Release date: October 25thRecord label: 12XU/Night SchoolGenre: Lo-fi pop, art pop, post-punk, experimental punk, tweeFormats: Vinyl, digital I don’t really want to talk about this record. There’s too much to say about it, and also nothing to say about it. Box of Dark Roses is the fifth and final album from Mope Grooves, a Portland,Continue reading “Pressing Concerns: Mope Grooves, ‘Box of Dark Roses’”
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Pressing Concerns: Hell Trash, Recalculating, Testbild!, Grapes of Grain
It’s Tuesday! It’s time for more new music! Today, we’re looking at new albums from Recalculating, Testbild!, and Grapes of Grain, plus a compilation of demos and early material from Hell Trash. If you missed yesterday’s blog post, featuring 2nd Grade, THEMM!, Dazy, and Podcasts, be sure to check that one out, too. If you’reContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Hell Trash, Recalculating, Testbild!, Grapes of Grain”
Pressing Concerns: 2nd Grade, THEMM!, Dazy, Podcasts
You know how last week was a great week on the blog? Well, guess what: this one is going to be just as good, if not better. We’re getting started with a mostly EPs edition (I didn’t plan it that way, it’s just how things shook out!): new ones from THEMM!, Dazy, and Podcasts, plusContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: 2nd Grade, THEMM!, Dazy, Podcasts”
Pressing Concerns: Hilken Mancini Band, Hit, Onsloow, Miranda and the Beat
On this Thursday Pressing Concerns, a bunch of new albums out tomorrow (October 25th) await us below: new LPs from Hilken Mancini Band, Hit, Onsloow, and Miranda and the Beat. It’s been an eventful week on Rosy Overdrive, so if you missed any of this week’s earlier posts (Monday looked at records from Langkamer, SeafoamContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Hilken Mancini Band, Hit, Onsloow, Miranda and the Beat”
Pressing Concerns: St. Lenox, ‘Ten Modern American Work Songs’
Release date: October 25thRecord label: Anyway/Don GiovanniGenre: Indie pop, singer-songwriter, synthpopFormats: Vinyl, digital I believe that Andrew Choi’s previous album as St. Lenox, 2021’s Ten Songs of Worship and Praise for Our Tumultuous Times, still holds the record for “most words I’ve written about a single album for this blog” to this day. St. Lenox’sContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: St. Lenox, ‘Ten Modern American Work Songs’”
Pressing Concerns: American Motors, The Low Field, Jealous Yellow, Puddled
On this fine Tuesday, a brand new Pressing Concerns looks at new albums from the likes of American Motors, The Low Field, and Jealous Yellow, as well as the debut EP from Puddled. It’s a great and eclectic set, and if you missed what we looked at yesterday (Langkamer, Seafoam Walls, Humdrum, and Ironic Hill),Continue reading “Pressing Concerns: American Motors, The Low Field, Jealous Yellow, Puddled”
Pressing Concerns: Langkamer, Seafoam Walls, Humdrum, Ironic Hill
You don’t even know it yet, but this week in late October is going to be a great one for Rosy Overdrive readers. We’re starting with the Monday Pressing Concerns, featuring new albums from Langkamer, Seafoam Walls, Humdrum, and Ironic Hill (three of which came out last week, and one of which is from backContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Langkamer, Seafoam Walls, Humdrum, Ironic Hill”
Pressing Concerns: Office Culture, Jim Nothing, Why Bother?, Bon Enfant
It’s a Thursday, and we’ve got a great blog post for you below. This edition of Pressing Concerns looks at three albums coming out tomorrow, October 18th, from Office Culture, Jim Nothing, and Why Bother?, plus an LP from Bon Enfant that came out earlier this week. Speaking of earlier this week, if you missedContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Office Culture, Jim Nothing, Why Bother?, Bon Enfant”
Pressing Concerns: Russel the Leaf, OOF, Khartomb, Blue Zero
Humming along swimmingly, we’re back on a Tuesday with our second blog post in as many days. This time, we’ve got new albums from Russel the Leaf, OOF, and Blue Zero to look at, as well as a reissue of an EP from Khartomb. And if you missed yesterday’s blog post, featuring Cast of Thousands,Continue reading “Pressing Concerns: Russel the Leaf, OOF, Khartomb, Blue Zero”
Pressing Concerns: Cast of Thousands, The Armoires, Black Ends, Plastic Factory
We’re back! Welcome to a Monday Pressing Concerns, populated with great records that have come out recently: new albums from Cast of Thousands, The Armoires, and Black Ends that came out last week, and an LP from Plastic Factory from back in August. There are multiple references to making lemons out of lemonade in thisContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Cast of Thousands, The Armoires, Black Ends, Plastic Factory”
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