Bedbug - Pack Your Bags The Sun Is Grow: Sometimes charming with moments of beauty
Liam Gallagher & John Squire - Liam Gallagher & John Squire: Exactly what I expected and hoped for. Basically perfect.
Gouge Away - Deep Sage: Always glad to have it even if it does not not like , Dies.
Tylisha Haskins - Meister Klasse-A Thorough Textile: The beats are starting to take center stage
Liquid Mike - Paul Bunyan’s Slingshot: Both familiar and engaging
Little Kid - A Million Easy Payments: A million good moments
Josh T. Pearson - To Hull And Back: Lift to Experience is not dead!
Josh T. Pearson - Last of the Country Gentlemen: Emotionally draining and wonderful at it
Josh T. Pearson - The Straight Hits!: More polished, but familiar
Jeff Rosenstock - Craig Before the Creek: Any excuse to get more Jeff
Sonic Youth - EVOL: LOVE
Sonic Youth - Goo: Entering new, but familiar territory
Sonic Youth - Dirty: Pretty clean, Untouchables aside
Sonic Youth - Washing Machine: Loose and free
Sonic Youth - A Thousand Leaves: Getting spacious
Sonic Youth - Murray Street: Sprawling and contemplative
Sonic Youth - Sonic Nurse: Playful
Sonic Youth - Smart Bar • Chicago 1985: Great document
Trikl Act - A Spatial Plot Thickens: Hear me out. The Mountain Goats covering Spiderland in full.
Various - Modern Miracles In Science And Medicine: A ton of great tracks here. Worth digging into
Various - Vermin-Rat's Nest Recording Society Compilation: Very interesting mix
4.16.2024
3.22.2024
March 2024
Beck - Mellow Gold: Sufficiently weird
Beck - Odelay: Weird, but serious
Beck - Sea Change: Can see why it was a critical hit
Bewilder - From the Eyrie: Would have liked a little "more" instead of the passiveness
Boilermaker - Leucadia: So happy to have a compilation instead of digging into multiple albums.
Chisel - What A Fucking Nightmare: What a fucking first track
dutchmasters - substation, my home. melancholy, my bride_: Understanding the lyrics not a prerequisite but would like the vocals mixed a bit louder
Dylan, Bob - 50th Anniversary Collection_ 1973: Completely unnecessary yet worth listening to
Friko - Where we’ve been, Where we go from here: Cannot wait to hear where they go from here
Gingerbee - Our Skies Smile: Put a smile on my face
glass beach - plastic death: Hoping these hit harder live
Laura Jane Grace - Hole In My Head: Her best solo release yet
Green Day - Saviors: Not bad for a late career album
Hot Mulligan - Why Would I Watch: I would watch before I listen again
Infant Island - Obsidian Wreath: Would love to hear an instrumental version
Li'l Dicky - Penith (The DAVE Soundtrack): Perfect end to a funny show
Mean Jesus - Challenger: This is incredibly enjoyable, a fun little hardcore treat
Mean Jesus - Abomination: A little harder but very listenable
Renaissance Sound - Renaissance Sound: Jazzy post-rock that soothes my soul
Renaissance Sound - Renaissance Sound II: Please tell me there is more
Jeff Rosenstock - In the Key of the Creek_ A Craig of the Creek Musical: Happy to check out the songs without having to watch the show
Tommy Designer - Tommy Designer's Golden Fleece: Too good for this to be the end
Welcome to Berlin - ...And It's Blinding: Really great screamo-adjacent album
what is your name_ - beyond old names, everyone’s songs_: Just when it seemed like 2023 was a down year for emo, gems like this pop up
what is your name_ - My Name Is…: A second album in the year and somehow better? Maybe?
Beck - Odelay: Weird, but serious
Beck - Sea Change: Can see why it was a critical hit
Bewilder - From the Eyrie: Would have liked a little "more" instead of the passiveness
Boilermaker - Leucadia: So happy to have a compilation instead of digging into multiple albums.
