Tag: The Olympians

Steep it hot and drink it slowly, for Valerian Tea is the remedy you are seeking.

It’s the first night of the year where I arrive at the station in daylight. Also, it’s been unseasonably cool. But neither of those things is as notable as a new album from Toadies which brings up more of that brutal precision fuzz pop that made my ears perk up the first time I heard them over 30 years ago. Elsewhere tonight: a phone call from PJ, on the road, and middle-cased keyboards.

mclusky knows you’re not going to run far in those shoes.

The season is upon us, and no one can better represent this fresh start than Tyler Ballgame.

These Albini Sessions from Fugazi, a release from the band to benefit the late producer’s Letters Charity, is messing with my mind the way a transmission from an alternate timeline would. Elsewhere tonight: look at mclusky strutting around like they didn’t disappear for a couple decades.

A new album from The Bobby Lees is making its way to us, and I’m banging on the table in anticipation. Also, I meant to call that Alt-J song “Breezleblocks,” it’s a long story. Freaky weather continues!