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Moon on my neck, I feel it come. I’m standing here, like a burning house.
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@rusky.bsky.social
· Sep 18
NEW post: "The East River Pipe sound – a dreamy synth wash in the background, a gentle jangle of guitar, simple yet cinematic sounding beat - and the lost souls and troubled characters that inhabit his songs"
@rusky.bsky.social picks his #EastRiverPipe 10
www.toppermost.co.uk/east-river-p...
@rusky.bsky.social picks his #EastRiverPipe 10
www.toppermost.co.uk/east-river-p...
My first Toppermost!
About an artist I’ve loved and admired for a long time.
If it makes anyone listen to their great music then my job is done.
Enjoy.
About an artist I’ve loved and admired for a long time.
If it makes anyone listen to their great music then my job is done.
Enjoy.
👀❤️
Penultimate Rehearsal last night & the first with Cad for over 2 years. Sounding good!
December 1, 2025 at 7:24 AM
👀❤️
#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge
Low.
(no ranking)
1. Immune.
Albini doing his magic, but typically the real magic is the harmonies. Sounds perfect.
youtu.be/KF2s6ItIvkY?...
#MusicChallenge
Low.
(no ranking)
1. Immune.
Albini doing his magic, but typically the real magic is the harmonies. Sounds perfect.
youtu.be/KF2s6ItIvkY?...
Low- Immune
YouTube video by Fuzzy Legends Archives
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 11:43 PM
#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge
Low.
(no ranking)
1. Immune.
Albini doing his magic, but typically the real magic is the harmonies. Sounds perfect.
youtu.be/KF2s6ItIvkY?...
#MusicChallenge
Low.
(no ranking)
1. Immune.
Albini doing his magic, but typically the real magic is the harmonies. Sounds perfect.
youtu.be/KF2s6ItIvkY?...
#90sTop30
Unranked.
Day 30.
Just Like Christmas, by Low.
It’s so nice to be in a supermarket in December and hear this alongside yer Jona Lewie, etc. It’s rightly a Christmas classic now.
youtu.be/eIbha-783eQ?...
Unranked.
Day 30.
Just Like Christmas, by Low.
It’s so nice to be in a supermarket in December and hear this alongside yer Jona Lewie, etc. It’s rightly a Christmas classic now.
youtu.be/eIbha-783eQ?...
Just Like Christmas
YouTube video by Low - Topic
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 7:42 AM
#90sTop30
Unranked.
Day 30.
Just Like Christmas, by Low.
It’s so nice to be in a supermarket in December and hear this alongside yer Jona Lewie, etc. It’s rightly a Christmas classic now.
youtu.be/eIbha-783eQ?...
Unranked.
Day 30.
Just Like Christmas, by Low.
It’s so nice to be in a supermarket in December and hear this alongside yer Jona Lewie, etc. It’s rightly a Christmas classic now.
youtu.be/eIbha-783eQ?...
#302020s
Day #30
I’m On Your Team, by Babehoven.
First track I heard and fell in love with by one of my favourite acts in recent years. Crap name, crap album covers, brilliant band.
youtu.be/VYFylFLDwM0?...
Day #30
I’m On Your Team, by Babehoven.
First track I heard and fell in love with by one of my favourite acts in recent years. Crap name, crap album covers, brilliant band.
youtu.be/VYFylFLDwM0?...
Babehoven - "I'm On Your Team" Music Video
YouTube video by Babehoven Band
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 10:44 PM
#302020s
Day #30
I’m On Your Team, by Babehoven.
First track I heard and fell in love with by one of my favourite acts in recent years. Crap name, crap album covers, brilliant band.
youtu.be/VYFylFLDwM0?...
Day #30
I’m On Your Team, by Babehoven.
First track I heard and fell in love with by one of my favourite acts in recent years. Crap name, crap album covers, brilliant band.
youtu.be/VYFylFLDwM0?...
#B-SidesAndBonusTracks
Day 30.
Use Me, by The Teardrop Explodes.
Julian’s voice sounds great here. Always loved this one.
youtu.be/W5TYHk7qlDA?...
Day 30.
Use Me, by The Teardrop Explodes.
Julian’s voice sounds great here. Always loved this one.
youtu.be/W5TYHk7qlDA?...
The Teardrop Explodes - Use Me
YouTube video by Revolutionary Spirit
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
#B-SidesAndBonusTracks
Day 30.
Use Me, by The Teardrop Explodes.
Julian’s voice sounds great here. Always loved this one.
youtu.be/W5TYHk7qlDA?...
Day 30.
Use Me, by The Teardrop Explodes.
Julian’s voice sounds great here. Always loved this one.
youtu.be/W5TYHk7qlDA?...
#90sTop30
Unranked.
Day 29.
Glory, by Liz Phair
Exile In Guyville was a huge album for me. It still sounds sort of out of time and unique.
youtu.be/Mr81Xr4rj6M?...
Unranked.
Day 29.
Glory, by Liz Phair
Exile In Guyville was a huge album for me. It still sounds sort of out of time and unique.
youtu.be/Mr81Xr4rj6M?...
Glory (2018 Remaster)
YouTube video by Liz Phair - Topic
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 10:37 PM
#90sTop30
Unranked.
Day 29.
Glory, by Liz Phair
Exile In Guyville was a huge album for me. It still sounds sort of out of time and unique.
youtu.be/Mr81Xr4rj6M?...
Unranked.
Day 29.
Glory, by Liz Phair
Exile In Guyville was a huge album for me. It still sounds sort of out of time and unique.
youtu.be/Mr81Xr4rj6M?...
Reposted by Ruskus
lovely bit in the Graun on Storefront Church
"after several years of perseverance, things are happening for Storefront Church."
theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
if ALL OF YOU click the link it will boost him onto the front cover, if I understand metrics and, y'know, stuff.
"after several years of perseverance, things are happening for Storefront Church."
theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
if ALL OF YOU click the link it will boost him onto the front cover, if I understand metrics and, y'know, stuff.
Add to playlist: Storefront Church’s cinematic baroque pop and the week’s best new tracks
Californian singer-songwriter Lukas Frank is picking up rave reviews for his second album’s epic choruses and lush orchestrations
theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:29 AM
lovely bit in the Graun on Storefront Church
"after several years of perseverance, things are happening for Storefront Church."
theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
if ALL OF YOU click the link it will boost him onto the front cover, if I understand metrics and, y'know, stuff.
"after several years of perseverance, things are happening for Storefront Church."
theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
if ALL OF YOU click the link it will boost him onto the front cover, if I understand metrics and, y'know, stuff.
#302020s
Day #29.
Normal Song, by 7ebra.
Quirky pop perfection.
“I wanna cry in an open field”
(me too)
youtu.be/qR6sITe2AtI?...
Day #29.
Normal Song, by 7ebra.
Quirky pop perfection.
“I wanna cry in an open field”
(me too)
youtu.be/qR6sITe2AtI?...
7ebra - "Normal Song" (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
YouTube video by 7ebra
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 11:37 PM
#302020s
Day #29.
Normal Song, by 7ebra.
Quirky pop perfection.
“I wanna cry in an open field”
(me too)
youtu.be/qR6sITe2AtI?...
Day #29.
Normal Song, by 7ebra.
Quirky pop perfection.
“I wanna cry in an open field”
(me too)
youtu.be/qR6sITe2AtI?...
#B-SidesAndBonusTracks
Day 29.
The Car Knows The Way, by Horse Jumper Of Love.
One of this year’s best songs. A bit like a slowcore Sufjan song?
youtu.be/mg_7QIUTLN4?...
Day 29.
The Car Knows The Way, by Horse Jumper Of Love.
One of this year’s best songs. A bit like a slowcore Sufjan song?
youtu.be/mg_7QIUTLN4?...
The Car Knows the Way
YouTube video by Horse Jumper of Love - Topic
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 11:33 PM
#B-SidesAndBonusTracks
Day 29.
The Car Knows The Way, by Horse Jumper Of Love.
One of this year’s best songs. A bit like a slowcore Sufjan song?
youtu.be/mg_7QIUTLN4?...
Day 29.
The Car Knows The Way, by Horse Jumper Of Love.
One of this year’s best songs. A bit like a slowcore Sufjan song?
youtu.be/mg_7QIUTLN4?...
#90sTop30
Unranked.
Day 28.
Via Chicago, by Wilco.
Just creeping into the’90s.
One of those big songs. Killer (!) opening line, and gorgeous widescreen melancholia.
youtu.be/Jepv3fw3kgk?...
Unranked.
Day 28.
Via Chicago, by Wilco.
Just creeping into the’90s.
One of those big songs. Killer (!) opening line, and gorgeous widescreen melancholia.
youtu.be/Jepv3fw3kgk?...
Via Chicago
YouTube video by Wilco - Topic
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
#90sTop30
Unranked.
Day 28.
Via Chicago, by Wilco.
Just creeping into the’90s.
One of those big songs. Killer (!) opening line, and gorgeous widescreen melancholia.
youtu.be/Jepv3fw3kgk?...
Unranked.
Day 28.
Via Chicago, by Wilco.
Just creeping into the’90s.
One of those big songs. Killer (!) opening line, and gorgeous widescreen melancholia.
youtu.be/Jepv3fw3kgk?...
#302020s
Day #28.
Hands, by Lithics.
Quirky art rock genius. Those spindly guitar lines are ace.
youtu.be/619EkxN1J-g?...
Day #28.
Hands, by Lithics.
Quirky art rock genius. Those spindly guitar lines are ace.
youtu.be/619EkxN1J-g?...
Lithics "Hands" (Official Video)
YouTube video by Trouble In Mind Records
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 10:39 PM
#302020s
Day #28.
Hands, by Lithics.
Quirky art rock genius. Those spindly guitar lines are ace.
youtu.be/619EkxN1J-g?...
Day #28.
Hands, by Lithics.
Quirky art rock genius. Those spindly guitar lines are ace.
youtu.be/619EkxN1J-g?...
#90sTop30
Unranked.
Day 27.
Red Shoes, by Throwing Muses
My favourite, from an already great selection of tracks, from The Real Ramona. Was lucky enough to see them on this tour too.
youtu.be/v8QF84EiHnM?...
Unranked.
Day 27.
Red Shoes, by Throwing Muses
My favourite, from an already great selection of tracks, from The Real Ramona. Was lucky enough to see them on this tour too.
youtu.be/v8QF84EiHnM?...
Red Shoes
YouTube video by Throwing Muses - Topic
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 4:10 PM
#90sTop30
Unranked.
Day 27.
Red Shoes, by Throwing Muses
My favourite, from an already great selection of tracks, from The Real Ramona. Was lucky enough to see them on this tour too.
youtu.be/v8QF84EiHnM?...
Unranked.
Day 27.
Red Shoes, by Throwing Muses
My favourite, from an already great selection of tracks, from The Real Ramona. Was lucky enough to see them on this tour too.
youtu.be/v8QF84EiHnM?...
#302020s
Day #27.
In Flowers, by DM Stith.
Another utterly wonderful swooning thing (and there are many) from one of my very favourite artists.
youtu.be/mObPjoNDiyg?...
Day #27.
In Flowers, by DM Stith.
Another utterly wonderful swooning thing (and there are many) from one of my very favourite artists.
youtu.be/mObPjoNDiyg?...
In Flowers
YouTube video by DM Stith - Topic
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 11:09 PM
#302020s
Day #27.
In Flowers, by DM Stith.
Another utterly wonderful swooning thing (and there are many) from one of my very favourite artists.
youtu.be/mObPjoNDiyg?...
Day #27.
In Flowers, by DM Stith.
Another utterly wonderful swooning thing (and there are many) from one of my very favourite artists.
youtu.be/mObPjoNDiyg?...
#B-SidesAndBonusTracks
Day 27.
Yeh Jo Halka Saroor Hae, by Jeff Buckley.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - one of the much mind blowing singers ever. I love how as Jeff starts, the audience thinks he’s doing a pisstake, then realise he idolised him and here’s the whole song!
youtu.be/1lkWgpujSF0?...
Day 27.
Yeh Jo Halka Saroor Hae, by Jeff Buckley.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - one of the much mind blowing singers ever. I love how as Jeff starts, the audience thinks he’s doing a pisstake, then realise he idolised him and here’s the whole song!
youtu.be/1lkWgpujSF0?...
Yeh Jo Halka Saroor Hae (Live at Sin-é, New York, NY - July/August 1993)
YouTube video by Jeff Buckley - Topic
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 10:58 PM
#B-SidesAndBonusTracks
Day 27.