Chisel - What A Fucking Nightmare: What a fucking first track
dutchmasters - substation, my home. melancholy, my bride_: Understanding the lyrics not a prerequisite but would like the vocals mixed a bit louder
Dylan, Bob - 50th Anniversary Collection_ 1973: Completely unnecessary yet worth listening to
Friko - Where we’ve been, Where we go from here: Cannot wait to hear where they go from here
Gingerbee - Our Skies Smile: Put a smile on my face
glass beach - plastic death: Hoping these hit harder live
Laura Jane Grace - Hole In My Head: Her best solo release yet
Green Day - Saviors: Not bad for a late career album
Hot Mulligan - Why Would I Watch: I would watch before I listen again
Infant Island - Obsidian Wreath: Would love to hear an instrumental version
Li'l Dicky - Penith (The DAVE Soundtrack): Perfect end to a funny show
Mean Jesus - Challenger: This is incredibly enjoyable, a fun little hardcore treat
Mean Jesus - Abomination: A little harder but very listenable
Renaissance Sound - Renaissance Sound: Jazzy post-rock that soothes my soul
Renaissance Sound - Renaissance Sound II: Please tell me there is more
Jeff Rosenstock - In the Key of the Creek_ A Craig of the Creek Musical: Happy to check out the songs without having to watch the show
Tommy Designer - Tommy Designer's Golden Fleece: Too good for this to be the end
Welcome to Berlin - ...And It's Blinding: Really great screamo-adjacent album
what is your name_ - beyond old names, everyone’s songs_: Just when it seemed like 2023 was a down year for emo, gems like this pop up
what is your name_ - My Name Is…: A second album in the year and somehow better? Maybe?
2.25.2024
February 2024
A.R.E. Weapons - A.R.E. Weapons: Some monster singles here
Abela, Lucas & Zach Hill - Never: Not always, but not never
awakebutstillinbed - Chaos Takes the Wheel and I Am a Passenger: Missed listening to this last year, but what power even in restraint
Beirut - Hadsel: Perfectly splendid
Bleach Everything - All Alone In Dirt: Four minute bite of perfection
Blind Equation - DEATH AWAITS: Sounds like a novelty that would kill live
Brown, Danny - Quaranta: Love the beats here
Browne, Jackson - For Everyman: Leading off with Take it Easy is like a cheat code
Captain Jazz - Captain Jazz: I want to know more without knowing more
Cat Power - Cat Power Sings Dylan_ The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert: Absolutely stunning
Daitro - Y: This was an important album if you were there at the time
Drew, Kevin - Aging: Everything I expected
Drums - Jonny: It does what it does well
Dylan, Bob - The Complete Budokan 1978: Budokan was my introduction to Dylan and I will always have a soft spot for it
Empty Country - Empty Country II: I hope he keeps making music even if it never becomes my thing
Foxing - Dealer: Strong album that I somehow missed
Foxing - The Albatross_ Ten Years: Really enjoyed the reworked versions
Golden Apples - Bananasugarfire: In a constant quest for the extremes, this is comforting
Good Looking Friends - Wasted Now: Hoping to become better friends
Ho99o9 - Ho99o9 presents Territory _ Turf Talk, Vol. 1: Love the vibe
Ho99o9 - SKIN: The unsustained energy of the first track made for a disappointing rest of the album
Ho99o9 - Ho99o9 presents Territory _ Turf Talk, Vol. II: More consistent, but could have come in shorter
Hope Conspiracy - Confusion_Chaos_Misery: Back with a vengeance
Hotline TNT - Cartwheel: Not sure how unique it is, but it certainly is good
Jane Remover - Census Designated: The fastest hour long album I have heard in a while but play it loud
Lerche, Sondre - Understudy: I had forgotten it was a cover album and it took me too long to realize it
Lync - These Are Not Fall Colors: I wish I remembered where this recommendation came from so I can put more stock into their future
Lync - Remembering the Fireballs (Part 8): Reinforcing how excited I am to revisit their album
ME REX - Giant Elk: I still do not understand how under-the-radar they seem to be
Mil-Spec - Marathon: I did not connect like I did with the last one
Minor Threat - Out Of Step Outtakes: How much more is there? I want it all
Mountain Goats - Jenny from Thebes: Laid back affair
Natl Park Srvc - Magician: A good album with great tendencies
Open City - Hands In The Honey Jar: The anticipation got the better of me
Paint It Black - Famine: Short and fast never goes out of style. Slow and angry either.
Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter - SAVED!: Really forces you to pay attention
REZN - Solace: Not sure how it stands on its own, but as a background this was as close to perfect as it gets
Rolling Stones - Hackney Diamonds: Shockingly good
Save Face - …Found Dead At The Crime Scene (EP): Looking forward to a new full length
Stern, Marnie - The Comeback Kid: Frantic. It rules.
Streets - The Darker the Shadow the Brighter the Light: Light and fun
Teenage Halloween - Till You Return: Good but see why it could have gotten lost in the shuffle
Turbine - Demo Tape: I forget how this connects to City of Caterpillar, but it does which makes this awesome
Tylisha Haskins - November Drop: I love that he continues to make art even if I do not always identify with it
X-Parrot - Blue Wave: Have to admire the passion
X-Parrot - Casualty: Slightly more summery
X-Parrot - Life's Too Short To Notice: Slightly more experimental
Abela, Lucas & Zach Hill - Never: Not always, but not never
awakebutstillinbed - Chaos Takes the Wheel and I Am a Passenger: Missed listening to this last year, but what power even in restraint
Beirut - Hadsel: Perfectly splendid
Bleach Everything - All Alone In Dirt: Four minute bite of perfection
Blind Equation - DEATH AWAITS: Sounds like a novelty that would kill live
Brown, Danny - Quaranta: Love the beats here
Browne, Jackson - For Everyman: Leading off with Take it Easy is like a cheat code
Captain Jazz - Captain Jazz: I want to know more without knowing more
Cat Power - Cat Power Sings Dylan_ The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert: Absolutely stunning
Daitro - Y: This was an important album if you were there at the time
Drew, Kevin - Aging: Everything I expected
Drums - Jonny: It does what it does well
Dylan, Bob - The Complete Budokan 1978: Budokan was my introduction to Dylan and I will always have a soft spot for it
Empty Country - Empty Country II: I hope he keeps making music even if it never becomes my thing
Foxing - Dealer: Strong album that I somehow missed
Foxing - The Albatross_ Ten Years: Really enjoyed the reworked versions
Golden Apples - Bananasugarfire: In a constant quest for the extremes, this is comforting
Good Looking Friends - Wasted Now: Hoping to become better friends
Ho99o9 - Ho99o9 presents Territory _ Turf Talk, Vol. 1: Love the vibe
Ho99o9 - SKIN: The unsustained energy of the first track made for a disappointing rest of the album
Ho99o9 - Ho99o9 presents Territory _ Turf Talk, Vol. II: More consistent, but could have come in shorter
Hope Conspiracy - Confusion_Chaos_Misery: Back with a vengeance
Hotline TNT - Cartwheel: Not sure how unique it is, but it certainly is good
Jane Remover - Census Designated: The fastest hour long album I have heard in a while but play it loud
Lerche, Sondre - Understudy: I had forgotten it was a cover album and it took me too long to realize it
Lync - These Are Not Fall Colors: I wish I remembered where this recommendation came from so I can put more stock into their future
Lync - Remembering the Fireballs (Part 8): Reinforcing how excited I am to revisit their album
ME REX - Giant Elk: I still do not understand how under-the-radar they seem to be
Mil-Spec - Marathon: I did not connect like I did with the last one
Minor Threat - Out Of Step Outtakes: How much more is there? I want it all
Mountain Goats - Jenny from Thebes: Laid back affair
Natl Park Srvc - Magician: A good album with great tendencies
Open City - Hands In The Honey Jar: The anticipation got the better of me
Paint It Black - Famine: Short and fast never goes out of style. Slow and angry either.
Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter - SAVED!: Really forces you to pay attention
REZN - Solace: Not sure how it stands on its own, but as a background this was as close to perfect as it gets
Rolling Stones - Hackney Diamonds: Shockingly good
Save Face - …Found Dead At The Crime Scene (EP): Looking forward to a new full length
Stern, Marnie - The Comeback Kid: Frantic. It rules.
Streets - The Darker the Shadow the Brighter the Light: Light and fun
Teenage Halloween - Till You Return: Good but see why it could have gotten lost in the shuffle
Turbine - Demo Tape: I forget how this connects to City of Caterpillar, but it does which makes this awesome
Tylisha Haskins - November Drop: I love that he continues to make art even if I do not always identify with it
X-Parrot - Blue Wave: Have to admire the passion
X-Parrot - Casualty: Slightly more summery
X-Parrot - Life's Too Short To Notice: Slightly more experimental
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