Mat Rodger
@matrodger.bsky.social
Startup guy, metal guy, dad guy. 🏳️🌈 I dig music.
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Mat Rodger
@matrodger.bsky.social
· Sep 26
Think I'm just going to post about music on here. Is it the only nice thing we have left? I think that sometimes.
So pleased to see Agriculture so high in this list. Such a great album and a huge step forward for them. Loved aya and Richard Dawson this year also! (Holding space for Deftones, Caroline, and Geese too, personally) Great work, tQ
Hark! The Quietus Albums of 2025 chart is here! Prepare to be astounded, thrilled and (potentially) perplexed. tQ subscribers can also dive into selections from all 100 albums in our bumper 9-hour playlist. #tQCharts
What have been your top picks of the year?
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What have been your top picks of the year?
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December 1, 2025 at 10:06 AM
So pleased to see Agriculture so high in this list. Such a great album and a huge step forward for them. Loved aya and Richard Dawson this year also! (Holding space for Deftones, Caroline, and Geese too, personally) Great work, tQ
This is a really great review!
my first pitchfork byline, about the first official radiohead live album since 2001? sure why the hell not
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Radiohead: Hail to the Thief (Live Recordings 2003-2009)
Read Molly Mary O’Brien’s review of the album.
pitchfork.com
August 18, 2025 at 11:24 AM
This is a really great review!
Oooh yeah, this is ambitious. I'm in youtu.be/hXB4kmwaCD0
Agriculture - Bodhidharma (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by The Flenser
youtu.be
July 9, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Oooh yeah, this is ambitious. I'm in youtu.be/hXB4kmwaCD0
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Excellent work from @keithkahnharris.bsky.social here talking about Black Sabbath / Ozzy Osbourne's farewell show and the pivotal role played in metal by the frailties and imperfections of the human body.
#BlackSabbath
#OzzyOsbourne
thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
#BlackSabbath
#OzzyOsbourne
thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
Confronting & Celebrating the Limits of the Body: Black Sabbath Live at Villa Park | The Quietus
Black Sabbath began with a broken body – Tony Iommi's industrial accident – it is both fitting and inspirational they end in the same way.
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July 9, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Excellent work from @keithkahnharris.bsky.social here talking about Black Sabbath / Ozzy Osbourne's farewell show and the pivotal role played in metal by the frailties and imperfections of the human body.
#BlackSabbath
#OzzyOsbourne
thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
#BlackSabbath
#OzzyOsbourne
thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
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I’m taking over as the menswear guy. Men should rotate through the same four band t-shirts for 35 years. Replace the shirts with identical shirts if the holes in them get big or you get too fat for them
June 9, 2025 at 5:27 AM
I’m taking over as the menswear guy. Men should rotate through the same four band t-shirts for 35 years. Replace the shirts with identical shirts if the holes in them get big or you get too fat for them
Release day for For Your Health, bringing chaos where Turnstile brought polish. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ayeq...
For Your Health - With Empty Promises & Loaded Guns [Official Music Video]
YouTube video by 3DOT Recordings
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June 6, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Release day for For Your Health, bringing chaos where Turnstile brought polish. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ayeq...
Going to see them on a mixed festival bill next week, but as much as I try I really can't get Turnstile to work for me. I like their ethics and what they do for the visibility of "hardcore", but it all just feels a bit...shiny and lifeless? Produced? Good for them, though.
June 6, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Going to see them on a mixed festival bill next week, but as much as I try I really can't get Turnstile to work for me. I like their ethics and what they do for the visibility of "hardcore", but it all just feels a bit...shiny and lifeless? Produced? Good for them, though.
The Quietus is the best. My number one source of exciting, challenging new music (that I rarely get to play at parties). Go subscribe, the world needs them!
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May 28, 2025 at 9:21 AM
The Quietus is the best. My number one source of exciting, challenging new music (that I rarely get to play at parties). Go subscribe, the world needs them!
Confirmed: New Paint Bangs
@mspaintms.bsky.social announce new EP 'No Separation'; check out the excellent new single "Angel"
MSPAINT Announce 'No Separation' EP: Hear "Angel"
Hattiesburg, Mississippi synth-punk freaks MSPAINT are one of the best bands we’ve got going right now, and they sound like absolutely nobody else. They attack with hardcore urgency, but their sound h...
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April 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Confirmed: New Paint Bangs
Feeling the pressure to at least try and get into this record. I get it, I think? "What if drums, but too much" open.spotify.com/album/1uch3W...
45 Pounds
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April 1, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Feeling the pressure to at least try and get into this record. I get it, I think? "What if drums, but too much" open.spotify.com/album/1uch3W...
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Scar Tissue
Fuck your favourite song. Tell me your least favourite song. The one that makes you die inside the moment you hear the first 3 seconds.
March 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Scar Tissue
In the order they just popped into my head
March 19, 2025 at 10:25 AM
In the order they just popped into my head
Such a fun and unexpected overlap of two awesome worlds. RUN THE PIGS
@pigsx7.bsky.social have revealed their second single from forthcoming album 'Death Hilarious'.
'Glib Tongued' features the incredible guest vocal talents of
@el-p.bsky.social from Run The Jewels and Company Flow.
Watch the incredible video made by Mike Bourne here:
youtu.be/qrBuk1--RkE
'Glib Tongued' features the incredible guest vocal talents of
@el-p.bsky.social from Run The Jewels and Company Flow.
