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: Ther, Under the Bridge, Choo Choo La Rouge, Vessel

A classic Thursday edition of Pressing Concerns is contained below! In it, you’ll find three albums that come out tomorrow–new LPs from Ther and Choo Choo La Rouge, plus a compilation from Skep Wax Records–as well as a new album from Vessel that came out earlier this week. If you missed Monday’s post (featuring HelloContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Ther, Under the Bridge, Choo Choo La Rouge, Vessel”

Rosy Overdrive’s Top 100 Albums of 2023 (50-26)

Hello! Welcome back (or just welcome) to Rosy Overdrive’s Top 100 Albums of 2023! Today reveals the top 50 albums on the list. Yesterday unveiled numbers 100 through 51, so be sure to check those out as well if you haven’t yet. See also:Part One (100-76)Part Two (75-51)Part Four (25-1)Playlist with all albums (Spotify link)Continue reading “Rosy Overdrive’s Top 100 Albums of 2023 (50-26)”

Pressing Concerns: Various Artists, ‘Bee Side Beats 2: For Gaza’

​​Release date: October 19thRecord label: Bee Side CassettesGenre: Lo-fi indie rock, experimental rock, electronic, ambient, shoegaze, indie folk, hyperpop, R&B, post-rock, hip hop, punk, screamo, singer-songwriter…Formats: Digital This is going to be a bit different than my typical standalone Pressing Concerns entries. I don’t intend this to be a longform album review as such, butContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Various Artists, ‘Bee Side Beats 2: For Gaza’”

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: April 2023

Well, well, well. If it isn’t the Rosy Overdrive April 2023 Playlist. And would you look at that, it features a ton of great songs from this year, a handful of tracks from 2022 that I am just now discovering, and a couple of songs from 1981 (more on what I’m doing back in 1981Continue reading “New Playlist: April 2023”

Pressing Concerns: Ther, Cindy, Dave Scanlon, Sweet Dreams Nadine

Pressing Concerns is back and guess what? There’s a lot of good music coming out tomorrow (April 14th). Today we’re looking at four of these albums: records from Ther, Cindy, Dave Scanlon, and Sweet Dreams Nadine. If you missed Monday’s post (covering Bell and the Ringers, Public Interest, Pure Material, and Second Body), check thatContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Ther, Cindy, Dave Scanlon, Sweet Dreams Nadine”