Yeh Jo Halka Saroor Hae, by Jeff Buckley.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - one of the much mind blowing singers ever. I love how as Jeff starts, the audience thinks he’s doing a pisstake, then realise he idolised him and here’s the whole song!
youtu.be/1lkWgpujSF0?...
Day 27.
Yeh Jo Halka Saroor Hae, by Jeff Buckley.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - one of the much mind blowing singers ever. I love how as Jeff starts, the audience thinks he’s doing a pisstake, then realise he idolised him and here’s the whole song!
youtu.be/1lkWgpujSF0?...
Reposted by Ruskus
I was there
Flashback to Nov. 24-26, 1986 when the band brought the Pageantry Tour to The Fox Theatre in Atlanta for three nights to conclude the tour. Share your memories below.
November 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I was there
#90sTop30
Unranked.
Day 26.
Keep All Your Windows Tight Tonight, by East River Pipe.
Probably my favourite of FM Cornog’s fantastic songs. Sound of late night melancholy with a stark feeling at its finish.
youtu.be/nM1sJHURlmM?...
Unranked.
Day 26.
Keep All Your Windows Tight Tonight, by East River Pipe.
Probably my favourite of FM Cornog’s fantastic songs. Sound of late night melancholy with a stark feeling at its finish.
youtu.be/nM1sJHURlmM?...
Keep All Your Windows Tight Tonight
YouTube video by East River Pipe - Topic
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 8:05 AM
#90sTop30
Unranked.
Day 26.
Keep All Your Windows Tight Tonight, by East River Pipe.
Probably my favourite of FM Cornog’s fantastic songs. Sound of late night melancholy with a stark feeling at its finish.
youtu.be/nM1sJHURlmM?...
Unranked.
Day 26.
Keep All Your Windows Tight Tonight, by East River Pipe.
Probably my favourite of FM Cornog’s fantastic songs. Sound of late night melancholy with a stark feeling at its finish.
youtu.be/nM1sJHURlmM?...
#302020s
Day #26.
Shallow Laughter / Bitches, by Louis Cole.
Seen him twice in the last few years, and I love Louis. This is a fave - the change of the orchestral into the full-on Bitches is so irresistible. Usual silly/cool video too.
youtu.be/DJ-0468suL8?...
Day #26.
Shallow Laughter / Bitches, by Louis Cole.
Seen him twice in the last few years, and I love Louis. This is a fave - the change of the orchestral into the full-on Bitches is so irresistible. Usual silly/cool video too.
youtu.be/DJ-0468suL8?...
Shallow Laughter / Bitches - Louis Cole
YouTube video by louiscolemusic
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
#302020s
Day #26.
Shallow Laughter / Bitches, by Louis Cole.
Seen him twice in the last few years, and I love Louis. This is a fave - the change of the orchestral into the full-on Bitches is so irresistible. Usual silly/cool video too.
youtu.be/DJ-0468suL8?...
Day #26.
Shallow Laughter / Bitches, by Louis Cole.
Seen him twice in the last few years, and I love Louis. This is a fave - the change of the orchestral into the full-on Bitches is so irresistible. Usual silly/cool video too.
youtu.be/DJ-0468suL8?...
#B-SidesAndBonusTracks
Day 26.
Meeting In The Aisle, by Radiohead.
I loved this at the time…it pointed to where they would go with Kid A (when they got way more interesting).
youtu.be/cvh5mKrYf8Q?...
Day 26.
Meeting In The Aisle, by Radiohead.
I loved this at the time…it pointed to where they would go with Kid A (when they got way more interesting).
youtu.be/cvh5mKrYf8Q?...
Meeting in the Aisle
YouTube video by Radiohead - Topic
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 11:38 PM
#B-SidesAndBonusTracks
Day 26.
Meeting In The Aisle, by Radiohead.
I loved this at the time…it pointed to where they would go with Kid A (when they got way more interesting).
youtu.be/cvh5mKrYf8Q?...
Day 26.
Meeting In The Aisle, by Radiohead.
I loved this at the time…it pointed to where they would go with Kid A (when they got way more interesting).
youtu.be/cvh5mKrYf8Q?...
#90sTop30
Unranked.
Day 25.
Good Morning, Captain, by Slint.
One of the greats. Brian’s screams, David’s creepy, plucking guitar lines, Britt’s rolling drums. Never loses its power.
youtu.be/CuqEpjcBfaU?...
