Ruskus
@rusky.bsky.social
Moon on my neck, I feel it come. I’m standing here, like a burning house.
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Ruskus
@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
www.toppermost.co.uk/east-river-p...
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.
Really interesting interview with Ian. A “fun” read…😉
This recent interview with Ian MacKaye of Fugazi by Kurt Sayenga is really interesting, worth a read! Part 1 of 2.
open.substack.com/pub/greedmag...
#fugazi
open.substack.com/pub/greedmag...
#fugazi
Fugazi Now: Ian MacKaye #1
“Music is no joke.
greedmagazine.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Really interesting interview with Ian. A “fun” read…😉
I Cant Keep My Eyes Open
YouTube video by Cory hanson - Topic
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 11:25 PM
#90sTop30
Unranked.
Day 16.
Gold Star For Robot Boy, by Guided by Voices.
Highlight among highlights from Bee Thousand. The lo-fi recording increases the sense of yearning and poignancy somehow.
youtu.be/EiRXkYUim_c?...
Unranked.
Day 16.
Gold Star For Robot Boy, by Guided by Voices.
Highlight among highlights from Bee Thousand. The lo-fi recording increases the sense of yearning and poignancy somehow.
youtu.be/EiRXkYUim_c?...
Gold Star For Robot Boy
YouTube video by Guided by Voices - Topic
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 10:06 PM
#90sTop30
Unranked.
Day 16.
Gold Star For Robot Boy, by Guided by Voices.
Highlight among highlights from Bee Thousand. The lo-fi recording increases the sense of yearning and poignancy somehow.
youtu.be/EiRXkYUim_c?...
Unranked.
Day 16.
Gold Star For Robot Boy, by Guided by Voices.
Highlight among highlights from Bee Thousand. The lo-fi recording increases the sense of yearning and poignancy somehow.
youtu.be/EiRXkYUim_c?...
#90sTop30
Unranked.
Day 15.
(missed yesterday, so…)
Shut The Door, by Fugazi.
Live versions are especially great - with Joe & Brendan breaking it down and going all dub, while Ian & Guy do their thing. Like this iconic moment in the Instrument film.
youtu.be/6WHAnkJFOMs?...
Unranked.
Day 15.
(missed yesterday, so…)
Shut The Door, by Fugazi.
Live versions are especially great - with Joe & Brendan breaking it down and going all dub, while Ian & Guy do their thing. Like this iconic moment in the Instrument film.
youtu.be/6WHAnkJFOMs?...
Fugazi - Shut the Door
YouTube video by miyamotomusashi1978
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 7:44 AM
#90sTop30
Unranked.
Day 15.
(missed yesterday, so…)
Shut The Door, by Fugazi.
Live versions are especially great - with Joe & Brendan breaking it down and going all dub, while Ian & Guy do their thing. Like this iconic moment in the Instrument film.
youtu.be/6WHAnkJFOMs?...
Unranked.
Day 15.
(missed yesterday, so…)
Shut The Door, by Fugazi.
Live versions are especially great - with Joe & Brendan breaking it down and going all dub, while Ian & Guy do their thing. Like this iconic moment in the Instrument film.
youtu.be/6WHAnkJFOMs?...
#302020s
Day #16.
Fear Of Heights, by Wye Oak.
I’d not really got them before, but this track made me love Jenn Wasner’s voice, and realise how good they could be. I love the sound on this so much.
youtu.be/rY7pUPwsLQ0?...
Day #16.
Fear Of Heights, by Wye Oak.
I’d not really got them before, but this track made me love Jenn Wasner’s voice, and realise how good they could be. I love the sound on this so much.
youtu.be/rY7pUPwsLQ0?...
Wye Oak - Fear of Heights (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Wye Oak
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 12:22 AM
#302020s
Day #16.
Fear Of Heights, by Wye Oak.
I’d not really got them before, but this track made me love Jenn Wasner’s voice, and realise how good they could be. I love the sound on this so much.
youtu.be/rY7pUPwsLQ0?...
Day #16.
Fear Of Heights, by Wye Oak.
I’d not really got them before, but this track made me love Jenn Wasner’s voice, and realise how good they could be. I love the sound on this so much.
youtu.be/rY7pUPwsLQ0?...
