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Gosh I love Cezanne.
art-institute.bsky.social Art bot @art-institute.bsky.social · 12h
The Bay of Marseille, Seen from L'Estaque, by Paul Cezanne (French, 1839–1906)
c. 1885

More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/16487
Paul Cezanne (French, 1839–1906), The Bay of Marseille, Seen from L'Estaque, Impressionist sea landscape, tan houses, blue ocean, distant mountains.
December 7, 2025 at 10:47 PM
ajjohnson.bsky.social
Forgot one! #AOTY list: Horsegirl - "Phonetics On and On". Super pleasant indie from this Chicago trio reminiscent of 90s indie. Summertime music. #musicsky

thisishorsegirl.bandcamp.com/album/phonet...
Phonetics On and On, by Horsegirl
11 track album
thisishorsegirl.bandcamp.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:33 PM
ajjohnson.bsky.social
#AOTY list (last one): Chat Pile & Hayden Pedigo - "In the Earth Again". A masterpiece of contrast that makes it menacing and heart-wrenching. I can't stop listening, despite its weight. Somehow completely metal without sounding like metal. #musicsky #metalsky

chatpile.bandcamp.com/album/in-the...
In The Earth Again, by Chat Pile & Hayden Pedigo
11 track album
chatpile.bandcamp.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:33 PM
ajjohnson.bsky.social
#AOTY list: They Are Gutting a Body of Water - "LOTTO". Philly shoegazers perfect their sound on this lovely set of satisfying tracks, even if one of them features autotune (barf).

#musicsky #shoegaze

theyareguttingabodyofwater.bandcamp.com/album/lotto
LOTTO, by they are gutting a body of water
10 track album
theyareguttingabodyofwater.bandcamp.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
ajjohnson.bsky.social
#AOTY list: Tombs - "Feral Darkness". Deliciously messy black metal sludge. I've tried Tombs several times in the past and failed, but this album gets me headbanging. Just when it feels like too much, it hits with incredibly grooves. Solid.
#musicsky #metalsky
tombscult.bandcamp.com/album/feral-...
Feral Darkness, by Tombs
10 track album
tombscult.bandcamp.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:03 PM
ajjohnson.bsky.social
#AOTY list: Author & Punisher - "Nocturnal Birding". Immensely gratifying industrial sludge from San Diegan Tristan Shone's, reflecting on trips into the desert as a Border Angel. Fascinating ideas conveyed with chainsaw guitars

#musicsky #metalsky

authorandpunisher.bandcamp.com/album/noctur...
Nocturnal Birding, by Author & Punisher
8 track album
authorandpunisher.bandcamp.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:49 PM
ajjohnson.bsky.social
#AOTY list: Malevich - "Under a Guilded Sun" As @treblezine.bsky.social said, this one is hard to pin down. Post-metal, sludge, blackened post-hardcore? Pretty much right in my wheelhouse. #musicsky #metalsky

malevichatlanta.bandcamp.com/album/under-...
Under a Gilded Sun, by Malevich
9 track album
malevichatlanta.bandcamp.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
ajjohnson.bsky.social
#AOTY list: Lifeguard - "Ripped and Torn". This one scratches my post-punk itch with sounds echoing Women/Viet Cong. I need to spend more time with it so I can learn to accept the poppy parts. #musicsky #post-punk

lifeguardband100.bandcamp.com/album/ripped...
Ripped and Torn, by Lifeguard
12 track album
lifeguardband100.bandcamp.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
ajjohnson.bsky.social
#AOTY list: baan - "neumann". Out of left field from @mmmmmmuhh.bsky.social, this thing has huge sludgy guitars in post-hardcore lo-fi. A Korean antidote to K-Pop. The wheels are always about to fall off this album in the best possible way. #musicsky #metalsky

baan1.bandcamp.com/album/neumann
neumann, by baan
9 track album
baan1.bandcamp.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:05 PM
ajjohnson.bsky.social
#AOTY list: Deafheaven, "Lonely People with Power". Shocker, I know, but this is my #1 album of the year. It is sooo good to have Deafheaven back in true blackgaze form. I still get chills listening to "Amethyst" and "Winona." #musicsky #metalsky

deafheaven.com/products/lon...
Lonely People with Power Double LP - Daydream Variant
Album Release Date: March 28, 2025 Variant - Daydream TRACKLIST: LP1 Side A 1. Incidental I 2. Doberman 3. Magnolia Side B 4. The Garden Route 5. Heathen 6. Amethyst LP2 Side A 7. Incidental II (feat....
deafheaven.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
ajjohnson.bsky.social
#AOTY list: Rwake - "The Return of Magik". After a LONG hiatus, the Arkansas Southern sludge-lords come back like they were never gone. Totally filthy guitar on this thing. #musicsky #metalsky

