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The New Great Falls is even better than I thought it was going to be. Human frailty turned into an absolute maelstrom. greatfalls.bandcamp.com/album/the-bi...

Almost time for my yearly rewatch.

I'm listening to this now as I start my workday, and it's gorgeous. Has the immersive, calm eerieness of 'No Pussyfooting', but an empathetic beating heart behind it.

I didn’t realize there was a hole in my life that only Aaron Turner howling over glossy ‘80s synth rock could fill. This is preposterous and awesome. pharaohoverlord.bandcamp.com/track/arms-o...

Was birding in Green-wood Cemetery today and almost stepped on someone’s cremains that had just been, like, spread over the roots of a tree. Turns out cemeteries really hate it when you do that.

I love this band and the new album is fabulous.

My feed is now full of MST3K Mitchell quotes and I am delighted. This was easily the funniest one.

I completely missed that a new Tubs album is coming out Friday. If ridiculously catchy jangle pop sung by a darkly needy unreliable narrator sounds like your bag, give it a peep. thetubs.bandcamp.com/album/hard-l...

Was very excited to read a new Great Falls album is coming. The preview track is everything I wanted - Demian's anguished howl, Shane's cement mixer bass, and a song structure that keeps you guessing til the end. greatfalls.bandcamp.com/album/the-bi...

@metalshayne.bsky.social I trust your horror taste. I wanted to watch Hokum tonight and was curious what you thought of it, if you'd seen it.

I was just blasting 'Jolene' and 'Coat of Many Colors' this weekend. The joy Dolly's songs give me is immeasurable. Rest in power.

Going through @philipsherburne.bsky.social's latest Futurism Restated newsletter, and this really took me by surprise - Bill Orcutt and a gaggle of musicians turning 'Louie Louie' into a transcendent drone freakout. Stick with it and you will be rewarded. fakeestates.bandcamp.com/album/four-l...

Got another fab reco from @philipsherburne.bsky.social's Futurism Restated today. Lush, dreamy, twin guitar ambient excursions from Tomo Katsurada and Jonny Nash. tomokatsuradaandjonnynash.bandcamp.com/album/at-the...

JJ and crew nailed it on this one. Antioch Arrow chaos. Minutemen terseness and heart. Mission of Burma jaggedness. Just top notch from start to finish.

A chat with @highter.bsky.social reminded me just how goddamn perfect this album is. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1gS...

Lars always brings the goods. The Mopar Stars are an absolute delight. Members of Poison Ruin and Sheer Mag playing world-weary power pop. moparstars.bandcamp.com/album/offici...

Well well well. Seeing Kowloon Walled City and Great Falls at the new Saint Vitus in October. Perfect pairing. Beyond psyched.

I didn't realize how much good stuff was out today. Franklin! Quicksand! Tiger Bear Wolf! Good day for ROCK.

New Throes is going to be a scorcher. Preview track blew my hair back. throestodust.bandcamp.com/album/the-co...

This is ridiculously charming. Perfect for kicking back on an 8-bit cloud once you've washed your weapons in the sea.

My Providence buds Pines of Rome have a new album out and it is gorgeous and sad and rocking. thepinesofrome.bandcamp.com/album/when-y...

@revoltoftheapes.bsky.social I'm hearing reports we have a Hot Ambient Summer coming, dude herbers.bandcamp.com/album/season...

@revoltoftheapes.bsky.social Dude, let's roll a spliff and manifest ourselves in an uncertain land robertaikiaubreylowe.bandcamp.com/album/manife...

Revolt of the Apes introduced me to this band. My face fell off, dude. carbonizedrecords.bandcamp.com/album/mortua...

Lars’ description pretty much nails it. What a find.

Free advice to anyone even remotely interested in birds: if you hear a bunch of Blue Jays yelling, there’s a good chance a hawk, falcon, or owl is nearby.

A new Orphan Donor jawn is always cause for celebration. RIYL angular screamy chaos. orphandonor.bandcamp.com/album/ailments

The preview track has gotten me super psyched for the new My Heart, an Inverted Flame album coming in May. Crushing drums, creepy synths. It’s a good time. m.youtube.com/watch?v=iM4X...

I got very emotional seeing this post. Franklin was the first band that truly felt like they were 'mine'. I had art with Brian in HS, beat Greg in a spelling bee once, hung with Ralph probs outside a Wawa, cheered them on at shows, and eagerly ate up everything they put out. This is worth your time.

Was psyched as hell to find out a new One Leg One Eye album is coming. It’s Ian Lynch from Lankum’s ambient, drone-y, black metalish folk side project. onelegoneeye.bandcamp.com/album/crone

This band rules and if you live in Chicago, you should go.

Tompa's voice really was incredible. disfear.bandcamp.com/track/testam...

@totalvibration.bsky.social - you have, no doubt, seen that there's a new Khun Narin coming out? I still remember when you introduced me to them a freaking decade ago.

Aaron Turner was the perfect replacement for Scott Kelly.

Make stuff with your friends.

Walking through the 18-foot human heart model at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia is indelibly imprinted on my brain.

I haven't done a close listen of This Heat's discography in a few years, and as I age, it just gets more astounding and prescient.

This reco from @philipsherburne.bsky.social's newsletter made me exit my body for a bit. Pipe organ drone from one Stephen O'Malley. (@totalvibration.bsky.social on the off-chance you haven't heard this, oh my god) stephenomalley.bandcamp.com/album/sphere...

The new Johnny Blue Skies / Sturgill Simpson jawn is a ray of pure, exuberant sunshine. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKHG...

“‘The persecution is the point,’ said Rep. Abi Boatman, a Wichita Democrat and the only transgender member of the Legislature, who received the [Kansas Dept of Revenue] notice on Wednesday.” To underscore that: a Kansas state legislator is among those whose driver’s license will be voided. (🎁 link:)

Will be calling my rep this morning. This bill is atrocious.

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I hadn't thought about chooglin' tonight, but this guy is making me change my mind.

The eagle ears of @belownirvana.bsky.social brought this album to my attention, and it is sublime. Shimmery, cosmic synths and piano that pulse in and out like fireflies. midorih.bandcamp.com/album/otonoma

NYCers, this takes all of 30 seconds to do. Please help fight for our libraries.

You can keep ‘Everybody Wants to Rule the World.’ m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z70s...

A friend sent this to me with no explanation, and now I am gifting it to you. It's worth it, I promise. www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7OI...

In his latest newsletter, @philipsherburne.bsky.social says this album goes down "like a dose of bottled sunshine." I don't disconcur. If you like ambling, sun-dappled motorik excursions aided by some hazy synth magic, this will banish your winter blahs. naturalmagic.bandcamp.com/album/ii?sea...

Just leaving this here so we can all enjoy it tonight. w-i-t-c-h.bandcamp.com/album/lazy-b...