#B-SidesAndBonusTracks
Day 16.
I Need a Connection, by Jane Weaver.
Originally on the bonus disc (The Amber Light) with The Silver Globe. Later released in its own right. One of her best - always great live.
youtu.be/VIgvYHaZJnc?...
Day 16.
I Need a Connection, by Jane Weaver.
Originally on the bonus disc (The Amber Light) with The Silver Globe. Later released in its own right. One of her best - always great live.
youtu.be/VIgvYHaZJnc?...
Jane Weaver - I Need A Connection
YouTube video by Finders Keepers Records
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 12:15 AM
#B-SidesAndBonusTracks
Day 16.
I Need a Connection, by Jane Weaver.
Originally on the bonus disc (The Amber Light) with The Silver Globe. Later released in its own right. One of her best - always great live.
youtu.be/VIgvYHaZJnc?...
Day 16.
I Need a Connection, by Jane Weaver.
Originally on the bonus disc (The Amber Light) with The Silver Globe. Later released in its own right. One of her best - always great live.
youtu.be/VIgvYHaZJnc?...
Hüsker Dü tee arrived from Numero Group.
Love the back detail…
Love the back detail…
November 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Hüsker Dü tee arrived from Numero Group.
Love the back detail…
Love the back detail…
#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge
Father John Misty.
(no order)
#15. Chateau Lobby #4 (In C For Two Virgins)
Gorgeous little song for his love, to finish my fave 15.
“Emma eats bread and butter…”
youtu.be/S_YjGcVg7GE?...
#MusicChallenge
Father John Misty.
(no order)
#15. Chateau Lobby #4 (In C For Two Virgins)
Gorgeous little song for his love, to finish my fave 15.
“Emma eats bread and butter…”
youtu.be/S_YjGcVg7GE?...
Father John Misty - Chateau Lobby #4 (In C For Two Virgins) - Later... with Jools Holland - BBC
YouTube video by BBC
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 11:27 PM
#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge
Father John Misty.
(no order)
#15. Chateau Lobby #4 (In C For Two Virgins)
Gorgeous little song for his love, to finish my fave 15.
“Emma eats bread and butter…”
youtu.be/S_YjGcVg7GE?...
#MusicChallenge
Father John Misty.
(no order)
#15. Chateau Lobby #4 (In C For Two Virgins)
Gorgeous little song for his love, to finish my fave 15.
“Emma eats bread and butter…”
youtu.be/S_YjGcVg7GE?...
#B-SidesAndBonusTracks
Day 15.
Times Square Go Go Boy, by East River Pipe.
You know how I love it.
(shameless plug…)
www.toppermost.co.uk/east-river-p...
youtu.be/5F42Hoi0O9I?...
Day 15.
Times Square Go Go Boy, by East River Pipe.
You know how I love it.
(shameless plug…)
www.toppermost.co.uk/east-river-p...
youtu.be/5F42Hoi0O9I?...
Times Square Go-Go Boy
YouTube video by East River Pipe - Topic
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 11:08 PM
#B-SidesAndBonusTracks
Day 15.
Times Square Go Go Boy, by East River Pipe.
You know how I love it.
(shameless plug…)
www.toppermost.co.uk/east-river-p...
youtu.be/5F42Hoi0O9I?...
Day 15.
Times Square Go Go Boy, by East River Pipe.
You know how I love it.
(shameless plug…)
www.toppermost.co.uk/east-river-p...
youtu.be/5F42Hoi0O9I?...
#302020s
Day #15.
Hardwired, by MSPAINT.
Despite Post-American having one of the worst album covers in history, it’s a great record - this was the first I heard, and is fantastic. Drums, fuzz bass, and synths replacing guitar that really works.
youtu.be/dWmhUknF2po?...
Day #15.
Hardwired, by MSPAINT.
Despite Post-American having one of the worst album covers in history, it’s a great record - this was the first I heard, and is fantastic. Drums, fuzz bass, and synths replacing guitar that really works.
youtu.be/dWmhUknF2po?...
Hardwired
YouTube video by MSPAINT - Topic
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
#302020s
Day #15.
Hardwired, by MSPAINT.
