new Greg Freeman album his best yet and quickly climbing up my best of list
Drew Beringer
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Sorry Laid The Hearth may be the nastiest deafheaven song ever - insane riffs blast beats that puncture your chest and when George hits a guttural growl that could raise the dead - sheeesh music.apple.com/us/album/sor...
Sorry Laid The Hearth by Deafheaven on Apple Music
Song · 2026 · Duration 12:47
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The new protomartyr record might be my favorite of theirs since the agent intellect
after last night’s show had to throw on some Phoebe today
Okay I get why Phoebe Bridgers did the whole no phone thing - holy shit that was one of the best concerts I’ve ever been to - a TikTok or reel wouldn’t do it justice - you gotta see it live - just wow
Revelation that "Heat Waves" was also a Rihject has me resurfacing the question: If you made an artist solely out of the songs Rihanna has turned down since 2011, would you have one of the 20 biggest pop stars of the 21st century? 10?
@tombreihan.bsky.social · 4w agoNumber Ones in which I struggle to describe the Minecraft-streamer-related reasons that Glass Animals' "Heat Waves" took off.
While yes slave ambient and lost in the dream are better records a deeper understanding is my favorite war on drugs record
Have two tickets for the Hayley Williams Cincinnati date on the 23rd for sale (at face value) if anyone is interested
I can’t really process this atm other than the loss of Andy Williams is horribly fucking unfair. Not just an incredible guitarist & wrestler but one of the most genuine, hilarious & loving people I ever had the pleasure of interacting with & seeing from afar - rest in power Butch
god bless my mother for driving me to our local record store 25 years ago so I could buy Converge’s Jane Doe and System of a Down’s Toxicity - two albums that changed my life at 15 years old and beyond
also happy release day to @chatpileband.bsky.social’s Who Loves The Sun - they get better with each release as this is absolutely their best album yet music.apple.com/us/album/who...
Who Loves The Sun by Chat Pile on Apple Music
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new @chatpileband.bsky.social record arrived from The Flenser- I think this is their best one yet (bonus screen printed collection photo)
like I'm the type of fan that thinks every album is "good" (except raditude yuck) but it's wild to think in 2026 we are going to get an Actually Good Weezer album in two weeks.
it's light week in new music releases but there are 2 heavy hitters I ride for: @malloryhawk.bsky.social's Chinook is one of the most spellbinding records of the year & @talkerceleste.bsky.social’s Runaway Jane is equally catchy as it is cathartic (streaming links in reply)
Song of the summer is still jay mccarrol’s “never come down”