Reposted by Dear Life RecordsAquarium Drunkard @aquariumdrunkard.com · 30/06/2025Aquarium Drunkard :: 2025 Midyear Review aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/06/30/aquarium-drunkard-2025-midyear-review As always, unruly and unranked. Let it blurb. 14713
Reposted by Dear Life RecordsJennifer Kelly @jenpkelly.bsky.social · 19/06/2025“Little Mazarn works in the intersection between nature and magic, bending quiet, lightly harmonized melodies into luminous shapes,” writes Jennifer Kelly. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/7867940... @dearliferecs.bsky.socialdustedmagazine.tumblr.comLittle Mazarn — Mustang Island (Dear Life)Little Mazarn - Mustang Island Little Mazarn works in the intersection between nature and magic, bending quiet, lightly harmonized melodies into luminous shapes, while describing ordinary things in a.... 0143
Reposted by Dear Life RecordsRosy Overdrive @rosyoverdrive.com · 19/06/2025New blog post! Wrote about a new compilation from The Feelies @barnonerecords.bsky.social, plus new records from Whitney's Playland @dandyboyrecords.bsky.social @meritoriorec.bsky.social, Michael Robert Chadwick @anxietyblanket.bsky.social, and Little Mazarn @dearliferecs.bsky.social:rosyoverdrive.comPressing Concerns: The Feelies, Whitney’s Playland, Michael Robert Chadwick, Little MazarnHappy Juneteeth, everybody! Perhaps because of the holiday, it appears like this Friday (6/20) is a bit of a light week in terms of new music, but since there were enough upcoming releases I wanted… 0258
Reposted by Dear Life RecordsLaurieK @lkearney.bsky.social · 19/06/2025Lovely review of Little Mazarn's 'Mustang Island' from @jenpkelly.bsky.social w/Dusted- out tomorrow on @dearliferecs.bsky.social! 073
Reposted by Dear Life RecordsLaurieK @lkearney.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Out this Friday 6/20! Austin trio Little Mazarn's beautiful new album 'Mustang Island' via @dearliferecs.bsky.social 053
Reposted by Dear Life RecordsLaurieK @lkearney.bsky.social · 05/06/2025Florry is "sounding bigger and better than ever, pushing the bygone giants of the genre...through a modern DIY perspective and coming out both perfectly ragged and more refined at the same time." @bensalmon.bsky.social @bandcamp.com @dearliferecs.bsky.social daily.bandcamp.com/best-country...daily.bandcamp.comThe Best Country Music on Bandcamp, May 2025Our monthly round-up of folk, bluegrass, roots rock, Americana, and all things country-ish. 082
Reposted by Dear Life RecordsLaurieK @lkearney.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Florry "rips through a set of free-spirited barnstormers with such ease and joy that even its tales of raw feelings and perpetual malaise feel uplifting." 8/10 for 'Sounds Like..." ⚡️ @pitchfork.com pitchfork.com/reviews/albu... @dearliferecs.bsky.socialpitchfork.comFlorry: Sounds Like...Read Shaad D’Souza’s review of the album. 031
Reposted by Dear Life RecordsLaurieK @lkearney.bsky.social · 27/05/2025'Sounds Like...' "...is a glorious romp through lush Americana soundscapes." KEXP's @chris-sanley.bsky.social on Florry's latest album! Out now via @dearliferecs.bsky.social www.kexp.org/read/2025/5/...kexp.org New Music Reviews (5/26) 011
Reposted by Dear Life RecordsMario Santana @modsant.bsky.social · 25/05/2025terrific live set from @hourdayweek.bsky.social coming at ya next Saturday with Chris on @wfmu.bsky.social 📡 #folk #chamber #experimental #philly 👉 www.wfmu.org/playlists/C7 063
Reposted by Dear Life RecordsPost-Trash @post-trash.bsky.social · 25/05/2025check out our latest "Out This Week" feature with @stereolabgroop.bsky.social, BRNDA, Florry (@dearliferecs.bsky.social), Moontype (@orindal.bsky.social), Ossuary, Science Man (@swimmingfaith.bsky.social), Boldy James + Your Boy Posca, and more! post-trash.com/news/2025/5/...post-trash.comOut This Week | Post-Trash Highlights — POST-TRASHA weekly post highlighting but a few of our favorite new releases in splendid alphabetical order, brief and (hopefully) informative. There’s a lot of great music out every week and these are but some ... 091
Reposted by Dear Life RecordsRosy Overdrive @rosyoverdrive.com · 22/05/2025New blog post! Wrote about the deluxe reissue of Headphones' only album @suicidesqueeze.bsky.social @pedrothelion.bsky.social, plus new records from Florry @dearliferecs.bsky.social, Forty Winks @craftedsounds.bsky.social, and Wipes:rosyoverdrive.comPressing Concerns: Headphones, Florry, Forty Winks, WipesWake up, it’s the Thursday Pressing Concerns! Four records that are coming out tomorrow, May 19th! New albums from Florry and Wipes, a new EP from Forty Winks, and a deluxe reissue of a twent… 1145
