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Jupiter Fungus: Garden Electric (2024)

With two days left in the new year, I got a sudden case of option paralysis: what albums to cover? There’s still so many left, just another sign of how great 2024 was for music. After staying up way too late listening to different albums and not getting anywhere, I slept, got up, made some coffee and popped on Garden Electric, the debut from Greek progressive rock duo Jupiter Fungus. It was a late release, coming out in November, and I honestly haven’t given it as many listens as I wanted to before putting it on the list. But for some reason the music washed over me as I played with my coffee setup (got a Hario Switch for Christmas, and yeah – it’s changing my coffee game…again), and it was exactly what I needed to hear. That album cover too, huh?

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(Un)Focused Definition Ep. 26: Six Months of This?!

Yup. Every week for the last six months I’ve put out a playlist. I don’t know how many people actually read or listen to them, but I’m glad I kept the consistency up. The other thing I’ve kept up is buying more and more records and CDs; there will never be enough time to listen to them all. Maybe I’m hoarding for that time when I’m bed-ridden and this is all that will be left to me. maybe this morning for some reason I’m just more morose than usual; I’ve got a head cold and eating way more than I should. A morning walk with these tunes, recent purchases that need digging into might put a foothold or two in the pit.

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