Pressing Concerns: Perennial, Dauber, Why Bother?, Mythical Motors Welcome to the first Pressing Concerns of the week! New EPs from Perennial and Why Bother?, as well as new albums from Dauber and Mythical Motors, appear below. Three of these acts have appeared in…

From a year ago: Wrote about records from Perennial, Dauber, Why Bother?, and Mythical Motors:

Pressing Concerns: Winston Hightower, Eighteen Hundred and Froze to Death, The Clearwater Swimmers, FakeYou Welcome to the Monday Pressing Concerns! It’s got new albums from Winston Hightower, Eighteen Hundred and Froze to Death, and FakeYou, plus a new EP from The Clearwater Swimmers! Check them o…

New blog post! Wrote about new records from Winston Hightower @krecs.bsky.social Eighteen Hundred and Froze to Death @grassjaw.bsky.social The Clearwater Swimmers, and FakeYou:

Pressing Concerns: Winston Hightower, Eighteen Hundred and Froze to Death, The Clearwater Swimmers, FakeYou Welcome to the Monday Pressing Concerns! It’s got new albums from Winston Hightower, Eighteen Hundred and Froze to Death, and FakeYou, plus a new EP from The Clearwater Swimmers! Check them o…

New blog post! Wrote about new records from Winston Hightower @krecs.bsky.social Eighteen Hundred and Froze to Death @grassjaw.bsky.social The Clearwater Swimmers, and FakeYou:

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…

From two years ago: Wrote about records from Cloud Nothings, Ekko Astral, Sun Kin, and The Juniper Berries:

Pressing Concerns: Rain Recordings, Virgins, Jay Alan Kay, Squiggly Lines The second Pressing Concerns in as many days collects a couple of albums that came out last week (new LPs from Rain Recordings and Virgins) as well as two ace records from last month (an album from…

From two years ago: Wrote about records from Rain Recordings, Virgins, Jay Alan Kay, and Squiggly Lines:

Pressing Concerns: Lunchbox, The Convenience, Gentle Leader XIV, Avery Friedman Welcome to the Thursday Pressing Concerns, featuring four records that shall be released tomorrow, April 18th. We’ve got a deluxe reissue of Lunchbox’s “lost” album Evolver …

From a year ago: Wrote about records from Lunchbox, The Convenience, Gentle Leader XIV, and Avery Friedman:

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Pressing Concerns: Léna Bartels & Nico Hedley, Impulsive Hearts, Entrez Vous, hairpin It’s the second Pressing Concerns of the week, featuring a delightfully wide-ranging lineup! We’ve got a new LP from Entrez Vous, a split/collaborative EP between Léna Bartels and Nico …

From a year ago: Wrote about records from Léna Bartels & Nico Hedley, Impulsive Hearts, Entrez Vous, and hairpin:

These are out today:

Pressing Concerns: Fishboy, This Is Lorelei, Oblivz, The Royal Arctic Institute Pressing Concerns is back, this time talking about four new releases. I’m covering the newest LP from Fishboy, as well as EPs from This Is Lorelei, Oblivz, and The Royal Arctic Institute. As always…

From five years ago: Wrote about records from Fishboy, This Is Lorelei, Oblivz, and The Royal Arctic Institute:

Pressing Concerns: Teen Suicide, Bullseye, Frog, Gawshock Hey folks! Brand new Pressing Concerns! New albums from Teen Suicide, Frog, and Gawshock, and an EP from Bullseye. Check’ em out, and if you missed Monday’s blog post (featuring Sacred …

New blog post! Wrote about new records from Teen Suicide @rickyeatacid.bsky.social @rfcrecords.bsky.social, Bullseye @evernever.bsky.social, Frog @audioantihero.bandcamp.com and Gawshock:

Pressing Concerns: Mythical Motors, Bill Baird, Hour, Trummors Hey there! We’re starting up a stacked week with a Pressing Concerns featuring four albums that came out last week: new LPs from Mythical Motors, Bill Baird, Hour, and Trummors. If you like p…

From two years ago: Wrote about records from Mythical Motors, Bill Baird, Hour, and Trummors:

Pressing Concerns: B. Hamilton, Truth or Consequences New Mexico, Rhymies, Gamma Ray This week kicks off with a Pressing Concerns containing four brand-new records! New albums from B. Hamilton and Gamma Ray, plus new EPs from Truth or Consequences New Mexico and Rhymies! Great! Mus…

