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Rust Is Just Right's Best Albums of 2022

Today is April 18, and it is time once again for us here at Rust Is Just Right to release our best-of list of albums from the past year. We follow this unusual schedule for a few reasons: 1) It allows some of the albums that are released at the end of the calendar year to get some recognition, since they usually get swallowed up in the attention of the flurry of year-end lists and 2) We get the…

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Rust Is Just Right's Best Albums of 2021

Rust Is Just Right’s Best Albums of 2021

Today is April 18, and it is time once again for us here at Rust Is Just Right to release our best-of list of albums from the past year. We follow this unusual schedule for a few reasons: 1) It allows some of the albums that are released at the end of the calendar year to get some recognition, since they usually get swallowed up in the attention of the flurry of year-end lists and 2) We get the…

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Rust Is Just Right's Best Albums of 2020

Rust Is Just Right’s Best Albums of 2020

Due to the global pandemic, there was a disruption to “The Process” in constructing our annual best-of list for the year. However, we still wanted to recognize that music was in fact released during these difficult times, and sometimes it was even quite good. So once again, for the purposes of our records (and your shopping list), here are our favorite albums from the past year. 10. Idles –…

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#Best of 2020 #Cults #Deftones #EOB #Fiona Apple #Fontaines D.C.#Hum #Idles #Muzz #Pearl Jam #Protomartyr #Run the Jewels #The Avalanches #The Strokes #Washed Out #Waxahatchee #Wolf Parade #X #Yves Tumor

Twitter Hates Punk Rock

Twitter: Not Just Culturally Illiterate, But Plain Old Illiterate!

For the past four months, I have been locked out of my personal Twitter account. This punishment was for the crime of answering a friend’s question about music with the name of one of my favorite bands. This is not an exaggeration. Back in December, a friend spent some time talking up John Mayer’s stint with the most recent touring version of the Grateful Dead and was marveling at his…

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#Air #John Mayer #Pom Pom Squad #Suicide #Twitter #Virgin Suicides

Remembering Ronnie Spector & the Genius of "Be My Baby"

Remembering Ronnie Spector & the Genius of “Be My Baby”

Last week we mourned the death of the legendary Ronnie Spector, the lead singer of The Ronettes. While Ronnie had more than a few hits over the years, she forever attained immortality with her breakthrough smash “Be My Baby”. It is perhaps the greatest song ever written, a position claimed by one of the foremost authorities on the matter, Brian Wilson. When the news of Ronnie’s passing first…

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#Be My Baby #Brian Wilson #Feats of Strength #Hal Blaine #Ronnie Spector

Rust Is Just Right's Best Albums of 2019

Rust Is Just Right’s Best Albums of 2019

Today is April 15, and though circumstances are not what they usually are for this time of year, we here at Rust Is Just Righthave decided to brighten your spirits a bit by following tradition and releasing our Best Albums of the Year list. We follow this unusual schedule for a few reasons: 1) It allows some of the albums that are released at the end of the calendar year to get some recognition,…

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Rust Is Just Right's Best Albums of 2018

Rust Is Just Right’s Best Albums of 2018

Today is April 15, and while the rest of the nation trudges through another Tax Day, we here at Rust Is Just Right choose this occasion to return from the dead and release our Best Albums of the Year list. We follow this unusual schedule for a few reasons: 1) It allows some of the albums that are released at the end of the calendar year to get some recognition, since they usually get swallowed…

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Rust Is Just Right's Best Albums of 2017

Rust Is Just Right’s Best Albums of 2017

Today is April 17, and while the rest of the nation trudges through another Tax Day (a few days later this year), we here at Rust Is Just Right choose this occasion to return from the dead and release our Best Albums of the Year list. We follow this unusual schedule for a few reasons: 1) It allows some of the albums that are released at the end of the calendar year to get some recognition, since…

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Best of the Rest: Other Highlights of 2016

Even with our expanded Best-Of list courtesy of The Process, there were still a ton of great albums released last year that were worthy of recognition. Since we here at Rust Is Just Right are big believers in spreading all good music, we’re going to put a spotlight on some other great records that you may have overlooked from the past year. YG – Still Brazy This would be a memorable album even…

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#Bleached #clipping.#Dame D.O.L.L.A.#Damian Lillard #David Bowie #Death Grips #DIIV #Gojira #Nothing #PJ Harvey #Sturgill Simpson #The Last Shadow Puppets #Wilco #YG

Rust Is Just Right’s Best Albums of 2016 Today is April 18, and while the rest of the nation trudges through another Tax Day (a few days later this year), we here at…

Best of the Rest: Other Highlights from 2015 Even with our expanded Best-Of list courtesy of The Process, there were still a ton of great albums released last year that were worthy of recognition.

#Action Bronson #Baroness #Beach House #Built to Spill #Lou Barlow #Pusha T #Tame Impala #The Sonics #Wolf Alice

Rust Is Just Right’s Best Albums of 2015 Today is April 18, and while the rest of the nation celebrates Tax Day (an extra three days later this year), we here at Rust Is Just Right choose this occasion to release our Best Albums of the Year list. We follow this unusual schedule for a few reasons: 1) It allows some of the albums that are released at the end of the calendar year to get some recognition, since they usually get swallowed up in the attention of the flurry of year-end lists; 2) We get the chance to analyze other lists to pick up on albums that somehow escaped our attention during the course of the year; and 3) It provides a handy consumer guide for people to focus where to spend their tax refund.

Catching Up On The Week (Dec. 4 Edition) Some #longreads for your weekend... The music world is still reeling from the sudden (if not completely unexpected) death of singer Scott Weiland, with many musicians, critics, and fans expressing sorrow over the loss and paying tribute to his work in Stone Temple Pilots, among others.

#Chuck D #Jonny Greenwood #Magic City #Mark Linkous #Public Enemy #Scott Weiland #Sparklehorse #Stone Temple Pilots

!!! (Chk Chk Chk), Live at the Doug Fir

If you have never been to a !!! show, then you are truly missing out on one of the best live acts of the past fifteen years, and should take immediate steps to correct this oversight. Every performance is a blast, and Wednesday night at the Doug Fir was no exception, as !!! turned the basement lounge into a bumping dance club.

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#!!!#As If #Chk Chk Chk #Doug Fir #Meah Pace #Stereolab #Stereolad #The Lower 48 #Thr!!!er

A Shout-Out to Good Business Practices When the news of the EL VY collaboration first appeared a few months ago, we here at Rust Is Just Right did our due diligence and learned that this was not the first time that members of Menomena and The National had collaborated.

#Helvetia #Indie Record Labels #J Fernandez #Joyful Noise #Jurassic Pop #Pfarmers #Reptar

Low, Live at the Doug Fir

Before we went on our holiday break, we were fortunate enough to catch one of our longtime favorites at Portland’s best venue, when Low came to town to play the Doug Fir basement. It is always a treat to see Low play a show, but we were especially eager to witness one of the best albums of the year performed live. The band indulged us by performing a setlist that heavily featured their latest…

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#Alan Sparhawk #Andy Shauf #Live #Low #Mimi Parker #Ones and Sixes #Recs #slowcore #The Invisible Way

Over the Weekend (Nov. 30 Edition) New music, new videos, and other fun stuff as you recover from the holiday weekend... The music world continued to respond to the tragic events in Paris earlier this month, including…

#Blackstar #Bob Dylan #Borders #David Bowie #Eagles of Death Metal #Foo Fighters #M.I.A.#Pearl Jam #Walter Martin

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