AP Staff Picks 2022
Here’s our list of non-local staff picks from the year of our Lorde 2022, featuring Bad Bunny, 100 gecs, Charlie Puth, The 1975, and a bunch more folks.
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AP Local Faves of 2022
Was 2022 a good year? That’s debatable. But Boston music stays quality annually. Here’s our picks for favorite local albums of the year.
Number One Babe Finds a “Shaky Sense of Home” on Debut Ecstatic Function
Ecstatic Function cover by Will Jeffries by Ben Bonadies I first became aware of Number One Babe at a solo opening set at The Jungle. Alone on the stage, singer/songwriter Alex Cholewa’s delicate voice and reverbed guitar were a world unto themselves. Now with a full band behind them and a cache of new songs in tow, […]
The Puddcast Episode 34: Quirked Up
The quirked up white boy with a little bit of swag bustin it down sexual style goated with the sauce.
Toro y Moi Brings West-Coast Cool to House of Blues
At a Toro y Moi show, the band brings the party, one entirely under Bear’s creative influence. The soundtrack, of course, is his. The guests don’t know it, but they’re wearing his clothing line, too.
PREMIERE: Zaafir — “No Effort (feat. Dexter Soul)”
On new track “No Effort,” Boston rapper Zaafir is in total control. Dexter Soul, a fellow Bostonian, joins him.
AP’s Staff Picks of 2021
Peep the Allston Pudding staff’s favorite non-local albums, songs, and additional tomfoolery for 2021!
AP’s Local Faves of 2021
This collection of 30 albums from Boston, Massachusetts and New England not only displayed the wide eclecticism of sounds present in the area, but also didn’t shy away from branching out into the unknown. These projects are beautiful, vulnerable, angry, sexy, curious, melancholic, dark, uplifting, unhinged, heartbreaking, rejoicing, and bombastic. The common thread is that they all embrace their uniqueness in the fullest.
Preview Venn Market, a New Arts Fair for Boston Musicians
Venn Market (12/11 in Somerville) is a new arts fair specifically for local musicians to exhibit their non-musical wares. Come thru.
The Collect Pond Charts a Path from Inspiration to Activation on “Man of Mystique”
On latest single, songwriter Danny Moffat details a moment of self actualization at a concert.