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)”
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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”
Rosy Overdrive’s Favorite Reissues and Compilations of 2021
To wrap up 2021, Rosy Overdrive is looking back at some of its favorite reissues, compilations, and archival releases of the year. I’ve chosen sixteen to highlight here (as well as a few honorable mentions at the end); a few entries cover several albums’ worth of music. Because of the wide variety among these selections,Continue reading “Rosy Overdrive’s Favorite Reissues and Compilations of 2021”
New Playlist: July 2021
We’re back! The latest edition of the Rosy Overdrive monthly playlist covers the songs I enjoyed listening to in July. Plenty of new music here, but also a higher proportion of “archival” selections than the last couple of months—I’ve finished my 1991 deep dive and I’ve moved onto 1996, so there are several selections fromContinue reading “New Playlist: July 2021”
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