Look, i’m not saying that fuzzy, furious, feedback-manipulating shoegaze-savvy bands sound better in the sunshine. I’m just saying that the weather has been ridiculously hot at times this month and, well, check out some of the names below. There’s more. From the return of Thrice to Pile playing piano, from Washington DC grunge to London emo, these are the songs […]
Read moreFrom French punk rock to distorted pop out of Salt Lake City, from the return of Deafheaven to a Robert Smith side-project I had never heard before, from one-woman lo-fi vibes to landslide-heavy space rock, these are the songs that have made my heart skip a beat, or maybe double time a beat, this month. I hope you find something […]
Read moreI love this part. The part where that Parannoul album finally gets added to your streaming service of choice. The return of the likes of Lakes and Bossk and, oh man, the part where Trent Reznor is singing again. The part where a member of one of heaviest bands I’ve ever seen writes one of the most quiet and personal […]
Read moreThere was lots of things to be excited about this month- the raucous returns of Drug Church and Quicksand, My Bloody Valentine’s sudden appearance on your streaming service of choice, the world returning to some version of normality! But it wouldn’t be the Moderate Rock Mixtape if it didn’t also include some killer downer jams- the last half of this […]
Read moreI hope you find something to love. HOME IS WHERE- ‘Assisted Harakiri’ FRANKIE & HIS FINGERS- ‘Just Because You Are, Doesn’t Mean You Have To’ THE MARTHA’S VINEYARD FERRIES- ‘After You’ FIDDLEHEAD- ‘Million Times’ MAN ON MAN- ‘1983’ ADIOS COMETA- ‘Franco’ ASSERTION- ‘Supervised Suffering’ THE BREEDERS- ‘The Dirt Eaters’ A.A. WILLIAMS- ‘Where Is My Mind?’ LIT. MAJOR- ‘Ghosts’ SLOPING- ‘Treading’ […]
Read moreThis mixtape zings, man. Maybe zings is the wrong word. There’s some pretty slow mo downer jams in there. It just feels like one of those mixtapes that really works, that sticks together, that ebbs and flows in the right way. I loved making it all through this month and I hope you love hearing it. I really do hope […]
Read moreHow fucking long has this month been!? I know it’s old news that most every January can feel a bit drawn out and depressing. Blue Monday and all that. But this one was something else. Doesn’t help that my brain thinks it must only be around May 2020 still, surely. January is also a typically dry time for new music. […]
Read moreGuys. We made it. The worst year ever is in the history books. I’m not necessarily expecting things to improve quickly just because we’ve all had to buy new calendars, but i’ll take slowly and steadily for sure. It can’t get any worse, right? Right!? This month’s mixtape is shorter than usual but still packed with killer jams. If you […]
Read moreThis month’s mixtape is a doozy. November is traditionally a quiet month for new releases, the start of the music industry’s winter hibernation, but a ton of great stuff has come out this month, and it feels like there’s still more to come. Makes sense, this isn’t really a ‘traditional’ kind of year. I hope you find something to love. […]
Read moreWe’re well into the busiest time of the year for new album releases now. And this month’s playlist reflected that, as it grew from four songs on the first of the month to 26 by the end. There’s Californian punk, post-hardcore from Japan, ambient soundscapes from Kenya, and more. I hope you find something to love. STRANGELIGHT– ‘Digressions from Sierra […]
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