Jennifer Kelly
@jenpkelly.bsky.social
Dusted editor, Aquarium Drunkard, Bandcamp contributor, Knicks fan, sci fi writer
“Turn My Head Into Sound… is recommended to anyone interested in the history of rock, production techniques, or the sometimes mysterious and frustrating nature of creativity,” writes Ian Mathers. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8023917... @ismathers.bsky.social
Andrew Perer — Turn My Head into Sound: A History of Kevin Shields and My Bloody Valentine (Jawbone Press)
It’s easy to feel like there is an air of mystery around Ireland’s My Bloody Valentine, especially approaching them in 2025. The sheer amount and density of praise around the quartet’s work, most...
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December 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
“Turn My Head Into Sound… is recommended to anyone interested in the history of rock, production techniques, or the sometimes mysterious and frustrating nature of creativity,” writes Ian Mathers. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8023917... @ismathers.bsky.social
“Speaking truth to power and exploding the West’s creation myths are ambitious goals. Kendall meets them with eloquence and expressivity,” writes Christian Carey. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8023804... @christiancarey.bsky.social
Hannah Kendall — shouting forever into the receiver (NMC)
NMC Recordings - 01 shouting forever into the receiver
British composer Hannah Kendall (b. 1984) has received a number of high profile performances and recognition as a rising star in the field of...
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December 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM
“Speaking truth to power and exploding the West’s creation myths are ambitious goals. Kendall meets them with eloquence and expressivity,” writes Christian Carey. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8023804... @christiancarey.bsky.social
The AD list is up. aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/12/08/a...
Aquarium Drunkard :: Year In Review 2025 - Aquarium Drunkard
Looking back to look ahead. The clock never stops, but sometimes music manages the impossible: slowing time for a moment. Our list arrives in the spirit of sharing, and we’re back with our annual Year...
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December 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The AD list is up. aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/12/08/a...
I need another string of lights but…
December 7, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I need another string of lights but…
So the monster ruined the World Cup draw? He’s been ruining everything for months here. Like every aspect of life, no matter how trivial, straight to shit, all the time.
December 6, 2025 at 7:34 PM
So the monster ruined the World Cup draw? He’s been ruining everything for months here. Like every aspect of life, no matter how trivial, straight to shit, all the time.
I kind of like those new Saints record despite the fact that it doesn’t sound like the Saints, at least not the way I remember them. thesaintsmusic.bandcamp.com/album/long-m...
Long March Through the Jazz Age, by The Saints
12 track album
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December 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I kind of like those new Saints record despite the fact that it doesn’t sound like the Saints, at least not the way I remember them. thesaintsmusic.bandcamp.com/album/long-m...
“Threads the needle between ambient electronics, dub and shoegaze with the deepest kind of groove,” writes Jennifer Kelly. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8021200... @beggarsgroup.bsky.social
Seefeel — Pure, Impure (Stranded)
Seefeel - More Like Space (2025 Remaster)
“More Like Space” takes shape out of hovering ambiences, a shivering, undulating texture dotted with trebly clicks. It has its own beauty like that, but the.....
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December 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM
“Threads the needle between ambient electronics, dub and shoegaze with the deepest kind of groove,” writes Jennifer Kelly. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8021200... @beggarsgroup.bsky.social
This Geese record seems fine but in no way rock album of the year.
December 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
This Geese record seems fine but in no way rock album of the year.
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Rep. Crockett’s Statement on the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Texas’s 2026 Map
December 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Rep. Crockett’s Statement on the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Texas’s 2026 Map
Such a good movie. Excited about the Trier set on Criterion this month. youtu.be/vgQMHG9SGlU?...
Thelma (2017) | Official US Trailer HD
YouTube video by 1091 Pictures
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December 5, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Such a good movie. Excited about the Trier set on Criterion this month. youtu.be/vgQMHG9SGlU?...
“The latest IA is another must-have for devotees of the always-evolving genre of Takoma-school guitar,” writes Jim Marks. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8020294...
Various Artists — Imaginational Anthem Vol. XIV: Ireland (Tompkins Square)
Cian Nugent
Various Artists - I Am Asleep and Don't Waken Me
For the latest volume in its long-running Imaginational Anthem (IA) guitar series, Tompkins Square has enlisted Irish guitarist Cian Nugent...
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December 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM
“The latest IA is another must-have for devotees of the always-evolving genre of Takoma-school guitar,” writes Jim Marks. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8020294...
I haven't been on Spotify, really, ever. but here are some songs that I apparently listened to a whole lot in 2025.
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Abyss
YouTube video by Anika - Topic
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December 4, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I haven't been on Spotify, really, ever. but here are some songs that I apparently listened to a whole lot in 2025.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4kl...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4kl...
