Welcome to January 2023, and the first Pressing Concerns of the new year. And it’s a good one! I look at new albums from Labrador and Julian Never, a new EP from Perfect Angel at Heaven, and catch up on the latest three Hello Whirled records. What a great start to the year, no? IfContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Labrador, Hello Whirled, Perfect Angel at Heaven, Julian Never”
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Pressing Concerns: Samuel S.C., Galore, Gloop, Hobby
Come one, come all, to this: the final Pressing Concerns of 2022. Counting this post, I’ve written about 218 albums and EPs over the course of this year alone—and that’s not counting the many albums and EPs that weren’t formally reviewed but made appearances on the site’s respective year-end lists. I’m proud of that. ThisContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Samuel S.C., Galore, Gloop, Hobby”
Pressing Concerns: Ovens, Heavy Mother, Smug Brothers, Gabriel Bernini
It’s mid-December, but I’ve still got new music to talk about in Pressing Concerns! Well, one of these is technically old music–today looks at a reissue from Tony Molina’s old band, Ovens, as well as new albums from Heavy Mother and Gabriel Bernini and a new EP from Smug Brothers. Rosy Overdrive’s Top 25 EPsContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Ovens, Heavy Mother, Smug Brothers, Gabriel Bernini”
Pressing Concerns: Buddie, Log Across the Washer, 2 Square Y?, Lovewell
Welcome back to Pressing Concerns! It’s the first (probably out of two) Pressing Concerns in December, and it comes right on the heels of Rosy Overdrive’s Top 100 Albums of 2022 (maybe you missed it?). But there’s still more music to cover: today looks at new albums from Log Across the Washer and 2 SquareContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Buddie, Log Across the Washer, 2 Square Y?, Lovewell”
Pressing Concerns: Nightshift, Dot Dash, Husbands, Evening Glass
Welcome to the last Pressing Concerns of November! This time, we look at new albums from Nightshift, Dot Dash, and Husbands, and a new EP from Evening Glass. This will be the last Pressing Concerns before Rosy Overdrive year-end season begins, but I plan to mix in a few of these in with the end-of-yearContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Nightshift, Dot Dash, Husbands, Evening Glass”
Pressing Concerns: The John-Pauls, Staffers, Smirk, Elk City
Welcome to a special Monday Pressing Concerns! It appears that I haven’t bothered with an intro to these posts for a bit, so here’s some housekeeping: recent Rosy Overdrive highlights include Rosy Overdrive Label Watch, in which I choose favorite 2022 releases from a dozen of my favorite labels. Oh, and there is now aContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: The John-Pauls, Staffers, Smirk, Elk City”
Pressing Concerns: Joan Kelsey, Cheval de Frise, The Laughing Chimes, Convinced Friend
Joan Kelsey – Standing Out on the Grass Release date: November 11thRecord label: Dear LifeGenre: Indie folkFormats: CD, cassette, digitalPull track: Pachomius The latest release from the consistently solid Dear Life Records is a humble-sounding but strong entry to their discography. Standing Out on the Grass is Seattle singer-songwriter Joan Kelsey’s second release on theContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Joan Kelsey, Cheval de Frise, The Laughing Chimes, Convinced Friend”
Pressing Concerns: Delivery, The Sonora Pine, The Rutabega, Garb
Delivery – Forever Giving Handshakes Release date: November 11thRecord label: Feel It/Spoilsport/Anti FadeGenre: Garage rock, garage punkFormats: Vinyl, cassette, digitalPull track: Baader Meinhof The latest export from the fertile Australian garage punk scene, Melbourne’s Delivery are a five-piece group that, prior to Forever Giving Handshakes, only had a couple of singles to their name. DespiteContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Delivery, The Sonora Pine, The Rutabega, Garb”
Pressing Concerns: Heavenly, Gold Dust, Shaki Tavi, Thank You Lord for Satan
What’s this? It’s a Tuesday edition of Pressing Concerns! This one tackles an all-timer in Heavenly‘s recently reissued debut album, plus new albums from Gold Dust, Shaki Tavi, and Thank Your Lord for Satan. If you’re looking for more new music, you can browse previous editions of Pressing Concerns or visit the site directory. IfContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Heavenly, Gold Dust, Shaki Tavi, Thank You Lord for Satan”
Pressing Concerns: Marvin Tate’s D-Settlement, Kevin Dorff, Jobber, Nick Wheeldon’s Demon Hosts
It is time for the first Pressing Concerns of November! In this edition: new albums from Kevin Dorff and Nick Wheeldon’s Demon Hosts, the debut EP from Jobber, and a reissue of the discography of Marvin Tate’s D-Settlement. The October Rosy Overdrive playlist went up earlier this week, so check that out too if youContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Marvin Tate’s D-Settlement, Kevin Dorff, Jobber, Nick Wheeldon’s Demon Hosts”
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