The Music Or The Misery With Sharon

01/30/2026

This week I take a look at Foxing's The Albatross. I can't believe I've waited this long to listen to this album because holy s**t its awesome.

Album: The AlbatrossArtist: Foxing Release Date: 11/12/2013Length: 32:01Genre: EmoRating: 10/10Favorite Song: Inuit, Pent up in a Blind, The Medic, Rory, Bit by a Dead Bee, Pt. II (honestly the whole album. It's very hard to pick a favorite. It's THAT good)The Albatross has a lot of general reverenc...

01/24/2026

This week we're looking at 3 EPs released by two members of The Wonder Years! Click to read my thoughts on Matt Brasch's debut solo EP, Skullpresser and Cold Climb It!

When I listen to a new album, I like to listen to it all in one sitting so that I really feel the flow of songs. I feel like albums are meant to be listened to in this way. The band clearly had a vision for a track list and it’s my duty as a listener to hear it all the way they intended. However, ...

01/16/2026

I'm tired of The Algorithm dictating new music suggestions for everyone so I'm taking matters into my own hands. Read this to learn more. We are so back.

The Music Or The Misery is back and ready to share new music with you!

12/29/2019

This decade was a pretty great one for new music. While I know for sure my top albums/EPs of the decade list is very biased, here at the top 20 albums that came out from 2010-2019 that meant something to me. It was crazy to look back on the past 10 years and comb through the music that has been the background to daily life. These songs have been on a near constant loop so much so that they are ingrained in my memory in a way that can’t properly be explained. Each has the power to take me back to exact moments in my life, but also has the power to continually inspire me towards the future. Music is so fu***ng cool. I love it so much and don’t know what I’d do without it.

Please note I lumped all of Jetty Bones’ EP’s together because I firmly believe that when listened to together creates one of the most powerful musical experiences on earth. I’m very much looking forward to what new music then next decade holds!!

Without further ado, here are the albums that defined the last 10 years of my life. They all mean a lot to me.

1. The Greatest Generation - The Wonder Years
2. Sister Cities - The Wonder Years
3. Paramore - Paramore
4. Crucial States/Old Women/- - Jetty Bones
5. Keep You - Pianos Become The Teeth
6. Maybe This Place Is The Same And We’re Just Changing - Real Friends
7. Spin - Tigers Jaw
8. The Lonely End - Everyone Leaves
9. You’re Gonna Miss It All - Modern Baseball
10. What Separates Me From You - A Day To Remember
11. Young New England - Transit
12. The Other Side - Tonight Alive
13. 1989 - Taylor Swift
14. We Don’t Have Each Other - Aaron West and The Roaring Twenties
15. Routine Maintenance - Aaron West and The Roaring Twenties
16. Stage Four - Touche Amore
17. Peripheral Vision - Turnover
18. Hard Feelings - Future Teens
19. The Day’s War - Lonely The Brave
20. Talking Dreams - Echosmith

Honorable Mentions
21. A Place of Our Own - Have Mercy
22. Harmlessness - The World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid to Die
23. Dig Up The Dead - Mansions
24. Surviving - Jimmy Eat World
25. Save Rock And Roll - Fall Out Boy
26. The Mad Ones - The Mad Ones Studio Cast Recording Kerrigan-Lowdermilk
27. After Laughter - Paramore
28. Keep Doing What You’re Doing - You Blew It
29. The House You Made - Overgrow
30. Joyride - Transit
31. Under Soil and Dirt - The Story So Far
32. Mourning - Wander

06/17/2017

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It's hard to believe but Paramore's Riot! album turned 10 years old the other day. I took a moment to look back on this pop-punk classic

I’m a few days late, but Paramore’s Riot! album turned 10 the other day. Here’s my thoughts on the pop-punk classic. Traditionally the punk and pop punk communi...

04/30/2017

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There's been some new music announced recently. Here's my take on it. Spoiler alert: I'm not too pleased.

One of my favorite parts of spring is the new music announcements that come along with it. Unfortunately, this year instead of that feeling of joy that comes wi...

02/25/2017

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A lot of albums that were integral to the development of my musical taste turn ten this year. To celebrate, I'm lauching a series called "On The Ten Year Anniversary..." Throughout the course of this series, I will be reflecting on various albums, both in terms of what they mean to me and the impact they had on the musics industry. Without further ado, here is the first installment!

Three weeks ago, Infinity on High turned 10 years old! After hundreds of listens, I finally sat down and reflected on the album and all it did for Fall Out Boy.

Be sure to check it out!

Got an album you want me to review for the series? Let me know!

Editor's Note: I'm beginning to feel quite old this year because many of the albums that I grew up with are turning 10. To celebrate the albums that helped shap...

02/24/2017

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Modern Baseball announces a hiatus in wake of mental health issues. Check here for more detail.

A few months ago, Brenden Lukens of Modern Baseball announced that he wouldn’t be joining the band on their winter UK tour. He released a statement saying that ...

02/23/2017

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Sorry for the lack of posts lately! Life has gotten pretty busy.
Without further ado, here is my review of The Menzingers (amazing) new album: After The Party. Be sure to give it a listen!

People always say that your twenties are the best years of your life. What people don’t talk about is what happens when the supposed best years come to a close....

12/31/2016

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My first podcast installment is here! Make sure to check it out to find out what my top 20 favorite tracks of 2016 were!

Flannelcast will return with a second installment soon!

Happy new year!

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