Reposted by Dear Life RecordsLaurieK @lkearney.bsky.social · 21/05/2025"'Sounds Like…' is a blissed out mess that showcases Medosch’s step forward as a songwriter, but with zero loss of energy" 8/10 @undertheradar.bsky.social on the new LP from Florry, out this Friday on @dearliferecs.bsky.social! www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/soun...undertheradarmag.comSounds Like…Someone forgot to tell the house band it was last call and lights out a few hours ago. And thankfully so. Each song on Florry’s latest, Sounds Like…, plays out bleary eyed and bled through. 032
Reposted by Dear Life RecordsPost-Trash @post-trash.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Florry's "Sounds Like..." reviewed by Myles Tiessen. Out this Friday, May 23rd, via @dearliferecs.bsky.social.post-trash.comFlorry - "Sounds Like…" | Album Review — POST-TRASHWith principal songwriter and singer Francie Medosch now based in Vermont, Florry approaches their new album Sounds Like… with the same easygoing, effortless feel as all great country rockers do. … 192
Reposted by Dear Life RecordsRosy Overdrive @rosyoverdrive.com · 09/05/2025From two years ago: Wrote about records from Michael Cormier-O’Leary @milkocromlom.bsky.social @dearliferecs.bsky.social, Gueersh, BIKE, and Alien Eyelid @talltexanrecords.bsky.social:rosyoverdrive.comPressing Concerns: Michael Cormier-O’Leary, Gueersh, BIKE, Alien EyelidIt’s a Monday, and we’ve got four more great new albums to talk about on Pressing Concerns. Today deals with new records from Michael Cormier-O’Leary, Gueersh, BIKE, and Alien Eye… 121
Reposted by Dear Life RecordsLaurieK @lkearney.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Incredible review of Florry's upcoming new LP over at @aquariumdrunkard.com 🖤 (thanks @jenpkelly.bsky.social!) @dearliferecs.bsky.social 182
Reposted by Dear Life RecordsLaurieK @lkearney.bsky.social · 24/04/2025In her @rainbowrodeo.bsky.social interview, Medosch reveals the neuroses inherent in her songs' characters and the ways Florry approaches their commitment to live music: rainbowrodeomag.com/interview-fl... @dearliferecs.bsky.social @rachelcholst.bsky.socialrainbowrodeomag.comINTERVIEW: Florry Is In It For the RidePhilly DIY band Florry proudly carry on the ramshackle warmth endemic to the scene. In our interview, bandleader Francie Medosch tells us how the band approaches live music. 033
Reposted by Dear Life RecordsLaurieK @lkearney.bsky.social · 18/04/2025"Irresistible slacker anthem from Philly’s Florry. “First it was a movie, then it was a book” explores a landscape similar to Kurt Vile & MJ Lenderman, with a hint of free-spirited Southern groove and endless late-night, country-rock jam spirit." @dearliferecs.bsky.social tidal.com/magazine/art...tidal.com 031
Reposted by Dear Life Recordsaustintownhall.bsky.social @austintownhall.bsky.social · 15/04/2025Jumped into repping the ATX scene with Little Mazarn's expansive new tune for @dearliferecs.bsky.social austintownhall.com/2025/04/15/l...austintownhall.comLittle Mazarn Announces Mustang IslandSince their earliest EP back in 2016, Little Mazarn has felt like a great secret within the confines of the Austin music scene+ADs they are the artists+ACYAIw-8217+ADs artists+ADs they are a band with... 111
Reposted by Dear Life RecordsRosy Overdrive @rosyoverdrive.com · 14/04/2025From a year ago: Wrote about records from Mythical Motors @repeatingcloud.com @mythicalmotors.bsky.social, Bill Baird @perpetualdoom.bsky.social @blondebill.bsky.social, Hour @dearliferecs.bsky.social @hourdayweek.bsky.social, and Trummors @ejrc.bsky.social @trummors.bsky.social:rosyoverdrive.comPressing Concerns: Mythical Motors, Bill Baird, Hour, TrummorsHey there! We’re starting up a stacked week with a Pressing Concerns featuring four albums that came out last week: new LPs from Mythical Motors, Bill Baird, Hour, and Trummors. If you like p… 095
Reposted by Dear Life RecordsRiot Act Media @riotactmedia.bsky.social · 09/04/2025"First it was a movie, then it was a book" ..."surges along through waves of pedal-steel-fried Southern guitar rock, breaking away from the jam session occasionally for some revved-up Francie Medosch vocals." @stereogum.bsky.social shares the latest from Florry! @dearliferecs.bsky.social 082
