Surviving the Golden Age

‘Highway To Heavenly is a remarkable return…’ Thanks!

Heavenly: Highway To Heavenly Following the dissolution of the late-eighties British indie pop group Talulah Gosh, Amelia Fletcher (vocals, guitar), Matthew Fletcher (drums), Peter Momtchiloff (guitar), and Robert Pursey (bass)…

My review of Heavenly’s new album, Highway To Heavenly: @stgablog.bsky.social @heavenlyamelia.bsky.social @skepwax.bsky.social #newmusic #albumreview

Xiu Xiu: Xiu Mutha Fuckin’ Xiu: Vol. 1 In April of 2020, Xiu Xiu began releasing fully produced cover songs every month to subscribers via their Bandcamp profile. At present, around 55 songs have been made available. Xiu Mutha Fuckin’ X…

My review of Xiu Xiu’s collection of cover songs, Xiu Mutha Fuckin’ Xiu: Vol. 1: #albumreview #newmusic

Tell me your pet’s name in gifs

Dry Cleaning: Secret Love Secret Love is a good title for Dry Cleaning’s third studio album. After all, secrets are generally kept inside and, although the group’s sound instrumentally on their latest release is largely mea…

My review of Dry Cleaning’s album Secret Love: #newmusic #albumreview @stgablog.bsky.social

ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.

Abolish (M)ICE Shirt $7.50 from every shirt sold is donated to Detention Watch Network.  Detention Watch Network is a national coalition building power through collective advocacy, grassroots organizing, and strategic com...

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I was assembling a cat tree and listening to Sonic Youth’s Goo last weekend and I thought to myself “if I was Andy, I would post this on BlueSky.”

Silk Daisys: Silk Daisys Silk Daisys’ influences will be immediately obvious to fans of 80s and 90s indie pop, noise pop, dream pop, and new wave. The Atlanta band is inspired by groups that exemplified the best of these g…

My review of Silk Daisys’ latest album: @stgablog.bsky.social #newmusic #albumreview

Evan Dando: Rumors of My Demise: A Memoir Don’t feel bad for Evan Dando. He doesn’t want you to feel bad for him. The son of a fashion model mother and a real estate attorney dad, Dando grew up in a 3,300 square foot apartment that overloo…

My review of Evan Dando’s Rumors of My Demise: A Memoir @stgablog.bsky.social

Top 20 Albums of 2025 (10-01) 10. bloodsports: Anything Can Be a Hammer Anything Can Be A Hammer by Bloodsports 09. Pulp: More Nearly twenty-five years passed between the release of Pulp’s We Love Life and the Britpop legends’ …

Top 20 Albums of 2025 (10-01)
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THE END IS NEAR

Top 50 Songs of 2025 (50-41) 50. Tanner York “Girlfriend” Asheville, North Carolina underground power pop genius Tanner York released his debut full-length album, Welcome to the Shower, in July. Five months later w…

Top 50 Songs of 2025 (50-41)
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Friday Fresh

Check out this week's #FridayFresh featuring @pelicansong.bsky.social, @sweetpill.bsky.social, @theformat.com, @jmascis.com, @talesandahlam.bsky.social and more!

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My review of Whitney’s latest album, Small Talk: @stgablog.bsky.social #albumreview #newmusic

My review of The Cranberries: MTV Unplugged: @stgablog.bsky.social

My review of The Chameleons’ latest album, Arctic Moon: #newmusic #albumreview @stgablog.bsky.social

My review of Wednesday’s latest album, Bleeds: #albumreview #newmusic @stgablog.bsky.social

Saw Destroyer in Boston on Friday. Here’s my review of the show: #livemusic #concertreview @stgablog.bsky.social

My review of Ivy’s latest album, Traces of You: #newmusic #newalbum #albumreview @stgablog.bsky.social

Okay, I had to look it up but Vitriol is a clothing brand sold exclusively at Zumiez. All of their clothes do look like metal band shirts though.

A curly haired man with thick rimmed black glasses with an acoustic guitar leans backward to belt out a note into a microphone

My passion is concert photography, and this one is extra special to me because I've waited 23 years to photograph this wonderful human being. Full review and photo set in the link

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My review of The Beths’ latest album, Straight Line Was a Lie: @stgablog.bsky.social

Folk Bitch Trio: Now Would Be a Good Time | Surviving the Golden Age At first listen, Australia might not be your first guess as to the country of origin of Folk Bitch Trio. Comparisons to the songs on their debut full-length, Now Would Be a Good Time, can easily be dr...

My review of Folk Bitch Trio’s debut album, Now Would Be a Good Time: @stgablog.bsky.social @jagjaguwar.bsky.social
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We Are Scientists: Qualifying Miles | Surviving the Golden Age We Are Scientists’ founding and only consistent members, Chris Cain and Keith Murray, have been recording albums infused with their brand of too-slick-to-be-indie, too-bland-to-crossover alternative r...

My review of We Are Scientists’ latest album, Qualifying Miles: @stgablog.bsky.social

Wet Leg: Moisturizer | Surviving the Golden Age It’s hard to believe it has already been over three years since Wet Leg dropped their eponymous debut studio album. Tack an additional year onto that time if you remember hearing their single “Chaise ...

My review of Wet Leg’s latest album, Moisturizer: @stgablog.bsky.social

Jonathan Richman: Only Frozen Sky Anyway | Surviving the Golden Age If you’re not counting his work with the Modern Lovers, the highly influential proto-punk band Jonathan Richman formed in Boston in 1970, or the LPs he recorded as Jonathan Richman and the Modern Love...

My review of Jonathan Richman’s new album, Only Frozen Sky Anyway: @stgablog.bsky.social #newmusic #albumreview