Category: Music
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Ryan’s Music Picks: 1 August 2016
I have an email list now where I send music recommendations. Enter your email address powered by TinyLetter I’ve spent most of this week as a (temporary) single dad of three kids, ranging from 6 months to 8 years. It has not been easy, but I have played a lot of lego and watched a…
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Ryan’s Music Picks: 25 July 2016
I went to San Diego Comic Con this week and that’s my justification for this being late. It’s been a stressful month and it doesn’t look like my stress level will be lowering any time soon. I mostly listen to music in the car and lately it has been my sole de-stressing activity. Also lately…
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Ryan’s Music Picks: 18 July 2016
I love listening to music in the car; it’s probably my favorite place to pump up the jams. I was traveling last week and, even though I had headphones, I didn’t listen to nearly as much music as I would in a typical week. Music is, in a sense, therapy to me and I can…
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Ryan’s Music Picks: 11 July 2016
Howdy, y’all. The Avalanches – Wildflower (Bandcamp, iTunes, Spotify) new album came out last week. It’s basically all I have been listening to, and I’ll be listening to it for a while yet. I don’t have Apple Music, and it’s not yet on Spotify. I preordered it a few weeks ago, though, because of how much I love…
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Ryan’s Music Picks: Independence Day 2016
I wrote my picks yesterday and I underestimated how much fervor I’d have for the American Civil Religion today. Here’s some bombastic BBQ/Fireworks/Declaring Independence music. Fang island – Fang Island (Bandcamp, iTunes, Spotify) Metal, fireworks, slams, smiles. Rock and roll at its finest. Sounds like 💪 M83 – Before the Dawn Heals Us (Bandcamp, iTunes, Spotify) It’s M83 before they decided to remake…
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Ryan’s Music Picks: 4 July 2016
So, I subscribed to Spotify. They had a deal for 99¢ for 3 months and I went for it. I had an Rdio account for several months a few years ago, and while I loved having mostly anything I could want to listen to at my fingertips, I got tired of fussing with my own…
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Ryan’s Music Picks: 27 June 2016
Howdy! Hi! I’m Ryan. This is the first one of these, so I feel like I should provide some bonafides: I was a college radio DJ from 2002-2006, as music moved from CD to mp3s. I ran Melodic Expectation, a music blog focused on free albums, posting daily from 2011. I still run Lampshade Music, a music mix podcast…
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Favorite Albums 2015
I’ve been trying to finish going through albums that came out in 2015 that I haven’t heard yet (just got into Unknown Mortal Orchestra, they’re great), but I think it’s time to throw in the towel and admit to myself that a “best of last year” blog post in March is pointless. So here are…
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Christmas Music 2015
I love Christmas music! Seasonal songs are my jam for four weeks out of every year, and my favorites are the weird original ones. I especially love strange Christmas music when it’s free, and this year we get bunch of good stuff: UPDATE! I found some more good stuff! The next release in the Christmas Forest series…
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Prestige Format Guide to Upcoming Releases, Early 2015
Lots of music that’s coming out that I am excited about! January 1/13 Panda Bear – vs. The Grim Reaper — I loved Person Pitch and was less enthused by Tomboy. The prerelease mix and EP have skewed pretty beat-heavy, so I’m excited. Teen Daze – A World Away EP — The two tracks released…