Pressing Concerns: WPTR, Graham Hunt, Autos, Subsonic Eye

Welcome to the Thursday Pressing Concerns, which also happens to be the first Pressing Concerns of the week (an uncommon occurrence)! We have new albums from WPTR, Graham Hunt, and Subsonic Eye, plus the debut EP from Autos, below. The first half of this week was devoted to unveiling Rosy Overdrive’s Top 40 Albums ofContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: WPTR, Graham Hunt, Autos, Subsonic Eye”

Pressing Concerns: True Names, Rodeo Boys, Beasts, Kilynn Lunsford

On this perfectly okay Monday morning, Pressing Concerns is here to present to you new albums from Rodeo Boys and Kilynn Lunsford, a new vinyl release of an album from Beasts that originally came out last year, and a compilation benefiting the Trans Youth Emergency Project put together by Worry Bead Records. If you’re lookingContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: True Names, Rodeo Boys, Beasts, Kilynn Lunsford”

Rosy Overdrive’s Top 100 Albums of 2024 (25-1)

Here we are! Rosy Overdrive’s 25 favorite albums of 2024, revealed today along with albums 50 through 26, and coming a day after albums 51 through 100. I believe I wrote about over four hundred albums on the blog this year, which means that whittling it down to these twenty-five was no easy task. ThisContinue reading “Rosy Overdrive’s Top 100 Albums of 2024 (25-1)”

Pressing Concerns: Ylayali, Good Energy Crystal, Gentleman Speaker, Megan from Work

The second Pressing Concerns of the week gathers up four quality under-the-radar LPs from the past month or so–specifically, new albums from Ylayali, Good Energy Crystal, Gentleman Speaker, and Megan from Work. And it’s the second great blog post in as many days, too; if you missed the Monday Pressing Concerns (featuring Sassyhiya, p:ano, SmokerContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Ylayali, Good Energy Crystal, Gentleman Speaker, Megan from Work”

New Playlist: October 2024

Come with us as we wrap up October! This monthly playlist has a bunch of great new music on it, featuring a bunch of bands that I’m probably going to be thinking about as I try to put together my favorite albums of 2024 in list form in the coming month. Plenty of good choicesContinue reading “New Playlist: October 2024”

Pressing Concerns: 2nd Grade, THEMM!, Dazy, Podcasts

You know how last week was a great week on the blog? Well, guess what: this one is going to be just as good, if not better. We’re getting started with a mostly EPs edition (I didn’t plan it that way, it’s just how things shook out!): new ones from THEMM!, Dazy, and Podcasts, plusContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: 2nd Grade, THEMM!, Dazy, Podcasts”

Rosy Overdrive’s Top 100 Albums of 2022 (25-1)

Here it is! Rosy Overdrive’s 25 favorite albums of 2022, revealed today along with albums 50 through 26, and coming a day after albums 51 through 100. Needless to say, these are all great records. You simply can’t go wrong with any of them. It was a three-record race for number one; I’m satisfied withContinue reading “Rosy Overdrive’s Top 100 Albums of 2022 (25-1)”

New Playlist: September 2022

Welcome to the September edition of Rosy Overdrive’s monthly playlist! This month in particular was hard to whittle down to two hours–I wrote about 28 different records in Pressing Concerns over the past month, which probably had something to do with it. Emperor X and Mike Adams at His Honest Weight have three songs onContinue reading “New Playlist: September 2022”

Pressing Concerns: 2nd Grade, Upchuck, Courtney and Brad, Aarktica

Welcome to Pressing Concerns! Today’s looks at four records that come out tomorrow: 2nd Grade, Upchuck, Courtney and Brad, and Aarktica. This is the second Pressing Concerns this week: if you missed Tuesday’s, which covered new albums from The Trend, Office Culture, Kolb, and Coughing Dove, you can read it here. If you’re still lookingContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: 2nd Grade, Upchuck, Courtney and Brad, Aarktica”

Pressing Concerns: Ylayali, Daniel Romano, The Orchids, Rush to Relax

This week’s Pressing Concerns looks at new albums from Ylayali, Daniel Romano’s Outfit, The Orchids, and Rush to Relax. A great one for pop music! If you’re still looking for more new music, you can browse previous editions of Pressing Concerns or visit the site directory. Ylayali – Separation Release date: September 2ndRecord label: Dear LifeGenre: Lo-fi indieContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Ylayali, Daniel Romano, The Orchids, Rush to Relax”