Pressing Concerns: Sunshine Convention, Mopar Stars, Hello Whirled, James Sardone

Good morning! It’s nice to see you! I’ve got two great new albums and two great new EPs to talk about today: long-players from Sunshine Convention and Hello Whirled, and extended plays from Mopar Stars and James Sardone. If you’re looking for more new music, you can visit the site directory to see what elseContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Sunshine Convention, Mopar Stars, Hello Whirled, James Sardone”

New Playlist: January 2023

Welcome to the Rosy Overdrive January 2023 playlist! This one features less “new” music than these typically do–there is some here, to be sure, but the bulk of my January listening was taken up by two “projects”. One was that I read the entirety of Endless Endless: A Lo-Fi History of the Elephant 6 MysteryContinue reading “New Playlist: January 2023”

Pressing Concerns: Labrador, Hello Whirled, Perfect Angel at Heaven, Julian Never

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”

Pressing Concerns: Perennial, Hello Whirled, Frances Chang, Anne Malin

This week’s Pressing Concerns is comprised of new(-ish) records from Perennial, Hello Whirled, Frances Chang, and Anne Malin. If you’re still looking for more new music, you can browse previous editions of Pressing Concerns or visit the site directory. Perennial – In the Midnight Hour Release date: February 1stRecord label: Self-releasedGenre: Post-hardcore, dance punk, garage rockFormats: Vinyl, CD,Continue reading “Pressing Concerns: Perennial, Hello Whirled, Frances Chang, Anne Malin”

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 Top 100 Albums of 2021 (75-51)

Part two of the Rosy Overdrive year-end list! All the pertinent info (not that there is much, I mean, it’s a year-end list from a music blog) is in part one. See also:Part One (100-76)Part Three (50-26)Part Four (25-1)Spotify playlist of all the selections available on streaming 75. Mope City – Within the Walls ReleaseContinue reading “Rosy Overdrive’s Top 100 Albums of 2021 (75-51)”

Pressing Concerns: Alex Orange Drink, Flower Crown, Hello Whirled, Screamcloud

In this early-week Pressing Concerns, we’re looking at new albums from Alex Orange Drink, Flower Crown, Screamcloud, and Hello Whirled. If you’re looking for more new music, you can browse previous editions of Pressing Concerns or visit the site directory. Alex Orange Drink – Everything Is Broken, Maybe That’s O.K. Release date: September 17thRecord label:Continue reading “Pressing Concerns: Alex Orange Drink, Flower Crown, Hello Whirled, Screamcloud”

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”

Pressing Concerns: Upper Wilds, Psychic Flowers, Hello Whirled, Nat Baldwin

The latest edition of Pressing Concerns highlights new albums from Upper Wilds, Psychic Flowers, Hello Whirled, and Nat Baldwin. Plenty of familiar faces this time around! The next post on Rosy Overdrive should be the end-of-July wrap-up playlist, so look for that either next week or the week after, depending on time. Meanwhile, you canContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Upper Wilds, Psychic Flowers, Hello Whirled, Nat Baldwin”

New Playlist: May 2021

Another month in the books, another round-up of the best songs I heard over its contents. Mostly containing songs from the last couple of months, but there are a few older selections whose identities you’ll have to continue reading to find out. Rosali and The Bevis Frond are the only ones to land multiple songsContinue reading “New Playlist: May 2021”