matt: https://swimintothesound.com/blog/2024/3/22/empty-heaven-laughing-album-review > In 2022, I became fascinated with the idea of the “indie rock musical.” Two of my favorite albums of that year were Ants From Up There by Black Country, New Road and angel in realtime by Gang Of Youths — artful, sprawling records with plenty of non-corny, musical theatre-adjacent moments. Laughing fits right into this distinction, and “Laughing Again” is exactly the finale that you’d expect to wrap the experience up.

matt: Hey! Corey has a new album!

matt: hey look!

danauer: I was shocked to find such an incredible album stuffed away and forgotten in a used bin labeled “Beaters but Heaters” for $4 at a record shop. It deserves to be priced higher but, also, I’m not complaining since I bought it

danauer: My album of 2024. Claire’s voice has so much depth and warmth and each track feels like the unmatched comfort of a well-lived-in home

danauer: Got a physical copy of this recently and rediscovered how much I love it

matt: great music league submission, 47,580 monthly listeners