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Criminally under-heard power pop that sounds like the best music from 90s college radio. Sonically immaculate, lush and nostalgic, really bittersweet. If you've been rocking that P4k 90s playlist that was going around a few days ago, I can guarantee that you will love this.
Also, it's 13 songs in 21 minutes! His s/t first album is also short, sweet, and basically perfect, but it doesn't have Imagine 2:
Imagine if your brain became undone
Imagine thinking nothing's ever right
Not so out of sight
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The Radio Dept is a band that I feel is severely under appreciated. This album will always hold a special place in my heart. Definitely in my personal top 10.
It's like a nice warm hug of Northern European lo-fi reverb-laden goodness.
This is also my go-to daytime high album. It's sunshine in sound. Carefree incarnate. Peace, bliss, and fuzz. A good buzz/trip guarantee. Go ahead and give it a try.
Feb 29, 2024
Recently rereleased guitar soundscapes. multiple layers of guitars creating beautiful textures of sound, 57mins so you don’t have to think about changing albums for a good amount of time while working + no vocals. Bonus is that the last track is short and so so sweet, my favorite one to come back to.
Feb 13, 2024
Incredibly catchy indie pop from two musicians who are touring members of Water From Your Eyes and have played in a bunch of other experimental indie bands around NY. Most underrated album of the year by far.
Dec 11, 2024
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Blindsided by this, really sad. The list of Albini's productions is jaw-dropping. Magnolia Electric Company is one of the great pieces of post-industrial Americana, bleak and beautiful. Farewell Transmission is Jason Molina's most powerful recording, but the album (incl. outtakes) is stacked. Heavy & gorgeous, suitable for the moment.
May 8, 2024
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Tearing up right now instead of working. I moved to the city as the last of Williamsburg's artistic energy was spent, and I moved to the edge of the neighborhood after it was already hollowed out. God bless the few places that are still interesting: Spectacle, Union Pool, Ore Bar, Blue Sun, Miriam Gallery, The P.I.T., Baby's, etc.
Are there places in NYC with a real artistic scene now, or did our new way of living end that possibility? Please don't say Hudson, there's no way I can learn to make furniture.
Jan 30, 2024
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More of a look back on the making of the album, no footage from the actual recording, iirc. But great banter, good insights into the process.
The Wilco doc about making Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is good and dramatic, too—I Am Trying to Break Your Heart.
Jan 25, 2024