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carrie z
@somebypaths.bsky.social
· Dec 13
Puzzles of 2025, by carrie z + hedra rowan
40 track album
puzzlesof2025.bandcamp.com
don't like crosswords? that's ok! “Puzzles of 2025” isn't just a crossword, it's also an album of 40+ songs! it's been called "cute" and "a blast" by MULTIPLE people. it's been called "'camp'". it's been called "awful". ppl are singing the tunes everywhere.
that's it; there's nothing new from me for this "'bandcamp friday' day", but you can and should always give money to other musicians and other people. thx
February 6, 2026 at 9:11 AM
that's it; there's nothing new from me for this "'bandcamp friday' day", but you can and should always give money to other musicians and other people. thx
carrie's self-promotion post:
there's still time to be the 3rd person to solve, or the 13th or so person to listen to and enjoy, what is universally lauded as the most delectable musical album of the last several months (if not years): that beloved crossword album known only as “Puzzles of 2025”.
there's still time to be the 3rd person to solve, or the 13th or so person to listen to and enjoy, what is universally lauded as the most delectable musical album of the last several months (if not years): that beloved crossword album known only as “Puzzles of 2025”.
Puzzles of 2025, by carrie z + hedra rowan
40 track album
puzzlesof2025.bandcamp.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:11 AM
carrie's self-promotion post:
there's still time to be the 3rd person to solve, or the 13th or so person to listen to and enjoy, what is universally lauded as the most delectable musical album of the last several months (if not years): that beloved crossword album known only as “Puzzles of 2025”.
there's still time to be the 3rd person to solve, or the 13th or so person to listen to and enjoy, what is universally lauded as the most delectable musical album of the last several months (if not years): that beloved crossword album known only as “Puzzles of 2025”.
this more straight-ahead post-bop album from JJW is also incredible imo... nice sound from her group, Eddie Henderson in particular - JJW has a real good sense of registers - sometimes she plays real fast - out of nowhere she does a spoken word piece about christ's sexual energy - etc
Orgonomic Music, by Jessica Williams
14 track album
sundazedmusic.bandcamp.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:02 AM
this more straight-ahead post-bop album from JJW is also incredible imo... nice sound from her group, Eddie Henderson in particular - JJW has a real good sense of registers - sometimes she plays real fast - out of nowhere she does a spoken word piece about christ's sexual energy - etc
it's sorta sad but also sorta nice to think about how Jessica Jennifer Williams just did the prepared piano thing for a couple years, did a couple performances and made a couple recordings (that weren't released until now, posthumously), and then moved on
January 14, 2026 at 3:02 AM
it's sorta sad but also sorta nice to think about how Jessica Jennifer Williams just did the prepared piano thing for a couple years, did a couple performances and made a couple recordings (that weren't released until now, posthumously), and then moved on
i hadn't heard of jazz pianist Jessica Jennifer Williams until a couple days ago, but wow these rediscovered prepared piano recordings are so good imo! she gets some really cool sounds to happen and has a great control over the relationship between timbres
pre-echo.bandcamp.com/album/blue-a...
pre-echo.bandcamp.com/album/blue-a...
Blue Abstraction: Prepared Piano Project 1985–1987, by Jessica Williams
8 track album
pre-echo.bandcamp.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:01 AM
i hadn't heard of jazz pianist Jessica Jennifer Williams until a couple days ago, but wow these rediscovered prepared piano recordings are so good imo! she gets some really cool sounds to happen and has a great control over the relationship between timbres
pre-echo.bandcamp.com/album/blue-a...
pre-echo.bandcamp.com/album/blue-a...
new year's eve remains my favorite of holidays. i hope you all have a peaceful end to the year, and that next year will include some nice times.
December 31, 2025 at 7:54 PM
new year's eve remains my favorite of holidays. i hope you all have a peaceful end to the year, and that next year will include some nice times.
it was a good year for me personally, and i'll try to accept that. released 2 albums (one of which is one of my fave things i've been part of); returned to reading books; [accomplishments not for sharing on 'social media']. yet in a grander sense, i accomplished nothing this year, and am proud of it
December 31, 2025 at 7:54 PM
it was a good year for me personally, and i'll try to accept that. released 2 albums (one of which is one of my fave things i've been part of); returned to reading books; [accomplishments not for sharing on 'social media']. yet in a grander sense, i accomplished nothing this year, and am proud of it
nearly time once more to settle in on a beautifully cold night and contemplate the year as it ends. it was a notably awful year across the world, as has been every year i've lived through, but they've all had some good things to remember too.
December 31, 2025 at 7:54 PM
nearly time once more to settle in on a beautifully cold night and contemplate the year as it ends. it was a notably awful year across the world, as has been every year i've lived through, but they've all had some good things to remember too.
oh for sure, nothing like letting the sound of that opening with the trees wash over you as you realize how that sequence really is going to keep going
December 13, 2025 at 2:00 AM
oh for sure, nothing like letting the sound of that opening with the trees wash over you as you realize how that sequence really is going to keep going
thanks Computer𝔍𝔞𝔪𝔢𝔰…! (though i just played through yours and realized that we left out the fox rescuing and evil eurozone mechas essential to any crossword puzzle, which explains why Will Shortz has not come calling)
December 13, 2025 at 1:56 AM
thanks Computer𝔍𝔞𝔪𝔢𝔰…! (though i just played through yours and realized that we left out the fox rescuing and evil eurozone mechas essential to any crossword puzzle, which explains why Will Shortz has not come calling)
I saw Evil Does Not Exist last year in a theater with 2 other silent strangers in it, and it was also a spiritual experience! now i wonder if it would've been even better if those others had not been there... but there is no way ever to know, and that's fine
December 13, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I saw Evil Does Not Exist last year in a theater with 2 other silent strangers in it, and it was also a spiritual experience! now i wonder if it would've been even better if those others had not been there... but there is no way ever to know, and that's fine
act now and download and/or listen to “Puzzles of 2025”: the best-selling album of the 1920s AND of the 2020s!
December 13, 2025 at 1:46 AM
act now and download and/or listen to “Puzzles of 2025”: the best-selling album of the 1920s AND of the 2020s!
don't like crosswords? that's ok! “Puzzles of 2025” isn't just a crossword, it's also an album of 40+ songs! it's been called "cute" and "a blast" by MULTIPLE people. it's been called "'camp'". it's been called "awful". ppl are singing the tunes everywhere.
Puzzles of 2025, by carrie z + hedra rowan
40 track album
puzzlesof2025.bandcamp.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:45 AM
don't like crosswords? that's ok! “Puzzles of 2025” isn't just a crossword, it's also an album of 40+ songs! it's been called "cute" and "a blast" by MULTIPLE people. it's been called "'camp'". it's been called "awful". ppl are singing the tunes everywhere.
“Puzzles of 2025” has been out for a week and already two people have solved the crossword puzzle! that means you could still be the 3rd solver, and then we'll be legally obligated to make a physical version to meet our foolhardy promise to give copies of said version to the first 3 solvers! wow!
December 13, 2025 at 1:44 AM
“Puzzles of 2025” has been out for a week and already two people have solved the crossword puzzle! that means you could still be the 3rd solver, and then we'll be legally obligated to make a physical version to meet our foolhardy promise to give copies of said version to the first 3 solvers! wow!
Here it is, “Puzzles of 2025”. It's 40 tracks long!
Hopefully there's something to delight and annoy all sorts of music fans, especially fans of albums that are also crossword puzzles.
be well ! ! !
puzzlesof2025.bandcamp.com/album/puzzle...
Hopefully there's something to delight and annoy all sorts of music fans, especially fans of albums that are also crossword puzzles.
be well ! ! !
puzzlesof2025.bandcamp.com/album/puzzle...
Puzzles of 2025, by carrie z + hedra rowan
40 track album
puzzlesof2025.bandcamp.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Here it is, “Puzzles of 2025”. It's 40 tracks long!
Hopefully there's something to delight and annoy all sorts of music fans, especially fans of albums that are also crossword puzzles.
be well ! ! !
puzzlesof2025.bandcamp.com/album/puzzle...
Hopefully there's something to delight and annoy all sorts of music fans, especially fans of albums that are also crossword puzzles.
be well ! ! !
puzzlesof2025.bandcamp.com/album/puzzle...
it's a nice day to enjoy music, but so is every day!
i have logged into social media because it is time for a promotional post for the new album:
i have logged into social media because it is time for a promotional post for the new album:
December 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
it's a nice day to enjoy music, but so is every day!
i have logged into social media because it is time for a promotional post for the new album:
i have logged into social media because it is time for a promotional post for the new album:
(remember that you can listen to 3 tracks of "Puzzles of 2025", and follow us on "Band Camp", and listen to the whole farraginous thing when it comes out on Friday…)
puzzlesof2025.bandcamp.com/album/puzzle...
puzzlesof2025.bandcamp.com/album/puzzle...
