New Playlist: May 2024

What a week! (and yes, I know it’s only Tuesday, Alec Baldwin). Yesterday, Pressing Concerns broke the 1,000-record barrier, and today we have the May 2024 playlist, two hours of absolutely stellar new music for you to peruse. Ethan Beck & The Charlie Browns, Ahem, and Mopar Stars have multiple songs on this playlist. HereContinue reading “New Playlist: May 2024”

Rosy Overdrive’s Top 100 Albums of 2023 (25-1)

Here it is! Rosy Overdrive’s 25 favorite albums of 2023, revealed today along with albums 50 through 26, and coming a day after albums 51 through 100. This was the hardest year yet in terms of the top; specifically, the top twelve albums on the list I kept rearranging up until press time. I’m moreContinue reading “Rosy Overdrive’s Top 100 Albums of 2023 (25-1)”

Rosy Overdrive’s Top 40 Albums of 2023 So Far (Part 1 of 2)

Welcome to what is roughly the middle of the year, which means that it’s time for Rosy Overdrive to select forty records that we’ve loved above the rest in the first half of 2023. The last few months have been the busiest ever for the blog, which means that I’ve covered a lot of goodContinue reading “Rosy Overdrive’s Top 40 Albums of 2023 So Far (Part 1 of 2)”

New Playlist: May 2023

It’s time for a ton of new music this Monday. Today sees the grand unveiling of Rosy Overdrive’s May 2023 playlist, and boy, this one’s an all-timer. I would call it a classic (a word I would also use for many of the songs which make it up). PONY, Poppy Patica, Greg Mendez, Rob I.Continue reading “New Playlist: May 2023”

Pressing Concerns: Poppy Patica, Greg Mendez, Soft Walls, Bluest

If you like good music, tomorrow is pretty big Friday. Today we’re looking at four records that come out tomorrow: albums from Poppy Patica, Greg Mendez, Soft Walls, and Bluest. Also out tomorrow is the Lynx reissue (with a newly-recorded bonus EP), which I wrote about along with Mister Data, Unlettered, and The National HonorContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Poppy Patica, Greg Mendez, Soft Walls, Bluest”