The Mirage Fades As It Unfolded
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I picked up vinyl by three great bands playing BFF in October: Snowing, Penfold, and Empire Empire (I Was a Lonely Estate!). Long live CYLS.
Still time to get deals! @joiedevivreband.bsky.social Colleen Dow, @annabelohio.bsky.social, Hightide Hotel, Long Knives, It only ends once, En Garde, The Reptilian, Penfold, Singing Lungs, ExpertT iming, Ape Up!, Cloud Mouth, Zookeeper, I Am the Branch, + more!
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May 3, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I picked up vinyl by three great bands playing BFF in October: Snowing, Penfold, and Empire Empire (I Was a Lonely Estate!). Long live CYLS.
2023’s ‘Secret Measure’ was one of my top albums of that year. It’s looking like their latest will be ranked similarly. The twins sound lusher than ever without sacrificing their signature sparseness. The musical equivalent of a deep exhale with your feet in wet sand on a brisk morning.
@clothband.bsky.social's stunning new album “Pink Silence” is OUT NOW! 🩷✨
Available to buy on CD, pink vinyl, limited edition Dinked vinyl, & digital 👉🏽 cloth.lnk.to/PinkS
You can also see Cloth perform the new album live at instores over the next week - more info 👉🏽 cloth.lnk.to/Shows
Available to buy on CD, pink vinyl, limited edition Dinked vinyl, & digital 👉🏽 cloth.lnk.to/PinkS
You can also see Cloth perform the new album live at instores over the next week - more info 👉🏽 cloth.lnk.to/Shows
April 29, 2025 at 11:54 PM
2023’s ‘Secret Measure’ was one of my top albums of that year. It’s looking like their latest will be ranked similarly. The twins sound lusher than ever without sacrificing their signature sparseness. The musical equivalent of a deep exhale with your feet in wet sand on a brisk morning.
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I wake up, I post bangers. You wake up, the splendor of your legacy radiant, evident to all who behold it, shimmering in the new dawn, present to its moment. we are not the same
April 17, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I wake up, I post bangers. You wake up, the splendor of your legacy radiant, evident to all who behold it, shimmering in the new dawn, present to its moment. we are not the same
Jim still performs in town both solo and with a band, putting a smile on everyone’s face with effortless charm. Legendary indeed!
The Legendary Jim Ruiz Group - Bigfoot [Minneapolis, MN USA, Indie Rock] (1998)
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https://youtu.be/ERU5j0p5FCA
The Legendary Jim Ruiz Group - Bigfoot [Minneapolis, MN USA, Indie Rock] (1998)
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April 8, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Jim still performs in town both solo and with a band, putting a smile on everyone’s face with effortless charm. Legendary indeed!
Happy day 🩷🩵🤍 @homeiswhereforever.bsky.social @katiedey.bsky.social @anjimile.bsky.social @futureteens.bsky.social @leftatlondon.com and so many more
April 1, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Happy day 🩷🩵🤍 @homeiswhereforever.bsky.social @katiedey.bsky.social @anjimile.bsky.social @futureteens.bsky.social @leftatlondon.com and so many more
One of the best collabs in my collection. Via @joyfulnoiserecs.bsky.social in 2018, @nojoy.bsky.social & Kember are firing on all cylinders here, sculpting an intoxicating sound completely its own playing to both artists’ strengths. I wish it was an LP, but sometimes scarcity amplifies power.
March 27, 2025 at 4:35 AM
One of the best collabs in my collection. Via @joyfulnoiserecs.bsky.social in 2018, @nojoy.bsky.social & Kember are firing on all cylinders here, sculpting an intoxicating sound completely its own playing to both artists’ strengths. I wish it was an LP, but sometimes scarcity amplifies power.
Caught it at a film fest last year. I was grinning ear to ear the entire runtime. It’s STUPID how good it is.
The first official trailer for Pavements, the forthcoming film on the band #Pavement, has been shared online, alongside details of the movie’s cinema release.
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March 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Caught it at a film fest last year. I was grinning ear to ear the entire runtime. It’s STUPID how good it is.
‘Vol. II: Splendour & Obedience’ by Decius (out now via @theleaflabel.com) conjures up a specific memory for me. I was a teenager at a Fischerspooner show (yes I’m old now) and there was one guy there dancing with such aggression and precision, dressed like Crispín Glover in ‘Back to the Future.’
March 23, 2025 at 12:28 AM
‘Vol. II: Splendour & Obedience’ by Decius (out now via @theleaflabel.com) conjures up a specific memory for me. I was a teenager at a Fischerspooner show (yes I’m old now) and there was one guy there dancing with such aggression and precision, dressed like Crispín Glover in ‘Back to the Future.’
I love this record and now I love Spectral Nights.
March 21, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I love this record and now I love Spectral Nights.
