The Setlist for May 30, 2025


Doing hard things is rewarding.

Lots of release-day record reviews this week. Writing one is more difficult than I expected – even with the PR stuff that comes with the prerelease, it still feels like there’s a bunch of pressure to ‘get it right’, without any other reviews to draw out details that I might have missed. Still, awesome.

Check out this Lou Smith video of a new band called Babydoll Deadbeat:

Got a record I should hear? Let me know about it.


Featured this week

Kathryn Joseph | WOLF.
Pry | So Good
CIVIC | The Fool
(T-T)b | Hey, Creepshow
CIEL | Call Me Silent
Miynt | Everything is Easy

ReCURRING CHARACTERS

Birds Of Prrrey | Where She Goes I’ll Go (CJLO Live)
Hiqpy | Red Flag Magician
Dominique Way | Not In A Bad Way
Superstar Crush | Fire Escape
Bee Blackwell | CLAWS
Carlyn | DOG
Agora Sci-Fi | sloppy

★ = LINK TO feature post
Monday Music Post

Golden Toad | Get Out
joanna ⋆ ☆ | disappear
After London | Alive
Lal Tuna | Television Forever
Homade | New Girl
Fortitude Valley | Sunshine State

FIRST TIMERS

Nick Bellerose | Our Love Is Gone
Billy Bonbon | Marguerite
Chrome Harvest | DOG
Olivia Brown & roxy phantom | anguish
Sipper | dumb
Bad Waitress | Plan B
Peach Fuzz | Push It Away
Bug Teeth | Topiary 

Standout tracks

“anguish” by Olivia Brown and roxy phantom
This song is so compelling – not even the artist seems to know where it’s going. Weird in all the right ways.

“DOG” by Carlyn
Every one of Carlyn’s recent singles has been better than the last. She’s been a regular here, and I don’t expect that to change.

“Sloppy” by Agora Sci Fi
This is the second single from Nathania Rubin. Her debut EP comes out next week, watch this space.


Popular Music Posts This Week
Check out playlists from prior weeks here