Weekender – May 31, 2024


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It’s a text-heavy week here. I’ve read a lot of great stuff in the past seven days. Short pieces more than books, so if you’ve got 15 mintues to spare, check out the fiction about adoption, or the memoir pieces about small-town friendships or early-onset dementia. The music that surprised me most this week was the random find Punchbag and the record from Kee Avil.

I also am relaunching the newsletter format this week – a shorter version of this post. Sign up below.

Anyway: I hope you find something you like here, and if you’re inclined, get in touch.

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This is new music that I like from bands I’ve written about recently, but it’s too soon to warrant a whole new post. Or it’s promising early releases from acts that have yet to release something substantial.

All of these artists are in the playlists on this page

New singles

If you want to hear a couple tracks from each of these, I’ve made you a mixtape you can find on this page

Till next week, y’all. Don’t be afraid to say hello.