Category Archives: Music

Listen: Erica Eso – “Home Is A Glow” [2022]

Are you bored with hearing the same old melodies and harmonies in your pop music? Feeling de ja vu as you mindlessly ooze down your algorithmically-generated playlist? Well I have the solution – this new track (and the upcoming album) … Continue reading

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Listen: caroline – “Dark blue” [2022]

This song has been out for a minute now, but London group caroline just dropped their debut LP via Rough Trade this past Friday and its opener, “Dark Blue” is a tone-setter for an album I foresee myself spending a … Continue reading

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Recommended Albums: January 2022

A little late getting it out, but once again starting another year of Recommended Albums, where I pick around 10 records from each month and write a little memorable description about them. I’ve been doing this since 2016 – I … Continue reading

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Listen: Cida Desvarieux – “Foubap” [1984]

Another discovery in my time trawling the internet for buried gems of the 1980s. On this occasion I’m brought to France, I think, with singer Cida Desvarieux + her album Cida, released in 1984. There’s not much I can find … Continue reading

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Listen: Dan Deacon – “Sheathed Wings” [2015]

Dan Deacon’s “Sheathed Wings” has been really doing it for me on my running playlist, so I thought I’d share it here for anyone who had forgotten since 2015 or needs a new spark plug in their rotation.

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Listen: Ryan Dugre – “For Cement” [2022]

It’s been a year already. We need some meditative, instrumental guitar pieces to help us recalibrate. Ryan Dugre is here. His new EP Look See is out February 18 via Ruination Records and has definitely reset my internal monologues in the … Continue reading

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Listen: Lighght – “Rib” [2022]

Phew! We got some hotness on our hands. Irish producer Lighght has a new club and techno-focused LP, Seodra, coming March 4 via Doom Trip Records. I was previously familiar with Lighght’s 2021 album Holy Endings, which is much different than what … Continue reading

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Listen: Night Palace – “Jessica Mystic” [2022]

Gotta give a quick shout out to one of my favorite rising indie pop acts, Night Palace (fka Avery Leigh’s Night Palace). A friend & rare reader of the blog Tori tipped me to their song “Into the Wake, Mystified” … Continue reading

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Listen: Nyssa Musique – “Comme Au Moulin” [1985]

Another bookmark I’ve placed on my journey through 80s albums, Nyssa Musique appeared on my radar after seeing many trusted sources hype this record up as something special. While it may not be mind-blowing, their one record Comme Au Moulin is … Continue reading

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Listen: The Radio Dept. – “Keen On Boys” [2003]

Posting a little shoegaze for myself, as a treat.

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