From a year ago: Wrote about records from B. Hamilton, Truth or Consequences New Mexico, Rhymies, and Gamma Ray:

From yesterday:

Pressing Concerns: Sacred Heart Academy, Market, Black Beach, Cashier We’ve got new EPs from Sacred Heart Academy and Cashier and new LPs from Market and Black Beach in the Monday Pressing Concerns! Check them out below! We’ll be back on Thursday. If you’…

New blog post! Wrote about new records from Sacred Heart Academy, Market (@westernvinyl), Black Beach @bbrbryan.bsky.social, and Cashier:

Parts & Labor - Endless Cycle Pts. 1-4 YouTube video by Ernest Jenning Record Co.

One of my favorite bands from the aughts makes an unexpected return. youtu.be/jSCWahmv7WQ

Pressing Concerns: Sacred Heart Academy, Market, Black Beach, Cashier We’ve got new EPs from Sacred Heart Academy and Cashier and new LPs from Market and Black Beach in the Monday Pressing Concerns! Check them out below! We’ll be back on Thursday. If you’…

New blog post! Wrote about new records from Sacred Heart Academy, Market (@westernvinyl), Black Beach @bbrbryan.bsky.social, and Cashier:

Pressing Concerns: The Reds, Pinks & Purples, Negative Passengers, Schedule 1, Janelane The last blog post of yet another busy week on Rosy Overdrive is a Thursday Pressing Concerns looking at four great records coming out this week: new albums from The Reds, Pinks & Purples, Nega…

From two years ago: Wrote about records from The Reds, Pinks & Purples, Negative Passengers, Schedule 1, and Janelane:

From a year ago: Wrote about records from Gum Parker, Fantasy of a Broken Heart, Sunny Intervals, and Bedridden:

New Playlist: March 2024 Here it is, friends: Rosy Overdrive’s March 2024 playlist/round-up. This one’s pretty much entirely new music, as I’ve been fully submerged in what 2024 has to offer in the past m…

From two years ago: the March 2024 playlist, featuring Eyelids, Friends of Cesar Romero, Gemm, False Tracks, Apollo Ghosts, Thank You I'm Sorry, Uranium Club, A Fish in the River, Restorations, Rosali, Whitelands, Pacing & Career Woman, Washer, and more:

[James Murphy voice] Gas Leak is playing at my house

These are out today:

The new @mythicalmotors.bsky.social album is out tomorrow!

As ever, Rosy Overdrive gets right to the heart of it

From two years ago: Wrote about records from Is/Ought Gap, Rave Ami, Vulture Feather, and Oort Clod:

Pressing Concerns on Rosy Overdrive: Mythical Motors, Prism Shores, Paul Bergmann, Lay Llamas

Tremolo On The Punchline will be released tomorrow! Thanks to @rosyoverdrive.com for this early review!

"...seventeen songs of exuberant, unflappable guitar pop music combining the angelic vocals of Tobin Sprout with the mysticism of Robert Pollard"
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New blog post! Wrote about new albums from Mythical Motors @mythicalmotors.bsky.social @repeatingcloud.com @bbrbryan.bsky.social, Prism Shores @meritoriorec.bsky.social, Paul Bergmann, and Lay Llamas:

The Chicago underground rock community grieves engineer Simon Small - Chicago Reader The talent and generosity Simon Small brought to the city’s studios and stages won over a huge number of people in the emo, punk, and posthardcore scenes.

I talked to loved ones and collaborators of engineer and musician-about-town Simon Small, who died in a car accident earlier this year.

Pressing Concerns: Pat’s Alternative Bus Tour, Bliss?, Marshy, Seances The second Pressing Concerns of the week brings us four excellent under-the-radar selections: new albums from Pat’s Alternative Bus Tour, Bliss?, and Seances, and a new EP from Marshy. If you…

From a year ago: Wrote about records from Pat’s Alternative Bus Tour, Bliss?, Marshy, and Seances:

Pressing Concerns: Cootie Catcher, Penny Loafer, Takuro Okada, Mantarochen On this Monday in April, Pressing Concerns has returned to bring you the latest in indie pop, post-rock, ambient jazz, post-punk, and twee music: new albums from Cootie Catcher, Takuro Okada, and M…

From a year ago: Wrote about records from Cootie Catcher, Penny Loafer, Takuro Okada, and Mantarochen: