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Chris Ingalls @ingalls1969.bsky.social · 13h

The new album from Darian Donovan Thomas is a beautiful work of experimental soundscapes. I reviewed “A Room With Many Doors: Day” for PopMatters.

PopMatters @popmatters.com · 15h

Darian Donovan Thomas' A Room with Many Doors: Day, his new album that doesn't cling to any genre, succeeds in bringing a sense of universality.

#PMPick out now via @newamrecords.bsky.social

REVIEW: tinyurl.com/DDThomas25

Darian Donovan Thomas Creates a Bright Blast of Soundscapes » PopMatters

Darian Donovan Thomas' A Room with Many Doors: Day, his new album that doesn't cling to any genre, and succeeds in bringing a sense of universality.

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Chris Ingalls @ingalls1969.bsky.social · 13h

Hausu Mountain has been on fire this year. They recently released the excellent new Pulse Emitter album, a glorious collection of melodic soundscapes. I reviewed “Tide Pools” for PopMatters.

PopMatters @popmatters.com · 5d

Pulse Emitter excels at creating synth soundscapes that sound mind-bendingly wild, are massively melodic, and demand repeated listens.

#PMPick out now via @hausumountain.bsky.social

READ: tinyurl.com/PulseEmit25

Pulse Emitter Dive Deeply Into Synth Landscapes » PopMatters

Under the moniker of Pulse Emitter, Daryl Groetsch's work with the synthesizer has embraced melodic synth music, organic ambient, relaxation, microtonal, and

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Chris Ingalls @ingalls1969.bsky.social · 2d

now that 's what i call a distraction from the epstein files poster

ALT: now that 's what i call a distraction from the epstein files poster

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Chris Ingalls @ingalls1969.bsky.social · 4d

I discovered this album earlier this year and am absolutely in love with it

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Chris Ingalls @ingalls1969.bsky.social · 6d

I’m really loving the beautiful new album from Greg Jamie, which I reviewed for PopMatters.

PopMatters @popmatters.com · 6d

Alongside Greg Jamie's ragged aesthetic is a sense of wonder and personal discovery that gives 'Across a Violet Pasture' a unique stamp. #PMPick

REVIEW: tinyurl.com/GregJamie

Greg Jamie's Superb New LP Is Dreamy and Hypnotic » PopMatters

Alongside Greg Jamie's ragged aesthetic is a sense of wonder and personal discovery that gives Across a Violet Pasture a unique stamp.

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Chris Ingalls @ingalls1969.bsky.social · 7d

Over at PopMatters, I reviewed the wonderful new album by Matt Bachmann. www.popmatters.com/matt-bachman...

Matt Bachmann's Latest LP Invokes a Film Score Aura » PopMatters

Matt Bachmann's instrumental collection is adventurous and unpredictable, with the record's connective tissue being the variety of styles and moods throughout.

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 8d

"I bet you’re one of those people who thought that once the millennium started, you’d never have to hear 'River of Dreams' again. I used to feel that way until I became a dentist. Now, I live every day like it’s 1993."

I Am Legally Obligated to Play Billy Joel’s “River of Dreams” at Least Once During Your Dental Appointment

You probably don’t hear “River of Dreams” much anymore. It’s never on the radio, and no one is streaming that song of their own free will. But here...

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Chris Ingalls @ingalls1969.bsky.social · 8d

NGL, the Denzel Washingtons is legit a great band name

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Chris Ingalls @ingalls1969.bsky.social · 9d

My absolute favorite hyper-specific genre of YouTube video at the moment is “People Reacting to Hearing XTC’s ‘Mayor of Simpleton’ For the First Time”

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Deirdre @dlpr.bsky.social · 10d

We can't lower the cost of healthcare or give children free breakfast/lunch at school, or house the unhoused.
But we CAN afford:
$172M for 2 private jets for Kristi Noem
$250M Ballroom
$2M Patio
$1B to update a "free jet"
$3.3M weekend golf
$6M for Hegseth to berate the military
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 10d

