This Thursday, we’re taking a look at four records out tomorrow, December 5th: new albums from Laika Songs and Evening Glass, a new EP from Soft on Crime, and an archival collection from Mercyland. If you missed either of this week’s earlier blog posts (Monday’s Pressing Concerns covered Earwig, Sting Pain Index, Dietz, and Addicus,Continue reading “Pressing Concerns: Mercyland, Laika Songs, Soft on Crime, Evening Glass”
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New Playlist: November 2025
It’s time for the November 2025 playlist! A bunch of good songs from the past month and throughout this year features below. We’ll be wrapping up this year on the blog soon enough, but there’s still plenty of new stuff to take a look at yet. Buddie, The Melancholy Kings, and Mint Mile all haveContinue reading “New Playlist: November 2025”
Pressing Concerns: Earwig, Sting Pain Index, Dietz, Addicus
December or not, there’s still plenty of new music to cover in Pressing Concerns. Today, we’ve got new albums from Dietz and Addicus, as well as new EPs from Earwig and Sting Pain Index. Check them out below! We did have a Pressing Concerns go up on Thanksgiving (featuring Mint Mile, Tulpa, The Melancholy Kings,Continue reading “Pressing Concerns: Earwig, Sting Pain Index, Dietz, Addicus”
VOTE! In the Rosy Overdrive 2025 Reader’s Poll
It’s the third annual Rosy Overdrive readership poll! The results have been truly great two years in a row now: no pressure, but I’m especially excited to see what your favorite music of 2025 is. The first question on the poll is simply: What are your ten favorite albums from 2025? This is the onlyContinue reading “VOTE! In the Rosy Overdrive 2025 Reader’s Poll”
Pressing Concerns: Mint Mile, Tulpa, The Melancholy Kings, Split Apex
Happy Thanksgiving! We have a Thursday Pressing Concerns today, featuring new albums from Mint Mile, Tulpa, The Melancholy Kings, and Split Apex. If you missed either of this week’s earlier blog posts (Monday was a Pressing Concerns featuring Bliss?, Ali Murray, Rose of the World, and Second Story Man), and Tuesday was the 2025 RosyContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Mint Mile, Tulpa, The Melancholy Kings, Split Apex”
Rosy Overdrive Label Watch 2025
Welcome to the fourth annual Rosy Overdrive Label Watch! It’s time to check in on what a dozen (give or take) of Rosy Overdrive’s favorite modern labels have been up to for the past few months, and pull a couple of highlights from each one. For the second straight year, I’m doing this during (American)Continue reading “Rosy Overdrive Label Watch 2025”
Pressing Concerns: Bliss?, Ali Murray, Rose of the World, Second Story Man
It’s a Monday Pressing Concerns! It features a new EP from Bliss?, and new albums from Ali Murray, Rose of the World, and Second Story Man! Read on! If you’re looking for more new music, you can visit the site directory to see what else we’ve written about lately. If you’d like to support RosyContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Bliss?, Ali Murray, Rose of the World, Second Story Man”
Pressing Concerns: Sharp Pins, The Brokedowns, S.C.A.B., The King Canutes
It’s Thursday! The Pressing Concerns for today contains four albums that are out tomorrow (November 21st): new ones from Sharp Pins, The Brokedowns, S.C.A.B., and The King Canutes. Read on, and if you missed either of this week’s earlier blog posts (Monday’s featured Dogwood Gap, Via, Gazed and Bemused, and Blue Zero, and Tuesday’s featuredContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Sharp Pins, The Brokedowns, S.C.A.B., The King Canutes”
Pressing Concerns: Ugly Stick, The Terminal Buildings, Pressure Wheel, Pohgoh / Samuel S.C.
The Tuesday Pressing Concerns is a pretty chaotic one this week. We have an expanded reissue of an album from Ugly Stick, a new EP from Pressure Wheel, a split EP between Pohgoh and Samuel S.C., and four new records in one from The Terminal Buildings. There’s something for everyone here! If you missed yesterday’sContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Ugly Stick, The Terminal Buildings, Pressure Wheel, Pohgoh / Samuel S.C.”
Pressing Concerns: Dogwood Gap, Via, Gazed and Bemused, Blue Zero
We roll into mid-November with a steady supply of new music; this Monday Pressing Concerns features a new album from Dogwood Gap, a new EP from Blue Zero, an archival EP from Via, and a compilation of Brisbane shoegaze from 4000 Records. Pretty neat! If you’re looking for more new music, you can visit theContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Dogwood Gap, Via, Gazed and Bemused, Blue Zero”