Despite Post-American having one of the worst album covers in history, it’s a great record - this was the first I heard, and is fantastic. Drums, fuzz bass, and synths replacing guitar that really works.
youtu.be/dWmhUknF2po?...
Day #15.
Hardwired, by MSPAINT.
Despite Post-American having one of the worst album covers in history, it’s a great record - this was the first I heard, and is fantastic. Drums, fuzz bass, and synths replacing guitar that really works.
youtu.be/dWmhUknF2po?...
#90sTop30
Unranked.
Day 14.
Here, by Pavement.
Again, I love others more than, but I have to pick this one. It’s a biggie, isn’t it.
youtu.be/bKipkWC90eU?...
Unranked.
Day 14.
Here, by Pavement.
Again, I love others more than, but I have to pick this one. It’s a biggie, isn’t it.
youtu.be/bKipkWC90eU?...
Here
YouTube video by Pavement - Topic
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
#90sTop30
Unranked.
Day 14.
Here, by Pavement.
Again, I love others more than, but I have to pick this one. It’s a biggie, isn’t it.
youtu.be/bKipkWC90eU?...
Unranked.
Day 14.
Here, by Pavement.
Again, I love others more than, but I have to pick this one. It’s a biggie, isn’t it.
youtu.be/bKipkWC90eU?...
#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge
Father John Misty.
(no order)
#14. Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings.
That drum and guitar intro sounds so good. “Jesus Christ girl…”
youtu.be/KtOToiIDNRA?...
#MusicChallenge
Father John Misty.
(no order)
#14. Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings.
That drum and guitar intro sounds so good. “Jesus Christ girl…”
youtu.be/KtOToiIDNRA?...
Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings [OFFICIAL VIDEO]
YouTube video by Sub Pop
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 12:14 AM
#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge
Father John Misty.
(no order)
#14. Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings.
That drum and guitar intro sounds so good. “Jesus Christ girl…”
youtu.be/KtOToiIDNRA?...
#MusicChallenge
Father John Misty.
(no order)
#14. Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings.
That drum and guitar intro sounds so good. “Jesus Christ girl…”
youtu.be/KtOToiIDNRA?...
#302020s
Day #14.
Barley, by Water From Your Eyes.
Any excuse to post this again. Stunning.
youtu.be/8tdPKlYTWn4?...
Day #14.
Barley, by Water From Your Eyes.
Any excuse to post this again. Stunning.
youtu.be/8tdPKlYTWn4?...
Water From Your Eyes- "Barley" (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Water From Your Eyes
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 12:10 AM
#302020s
Day #14.
Barley, by Water From Your Eyes.
Any excuse to post this again. Stunning.
youtu.be/8tdPKlYTWn4?...
Day #14.
Barley, by Water From Your Eyes.
Any excuse to post this again. Stunning.
youtu.be/8tdPKlYTWn4?...
#B-SidesAndBonusTracks
Day 14.
Better Now, by The Weather Station
Lovely stuff from the expanded Ignorance album.
youtu.be/bKpEXKPd6nI?...
Day 14.
Better Now, by The Weather Station
Lovely stuff from the expanded Ignorance album.
youtu.be/bKpEXKPd6nI?...
The Weather Station - Better Now (Official Visualizer)
YouTube video by The Weather Station
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 12:08 AM
#B-SidesAndBonusTracks
Day 14.
Better Now, by The Weather Station
Lovely stuff from the expanded Ignorance album.
youtu.be/bKpEXKPd6nI?...
Day 14.
Better Now, by The Weather Station
Lovely stuff from the expanded Ignorance album.
youtu.be/bKpEXKPd6nI?...
Jim Ghedi brilliant at the Smokehouse, Ipswich tonight.
Lovely man - funny as fuck.
Couple of pics below (inc. tallest guy in the venue at the front 🤷).
Nice to catch up with @simonfinbow.bsky.social and compare ailments like old folk.
Lovely man - funny as fuck.
Couple of pics below (inc. tallest guy in the venue at the front 🤷).
Nice to catch up with @simonfinbow.bsky.social and compare ailments like old folk.
November 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Jim Ghedi brilliant at the Smokehouse, Ipswich tonight.
Lovely man - funny as fuck.
Couple of pics below (inc. tallest guy in the venue at the front 🤷).
