AnEarful
@anearful.bsky.social
Music obsessive, deeply engaged with an omnivorous array of sound. Keep up with it all, including the Discover Music podcast, at my Linktree: linktr.ee/anearful (He/Him)
Peter Townshend - Who Came First (Track, 1972) Despite billing it as a “gynormous ego trip,” this revealed a softer, more generous side to the man. But it’s the Lifehouse demos that resonate most, along with the acoustic guitar/synth blend on Paravardigar. #5debutalbums7074
November 27, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Peter Townshend - Who Came First (Track, 1972) Despite billing it as a “gynormous ego trip,” this revealed a softer, more generous side to the man. But it’s the Lifehouse demos that resonate most, along with the acoustic guitar/synth blend on Paravardigar. #5debutalbums7074
Roxy Music - S/T (Reprise, 1972) The past, present, and future of rock fission off into a mushroom cloud shot through with arty pretension and deeply felt romanticism on this staggering debut. America would feel the fallout later! #5debutalbums7074
November 27, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Roxy Music - S/T (Reprise, 1972) The past, present, and future of rock fission off into a mushroom cloud shot through with arty pretension and deeply felt romanticism on this staggering debut. America would feel the fallout later! #5debutalbums7074
David Lee Daniels - Black Jack Davy (Playboy, 1973) There’s enough swagger to his delivery to match the Muscle Shoals Horns, who add a lot to this album, plus the desperation of a man who knows he’s getting his one chance to make it. A fascinating enigma. #5debutalbums7074
November 26, 2025 at 4:40 AM
David Lee Daniels - Black Jack Davy (Playboy, 1973) There’s enough swagger to his delivery to match the Muscle Shoals Horns, who add a lot to this album, plus the desperation of a man who knows he’s getting his one chance to make it. A fascinating enigma. #5debutalbums7074
Bobby Whitlock - s/t (ABC Dunhill, 1972) Explodes with passion and that large-band, organic quality that defined rock in the early 70s. If you’re a fan of All Things Must Pass and Layla, this should be on your itinerary! #5debutalbums7074
November 26, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Bobby Whitlock - s/t (ABC Dunhill, 1972) Explodes with passion and that large-band, organic quality that defined rock in the early 70s. If you’re a fan of All Things Must Pass and Layla, this should be on your itinerary! #5debutalbums7074
Fotheringay - s/t (Island, 1970/Carthage, 1986) Still and forever my favorite Sandy Denny project and Brit-folk band - Lucas and Donahue are no joke! Definitive covers of Dylan and Lightfoot along with a quiver of stellar originals that never miss. #5debutalbums7074
November 26, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Fotheringay - s/t (Island, 1970/Carthage, 1986) Still and forever my favorite Sandy Denny project and Brit-folk band - Lucas and Donahue are no joke! Definitive covers of Dylan and Lightfoot along with a quiver of stellar originals that never miss. #5debutalbums7074
Glass Harp - S/T (Decca, 1970) Phil Keaggy’s high-flying guitar soars alongside strings and winds, with a pumping rhythm section and his faith providing further guidance. Beautifully recorded, too! #5debutalbums7074
November 25, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Glass Harp - S/T (Decca, 1970) Phil Keaggy’s high-flying guitar soars alongside strings and winds, with a pumping rhythm section and his faith providing further guidance. Beautifully recorded, too! #5debutalbums7074
Wild Ponies - Things That Used To Shine (Ditch Dog, 2013) I stumbled on them in Nashville and became an instant fan of Doug and Telisha Williams’ moody take on classic country. This album has aged like a fine bourbon and their latest was a masterpiece! #5debutalbums1014
November 16, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Wild Ponies - Things That Used To Shine (Ditch Dog, 2013) I stumbled on them in Nashville and became an instant fan of Doug and Telisha Williams’ moody take on classic country. This album has aged like a fine bourbon and their latest was a masterpiece! #5debutalbums1014
Here for it. Anthony Cheung Composer Portrait at the Miller Theatre with Claire Chase, the JACK Quartet, Yarn/Wire, and the composer playing works from the past decade. Deeply necessary! #livemusic
November 14, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Here for it. Anthony Cheung Composer Portrait at the Miller Theatre with Claire Chase, the JACK Quartet, Yarn/Wire, and the composer playing works from the past decade. Deeply necessary! #livemusic
