gabbie
@meandtimory.bsky.social
new bands for old heads:
https://meandtimory.substack.com/
Ersatz music critic turned curator and staunch anti-gatekeeper. Playing constant whack-a-mole with everyone who claims there's no good music anymore.
https://meandtimory.substack.com/
Ersatz music critic turned curator and staunch anti-gatekeeper. Playing constant whack-a-mole with everyone who claims there's no good music anymore.
more like the albums I've listened to the most during the first half of 2025
www.newbandsforoldheads.com/p/best-album...
www.newbandsforoldheads.com/p/best-album...
The Best Albums of 2025, So Far
Celebrate New Bands for Old Heads' one year anniversary with my most listened to albums of the first half of 2025. Also: giveaways and listening parties return!
www.newbandsforoldheads.com
July 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
more like the albums I've listened to the most during the first half of 2025
www.newbandsforoldheads.com/p/best-album...
www.newbandsforoldheads.com/p/best-album...
oh to be a blissfully ignorant youth, unaware that your favorite songs will be tomorrow's grocery store muzak
June 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
oh to be a blissfully ignorant youth, unaware that your favorite songs will be tomorrow's grocery store muzak
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One of the best music curators around is my guest today @meandtimory.bsky.social from New Bands for Old Heads! We talk about being part of the My So Called Life generation, making playlists for people, and of course her most embarrassing musical moment. patrickhicks.substack.com/p/episode-5-...
Patrick Hicks on Substack
One of the best follows on Substack is my guest today @Gabbie from New Bands for Old Heads! We talk about being part of the My So Called Life generation, making playlists for people, and of course her...
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June 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
One of the best music curators around is my guest today @meandtimory.bsky.social from New Bands for Old Heads! We talk about being part of the My So Called Life generation, making playlists for people, and of course her most embarrassing musical moment. patrickhicks.substack.com/p/episode-5-...
sick of the antipoptimism. time to fight it with music theory.
Before You Dismiss Pop Music, Give It An "Academic Listen"
Someone who actually understands music theory helps me take down antipoptimists in a way I never could on my own: by deconstructing actual pop music by Taylor Swift and Charli XCX.
meandtimory.substack.com
June 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
sick of the antipoptimism. time to fight it with music theory.
Your Grandparents made the first great record of the summer… and you didn’t even call to check up on them? Shame on you!
The Best Albums of May 2025
This month, 9 great records with a small band focus, an interview you missed, and another listening party announcement. Plus, how do you filter out new music before listening?
meandtimory.substack.com
June 7, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Your Grandparents made the first great record of the summer… and you didn’t even call to check up on them? Shame on you!
I've started interviewing some very special people (and condiments) about their musical nostalgia and making mixtapes for them based on their responses.
meandtimory.substack.com/p/new-music-...
meandtimory.substack.com/p/new-music-...
May 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I've started interviewing some very special people (and condiments) about their musical nostalgia and making mixtapes for them based on their responses.
meandtimory.substack.com/p/new-music-...
meandtimory.substack.com/p/new-music-...
Virtually every single record that receives any kind of review at all receives a positive one. So who is an album score even helping?
meandtimory.substack.com/p/album-scor...
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May 12, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Virtually every single record that receives any kind of review at all receives a positive one. So who is an album score even helping?
meandtimory.substack.com/p/album-scor...
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in case you missed it...
in case you missed it...
May 2, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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in case you missed it...
in case you missed it...
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Also for our non-Philly friends who want to hear the new album early, join us on @meandtimory.bsky.social discord at 4pm today!! Limited spots available: ko-fi.com/s/a8bd494570
The Tisburys - Listening Party Cover Charge - Gabbie's Ko-fi Shop
You are purchasing a pass to the New Bands for Old Heads Discord server to listen to a pre-release live stream of the Tisburys new record: A Still Lif...
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April 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Also for our non-Philly friends who want to hear the new album early, join us on @meandtimory.bsky.social discord at 4pm today!! Limited spots available: ko-fi.com/s/a8bd494570
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In an age of playlists and digital music sharing, can you still make a mixtape than means something to the recipient?
