Welcome back to Pressing Concerns! It’s the first (probably out of two) Pressing Concerns in December, and it comes right on the heels of Rosy Overdrive’s Top 100 Albums of 2022 (maybe you missed it?). But there’s still more music to cover: today looks at new albums from Log Across the Washer and 2 SquareContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Buddie, Log Across the Washer, 2 Square Y?, Lovewell”
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Rosy Overdrive’s Top 100 Albums of 2022 (25-1)
Here it is! Rosy Overdrive’s 25 favorite albums of 2022, revealed today along with albums 50 through 26, and coming a day after albums 51 through 100. Needless to say, these are all great records. You simply can’t go wrong with any of them. It was a three-record race for number one; I’m satisfied withContinue reading “Rosy Overdrive’s Top 100 Albums of 2022 (25-1)”
Rosy Overdrive’s Top 100 Albums of 2022 (50-26)
Hello! Welcome back (or just welcome) to Rosy Overdrive’s Top 100 Albums of 2022! Today reveals the top 50 albums on the list. Yesterday unveiled numbers 100 through 51, so be sure to check those out as well if you haven’t yet. See also:Part One (100-76)Part Two (75-51)Part Four (25-1)Playlist with all albums (Spotify link)Continue reading “Rosy Overdrive’s Top 100 Albums of 2022 (50-26)”
Rosy Overdrive’s Top 100 Albums of 2022 (75-51)
Welcome to part two (of four) of Rosy Overdrive’s Top 100 Albums of 2022! For any and all background info, see part one. See also:Part One (100-76)Part Three (50-26)Part Four (25-1)Playlist with all albums (Spotify link) (Tidal link) 75. Spacemoth – No Past No Future Release date: July 22ndRecord label: Wax Nine/CarparkGenre: Space pop, experimentalContinue reading “Rosy Overdrive’s Top 100 Albums of 2022 (75-51)”
Rosy Overdrive’s Top 100 Albums of 2022 (100-76)
We’re finally here! Welcome to the third annual (and second annual ranked version of) Rosy Overdrive’s Top 100 Albums of the Year. Today, albums 51 through 100 are being posted, and tomorrow (Tuesday, December 6th), the top 50 will be revealed. 2021 was a successful debut year for Rosy Overdrive, and this year was evenContinue reading “Rosy Overdrive’s Top 100 Albums of 2022 (100-76)”
New Playlist: November 2022
Welcome to the November edition of Pressing Concerns! This is the last post on Rosy Overdrive before year-end list time begins–yes, you’ll see some of the bands here again soon. Also present here are a few more selections from my 1997 deep dive, which should continue into next month as well. Kevin Dorff is theContinue reading “New Playlist: November 2022”
Pressing Concerns: Nightshift, Dot Dash, Husbands, Evening Glass
Welcome to the last Pressing Concerns of November! This time, we look at new albums from Nightshift, Dot Dash, and Husbands, and a new EP from Evening Glass. This will be the last Pressing Concerns before Rosy Overdrive year-end season begins, but I plan to mix in a few of these in with the end-of-yearContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Nightshift, Dot Dash, Husbands, Evening Glass”
Pressing Concerns: The John-Pauls, Staffers, Smirk, Elk City
Welcome to a special Monday Pressing Concerns! It appears that I haven’t bothered with an intro to these posts for a bit, so here’s some housekeeping: recent Rosy Overdrive highlights include Rosy Overdrive Label Watch, in which I choose favorite 2022 releases from a dozen of my favorite labels. Oh, and there is now aContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: The John-Pauls, Staffers, Smirk, Elk City”
Pressing Concerns: Joan Kelsey, Cheval de Frise, The Laughing Chimes, Convinced Friend
Joan Kelsey – Standing Out on the Grass Release date: November 11thRecord label: Dear LifeGenre: Indie folkFormats: CD, cassette, digitalPull track: Pachomius The latest release from the consistently solid Dear Life Records is a humble-sounding but strong entry to their discography. Standing Out on the Grass is Seattle singer-songwriter Joan Kelsey’s second release on theContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Joan Kelsey, Cheval de Frise, The Laughing Chimes, Convinced Friend”
Rosy Overdrive Label Watch 2022
Rosy Overdrive has long been vocal about its love of small, independent record labels. They’ve consistently been a key way to find good, varied, new-to-me music, and they remain a valuable, people-based resource for music discovery in an age where the “industry” is openly trying to steer us away from such things. I’ve been thinkingContinue reading “Rosy Overdrive Label Watch 2022”
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