Another week, another edition of Pressing Concerns. This week, we look at a tribute record inspired by Wink O’Bannon featuring Antietam plus a wide cast of guests, the re-released Weak Signal sophomore album, the debut EP from Mt. Oriander (Keith Latinen from Empire! Empire! I Was a Lonely Estate and Parting) and the first GypsumContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Antietam, Weak Signal, Mt. Oriander, Gypsum”
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New Playlist: September 2021
The Rosy Overdrive monthly playlist is back! It’s the September edition this time! This one is very good, in my opinion! You will find plenty of new music here, as well as a few discoveries from my 1996 deep dive, and a couple of miscellaneous tracks. Artists with multiple tracks this time around: Telethon (4),Continue reading “New Playlist: September 2021”
Pressing Concerns: Alex Orange Drink, Flower Crown, Hello Whirled, Screamcloud
In this early-week Pressing Concerns, we’re looking at new albums from Alex Orange Drink, Flower Crown, Screamcloud, and Hello Whirled. If you’re looking for more new music, you can browse previous editions of Pressing Concerns or visit the site directory. Alex Orange Drink – Everything Is Broken, Maybe That’s O.K. Release date: September 17thRecord label:Continue reading “Pressing Concerns: Alex Orange Drink, Flower Crown, Hello Whirled, Screamcloud”
Pressing Concerns: Kitner, Blunt Bangs, Nora Marks, Oscar Bait
Do you enjoy punk rock music? Because there’s quite a bit of it in the latest edition of Pressing Concerns. Today, we’re looking at brand new records from Kitner, Nora Marks, and Oscar Bait, as well as the Blunt Bangs album from a couple weeks ago (which is also the biggest genre outlier among theseContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Kitner, Blunt Bangs, Nora Marks, Oscar Bait”
Pressing Concerns: Torment & Glory, Supernowhere, Man Random, Sweet Nobody
In this week’s ahead-of-schedule edition of Pressing Concerns, I look at two albums I’ve been meaning to get to for awhile now (the debut from Brian Cook’s Torment & Glory and the re-released Supernowhere record) as well as two brand new releases from Man Random and Sweet Nobody. If you’re looking for more new music,Continue reading “Pressing Concerns: Torment & Glory, Supernowhere, Man Random, Sweet Nobody”
Pressing Concerns: Telethon, Smoke Bellow, Cashmere Washington, Buffalo Daughter
The second September edition of Pressing Concerns takes on new albums from Telethon, Smoke Bellow, and Buffalo Daughter, as well as the debut EP from Cashmere Washington. If you need more new music, you can browse previous editions of Pressing Concerns. Rosy Overdrive has also recently added a site directory, which will hopefully make navigatingContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Telethon, Smoke Bellow, Cashmere Washington, Buffalo Daughter”
New Playlist: August 2021
The August edition of the Rosy Overdrive playlist has landed, for all your reading and listening needs! You will find plenty of new music here, as well as a few discoveries from my 1996 deep dive, and a couple of miscellaneous tracks. The Cocker Spaniels, MJ Lenderman, and Wednesday all have two songs on theContinue reading “New Playlist: August 2021”
Pressing Concerns: Under the First Floor, MJ Lenderman, Carmen Q. Rothwell, Grace Vonderkuhn
This edition of pressing concerns covers new albums and EPs from MJ Lenderman, Carmen Q. Rothwell, and Grace Vonderkuhn, as well as the latest edition of the Under the First Floor podcast mixtape. You can browse previous editions of Pressing Concerns for plenty of new music, and the end-of-August playlist will hopefully go up laterContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Under the First Floor, MJ Lenderman, Carmen Q. Rothwell, Grace Vonderkuhn”
Pressing Concerns: BRNDA, Canandaigua, Pile, Chet Wasted
It’s been about a month since we talked about some new records here on Pressing Concerns, so it’s nice to be back in the saddle, so to speak: today, I’m discussing new albums from BRNDA and Chet Wasted, the new Canandaigua EP, and a new record of re-recorded older songs from Pile. I have twoContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: BRNDA, Canandaigua, Pile, Chet Wasted”
‘Couples in Trouble’ by Robbie Fulks at 20
Calling Couples in Trouble a “left-turn” in the career of Robbie Fulks would be accurate, but not particularly useful, as his entire discography is comprised of left-turns. One can make a few connections—the irreverently reverent country of 1996’s Country Love Songs got a sequel in the following year’s South Mouth, and the sparse, traditional bluegrass-folkContinue reading “‘Couples in Trouble’ by Robbie Fulks at 20”
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