#stop.drop.rewind

[extremesalsaing]

Two for the year: Music 2022

So we back in the mine, etc. etc. I don't listen to a ton of new music in a given year! A lot of my favorite music I heard this year came out within the last 3-5 years, with shouts out to bands like Charly Bliss, Orchards and Snail Mail for taking my tastes in a very certain direction this year. I also want to shout out my friends in Music League, a great program where you can assemble a list of themed song rounds for everyone to submit a song for. I've been in three leagues this year, and have been introduced to some great artists I didn't know about - and learned more about some friends' music tastes to boot!

All that said, I do have two new 2022 albums that stand out above the rest. One is a new find in a genre I've gotten more immersed in over the last couple years. The other is maybe one of the best albums by a band I've loved for a long time.

stop.drop.rewind - Heavy Love

All credit goes to my friend Marn Lastname Moonshot, @charaznablescanontoyota, for this one - she found these guys early in the year and gave them a shout-out on ARGonauts. I entered the year listening to a lot of prog rock, and their fuckery with time signatures was an easy hook. Me? A mark? It's more likely than you think.

The self-titled Heavy Love delivers on those promises, but is really just the start of an EP that achieves a beautiful balance between elements of good prog. One is, of course, the mathematically-dense instrumentation, on how to turn guitars into symphonic instruments. In good prog, instruments talk to each other the way two friends do when they haven't seen each other in years and have a million things to catch up on.

Another element is vocal parts that don't get lost in all of the noise. This is an issue I even have with incredible bands like Thank You Scientist, where so much is happening with every instrument at all times that it can be hard to really focus on what the singer is doing. Here, complicated instrumentation is evenly spaced out, with restraint in the right places, and becomes the backdrop for stories, thoughts and emotions that are given more room to breathe than a lot of prog gives.

If the 13-or-something time signatures of the opening track don't hook you, Smokestack Shrieking is my other favorite, and I think a good example of the field-and-thunderbolt relationship between a lot of the album's emptier spaces and more frenzied ones. If you like what you hear, this isn't even my favorite album of theirs - that would go to Element & Aftermath so listen to that one next. Support them on Bandcamp!

The Wonder Years - The Hum Goes On Forever

I think I just really liked sad stuff! This is no secret if you know me. I definitely have a higher capacity for getting a lot out of a really sad story than some people I know. If you know The Wonder Years, it may not surprise you to know that I'm a fan, especially of their work that is the most haunted by worry, regret, loss or fear. What can I say, other than that I think Dan Campbell is really good at writing that kind of stuff.

There's a call-and-response between The Hum Goes On Forever and their previous album, Sister Cities, I think. The latter is about distance, based largely around the band's experiences touring internationally - from an opening track about a lonely night in Kyoto, to a death-defying airplane ride through a storm. There's a lot in it about how it feels to be so far from your family and loved ones.

The Hum Goes On Forever now comes as an album almost entirely about what those connections really mean, and where they come from. Campbell is a dad now, and lets us know it fast, with Wyatt's Song painting a picture of a man who loves his kids, and is scared to death of anything happening to them. Through the record, you see him feel versions of the same dynamic with everyone in his life, family and friends alike.

The Wonder Years is midwest emo punk at heart, and will always excel at loud, energetic tracks that scream complicated emotions in just as many words as it takes. Oldest Daughter is maybe the place where the band's DNA from earlier album shines brightest - and not just through the return of a familiar name from The Greatest Generation. All of that said, though, the special thing to me about The Hum Goes On Forever is in its quieter and more emotional tracks, which I think are some of the most tender and beautiful that the band has ever produced. That's a high bar from a group with so many songs that make me tear up.

My favorite song on this album is Laura & the Beehive, where Campbell recalls an early memory where he, "2 or 3 at the time," is protected by someone (I presume a parent) throwing their body over his own after he steps on a beehive. He then contrasts this act of selflessness to himself writing songs for everyone he cares about, to tell them he loves them. All in one, Campbell gives you a roadmap, connecting this one event that he barely remembers to every song he has ever written - from long before the start of The Wonder Years, Campbell has known that we all Have To Care For Each Other, no matter what.

I don't know. I teared up writing that. It's a really fucking good album. Pick it up on vinyl, if you want.

#Two for the year #Best of 2022 #Best of the year #music #best albums of 2022 #The Wonder Years #The Hum Goes On Forever #stop.drop.rewind #Heavy Love #progressive rock #punk rock

[charaznablescanontoyota]

spotify wrapped game: 3, 5, and 10!

3) do ya wanna taste it - wig wam

5) hold it over me - stop.drop.rewind

10) bad friday - everything everything

#wrapped meme #i listen to james gunn's peacemaker playlist in the car and i'm not sorry. #also go listen to stop.drop.rewind neyow

[this-has-returned]

If you listen to math music or experimental stuff and don't know music theory, you're valid. You do not need to know the academic details of the sounds to enjoy them.

Also a reminder that you do not need to know theory to write this stuff either. Theory is for communicating music ideas. It is not for telling you how to write music or what is or isn't valid music. It is absolutely possible and valid to create complex music and not know the words to describe it. There are so many ways of making music without notating it in sheet music form first.

Only posting this because a lot of people who listen to or write this kind of music seem to be university-trained music majors or jazz majors, and sometimes that makes people without that background feel alienated in their respective fandoms. So it's okay, you still belong, and you're still valid. If this inspires you to learn music theory, that's cool. If not, that's also cool.

Polyphia, Meshuggah, stop.drop.rewind, Tesseract, etc are fandoms in which you belong if you enjoy the music. It does not matter why you enjoy it, or what the music does for you. You still belong.

Also, if you are someone who knows music theory, you're also valid. Again, it does not matter why you like the music; this post is for those who feel like outliers. It may also be worthwhile to consider that some people in the fandom might actually be interested in music theory, but did not have the opportunities to learn it in an academic setting like you, and that this would be an excellent opportunity to share what you know with your community, should you meet people who felt interested in learning it because of your shared appreciation of music.

Also, of course, if you enjoy formulaic and/or mainstream music and are not looking for complexity, you're also valid. Those genres are just not the focus of this post. Again, it does not matter why you like the music. It is just fundamentally important that you like it at all, for any reason at all, for whatever genre(s) the music happens to be in.

#me to myself #music #math metal #math music #math #music theory

[tsustuff]

music i listened to in april

super champon | otoboke beaver (2022)

retrovision | honey revenge (2023)

take what you need | bad luck. (2023)

iii | no more kings (2014)

vaxis ii: a window of the waking mind | coheed and cambria (2022)

tres hombres | zz top (1973)

datura | boston manor (2022)

maroon | barenaked ladies (2000)

little queen | heart (1977)

snow angel | renee rapp (2023)

live through this | hole (1994)

broken by desire to be heavenly sent | lewis capaldi (2024)

neon | WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA (2022)

element & aftermath | stop.drop.rewind (2018)

new beginning | tracy chapman (1995)

wolfmother | wolfmother (2005)

erase you | bleeker (2016)

RUSH! (ARE U COMING?) | måneskin (2023)

january | february | march | april | may

#music 2024

[cheaply-made-bones]

#Spotify

[clockchimesthirteen]

10 Songs, 10 People

Rules: Shuffle your library and list 10 songs and tag 10 people  

tagged by @aurhia, tagging: uhhhh... anyone who sees this and wants to do it, I’m not sure who to tag anymore!

This is a random mix from my Spotify wrapped and some from my most recently played. Thanks for tagging me!

1. pity party - Stand Atlantic, Royal & the Serpent 2. Sometimes - Nick Lutsko 3. End of Me - Billy Talent, Rivers Cuomo 4. Choke - I DON'T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME 5. Hold it Over Me - stop.drop.rewind 6. Ghost - Yours Truly 7. New Low - Middle Class Rut 8. Unsainted - Slipknot 9. I Will Not Bow - Breaking Benjamin 10. Stranded - Gojira

#personal #ask game #if any of these count as cringe consider: #please be nice to me #:')

[welcometohighwater]

#stop.drop.rewind #stop drop rewind #main & lincoln #main and lincoln #so this is the new band my brother's in and i love them the most of all of the bands he's been in so far #radio

[independentartistbuzz]

If prog rock is your thing, then you will be delighted by Valparaiso, Indiana’s Stop.Drop.Rewind’s new single “I Was A Portrait” from their forthcoming album Element & Aftermath, due out January 26th.

Their sound is part XTC, part Fall Out Boy, part Rush with a lot of rich textures and hooks. These gents have chops.

The band has the perfect way of describing this track.

