Shy Nature - Eyes So Cold ILIYLI

Jeff Rosenstock AS

// Jeff Rosenstock //

Jeff, 34
Long Island, Last Album Release Oct '16

About Jeff
A NY born boy with a great drive for all things alternative. Throughout his career to date, Mr Rosenstock has gone from strength to progressive strength. His time with the bands Bomb The Music Industry! and The Arrogant Sons Of Bitches through the mid to late 00's was in no way lazy, releasing upwards of 6 LPs collectively with the bands and in his (what I can presume little) spare time starting the first donation based record label Quote Unquote Records. QUR has been steadily releasing brilliant music ever since its creation, from bands such as the amazing Hard Girls which I am a recent and extremely grateful convert to.

Now lets get into the proper juicy stuff, his 3 solo releases; I Look Like Shit, We Cool? and WORRY (pictured chronologically below). ILLS and WE show the honing of his craft, each LP growing in style and finesse, taking whats brilliant and carrying that forward. His latest release which came out just last October was how I first got to find out about his music, mainly by the track Festival Song which popped up on the ever current KVRX. Keeping all the Pop-Punk goodness from his previous releases and delivering just short of 3 minutes of bouncy, passionate tuneage for your ears. One of the lead singles Blast Damage Days is featured below so be sure to check it out. Overall WORRY shows that his talent is no where close to slowing down and I'm 100% behind wherever he chooses to go next. Keep up the good work!

  

Conor Oberst - Ruminations OA

October has been a hectic month to say the least, with a lot of stuff going on and a lot of good music being released. One thing is for sure, I could happily keep going on with my October playlist for a few more weeks at the very least. There just seems like there was a lot of brilliant releases that all deserve a lot more time. Any who, as i'm writing this I am already well into the new months stuff so lets begin before we get a little too ahead of ourselves. Check out the whole October playlist HERE.

Slothrust // Everyone Else

This album came pretty late to the party but boy did it make an impact. Mixing the heavier grunge sound with soulful vocals and the occasional noodle on the guitar for good measure. For me, it plays the pop/rock line of balance well without being watered down or coming across overly produced. It manages to keep a gritty edge whilst still accessible to the newcomer or average rockin' fan.   

Dan Layus // Dangerous Things

Only one of a small handful of good Americana releases this month but DT shot it's way into my number 2 slot with almost effortless ease. Dangerous Things is Dan Layus's first LP under his own name but has produced 4 strong albums with his time in Augustana. DT is also helped along beautifully by The Secret Sisters who share their magic on just under half of the tracks. That kind of harmony works only too well as I hope you find out for yourselves. 

Conor Oberst // Ruminations

And finally, the slugger that takes first place is Conor Oberst at his folksy finest. Kicking off with Tachycardia which wouldn't sound out of place as the rousing track in a secondary school theatre production. The thing that the track (video below) and the rest of the album as a whole does is showcase how talented he is as a multi-instrumentalist. Playing a mixture of piano, guitar, harmonica and whatever else he has sneaked in there, he seems to be a talent at whatever he chooses to put his hand too. Overall, the LP flows with such effortlessness with each track being a chapter in a story that you can just as easily dip in and out of. Be sure to check it out!