A human with a penchant for writing about and sharing indie music (and art, theatre, puppetry, photography and poetry). Also a nemophilist.https://bsky.app/profile/snappstare.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/snappstare.bsky.social/post/3mudwc6bbks2dHere's the new monthly #mixtape I made for ya. 25 songs in 78 minutes from August releases #musicsky https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5EXgNRl505rNwZprqn4VUz?si=772a01c97abb4e62 https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/august-2026-mixtape-snapp/pl.u-e98lMx9fae8bpeE31 Aug 2026 03:04 +0000at://did:plc:3ui2sjt2slekrjzepmtn7jb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mudwc6bbks2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/snappstare.bsky.social/post/3mt7kazcqus2eUnlettered // Devil's Bowl (2026, independent) LIYL Lungfish, Polvo, Unwound, plus Knowlton's other projects Gapeseed & Poem Rocket, vibes of Shannon Wright at times like the track "Saudade" with vocalist Kelly Grimm, and I hear echoes of Bailterspace & Spray Paint in the production #postpunk #music16 Aug 2026 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:3ui2sjt2slekrjzepmtn7jb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt7kazcqus2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/snappstare.bsky.social/post/3mt5rp2k6jc2jDidn't have characters left to tag so that's what's up with this post, just to see if you care to see. 🎚️ 🎵 #musicsky #2024music #aoty2024 #indierock #garagerock #posthardcore #lupocitta #rosali #beingdead #hauspoints #kalmarks #music2024 #2024aoty [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Aug 2026 23:01 +0000at://did:plc:3ui2sjt2slekrjzepmtn7jb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt5rp2k6jc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/snappstare.bsky.social/post/3mt4s2mg4us2panother random photo of albums 3 x GBV 3 x Rick Rude #indierock #musicsky #gbv #rickrude15 Aug 2026 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:3ui2sjt2slekrjzepmtn7jb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt4s2mg4us2phttps://bsky.app/profile/snappstare.bsky.social/post/3mt4rvll7pc2prandomly found this photo of 2024 album highlights Lupo Città Porcelain (ATX) Rosali Hauspoints Being Dead Kal Marks +these: Office Dog Neighbours Burning Neighbours Mount Eerie A Country Western Mint Mile Mary Timony Babe Report Or Best Offer Duster Shellac Sanity of Illusion Rick Rude15 Aug 2026 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:3ui2sjt2slekrjzepmtn7jb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt4rvll7pc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/snappstare.bsky.social/post/3mt3p2nqozk2s#5DebutAlbumsSF3 1 Joy Division // Unknown Pleasures 2 The New Pornographers // Mass Romantic 3 Gil Scott-Heron // Pieces of a Man 4 case/lang/veirs // s/t 5 Nirvana // Bleach _ hm: De La Soul Tori Amos Rain Parade Jane's Addiction Big Thief Thanks to @richards7370.bsky.social for the poll!15 Aug 2026 03:08 +0000at://did:plc:3ui2sjt2slekrjzepmtn7jb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt3p2nqozk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/snappstare.bsky.social/post/3mt2duv4lus2sSmirk // Speculative Fiction 2026, Smoking Room Records #musicsky #indierock #punkrock #garagerock Review here: https://post-trash.com/news/2026/8/13/smirk-speculative-fiction-album-review @post-trash.bsky.social14 Aug 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:3ui2sjt2slekrjzepmtn7jb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2duv4lus2shttps://bsky.app/profile/snappstare.bsky.social/post/3mszi3zsmpc2ySmirk // Speculative Fiction (2026, Smoking Room) new write-up on @post-trash.bsky.social #musicsky https://post-trash.com/news/2026/8/13/smirk-speculative-fiction-album-review14 Aug 2026 05:58 +0000at://did:plc:3ui2sjt2slekrjzepmtn7jb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mszi3zsmpc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/snappstare.bsky.social/post/3msylpqnowk2tA beautiful album of reimagined songs by Sr. Chinarro El año de la pera (2026, Eclipse Melodies) #musicsky #indiepop #latinpop #srchinarro13 Aug 2026 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:3ui2sjt2slekrjzepmtn7jb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3msylpqnowk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/snappstare.bsky.social/post/3msyl43qbb22ulatest single from Sr. Chinarro that's not on the new album https://youtu.be/tJRbZ35fwpk?si=M_dYvBfxCMC42ooi13 Aug 2026 21:19 +0000at://did:plc:3ui2sjt2slekrjzepmtn7jb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3msyl43qbb22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/snappstare.bsky.social/post/3ms2aqzf5xs2yA new monthly mixtape for ya from a selection of July's releases, starting in the post-punk indie rock realm and cross-fading into experimental, jangle, and alt-country Americana: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5yDcg2QH3yWKnJ8csNsCRL?si=55b15c3b41f9404e https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/july-2026-mixtape-snapp/pl.u-DdANvqaI0g1KYgX01 Aug 2026 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:3ui2sjt2slekrjzepmtn7jb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms2aqzf5xs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/snappstare.bsky.social/post/3mr42u6ebhk2wIt's been a minute -- or 7 years of recent events to reflect on -- but Eddy Current Suppression Ring's new album is worth the reflection and a fine, fine listen. #musicsky #punk #garagepunk #indierock https://post-trash.com/news/2026/7/16/eddy-current-suppression-ring-in-light-of-recent-events-album-review20 Jul 2026 19:49 +0000at://did:plc:3ui2sjt2slekrjzepmtn7jb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr42u6ebhk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/snappstare.bsky.social/post/3mqn2aatfts25Let me know what albums & EPs you've put high on your list from June? #musicsky #indierock Here's a belated monthly #mixtape for ya based on these June releases https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/june-2026-mixtape-snapp/pl.u-e98lMKqsae8bpeE