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Album of the Week

joyride! - joyride and friends!

joyride! has a Bandcamp page, but as far as I can tell, no website or Instagram, so I had no idea this was coming out and didn't find out about it until a week after it did.

They put out three LPs in pretty quick succession in the from 2013 - 2016 and two of them were part of the wave of Salinas Records releases from last decade (see also: All Dogs, Swearin', Radiator Hospital) that I absolutely loved. And then they sort of disappeared until 2022's Miracle Question (that I also loved).

And then it was radio silence again until joyride and friends! appeared.

Even though they've got an extended musical family along for the ride, this certainly isn't a reinvention of their sound, which is great. They're doing what they do best and this is another helping of perfect NorCal pop-punk.

Song of the week

Mitski - That White Cat

If you asked me "was that last Mitski album good?," I would universally say yes, but for whatever reason, none of her releases have really grabbed me since Puberty 2, but Nothing's About to Happen to Me might end that streak. This one's my favourite of the bunch.

Classic of the week

All Dogs - Georgia

Hey, it's one of those bands from Salinas Records' heyday. This one's a loosie that first appeared on The Le Sigh, Vol II, the--as the name would suggest--second compilation from the gone, but fondly remembered music website that lived from 2012-2017.

It's my favourite All Dogs track.

now playing: Sturgill Simpson - Mutiny After Midnight