Ruskus
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Moon on my neck, I feel it come. I’m standing here, like a burning house.
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@rusky.bsky.social
· Sep 18
NEW post: "The East River Pipe sound – a dreamy synth wash in the background, a gentle jangle of guitar, simple yet cinematic sounding beat - and the lost souls and troubled characters that inhabit his songs"
@rusky.bsky.social picks his #EastRiverPipe 10
www.toppermost.co.uk/east-river-p...
@rusky.bsky.social picks his #EastRiverPipe 10
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My first Toppermost!
About an artist I’ve loved and admired for a long time.
If it makes anyone listen to their great music then my job is done.
Enjoy.
About an artist I’ve loved and admired for a long time.
If it makes anyone listen to their great music then my job is done.
Enjoy.
#OrchestralManoeuvres
#MusicChallenge
4. Sinners and their Repentances, by Bob Mould
No signature Bob guitar noise, on this epic from the excellent Workbook lp.
youtu.be/32f_PssUJpw?...
#MusicChallenge
4. Sinners and their Repentances, by Bob Mould
No signature Bob guitar noise, on this epic from the excellent Workbook lp.
youtu.be/32f_PssUJpw?...
Sinners And Their Repentances
YouTube video by Bob Mould - Topic
youtu.be
February 4, 2026 at 6:51 AM
#OrchestralManoeuvres
#MusicChallenge
4. Sinners and their Repentances, by Bob Mould
No signature Bob guitar noise, on this epic from the excellent Workbook lp.
youtu.be/32f_PssUJpw?...
#MusicChallenge
4. Sinners and their Repentances, by Bob Mould
No signature Bob guitar noise, on this epic from the excellent Workbook lp.
youtu.be/32f_PssUJpw?...
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 4: A song that feels brutally honest
You Don’t Love Me, by Matthew Sweet
“What a beautiful moment?
The truth comes out at last
Once your heart would own me forever…
Then this passed”
youtu.be/XQ_Y7WErrdE?...
#MusicChallenge
Day 4: A song that feels brutally honest
You Don’t Love Me, by Matthew Sweet
“What a beautiful moment?
The truth comes out at last
Once your heart would own me forever…
Then this passed”
youtu.be/XQ_Y7WErrdE?...
You Don't Love Me
YouTube video by Matthew Sweet - Topic
youtu.be
February 3, 2026 at 11:23 PM
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 4: A song that feels brutally honest
You Don’t Love Me, by Matthew Sweet
“What a beautiful moment?
The truth comes out at last
Once your heart would own me forever…
Then this passed”
youtu.be/XQ_Y7WErrdE?...
#MusicChallenge
Day 4: A song that feels brutally honest
You Don’t Love Me, by Matthew Sweet
“What a beautiful moment?
The truth comes out at last
Once your heart would own me forever…
Then this passed”
youtu.be/XQ_Y7WErrdE?...
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 4: A song you play when you're angry
Great Cop, by Fugazi
“Got a lot of questions for me
Got your finger pointing at me…
Distrusted
I look for wires when I'm talking to you”
youtu.be/1QHGP7_Jy0Q?...
#MusicChallenge
Day 4: A song you play when you're angry
Great Cop, by Fugazi
“Got a lot of questions for me
Got your finger pointing at me…
Distrusted
I look for wires when I'm talking to you”
youtu.be/1QHGP7_Jy0Q?...
Great Cop
YouTube video by Fugazi - Topic
youtu.be
February 3, 2026 at 11:20 PM
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 4: A song you play when you're angry
Great Cop, by Fugazi
“Got a lot of questions for me
Got your finger pointing at me…
Distrusted
I look for wires when I'm talking to you”
youtu.be/1QHGP7_Jy0Q?...
#MusicChallenge
Day 4: A song you play when you're angry
Great Cop, by Fugazi
“Got a lot of questions for me
Got your finger pointing at me…
Distrusted
I look for wires when I'm talking to you”
youtu.be/1QHGP7_Jy0Q?...
#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge
PJ Harvey (no order)
#3. Chain of Keys.
Not her best album perhaps but I love this one.
youtu.be/hHFm2qjRJH4?...
#MusicChallenge
PJ Harvey (no order)
#3. Chain of Keys.
Not her best album perhaps but I love this one.
youtu.be/hHFm2qjRJH4?...
Chain Of Keys
YouTube video by PJ Harvey - Topic
youtu.be
February 3, 2026 at 10:02 AM
#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge
PJ Harvey (no order)
#3. Chain of Keys.
Not her best album perhaps but I love this one.
youtu.be/hHFm2qjRJH4?...
#MusicChallenge
PJ Harvey (no order)
#3. Chain of Keys.
