Label: Topshelf Records (2) – TSR264
Format: Cassette, Album, White
Country: US
Released: Sep 6, 2024
Genre: Rock
Style: Indie Rock, Indie Pop
A1 Dawn
A2 Central Park West
A3 Oblast
A4 Wish You Well
A5 Wood Paneling, Pt. 3
A6 R.I.P. (Running In Place)
A7 I Wasn't Made For War
A8 Gems And Minerals
B1 Machine Repeating
B2 Recital
B3 Migratory Patterns
B4 Four Leaf Clover
B5 Lie In The Gutter
B6 Ocean Life
B7 Counting Sheep
Comes with Obi Strip.
Barcode: 634457181137
Rose Main Reading Room, the fourth full length by Peel Dream Magazine, is a lush, inviting headphones record; the kind of album made to accompany city bus rides and rainy-day solo trips to accidental destinations. The band, whose name nods to the BBC Radio 1 legend John Peel — arbiter of all things underground, quality, and (it must be said) "cool" — has since its inception been a genre-hopping experiment, jumping from motorik krautrock to shoegaze and space age pop, and their newest work is a perfect starting point for the uninitiated, beckoning toward a newfound romance and nostalgia with their catchiest collection of songs to date. Across its fifteen songs, Rose Main Reading Room ultimately proposes a world of marvels and compelling complexity: “Oblast” cheekily prods at mutually assured destruction; “Ocean Life” explores the infiniteness within ourselves; while “R.I.P. (Running in Place)” unpacks an all too familiar stagnation. It’s all part of, and crucial to, Rose Main Reading Room’s transportive power, ever reaching for the wonder and magic of the world we live in.
Media Condition: Mint (M)
Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
Format Detail: Cassette, Obi Strip [w/ download card]
