this stuff a real heft that sets it apart from some of what others have done when attempting to mine the past for contemporary indie.” SUPER flattering review of WAXWORLD from A PESSIMIST IS NEVER DISAPPOINTED! Read here:

Thanks for the play Ed!!

Ernest Fucked Stupid

EAST BAY!! TOMORROW EVE!! Double release show for @dandyboyrecords.bsky.social recording artists JOEL CUSUMANO (me) and THE GOODS plus our friends. BLISS ABYSS opening!! Little Hill Lounge in El Cerrito! IF YOU AREN’T THERE I WILL HATE YOU FOREVER 😡👼😇

See u there

yay! good times today!

I had such a blast being interviewed by @rosefenny.bsky.social on KALX and guest DJing some favorite tracks! Even the haters who called in to whine about us talking too much couldn't bring us down!! Listen here: spinitron.com/KALX/pl/2142...

1:45 PM "Maybe in a Different World" by 𝐉𝐨𝐞𝐥 𝐂𝐮𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐨 from 𝑊𝑎𝑥𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑#nowplaying