@meandtimory.bsky.social
wanted to find out, and I wanted to be a part of it. Click through to see how it went!
#music
@meandtimory.bsky.social
wanted to find out, and I wanted to be a part of it. Click through to see how it went!
#music
New Music DNA - Pt. 1: Can I Turn Nostalgia Into Bespoke Mixtapes?
Can new music scratch the Gen X itch? I turned Kevin Alexander’s love of Fugazi, New Order & Jawbreaker into a playlist of brand new music just for him (but you can listen, too)
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April 9, 2025 at 7:47 AM
In an age of playlists and digital music sharing, can you still make a mixtape than means something to the recipient?
@meandtimory.bsky.social
wanted to find out, and I wanted to be a part of it. Click through to see how it went!
#music
@meandtimory.bsky.social
wanted to find out, and I wanted to be a part of it. Click through to see how it went!
#music
My newsletter New Bands for Old Heads was literally made for anyone asking these questions: meandtimory.substack.com
April 8, 2025 at 8:40 PM
My newsletter New Bands for Old Heads was literally made for anyone asking these questions: meandtimory.substack.com
all music critics are a bunch of frauds -- nobody can pick the "best" when we don't listen to everything. but I hope you choose me, the best fraud of them all, to help you find new music, instead of relying on algorithms to feed you AI slop.
meandtimory.substack.com/p/best-album...
meandtimory.substack.com/p/best-album...
April 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
all music critics are a bunch of frauds -- nobody can pick the "best" when we don't listen to everything. but I hope you choose me, the best fraud of them all, to help you find new music, instead of relying on algorithms to feed you AI slop.
meandtimory.substack.com/p/best-album...
meandtimory.substack.com/p/best-album...
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Want to hear our new record early? Very excited to work with @meandtimory.bsky.social to present a Discord Listening Party via New Bands For Old Heads! Join the Discord today & listen along with us on April 13th: t.co/veBC8X2nQ4
March 17, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Want to hear our new record early? Very excited to work with @meandtimory.bsky.social to present a Discord Listening Party via New Bands For Old Heads! Join the Discord today & listen along with us on April 13th: t.co/veBC8X2nQ4
“If you like X, then you'll like Y”…. no English allowed edition. We've moved away from the prereq that musicians must sing in English to be successful, & the world has been listening to more & more non-English music. Tons of examples in many genres within, plus a 3 hour playlist for paid subs
Tu vuò fà l'americano? Then Listen to More Music in Other Languages
English used to be the music industry's lingua franca. Now, we're more ready than ever to hear what the rest of the world has to offer. A huge playlist of non-English music awaits you.
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February 27, 2025 at 2:24 PM
“If you like X, then you'll like Y”…. no English allowed edition. We've moved away from the prereq that musicians must sing in English to be successful, & the world has been listening to more & more non-English music. Tons of examples in many genres within, plus a 3 hour playlist for paid subs
Have you ever wondered how bands manage to get discovered? Sometimes it’s just knowing how to write a decent email.
meandtimory.substack.com/p/music-subm...
meandtimory.substack.com/p/music-subm...
The Music Submission Survival Guide
A practical guide for musicians, an inside look for music lovers, and surprisingly good advice for everyone else. Plus, win tickets to see Beth Gibbons!
meandtimory.substack.com
February 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Have you ever wondered how bands manage to get discovered? Sometimes it’s just knowing how to write a decent email.
meandtimory.substack.com/p/music-subm...
meandtimory.substack.com/p/music-subm...
The Best Albums of January 2025
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The Best Albums of January 2025
Monthly roundups start here and now. Plus: Where to find other new music roundups, a playlist of 2025's best tracks, and this month's record giveaway,
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February 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The Best Albums of January 2025
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I'm not gonna lie -- I'm really nervous to listen to this! But I had a blast recording it, and you definitely SHOULDN'T be nervous to listen. I had the fever to tell.
Those other podcasts? They don't love you like we love you. And this week we're talking with @meandtimory.bsky.social about FEVER TO TELL by #YeahYeahYeahs on the pod.
