Mixtapes launch on Crucial Tracks
Happy New Year!
I'm happy to announce the first new feature of 2026: Mixtapes
Mixtapes defined an entire
Jason
I am a patient boy.
Crucial Releases: January 9
First issue of the new year! Music from Sault, Dry Cleaning, Feels Like Heaven, Zach Bryan, The Cribs, Glom, and Home Star.
January 2026 Changelog
* Added Today's Prompt to the reminder emails. Thanks for the idea Miguel!
* Hopefully fixed a page expiration and
Chris' Favorite Albums from 2025
A bonus year end list from Chris Fritton aka The Itinerant Printer.
My plans for Crucial Tracks in 2026
With 2026 coming to an end, I started to take a look back at 2025 and plan where to take the site in the coming year. Thanks so much for joining me on this ride.
Crucial Molina
In the inaugural edition of Crucial Playlists, we focus on Jason Molina, the singer songwriter that was behind Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co.
My favorite albums from 2025
My top 60 albums from 2025. Indie, folk, hip hop, punk, hardcore, emo records and much more! The list you've been waiting for...
Quitting Spotify, ethics, and pay per stream
My thoughts on quitting Spotify, pay per stream, and the ethics of digital music consumption.
More Albums I Liked in 2025
The ones I liked that didn't make the final list for 2025. Broken down by genre... 53 albums in all!
Crucial Releases: November 21
New music from De La Soul, Glitterer, Haley Heynderickx & Max Garcia Conover, GASKET, Method of Doubt, and BOYS LIFE.
Crucial Releases: November 7 + 14
New music from Sword II, Sorry, DRAIN, Stella Donnelly, Danny Brown, Armand Hammer, Whitney, Navy Blue, and runo plum.
Crucial Tracks 010: Halsted
Next up on the Crucial Tracks interview series is Halsted, host of the Friendship Material podcast, librarian, writer, and purveyor of good-natured chaos.
App Updates for November
Announcing design updates, challenges to earn badges, new merch, and recapping the blog.
November 2025 Changelog
* Added My Profile Page link to new dashboard - was in user menu, but wanted to make it more prominent.
Crucial Releases: October 31
New music from Saintseneca, Snocaps, Florence + the Machine, Aesop Rock, Work Wife, The Belair Lip Bombs, and Camp Trash.
Crucial Releases: October 24
New records from Antibalas, Hannah Jagadu, Daniel Caesar, fanclubwallet, Joyer, Tortoise, The Alchemist, and Soulfly.
Crucial Releases: October 17
New music from they are gutting a body of water, Militarie Gun, Skullcrusher, 84 Tigers, Living Hour, Destiny Bond, and Mirrorless.
October 2025 Changelog
* Added Badges and Challenges. Earn profile badges for participating! Badges are currently awarded for 10, 30, 60, 100, 150, 200,