It’s remarkable how little Spotify is in my feed this year compared to last.
December 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
It’s remarkable how little Spotify is in my feed this year compared to last.
“Melody’s Echo Chamber’s Melody Prochet resurrects the swinging 1960s in this fourth psych pop album,” writes Jennifer Kelly. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8020180... @dominorecordco.bsky.social
Melody’s Echo Chamber — Unclouded (Domino)
Photo by Diane Sagnier
Melody's Echo Chamber - In The Stars
Melody’s Echo Chamber’s Melody Prochet resurrects the swinging 1960s in this fourth psych pop album. Her airy, denatured vocals float...
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December 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
“Melody’s Echo Chamber’s Melody Prochet resurrects the swinging 1960s in this fourth psych pop album,” writes Jennifer Kelly. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8020180... @dominorecordco.bsky.social
Random Thursday’s best is the eerie “Delicate Fingers” from the band called E. abandcallede.bandcamp.com/track/delica...
Delicate Fingers, by E
from the album E
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December 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Random Thursday’s best is the eerie “Delicate Fingers” from the band called E. abandcallede.bandcamp.com/track/delica...
The tightest groove…RIP Steve Cropper. youtu.be/iFQEsUjI0U8?...
(1967) GREEN ONIONS - Live - Booker T. and MG's
YouTube video by LeeEstradaMusic
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December 3, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The tightest groove…RIP Steve Cropper. youtu.be/iFQEsUjI0U8?...
It may surprise you that Christmas trees that are covered with ice and snow weigh approximately a gazillion pounds.
December 3, 2025 at 9:47 PM
It may surprise you that Christmas trees that are covered with ice and snow weigh approximately a gazillion pounds.
“Angel Falls balances passages of deliberate reflection with moments of mercurial change,” writes Bill Meyer. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8019388...
Wadada Leo Smith & Sylvie Courvoisier—Angel Falls (Intakt)
SYLVIE COURVOISIER - WADADA LEO SMITH - Olo'Upnea and lightning
When trumpeter/composer Wadada Leo Smith’s 84th birthday comes up on December 18, he’ll be able to look back on a pretty good year. He’s...
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December 3, 2025 at 7:23 PM
“Angel Falls balances passages of deliberate reflection with moments of mercurial change,” writes Bill Meyer. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8019388...
Wanna hear Xiu Xiu do a Runaways song? youtu.be/6n2nlkVnOW8?...
Cherry Bomb
YouTube video by Xiu Xiu - Topic
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December 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Wanna hear Xiu Xiu do a Runaways song? youtu.be/6n2nlkVnOW8?...
“The songs are good, full of fetching turns of melody and surrealist images, but they sound especially excellent bashed out with clanging chords and pounding rhythms and intuitive rock-and-roll energy,” writes Jennifer Kelly. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8019275...
Guided by Voices — Thick Rich and Delicious (GBV Inc.)
Guided By Voices - (You Can't Go Back To) Oxford Talawanda
Guided by Voices doesn’t spend a lot of time looking in the rear view mirror. Sure, the band will break out an old favorite in the live...
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December 3, 2025 at 4:16 PM
“The songs are good, full of fetching turns of melody and surrealist images, but they sound especially excellent bashed out with clanging chords and pounding rhythms and intuitive rock-and-roll energy,” writes Jennifer Kelly. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8019275...
For so many reasons—listening with others, travel with limited music, work, inattention—the music you listen to most may not be the stuff you like the most.
December 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
For so many reasons—listening with others, travel with limited music, work, inattention—the music you listen to most may not be the stuff you like the most.
I feel like we’re in that Batman episode where Joker becomes mayor of Gotham.
December 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I feel like we’re in that Batman episode where Joker becomes mayor of Gotham.
Make yr own list
"When we just accept that what a streaming service tells us about our music taste is true, there is much that we are not remembering, learning or celebrating about the music of our years and lives."
This Spotify Wrapped season, don’t outsource your love of music to AI:
This Spotify Wrapped season, don’t outsource your love of music to AI:
Spotify Wrapped is taking over our feeds, but you don’t have outsource your relationship with music to AI | Liz Pelly
The streamer’s annual charts are just another version of the tech that’s alienating us from our inner lives. Hold on to your musical memories and reclaim ownership of your taste
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December 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Make yr own list
WInter came last night
December 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
WInter came last night
Reposted by Jennifer Kelly
Ok, with this year being what it has, we all deserved and needed this today. Do yourself a favor and watch it. You deserve it.
David Byrne: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
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December 3, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Ok, with this year being what it has, we all deserved and needed this today. Do yourself a favor and watch it. You deserve it.