Ep 91: Gabbie from New Bands for Old Heads Nominates Yeah Yeah Yeahs' "Fever to Tell"
This One Goes to 11 · Episode
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February 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I'm not gonna lie -- I'm really nervous to listen to this! But I had a blast recording it, and you definitely SHOULDN'T be nervous to listen. I had the fever to tell.
This was way too much text for bluesky but if you're wondering what the hell my whole deal is, it's all this nonsense. substack.com/@meandtimory...
January 30, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This was way too much text for bluesky but if you're wondering what the hell my whole deal is, it's all this nonsense. substack.com/@meandtimory...
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All this bc the left couldn’t get behind a black woman.
Your hatred will make everyone suffer.
It’s not their fault that black women are educated and capable and you’re jealous.
Your hatred will make everyone suffer.
It’s not their fault that black women are educated and capable and you’re jealous.
January 25, 2025 at 1:39 AM
All this bc the left couldn’t get behind a black woman.
Your hatred will make everyone suffer.
It’s not their fault that black women are educated and capable and you’re jealous.
Your hatred will make everyone suffer.
It’s not their fault that black women are educated and capable and you’re jealous.
Opening a can of worms with this one... but the real headline here is that nothing is as black and white as it seems, and this is me doing a lot of handwringing over it. Bonus: best discussion my articles have ever generated in the comments!
meandtimory.substack.com/p/i-stopped-...
meandtimory.substack.com/p/i-stopped-...
January 20, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Opening a can of worms with this one... but the real headline here is that nothing is as black and white as it seems, and this is me doing a lot of handwringing over it. Bonus: best discussion my articles have ever generated in the comments!
meandtimory.substack.com/p/i-stopped-...
meandtimory.substack.com/p/i-stopped-...
Hey "Gabbie" is me! Thanks, that's for sure what I was trying to get at. We cling to memories. It's a Proustian response.
So this Substack post, by "Gabbie," is interesting. To me, it's a combo reason, touching on nostalgia. You think back to when you were in high school, and your #1 interest was your current crush, and it was the 80s, well, then, you'll fondly recall classic rock.
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Why You Think New Music Sucks
Sure, it could be the music itself...but could it also be nostalgia, or choice overload, or uncertainty about where to find good new music?
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January 20, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Hey "Gabbie" is me! Thanks, that's for sure what I was trying to get at. We cling to memories. It's a Proustian response.
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TikTok was incredibly enjoyable, annoying, frustrating, comforting, and stressful.
Creators know commenters were equal parts exhausting and exhilarating.
Be kind to people who miss it. Think of it as a summer camp you never went to and never really got.
Creators know commenters were equal parts exhausting and exhilarating.
Be kind to people who miss it. Think of it as a summer camp you never went to and never really got.
January 19, 2025 at 11:05 AM
TikTok was incredibly enjoyable, annoying, frustrating, comforting, and stressful.
Creators know commenters were equal parts exhausting and exhilarating.
Be kind to people who miss it. Think of it as a summer camp you never went to and never really got.
Creators know commenters were equal parts exhausting and exhilarating.
Be kind to people who miss it. Think of it as a summer camp you never went to and never really got.
January 14, 2025 at 12:44 PM
The bigger my platform gets (elsewhere obviously) the more people think they found an ally in me for opinions like “new music is all derivative." Sorry, I'm not on your side. I love new music, and I definitely think the kids are alright. I can live with the hypocrisy of gatekeeping the gatekeepers.
December 27, 2024 at 4:51 PM
The bigger my platform gets (elsewhere obviously) the more people think they found an ally in me for opinions like “new music is all derivative." Sorry, I'm not on your side. I love new music, and I definitely think the kids are alright. I can live with the hypocrisy of gatekeeping the gatekeepers.
here's the last installment of my series of best albums of the year for people who don't pay attention to new music... these are seven albums that deserve a #1 slot
The Best Albums for Old Heads of 2024, Pt. 4 (and final!)
The four-part album of the year series concludes with a list (unranked, of course) of would-be #1 records of 2024
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December 9, 2024 at 4:44 PM
here's the last installment of my series of best albums of the year for people who don't pay attention to new music... these are seven albums that deserve a #1 slot