Hey @polyvinyl.bsky.social is it too late to reunite The Ivory Coast for Best Friends Forever Fest? Maybe 2026 then? I love this album so much.
March 14, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Hey @polyvinyl.bsky.social is it too late to reunite The Ivory Coast for Best Friends Forever Fest? Maybe 2026 then? I love this album so much.
I’m always scouring Bandcamp for new local Minneapolis releases. Here’s one that caught my ear this week: feels like a track off it belongs on the ‘So I Married an Axe Murderer’ soundtrack, which I spun so hard back in the day. Killer out-of-time (double pun intended) jangle pop.
Field Hospitals has a new EP entitled "Ethel Green", pre-orders for the limited CD on Subjangle Records are up now. You can also buy digitally or listen on all major streaming services. RIYL: early REM, the Tubs, Real Estate, Miracle Legion
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Ethel Green, by Field Hospitals
6 track album
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March 13, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I’m always scouring Bandcamp for new local Minneapolis releases. Here’s one that caught my ear this week: feels like a track off it belongs on the ‘So I Married an Axe Murderer’ soundtrack, which I spun so hard back in the day. Killer out-of-time (double pun intended) jangle pop.
My buddy @daniel-wipert.bsky.social started an Instagram channel sharing rad songs from new and old underrated artists. His taste is 🤌 so give him a follow! Link: rb.gy/opqxaky
March 4, 2025 at 11:27 PM
My buddy @daniel-wipert.bsky.social started an Instagram channel sharing rad songs from new and old underrated artists. His taste is 🤌 so give him a follow! Link: rb.gy/opqxaky
‘Subminiature’ by @hourdayweek.bsky.social (via @dearliferecs.bsky.social) is a stark delight of neo-classical compositions both outwardly moving and inwardly subtle. Woodwinds glide along clean electric guitars and charmingly skittering percussion. A bold, inviting collection of live recordings.
March 4, 2025 at 1:48 AM
‘Subminiature’ by @hourdayweek.bsky.social (via @dearliferecs.bsky.social) is a stark delight of neo-classical compositions both outwardly moving and inwardly subtle. Woodwinds glide along clean electric guitars and charmingly skittering percussion. A bold, inviting collection of live recordings.
Ahhhh she is so cool
Minimalist singer/songwriter Lael Neale (@laelneale.bsky.social) has announced a new album, "Altogether Stranger" on @subpop.bsky.social, and shared its first single, “Tell Me How to Be Here,” via a self-directed video. She’s also announced some tour dates. www.undertheradarmag.com/news/lael_ne...
February 20, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Ahhhh she is so cool
Thx Mol and The Alternative for turning me on to more great non-binary music. Love the line “it’s a reminder to carve out space for joy, for expression, for survival—daily—to love in these moments of unknowing and to embrace what we have.” 🖤💛💜
Mol reviewed @brosaleigh.bsky.social’s ‘bro’s bad January’—read that below!
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Album Review: Josaleigh Pollett – 'bro's bad january' - The Alternative
Mol reviews Josaleigh Pollett's song-a-day collection 'bro's bad january,' recasting '70s folk from the perspective of a depressed millenial
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February 18, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Thx Mol and The Alternative for turning me on to more great non-binary music. Love the line “it’s a reminder to carve out space for joy, for expression, for survival—daily—to love in these moments of unknowing and to embrace what we have.” 🖤💛💜
‘Be the Light On’ by @reallygreatband.bsky.social (out now via Disposable America) is a power pop powder keg of a record with riffs blazing & sweetness in spades. Buzzing distortion & infectious hooks at a ramshackle pace, this sophomore effort retains the energy of their debut while still maturing.
February 17, 2025 at 6:10 AM
‘Be the Light On’ by @reallygreatband.bsky.social (out now via Disposable America) is a power pop powder keg of a record with riffs blazing & sweetness in spades. Buzzing distortion & infectious hooks at a ramshackle pace, this sophomore effort retains the energy of their debut while still maturing.
An absolute banger. Same songwriter as “Crying in the Club,” “Genie in a Bottle,” “Breakeven,” and “Physical!” Steve Kipner get on Bluesky!
February 16, 2025 at 2:44 AM
An absolute banger. Same songwriter as “Crying in the Club,” “Genie in a Bottle,” “Breakeven,” and “Physical!” Steve Kipner get on Bluesky!
Oooooh great record! Happy Valentine’s Day to me 💝 a happily married person who remembers brooding loneliness soundtracked by Benton Falls a little well
Happy vinyl release of @besafeband.bsky.social's "Unwell."
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Bandcamp: countyourluckystars.bandcamp.com/album/unwell
Listen/order: countyourluckystars.limitedrun.com/products/864...