https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0bE4zvaOErBmKN2FfjjF7X?si=a8b24535968544d014 Jul 2026 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:3ui2sjt2slekrjzepmtn7jb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqn2aatfts25https://bsky.app/profile/snappstare.bsky.social/post/3mqjrryj72225I've had this on repeat... recommended for all my friends in #musicsky Eddy Current Suppression Ring // In Light of Recent Events https://eddycurrentsuppressionring.bandcamp.com/album/in-light-of-recent-events13 Jul 2026 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:3ui2sjt2slekrjzepmtn7jb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqjrryj72225https://bsky.app/profile/snappstare.bsky.social/post/3mnbnudv2ck2zmade ya a mixtape from May's new releases https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/may-2026-mixtape-snapp/pl.u-e98lMYpuae8bpeE https://open.spotify.com/playlist/33nAPed7Mg2No8Ao6EL0IZ?si=4e89e090ebe44d18 #musicsky #mixtape #playlist02 Jun 2026 03:32 +0000at://did:plc:3ui2sjt2slekrjzepmtn7jb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnbnudv2ck2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/snappstare.bsky.social/post/3mmzzzzuwmk26Hauspoints should have a much bigger following than they do, check out their album Eel Feeling, one of my favorite debuts of 2024 #5DebutAlbums2026 #musicsky https://hauspoints.bandcamp.com/album/eel-feeling30 May 2026 02:48 +0000at://did:plc:3ui2sjt2slekrjzepmtn7jb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmzzzzuwmk26https://bsky.app/profile/snappstare.bsky.social/post/3mmzawyh4p226this album made a lasting impression on me when it came out. Also in my list of contenders for #5DebutAlbums2026 (this is a weird hashtag meaning albums released from 2020 to 2026) [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 May 2026 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:3ui2sjt2slekrjzepmtn7jb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmzawyh4p226https://bsky.app/profile/snappstare.bsky.social/post/3mmv52beou22rOffice Dog // Spiel ~~ a contender for the top #5DebutAlbums2026 #musicsky28 May 2026 03:59 +0000at://did:plc:3ui2sjt2slekrjzepmtn7jb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmv52beou22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/snappstare.bsky.social/post/3mmu5tfp72c2kSpeaking of Lupo Città... here are some thoughts on the sophomore album, Inverno, released on 12XU @12xurecs.bsky.social https://post-trash.com/news/2026/5/26/lupo-citt-inverno-album-reviewnbsp #lupocitta #musicsky #inverno #12XU27 May 2026 18:40 +0000at://did:plc:3ui2sjt2slekrjzepmtn7jb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmu5tfp72c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/snappstare.bsky.social/post/3mmtxx4lvxs2kA great debut LP from 2024... garage/psych/cosmic/groove Lupo Città // self-titled ~~ a contender for the top #5DebutAlbums2026 #musicsky #lupocitta https://lupocitta12xu.bandcamp.com/album/lupo-citt27 May 2026 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:3ui2sjt2slekrjzepmtn7jb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmtxx4lvxs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/snappstare.bsky.social/post/3mmp2njmlnk2sJust learned of a new Wild Pink album coming in August via Fire Talk @firetalkrecs.bsky.social info and preorders: https://firetalkrecs.com/shop/wildpink-stillcomingdown Wild Pink // A Billion Little Lights (2021, Royal Mountain)25 May 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:3ui2sjt2slekrjzepmtn7jb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmp2njmlnk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/snappstare.bsky.social/post/3mmkm7nj43c2x5 debut albums I picked from favorites in the 1995-99 era: Sparklehorse // Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot Chavez // Gone Glimmering Cat Power // Dear Sir Trans Am // s/t Grandaddy // Under the Western Freeway #5DebutAlbums9599 also: Shannon Wright, Run On, Imperial Teen, Karate, Destroyer23 May 2026 23:31 +0000at://did:plc:3ui2sjt2slekrjzepmtn7jb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmkm7nj43c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/snappstare.bsky.social/post/3mllifybctk2qShannon Wright's 1999 solo debut, Flightsafety #5DebutAlbums9599 #musicsky Voting is going to start on May 22 via @richards7370.bsky.social11 May 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:3ui2sjt2slekrjzepmtn7jb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllifybctk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/snappstare.bsky.social/post/3mlliduput22qImperial Teen's 1996 debut "Seasick" for consideration #5DebutAlbums9599 #musicsky Voting is going to start on May 22 via @richards7370.bsky.social11 May 2026 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:3ui2sjt2slekrjzepmtn7jb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlliduput22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/snappstare.bsky.social/post/3mlk6r2vwpc2q1996, Run On released their debut full-length, "Start Packing" on Matador Records #5DebutAlbums9599 (a unique band and sound from multi-instrumentalists Rick Brown, Sue Garner, Alan Licht, and David Newgarden on this one. #musicsky11 May 2026 02:05 +0000at://did:plc:3ui2sjt2slekrjzepmtn7jb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlk6r2vwpc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/snappstare.bsky.social/post/3mljqrlrtls2cI won't get past 1996, as I'm going back to 1995 for... Cat Power // Dear Sir #5DebutAlbums9599 #musicsky #catpower #chanmarshall10 May 2026 21:55 +0000at://did:plc:3ui2sjt2slekrjzepmtn7jb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljqrlrtls2chttps://bsky.app/profile/snappstare.bsky.social/post/3mlj2yyqxus25To be considered: an important launch of the entire catalog, and a great lofi debut from 1996 #5DebutAlbums9599 ~~ Destroyer // We'll Build Them a Golden Bridge #musicsky #danbejar10 May 2026 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:3ui2sjt2slekrjzepmtn7jb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlj2yyqxus25