Pressing Concerns: Greg Saunier, Owen, Tara Jane O’Neil, Mandy

Hey there, it’s the Thursday Pressing Concerns! A lot of heavy hitters have albums out this week, and this edition takes a look at four of them: new LPs from Greg Saunier (from Deerhoof), Owen (American Football), Tara Jane O’Neil (Rodan), and Mandy (Melkbelly). It’s been another busy week here, so if you missed Monday’sContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Greg Saunier, Owen, Tara Jane O’Neil, Mandy”

Pressing Concerns: Mister Goblin, ‘Frog Poems’

Release date: April 26thRecord label: SpartanGenre: Singer-songwriter, alt-rock, folk rock, post-punkFormats: Vinyl, digital Adhering to the rule of threes, Sam Goblin says “fuck” three times on the latest Mister Goblin album, Frog Poems. Although all these f-bombs are dropped in decidedly different ways, I do see a connecting thread between them and taking them asContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Mister Goblin, ‘Frog Poems’”

Pressing Concerns: ADD/C, Johnnie Carwash, Miracleworker, L’appel Du Vide

A top-tier edition of Pressing Concerns awaits you today, pulling from a bunch of great records from the last month or so: new albums from ADD/C, Johnnie Carwash, and L’appel Du Vide, and a new EP from Miracleworker. You’d also probably enjoy yesterday’s post (featuring Dr. Sure’s Unusual Practice, Storm Clouds, Onceweresixty, and The SilverContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: ADD/C, Johnnie Carwash, Miracleworker, L’appel Du Vide”

Pressing Concerns: Dr Sure’s Unusual Practice, Storm Clouds, Onceweresixty, The Silver Doors

An exciting week over on Rosy Overdrive kicks off with a Pressing Concerns featuring two superb albums that came out last week (from Dr Sure’s Unusual Practice and The Silver Doors), as well as two records from earlier this year (an album from Storm Clouds and a “double EP” from Onceweresixty). You probably haven’t heardContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Dr Sure’s Unusual Practice, Storm Clouds, Onceweresixty, The Silver Doors”

Pressing Concerns: Cloud Nothings, Ekko Astral, Sun Kin, The Juniper Berries

Today, Rosy Overdrive is closing out the biggest week on the blog in a while with the fourth blog post in as many days. Today, we’re looking at three albums that come out tomorrow, April 19th–new LPs from Cloud Nothings, Sun Kin, and The Juniper Berries–and an album from Ekko Astral that came out yesterday.Continue reading “Pressing Concerns: Cloud Nothings, Ekko Astral, Sun Kin, The Juniper Berries”

Pressing Concerns: Hannah Marcus, ‘The Hannah Marcus Years: 1993-2004’

Release date: April 5thRecord label: Bar NoneGenre: Slowcore, sadcore, folk rock, singer-songwriter, jazzy/noire-y indie rock, lo-fi indie rockFormats: Digital Hannah Marcus is a singer-songwriter who grew up in New York City but eventually made her way to the other side of the United States, ending up in San Francisco in the 1990s. Marcus had beenContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Hannah Marcus, ‘The Hannah Marcus Years: 1993-2004’”

Pressing Concerns: Rain Recordings, Virgins, Jay Alan Kay, Squiggly Lines

The second Pressing Concerns in as many days collects a couple of albums that came out last week (new LPs from Rain Recordings and Virgins) as well as two ace records from last month (an album from Jay Alan Kay and an EP from Squiggly Lines). You won’t be disappointed, and there’s more new musicContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Rain Recordings, Virgins, Jay Alan Kay, Squiggly Lines”

Pressing Concerns: Mythical Motors, Bill Baird, Hour, Trummors

Hey there! We’re starting up a stacked week with a Pressing Concerns featuring four albums that came out last week: new LPs from Mythical Motors, Bill Baird, Hour, and Trummors. If you like power pop, psychedelic alt-country, synth-rock, and/or chamber music, there’s something here for you. If you’re looking for more new music, you canContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Mythical Motors, Bill Baird, Hour, Trummors”

Pressing Concerns: The Reds, Pinks & Purples, Negative Passengers, Schedule 1, Janelane

The last blog post of yet another busy week on Rosy Overdrive is a Thursday Pressing Concerns looking at four great records coming out this week: new albums from The Reds, Pinks & Purples, Negative Passengers, Schedule 1, and Janelane are all here. All of them come out tomorrow (April 12th) except for the ScheduleContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: The Reds, Pinks & Purples, Negative Passengers, Schedule 1, Janelane”

Pressing Concerns: Is/Ought Gap, Rave Ami, Vulture Feather, Oort Clod

Time to begin the week with some new music! Today’s Pressing Concerns features three records that came out last week–a long overdue reissue/compilation of material from 1980s post-punk group Is/Ought Gap, a new album from Oort Clod, and an EP from Vulture Feather–plus an album from Rave Ami that came out last month. If you’reContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Is/Ought Gap, Rave Ami, Vulture Feather, Oort Clod”