rwake.bandcamp.com/album/the-re...
The Return Of Magik, by Rwake
6 track album
rwake.bandcamp.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
ajjohnson.bsky.social
#AOTY list: clipping. - "Dead Channel Sky". I absolutely love this album. Fantastic, super engaging, at times _FAST_ rapping layered over incredibly creative instrumentation. Go watch their Tiny Desk concert. #musicsky

clppng.bandcamp.com/album/dead-c...
Dead Channel Sky, by clipping.
20 track album
clppng.bandcamp.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:52 PM
ajjohnson.bsky.social
#AOTY Wren - "Black Rain Falls". I need to spend more time with this, but my first listens found more of the pensive UK sludge that I've liked on their past releases. #musicsky #metalsky

disciplesofwren.bandcamp.com/album/black-...
BLACK RAIN FALLS, by WREN
7 track album
disciplesofwren.bandcamp.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
ajjohnson.bsky.social
I'm going to write a little blurb albums on my #AOTY list this year. Presented in order of when I discovered them (usually close to release). First, FACS "Wish Defense." More quality post-punk from Chicago. #musicsky #post-punk

wearefacs.bandcamp.com/album/wish-d...
Wish Defense, by FACS
7 track album
wearefacs.bandcamp.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
ajjohnson.bsky.social
Perseverance!! I didn't get it at first, but kept trying and listening and trying, and I am finally starting to see what everyone is talking about with "The Spiritual Sound." Ecstatic black metal indeed. #musicsky #metalsky

agriculturemusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-sp...
The Spiritual Sound, by Agriculture
10 track album
agriculturemusic.bandcamp.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
ajjohnson.bsky.social
Here @nytimes.com I fixed this for you:
Screenshot of a NY Times headline reading "In Xenophobic Tirade, Trump Calls Somalis 'Garbage' as ICE Prepares Crackdown" doctored so "Xenophobic" is crossed out and the word "Racist" is substituted above it.
December 2, 2025 at 8:17 PM
ajjohnson.bsky.social
#nowplaying Amsterdam enigma Ainsoph's "Affection & Vengeance," yet another excellent find from @treblezine.bsky.social year-end lists. Very cool, post-punk ambient black metal. I think I'm going to love this album.

#musicsky #metalsky

ainsophmusic.bandcamp.com/album/affect...
Affection & Vengeance, by Ainsoph
8 track album
ainsophmusic.bandcamp.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
ajjohnson.bsky.social
As always, @treblezine.bsky.social present an outstanding, comprehensive look at the year's best music across so many genres. More listening fodder!

#musicsky
December 2, 2025 at 3:55 PM
ajjohnson.bsky.social
The hell we do! Who's got money to spend??
New York Times headline: "Gen X-ers Have Money to Spend. Why Are Retailers Ignoring Them?"
November 27, 2025 at 7:34 PM
ajjohnson.bsky.social
OMG I forgot how good this song is. RIP Erik Wunder.

#metalsky #musicsky

profoundlorerecords.bandcamp.com/track/witherer
Witherer, by COBALT
from the album Eater Of Birds
profoundlorerecords.bandcamp.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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November 25, 2025 at 9:07 PM
ajjohnson.bsky.social
Good god where does one even start with Blut aus Nord. What a massive catalog!

#musicsky #metalsky

blutausnord.bandcamp.com
Blut Aus Nord
Theoricians of Insane Aestheticism BLUT AUS NORD are creators of a hallucinogenic universe, erasing all preconceived ideas of Black Metal - and extreme music in general. They redefine the rules...
blutausnord.bandcamp.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
ajjohnson.bsky.social
I am currently obsessed with the Chat Pile/Hayden Pedigo album, specifically this song, am in danger of overplaying it:

#musicsky #metalsky

haydenpedigo.bandcamp.com/track/the-ma...
The Matador, by Chat Pile & Hayden Pedigo
from the album In The Earth Again
haydenpedigo.bandcamp.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:20 PM
ajjohnson.bsky.social
Oh FFS people let's hand out some instruction manuals, eh?

www.npr.org/2025/11/21/n...
How could Trump interfere in the midterms? Here's what voting officials are watching
Less than a year from the midterm elections, state and local voting officials from both major political parties are actively preparing for the possibility of interference by the Trump administration.
www.npr.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:57 PM
ajjohnson.bsky.social
Finally some good news to break up the doomscroll, via @treblezine.bsky.social: www.treblezine.com/converge-ann...

#metalsky #musicsky
Converge announce new album Love Is Not Enough - Treble
Hear the title track
www.treblezine.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM