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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 2h

September B-side!! What have you been listening to?? Any favorites here?? #musicsky

Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Fakebook - Yo La Tengo 7.8/10 I like that Yo La Tengo has such a wide array of influences and also wants to wear those influences so on their sleeve that most of these songs are covers (1/?)

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This is September’s A-side! My 5x5 for what I’ve been listening to this half of the month Any favorites here?? What have you been listening to?? #musicsky

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This Mirror Weighs a Ton - Interpol 7.5/10 Interpol maintain their famous quasi-nonchalance in the delivery on these tracks overtop textures that remind me of a filed down version of what they have done in the past. I'll also mention that a lot of these songs aren't super grabby (1/?)

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The Bugs (EP) - Viiq 7.9/10 I greatly enjoy the direction a couple of these tracks went in particular! It's a solid pop EP that fits in the modern pop zeitgeist with some hyperpop elements in the production choices (1/?)

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

F.I.G - Naomi Scott 5.3/10 This feels like an attempt to marry 1980s pop feels with modern sensibilities, but it just sort of feels like a forgettable wash to me aside for moments on certain tracks (1/2)

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Pelican West - Haircut 100 7.8/10 This is some fine and danceable new wave music from across the pond. If they had whittled this track list down to the 8 best tracks, they'd have a pretty darn unstoppable album on their hands, … (1/?)

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

forbidden - Sheena Ringo 7.3/10 Firstly, great pun/reference for the English/Japanese bilinguals in the crowd (1/?)

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

August B-side in no particular order other than aesthetics! What have you been listening to?? Any favorites here?? #musicsky

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Tragic Kingdom - No Doubt 8.6/10 No Doubt like to play around with style in variable margins, and this record is their best attempt at doing so boldly, but not too incoherently (1/?)

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Rejoicing in the Hands - Devendra Banhart 8.8/10 You can feel the room and all its creaks and cracks on this record with how tightly compressed it is and how much of the normally cut material is left in, … (1/?)

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Hotwire Trip Switch - Prince Daddy & The Hyena 7.7/10 Prince Daddy and the Hyena which accompanies him bust through the gate with a really solid A side to this record, … (1/?)

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

August A-Side! It’s been a good month for listening so far! Any favorites here?? What have you been listening to?? #musicsky

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I just hit 550 albums scored, here is an updated top 100! Any favorites here?? What are your favorite albums??

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

There’s Nothing Wrong With Love - Built To Spill 9.9/10 Musically speaking, this record is constantly cascading over itself in beautiful eruptions of guitar textures and vocal lines, … (1/?)

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Finally Caught Up With Myself - Swamp Dogg 8.1/10 It isn't like the music on this record is all that different from some of the kind of records you'd hear from the 70's, but… (1/?)

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Wide Awake! - Parquet Courts 9.5/10 I think it's really smart to use 1970s influenced sensibilities musically when talking about these seemingly large scale social calls to action and change, as the 1970s was a time of great change as well that our society didn't collapse under (1/?)

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Hit to Death in the Future Head - The Flaming Lips 8.3/10 This is the second of a four album stretch of what I consider the second of four larger eras (maybe 5 now that Steven Drozd is indefinitely out of the group) in the band's stylistic life (1/?)

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Corrientes - La Doña 8.2/10 A blending of Latin/Caribbean beats and stylings, pop, hip-hop, and almost a hint of lounge/vocal jazz in there (1/?)

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love - Olivia Rodrigo 7.8/10 I feel like Olivia Rodrigo is starting to settle into herself and figure out the kind of music she wants to write, which is eclectic just as it was on the last record, but a lot more refined if you ask me (1/?)

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

July B-side!! Any favorites here?? What have you been listening to?? #musicsky

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Inferno - Boards of Canada 8.3/10 More overtly than I've ever heard/seen the duo produce, this album rings of magic and spirituality, be it sourced from astrology, the birth of Christ, the occult, Buddhism, and other such sources (1/2)

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Return of Saturn - No Doubt 8.2/10 There is a very present theme here related to turning points in life that one can simply miss if they aren't careful or intentional (1/?)

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Blame The Clown - Twisted Teens 8.8/10 I love when a lo-fi project comes together in a satisfying way like this. Despite being a two-person band with a drum machine and low production value, this record's punk rock attitude carries it and makes the rough sound work (1/2)

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Fashion Nugget - Cake 9.5/10 The reason this album works is because it delivers strong pop hooks unrelentingly through its whole duration. Not a one of these songs doesn't have a hook that you can escape (1/?)

