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New Playlist: December 2020

It’s time to wrap up 2020, and I can think of no (literally not a single) better way to do so than to share the music I enjoyed in its final month. I spent this past December catching up on releases from earlier this year that I’d missed the first time around, listening to aContinue reading “New Playlist: December 2020”

The Playlist Archives: November 2018 (Part 2 of 2)

See Part 1 of this post for more context. You can follow the whole playlist on Spotify here. Bandcamp embeds are included in the list when available. “China Beach”, Laura Jane Grace and the Devouring Mothers This is pretty far away from the other LJG song on this playlist. Musically it’s on the harder-edge sideContinue reading “The Playlist Archives: November 2018 (Part 2 of 2)”

The Playlist Archives: November 2018 (Part 1 of 2)

One of the reasons I initially decided to put medium-effort into making this blog—other than gentle suggestions by acquaintances that this would be more productive than just talking their ears off whenever I had something to say—was to go through, share, and review all these old playlists I’ve been making the past half-decade. These playlistsContinue reading “The Playlist Archives: November 2018 (Part 1 of 2)”

Nine EPs I enjoyed from 2020

If nine EPs isn’t enough 2020 music for you, I encourage you to check out my four-part best albums of 2020 overview. Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires – 2-4-6-8 Motorway Release date: October 30thRecord label: Don Giovanni RecordsGenre: Southern rock, punk rockPull track: The Company Man (Acoustic)Synopsis: No new original songs here, unfortunately,Continue reading “Nine EPs I enjoyed from 2020”

My 100 Favorite Albums from 2020 (Part 4 of 4)

Remember Part 1? Part 2? Part 3? Let’s go! Tobin Sprout – Empty Horses Release date: September 18th Record label: Fire Records Genre: Folk, alt-country Pull track: Every Sweet Soul Synopsis: Well, this is certainly a left turn from the former Guided by Voices contributor. Instead of the fuzzy psych-garage-pop of that band and hisContinue reading “My 100 Favorite Albums from 2020 (Part 4 of 4)”

My 100 Favorite Albums from 2020 (Part 3 of 4)

Link to Part 1 Here Link to Part 2 Here And we barrel forward. Exciting, right? Brian Mietz – Panzarotti Release date: March 2nd Record label: Self-released Genre: Pop rock, power pop Pull track: Hollyweed Synopsis: I don’t really know much about Brian Mietz, except for the fact that he’s a poster artist and he’sContinue reading “My 100 Favorite Albums from 2020 (Part 3 of 4)”

My 100 Favorite Albums from 2020 (Part 2 of 4)

View Part 1 here. Frankie Valet – Waterfowl Release date: February 7th Record label: It Takes Time Records Genre: Bedroom/garage punk/rock/pop Pull track: Engulfed Synopsis: This is one of those exciting albums by young bands where they’re throwing a bunch of stuff at the wall and you’re just along for the ride. There’s the dreamContinue reading “My 100 Favorite Albums from 2020 (Part 2 of 4)”

My 100 Favorite Albums from 2020 (Part 1 of 4)

Congrats on randomly stumbling onto this list. All of these albums are worth a listen, but I’ve done you the courtesy of giving you a CliffsNotes version of all of them if you wanna be choosey. I will also note that I got a little better at doing this as I made it further along,Continue reading “My 100 Favorite Albums from 2020 (Part 1 of 4)”