It looks like we’ve found ourselves in December, which means that I find myself putting the finishing touches on Rosy Overdrive’s Top 100 Albums of the Year. Today, albums 51 through 100 are being posted, and tomorrow (Tuesday, December 9th), the top 50 will be revealed. As always, thank you to anyone who reads thisContinue reading “Rosy Overdrive’s Top 100 Albums of 2025 (100-76)”
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Pressing Concerns: The Laughing Chimes, Rosa Bordallo, New Not Shameful/Trust Blinks, ASkySoBlack
It’s been perhaps the busiest week of the year so far on Rosy Overdrive, and we’re closing it out with a rock-solid Thursday Pressing Concerns: we’ve got new albums from The Laughing Chimes, Rosa Bordallo, and ASkySoBlack that are coming out tomorrow (January 31st), plus a split EP between New Not Shameful and Trust BlinksContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: The Laughing Chimes, Rosa Bordallo, New Not Shameful/Trust Blinks, ASkySoBlack”
New Playlist: November 2024
Oh, man, it’s December! November’s over! I need to wrap this year up! But first, I have to wrap November up. So, here’s the Rosy Overdrive November 2024 playlist, featuring a bunch of brand new and exciting music, some of which has appeared in Pressing Concerns and some of which hasn’t. It’s another great one,Continue reading “New Playlist: November 2024”
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: Patches, Amanda X, Monde UFO, Triple Fast Action
It’s a Monday Pressing Concerns! This one looks at new albums from Patches and Monde UFO, a new EP from Amanda X, and a compilation from Triple Fast Action. If you’re looking for more new music, you can visit the site directory to see what else we’ve written about lately. If you’d like to supportContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Patches, Amanda X, Monde UFO, Triple Fast Action”
Rosy Overdrive’s Top 25 EPs of 2022
You’re probably still making your way through Rosy Overdrive’s to Top 100 Albums of 2022, I know–but there were plenty of good EPs to come out this year, as well! Just like last year, I’ve put together a shorter but still substantial list of my twenty-five favorites for you all to check out. The EPContinue reading “Rosy Overdrive’s Top 25 EPs of 2022”
New Playlist: November 2022
Welcome to the November edition of Pressing Concerns! This is the last post on Rosy Overdrive before year-end list time begins–yes, you’ll see some of the bands here again soon. Also present here are a few more selections from my 1997 deep dive, which should continue into next month as well. Kevin Dorff is theContinue reading “New Playlist: November 2022”
Pressing Concerns: Joan Kelsey, Cheval de Frise, The Laughing Chimes, Convinced Friend
Joan Kelsey – Standing Out on the Grass Release date: November 11thRecord label: Dear LifeGenre: Indie folkFormats: CD, cassette, digitalPull track: Pachomius The latest release from the consistently solid Dear Life Records is a humble-sounding but strong entry to their discography. Standing Out on the Grass is Seattle singer-songwriter Joan Kelsey’s second release on theContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Joan Kelsey, Cheval de Frise, The Laughing Chimes, Convinced Friend”
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