Never too late for an Other People's Music teaser!
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Never too late for an Other People's Music teaser! This thread contains the top line of each of the week's reviews, along with the music, socials & link to the full review.
Alternately, skip the queue and read the whole post here: https://www.etherdiver.com/2026/03/27/opm-the-pull-of-strange-pop/
C.W. Headley – New Language (Boredom & Suffering)
A flashback to the golden age of delightfully addled weirdo indie pop.
New Language (Boredom & Suffering), by C.W. Headley
New Language (Boredom & Suffering) by C.W. Headley, released 01 March 2026 1. Joan Miró 2. Shut the Fuck Up and Smile 3. My Dog Hates Me (Never Enough) 4. Chevy Chase is a Cunt 5. A Number of Meetings with Jeffery Epstein 6. Bunny Moon (You Can Hardly Tell) 7. I’m The Only Animal 8. Our Folk 9. Salience 10. New Language (Boredom & Suffering) I’m gonna fucking hang myself. So long
C.W. Headley (cwheadley1.bandcamp.com)
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C.W. Headley – New Language (Boredom & Suffering)
A flashback to the golden age of delightfully addled weirdo indie pop.
New Language (Boredom & Suffering), by C.W. Headley
New Language (Boredom & Suffering) by C.W. Headley, released 01 March 2026 1. Joan Miró 2. Shut the Fuck Up and Smile 3. My Dog Hates Me (Never Enough) 4. Chevy Chase is a Cunt 5. A Number of Meetings with Jeffery Epstein 6. Bunny Moon (You Can Hardly Tell) 7. I’m The Only Animal 8. Our Folk 9. Salience 10. New Language (Boredom & Suffering) I’m gonna fucking hang myself. So long
C.W. Headley (cwheadley1.bandcamp.com)
Robert Dallas Gray – Missals
A contemplative album of guitar instrumentals that fit into a niche somewhere between ambient and the quieter side of post rock.
Missals, by Robert Dallas Gray
Missals by Robert Dallas Gray, released 28 November 2025 1. Morning Portal 2. Soft Red Gold 3. Harrow 4. Work Song 5. Last Missal 6. Evening Portal Part of the practice of making music involves arriving at and maintaining a sort of coherence and continuity – a heuristic that defines personal rules and parameters, however loosely. These parameters can always be pushed outwards or arbitrarily compressed, but the shape of things needs to make sense, over shorter and longer spans of time and collections of work. Missals represents something of a suspension of my own rules; it has its own internal language, although it exists in a dialogue with the other records. There are some obvious entries in the lexicon – some technical, some iconographic. Every track uses my Dynacord tape echo; the overall shape of the record is a cycle; influences are left as pure colours, rather than elided and absorbed. It is a (rather compact) concept album, in short, and a way both to get some musical ideas off my chest and to kick some of my personal parameters outward a little. Its conceit allows me to take the devotional aspects that seemed to emerge on The Vallum and push them as far as I can within my own worldview. Missals is presented with heartfelt thanks to Kris Boyle for his extraordinary accompanying video works, and to LADYfingers for their beautiful artwork. Both of these feature in the attached digital booklet. The opening track, Morning Portal, first appeared on the compilation One More Tune, and is dedicated to the memory of Keith McIvor.
Robert Dallas Gray (robertdallasgray.bandcamp.com)
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Robert Dallas Gray – Missals
A contemplative album of guitar instrumentals that fit into a niche somewhere between ambient and the quieter side of post rock.
Missals, by Robert Dallas Gray
Missals by Robert Dallas Gray, released 28 November 2025 1. Morning Portal 2. Soft Red Gold 3. Harrow 4. Work Song 5. Last Missal 6. Evening Portal Part of the practice of making music involves arriving at and maintaining a sort of coherence and continuity – a heuristic that defines personal rules and parameters, however loosely. These parameters can always be pushed outwards or arbitrarily compressed, but the shape of things needs to make sense, over shorter and longer spans of time and collections of work. Missals represents something of a suspension of my own rules; it has its own internal language, although it exists in a dialogue with the other records. There are some obvious entries in the lexicon – some technical, some iconographic. Every track uses my Dynacord tape echo; the overall shape of the record is a cycle; influences are left as pure colours, rather than elided and absorbed. It is a (rather compact) concept album, in short, and a way both to get some musical ideas off my chest and to kick some of my personal parameters outward a little. Its conceit allows me to take the devotional aspects that seemed to emerge on The Vallum and push them as far as I can within my own worldview. Missals is presented with heartfelt thanks to Kris Boyle for his extraordinary accompanying video works, and to LADYfingers for their beautiful artwork. Both of these feature in the attached digital booklet. The opening track, Morning Portal, first appeared on the compilation One More Tune, and is dedicated to the memory of Keith McIvor.
Robert Dallas Gray (robertdallasgray.bandcamp.com)
JOULES – White Lightning
Three tracks of gnarly, drumming-forward, experimental noise rock.
