Snappstare
@snappstare.bsky.social
A human with a penchant for writing about and sharing indie music (and art, theatre, puppetry, photography and poetry). Also a nemophilist.
February 13, 2026 at 12:08 AM
my January mixtape is up
apple:
music.apple.com/us/playlist/...
spot:
open.spotify.com/playlist/63n...
might make a version for Youtube as well if anyone wants it
apple:
music.apple.com/us/playlist/...
spot:
open.spotify.com/playlist/63n...
might make a version for Youtube as well if anyone wants it
February 1, 2026 at 8:07 PM
my January mixtape is up
apple:
music.apple.com/us/playlist/...
spot:
open.spotify.com/playlist/63n...
might make a version for Youtube as well if anyone wants it
apple:
music.apple.com/us/playlist/...
spot:
open.spotify.com/playlist/63n...
might make a version for Youtube as well if anyone wants it
My Top 5 Debut Albums of 1990-94 #5DebutAlbums9094
1 The Breeders / Pod
2 Digable Planets / Reachin'
3 Belly / Star
4 Mercury Rev / Yerself Is Steam
5 Silver Jews / Starlight Walker
5 runners-up:
PJ Harvey
Sugar
Tori Amos
Björk
Uncle Tupelo
Thanks for tallying @richards7370.bsky.social
1 The Breeders / Pod
2 Digable Planets / Reachin'
3 Belly / Star
4 Mercury Rev / Yerself Is Steam
5 Silver Jews / Starlight Walker
5 runners-up:
PJ Harvey
Sugar
Tori Amos
Björk
Uncle Tupelo
Thanks for tallying @richards7370.bsky.social
January 25, 2026 at 11:43 AM
My Top 5 Debut Albums of 1990-94 #5DebutAlbums9094
1 The Breeders / Pod
2 Digable Planets / Reachin'
3 Belly / Star
4 Mercury Rev / Yerself Is Steam
5 Silver Jews / Starlight Walker
5 runners-up:
PJ Harvey
Sugar
Tori Amos
Björk
Uncle Tupelo
Thanks for tallying @richards7370.bsky.social
1 The Breeders / Pod
2 Digable Planets / Reachin'
3 Belly / Star
4 Mercury Rev / Yerself Is Steam
5 Silver Jews / Starlight Walker
5 runners-up:
PJ Harvey
Sugar
Tori Amos
Björk
Uncle Tupelo
Thanks for tallying @richards7370.bsky.social
January 20, 2026 at 6:54 AM
#5DebutAlbums9094
Uncle Tupelo // No Depression (1990, Rockville)
Uncle Tupelo // No Depression (1990, Rockville)
January 20, 2026 at 6:46 AM
#5DebutAlbums9094
Uncle Tupelo // No Depression (1990, Rockville)
Uncle Tupelo // No Depression (1990, Rockville)
January 17, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Arbor Labor Union // Out to Pasture
2026 Sophomore Lounge, 7 songs in 23 minutes, bookended by instrumentals
I'd say "for fans of Grateful Dead, The Allman Brothers, Rose City Band, & other country-psych-rock weirdos, who like a little experimentation" arborlaborunion.bandcamp.com/album/out-to...
2026 Sophomore Lounge, 7 songs in 23 minutes, bookended by instrumentals
I'd say "for fans of Grateful Dead, The Allman Brothers, Rose City Band, & other country-psych-rock weirdos, who like a little experimentation" arborlaborunion.bandcamp.com/album/out-to...
January 13, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Arbor Labor Union // Out to Pasture
2026 Sophomore Lounge, 7 songs in 23 minutes, bookended by instrumentals
I'd say "for fans of Grateful Dead, The Allman Brothers, Rose City Band, & other country-psych-rock weirdos, who like a little experimentation" arborlaborunion.bandcamp.com/album/out-to...