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Here’s what the A-side of July looked like for me Any favorites here?? What have you been listening to?? #musicsky

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Beauty and the Beat - The Go-Go’s 7.6/10 A really solid showing even if it isn't a record full of show-stoppers. The Go-Go's blend of pop rock, punk, and general 80s sound sensibilities come together in a way that helped them age gracefully over time more so than a lot of 80s music does (1/2)

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Magazine - YHWH Nailgun 8.0/10 (Generous, given how mad this project makes me) My main compliment to the album, which carries it quite far, is how adventurous and cool the sound world is on this project. Much like the LP that proceeded it, it's violently dynamic and percussive (1/?)

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Twin Fantasy (Mirror to Mirror) - Car Seat Headrest 9.4/10 An impressively wise and cohesive dive into universal topics like aging out of young love, struggles with identity, and putting a love interest on a pedestal, just to name a few (1/?)

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Dancing On The Wall - MUNA 6.6/10 This album does sort of does one thing consistently, and if you aren't super compelled by that sound, it's sort of a grab bag of which songs really stand out. I just don't always vibe with this style of desire-ridden smoothed out pop sound (1/2)

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

An Eraser And A Maze - Modest Mouse 8.2/10 A bit of a fusion of modern era style Modest Mouse production and sensibilities with a classic era Modest Mouse songwriting formula (for the most part) (1/?)

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Here’s what I’ve been rockin with for the June B-side! What have you been listening to?? Any favorites here?? #musicsky

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Rock Steady - No Doubt 5.5/10 I don't mind that this record takes a half and half approach, marrying the ska history of the band and the pop elements from Gwen Stefani's solo career. I do think that it's in the songwriting's inconsistency that makes me hesitate about this project as a whole (1/?)

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Look For Your Mind! - The Lemon Twigs 9.3/10 I've previously criticized The Lemon Twigs for being too much of a Paul McCartney ripoff project, and I'll still apply that comment on this project, but this time it's a positive quality (1/?)

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

M***********, I am Both “Amen” and “Hallelujah” - Shearling 7.7/10 In interviews, Shearling talk about how important the music is on this project and to this group… (1/?)

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Second & Eighteen - Honest Bob and the Factory-to-Dealer Incentives 9.8/10 It's a funny record in the sense that it's got a lot of weirdo and comical lyrics, but also funny how unnoticeable genius the songwriting is (1/?)

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

June’s A-side!! Any favorites here?? What have you been listening to?? #musicsky

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Distracted - Thundercat 7.6/10 This one took a while and a lot of down time to really appreciate, because the subtleties are what makes this one good (1/?)

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

The Babe Rainbow - Babe Rainbow 8.5/10 This is music that sounds like it's made by people who love making this music. There's a joy in how it's all translated in all its happy hippie lo-fi glory (1/2)

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

No Doubt - No Doubt 7.9/10 It took a few listens to bypass the simple and passable production before I really honed in on how much fun this record is (1/?)

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Tylenol - BODHI 7.5/10 Nice and moody, I tend to prefer the more lo-fi and subdued tracks over the more textured poppy cuts, but these songs are all pretty good! I'm curious to hear where BODHI goes from here, I always love a good lo-fi and introspective artist! (1/1)

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Here’s May’s B-side! I listened to a lot this time around! Any favorites here?? What have you been listening to?? #musicsky

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Road to Closure, Vol. 13 - Actually, I’m a Ghost 8.8/10 I have a soft spot for scrappy emo project like this one, where the recording quality is noticeably lower than the industry standard. The plingy guitars still sound good even if the tone is a little on the basic side (1/?)

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

The Mountain - Gorillaz 7.7/10 This album has been a little elusive to me. It’s hard to grasp aside from the poppy highs on this one, but repeated listens are rewarded with appreciation of more subtle beauty (1/?)

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

3 Feet High And Rising - De La Soul 9.1/10 There's so much life in these tracks, the loops are really interesting, the sampling choice is top notch, and while I still don't love the skits, this is definitely on the stronger side of rap album skits (1/?)

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

1 Trait High - 1 Trait Danger 3.6/10 It's a lot more common for me to think an artist takes themselves too seriously to the degree that it affects the music than when an artist doesn't take themselves seriously enough, but this record does fall into that odd category (1/2)

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Dreamy - Beat Happening 6.8/10 There are noticeable pockets of this record where the singing and guitar intonation goes from "quirky" to "bad" and it's more prominent than I'd like because a lot of the songs would have been good/are good but are neighboring some rough vocal takes (1/2)

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Arca - Arca 9.3/10 In her own biography, Arca states that her music is meant to illicit feelings of beauty among suffering, much like divas in opera (1/?)

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

SEYCHELLES - Masayoshi Takanaka 9.3/10 The joy resonates off of this album and all of its beach rock glory. The guitar work and orchestration is all top notch, really settling into a vibe and a feeling that you can't help but like more and more with each listen (1/2)

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Stitch O’Donovan @stitchodonovan.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

The first half of May is gone in a flash! Here’s what the A-side was looking like for me! Any favorites here?? What have you been listening to?? #musicsky

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