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I HATE NEW MUSIC: New Songs From January 2026

I Hate New Music (2026-01) New releases from The Happy Somethings, Peter Gabriel, Railroad Earth, Billy Bragg, Bruce Springsteen, Joe Pernice, Gladie, Heavenly, Joyce Manor and many more.
Hello Beautiful People, We Are Glossary From Murfreesboro, TN.

Glossary Live at Eastside Bowl (2026-01-30 & 31) Back in August when Joey Kneiser surprise released Nothing’s Wasted on The Soul, I wrote that Joey was probably the best songwriter that pretty much 99.99% of the world doesn’t know about. With not the least bit of hyperbole, I would place Glossary’s trilogy of albums starting…
SONG OF THE DAY: Bruce Springsteen – Streets of Minneapolis

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: NO- Langkamer

NO – Langkamer (Breakfast Records) I first came to know the Bristol, UK band Langkamer from a couple of shows which I caught of theirs in 2024 when they were visiting NYC as part of the wonderful New Colossus Festival. Much to my cahgrin, they haven’t made thier way back to the States since then,…
In Celebration Of Bobby Weir: Bushwick’s Dead & Friends Live at Brooklyn Bowl (2026-01-13)

In Celebration Of Bobby Weir: Bushwick’s Dead & Friends Live at Brooklyn Bowl (2026-01-13) I am an unabashed Dead Head dating back to my early teenage years. I fell in love with The Gratedul Dead the first time I heard the Skull and Roses album back in 1972(?). And although over the years I gravitated…
ALBUM OF THE WEEK: There’s A Light That I Will Never Have (The Interpretation Cultures)

There’s A Light That I Will Never Have – The Interpretation Cultures I’m not sure what it is about Indonesia, but they sure do love their Jangle Pop. The debut LP of original material from The Information Cultures is case in point. The Makassar, Indonesian band, which started out as a vehicle to perform jangly…
SONG OF THE DAY: “Future Spring” (Gladie)

“Future Spring” – Gladie (Get Better Records) Everyone’s favorite Philadelphia indie punk band Gladie dropped their second single, “Future Spring” from their forthcoming album, Jeff Rosenstock produced, No Need To Be Lonely which will be out in March on Get Better Records, “Future Spring”, in Augusta “Gus” Koch’s words is a song about isolation and…
JANUARY PLAYLIST OF THE MONTH: Genius Is Back (Let’s Get This 2026 Party Started)

Genius Is Back (Let’s Get This 2026 Party Started)
Postcard From Hell Favorite Albums of 2025

Postcard From Hell Favorite Albums of 2025 Rank Score Artist Album 1 252.5 Fust BIG UGLY 2 170.0 The Beths STRAIGHT LINE WAS A LIE 3 124.5 Snocaps SNOCAPS 4 114.5 Craig Finn ALWAYS BEEN 5 105.5 Wednesday BLEEDS 6 95.0 Ben Kweller COVER THE MIRRORS 7 89.0 Jeff Tweedy TWILIGHT OVERRIDE 8 86.0 Superchunk…
Twenty Five For ’25: Straight Line Was A Lie (The Beths)

01. Straight Line Was A Lie – The Beths (Anti Records) As anyone who knows me should realize by now, I am a huge fan of New Zealand’s The Beths. I’ve been listening, seeing and following Elizabeth Stokes, Jonathan Pierce, Benjamin SInclair and Tristan Deck from pretty much the beginning (even before Tristan became the…