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: Under the First Floor, MJ Lenderman, Carmen Q. Rothwell, Grace Vonderkuhn

This edition of pressing concerns covers new albums and EPs from MJ Lenderman, Carmen Q. Rothwell, and Grace Vonderkuhn, as well as the latest edition of the Under the First Floor podcast mixtape. You can browse previous editions of Pressing Concerns for plenty of new music, and the end-of-August playlist will hopefully go up laterContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Under the First Floor, MJ Lenderman, Carmen Q. Rothwell, Grace Vonderkuhn”

Rosy Overdrive’s Top 40 Albums of 2021 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 2021 thus far, presented in reverse alphabetical order. Thanks for reading! View part one of the list here. Listen to/follow a playlist of these albums here. Kiwi Jr. – Cooler Returns Release date: January 22nd RecordContinue reading “Rosy Overdrive’s Top 40 Albums of 2021 So Far (Part 2 of 2)”

New Playlist: February 2021

I present to you: the third brand new monthly Rosy Overdrive playlist, and the site’s fourth playlist overall. 2021 is in full swing in terms of new music, which is where the majority of these songs come from. My foray into 1991 (which started last month) continues—it’s been on the backburner a bit, but aContinue reading “New Playlist: February 2021”

Pressing Concerns: The Crowd Scene, Anika Pyle, Longstocking, The Fragiles, The Boys with the Perpetual Nervousness

We are back again! In this fourth, mid-February installment of Pressing Concerns, I highlight the third album from Virginia’s The Crowd Scene, the first solo record from Anika Pyle (Katie Ellen/Chumped), the second album from janglers The Boys with the Perpetual Nervousness, the reissue of 90’s queercore band Longstocking’s discography, and a new release fromContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: The Crowd Scene, Anika Pyle, Longstocking, The Fragiles, The Boys with the Perpetual Nervousness”

My 100 Favorite Albums from 2020 (Part 3 of 4)

Link to Part 1 Here Link to Part 2 Here And we barrel forward. Exciting, right? Brian Mietz – Panzarotti Release date: March 2nd Record label: Self-released Genre: Pop rock, power pop Pull track: Hollyweed Synopsis: I don’t really know much about Brian Mietz, except for the fact that he’s a poster artist and he’sContinue reading “My 100 Favorite Albums from 2020 (Part 3 of 4)”