my bandcamp link & wishlist is here, if you have any recommendations shoot me a message, i'd love to hear them!!

listened to:
wishbone (2025) by conan gray
on dec 25 '25

first time listening to conan gray post-kid krow, wasn't exactly sure what to expect but it was a great baking companion! catchy indie pop sound, really approachable record. i quite like it, but despite that, i still think conan gray is the taylor swift of indie

music discovery after spotify

okay so obviously spotify is evil. i switched to tidal just about a year ago, switched again to qobuz a few months ago because why can't any company be normal? we know the answer but anyways. i've been thinking more and more now about my reliance on technology (especially my phone) and have been trying to find ways to get my attention span back and make life fun again (hence the existence of this website) so have been slowly downloading mp3s of my favorite albums in preparation for a digital audio player so i can use that instead of streaming services.

that being said, one of my favorite things to do in the past few years was discover new music and broaden my taste in other genres. in thinking about this switch to non-streaming based listening, this thought of "how am i gonna discover new music without algorithms" has popped up pretty often and.. well i'm still not entirely sure. but i did make the realization today after listening to no beer, no dad by blowout that using record labels is a really fun, algorithm-free way to discover new artists, since smaller record labels tend to kinda stick around one vibe or sound! it's not perfect, but it's a place to start.

listened to:
moisturizer (2025) by wet leg
on dec 24 '25

okay i've already got an interesting experience with this one since i've heard a good amount of the songs on this album through their live sessions (kexp via youtube) (tiny desk concerts via youtube) but, surprisingly, the studio versions didn't let me down! this album has a good range of vibes and they're placed in such a way that almost feels like it has a story arc. really fun :3

listened to:
no beer, no dad (2016) by blowout
on dec 24 '25

fun from the very start - this is one of those records that you can just tell that they had a lot of fun recording! a pop-punk vibe that reminds me of origami angel? the 2019 remaster really perfects what's missing from the original version and is a great listen overall

unrelated but i have a feeling that their label (lauren records) has a lot of obscure picks that deserve more attention. want to check some of them out :)

listened to:
french blonde (2022) by joe p
on dec 23 '25

really tasteful and punchy ep - this is a great introduction to the range that joe p posesses! i liked garden state vampire (2024) a lot and this gives that vibe but is more.. easily digestible?? idk. but it's good. listen to it. he's also good live.

listened to:
billboard heart (2025) by deep sea diver
on dec 23 '25

really wish this got more attention this year, this is one of my favorite releases this year! really catchy alt-adjacent pop, actually immediately gave this one a relisten since my partner came home and i needed to show them lol

listened to:
jellywish (2025) by florist
on dec 19 '25

this ambient folk record is incredible from second one. it's almost. meditative? super easy listening album, i chose it on a whim while working on gathering businesses for alethia what is alethia collective? and it couldn't have been a more fitting pick for something i want to enjoy and process while also multitasking. i want to give this a second listen while not having my attention divided to really absorb it!

listened to:
box for buddy, box for star (2024) by this is lorelei
on dec 14 '25

angel's eye was a great intro song - it's been a while since an album has genuinely made me feel captivated with the first song. this is lorelei explores a variety of genres and influences throughout this album, but the songs that stuck out to me appealed to both the indie rock and country lover in me (i grew up on country! "midwest freak" they've called me.) somehow. really fun record!

listened to:
the scholars (2025) by car seat headrest
on dec 14 '25

i've been a big fan of some singles from csh's catalogue for some years, but their full albums haven't been able to capture me like the singles (notably, "sober to death", "fill in the blank", and "nervous young inhumans"), but this album definitely changed that! this is my personal favorite of their albums, every song was really captivating in their own way. loved "the catastrophe (good luck with that man)" and "ccf (i'm gonna stay with you)" especially. wahoo!

listened to:
the crossroads (2025) by cordae
on dec 11 '25

i've always loved cordae's storytelling! it shines really well in this record. this is his most personal album from what i remember, it's pretty evident how much he put into it.

sidenote, love any album with a dedicated intro or interlude

listened to:
the new sound (2025) by geordie greep
on dec 11 '25

i'm so conflicted about this album! it's definitely a well composed chaos and the instrumentals were phenominal, i was head bopping a lot! the thing that throws me off about this album is the consistent sexual theme, i know geordie is playing a character and he plays it really well but it just made me. uncomfy? as a casual listener? anyways. nice album!

listened to:
getting killed (2025) by geese
on dec 11 '25

first in-flight album of the day woo! been excited to listen to this one.

each song on this record is pretty distinctive, but it's evident they all fit in a bigger narrative. reminds me of my first impression of radiohead, which if the pattern follows, i'll only grow to like them more and more

listened to:
if not winter (2025) by wisp
on dec 10 '25

wisp gets a lot of hate for no apparent reason - this record isn't genre defining by any means, but absolutely deserves a place in the rotations of shoegaze and alternative fans

listened to:
the villain (2025) by mal blum
on dec 10 '25

really fun seeing how mal's music has changed since their debut, definitely was not let down by this record! catchy sound and every song has it's own vibe which i appreciate

listened to:
private blizzard (2024) by dhruv
on dec 9 '25

nothing a whole lot to say, unfortunately feels more like "generic pop album 2" than his previous, rapunzel (2022) which i felt had a more unique and defined sound that i vibed with heavy.

listened to:
microtonic (2025) by bdrmm
on dec 9 '25

my first introduction to this band was their self titled back in 2020, which had a dark, shoegaze-y sound which i fell in love with. there's a significant but equally welcome change in sound on this album! largely, more electronic elements and melodies. this new sound is brighter but does a good job of staying true to the band's older sound, you can really hear the old influences come through.

listened to:
vanisher, horizon scraper (2025) by quadeca
on dec 9 '25

pure experimental hip hop bliss. this record is awesome and takes a tone that i want to see more of in the space. it takes risks and it paid off twofold.

three sixty six 2024

my second year of listening to an album for each day of the year! this year, i added a rule to try to stick to one album per artist, as i found the previous year that i'd get into an artist with a big discography like radiohead or the cure and listen to all their albums, which i felt sorta undercut the point of the project.
one thing i found out transferring this playlist to qobuz from spotify, it seems that they just assumed that anything with a close name was the right song, when it's not even close? idk that was interesting. i deleted my spotify account (cause fuck them) but wish i had a way to go back and correct it. shrugs. here's the 2024 playlist on qobuz.

some of my standouts in no particular order:
d>e>a>t>h>m>e>t>a>l, panchiko
pools of colour, junodream
cub, wunderhorse
out of sourts, atta boy
yankee hotel foxtrot, wikco
metamorphosis complete, infinity song
beyond, beyond, beyond, the crane wives
spellbound, boyscott
scream from new york, ny, been stellar

three sixty five 2023

presenting here my first year of the album project, where i listened to a new album for each day of the year! this project was started as a way to expand my music taste and discover artists and genres i previously wouldn't have given a chance. a couple songs aren't available on qobuz, where i listen to my music, but this is most everything. here's the playlist on qobuz.

some of my standouts in no particular order:
infinitely tall, charlie burg
cuts and bruises, inhaler
ok computer, radiohead
grace, jeff buckley
ants from up there, black country, new road