2026 Sophomore Lounge, 7 songs in 23 minutes, bookended by instrumentals
I'd say "for fans of Grateful Dead, The Allman Brothers, Rose City Band, & other country-psych-rock weirdos, who like a little experimentation" arborlaborunion.bandcamp.com/album/out-to...
Another top debut from 1993 #5DebutAlbums9094
Belly // Star
Saw them live at least twice on tour around this time, once with Radiohead opening up for them in D.C. (Thom Yorke joining in with Tanya on Untogether was particularly memorable), and another at the HFStival in a stadium on July 3, 1993
Belly // Star
Saw them live at least twice on tour around this time, once with Radiohead opening up for them in D.C. (Thom Yorke joining in with Tanya on Untogether was particularly memorable), and another at the HFStival in a stadium on July 3, 1993
January 11, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Another top debut from 1993 #5DebutAlbums9094
Belly // Star
Saw them live at least twice on tour around this time, once with Radiohead opening up for them in D.C. (Thom Yorke joining in with Tanya on Untogether was particularly memorable), and another at the HFStival in a stadium on July 3, 1993
Belly // Star
Saw them live at least twice on tour around this time, once with Radiohead opening up for them in D.C. (Thom Yorke joining in with Tanya on Untogether was particularly memorable), and another at the HFStival in a stadium on July 3, 1993
Just listened to this debut LP from 2020 by Shell of a Shell... a moody heavy hitter (by Chappy Hull from Gnarwhal, Pile, Guck)... quiet and loud, jangly and twanging into cacophony at times shellofashell.bandcamp.com/album/away-t...
January 11, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Just listened to this debut LP from 2020 by Shell of a Shell... a moody heavy hitter (by Chappy Hull from Gnarwhal, Pile, Guck)... quiet and loud, jangly and twanging into cacophony at times shellofashell.bandcamp.com/album/away-t...
A contender for top #5DebutAlbums9094
Digable Planets // Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space) - 1993
Digable Planets // Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space) - 1993
January 10, 2026 at 11:48 PM
A contender for top #5DebutAlbums9094
Digable Planets // Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space) - 1993
Digable Planets // Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space) - 1993
DCB Day... hug your buds, give someone a call out of the blue today. Honk if you're lonely tonight. #DCBday #silverjews #davidberman #actualair #americanwater #musicsky #nodepression
January 4, 2026 at 10:35 PM
DCB Day... hug your buds, give someone a call out of the blue today. Honk if you're lonely tonight. #DCBday #silverjews #davidberman #actualair #americanwater #musicsky #nodepression
thanks, here's my top #5DebutAlbums7074
1 John Prine // s/t
2 Gil Scott-Heron // Pieces of a Man
3 Lô Borges // s/t
4 Big Star // #1 Record
5 Neu! // s/t
had to mention:
Syd Barrett // The Madcap Laughs
Marc Benno // s/t
Beverly Copeland // s/t
Cymande // s/t
Tom Waits // Closing Time
1 John Prine // s/t
2 Gil Scott-Heron // Pieces of a Man
3 Lô Borges // s/t
4 Big Star // #1 Record
5 Neu! // s/t
had to mention:
Syd Barrett // The Madcap Laughs
Marc Benno // s/t
Beverly Copeland // s/t
Cymande // s/t
Tom Waits // Closing Time
December 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
thanks, here's my top #5DebutAlbums7074
1 John Prine // s/t
2 Gil Scott-Heron // Pieces of a Man
3 Lô Borges // s/t
4 Big Star // #1 Record
5 Neu! // s/t
had to mention:
Syd Barrett // The Madcap Laughs
Marc Benno // s/t
Beverly Copeland // s/t
Cymande // s/t
Tom Waits // Closing Time
1 John Prine // s/t
2 Gil Scott-Heron // Pieces of a Man
3 Lô Borges // s/t
4 Big Star // #1 Record
5 Neu! // s/t
had to mention:
Syd Barrett // The Madcap Laughs
Marc Benno // s/t
Beverly Copeland // s/t
Cymande // s/t
Tom Waits // Closing Time
Kids on a Crime Spree // Fall in Love Not in Line
2022, Slumberland Records
2022, Slumberland Records
December 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Kids on a Crime Spree // Fall in Love Not in Line
2022, Slumberland Records
2022, Slumberland Records
Contortions // Buy (1979, ZE Records/Buddah Records)
jameschance.bandcamp.com/album/buy
#musicsky #contortions #1979music
jameschance.bandcamp.com/album/buy
#musicsky #contortions #1979music
December 8, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Contortions // Buy (1979, ZE Records/Buddah Records)
jameschance.bandcamp.com/album/buy
#musicsky #contortions #1979music
jameschance.bandcamp.com/album/buy
#musicsky #contortions #1979music
my monthly mixtape is from these November releases
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YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Apple: music.apple.com/us/playlist/...