“This song focuses mainly on the creative and destructive power of romantic love, but the main point remains true for all kinds of loving relationships. The music reflects love’s dual nature in the chord structure, which features a lot of tension that doesn’t always resolve or release right away. Still, the song has a “happy ending,” because the search for love should not be abandoned even though it may not be perfect even once it’s found.”

And the video is great too:

#prog rock #newmusic #stop.drop.rewind

[thatnewjam]

JAM Alert: Main & Lincoln by Stop.Drop.Rewind Listen: https://open.spotify.com/track/3Kh4HnoEmeFEpRLi4AixZF See More Jams: http://bit.ly/tnjspotify

#Spotify #Stop.Drop.Rewind #Main & Lincoln

[puredamien]

stop.drop.rewind - Floating Stone (Single)

#album #music #oldschool #pop #rap #musical #singing #sing #song #cover #old

[dxentertainment]

A special thanks to Indiana quartet @stop.drop.rewind for stopping in Cbus yesterday and delivering some alternative rock awesomeness at @bossygrrlspinupjoint. If you missed the gig, I hazard a guess they'll be back one day. In the meantime, go to your favorite streaming platform and check out their material. It's catchy like a disease, but serves as a cure for. #ICYMI #valparaiso #Valpo #tourlife #ontour #roadlife #alternative #concert #concerts #Columbus #rock #cbus #columbusbars #columbusohio #ColumbusOH #sundaynight (at Bossy Grrls Pin Up Joint) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw2VpBqgLb9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=17zwc0l66x1v3

#icymi #valparaiso #valpo #tourlife #ontour #roadlife #alternative #concert #concerts #columbus #rock #cbus #columbusbars #columbusohio #columbusoh #sundaynight

[charaznablescanontoyota]

@leonstamatis tagged me to rec a song for every letter of my url so STRAP IN I GUESS

c - caustic prayer - eidola

h - heart of gold - ilsey ft. bon iver

a - and i smoke - hot mulligan

r - revive - crying

a - a moment so close - béla fleck and the flecktones

z - zombies ate my neighbors - single file

n - nice to you - vulfmon ft. jacob jeffries

a - alchemist - good kid

b - bunny is a rider - caroline polachek

l - let’s throw a party! - sammy rae & the friends

e - easy (live ver.) - may earlewine & theo katzman

s - soapy water - chase petra

c - cenotaph - woe.begone

a - ashtray - hippo campus

n - no strings - i fight dragons

o - obituary - nick lutsko

n - nightlifetypebeat - nightlife

t - the summoning - sleep token

o - only a lad - oingo boingo

y - you look like a drunk phoebe bridgers - winona fighter

o - oh! - the linda lindas

t - the ballad of smokin’ joe rudeboy - tom cardy

a - air quotes - stop.drop.rewind

uhhhh tagging @ibitedoctors @tallahasseemp3 @haunthouse @citadelofswords and whoever else wants to

#im on mobile im not linking all those songs

[onefinalsacrifice]

"Words in Scary Stories" by Stop.Drop.Rewind https://t.co/i4lsCL064T

— Nichi Yes (@nichi_yes) November 6, 2019

from Twitter https://twitter.com/nichi_yes

#Twitter

[midtnmusic]

Interview with stop.drop.rewind - Floating Stone

Interview with stop.drop.rewind – Floating Stone

In this interview spotlight, I chat with Stop.Drop.Rewind about their latest single, challenges, technology and more.

Full Q&A along with links and music below.

https://open.spotify.com/track/0qtHCJNVzdrl4AzIquwUYE

Where are you from and what style of music do you create? (In your own words, not necessarily in marketing terms or by popular genre classifications.)

As a band, we are…

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#indiana #power pop #Progressive #Rock

[thestewartreedshow]

For all of those that are enjoying the new music brought to you by #thestewartreedshow please feel free to #follow my #playlist on #spotify including @crazyarm_official @chloeadamsmusic @ladbandofficial @no_affiliation_records @moriatysounds @mutant_thoughts @stop.drop.rewind @doubledenimmusic and many many more #podcast #unsignedartist #plymouthmusic (at Plymouth)

#thestewartreedshow #plymouthmusic #playlist #follow #podcast #spotify #unsignedartist

[theregionband]

We are performing at @stop.drop.rewind's debut album release show on Friday, January 26th at Front Porch Music in Valparaiso, IN! Music starts at 8pm and it costs $10. Be there! (at Front Porch Music)