January Audio

Great disappointment that the neighbours got approval for a front-of-our-house sunlight-blocking extension (at this point I could talk for days on the intersection of capitalist society, the wrongness of being able to use money to buy the community’s access to sunlight, and a planning process with no route for appeals)… that said, a great month for news about a friend’s health, lots of wonderful socialising including our first family jamming session, snow!, lots of ai and data analytics training/learning, trying hard to keep on getting decent 5k fit, and a family birthday afternoon tea. So much to love.

• Cenotaph - Ghost

  Already mentioned in my end of year writeup for 2025 but really I’ve only given this album justice this January. Amazing.

• New York, New York - Lawrence

  Oh to have this much talent and to be having that much fun on stage.

• Giant - Abnorm

  Scottish, female-led rock - always here for it.

• Torn - Ednaswap

  The guitars are way heavier than the best-known version (and even this is a cover of another version!)

• Through The Trees - Low Shoulder

  This song hit hard back when Jennifer’s Body came out. Very Fall Out Boy.

• Pink Pony Club (Chappell Roan cover) - GWAR

  Here for this kind of chaos/talent.

• Float - Alma

  Folksy in a way that sounds Scottish, Appalachian and Southern at the same time.

• Ramblin’ Down The Road - Sadie Sink

  See also my old blog post list of actors who can sing

• Closer (NIN cover) - Allie Goertz

  Hits hard for something so gentle. Great work from the video production team too.

• The Man Comes Around - Pulp

  Classic song… another future standard?

• Cursive (feat. Manchester Orchestra) - Matt Maeson

  A heavy song with some great instrumentation

• Cobra - Geese

  Van Morrison, is that you?

• Constellations - Suzzallo

  Constellations, The Destroyer, River - all amazing tracks. The songwriting emotional rawness of Frightened Rabbit with the sounds of the Stereophonics, Radiohead and a little Blink.

• The Doll People - Sofia Isella

  Weird and weirdly captivating.

• Screwball Scramble - Dictator

  Locals. Sounds like it could come from a late 90s teen movie.