Not her best album perhaps but I love this one.
youtu.be/hHFm2qjRJH4?...
#OrchestralManoeuvres
#MusicChallenge
3. It’s Getting Late In The Evening, by Talk Talk
As mentioned before, it’s my favourite song of all time. Best listened to on headphones - to get that loud orchestral swell in the middle section, and then as it drops away again.
youtu.be/fCB38-ZSIQY?...
#MusicChallenge
3. It’s Getting Late In The Evening, by Talk Talk
As mentioned before, it’s my favourite song of all time. Best listened to on headphones - to get that loud orchestral swell in the middle section, and then as it drops away again.
youtu.be/fCB38-ZSIQY?...
It's Getting Late In The Evening
YouTube video by Talk Talk - Topic
youtu.be
February 3, 2026 at 9:59 AM
#OrchestralManoeuvres
#MusicChallenge
3. It’s Getting Late In The Evening, by Talk Talk
As mentioned before, it’s my favourite song of all time. Best listened to on headphones - to get that loud orchestral swell in the middle section, and then as it drops away again.
youtu.be/fCB38-ZSIQY?...
#MusicChallenge
3. It’s Getting Late In The Evening, by Talk Talk
As mentioned before, it’s my favourite song of all time. Best listened to on headphones - to get that loud orchestral swell in the middle section, and then as it drops away again.
youtu.be/fCB38-ZSIQY?...
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 3 : A song you play when you're happy
Just a joyous, dumb riff from John Reis and co. that always makes me smile.
All Hits, by The Night Marchers
youtu.be/SXT-uEgk7ho?...
#MusicChallenge
Day 3 : A song you play when you're happy
Just a joyous, dumb riff from John Reis and co. that always makes me smile.
All Hits, by The Night Marchers
youtu.be/SXT-uEgk7ho?...
All Hits
YouTube video by The Night Marchers - Topic
youtu.be
February 2, 2026 at 11:35 PM
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 3 : A song you play when you're happy
Just a joyous, dumb riff from John Reis and co. that always makes me smile.
All Hits, by The Night Marchers
youtu.be/SXT-uEgk7ho?...
#MusicChallenge
Day 3 : A song you play when you're happy
Just a joyous, dumb riff from John Reis and co. that always makes me smile.
All Hits, by The Night Marchers
youtu.be/SXT-uEgk7ho?...
#MusicChallenge
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
3. a song outside your usual taste
Anseio, by Madredeus
youtu.be/HulnWaXXaV8?...
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
3. a song outside your usual taste
Anseio, by Madredeus
youtu.be/HulnWaXXaV8?...
Anseio (Fuga apressada) Anxiety (Rushing Fugue)
YouTube video by Madredeus - Topic
youtu.be
February 2, 2026 at 11:30 PM
#MusicChallenge
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
3. a song outside your usual taste
Anseio, by Madredeus
youtu.be/HulnWaXXaV8?...
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
3. a song outside your usual taste
Anseio, by Madredeus
youtu.be/HulnWaXXaV8?...
Y’know sometimes you want bands to develop and change and push further (which often just results in adding electronic elements), but with RBCF I’m happy to hear they’re doing their thing. It works and they’re great.
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever are back with their first new song in four years, "Sunburned In London"
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Release New Single "Sunburned In London": Listen
We haven’t heard from Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever since their last album Endless Rooms came out in 2022. But today the Aussie jangle-rockers are ending that hiatus with the shimmery, six-minute “S...
stereogum.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Y’know sometimes you want bands to develop and change and push further (which often just results in adding electronic elements), but with RBCF I’m happy to hear they’re doing their thing. It works and they’re great.
#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge
PJ Harvey (no order)
#2. Horses In My Dreams
What an underrated/understated odd beauty this is.
“Rode a horse round the world
Along the tracks of a train
Broke the record, found the gold
Set myself free again
I have pulled myself clear…”
youtu.be/12-aVg2uaEU?...
#MusicChallenge
PJ Harvey (no order)
#2. Horses In My Dreams
What an underrated/understated odd beauty this is.
“Rode a horse round the world
Along the tracks of a train
Broke the record, found the gold
Set myself free again
I have pulled myself clear…”
youtu.be/12-aVg2uaEU?...
Horses In My Dreams
YouTube video by PJ Harvey - Topic
youtu.be
February 2, 2026 at 9:51 AM
#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge
PJ Harvey (no order)
#2. Horses In My Dreams
What an underrated/understated odd beauty this is.
“Rode a horse round the world
Along the tracks of a train
Broke the record, found the gold
Set myself free again
I have pulled myself clear…”
youtu.be/12-aVg2uaEU?...
