Pressing Concerns: Sueño Púrpura, Goodbye Wudaokou, Generifus, Left Tracks

During this eventful Monday Pressing Concerns, we’ll be looking at new albums from Sueño Púrpura and Goodbye Wudaokou, a career-spanning compilation from Generifus, and an EP or mini-LP or whatever from Left Tracks. Let’s go! If you’re looking for more new music, you can visit the site directory to see what else we’ve written aboutContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Sueño Púrpura, Goodbye Wudaokou, Generifus, Left Tracks”

Pressing Concerns: Pacing, ‘PL*NET F*TNESS’

Release date: July 25thRecord label: Asian ManGenre: Indie pop, twee, folk-pop, singer-songwriterFormats: Vinyl, digital The sophomore album from San Jose’s Pacing certainly qualifies as one of the most anticipated records of 2025 in Rosy Overdrive’s small corner of the music world. I would’ve said as much in the immediate aftermath of the project’s first album,Continue reading “Pressing Concerns: Pacing, ‘PL*NET F*TNESS’”

Rosy Overdrive’s Top 100 Albums of 2024 (25-1)

Here we are! Rosy Overdrive’s 25 favorite albums of 2024, revealed today along with albums 50 through 26, and coming a day after albums 51 through 100. I believe I wrote about over four hundred albums on the blog this year, which means that whittling it down to these twenty-five was no easy task. ThisContinue reading “Rosy Overdrive’s Top 100 Albums of 2024 (25-1)”

Pressing Concerns: Birdie, Miserable chillers, Rated Eye, Lowmoon

In a classically eclectic Tuesday Pressing Concerns, we’ve got two new albums (from Rated Eye and Lowmoon), a new “mixtape” from Miserable chillers, and a reissue of a 90s indie pop classic from Birdie below. There’s definitely something here for you, the reader! If you missed yesterday’s post, featuring Nightshift, Sylvia Sawyer James, Goodbye Wudaokou,Continue reading “Pressing Concerns: Birdie, Miserable chillers, Rated Eye, Lowmoon”

Rosy Overdrive’s Top 40 Albums of 2024 So Far (Part 2 of 2)

If you’re only just now joining us: this is part two of my list of my favorite forty albums of 2024 thus far, presented in alphabetical order. Thanks for reading! View part one of the list here. Here are links to stream a playlist of these selections via Spotify and Tidal (Bandcamp links are providedContinue reading “Rosy Overdrive’s Top 40 Albums of 2024 So Far (Part 2 of 2)”

New Playlist: April 2024

Another month wrapped up neatly in a bow, thanks to the Rosy Overdrive April 2024 Playlist/Round-Up. There’s a ton of new music here: some of which are from records I’ve written about on the blog already, some are from records I will write about on the blog, and some are completely new faces. Fun fact:Continue reading “New Playlist: April 2024”

Pressing Concerns: Cloud Nothings, Ekko Astral, Sun Kin, The Juniper Berries

Today, Rosy Overdrive is closing out the biggest week on the blog in a while with the fourth blog post in as many days. Today, we’re looking at three albums that come out tomorrow, April 19th–new LPs from Cloud Nothings, Sun Kin, and The Juniper Berries–and an album from Ekko Astral that came out yesterday.Continue reading “Pressing Concerns: Cloud Nothings, Ekko Astral, Sun Kin, The Juniper Berries”

Pressing Concerns: Pacing, ‘Real poetry is always about plants and birds and trees and the animals and milk and honey breathing in the pink but real life is behind a screen’

Release date: October 13thRecord label: Totally RealGenre: Anti-folk, bedroom pop, singer-songwriter, indie folkFormats: CD, cassette, digital There are a number of different ways to pander directly to the person who runs Rosy Overdrive, but one of the most unique ways I’ve encountered would have to be making a three-song EP called Snake Facts where everyContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Pacing, ‘Real poetry is always about plants and birds and trees and the animals and milk and honey breathing in the pink but real life is behind a screen’”