Reposted by Dear Life RecordsUnder the Radar Magazine @undertheradar.bsky.social · 11/04/2025Philadelphia alt-country band Florry are releasing a new album, "Sounds Like…," on May 23 on Dear Life (@dearliferecs.bsky.social). This week they have shared the album’s latest single, the expansive 7-minute long “First it was a movie, then it was a book.” www.undertheradarmag.com/news/florry_... 072
Reposted by Dear Life RecordsLaurieK @lkearney.bsky.social · 10/04/2025"This is everything I want rock music to sound like in 2025." @pastemagazine.bsky.social on the new single "First it was a movie, then it was a book" from @florrymusicband! @dearliferecs.bsky.social www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-n...pastemagazine.comBest New Songs (April 10, 2025)Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films. 062
Reposted by Dear Life RecordsJennifer Kelly @jenpkelly.bsky.social · 03/04/2025“The North Carolina-based Fust flexes its country rock muscles in this third full-length, its hangdog tales delivered in sweeping, twangy crescendos,” writes Jennifer Kelly. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/7798180... @dearliferecs.bsky.socialdustedmagazine.tumblr.comFust — Big Ugly (Dear Life)Photo by Graham Tolbert Fust - Spangled The North Carolina-based Fust flexes its country rock muscles in this third full-length, its hangdog tales delivered in sweeping, twangy crescendos. The band,..... 032
Reposted by Dear Life RecordsRiot Act Media @riotactmedia.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Florry's "Hey Baby" included in this most excellent Viking's Choice mixtape from @totalvibration.bsky.social // @dearliferecs.bsky.social 022
Reposted by Dear Life RecordsLaurieK @lkearney.bsky.social · 13/03/2025"a splendid, gutsy tune" from Florry, "Hey Baby," is out now! @dearliferecs.bsky.social @ourculture.bsky.social 021
Reposted by Dear Life RecordsRaven Sings The Blues @ravensingstheblues.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Lead by the parched but potent vocals of Francie Medosch and a rather blistering solo from John Murray, Florry picks right up where the sunburnt charms of The Holey Bible left off. Wrapped around regrets, the cut laments, but never leaves you wanting. @dearliferecs.bsky.social bit.ly/3Dm3j1p 063
Reposted by Dear Life RecordsLaurieK @lkearney.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Florry releases "rollicking first single “Hey Baby”"off their upcoming new album 'Sounds Like...', out 5/23 on @dearliferecs.bsky.social! @uproxx.bsky.social @joshkurp.bsky.social uproxx.com/indie/florry...uproxx.comFlorry’s New Album ’Sounds Like...’ Is Influenced By ’Jackass’ ThemeIt’s the group’s first album since 2023’s ’The Holey Bible’ 021
Reposted by Dear Life RecordsUnder the Radar Magazine @undertheradar.bsky.social · 07/03/2025We spoke to the North Carolina-based alt-country band Fust about their new album, "Big Ugly," which is out today on Dear Life (@dearliferecs.bsky.social). www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/f... 081
Reposted by Dear Life RecordsPost-Trash @post-trash.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Fust spoke with Post-Trash’s Giliann Karon about their new album “Big Ugly” (out today via @dearliferecs.bsky.social), evolving southern identity, adding nuance to existing musical themes, and jamming with your friends. post-trash.com/news/2025/3/...post-trash.comFust | Feature Interview — POST-TRASHOn Big Ugly , released by artist-run Dear Life Records, Fust preserves the nuanced grittiness of Southern life while challenging dominant narratives. Post-Trash caught up with Fust lead Aaron Dowdy ... 061
Reposted by Dear Life RecordsBrian Burns @brianburns.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Got to chat with Fust about their new record "Big Ugly" which is out tomorrow on @dearliferecs.bsky.social and absolutely rules. www.wunc.org/wunc-music/2...wunc.orgOn their new record, Durham's Fust explores the world of Big UglyBrian Burns chats with Aaron Dowdy of the Durham band Fust about their new record "Big Ugly." 051
Reposted by Dear Life Recordsben seretan @benseretan.bsky.social · 06/03/2025changed up the format of my weekly newsletter to allow talking to other folks - - today I just sent out a really nice conversation with Michael Cormier-O'Leary, a great songwriter, key part of the @dearliferecs.bsky.social constellation, and bandleader of the great DIY chamber ensemble Hour 121