Superb set from Folk Bitch Trio at Baby’s All Right! Harmonies to sigh for and stage presence that left the audience captivated. Great songs, great singing…what are you waiting for? #LiveMusic
November 12, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Superb set from Folk Bitch Trio at Baby’s All Right! Harmonies to sigh for and stage presence that left the audience captivated. Great songs, great singing…what are you waiting for? #LiveMusic
Alex Amen, a classic singer-songwriter with a touch of Tim Buckley and John Craigie, during his beautiful set opening for Folk Bitch Trio at Baby’s All Right - the Aussies are up next! #livemusic
November 12, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Alex Amen, a classic singer-songwriter with a touch of Tim Buckley and John Craigie, during his beautiful set opening for Folk Bitch Trio at Baby’s All Right - the Aussies are up next! #livemusic
No Lands/Negative Space @newamrecords.bsky.social, 2014) “You might call it a synth-art-almost-pop record, hinting at 80's hit-makers without actually going there. Even with the Linn drums, there's nothing ironic going on in these lush, warmly produced pieces.” (My original review) #5debutalbums1014
November 9, 2025 at 4:52 PM
No Lands/Negative Space @newamrecords.bsky.social, 2014) “You might call it a synth-art-almost-pop record, hinting at 80's hit-makers without actually going there. Even with the Linn drums, there's nothing ironic going on in these lush, warmly produced pieces.” (My original review) #5debutalbums1014
Jenny O. - Automechanic (Holy Trinity Records, 2013) Great songs, great singing, stellar production by Jonathan Wilson, James Gadson on two tracks…why wasn’t this huge? At least in an indie way? Music biz mystery. On my top 100 of the decade list! #5debutalbums1014
November 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Jenny O. - Automechanic (Holy Trinity Records, 2013) Great songs, great singing, stellar production by Jonathan Wilson, James Gadson on two tracks…why wasn’t this huge? At least in an indie way? Music biz mystery. On my top 100 of the decade list! #5debutalbums1014
Atoms For Peace - Amok (XL, 2013) After the slightly arid The King Of Limbs, Thom Yorke found a groovier groove with Flea (of all people), Mauro Refosco, Joey Waronker & Nigel Godrich. Holds up well, but like TKOL, also better live! #5debutalbums1014
November 5, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Atoms For Peace - Amok (XL, 2013) After the slightly arid The King Of Limbs, Thom Yorke found a groovier groove with Flea (of all people), Mauro Refosco, Joey Waronker & Nigel Godrich. Holds up well, but like TKOL, also better live! #5debutalbums1014
Boogarins - As Plantas Que Curam (Other Music Recording Co., 2013) It wasn’t until 2014, when I saw these Brazilian rockers “levitate” Other Music in their first NYC appearance that I became a fan. I’ve not looked back since - they were on my Top 25 last year! #5debutalbums1014
November 2, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Boogarins - As Plantas Que Curam (Other Music Recording Co., 2013) It wasn’t until 2014, when I saw these Brazilian rockers “levitate” Other Music in their first NYC appearance that I became a fan. I’ve not looked back since - they were on my Top 25 last year! #5debutalbums1014
Hospitality - s/t (Merge, 2012) Revisiting this at the end of the decade, I found “its blend of melody and melancholy so inviting” that I included it on my 100 best albums of the 2010s. It’s that good! Come back Amber Papini… #5debutalbums1014
November 2, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Hospitality - s/t (Merge, 2012) Revisiting this at the end of the decade, I found “its blend of melody and melancholy so inviting” that I included it on my 100 best albums of the 2010s. It’s that good! Come back Amber Papini… #5debutalbums1014
Divine Fits - A Thing Called… (Merge, 2012) Side project? Super group? Either way this collabo between Spoon’s Britt Daniel, Wolf Eyes’ Dan Boeckner, Alex Fischel, and New Bomb Turks’ Sam Brown is neo-new wave perfection. Just wish I’d seen them live! #5debutalbums1014
November 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Divine Fits - A Thing Called… (Merge, 2012) Side project? Super group? Either way this collabo between Spoon’s Britt Daniel, Wolf Eyes’ Dan Boeckner, Alex Fischel, and New Bomb Turks’ Sam Brown is neo-new wave perfection. Just wish I’d seen them live! #5debutalbums1014
