(Un)Focused Definition Ep. 71: Collection Woes

I think I have a problem. I don’t know if it’s some kind of coping mechanism (uh, its DEFINITELY a coping mechanism) for the stress and anxiety of work and my son and my own fears and depression, but I am amassing CDs and records like it’s the end of the world and I have to preserve our collective artistic accomplishments for future generations. As as I read back that last sentence I realized it might very well be that if we keep moving in the abysmal direction our government, AI, and the vacuous hole of social media seem to be leading us. Anyway, here’s a rough hour of some of the new music that’s come into the house over the last week.

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(Un)Focused Definition Ep. 29: Best of 2024: Stoner and Psych Rock/Metal

It begins. End of Year season is officially in motion, and over at Nine Circles I posted my first list, focusing on stoner and psych hard rock/metal. I still reach for the more extreme stuff, but more often than not when I’m in the mood for hard rock and I DON’T cave into my natural instincts with classic 70s rock and prog I go to the next best thing: those bands keeping that vibe alight in the modern era. Over the next few weeks the (Un)Focused Definition playlists are going to highlight songs from my many (too many, if we’re being honest) Best Of lists, but it starts here, on the Solstice…in the desert.

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(Un)Focused Definition Ep. 18: Music in the Interim, An Interlude

I miss writing about music.

I don’t even think I’m that good at it; I’m much more at home writing about film. But 20 film reviews in 20 days has me aching for the deliciousness of an album review. The good news is at this rate I’ll be finished with the Hooptober Horror marathon well in advance of the Halloween deadline so I should be able to get back to normal reviews here sooner rather than later. In the meantime music hasn’t left me; indeed the amount of new stuff coming in continues to be a real problem. So for this interlude we’re back to the standard hour of new music that’s recently crossed the threshold of our domicile.

On to the playlist.

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