Josh Ejnes
@joshejnes.bsky.social
I have a blog about cassette tapes (tapestudy.substack.com)
I also make music under the name Cutaway Car (linktr.ee/cutawaycar)
Guest Writer for Swim Into The Sound
He/Him
I also make music under the name Cutaway Car (linktr.ee/cutawaycar)
Guest Writer for Swim Into The Sound
He/Him
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Josh Ejnes
@joshejnes.bsky.social
· Mar 25
Don't Really Mind These Miles: An Interview with Marble Teeth — Swim Into The Sound
For most of my life, I’ve been chasing the high of listening to The Replacements for the first time. It happened back in seventh grade. I was a performative hater of anything modern, and I had a probl...
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I'm a huge fan of Marble Teeth so I was super excited to get the chance to interview him for @swimintosound.bsky.social in advance of the first vinyl release of his records Cars and Park. Check the interview, check the records: swimintothesound.com/blog/2025/3/...
I make sure to get all of my betting recommendations from ESPN Bet Live, the show produced by the people who get paid if you lose
August 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I make sure to get all of my betting recommendations from ESPN Bet Live, the show produced by the people who get paid if you lose
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my first pitchfork byline, about the first official radiohead live album since 2001? sure why the hell not
pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
Radiohead: Hail to the Thief (Live Recordings 2003-2009)
Read Molly Mary O’Brien’s review of the album.
pitchfork.com
August 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM
my first pitchfork byline, about the first official radiohead live album since 2001? sure why the hell not
pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
Underrated Bob. Very good as is and with a few tweaks would be a stone cold classic
August 16, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Underrated Bob. Very good as is and with a few tweaks would be a stone cold classic
Listening to Faces for the first time in a while and even though they're super well known and respected I'm coming away feeling like they're still kind of underrated?
August 8, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Listening to Faces for the first time in a while and even though they're super well known and respected I'm coming away feeling like they're still kind of underrated?
Covering this all timer for Tape Study tomorrow, subscribe so you don't miss it
tapestudy.substack.com
tapestudy.substack.com
August 6, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Covering this all timer for Tape Study tomorrow, subscribe so you don't miss it
tapestudy.substack.com
tapestudy.substack.com
Can you guess the 2005 movie?
July 29, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Can you guess the 2005 movie?
*please imagine the below is paired with enticing thumbnail where a guy looks surprised*
You WON'T believe who did cinematography on Ray Davies' directoral debut. Click here to be shocked (and to read about Cymbals Eat Guitars, Dinosaur Jr, and others)
tapestudy.substack.com/p/tape-study...
You WON'T believe who did cinematography on Ray Davies' directoral debut. Click here to be shocked (and to read about Cymbals Eat Guitars, Dinosaur Jr, and others)
tapestudy.substack.com/p/tape-study...
Tape Study 13: The Cure, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Misc. Power-Pop, Ray Davies, and Dinosaur Jr.
Live albums, compilations, soundtracks, they're all here
tapestudy.substack.com
July 16, 2025 at 10:35 PM
*please imagine the below is paired with enticing thumbnail where a guy looks surprised*
You WON'T believe who did cinematography on Ray Davies' directoral debut. Click here to be shocked (and to read about Cymbals Eat Guitars, Dinosaur Jr, and others)
tapestudy.substack.com/p/tape-study...
You WON'T believe who did cinematography on Ray Davies' directoral debut. Click here to be shocked (and to read about Cymbals Eat Guitars, Dinosaur Jr, and others)
tapestudy.substack.com/p/tape-study...
What are we going to revive after Shoegaze and Nu Metal? I hope it's Big Music
July 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
What are we going to revive after Shoegaze and Nu Metal? I hope it's Big Music
The Best of Badfinger is GOATed when saying "Wait, that's by Badfinger?" is the vibe
July 13, 2025 at 12:16 AM
The Best of Badfinger is GOATed when saying "Wait, that's by Badfinger?" is the vibe
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We are getting so frickin organized over here rn
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July 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Just relistened to Pretty Years for Tape Study and that's a record that did not get it's due. Arguably stronger than Lose. Like it more every time I hear it.
July 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Just relistened to Pretty Years for Tape Study and that's a record that did not get it's due. Arguably stronger than Lose. Like it more every time I hear it.
Pick 3.
