It’s going to be a big week here on Rosy Overdrive, bigger than normal even! We’re kicking off the week with a Pressing Concerns that’s an odds-and-ends one of sorts, covering several solid records that have come out in the last month or so: new albums from Planet 81, The Bird Calls, and Gramercy Arms,Continue reading “Pressing Concerns: Planet 81, The Bird Calls, Gramercy Arms, Night Court / The Dumpies”
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Pressing Concerns: Ethan Beck & The Charlie Browns, Babe Report, Neutrals, Winston Hightower
I probably say this most weeks by now, but that doesn’t make it any less true: this Thursday Pressing Concerns is one for the books. New albums from Ethan Beck & The Charlie Browns, Babe Report, and Neutrals, plus a vinyl compilation from Winston Hightower–all great, all out tomorrow (May 31st), all to be foundContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Ethan Beck & The Charlie Browns, Babe Report, Neutrals, Winston Hightower”
Pressing Concerns: Comprador, From Far It All Seems Small, Jacob Freddy, Animal, Surrender!
In the second Pressing Concerns of the week, we’re looking at some more great new music that you might’ve missed: new albums from Comprador, Jacob Freddy, and Animal, Surrender!, as well as From Far It All Seems Small: A Compilation from Seattle’s Underground, organized by Supercrush. We actually did have a post go up onContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Comprador, From Far It All Seems Small, Jacob Freddy, Animal, Surrender!”
Pressing Concerns: The Noisy, Alice Kat, Drug Country, Dog Park
I asked some readers of the blog whether or not they wanted a post on Memorial Day, and the answer seemed to be mostly “yes”, so here we are on a federal holiday (in the United States, at least), looking at four new records. We’ve got new albums from The Noisy, Alice Kat (of fine.),Continue reading “Pressing Concerns: The Noisy, Alice Kat, Drug Country, Dog Park”
Pressing Concerns: Yea-Ming and the Rumours, Aluminum, Motorists, Mui Zyu
The third Pressing Concerns of the week looks at four albums that are coming out tomorrow, May 24th: new LPs from Yea-Ming and the Rumours, Aluminum, Motorists, and Mui Zyu. Just really great stuff all around, here. We had two posts go up earlier in the week; on Monday, we looked at Magic Fig, Crumbs,Continue reading “Pressing Concerns: Yea-Ming and the Rumours, Aluminum, Motorists, Mui Zyu”
Pressing Concerns: Female Gaze, 2070, Sugar Candy Mountain, The Wendy Darlings
Hey there! Welcome to the second Pressing Concerns of the week! This is a good one; we’ve got new albums from Female Gaze, 2070, and The Wendy Darlings to examine below, as well as a ten-year-anniversary reissue of an album from Sugar Candy Mountain. If you missed yesterday’s post, featuring Magic Fig, Crumbs, New Issue,Continue reading “Pressing Concerns: Female Gaze, 2070, Sugar Candy Mountain, The Wendy Darlings”
Pressing Concerns: Magic Fig, Crumbs, New Issue, Masonic Wave
Starting off the week with an all-timer of a Monday post, today we’ve got three albums that came out last Friday, May 17th (new LPs from Magic Fig, Crumbs, and New Issue), and an album from Masonic Wave that came out last month. If you like pop, psychedelia, noise rock, folk rock, or some combinationContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Magic Fig, Crumbs, New Issue, Masonic Wave”
Pressing Concerns: Zero Point Energy, Ahem, System Exclusive, Lightheaded
What a huge release week it is! I’ll be talking about the albums that come out this Friday (May 17th) for a while in Pressing Concerns, and we’ll be kicking it off with four great ones: new albums from Zero Point Energy, Ahem, System Exclusive, and Lightheaded appear below. It’s been a busy week here,Continue reading “Pressing Concerns: Zero Point Energy, Ahem, System Exclusive, Lightheaded”
Pressing Concerns: Micah Schnabel, ‘The Clown Watches the Clock’
Release date: May 15thRecord label: Self-releasedGenre: Country punk, alt-country, Americana, cowpunkFormats: Vinyl, CD, digital I’m not like the other girls. The kids these days are into alt-country because Katie Crutchfield of Waxahatchee or Karly Hartzman of Wednesday or whatever other indie rock sensation put them onto it. I’m into alt-country because those bands were theContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Micah Schnabel, ‘The Clown Watches the Clock’”
Pressing Concerns: R.J.F., Aerial, Pretty Inside, Lowe Cellar
In the Tuesday edition of Pressing Concerns, we’re shining a light on four great records from April: new albums from R.J.F., Aerial, Pretty Inside, and Lowe Cellar. Read on to find out how many of these bands I compare to Teenage Fanclub! Also, be sure to check out yesterday’s edition of Pressing Concerns (featuring DeathContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: R.J.F., Aerial, Pretty Inside, Lowe Cellar”
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