A Very Sufjan Christmas A fan-made Sufjan Stevens advent calendar featuring one write-up every day from December first until Christmas Day.

www.sufjanchristmas.com

If you aren’t on that Caroline Rose shit yet, I feel bad for you. It truly is the year of the slug.

In the algorithm age, ANTICS has smart humans covering the stuff no one else is, and in the new issue we have great pieces on Momma, Sasami, Car Seat Headrest, Scowl, Model/Actriz, SPELLLING and an interview with MJ Lenderman about the legacy of Jackass. And we'll look great on your coffee table.

Taylor's Favorites – April 2025 — Swim Into The Sound There’s new music coming out constantly, and sometimes it’s hard to keep up.  Since January of 2021, I’ve been creating monthly playlists with the sole purpose of housing new music. Say what you...

April is almost over (yay), rent is due (boo), and there’s been tons of new music to enjoy this month (hell yeah). @georgetaylorg.bsky.social rounded up his favorite stuff just for you. swimintothesound.com/swim-selects...

小さな花もかわいいね。がんぼるぞい。

translation:
The little flowers are cute too.

桜が綺麗です。僕も綺麗。がんぼるぞい。

translation:
The cherry blossoms are beautiful. And so am I.

Babe Rainbow – Slipper imp and shakaerator | Album Review — Swim Into The Sound I was a freshman in college the first time I heard Babe Rainbow. I have a relatively blurry view of my life up until this point, but for some reason, this memory is clear. Driving around my hometown o...

On their latest LP, Australia’s weirdest and funkiest trio harness their psychedelic powers into a wholesome, homegrown, kaleidoscopic trip. Guest writer Cassidy Sollazzo reviews Babe Rainbow’s new album, which is out today. swimintothesound.com/blog/2025/4/...

お花がきれいです！がんぼるぞい！

translation:
These flowers are beautiful.

White people when there's Smog and Bill Callahan vinyl at the function.

Great Grandpa – Patience, Moonbeam | Album Review — Swim Into The Sound Back in January, I told my partner that 2025 needed to be a year of deliberate change in our lives. We’d been living together for more than a year, and while we were comfortable, there was a complacen...

After almost six years and a slew of personal upheavals, Great Grandpa capture the joy of reunion and renewal with their warmest and most flexible set of songs yet. Wes Cochran reviews the long-awaited Patience, Moonbeam. swimintothesound.com/blog/2025/4/...

My first three months of the year.

The Best of Q1 2025 — Swim Into The Sound In 2025, I think it’s become clear to pretty much everyone how nefarious the tech industry is. All the major social media platforms are owned by oligarchs, actively pushing narratives that benefit the...

Believe it or not, we're halfway through half of the year. Here are The Swim Team's favorite records of 2025 so far. swimintothesound.com/blog/2025/3/...

Shirt goes so hard 🤝

Who up leaving the porchlight on?

Don't Really Mind These Miles: An Interview with Marble Teeth — Swim Into The Sound For most of my life, I’ve been chasing the high of listening to The Replacements for the first time. It happened back in seventh grade. I was a performative hater of anything modern, and I had a probl...

Marble Teeth's DIY classics “Cars” and “Park” are finally getting the vinyl treatment. Guest writer @joshejnes.bsky.social caught up with Caleb Jefson to talk about the pressing and what these records mean to him more than five years after their release. swimintothesound.com/blog/2025/3/...

Something cool coming tomorrow...

more eaze and claire rousay – no floor | Album Review — Swim Into The Sound In the backrooms of my memory, redwoods and oceans blur into deep snow and summits, each shining like a precious stone. I guard these collections of memory like a sullen dragon, unwilling to lose even...

Ever get somewhere and feel like you’ve been there before? Masterminds more eaze and claire rousay have released a dreamy collaborative LP that is a tender devotion to incredibly specific places. @brittajoes.bsky.social reviews the duo’s "no floor." swimintothesound.com/blog/2025/3/...

Late weekly chart

“Nothing Sticks isn’t reassuring, but it’s not dooming either. It's a normal statement that comes from years of consideration and, therefore, is perfect for applying meaning and reflection.”

thank you @mattdemon.bsky.social and @swimintosound.bsky.social for this beautiful writeup !

let’s go varkheads ⚔️ today is our day

Pictoria Vark – Nothing Sticks | Album Review — Swim Into The Sound I keep forgetting my headphones. The snow finally melted here in DC, so I’ve been going on lots of walks, but I keep forgetting my earbuds in my other jacket or purse. I always notice when I’m halfway...

Have you heard? Nothing sticks. So love yourself and let it go. At least that’s what @pictoriavark.bsky.social says in her latest. Guest writer @mattdemon.bsky.social reviews the Chicago indie rocker's sophomore album. swimintothesound.com/blog/2025/3/...

the kid poet and the tennessee daredevil on contemporary southern folklore

so basically i started a jackass newsletter. and website.

it’s still pretty early and big things r coming etc etc. but the inaugural post is this essay about folk hero johnny knoxville and jason isbell’s family blood feud

Weatherday – Hornet Disaster | Album Review — Swim Into The Sound One of my many quirks as a music listener is my obsession with Album Of The Year . For those unfamiliar, it’s essentially Letterboxd for music where users can log and rank whatever they’re listening ...

How do you follow a six-year wait for a sophomore record? For Weatherday, the answer is to give listeners an odyssey of returning characters, buzzing guitars, and hectic rhythms. Guest writer Samuel Leon reviews the project’s staggering new album. swimintothesound.com/blog/2025/3/...

In Bedrooms – Out Comes Crazy — Swim Into The Sound Sometimes, great music just finds you. A lucky stroke of the algorithm that leads to your new favorite song. The rare swipe of social media that results in something good. A random pull from your frie...

This week’s Swim Select is a shimmering, synthy pop-rock confection from the Guam-based rock band In Bedrooms. Check it out here. swimintothesound.com/swim-selects...

Pick up and leave her /
I want you (Peter)

Friday shit

3/11 will live in infamy

Reviewed the new @starninetynine.bsky.social for @pitchfork.com 🩵

Michael Cera Palin – We Could Be Brave | Album Review — Swim Into The Sound A little over a year ago, I went to a Michael Cera Palin show and saw the band play an unreleased track called “Murder Hornet Fursona,” which blew everything I’d previously heard from them out of the ...

Coming a full decade into their career as a band, Michael Cera Palin’s first run at a full-length is a huge, angry, and triumphant record that was well worth the wait. Check out out @joshejnes.bsky.social’s review of the group’s brand new LP. 🦌 swimintothesound.com/blog/2025/3/...