Nice to catch up with @simonfinbow.bsky.social and compare ailments like old folk.
Lovely man - funny as fuck.
Couple of pics below (inc. tallest guy in the venue at the front 🤷).
Nice to catch up with @simonfinbow.bsky.social and compare ailments like old folk.
Having a bit of a @worldofechomusic.bsky.social week. Went there before gig on Monday, then realised I’d ordered two items online anyway 🤷
Excellent folks either way
#np
Excellent folks either way
#np
November 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Having a bit of a @worldofechomusic.bsky.social week. Went there before gig on Monday, then realised I’d ordered two items online anyway 🤷
Excellent folks either way
#np
Excellent folks either way
#np
#90sTop30
Unranked.
Day 13.
Christian Brothers, by Elliott Smith
The first of his I heard/loved. Brutal.
He’s obviously one of the Greats.
“No bad-dream-fucker’s gonna boss me around. Christian brothers gonna take him down…”
youtu.be/E34ewVKNYFs?...
Unranked.
Day 13.
Christian Brothers, by Elliott Smith
The first of his I heard/loved. Brutal.
He’s obviously one of the Greats.
“No bad-dream-fucker’s gonna boss me around. Christian brothers gonna take him down…”
youtu.be/E34ewVKNYFs?...
Elliott Smith - Christian Brothers (from Elliott Smith)
YouTube video by Kill Rock Stars
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 8:19 AM
#90sTop30
Unranked.
Day 13.
Christian Brothers, by Elliott Smith
The first of his I heard/loved. Brutal.
He’s obviously one of the Greats.
“No bad-dream-fucker’s gonna boss me around. Christian brothers gonna take him down…”
youtu.be/E34ewVKNYFs?...
Unranked.
Day 13.
Christian Brothers, by Elliott Smith
The first of his I heard/loved. Brutal.
He’s obviously one of the Greats.
“No bad-dream-fucker’s gonna boss me around. Christian brothers gonna take him down…”
youtu.be/E34ewVKNYFs?...
#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge
Father John Misty.
(no order)
#13. Josh Tillman and The Accidental Dose
Nice production and typically comedic lyrics (see:opening line) on this good track from the latest album.
youtu.be/e-aPRow5Fi0?...
#MusicChallenge
Father John Misty.
(no order)
#13. Josh Tillman and The Accidental Dose
Nice production and typically comedic lyrics (see:opening line) on this good track from the latest album.
youtu.be/e-aPRow5Fi0?...
Father John Misty - Josh Tillman and the Accidental Dose (Official Video)
YouTube video by Father John Misty
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 11:46 PM
#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge
Father John Misty.
(no order)
#13. Josh Tillman and The Accidental Dose
Nice production and typically comedic lyrics (see:opening line) on this good track from the latest album.
youtu.be/e-aPRow5Fi0?...
#MusicChallenge
Father John Misty.
(no order)
#13. Josh Tillman and The Accidental Dose
Nice production and typically comedic lyrics (see:opening line) on this good track from the latest album.
youtu.be/e-aPRow5Fi0?...
#302020s
Day #13
Anything Can’t Happen, by Dorothea Paas.
This brilliant song got me into her music. Love how there’s like 3 separate sections, with Dorothea’s great soaring vocals at the end.
A big favourite.
youtu.be/MNpcs5n7K0s?...
Day #13
Anything Can’t Happen, by Dorothea Paas.
This brilliant song got me into her music. Love how there’s like 3 separate sections, with Dorothea’s great soaring vocals at the end.
A big favourite.
youtu.be/MNpcs5n7K0s?...
Dorothea Paas - "Anything Can't Happen" (Official Video)
YouTube video by Telephone Explosion Records
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 11:34 PM
#302020s
Day #13
Anything Can’t Happen, by Dorothea Paas.
This brilliant song got me into her music. Love how there’s like 3 separate sections, with Dorothea’s great soaring vocals at the end.
A big favourite.
youtu.be/MNpcs5n7K0s?...
Day #13
Anything Can’t Happen, by Dorothea Paas.
This brilliant song got me into her music. Love how there’s like 3 separate sections, with Dorothea’s great soaring vocals at the end.
A big favourite.
youtu.be/MNpcs5n7K0s?...
