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I missed this when it dropped but I always love @GetAlternative's mid-year album picks and I've loaded up my library with a bunch of these I haven't heard yet getalternative.com/the-alts-best-…

@Evanryt I think your opinion is the conventional opinion but our staff tends in the opposite direction

@GetAlternative wait what, is this conventional wisdom? For me Sprained Ankle is the 10/10 masterpiece, every album since has been a pretty dramatic step down

Julien Baker

When i say “i got that dog in me” THIS is the dog, this is me

The return of @Bunnymen, a highlight from @daribayrock's new album, and more on this week's roundup! Check out all the songs our staff couldn't stop spinning at the link in the reply!

Wrote about my favorite track from the new @daribayrock album and the song of the summer by Emma Ogier for The Alt :) link in the reply

Starling, a new shoegaze band that features Grace Rolek (Connie from Steven Universe) on bass, has a new song out and I reviewed it for @GetAlternative! Thank you Grace for digging it and I hope to meet you and see you guys live one day! getalternative.com/the-alt-weekly…

I’m endorsing @AbdulElSayed today—because he is THE fighter Michigan needs in the Senate.

Thought this was Austin from Haywire for a minute

Two similar but different responses to my new article for The Alt where I did a list of 10 songs that perfectly soundtrack the series finale of The Amazing Digital Circus You should read it it’s my best work yet getalternative.com/finding-meanin…

Absolute heater youtu.be/zSyA545M_XI?is…

PLAYLIST: Happy Friday! On this week's playlist we've got tunes from @standatlantic, @talkerceleste, @hovvdy, @slowcrushband, @beabad00bee, @Petey_USA, @cliffdiverOK, @themenzingers, @carlyraejepsen, @slowlyslowlyAU, and more! Listen at the link in the reply!

If you are a DSA member you are my brother. If you’re a Jeff rosenstock fan you’re also my brother but you should join DSA…

Our new album Everything I Ever Saw is out now. Thanks for all the support along the way. We hope you enjoy the record. themenzingers.ffm.to/everythingieve…

Album of the year incoming

New video: “Complications” From my new album ZONED OUT Which is available now on @bandcamp and in your favorite record store.