Slopify: open.spotify.com/playlist/0v5...
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YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Apple: music.apple.com/us/playlist/...
Slopify: open.spotify.com/playlist/0v5...
December 2, 2025 at 10:17 PM
my monthly mixtape is from these November releases
:§:
YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Apple: music.apple.com/us/playlist/...
Slopify: open.spotify.com/playlist/0v5...
:§:
YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Apple: music.apple.com/us/playlist/...
Slopify: open.spotify.com/playlist/0v5...
Thanks! #5DebutAlbums7074 The Madcap Laughs by Syd Barrett
November 26, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Thanks! #5DebutAlbums7074 The Madcap Laughs by Syd Barrett
#5DebutAlbums7074 Marc Benno s/t 1970
While his quirkier follow-up 1971 album Minnows is my favorite, this is still a great blues album.
While his quirkier follow-up 1971 album Minnows is my favorite, this is still a great blues album.
November 25, 2025 at 10:40 PM
#5DebutAlbums7074 Marc Benno s/t 1970
While his quirkier follow-up 1971 album Minnows is my favorite, this is still a great blues album.
While his quirkier follow-up 1971 album Minnows is my favorite, this is still a great blues album.
@richards7370.bsky.social I've seen some "The Madcap Laughs" being shared, but isn't this the debut Syd Barrett album? "Barrett" #5debutalbums7074
November 25, 2025 at 10:31 PM
@richards7370.bsky.social I've seen some "The Madcap Laughs" being shared, but isn't this the debut Syd Barrett album? "Barrett" #5debutalbums7074
November 25, 2025 at 10:28 PM
forestlike // s/t (2023)
Sharp Pins // Balloon x3 (2025)
Mint Mile // andwhichstray (2025)
Sharp Pins // Turtle Rock (2023)
Last 4 #musicsky #indierock #folkrock #altcountry #janglepop #psychedelica #mintmile #sharppins #forestlike #revival
Sharp Pins // Balloon x3 (2025)
Mint Mile // andwhichstray (2025)
Sharp Pins // Turtle Rock (2023)
Last 4 #musicsky #indierock #folkrock #altcountry #janglepop #psychedelica #mintmile #sharppins #forestlike #revival
November 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
forestlike // s/t (2023)
Sharp Pins // Balloon x3 (2025)
Mint Mile // andwhichstray (2025)
Sharp Pins // Turtle Rock (2023)
Last 4 #musicsky #indierock #folkrock #altcountry #janglepop #psychedelica #mintmile #sharppins #forestlike #revival
Sharp Pins // Balloon x3 (2025)
Mint Mile // andwhichstray (2025)
Sharp Pins // Turtle Rock (2023)
Last 4 #musicsky #indierock #folkrock #altcountry #janglepop #psychedelica #mintmile #sharppins #forestlike #revival
Fun revisiting debut albums 2010-2014. My picks:
