I will cut to the chase here–we’re starting this week off with an excellent edition of Pressing Concerns. If you want to read about a new B-sides/non-album-songs compilation from The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, new albums from Iffin and Brown Dog, and a new EP from Paul Bergmann, they’re all down below. AndContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Iffin, Brown Dog, Paul Bergmann”
Category Archives: Album list
Pressing Concerns: FACS, The Moles, The Bird Calls, May Leitz
This lovely first week of February concludes with a Thursday Pressing Concerns, featuring four LPs that’ll be coming out tomorrow (February 7th). New albums from FACS, The Moles, The Bird Calls, and May Leitz are featured below, in a blog post that already feels like an instant classic. If you missed Monday’s Pressing Concerns (featuringContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: FACS, The Moles, The Bird Calls, May Leitz”
Pressing Concerns: Really Great, Magana, Power Pants, Distant Relatives
We’ve now entered February, but before we get to new music from the second month of 2025 (stay tuned for later this week), the first Pressing Concerns of the week looks at four records from January: new LPs from Really Great and Power Pants, and new EPs from Distant Relatives and Magana (although one ofContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Really Great, Magana, Power Pants, Distant Relatives”
Pressing Concerns: The Laughing Chimes, Rosa Bordallo, New Not Shameful/Trust Blinks, ASkySoBlack
It’s been perhaps the busiest week of the year so far on Rosy Overdrive, and we’re closing it out with a rock-solid Thursday Pressing Concerns: we’ve got new albums from The Laughing Chimes, Rosa Bordallo, and ASkySoBlack that are coming out tomorrow (January 31st), plus a split EP between New Not Shameful and Trust BlinksContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: The Laughing Chimes, Rosa Bordallo, New Not Shameful/Trust Blinks, ASkySoBlack”
My 1994 Listening Log
Who else is tired of new music? Just kidding, I’m definitely not (if you read this blog, you’re aware of that), but I have brought back a semi-regular blog feature in which I listen to some non-new music on a daily basis. So here’s the deal with this listening log: during the new music lullContinue reading “My 1994 Listening Log”
Pressing Concerns: IMustBe Leonardo, Minor Conflict, Krystian Quint & The Quitters, Blood Lemon
Hello! January’s nearly over (believe it or not), but I’ve still got plenty of good music from this month to talk about here on the blog. This Pressing Concerns rounds up new albums from IMustBe Leonardo and Krystian Quint & The Quitters as well as new EPs from Minor Conflict and Blood Lemon, all ofContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: IMustBe Leonardo, Minor Conflict, Krystian Quint & The Quitters, Blood Lemon”
Pressing Concerns: Charm School, Laundromat Chicks, Open Head, Expose
Hello, everyone! The Thursday Pressing Concerns is here, and it’s got four great records coming out tomorrow, January 24th: new LPs from Charm School, Laundromat Chicks, Open Head, and Expose. It ended up being a pretty noise rock-heavy edition, so get ready for some low-end below. Also, if you missed Tuesday’s blog post (featuring TheContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Charm School, Laundromat Chicks, Open Head, Expose”
Pressing Concerns: The Gentle Spring, Little Oso, Teen Driver, Prism Shores
Hello everyone! It’s a Monday Pressing Concerns on a Tuesday (yes, I took a day off for the U.S. holiday; it’s still January, after all). This post looks at four great records that came out last week: new albums from The Gentle Spring, Little Oso, and Prism Shores, and a new EP from Teen Driver.Continue reading “Pressing Concerns: The Gentle Spring, Little Oso, Teen Driver, Prism Shores”
Pressing Concerns: Pigeon Pit, 20/20, Flora Hibberd, Some Fear
Hello! Hi! Welcome to the Thursday Pressing Concerns! It feels like the first “big” week for new music of 2025 is upon us, and today’s blog post looks at three records that come out tomorrow (January 17th) from Pigeon Pit, 20/20, and Flora Hibberd, as well as an album from Some Fear that comes outContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Pigeon Pit, 20/20, Flora Hibberd, Some Fear”
Pressing Concerns: Pacing, ‘Songs’
Release date: January 7thRecord label: Asian ManGenre: Anti-folk, indie pop, bedroom pop, singer-songwriter, indie folk, tweeFormats: CD, digital Those of you who were following this blog in 2023 may remember Pacing from their album Real poetry is always about plants and birds and trees and the animals and milk and honey breathing in the pinkContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Pacing, ‘Songs’”