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Ryan Schreiber @ryanschreiber.bsky.social · 14d

My favorite tracks of September are up on What's Good feat. Kate Bush, Geese, Sammy Virji, Joanne Robertson, Juana Molina, Night Tapes, Rochelle Jordan, Neko Case, Jeff Tweedy, JADE, RAYE, Moodymann, Chloé Caillet, Kieran Hebden x William Tyler & more shorturl.at/jGZmN

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Ryan Schreiber @ryanschreiber.bsky.social · Sep 5

Wow, what a ton of great music in August! Just updated What's Good with my 32 faves including: Geese, Dijon, Ninajirachi, Dean Blunt x Elias Rønnenfelt, Nourished by Time, Susumu Yokota, Earl, Blood Orange, Deftones (!), Avalon Emerson, Overmono, Jens Lekman (!!), & more shorturl.at/jGZmN

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Ryan Schreiber @ryanschreiber.bsky.social · Aug 4

Yessss, it's one of the funnest and most inventive rock records I've heard this year! Wild how they manage to synthesize bits of every popular genre — it's clubby, it's punky, it's indie. Like 80s new wave through a 2025 lens.

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Ryan Schreiber @ryanschreiber.bsky.social · Aug 4

My favorite tracks of July are up on What's Good feat. Geese, james K, Gelli Haha, By Storm, Water From Your Eyes, Tyler the Creator, Madonna, NIN, Fever Ray, Nosaj Thing x Jacques Greene, Factory Floor, GOON, Burial, Sudan Archives, Sir Chloe & more shorturl.at/jGZmN

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Ryan Schreiber @ryanschreiber.bsky.social · Jul 7

What's Good is back with June's best tracks.

My top 3: Gelli Haha's goofy glo-fi, a 90s Portishead throwback from Neggy Gemmy, and Underscores' digipop monster, "Music."

Plus: Nick León, james k, Sir Chloe, and archival cuts from Joni Mitchell & SOPHIE

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Ryan Schreiber @ryanschreiber.bsky.social · Jun 3

She doesn’t miss!

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Ryan Schreiber @ryanschreiber.bsky.social · Jun 3

My best of May '25 features new music from Stereolab, Avalon Emerson, Sofia Kourtesis x Daphni, Model/Actriz, Erika de Casier, Maria Somerville, Jenny Hval, Alan Sparhawk, DjRUM, Anthony Naples, Clipse, DIIV, caroline, Matthew Herbert & more. Check the playlist here: shorturl.at/jGZmN

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Bryan Waterman @waterman.bsky.social · May 31

That’s a special movie, no joke.
Thx to @ryanschreiber.bsky.social for moderating such a feelgood convo afterwards & to Kevin & Stephen for making such lovely sound & image. So many good 00s vibes.

Kevin Drew of Broken Social Scene & filmmaker Stephen Chung in conversation with Ryan Schreiber at IFC abt the BSS film It’s All Gonna Break.

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Ryan Schreiber @ryanschreiber.bsky.social · May 27

Psyched for this week's NYC premieres of the new Broken Social Scene documentary, "It's All Gonna Break." I'll be leading Q&As with Kevin Drew and filmmaker Stephen Chung all three nights at Nitehawk & IFC Center. Tickets here: cargofilm-releasing.com/iagb-theatri...

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Jen Powers @jenpowers.bsky.social · Apr 3

Farewell to one of the all-timer weirdo angels 💔 youtu.be/U9jbiKNVX9I?...

Michael Hurley - Light Green Fellow

YouTube video by twosisters9

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Ryan Schreiber @ryanschreiber.bsky.social · Apr 3

What's Good is back with the best of March 2025, featuring: Eartheater x Shygirl. Playboi Carti. Destroyer. Lorelei x MJ Lenderman. Eiko Ishibashi. Jane Remover. Model/Actriz. Factory Floor. Little Simz. Whatever the Weather. DjRUM. Arthur Russell. & more lnk.to/wg25

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Ryan Schreiber @ryanschreiber.bsky.social · Mar 7

191 tracks selected by RDJ (!!) open.spotify.com/playlist/3jf...

