Sarah Jarosz, Polaroid Lovers, 2024 on Rounder Records

Seventh studio album from Jarosz (who is also part of I’m With Her), produced by Daniel Tashian and recorded at Sound Emporium in Nashville TN. Tashian, Natalie Hemby, Ruston Kelly and others share co-writing credits on different tracks.

My copy—direct from Rounder Records’ Store—is a Memphis Record Pressing issue on “purple translucent marble” vinyl.

Song Review: Porno Graffitti – “Hamidashi Gomen”

In January 2026, Japanese rock band Porno Graffitti released “Hamidashi Gomen,” which translates to “Desperado.” The song is being used as the opening theme for the Winter 2026 anime, Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix-.

http://aeschtunes.com/2026/02/11/song-review-porno-graffitti-hamidashi-gomen/

#Music, #MusicReview, #PornoGraffitti, #2020s, #2020sMusic, #JRock, #AeschTunes, #Anime, #OedoFireSlayer

Indigo Girls, Look Long, 2020 on Rounder Records

15th album from Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, with guests including Lucy Wainwright Roche, Lucy Jules, and producer John Reynolds. Recorded at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios in Bath and Reynolds’ own New Aer Studios in Kilburn.

Loved seeing the Lilith Fair documentary Building a Mystery and the role Indigo Girls seemed to play in bringing the musicians on the tour together as a community.

My copy—direct from Rounder Records store—is the standard black vinyl 2xLP pressing with a gatefold and lyrics sheet.

Song Review: Natsumi Kiyoura – “First Flush”

In January 2026, Japanese artist Natsumi Kiyoura released “First Flush,” which is being used as the ending theme for the Winter 2026 anime, Wash It All Away.

http://aeschtunes.com/2026/02/09/song-review-natsumi-kiyoura-first-flush/

#Music, #MusicReview, #NatsumiKiyoura, #2020s, #2020sMusic, #JPop, #AeschTunes, #Anime, #WashItAllAway

I'm reading THE ANTHROPOCENE REVIEWED by John Green, and when he writes, "I miss the luxury of caring about stuff that doesn't matter"--
DAMNED if that doesn't hit me hard in the mid-2020s 🫤

#JohnGreen
#books
#CurrentEvents
#2020s
#tired

Song Review: Yuu – “Serene”

In January 2026, Japanese artist Yuu released “Serene,” which is being used as the opening theme for the Winter 2026 anime, Wash It All Away.

http://aeschtunes.com/2026/02/08/song-review-yuu-serene/

#Music, #MusicReview, #Yuu, #2020s, #2020sMusic, #JPop, #AeschTunes, #Anime, #WashItAllAway

4★ 4,1+=(≈)+(−)++ • заключительная композиция из одного из январских выпусков «Стереоплана» • Sandra Martins, “Passo a passo” (Resonance Music, 2025) https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=u2ckX6rF4ME ⦾ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2ckX6rF4ME ⦾ https://www.discogs.com/release/35559934-Sandra-Martins-Vapor ⦾ https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/sandra-martins/vapor/ ⦾ via https://stereoplantroitsky.mave.digital/ep-50 #SandraMartins #cello #whispering #passoapasso #stepbystep #ResonanceMusic #CultManagement #Portuguesemusicians #stereoplan #ArtemyTroitsky #2020s

4⅛★ 3,8+ • los esteroides, “semáforos y distancia” (self-released, 2026) https://suicidiohypercam3.bandcamp.com/track/sem-foros-y-distancia-3 ⦾ https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=H1KX_GBzji4 ⦾ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1KX_GBzji4 ⦾ https://www.instagram.com/salchichafudoficial/ #losesteroides #spokenword #poetry #depressive #suicide #nonbinarymusicians #selfreleased #chizarsu #suicidiohypercam3 #2020s @chizarsu@twitter.com

Song Review: Color Theory – “And Which Way Is Up”

In February 2026, synthpop artist Color Theory (aka Brian Hazard) released “And Which Way Is Up.”

http://aeschtunes.com/2026/02/07/song-review-color-theory-and-which-way-is-up/

#Music, #MusicReview, #ColorTheory, #2020s, #2020sMusic, #Synthpop, #ElectronicMusic, #AeschTunes

Song Review: Dolly Parton, Lainey Wilson, Miley Cyrus, Queen Latifah, and Reba McEntire – “Light of a Clear Blue Morning”

In January 2026, Dolly Parton released a new version of her song, “Light of a Clear Blue Morning,” to celebrate her 80th birthday.

http://aeschtunes.com/2026/02/06/song-review-dolly-parton-lainey-wilson-miley-cyrus-queen-latifah-and-reba-mcentire-light-of-a-clear-blue-morning/

#Music, #MusicReview, #DollyParton, #LaineyWilson, #MileyCyrus, #QueenLatifah, #RebaMcEntire, #2020s, #2020sMusic, #Country, #AeschTunes

Black Pumas, Chronicles of a Diamond, 2023 on ATO

Sophomore album from Black Pumas – following up the giant success of their self-titled debut in 2019 with “Colors” which was a bit inescapable (and brilliant).

Doesn’t get as much attention as the debut – the dreaded sophomore slump – but I think it is every bit as good an album.

My copy, via Barnes & Noble, is a limited edition pressing on red & gold split vinyl, with an included postcard. (It can be surprising what you can find in Barnes & Noble, which I don’t normally think of as a record store but gets some good pressings).

Song Review: Cö shu Nie featuring Zach Danzinger – “Hollow”

In February 2026, experimental Japanese rock band Cö shu Nie released “Hollow,” as the second single from their independent label, RVRNC. Veteran jazz drummer Zach Danziger plays drums on this song.

http://aeschtunes.com/2026/02/05/song-review-co-shu-nie-featuring-zach-danzinger-hollow/

#Music, #MusicReview, #CoShuNie, #ZachDanzinger, #2020s, #2020sMusic, #JRock, #AeschTunes

Sturgill Simpson, The Ballad of Dood & Juanita, 2021 on High Top Mountain Records

The seventh studio album from Sturgill Simpson with guest Willie Nelson on “Juanita.” A concept album set in Kentucky during the Civil War, this may be the last album under his own name.

I just love Simpson’s approach to music and composition as well as the whole band here, which includes: Sierra Hull, Stuart Duncan, Scott Vestal, Tim O’Brien, Mike Bub, Mark Howard, Sam Bacco, Jelly Roll Johnson, Russ Pahl, and Miles Miller. (Bob Clement gets credited for “tacos, soup beans, brownies”).

My copy, via a private sale, is the 2022 “indie exclusive” on “natural” vinyl.

Song Review: shytaupe – “Miss you”

In January 2026, Japanese rock band shytaupe released “Miss you,” which is being used as the ending theme for the second season of the My Hero Academia: Vigilantes anime.

http://aeschtunes.com/2026/02/04/song-review-shytaupe-miss-you/

#Music, #MusicReview, #Shytaupe, #2020s, #2020sMusic, #JRock, #AeschTunes, #Anime, #MyHeroAcademia

This week, Film Seizure is vengeance as the guys travel to Gotham City to dissect Matt Reeves' 2022 superhero masterpiece The Batman.

Listen to the new episode at https://wp.me/p9Tw3k-1RA

#podcast #filmdiscussion #batman #2020s #action #thriller #comicbooks #dccomics

Amazing song and video! Intense!Fantastic witchiness!

Florence + the Machine
Everybody Scream

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03iBgkXb1EE

#music #FlorenceAndTheMachine #2020s #2025 #witchy