The Sound Magics – “Don’t You Remember”
The Sound Magics “Don’t You Remember” Philips – 1965 Whenever I’m prompted to think of favorite record sleeves, a few standbys definitRead More…
Author: Matt Ryan
Matt Ryan founded Strange Currencies Music in January 2020, and remains the site's editor-in-chief. The creator of the "A Century of Song" project and co-host of the "Strange Currencies Podcast," Matt enjoys a wide variety of genres, but has a particular affinity for 60s pop, 90s indie rock, and post-bop jazz. He is an avid collector of vinyl, and a multi-instrumentalist who has played/recorded with several different bands and projects.
Welcome to Garage Rock Summer
If you’re a regular follower of Strange Currencies, you know that we’ve been experimenting with the idea of “theme months” for a little over a yeRead More…
Catalog Crawl: They Might Be Giants
Music nerds love ranked lists. Music nerds love thoughtful commentary. Music nerds love carefully curated playlists. Catalog Crawl provides all oRead More…
Catalog Crawl: Kraftwerk
Music nerds love ranked lists. Music nerds love thoughtful commentary. Music nerds love carefully curated playlists. Catalog Crawl provides all oRead More…
Catalog Crawl: PJ Harvey
Music nerds love ranked lists. Music nerds love thoughtful commentary. Music nerds love carefully curated playlists. Catalog Crawl provides all oRead More…
Season 2, Episode 8 – Deep Dive: Terror Twilight, Farewell Horizontal
In this “Deep Dive,” Matt, Glenn, and Tim discuss the new Pavement reissue release, Terror Twilight: Farewell Horizontal. Additional topics incluRead More…
Catalog Crawl: Charles Mingus
Music nerds love ranked lists. Music nerds love thoughtful commentary. Music nerds love carefully curated playlists. Catalog Crawl provides all oRead More…
Season 2, Episode 7 – Runt of the Litter, Pixies Reunion
In the second “Runt of the Litter” installment, Matt, Glenn, and Tim discuss the divisive Pixies reunion albums: Indie Cindy, Head Carrier, and BRead More…
Welcome to Catalog Crawl Month
As springtime sets in, and we finally turn our calendars toward April, Strange Currencies Music is busy planning deep dives into the discographieRead More…
Pavement’s Top 50 Songs – Part 2, 25-1
What would our month-long celebration of Pavement be without a group list? Easily a favorite band for the vast majority of our staff, Pavement haRead More…