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…
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.
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…
Pavement’s Top 50 Songs – Part 1, 50-26
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…
An Introduction to Stephen Malkmus
As the undeniable creative focal point of Pavement, it would seem that Stephen Malkmus’ solo work would draw considerable interest from fans of tRead More…
Season 2, Episode 6 – Replacing Eric Clapton
In this episode of the podcast, Matt, Glenn, and Tim ask the essential question: Do we really need Eric Clapton? SPOILER ALERT: The answer is “noRead More…
Pavement – Slanted and Enchanted
Pavement Slanted and Enchanted Matador – 1992 Rating: 10.0 Touted as a masterpiece upon its 1992 release, Pavement’s debut album woRead More…