Aphex Twin: [mostly mellow] for Supreme

Playlist · Supreme · 191 items · 6K saves

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Philip Sherburne @philipsherburne.bsky.social · Mar 5

Kind of weird to hear that Supreme quoted from my 2014 Aphex Twin feature in their new merch drop with him. I hope that doesn't mean I've become a hypebeast by association
mixmag.net/read/supreme...

Supreme unveils more pieces from Aphex Twin collab collection

The new collection includes a GORE-TEX jacket, three skateboards and a football shirt emblazoned with AFX's menacing stare

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Ryan Schreiber @ryanschreiber.bsky.social · Mar 6

Rest in power to the acid jazz OG, Roy Ayers. His rooftop concerts at Output always marked the first days of spring. Thanks for the memories— in the sunshine. ☀️

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Ryan Schreiber @ryanschreiber.bsky.social · Mar 5

Updated 'What's Good' with my favorite songs of 2025 so far, including: Ichiko Aoba. Oklou. Jenny Hval. DARKSIDE. Avalon Emerson. Jamie xx & Erykah Badu. Baths. Bon Iver. Squid. Marie Davidson. Marshall Allen x Neneh Cherry. Fennesz. DJ Koze. Pink Siifu. Tim Hecker. Q Lazzarus & more lnk.to/wg25

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Ryan Schreiber @ryanschreiber.bsky.social · Jan 23

😍😍😍

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Ryan Schreiber @ryanschreiber.bsky.social · Dec 10

Thank YOU for this brief but wonderful tribute to Mojo. I discovered it this morning and was so moved that I spent much of the day reading your other entries. You are a truly gifted writer! www.jamesreeves.co/mojo/

The Electrifying Mojo Had the Most Reassuring Voice I Ever Heard

His spirit runs through nearly everything we hear today.

www.jamesreeves.co

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Ryan Schreiber @ryanschreiber.bsky.social · Dec 7

Sample source here 😉

Electrifying Mojo Prince interview

YouTube video by mcmorris55

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Ryan Schreiber @ryanschreiber.bsky.social · Dec 7

This 2001 Moodymann 12” goes crazy. It cuts up the Detroit radio DJ Mojo’s famed ‘86 interview with Prince, chopping the questions to sound like an interview with Moody. The beat beneath is murky and hard-hitting, then shifts into a lighter, jazzier Rhodes flex. 🔥

Moodymann - JAN

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Ryan Schreiber @ryanschreiber.bsky.social · Dec 5

Yeah, that Uilab EP is great, too. Love the “St. Elmo’s Fire” cover.

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Ryan Schreiber @ryanschreiber.bsky.social · Nov 26

I was able to get the vinyl cheap on Discogs — worth seeking out!

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Ryan Schreiber @ryanschreiber.bsky.social · Nov 25

Spending a lot of time lately with this little-known Stereolab side project from 1997, a collaboration between Tim Gane, Andy Ramsay, and the High Llamas' Sean O'Hagan. Released just a month before 'Dots and Loops,' it applies some of that album's best qualities to a 'library music' setting.

Turn On - Electrocation of Fire Ants

YouTube video by bobo

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Ryan Schreiber @ryanschreiber.bsky.social · Nov 20

Not both of us seeing that tour! I waited for two hours outside the backstage doors and got a hug. Felt like walking on a cloud. Laura Nyro could never.

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Ryan Schreiber @ryanschreiber.bsky.social · Nov 19

Yesss, year-end coming soon. Might post another before that. Always keeping tabs here… Kind of the evaluating precursor to What’s Good. Sort by most recent. open.spotify.com/playlist/62X...

Right Now.

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Ryan Schreiber @ryanschreiber.bsky.social · Nov 12

Shoutout to RJ Bentler, the head of Pitchfork tv, who produced 90% of this stuff and led a kickass team of genius producer/editors: Eavvon O'Neal, Ash Slater, Juan P, Will Colby, Jim Larson, etc

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