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Jeff Rosenstock • POST-
Polyvinyl • released 2018-01-01
Great singalong spirit, hot flaming hooks, and actual things to say.
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Jeff Rosenstock • SKA DREAM
You can love something so completely and sincerely that it becomes hard to tell whether you are mocking it. This is what Rosenstock does with third wave ska, with no detail, trope, or subgenre too small to escape notice and inclusion.
Black Lips • Sing In A World That’s Falling Apart
The Black Lips are like looking outside the bar window and seeing country and punk having an argument then a fistfight.
Vivian Girls • Memory
The girl group aesthetic survives, drenched in spring reverb and distant crooning, and it’s not just unscathed, it’s very agitated and ready to rip throats.
Jay Som • Anak Ko
Understated but solid set of songs with a strong female vocal presence. There’s a loving interlocking of guitar, bass, and keyboard lines that gives the music a rich and interesting texture.