@’s two releases to date are both fantastic, bringing back those freak folk vibes (a la dirty projectors, Joanna newsom, early AnCo) that I’ve been missing. I’ve been jamming this more recent one a lot lately and I love how they expand their LP’s sound with gloopy electronics without sacrificing their natural stank. Excited to see where @ goes next !!
Mar 21, 2025
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I’ve been into this band since 2017 & they inspired me so much back when I was in college. I was also listening to them right around when I was both getting into the concept of “mathy” music and going to my local shows in NJ for the first time.
One of my most memorable shows was driving one of my newer friends to see Peaer on an autumn, Sunday night in a church recreational space, 40 minutes away on a super rainy night. The venue’s parking lot was gravel and next to the church’s graveyard and there was probably 20-25 people total, including the bands.
And it was so worth it, hearing Peaer live finally and seeing their musicianship in person. I have a real love for bands that are trios of drums, bass, guitar & vox, how you can hear everyone individually, but also how just 3 people can create such a wall of sound together. It was so important for me to see them live at that age, and I’m so glad I pushed myself to make the drive down there.
They haven’t come out with music since 2019, an album called A Healthy Earth which I had on repeat religiously. So to have a new single from them with that same guitar tone, funky time changes but new formulas and ideas has been incredibly lovely.
I’m thankful they’re still around and continuing to create 🍐
Jan 7, 2025
So much great music this year! I can never pick favourites as there's so many I'd want to recommend from 2024... But:
MY GOD — TAPIR!
Wonderful song which addresses the strangeness of the modern world, both it's beauty and its horrors. Very cute, weird music video:
https://youtu.be/xIJoRDCRcQ8
I've linked the Spotify above, as well.
Absolutely fell in love with Tapir! at the end of 2023. They released their debut album as a series of EPs, with the first two at the end of the year and the final one at the end of January. I'd be picking their songs Gymnopédie or Eidolon if they came out this year...
They're a wonderful live act as well — seen them in various forms (solo set from the singer, intimate set in the back room of a pub, and grandiose theatre piece with choir, props, and dancers) and each has been a very special experience.
Dec 30, 2024
I love this band‘s discography so far. Can’t wait for the new record to come out!
It’s experimental a lot of the time but it works. Crazy to think this band started in my hometown and then moved to Philly!
Aug 1, 2024
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In the BBs‘ tumultuous early 70s period, they decided to leave the Cali shore for - the Netherlands. They brought a whole entourage & reassembled a soundboard built for them in LA, leading to one of the most expensive records made at the time.
Stand outs are the moody and strangely heavy “Steamboat,” the mini rock opera “California Saga,” the rollicking “The Trader,” and the closer “Funky Pretty,” a strange but tuneful pop song that only could’ve come from Brian Wilson’s beautiful and deteriorating mind.
Mar 7, 2025
Maybe there’s a bias happening here, but over the past year, whenever I search “[movie title] streaming“ the results, often enough to note, point to Tubi, with the film I want ready to stream for free with commercials.
They also made one of the only interesting Super Bowl ads I’ve seen in years (see below).
Mar 24, 2025
One of my favorite bands ever, who I go back to often. With their new record coming, I was going back into the catalog and realized I was missing out on this one.
Destroyer is an artist with a broad discog, encompassing different styles and palettes, with stylistic motifs connecting every record. As an early Destroyer album, City of Daughters is a rewarding listen, because it shows Bejar and Co in the midst of developing those motifs we know and have loved for nearly three decades and running.
Mar 14, 2025