#MusicChallenge
PJ Harvey (no order)
#2. Horses In My Dreams
What an underrated/understated odd beauty this is.
“Rode a horse round the world
Along the tracks of a train
Broke the record, found the gold
Set myself free again
I have pulled myself clear…”
youtu.be/12-aVg2uaEU?...
#OrchestralManoeuvres
#MusicChallenge
2. Sundrops, by Kristin Hersh
My favourite KH solo song. The production is amazing - the orchestral parts really lift it higher.
youtu.be/n8fNQuoEdcE?...
#MusicChallenge
2. Sundrops, by Kristin Hersh
My favourite KH solo song. The production is amazing - the orchestral parts really lift it higher.
youtu.be/n8fNQuoEdcE?...
Sundrops
YouTube video by Kristin Hersh - Topic
youtu.be
February 2, 2026 at 6:51 AM
#OrchestralManoeuvres
#MusicChallenge
2. Sundrops, by Kristin Hersh
My favourite KH solo song. The production is amazing - the orchestral parts really lift it higher.
youtu.be/n8fNQuoEdcE?...
#MusicChallenge
2. Sundrops, by Kristin Hersh
My favourite KH solo song. The production is amazing - the orchestral parts really lift it higher.
youtu.be/n8fNQuoEdcE?...
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
2. Song that captures a generation
Debaser, by Pixies
youtu.be/PVyS9JwtFoQ?...
#MusicChallenge
2. Song that captures a generation
Debaser, by Pixies
youtu.be/PVyS9JwtFoQ?...
Pixies - Debaser (Official Video)
YouTube video by 4AD
youtu.be
February 1, 2026 at 11:27 PM
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
2. Song that captures a generation
Debaser, by Pixies
youtu.be/PVyS9JwtFoQ?...
#MusicChallenge
2. Song that captures a generation
Debaser, by Pixies
youtu.be/PVyS9JwtFoQ?...
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 2. song from my favourite album
Exit, by U2
youtu.be/6zyxv499Ufc?...
#MusicChallenge
Day 2. song from my favourite album
Exit, by U2
youtu.be/6zyxv499Ufc?...
Exit (Remastered 2007)
YouTube video by U2 - Topic
youtu.be
February 1, 2026 at 11:21 PM
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 2. song from my favourite album
Exit, by U2
youtu.be/6zyxv499Ufc?...
#MusicChallenge
Day 2. song from my favourite album
Exit, by U2
youtu.be/6zyxv499Ufc?...
#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge
PJ Harvey (no order)
#1. Man-Size
Let’s start with a ripper. Great work from Albini - great video - and Polly giving it some.
youtu.be/WuJE40OBt48?...
#MusicChallenge
PJ Harvey (no order)
#1. Man-Size
Let’s start with a ripper. Great work from Albini - great video - and Polly giving it some.
youtu.be/WuJE40OBt48?...
PJ Harvey - Man-Size
YouTube video by PJHarveyVEVO
youtu.be
February 1, 2026 at 11:08 PM
#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge
PJ Harvey (no order)
#1. Man-Size
Let’s start with a ripper. Great work from Albini - great video - and Polly giving it some.
youtu.be/WuJE40OBt48?...
#MusicChallenge
PJ Harvey (no order)
#1. Man-Size
Let’s start with a ripper. Great work from Albini - great video - and Polly giving it some.
youtu.be/WuJE40OBt48?...
This is who runs this account
February 1, 2026 at 10:00 PM
This is who runs this account
#OrchestralManoeuvres
#MusicChallenge
1. Feeling Gravitys Pull, by R.E.M.
A tremendous song of course, but that ending is so good (and abrupt!)
youtu.be/NodXnjUIZ0U?...
#MusicChallenge
1. Feeling Gravitys Pull, by R.E.M.
A tremendous song of course, but that ending is so good (and abrupt!)
youtu.be/NodXnjUIZ0U?...
R.E.M. - Feeling Gravitys Pull
YouTube video by REMVEVO
youtu.be
February 1, 2026 at 7:15 AM
#OrchestralManoeuvres
#MusicChallenge
1. Feeling Gravitys Pull, by R.E.M.
A tremendous song of course, but that ending is so good (and abrupt!)
youtu.be/NodXnjUIZ0U?...
#MusicChallenge
1. Feeling Gravitys Pull, by R.E.M.
A tremendous song of course, but that ending is so good (and abrupt!)
youtu.be/NodXnjUIZ0U?...
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 1: the last song you sang
Unable to not sing along to this one
Shout, by Tears For Fears
youtu.be/Ye7FKc1JQe4?...