December 3, 2025 at 4:03 AM
(remember that you can listen to 3 tracks of "Puzzles of 2025", and follow us on "Band Camp", and listen to the whole farraginous thing when it comes out on Friday…)
puzzlesof2025.bandcamp.com/album/puzzle...
puzzlesof2025.bandcamp.com/album/puzzle...
(it has been fun teaching myself to play the harp recently. i'm not very good at it yet but i think it still sounds nice on the songs that i use it for on the album. (in any case, there are certainly instruments we play on the album that sound worse (complimentary).))
December 3, 2025 at 3:58 AM
(it has been fun teaching myself to play the harp recently. i'm not very good at it yet but i think it still sounds nice on the songs that i use it for on the album. (in any case, there are certainly instruments we play on the album that sound worse (complimentary).))
a beautiful snowy day today, and it was nice to use it to work on music… the big project is in the home stretch!
December 3, 2025 at 3:54 AM
a beautiful snowy day today, and it was nice to use it to work on music… the big project is in the home stretch!
anyway the books i've listened to have predominately been on the short and light side, a lot of mysteries. but that's okay, i've been having fun. anyway the point is that as the next logical step (bc i like the malloy musical) now before bed i'm going to try and start War and Peace…
November 26, 2025 at 8:47 AM
anyway the books i've listened to have predominately been on the short and light side, a lot of mysteries. but that's okay, i've been having fun. anyway the point is that as the next logical step (bc i like the malloy musical) now before bed i'm going to try and start War and Peace…
i used to be something of a voracious reader, but over my 20s the pace fell to like 1 book every two years, if that. but now i've read two dozen books since June, and that feels good!
November 26, 2025 at 8:46 AM
i used to be something of a voracious reader, but over my 20s the pace fell to like 1 book every two years, if that. but now i've read two dozen books since June, and that feels good!
i've been delighted to discover over the last several months that listening to audiobooks from the library is a quite effective way around the various OCD-related problems that have made reading books and other longer texts extremely and embarrassingly difficult for me, for like over a decade…
November 26, 2025 at 8:45 AM
i've been delighted to discover over the last several months that listening to audiobooks from the library is a quite effective way around the various OCD-related problems that have made reading books and other longer texts extremely and embarrassingly difficult for me, for like over a decade…
“Puzzles of 2025”, by me and Hedra Rowan, is now up for pre-order!!!!
it'll be out on December 5. meanwhile, you can read the liner notes and listen to 3 of the 40 songs now, which should give you an idea of how deranged of an undertaking it is. enjoy!
puzzlesof2025.bandcamp.com/album/puzzle...
it'll be out on December 5. meanwhile, you can read the liner notes and listen to 3 of the 40 songs now, which should give you an idea of how deranged of an undertaking it is. enjoy!
puzzlesof2025.bandcamp.com/album/puzzle...
Puzzles of 2025, by carrie z + hedra rowan
40 track album
puzzlesof2025.bandcamp.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:03 AM
“Puzzles of 2025”, by me and Hedra Rowan, is now up for pre-order!!!!
it'll be out on December 5. meanwhile, you can read the liner notes and listen to 3 of the 40 songs now, which should give you an idea of how deranged of an undertaking it is. enjoy!
puzzlesof2025.bandcamp.com/album/puzzle...
it'll be out on December 5. meanwhile, you can read the liner notes and listen to 3 of the 40 songs now, which should give you an idea of how deranged of an undertaking it is. enjoy!
puzzlesof2025.bandcamp.com/album/puzzle...
he's sooo good and the fact that his role in Wu-Tang is still "the goofy stoner one" and not "the greatest rapper ever who accidentally ended up friends with a bunch of weirdos" is an astounding display of being chill
October 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
he's sooo good and the fact that his role in Wu-Tang is still "the goofy stoner one" and not "the greatest rapper ever who accidentally ended up friends with a bunch of weirdos" is an astounding display of being chill
we plan to have Puzzles of 2025 done by the end of November. will it be a success? will we beat TMBG to their next album? will the constant atrocities pile up so much as to make releasing a collection of silly songs seem impractical or in poor taste? will we release it anyway? stay tuned….
October 4, 2025 at 8:55 PM
we plan to have Puzzles of 2025 done by the end of November. will it be a success? will we beat TMBG to their next album? will the constant atrocities pile up so much as to make releasing a collection of silly songs seem impractical or in poor taste? will we release it anyway? stay tuned….