White Lightning, by JOULES
White Lightning by JOULES, released 08 June 2015 1. Insensitive Bastard 2. There Will Be Explosions 3. Rocket To Labia
JOULES (handsofjoules.bandcamp.com)
@em-aech.bsky.social
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JOULES – White Lightning
Three tracks of gnarly, drumming-forward, experimental noise rock.
White Lightning, by JOULES
White Lightning by JOULES, released 08 June 2015 1. Insensitive Bastard 2. There Will Be Explosions 3. Rocket To Labia
JOULES (handsofjoules.bandcamp.com)
@em-aech.bsky.social
ella guro – Saint Elizabeth
Off-kilter art pop with a dreamy, lo-fi aesthetic and almost Lynchian vibe.
Saint Elizabeth, by ella guro
Saint Elizabeth by ella guro, released 27 February 2026 1. cult of me 2. terrible town 3. just kids on the internet 4. go fuck yourself 5. intensive care 6. blank cassette 7. whyte dress 8. bloodbath 9. end of the trail 10. the known the day is today, the time is now 🇵🇸🏳️⚧️
ella guro (ellaguro.bandcamp.com)
@ellaguro.bsky.social
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ella guro – Saint Elizabeth
Off-kilter art pop with a dreamy, lo-fi aesthetic and almost Lynchian vibe.
Saint Elizabeth, by ella guro
Saint Elizabeth by ella guro, released 27 February 2026 1. cult of me 2. terrible town 3. just kids on the internet 4. go fuck yourself 5. intensive care 6. blank cassette 7. whyte dress 8. bloodbath 9. end of the trail 10. the known the day is today, the time is now 🇵🇸🏳️⚧️
ella guro (ellaguro.bandcamp.com)
@ellaguro.bsky.social
A.R.T.I.S.T – Post Canariedad
A three track EP of perky electro and chiptune that blends those early electronic sounds into a holistic electro-primitive showcase.
Post Canariedad, by A.R.T.I.S.T
Post Canariedad by A.R.T.I.S.T, released 20 March 2026 1. Aproximacion de una Folia minimalista desde el Exterior (feat Alvise Perez & Ruyman Delgado) 2. Aproximacion de una Folia minimalista desde el interior 3. Rancho de Ánimas (feat Abyssal & Ruyman Delgado) Tres canciones que exploran la canariedad sin ir a lugares ya transitados Three songs that explore the canarian identity without using the most obvious ways of doing it
A.R.T.I.S.T (artistsynth.bandcamp.com)
@ArtistSynth (Mastodon)
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A.R.T.I.S.T – Post Canariedad
A three track EP of perky electro and chiptune that blends those early electronic sounds into a holistic electro-primitive showcase.
Post Canariedad, by A.R.T.I.S.T
Post Canariedad by A.R.T.I.S.T, released 20 March 2026 1. Aproximacion de una Folia minimalista desde el Exterior (feat Alvise Perez & Ruyman Delgado) 2. Aproximacion de una Folia minimalista desde el interior 3. Rancho de Ánimas (feat Abyssal & Ruyman Delgado) Tres canciones que exploran la canariedad sin ir a lugares ya transitados Three songs that explore the canarian identity without using the most obvious ways of doing it
A.R.T.I.S.T (artistsynth.bandcamp.com)
@ArtistSynth (Mastodon)
That's everything for this installment -- a new one hits tomorrow morning. Can't wait? Dig into the archives and see what you missed! There are 500 reviews in there -- can't imagine ANYONE has read them all (besides me, anyway).
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That's everything for this installment -- a new one hits tomorrow morning. Can't wait? Dig into the archives and see what you missed! There are 500 reviews in there -- can't imagine ANYONE has read them all (besides me, anyway).
Ready to see your music appear in a future installment? It's easy, FREE and low obligation! All the details can be found here, and please don't hesitate! OPM is a hungry machine!
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Ready to see your music appear in a future installment? It's easy, FREE and low obligation! All the details can be found here, and please don't hesitate! OPM is a hungry machine!
Finally, if you enjoy these posts (or any of the other writing, streaming, education or entertainment I provide), please consider making a small contribution to help ensure I have the time to keep doing it, instead of spending those hours writing ad copy for dog food.
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Ready to see your music appear in a future installment? It's easy, FREE and low obligation! All the details can be found here, and please don't hesitate! OPM is a hungry machine!
@etherdiver here's something from last year: https://bruxadomangue.neocities.org/onascerdosol
a few of my releases (3 i think?) have been featured before, but i don't think this was one of them
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@etherdiver here's something from last year: https://bruxadomangue.neocities.org/onascerdosol
a few of my releases (3 i think?) have been featured before, but i don't think this was one of them
@lynnsmadmon3y I will add it to the repeat subs list, but word of warning: that list is getting verrrry long. Might be close to end of the year before I get to it!
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@lynnsmadmon3y I will add it to the repeat subs list, but word of warning: that list is getting verrrry long. Might be close to end of the year before I get to it!
@etherdiver no worries!
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