Bandcamp: countyourluckystars.bandcamp.com/album/unwell
February 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Oooooh great record! Happy Valentine’s Day to me 💝 a happily married person who remembers brooding loneliness soundtracked by Benton Falls a little well
‘Enter Now Brightness’ by Nadia Reid (out now via @chrysalisrecs.bsky.social) is the kind of soulful, hopeful, & thoughtful neo-folk LP that hits hard at times like this. The world in tatters, this is the best possible counterprogramming to the bluster on TV & in Washington. The ultimate balm.
February 10, 2025 at 1:27 AM
‘Enter Now Brightness’ by Nadia Reid (out now via @chrysalisrecs.bsky.social) is the kind of soulful, hopeful, & thoughtful neo-folk LP that hits hard at times like this. The world in tatters, this is the best possible counterprogramming to the bluster on TV & in Washington. The ultimate balm.
13 Songs (1989) - In On The Kill Taker (1993)
Discreet Music (1975) - Ambient 1: Music for Airports (1978)
Daydream Nation (1988) - Experimental Jet Set, Trash, & No Star (1994)
Rounds (2003) - Pink (2012)
Discreet Music (1975) - Ambient 1: Music for Airports (1978)
Daydream Nation (1988) - Experimental Jet Set, Trash, & No Star (1994)
Rounds (2003) - Pink (2012)
What four-album run is this?
For me, it’s M83’s Dead Cities (2003) — Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming (2011)
For me, it’s M83’s Dead Cities (2003) — Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming (2011)
February 9, 2025 at 12:15 AM
13 Songs (1989) - In On The Kill Taker (1993)
Discreet Music (1975) - Ambient 1: Music for Airports (1978)
Daydream Nation (1988) - Experimental Jet Set, Trash, & No Star (1994)
Rounds (2003) - Pink (2012)
Discreet Music (1975) - Ambient 1: Music for Airports (1978)
Daydream Nation (1988) - Experimental Jet Set, Trash, & No Star (1994)
Rounds (2003) - Pink (2012)
It’s winter and infrastructures are collapsing, so you better believe the high school friend group chat is once again relitigating Kid A vs. OK Computer vs. In Rainbows (yes somehow there are multiple people I call lifelong friends who believe IN RAINBOWS is their best record)
Everyone Has Got the Fear: The Best of Radiohead by Chris Polley on Apple Music
Playlist · 30 Songs
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February 6, 2025 at 4:48 AM
It’s winter and infrastructures are collapsing, so you better believe the high school friend group chat is once again relitigating Kid A vs. OK Computer vs. In Rainbows (yes somehow there are multiple people I call lifelong friends who believe IN RAINBOWS is their best record)
‘honey from a winter stone’ by Ambrose Akinmusire (out now via @nonesuch.com) is an engrossing, expansive LP from the one-of-kind trumpeter. Billowing dark nightclub vignettes collide with urgent but effortless spoken word & cascading pianos & strings. Jazz with nerve, improvisations with verve.
February 5, 2025 at 4:28 AM
‘honey from a winter stone’ by Ambrose Akinmusire (out now via @nonesuch.com) is an engrossing, expansive LP from the one-of-kind trumpeter. Billowing dark nightclub vignettes collide with urgent but effortless spoken word & cascading pianos & strings. Jazz with nerve, improvisations with verve.
This is me but I forgot to inform my editors who I am on Bluesky. Anyway, great record!
K-The-I??? and Kenny Segal's "Genuine Dexterity" reviewed by Chris Polley, Out now via @backwoodzstudioz.bsky.social. post-trash.com/news/2025/2/...
Kenny Segal & K-the-I??? "Genuine Dexterity" | Album Review — POST-TRASH
Genuine Dexterity is a release that might have lit the scene on fire and cemented itself as a collaboration arguably more important and revelatory than the others which raised Segal’s profile in year...
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February 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
This is me but I forgot to inform my editors who I am on Bluesky. Anyway, great record!
We lost an all-timer this week. I haven’t had the words, so here is a playlist instead:
Through Paris in a Sports Car: The Best of Marianne Faithfull (RIP) by Chris Polley on Apple Music
Playlist · 22 Songs
music.apple.com
February 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
We lost an all-timer this week. I haven’t had the words, so here is a playlist instead:
‘An Unbearable Weight’ by @arlengunclub.bsky.social is one of those emo EPs where the songs are so gnarly & relistenable that it’s like the band used their scrappy powers to compress the energy & catharsis of an entire LP into 15 concentrated minutes of heart pummeling. So yeah, it’s sick.
February 1, 2025 at 5:30 AM
‘An Unbearable Weight’ by @arlengunclub.bsky.social is one of those emo EPs where the songs are so gnarly & relistenable that it’s like the band used their scrappy powers to compress the energy & catharsis of an entire LP into 15 concentrated minutes of heart pummeling. So yeah, it’s sick.