Father John Misty - Fear Fun (@subpop.bsky.social, 2012) The first missive from the man whose “reality is realer than yours.” My #3 album of that year: “Bitingly witty and with the best singing and songwriting of his career.” Little did I know about what lay ahead! #5debutalbums1014
October 30, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Father John Misty - Fear Fun (@subpop.bsky.social, 2012) The first missive from the man whose “reality is realer than yours.” My #3 album of that year: “Bitingly witty and with the best singing and songwriting of his career.” Little did I know about what lay ahead! #5debutalbums1014
Here for it. Talea Ensemble’s season opening concert and our first tribute to Luciano Berio’s Centenary. Steve Beck and Sam Jones will play pieces by him along with Adès, and Boulez, plus an NY premiere by Loretta Notareschi, and a world premiere by Saad Haddad. #LiveMusic
October 28, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Here for it. Talea Ensemble’s season opening concert and our first tribute to Luciano Berio’s Centenary. Steve Beck and Sam Jones will play pieces by him along with Adès, and Boulez, plus an NY premiere by Loretta Notareschi, and a world premiere by Saad Haddad. #LiveMusic
Breton - Other People’s Problems (Fatcat, 2012) My #2 album of 2012, when I called it a “dark (but never despairing) and often funky album…” Just tonight, my wife called it audacious, and she was not wrong! #5debutalbums1014
October 28, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Breton - Other People’s Problems (Fatcat, 2012) My #2 album of 2012, when I called it a “dark (but never despairing) and often funky album…” Just tonight, my wife called it audacious, and she was not wrong! #5debutalbums1014
Here for it. Mitski: The Land, a concert film from her last tour. From one SUNY Purchase alum to another 😂, congratulations! @regalmovies.bsky.social
October 26, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Here for it. Mitski: The Land, a concert film from her last tour. From one SUNY Purchase alum to another 😂, congratulations! @regalmovies.bsky.social
Here for it. That’s Richard Orofino soundchecking in public before opening for Gideon Broshy at Stone Circle Theater. The resonant acoustic should be perfect for Broshy’s music! #livemusic
October 18, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Here for it. That’s Richard Orofino soundchecking in public before opening for Gideon Broshy at Stone Circle Theater. The resonant acoustic should be perfect for Broshy’s music! #livemusic
Glenn Branca - The Ascension (99 Records, 1981) Still as breathtaking as the first time I dropped the needle and heard Jeffrey Glenn’s bass doing something I would go on to emulate. Aptly named, too, with multiple lifts and pushes through time itself. #5debutalbums8084
October 6, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Glenn Branca - The Ascension (99 Records, 1981) Still as breathtaking as the first time I dropped the needle and heard Jeffrey Glenn’s bass doing something I would go on to emulate. Aptly named, too, with multiple lifts and pushes through time itself. #5debutalbums8084
Wet Leg at Brooklyn Paramount: BangerBangerBangerBangerBangerBangerBangerBALLADBangerBangerBangerBanger…you get the idea! Fantastic show, the perfect expression of the ideals they’ve set for themselves. See them!
September 19, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Wet Leg at Brooklyn Paramount: BangerBangerBangerBangerBangerBangerBangerBALLADBangerBangerBangerBanger…you get the idea! Fantastic show, the perfect expression of the ideals they’ve set for themselves. See them!
Fantastic opening set from Mary In The Junkyard. The songs were dynamic, fun, and shaded with complexity. Wet Leg on next at the Brooklyn Paramount! #livemusic
September 19, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Fantastic opening set from Mary In The Junkyard. The songs were dynamic, fun, and shaded with complexity. Wet Leg on next at the Brooklyn Paramount! #livemusic
The world premiere of Tak & Levi Lu’s (Guānshìyīn), Perceiver of the World’s Sounds was an extraordinary coup de theatre, which showed all the members of the ensemble at both their most unified and individualistic, with the composer a full collaborator. Amazing!!
September 13, 2025 at 1:52 AM
The world premiere of Tak & Levi Lu’s (Guānshìyīn), Perceiver of the World’s Sounds was an extraordinary coup de theatre, which showed all the members of the ensemble at both their most unified and individualistic, with the composer a full collaborator. Amazing!!