#B-SidesAndBonusTracks
Day 13.
Baby’s Arm, by Belly.
The single Now They’ll Sleep had some good b-sides - John Dark is a fine track, as is this…
youtu.be/3LsJVyLsFOg?...
Day 13.
Baby’s Arm, by Belly.
The single Now They’ll Sleep had some good b-sides - John Dark is a fine track, as is this…
youtu.be/3LsJVyLsFOg?...
Baby's Arm
YouTube video by Belly - Topic
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
#B-SidesAndBonusTracks
Day 13.
Baby’s Arm, by Belly.
The single Now They’ll Sleep had some good b-sides - John Dark is a fine track, as is this…
youtu.be/3LsJVyLsFOg?...
Day 13.
Baby’s Arm, by Belly.
The single Now They’ll Sleep had some good b-sides - John Dark is a fine track, as is this…
youtu.be/3LsJVyLsFOg?...
#90sTop30
Unranked.
Day 12.
Type, by Living Colour
Vivid was a fantastic debut album, but I’m picking the lead single from the nearly as good follow up.
Vernon Reid’s so underrated as a guitarist.
“Minimalism
Abstract expressionism
Postmodernism
Is it?”
youtu.be/1HbF3EAt3ck?...
Unranked.
Day 12.
Type, by Living Colour
Vivid was a fantastic debut album, but I’m picking the lead single from the nearly as good follow up.
Vernon Reid’s so underrated as a guitarist.
“Minimalism
Abstract expressionism
Postmodernism
Is it?”
youtu.be/1HbF3EAt3ck?...
Living Colour - Type
YouTube video by LivingColourVEVO
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
#90sTop30
Unranked.
Day 12.
Type, by Living Colour
Vivid was a fantastic debut album, but I’m picking the lead single from the nearly as good follow up.
Vernon Reid’s so underrated as a guitarist.
“Minimalism
Abstract expressionism
Postmodernism
Is it?”
youtu.be/1HbF3EAt3ck?...
Unranked.
Day 12.
Type, by Living Colour
Vivid was a fantastic debut album, but I’m picking the lead single from the nearly as good follow up.
Vernon Reid’s so underrated as a guitarist.
“Minimalism
Abstract expressionism
Postmodernism
Is it?”
youtu.be/1HbF3EAt3ck?...
#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge
Father John Misty.
(no order)
#12. O I Long To Feel Your Arms Around Me
One from the FJM debut that most sounds like his earlier J Tillman stuff. Which I love.
youtu.be/2b4qD2Co1Ls?...
#MusicChallenge
Father John Misty.
(no order)
#12. O I Long To Feel Your Arms Around Me
One from the FJM debut that most sounds like his earlier J Tillman stuff. Which I love.
youtu.be/2b4qD2Co1Ls?...
Father John Misty - O I Long to Feel Your Arms Around Me
YouTube video by Sub Pop
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge
Father John Misty.
(no order)
#12. O I Long To Feel Your Arms Around Me
One from the FJM debut that most sounds like his earlier J Tillman stuff. Which I love.
youtu.be/2b4qD2Co1Ls?...
#MusicChallenge
Father John Misty.
(no order)
#12. O I Long To Feel Your Arms Around Me
One from the FJM debut that most sounds like his earlier J Tillman stuff. Which I love.
youtu.be/2b4qD2Co1Ls?...
#302020s
Day #12.
First it was a movie, then it was a book…, by Florry.
This might well be my favourite song of the year - just joyous all the way through. Those guitars are grin-making.
youtu.be/voKY6BIdnDM?...
Day #12.
First it was a movie, then it was a book…, by Florry.
This might well be my favourite song of the year - just joyous all the way through. Those guitars are grin-making.
youtu.be/voKY6BIdnDM?...
Florry - First it was a movie, then it was a book (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Florry
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
#302020s
Day #12.
First it was a movie, then it was a book…, by Florry.
This might well be my favourite song of the year - just joyous all the way through. Those guitars are grin-making.
youtu.be/voKY6BIdnDM?...
Day #12.
First it was a movie, then it was a book…, by Florry.
This might well be my favourite song of the year - just joyous all the way through. Those guitars are grin-making.
youtu.be/voKY6BIdnDM?...