#MusicChallenge
Day 1: the last song you sang
Unable to not sing along to this one
Shout, by Tears For Fears
youtu.be/Ye7FKc1JQe4?...
Tears For Fears - Shout (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by TearsForFearsVEVO
youtu.be
January 31, 2026 at 11:30 PM
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 1: the last song you sang
Unable to not sing along to this one
Shout, by Tears For Fears
youtu.be/Ye7FKc1JQe4?...
#MusicChallenge
Day 1: the last song you sang
Unable to not sing along to this one
Shout, by Tears For Fears
youtu.be/Ye7FKc1JQe4?...
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
1. A song that makes you feel unstoppable.
You Can’t Hurt Me Anymore, by Julian Cope
youtu.be/5Zg7x2p_ams?...
#MusicChallenge
1. A song that makes you feel unstoppable.
You Can’t Hurt Me Anymore, by Julian Cope
youtu.be/5Zg7x2p_ams?...
Julian Cope | You Can't Hurt Me Anymore
YouTube video by Tony Mack
youtu.be
January 31, 2026 at 10:11 PM
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
1. A song that makes you feel unstoppable.
You Can’t Hurt Me Anymore, by Julian Cope
youtu.be/5Zg7x2p_ams?...
#MusicChallenge
1. A song that makes you feel unstoppable.
You Can’t Hurt Me Anymore, by Julian Cope
youtu.be/5Zg7x2p_ams?...
#sotw
Simple Delight, by Blue Communications
One of two great tracks here. Ones to watch.
bbluecommunications.bandcamp.com/track/simple...
Simple Delight, by Blue Communications
One of two great tracks here. Ones to watch.
bbluecommunications.bandcamp.com/track/simple...
Simple Delight, by Blue Communications
from the album Australian Summer / Simple Delight
bbluecommunications.bandcamp.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:23 AM
#sotw
Simple Delight, by Blue Communications
One of two great tracks here. Ones to watch.
bbluecommunications.bandcamp.com/track/simple...
Simple Delight, by Blue Communications
One of two great tracks here. Ones to watch.
bbluecommunications.bandcamp.com/track/simple...
#RadioheadTop30
#1. Daydreaming
Their most beautiful song. Sad, but with sinister undertones, the orchestral elements matching perfectly with Thom’s delivery, the twinkly bits and the heavy bass notes…all enhanced by PTA’s video.
youtu.be/TTAU7lLDZYU?...
#1. Daydreaming
Their most beautiful song. Sad, but with sinister undertones, the orchestral elements matching perfectly with Thom’s delivery, the twinkly bits and the heavy bass notes…all enhanced by PTA’s video.
youtu.be/TTAU7lLDZYU?...
Radiohead - Daydreaming
YouTube video by Radiohead
youtu.be
January 30, 2026 at 6:58 AM
#RadioheadTop30
#1. Daydreaming
Their most beautiful song. Sad, but with sinister undertones, the orchestral elements matching perfectly with Thom’s delivery, the twinkly bits and the heavy bass notes…all enhanced by PTA’s video.
youtu.be/TTAU7lLDZYU?...
#1. Daydreaming
Their most beautiful song. Sad, but with sinister undertones, the orchestral elements matching perfectly with Thom’s delivery, the twinkly bits and the heavy bass notes…all enhanced by PTA’s video.
youtu.be/TTAU7lLDZYU?...
Reposted by Ruskus
Part 2 of Kurt Sayenga's recent interview with Guy Picciotto. He's now interviewed all 4 band members for the 'Fugazi Now' series.
open.substack.com/pub/greedmag...
open.substack.com/pub/greedmag...
Fugazi Now: Guy Picciotto #2
On Fugazi's creative peak, Rickenbacker guitars, the many sides of Steve Albini and Tom Verlaine, the transient nature of life, and the quest for musical freedom
open.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Part 2 of Kurt Sayenga's recent interview with Guy Picciotto. He's now interviewed all 4 band members for the 'Fugazi Now' series.
open.substack.com/pub/greedmag...
open.substack.com/pub/greedmag...
Everything In Its Right Place
YouTube video by Radiohead - Topic
youtu.be
January 29, 2026 at 6:47 AM
Reposted by Ruskus
UK indie-country band Brown Horse announced their third album in 3 years, and they're coming to the US this spring www.brooklynvegan.com/uk-indie-cou...
UK indie-country band Brown Horse announce new album 'Total Dive' & North American tour
Fans of MJ Lenderman, Songs: Ohia, Neil Young, take note.
www.brooklynvegan.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:28 PM
UK indie-country band Brown Horse announced their third album in 3 years, and they're coming to the US this spring www.brooklynvegan.com/uk-indie-cou...