There 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 […]
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 […]
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