New Playlist: October 2023

Happy Halloween to all you ghouls, zombies, ghosts and whatnot. I’d say that this is a “spooky” edition of the monthly round-up or something, but really, this is just a normal one. It’s only scary if you’re afraid of good music. Or sentient mouths (we’ll get to that in a minute). Oh, and there isContinue reading “New Playlist: October 2023”

New Playlist: March 2023

Welcome to Rosy Overdrive’s March 2023 playlist! With the new year in full swing, almost everything on it comes from music released in the past month or two, so there is a ton of brand new things here for you. I’m planning on doing some more listening to older music in April, so if youContinue reading “New Playlist: March 2023”

Rosy Overdrive’s Top 100 Albums of 2022 (75-51)

Welcome to part two (of four) of Rosy Overdrive’s Top 100 Albums of 2022! For any and all background info, see part one. See also:Part One (100-76)Part Three (50-26)Part Four (25-1)Playlist with all albums (Spotify link) (Tidal link) 75. Spacemoth – No Past No Future Release date: July 22ndRecord label: Wax Nine/CarparkGenre: Space pop, experimentalContinue reading “Rosy Overdrive’s Top 100 Albums of 2022 (75-51)”

New Playlist: October 2022

The October edition of the Rosy Overdrive playlist is here! For once, it’s actually being published in October, so, happy Halloween to you all. You’ll find a lot of great new music here, some already covered in Pressing Concerns, some not, as well as some archival selections (mainly from 1997). Idle Ray has three songsContinue reading “New Playlist: October 2022”

Pressing Concerns: Dazy, CLASS, Typical Girls, Fluung

It’s the Thursday edition of Pressing Concerns! Today we look at three albums coming out tomorrow (Dazy, CLASS, and Emotional Response’s latest Typical Girls compilation), plus the Fluung record from two weeks ago. If you missed Tuesday’s Pressing Concerns, featuring Dear Nora, Mt. Oriander, Puppy Angst, and Austin Leonard Jones, you can catch up here.Continue reading “Pressing Concerns: Dazy, CLASS, Typical Girls, Fluung”

New Playlist: June 2022

Welcome to the June 2022 Rosy Overdrive playlist! There are many good songs from the past month on here, as well as some songs not from 2022 that are still good and worth your time. You’ll see! ME REX, Motherhood, and Wire get two songs on this playlist. Guided by Voices get three (I’m backContinue reading “New Playlist: June 2022”

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: August 2021

The August edition of the Rosy Overdrive playlist has landed, for all your reading and listening needs! 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. The Cocker Spaniels, MJ Lenderman, and Wednesday all have two songs on theContinue reading “New Playlist: August 2021”

New Playlist: April 2021

At long last, the Rosy Overdrive “songs I enjoyed listening to in April 2021, not necessarily released in April 2021 but obviously there’s a lot of overlap” overview has gone live. Featuring: plenty of songs from albums/EPs that I’ve already written about on this blog, new music from upcoming releases I hope to cover furtherContinue reading “New Playlist: April 2021”

Pressing Concerns: Olivia’s World, Ratboys, Dazy, Expert Timing, Squill

Pressing Concerns is back! Today I’m talking about new EPs by Olivia’s World, Dazy, and Expert Timing, the new old Ratboys album, and the latest from Squill. Not much in terms of housekeeping this time around, except to say that there may not be anything new on Rosy Overdrive next week, but several new postsContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Olivia’s World, Ratboys, Dazy, Expert Timing, Squill”