Unranked.
Day 25.
Good Morning, Captain, by Slint.
One of the greats. Brian’s screams, David’s creepy, plucking guitar lines, Britt’s rolling drums. Never loses its power.
youtu.be/CuqEpjcBfaU?...
Good Morning, Captain
YouTube video by Slint - Topic
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 6:44 AM
#90sTop30
Unranked.
Day 25.
Good Morning, Captain, by Slint.
One of the greats. Brian’s screams, David’s creepy, plucking guitar lines, Britt’s rolling drums. Never loses its power.
youtu.be/CuqEpjcBfaU?...
Unranked.
Day 25.
Good Morning, Captain, by Slint.
One of the greats. Brian’s screams, David’s creepy, plucking guitar lines, Britt’s rolling drums. Never loses its power.
youtu.be/CuqEpjcBfaU?...
#302020s
Day #25.
Reach Out, by Sufjan Stevens & Angelo de Augustine.
The 1st track released from my favourite album of 2021 - A Beginner’s Mind by Sufjan and Angelo. Honestly, the album is up there with Sufjan’s best.
youtu.be/ltH3rI-G4n8?...
Day #25.
Reach Out, by Sufjan Stevens & Angelo de Augustine.
The 1st track released from my favourite album of 2021 - A Beginner’s Mind by Sufjan and Angelo. Honestly, the album is up there with Sufjan’s best.
youtu.be/ltH3rI-G4n8?...
Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine - "Reach Out" (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Sufjan Stevens
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
#302020s
Day #25.
Reach Out, by Sufjan Stevens & Angelo de Augustine.
The 1st track released from my favourite album of 2021 - A Beginner’s Mind by Sufjan and Angelo. Honestly, the album is up there with Sufjan’s best.
youtu.be/ltH3rI-G4n8?...
Day #25.
Reach Out, by Sufjan Stevens & Angelo de Augustine.
The 1st track released from my favourite album of 2021 - A Beginner’s Mind by Sufjan and Angelo. Honestly, the album is up there with Sufjan’s best.
youtu.be/ltH3rI-G4n8?...
#B-SidesAndBonusTracks
Day 25.
Waste Of What Your Kids Won’t Have, by Sufjan Stevens.
One of two ace bonus tracks from last year’s reissue of Seven Swans (maybe his greatest album).
youtu.be/1tpjo3kllCg?...
Day 25.
Waste Of What Your Kids Won’t Have, by Sufjan Stevens.
One of two ace bonus tracks from last year’s reissue of Seven Swans (maybe his greatest album).
youtu.be/1tpjo3kllCg?...
Waste of What Your Kids Won't Have (Bonus Track)
YouTube video by Sufjan Stevens - Topic
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
#B-SidesAndBonusTracks
Day 25.
Waste Of What Your Kids Won’t Have, by Sufjan Stevens.
One of two ace bonus tracks from last year’s reissue of Seven Swans (maybe his greatest album).
youtu.be/1tpjo3kllCg?...
Day 25.
Waste Of What Your Kids Won’t Have, by Sufjan Stevens.
One of two ace bonus tracks from last year’s reissue of Seven Swans (maybe his greatest album).
youtu.be/1tpjo3kllCg?...
#90sTop30
Unranked.
Day 24.
Fanfare, by Eric Matthews.
Post-Cardinal brilliance from his debut solo album. Just explodes into this perfect widescreen powerpop.
youtu.be/brhiO6m6lxw?...
Unranked.
Day 24.
Fanfare, by Eric Matthews.
Post-Cardinal brilliance from his debut solo album. Just explodes into this perfect widescreen powerpop.
youtu.be/brhiO6m6lxw?...
Eric Matthews - Fanfare [OFFICIAL VIDEO]
YouTube video by Sub Pop
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
#90sTop30
Unranked.
Day 24.
Fanfare, by Eric Matthews.
Post-Cardinal brilliance from his debut solo album. Just explodes into this perfect widescreen powerpop.
youtu.be/brhiO6m6lxw?...
Unranked.
Day 24.
Fanfare, by Eric Matthews.
Post-Cardinal brilliance from his debut solo album. Just explodes into this perfect widescreen powerpop.
youtu.be/brhiO6m6lxw?...
WAND - "Goldfish" (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Wand Band
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 10:17 PM