Guys. 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 […]
Read moreI’m pretty numb at this point. I know there’s a lot going on, like, a metric ton of shit for everyone to deal with, but I’m pretty burned out here. I recognise that it’s head-in-the-sand stuff but if I can stay in front of my computer with my headphones on, I’m going to do it. Maybe things will be better […]
Read moreWorst. Year. Ever. I cannot wait to go back to years feeling relatively anonymous. I long to have to Google when things happened. I’ll never forget 2020 but damn, I would love to. It’s not all bad. Luckily, a metric ton of great music was released, or finally made its way across my speakers, this month. There’s new Tricot, maybe […]
Read moreA quiet month, this. Oh, there’s been a ton of bands making waves as always, plenty of new and excellent songs to check out, but for July my playlist in particular was a little more peaceful than usual. It’s worth sliding up your volume to hear Honeyspider’s newest, and heaviest, track, and catch former Fugazi members conjure wonky wonder with […]
Read moreIsn’t music the fucking best? I know somehow it’s June already and the world is still on fire, but Zach de la Rocha is screaming again, Lakes released their best song yet, and there’s a new Hum album after 20 years of silence. And more. I love it. I hope you find something to love too. RUN THE JEWELS- Ju$t […]
Read moreRelentless, right? The bad news. It keeps barreling toward us like a mudslide, no way around it, no way to ignore it. It’ll crush you if you’re not careful, if you don’t keep your head up. So, under advice from a close friend, I’m trying to accentuate the positive. Below is what was on Moderate Rock’s playlist for the month […]
Read moreWhat a frankly terrifying, disorienting, and odd time to (hopefully) be living through. It feels slightly frivolous to be even be updating here but as the passing of time becomes one long, grey mush, I’ve become more grateful for music than ever before. Instead of feeling utterly lost, it’s been music, this month especially the songs below, that has helped […]
Read moreStrange times. As if the world wasn’t anxious enough of late, now a global pandemic and its cascade of consequences have made things quite literally deadly out there. It might feel a little frivolous to talk about music at a time like this but it’s one of the only things keeping me in one piece. I don’t want another news […]
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