Pressing Concerns: Onyon, Al Murb, Combat Naps, Zero Bars

October is more than halfway over now, and Pressing Concerns continues to roll on with more great new music for you, the reader, to enjoy. This is a nice “under the radar” edition (even more than normal, yes), featuring new albums from Onyon, Al Murb, and Combat Naps, and a new EP from Zero Bars.Continue reading “Pressing Concerns: Onyon, Al Murb, Combat Naps, Zero Bars”

Pressing Concerns: Dancer, A Day Without Love, The World Famous, Lightheaded

It’s been a historically busy week over here on Rosy Overdrive. The blog has seen four posts in four days–on Monday, we looked at albums from Soft on Crime, Hello June, Soft Covers, and The Small Intestines, Tuesday’s post featured Norm Archer, The Croaks, Luggage, and Blues Lawyer, and on Wednesday, we took a deeperContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Dancer, A Day Without Love, The World Famous, Lightheaded”

Pressing Concerns: Pacing, ‘Real poetry is always about plants and birds and trees and the animals and milk and honey breathing in the pink but real life is behind a screen’

Release date: October 13thRecord label: Totally RealGenre: Anti-folk, bedroom pop, singer-songwriter, indie folkFormats: CD, cassette, digital There are a number of different ways to pander directly to the person who runs Rosy Overdrive, but one of the most unique ways I’ve encountered would have to be making a three-song EP called Snake Facts where everyContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Pacing, ‘Real poetry is always about plants and birds and trees and the animals and milk and honey breathing in the pink but real life is behind a screen’”

Pressing Concerns: Norm Archer, The Croaks, Luggage, Blues Lawyer

You just know that it’s going to be a good week when I’m able to put a Tuesday Pressing Concerns together. Hot on the heels of Monday’s post (which looked at new ones from Soft on Crime, Hello June, Soft Covers, and The Small Intestines), we’re back with a round-up every bit as good, featuringContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Norm Archer, The Croaks, Luggage, Blues Lawyer”

Pressing Concerns: Soft on Crime, Hello June, Soft Covers, The Small Intestines

Believe it or not, it’s Monday again, and today’s extra-soft edition of Pressing Concerns is here in your inbox and/or browser. We’re looking at new albums from Soft on Crime, Hello June, Soft Covers, and The Small Intestines below this introduction. This is a great entry if guitar pop is your thing, and we alsoContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Soft on Crime, Hello June, Soft Covers, The Small Intestines”

Pressing Concerns: CLASS, Truth Club, Bewilder, Joey Nebulous

Welcome to the Thursday Pressing Concerns! Today, I’ve written about four albums that come out tomorrow: new ones from CLASS, Truth Club, Bewilder, and Joey Nebulous. Four great albums from four of the best labels in recent history! Rosy Overdrive has been on a tear lately; if you missed Monday’s look at records from Deady,Continue reading “Pressing Concerns: CLASS, Truth Club, Bewilder, Joey Nebulous”

Pressing Concerns: Deady, Jerry David DeCicca, SIZ, Thank You, I’m Sorry

It’s a Monday! Even though I’m writing this over the weekend, odds are I’m feeling pretty shitty and lethargic this morning and there’s a good chance you are too. Well: these records will wake you up. New albums from Jerry David DeCicca, SIZ, and Thank You, I’m Sorry, along with the debut EP from Deady,Continue reading “Pressing Concerns: Deady, Jerry David DeCicca, SIZ, Thank You, I’m Sorry”

Pressing Concerns: Thanks for Coming, Modern Nature, Grass Jaw, Seablite

Thursday? Indeed. After an eventful week on Rosy Overdrive, the third and final Pressing Concerns of the week has arrived, offering up some thoughts on new albums from Modern Nature, Grass Jaw, and Seablite, and a new EP from Thanks for Coming. All of these records are out tomorrow, except for the Grass Jaw record,Continue reading “Pressing Concerns: Thanks for Coming, Modern Nature, Grass Jaw, Seablite”

Pressing Concerns: Puppy Problems, Neil Jung, Grand Drifter, Surf Harp

Okay, okay, okay, it’s a Tuesday. I know what you’re thinking–there was just a great Pressing Concerns on Monday, featuring great music from Coventry, The Garment District, Soft Screams, and Guest Directors. But what can I say? There’s just too much music I want to write about to be constrained to two editions this week.Continue reading “Pressing Concerns: Puppy Problems, Neil Jung, Grand Drifter, Surf Harp”

Pressing Concerns: Coventry, The Garment District, Soft Screams, Guest Directors

This is a good blog post! Okay, we’ve gotten that out of the way–now that you’re fully on board, we can start discussing new albums from Coventry, The Garment District, Soft Screams, and Guest Directors. Although only one of these acts (Soft Screams) has appeared in Pressing Concerns before, you’ll find plenty of friendly facesContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Coventry, The Garment District, Soft Screams, Guest Directors”