Reposted by Dear Life RecordsUnder the Radar Magazine @undertheradar.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Durham, North Carolina's Americana band Fust are releasing a new album, "Big Ugly," this Friday via Dear Life (@dearliferecs.bsky.social). Here's our review of it. Mark Moody writes that the band "comes up aces on a near dozen alt-country stunners." www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/big_... 082
Reposted by Dear Life RecordsChris Polley @the-mirage-fades.bsky.social · 04/03/2025‘Subminiature’ by @hourdayweek.bsky.social (via @dearliferecs.bsky.social) is a stark delight of neo-classical compositions both outwardly moving and inwardly subtle. Woodwinds glide along clean electric guitars and charmingly skittering percussion. A bold, inviting collection of live recordings. 111
Dear Life Records @dearliferecs.bsky.social · 26/02/2025@hourdayweek.bsky.social opens for @eikoishibashi.bsky.social on April 3rd in Philly! 140
Dear Life Records @dearliferecs.bsky.social · 26/02/2025thanks to @ingalls1969.bsky.social for the great Subminiature review! 040
Dear Life Records @dearliferecs.bsky.social · 24/02/2025Thanks to @thepitch.bsky.social for interviewing @hourdayweek.bsky.social ahead of True False film festival www.thepitchkc.com/philadelphia...thepitchkc.comPhiladelphia's Hour bring their DIY chamber music to True/False this weekendHour. // photo credit Charlie Boss The True/False Film Fest takes place in Columbia, beginning Thursday, February 27 and ending Sunday, March 2. On Saturday, March 1, a stripped-down, four-piece versi... 040
Dear Life Records @dearliferecs.bsky.social · 21/02/2025Thanks to Aly for writing about Subminiature by @hourdayweek.bsky.social 030
Reposted by Dear Life RecordsRosy Overdrive @rosyoverdrive.com · 18/02/2025New blog post! Wrote about new records from Patches, Or Does It Explode @shawn-bass.bsky.social, Future Living @chafehensley.bsky.social @nmarkowski.bsky.social, and Hour @hourdayweek.bsky.social @dearliferecs.bsky.social:rosyoverdrive.comPressing Concerns: Patches, …or Does It Explode?, Future Living, HourWow, there’s a bunch of good records in this Tuesday Pressing Concerns. The (unfortunately) final EP from Patches, a live album from Hour, and new studio albums from …or Does It Explode… 0113
Reposted by Dear Life RecordsJulian Booker @booker-julian.bsky.social · 16/02/20253. Hour-"A the Bar Where You Literally Saved Me from Fatal Heartbreak" 131
Dear Life Records @dearliferecs.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Hallmark live from PhilaMOCA is available to listen to wherever you listen to music. Watch the entire live performance here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=_c6L... Hour tour starts two weeks from today. Check out the touring and go to a show near you 010
Dear Life Records @dearliferecs.bsky.social · 29/01/2025@hourdayweek.bsky.social and @jasoncalhoun.bsky.social both play True/False Film Fest this year 031
Reposted by Dear Life RecordsStereogum @stereogum.com · 29/01/2025Watch MJ Lenderman's Tiny Desk Concert:stereogum.comMJ Lenderman Plays 'Manning Fireworks' Highlights For His Tiny Desk Concert: WatchIt was only 10 months ago that Wednesday played their Tiny Desk concert supporting their great album Rat Saw God. Now that band’s guitarist MJ Lenderman has returned to NPR’s office for a Tiny Desk co... 17211
Dear Life Records @dearliferecs.bsky.social · 16/01/2025Don’t miss @hourdayweek.bsky.social on tour next month! 131
Reposted by Dear Life RecordsRecord Crates United @recordcratesunited.bsky.social · 14/01/2025One of the finest examples of songwriting that I’ve heard over the last year is Anne Malin’s Strange Power! Tender, personal and oftentimes raw as life, this is a record that never stops impressing me: annemalin.bandcamp.com/album/strang... get it from @dearliferecs.bsky.socialannemalin.bandcamp.comStrange Power!, by Anne Malin10 track album 272
Reposted by Dear Life RecordsSmall Albums @smallalbums.bsky.social · 13/01/2025our PICK OF THE DAY IS Fust's new track "Spangled" on @dearliferecs.bsky.social read our review/listen⬇️ www.smallalbums.com/pick-of-the-... 1156
Dear Life Records @dearliferecs.bsky.social · 10/01/2025Ease the Work included in this beautiful document. Buy it here: ko-fi.com/s/b633941ed8ko-fi.comCurious Listening: A guide to 2024's most enchanting music (Digital Version) - GoldFlakePaint's Ko-fi ShopA 54-page digital zine, and a guide to 2024's most enchanting music. Includes new words and design from gold flake paint, plus links to every recommen... 141