New Pressing Concerns, just in time for Bandcamp Friday! Today I talk about new albums from Stoner Control, 7-11 Jesus, and Herzog, as well as a reissue of Snowhore’s debut EP. It’s a smaller edition this time around, but I wanted to spotlight these four under-the-radar releases for the big Bandcamp holiday rather than holdingContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Stoner Control, 7-11 Jesus, Herzog, Snowhore”
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Pressing Concerns: Personal Space, MJ Lenderman, Mo Troper, Fake Fruit, Really From, Nineteen Thirteen
Today in Pressing Concerns, I highlight new releases from Personal Space, MJ Lenderman, Mo Troper, Fake Fruit, Really From and Nineteen Thirteen. Also coming out today (March 26th) is Chart for the Solution by Writhing Squares, an album that I wrote about earlier this week. For even more new music, be sure to check outContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Personal Space, MJ Lenderman, Mo Troper, Fake Fruit, Really From, Nineteen Thirteen”
Pressing Concerns: Writhing Squares, ‘Chart for the Solution’
Release date: March 26thRecord label: Trouble in MindGenre: Space rock, psychedelic prog rockFormats: Vinyl, CD, digitalPull track: Geisterwaltz If phrases like “space rock odyssey”, “modern prog rock double LP”, and “psychedelic saxophone” pique your interest, then this Pressing Concerns is for you. Chart for the Solution earns all these descriptors, and more, over its 71-minuteContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Writhing Squares, ‘Chart for the Solution’”
Pressing Concerns: Gaadge, Dan Wriggins, En Garde, Mal Devisa, The Death of Pop, Russel the Leaf
Pressing Concerns is back! This post caps off a busy week for Rosy Overdrive–I reviewed a playlist I originally made in 2019 on Monday, and on Wednesday I reviewed Shoot Out the Speed Cameras by John Sharkey III, which was initially slated to be included here before it became apparent that I was going tooContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Gaadge, Dan Wriggins, En Garde, Mal Devisa, The Death of Pop, Russel the Leaf”
Pressing Concerns: John Sharkey III, ‘Shoot Out the Speed Cameras’
Release date: March 5thRecord label: 12XU/MistletoneGenre: Gothic country folkFormats: Vinyl, digitalPull track: I Found Everyone This Way Apparently it’s John Sharkey III Week at Rosy Overdrive—one of his bands, Dark Blue, was featured on a playlist post that went up Monday, and now I’m getting around to talking about Shoot Out the Cameras, the firstContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: John Sharkey III, ‘Shoot Out the Speed Cameras’”
The Playlist Archives: March 2019
I’m in between new music posts at the moment now, so I thought I’d use this downtiming to dip back into my playlist archive and talk about some music I otherwise wouldn’t get to today. This time, I’ve chosen one from roughly two years ago: March 2019. I even looked up some fun facts forContinue reading “The Playlist Archives: March 2019”
New Playlist: February 2021
I present to you: the third brand new monthly Rosy Overdrive playlist, and the site’s fourth playlist overall. 2021 is in full swing in terms of new music, which is where the majority of these songs come from. My foray into 1991 (which started last month) continues—it’s been on the backburner a bit, but aContinue reading “New Playlist: February 2021”
Pressing Concerns: Mister Goblin, Nightshift, Kittyhawk, The Hold Steady, Styrofoam Winos, Bailter Space
In the fifth installment of Pressing Concerns, I highlight new albums by Mister Goblin, Nightshift, The Hold Steady, and Styrofoam Winos, and also discuss a compilation cassette of Kittyhawk’s non-LP material and the 25th anniversary reissue and remaster of Bailter Space’s Wammo. Be sure to check out previous editions of Pressing Concerns for more goodContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Mister Goblin, Nightshift, Kittyhawk, The Hold Steady, Styrofoam Winos, Bailter Space”
Pressing Concerns: The Crowd Scene, Anika Pyle, Longstocking, The Fragiles, The Boys with the Perpetual Nervousness
We are back again! In this fourth, mid-February installment of Pressing Concerns, I highlight the third album from Virginia’s The Crowd Scene, the first solo record from Anika Pyle (Katie Ellen/Chumped), the second album from janglers The Boys with the Perpetual Nervousness, the reissue of 90’s queercore band Longstocking’s discography, and a new release fromContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: The Crowd Scene, Anika Pyle, Longstocking, The Fragiles, The Boys with the Perpetual Nervousness”
Pressing Concerns: Editrix, Yasmin Williams, Captain Frederickson, Hello Whirled
We’ve broached February, and I am once again here to tell you about the good music from the recent past, present, and future. The third installment of Pressing Concerns is a little smaller than the first two, but let’s just say we’re dealing with a “quality over quantity” scenario (which is somewhat amusing considering theContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Editrix, Yasmin Williams, Captain Frederickson, Hello Whirled”
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