Watch the incredible video made by Mike Bourne here:
youtu.be/qrBuk1--RkE
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – Glib Tongued (Feat: El-P)
YouTube video by Rocket Recordings
youtu.be
March 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Such a fun and unexpected overlap of two awesome worlds. RUN THE PIGS
hello
Radiohead sleuth alert: For the first time since the Kid A Mnesia reissue, all five members have formed a new business entity—historically a sign of imminent activity
Radiohead Members Form New LLP, Historically a Telltale Sign of New Activity
RHEUK25 LLP is the first British limited liability partnership to feature all five band members since a 2021 filing that preceded Kid A Mnesia and the Dawn Chorus LLP that heralded A Moon Shaped Pool
pitchfork.com
March 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
hello
30 years old today! Like all of their albums, an incredibly important part of my personal history.
March 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
30 years old today! Like all of their albums, an incredibly important part of my personal history.
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In good news for Car Seat Headrest fans, Car Seat Headrest have announced a new album. In bad news for Car Seat Headrest fans, the band is still called that
March 5, 2025 at 10:23 AM
In good news for Car Seat Headrest fans, Car Seat Headrest have announced a new album. In bad news for Car Seat Headrest fans, the band is still called that
EP title of the week for me. Nice tunes, too open.spotify.com/album/628Va0...
It's Only a Midlife Crisis If Your Life Is Mid
Blockhead · EP · 2025 · 6 songs
open.spotify.com
February 26, 2025 at 10:41 AM
EP title of the week for me. Nice tunes, too open.spotify.com/album/628Va0...
You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll hurl
Tomorrow's issue of my joke-packed monthly newsletter Interesting Skull is really good. It's a shame, then, that it only has about six subscribers. You should subscribe to it, I reckon. interestingskull.substack.com
Interesting Skull | Mike Rampton | Substack
Quite good jokes by me, MIKE RAMPTON. Click to read Interesting Skull, by Mike Rampton, a Substack publication. Launched 2 years ago.
interestingskull.substack.com
February 6, 2025 at 12:14 PM
You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll hurl
Of course, absolutely reasonable that this album should be 25 years old. Nothing horrifying about that at all
January 29, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Of course, absolutely reasonable that this album should be 25 years old. Nothing horrifying about that at all
Feels like we might just be back. Respected what they did with Infinite Granite but it wasn't, honestly, what most of us were looking for after your Sunbathers and your Ordinary Corrupt Human Loves, was it? This bangs though! www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h_W...
Deafheaven - Magnolia (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Deafheaven
www.youtube.com
January 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Feels like we might just be back. Respected what they did with Infinite Granite but it wasn't, honestly, what most of us were looking for after your Sunbathers and your Ordinary Corrupt Human Loves, was it? This bangs though! www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h_W...
ONE of the best albums of the last 24 days. A very bold claim
One of the best albums of the year so far is out today
9 Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now
Stream new releases from FKA twigs, Benjamin Booker, Mogwai, Central Cee, Ale Hop & Titi Bakorta, Sam Amidon, Khadija Al Hanafi, Boldy James, and Kathryn Mohr
pitchfork.com
January 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
ONE of the best albums of the last 24 days. A very bold claim
Alright, I'm ill and the darts is on. Must be time for the TOP TEN ALBUMS OF THE YEAR:
10-5:
10 Doechii - Alligator Bites Never Heal
9 Thank - I Have a Physical Body...
8 Couch Slut - You Could Do It Tonight
7 Infant Island - Obsidian Wreath
6 Ex Easter Island Head - Norther
5 Jamie xx - In Waves
10-5:
10 Doechii - Alligator Bites Never Heal
9 Thank - I Have a Physical Body...
8 Couch Slut - You Could Do It Tonight
7 Infant Island - Obsidian Wreath
6 Ex Easter Island Head - Norther
5 Jamie xx - In Waves
December 30, 2024 at 4:04 PM
Alright, I'm ill and the darts is on. Must be time for the TOP TEN ALBUMS OF THE YEAR:
10-5:
10 Doechii - Alligator Bites Never Heal
9 Thank - I Have a Physical Body...
8 Couch Slut - You Could Do It Tonight
7 Infant Island - Obsidian Wreath
6 Ex Easter Island Head - Norther
5 Jamie xx - In Waves
10-5:
10 Doechii - Alligator Bites Never Heal
9 Thank - I Have a Physical Body...
8 Couch Slut - You Could Do It Tonight
7 Infant Island - Obsidian Wreath
6 Ex Easter Island Head - Norther
5 Jamie xx - In Waves
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grindcore has roots in hxc punk & metal, lyrically addressing politics & society. screamo is a subgenre of emo, which also has roots in hardcore punk but is more melodic with some clean vocals & lyrics dealing with depression, romance, and death.
guy at the grocery store: get the fuck away from me
guy at the grocery store: get the fuck away from me
December 19, 2024 at 1:12 AM
grindcore has roots in hxc punk & metal, lyrically addressing politics & society. screamo is a subgenre of emo, which also has roots in hardcore punk but is more melodic with some clean vocals & lyrics dealing with depression, romance, and death.
guy at the grocery store: get the fuck away from me
guy at the grocery store: get the fuck away from me
Gonna be a lot of "neeeed that t-shirt"s out there today open.spotify.com/album/72pxRH...
Music From The Merch Desk (2016 - 2023)
Aphex Twin · Album · 2024 · 38 songs
open.spotify.com
December 17, 2024 at 2:47 PM
Gonna be a lot of "neeeed that t-shirt"s out there today open.spotify.com/album/72pxRH...
Enjoying the new National live album. Nice to be reminded that they're still an exciting and atmospheric live act, despite their later albums descending into very samey treacle-y ballad territory.
December 13, 2024 at 11:21 AM
Enjoying the new National live album. Nice to be reminded that they're still an exciting and atmospheric live act, despite their later albums descending into very samey treacle-y ballad territory.