Crucial Recap: 2025.ep9
The highlight of this latest issue is a BRAND NEW Crucial Tracks interview... I'm so excited for this
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Crucial Releases: middle of June edition
New releases from S.G. Goodman, Hotline TNT, HAIM, and Yaya Bey highlight this issue.
My Favorite Albums at Mid-Year
A mid year review of my favorite albums so far...
Crucial Releases: June 6 edition
New releases from Turnstile, Little Simz, Lifeguard, and Activity.
Crucial Releases: rest of May edition
A whole lot of new music in May!
Crucial Releases: May 2
New music by Men I Trust, Carriers, Mei Semones, PUP, Club Night, and Samantha Crain.
The joy of Crucial Tracks
My favorite thing so far is the slow, serendipitous nature of the Public Tracks feed.
Crucial Releases: April 25
New music from Viagra Boys, Emma-Jean Thackray, Beach Bunny, Samia, and... Wu-Tang!
Crucial Recap: 2025.ep8
In this recap: new music, a new app, record winners, and more.
Crucial Releases: most of April edition
Geez, April is almost over isn't it? Lots of good music this month -- Bon Iver, Momma, Speedway, Casper Skulls, Blu, quickly quickly, Ribbon Skirt, Black Country New Road, Florist, Scowl, Bedridden, Julien Baker & TORRES, Superheaven, The Convenience, and Valerie June.
Crucial Tracks, the app
Announcing the Crucial Tracks app – a music journal to share the songs that made you.
Crucial Recap: 2025.ep7
Time to stretch out and prep for the weekend... it's recap time! The latest from Crucial Tracks and some fun bonuses.
Crucial Tracks 008: Annie Mueller
For Crucial Tracks #8, please welcome Annie Mueller, blogger and professional writer. One of my *favorite* bloggers!
Crucial Releases for March 28
New music from Perfume Genius, Great Grandpa, Bria Salmena, Free Range, Lucy Dacus, and Sam Akpro.
Crucial Releases: March 14/21 super post
New albums from Japanese Breakfast, Men I Trust, Courting, terraplana, Saba, Weatherday, Goya Gumbani, Dutch Interior, Greentea Peng, and My Morning Jacket. A big one!
Crucial Releases for March 7
The latest new albums from Divorce, Bob Mould, Downward, Hamilton Leithauser, Jason Isbell, SASAMI, and HotWax.
Crucial Tracks 007: Kevin Humdrum
This month's Crucial Tracks interview features Kevin Humdrum, host of the webzine foofaraw amongst other adventures.
Finding New Releases using the app Albums
An in-depth look at how I find and manage new releases each week, using the app Albums.