1 A Great Big Pile of Leaves - Have You Seen My Prefrontal Cortex?
2 Caddywhompus - Remainder
4 Ex Hex - Rips
4 Protomartyr - No Passion All Technique
5 Yuck - s/t
+
Body/Head
Death Grips
Noun
Waxahatchee
Woolen Men
1 A Great Big Pile of Leaves - Have You Seen My Prefrontal Cortex?
2 Caddywhompus - Remainder
4 Ex Hex - Rips
4 Protomartyr - No Passion All Technique
5 Yuck - s/t
+
Body/Head
Death Grips
Noun
Waxahatchee
Woolen Men
November 22, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Fun revisiting debut albums 2010-2014. My picks:
1 A Great Big Pile of Leaves - Have You Seen My Prefrontal Cortex?
2 Caddywhompus - Remainder
4 Ex Hex - Rips
4 Protomartyr - No Passion All Technique
5 Yuck - s/t
+
Body/Head
Death Grips
Noun
Waxahatchee
Woolen Men
1 A Great Big Pile of Leaves - Have You Seen My Prefrontal Cortex?
2 Caddywhompus - Remainder
4 Ex Hex - Rips
4 Protomartyr - No Passion All Technique
5 Yuck - s/t
+
Body/Head
Death Grips
Noun
Waxahatchee
Woolen Men
my top #5DebutAlbums1014 @richards7370.bsky.social
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1 A Great Big Pile of Leaves - Have You Seen My Prefrontal Cortex?
2 Caddywhompus - Remainder
4 Ex Hex - Rips
4 Protomartyr - No Passion All Technique
5 Yuck - s/t
Honorable mentions:
:§:
Body/Head
Death Grips
Noun
Waxahatchee
Woolen Men
:§:
1 A Great Big Pile of Leaves - Have You Seen My Prefrontal Cortex?
2 Caddywhompus - Remainder
4 Ex Hex - Rips
4 Protomartyr - No Passion All Technique
5 Yuck - s/t
Honorable mentions:
:§:
Body/Head
Death Grips
Noun
Waxahatchee
Woolen Men
November 22, 2025 at 9:40 AM
my top #5DebutAlbums1014 @richards7370.bsky.social
:§:
1 A Great Big Pile of Leaves - Have You Seen My Prefrontal Cortex?
2 Caddywhompus - Remainder
4 Ex Hex - Rips
4 Protomartyr - No Passion All Technique
5 Yuck - s/t
Honorable mentions:
:§:
Body/Head
Death Grips
Noun
Waxahatchee
Woolen Men
:§:
1 A Great Big Pile of Leaves - Have You Seen My Prefrontal Cortex?
2 Caddywhompus - Remainder
4 Ex Hex - Rips
4 Protomartyr - No Passion All Technique
5 Yuck - s/t
Honorable mentions:
:§:
Body/Head
Death Grips
Noun
Waxahatchee
Woolen Men
Curious if anyone knows about this band, Swings. It's in the camp of bands Idaho, Karate, Pile. It's a bit of jazzier slowcore, a touch of emo and post-rock.
Swings // Sugarwater (2015, Exploding in Sound)
Swings // Sugarwater (2015, Exploding in Sound)
November 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Curious if anyone knows about this band, Swings. It's in the camp of bands Idaho, Karate, Pile. It's a bit of jazzier slowcore, a touch of emo and post-rock.
Swings // Sugarwater (2015, Exploding in Sound)
Swings // Sugarwater (2015, Exploding in Sound)
I might've suggested Spray Paint's Rodeo Songs but then realized their self-titled should be considered as the debut
#5DebutAlbums1014 @richards7370.bsky.social
#5DebutAlbums1014 @richards7370.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I might've suggested Spray Paint's Rodeo Songs but then realized their self-titled should be considered as the debut
#5DebutAlbums1014 @richards7370.bsky.social
#5DebutAlbums1014 @richards7370.bsky.social
An early version and production photo (© 2016 by Richard Termine) of our devilish puppet for The Digger: A Subterranean Allegory, 2016 at @lamamaetc.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
An early version and production photo (© 2016 by Richard Termine) of our devilish puppet for The Digger: A Subterranean Allegory, 2016 at @lamamaetc.bsky.social