Noem gets luxury $172M jets she had asked for prompting questions over funding

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Spooktacular Son of Bengt @sonofbengt.bsky.social · Nov 19

....And then she said, I got some news this mornin' from Choctaw Ridge

Today, Billie-Joe McAllister jumped off the -

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Chris Ingalls @ingalls1969.bsky.social · 12d

Pleeeeease dress up as Trump and see what happens

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Chris Ingalls @ingalls1969.bsky.social · 12d

Charlie Kaplan’s fourth album was released last Friday, and it’s a beautiful thing. Inspired by both his late father and his young son, it’s Kaplan’s most personal album yet - and, in my opinion, his best. I reviewed “A Hat Upon the Bed” for PopMatters.

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Charlie Kaplan Wrings a Masterpiece Out of Love, Pain, and Loss » PopMatters

Charlie Kaplan has always been a master of creating the perfect arrangement around his engaging, deeply felt compositions, but this time around, he's at his absolute peak.

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Chris Ingalls @ingalls1969.bsky.social · 13d

Also, that is an absolutely obscene amount of Aerosmith content

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Chris Ingalls @ingalls1969.bsky.social · 13d

Now I’m just dying to know how rockers stay buff

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Chris Ingalls @ingalls1969.bsky.social · 13d

Luke Cissell is an astonishingly gifted musician and composer and his new album of string quartets - which I reviewed for PopMatters- does not disappoint.

PopMatters @popmatters.com · 13d

Luke Cissell has shown his immense skill in summoning the dissonance of Bartok and the harmonic depth of Schubert as easily as the sounds of the Kentucky countryside.

'String Quartets Nos. 1-5' is a #PMPICK [9/10] out now.

REVIEW: tinyurl.com/Cissell25

Luke Cissell's String Quartet Collection Is a Beautiful Ride » PopMatters

Luke Cissell has shown his immense skill summoning the dissonance of Bartok and the harmonic depth of Schubert as easily as the sounds of the Kentucky countryside.

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Chris Ingalls @ingalls1969.bsky.social · 14d

2025 was the year I discovered Tim Robinson, and “The Chair Company” could not have come at a better time

Chris Ingalls @ingalls1969.bsky.social · 14d

Yes, Jon Wurster posted it on his Instagram and someone left a comment about the Zola/Amy connection. I thought it was a joke but Wikipedia confirmed it

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Chris Ingalls @ingalls1969.bsky.social · 14d

Wild fact I learned this morning

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Chris Ingalls @ingalls1969.bsky.social · 15d

HELP I DON’T KNOW WHAT ANY OF THIS MEANS

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Chris Ingalls @ingalls1969.bsky.social · 15d

I’m just now starting to explore the fascinating discography of Cate Le Bon, and I reviewed her excellent new album for PopMatters

PopMatters @popmatters.com · 15d

As Cate Le Bon navigates difficult emotional states, it may seem like the road was a challenging one to traverse, but it has resulted in some of her best work.

'Michelangelo Dying' is a #PMPick out now via @mexicansummer.bsky.social.

REVIEW: tinyurl.com/CateLeBon25

Cate Le Bon's New LP is Filled with Lush and Eccentric Gems » PopMatters

As Cate Le Bon moves through difficult emotional states, it may seem like the road was a challenging one to navigate, but it has resulted in some of her best work.

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 17d

Mamdani talking lucidly and passionately about trans rights and history in a video that should frankly shame every politician who has hemmed and hawed and triangulated and said, "Well, but sports..." It's not that hard to tell the truth and stand for what's right. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEvV...

Until It's Done: Sylvia Rivera

YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC

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Chris Ingalls @ingalls1969.bsky.social · 18d

Probably preaching to the choir here, but I must reiterate my utter hatred towards bullshit AI art. Generating videos of garbage like Freddie Mercury fist bumping Ozzy Osbourne in heaven is the worst kind of cheap, exploitative bullshit that’s ever taxed the power grid. Shut it down already

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Chris Ingalls @ingalls1969.bsky.social · 19d

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