Ben Salmon

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.@PasteMagazine says @thechisel_uk, @PublicOpinionFC, and GEL released some of the best punk albums of 2024!

The calendar has turned to 2025 and 2024 is already fading in the rearview mirror. But that’s not going to stop us from looking back at the year’s best punk releases. Here are our 25 favorites, featuring Candy, Gouge Away, The Gobs, and Busted Head Racket: pastemagazine.com/?p=397609

Looking back on the year in folk, bluegrass, Americana, roots rock, Western swing, and anything country-ish. daily.bandcamp.com/best-of-2024/t…

@DanWolken Oh, I didn’t know about this.

@DanWolken I’m confused … what is the argument for playing the first half and not the second? This makes no sense.

“Here, everyone gets an opportunity to really put their hands in and make something great for the city, and that’s electrifying.” l8r.it/vvDc

No Album Left Behind: 'Radio DDR,' the second full-length from Chicago DIY stalwart Kai Slater under the name Sharp Pins, is packed to the brim with brilliant melodies, jangling guitars and Guided By Voices vibes. pastemagazine.com/?p=396473

The Best Country Music of 2024 has landed. daily.bandcamp.com/best-of-2024/t…

@KySportsRadio The thing we all conveniently ignored after Duke win is that they swallowed us up until Maluach and James got hurt. We are good/smart but also soft and two notches down athletically from the top teams. Will be a problem in SEC.

Eye opening half for Kentucky Gonzaga is really good but that was a beatdown

I have words on @GoodLooksBand, @RosaliMusic, Kim Deal, @Wishy_Music_777 + Being Dead in @PasteMagazine's big ol’ list of 2024’s best albums. ⬇️

In our latest Big Ups, @wussymusic break down some of their favorite music on Bandcamp. daily.bandcamp.com/big-ups/wussy-…

@tlachtga @bwjiul00 road trip!

"Loretta’s songs — “Fist City,” “The Pill,” “You’re Lookin’ at Country,” they’re all here — are so sturdy and timeless, they’re tough to mess up. Jewell not only doesn’t mess ‘em up, she does ‘em justice and then some." Get @eilenjewell's Butcher Holler: daily.bandcamp.com/best-country/t…

November's Best Country roundup has landed. daily.bandcamp.com/best-country/t…

On Kim Deal's first-ever solo album, produced by the late Steve Albini, a thread of loss and grief gets tucked into a body of work that’s ageless and ever-evolving. pastemagazine.com/?p=395236

"Ageless and ever-evolving... Utterly distinctive music made by a reliably unorthodox songwriter seemingly implacable in her pursuit of a singular sound." - @PasteMagazine 9.2 pastemagazine.com/music/kim-deal…

Stunning solo acoustic guitar music, Cherokee-language country blues, and more in October's edition of Best Country. daily.bandcamp.com/best-country/t…

If you're heading over to Bluesky, follow me here: bsky.app/profile/bcsalm… Music Twitter has more or less reconstituted itself there in the past couple of days. It feels uncluttered and promising!

My monthly roundup of the best country, bluegrass, folk, acoustic, roots, etc. releases on @Bandcamp is now up on Bandcamp Daily. October features @MindySmithMusic, @JettFueledMusic, @Liv_Greene_, @Guitar_Yaz and more! (cc: @HortonRecordsOK, @Killbeat) daily.bandcamp.com/best-country/t…