Rosy Overdrive’s Top 25 EPs of 2022

You’re probably still making your way through Rosy Overdrive’s to Top 100 Albums of 2022, I know–but there were plenty of good EPs to come out this year, as well! Just like last year, I’ve put together a shorter but still substantial list of my twenty-five favorites for you all to check out. The EPContinue reading “Rosy Overdrive’s Top 25 EPs of 2022”

Rosy Overdrive’s Top 40 Albums of 2022 So Far (Part 1 of 2)

It is mid-June, which means it is now time for Rosy Overdrive to choose forty records that have stood out in the first six (or so) months of 2022. As per usual, there were more than forty good records to come out this year, many of which I’ve written about elsewhere on the site, soContinue reading “Rosy Overdrive’s Top 40 Albums of 2022 So Far (Part 1 of 2)”

New Playlist: February 2022

Rosy Overdrive’s February 2022 review/overview/miscellaneous listening report is here! There is a lot of great music from this year out already, and my selections reflect this. In terms of older music, I’m well into a 1992 deep dive, so you’ll see a few songs from that year mixed in as well. Big Thief has twoContinue reading “New Playlist: February 2022”

Pressing Concerns: Supernowhere, Allegra Krieger, Cashmere Washington, Poorly Drawn House

A special, earlier-in-the-week Pressing Concerns looks at new albums from Supernowhere, Allegra Krieger, and Poorly Drawn House, and the latest EP from Cashmere Washington. In other news, expect the Rosy Overdrive February playlist post to go up about a week from now. If you’re looking for more new music, you can browse previous editions ofContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Supernowhere, Allegra Krieger, Cashmere Washington, Poorly Drawn House”

Premiere: Cashmere Washington, “Rosy”

Thomas Dunn has been making music that’s spanned several genres and monikers for a few years now around the Michigan cities of Midland (where they grew up) and Ypsilanti (where they went to school). Recently, however, Dunn has settled on a name—Cashmere Washington—and a clear style—lo-fi indie rock that incorporates hip-hop and jazz influences, amongContinue reading “Premiere: Cashmere Washington, “Rosy””

Rosy Overdrive’s Top 25 EPs of 2021

2021 was a great EP year, by my estimation. Maybe it’s because the pandemic made EPs more practical vis-à-vis full-lengths to release than normal, maybe because I’m more in touch with smaller (and thus more likely to release EPs) bands than normal this year, but I liked a lot of EPs this year. I choseContinue reading “Rosy Overdrive’s Top 25 EPs of 2021”

New Playlist: September 2021

The Rosy Overdrive monthly playlist is back! It’s the September edition this time! This one is very good, in my opinion! You will find plenty of new music here, as well as a few discoveries from my 1996 deep dive, and a couple of miscellaneous tracks. Artists with multiple tracks this time around: Telethon (4),Continue reading “New Playlist: September 2021”

Pressing Concerns: Telethon, Smoke Bellow, Cashmere Washington, Buffalo Daughter

The second September edition of Pressing Concerns takes on new albums from Telethon, Smoke Bellow, and Buffalo Daughter, as well as the debut EP from Cashmere Washington. If you need more new music, you can browse previous editions of Pressing Concerns. Rosy Overdrive has also recently added a site directory, which will hopefully make navigatingContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Telethon, Smoke Bellow, Cashmere Washington, Buffalo Daughter”