I'm going Lose, Hell Hath No Fury, Here and Nowhere Else with We Have the Facts just missing the cut
I'm going Lose, Hell Hath No Fury, Here and Nowhere Else with We Have the Facts just missing the cut
July 3, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Pick 3.
I'm going Lose, Hell Hath No Fury, Here and Nowhere Else with We Have the Facts just missing the cut
I'm going Lose, Hell Hath No Fury, Here and Nowhere Else with We Have the Facts just missing the cut
Just dropped a very Cure heavy edition of Tape Study. Check it out: tapestudy.substack.com/p/tape-study...
Tape Study 12: CSNY, Crowded House, and The Cure
A very Cure edition of the newsletter
tapestudy.substack.com
July 2, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Just dropped a very Cure heavy edition of Tape Study. Check it out: tapestudy.substack.com/p/tape-study...
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The IDF killed more than 40 people with an airstrike on a coffee shop where Palestinian students go to use the internet and study for exams. www.cnn.com/2025/06/30/m...
July 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The IDF killed more than 40 people with an airstrike on a coffee shop where Palestinian students go to use the internet and study for exams. www.cnn.com/2025/06/30/m...
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I got to write about the emotionally charged new EP from @carefulgaze.bsky.social for the Best of Q2 round-up on @swimintosound.bsky.social. Please listen to this record. It's only three tracks, but it's as powerful as anything else they've done.
swimintothesound.com/blog/2025/6/...
swimintothesound.com/blog/2025/6/...
The Best of Q2 2025 — Swim Into The Sound
We’re halfway through 2025, and it feels like my brain is contorting into shapes it was never meant to hold. Unlike my intro for our favorites of Q1 , I’m going to try my best not to go on a screed, ...
swimintothesound.com
June 30, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I got to write about the emotionally charged new EP from @carefulgaze.bsky.social for the Best of Q2 round-up on @swimintosound.bsky.social. Please listen to this record. It's only three tracks, but it's as powerful as anything else they've done.
swimintothesound.com/blog/2025/6/...
swimintothesound.com/blog/2025/6/...
Coming to think that prime Crowded House is on par with prime Squeeze
June 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Coming to think that prime Crowded House is on par with prime Squeeze
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I don't mean to belabor the point, but technically speaking, Arthur Russell (d. 1992) has lived in New York City more recently than Andrew Cuomo.
June 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I don't mean to belabor the point, but technically speaking, Arthur Russell (d. 1992) has lived in New York City more recently than Andrew Cuomo.
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It's my birthday a week from today and look, if you're trying to think of the perfect present I think being a bestselling author would be a great way to celebrate turning 43.
Grab a copy of my book, The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman wherever books are grabbed.
📚🔗: utpress.utexas.edu/9781477331484/
Grab a copy of my book, The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman wherever books are grabbed.
📚🔗: utpress.utexas.edu/9781477331484/
June 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
It's my birthday a week from today and look, if you're trying to think of the perfect present I think being a bestselling author would be a great way to celebrate turning 43.
Grab a copy of my book, The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman wherever books are grabbed.
📚🔗: utpress.utexas.edu/9781477331484/
Grab a copy of my book, The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman wherever books are grabbed.
📚🔗: utpress.utexas.edu/9781477331484/
Never been the biggest outtakes/b-sides guy but listening through Superchunk's Misfits and Mistakes and it's crazy how good some of their non-album stuff is
June 23, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Never been the biggest outtakes/b-sides guy but listening through Superchunk's Misfits and Mistakes and it's crazy how good some of their non-album stuff is
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i honestly do not know what to say, other than if you’re trans, i love you, and if you have trans loved ones, i love them too
June 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
i honestly do not know what to say, other than if you’re trans, i love you, and if you have trans loved ones, i love them too
Wrote about my favorite Cloud Nothing's record and some other great music for this week's Tape Study, check it out:
tapestudy.substack.com/p/tape-study...
tapestudy.substack.com/p/tape-study...
Tape Study 11: Cloud Nothings, The Commodores, Elvis Costello, The Cranberries, and Jim Croce
Tapes
tapestudy.substack.com
June 11, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Wrote about my favorite Cloud Nothing's record and some other great music for this week's Tape Study, check it out:
tapestudy.substack.com/p/tape-study...
tapestudy.substack.com/p/tape-study...
Due for more positive reevaluation imo
June 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Due for more positive reevaluation imo