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FAVORITE MINNESOTA ALBUMS OF 2025

January 26, 2026 by Andrew Perrizo in Year End List

I’m proud of how the Twin Cities has pulled together to help and protect each other when our elected officials refuse. Because of the occupation I haven’t had the mental focus I normally have to put towards Melodic Noise Media, so I didn’t get as many reviews written as I would have liked.

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January 26, 2026 /Andrew Perrizo
John Maus, “Later Than You Think”, “Save Room”, Critterthing, “Delicate Machinery”, Unstable Shapes, “Bloodless”, Samia, “In The Light”, LAAMAR, “CHUNKADELIC”, Nur-D, “The Americana Dream”, Maygen & the Birdwatcher, “The Live Album”, Jillian Rae, “SOMETHING PROFOUND”, anni xo, “Shotgun”, Sleeping Jesus, “The Rub”, Your Smith, “Alan Sparhawk with Trampled by Turtles”, Alan Sparhawk and Trampled by Turtles, “This is My Way to Tell You That Everything Is Real and Happening Right Now”, Daguerrotypes, “Learn to Love Something” Gramma “Dime” Atomic Lights “Sure, Kyrie Nova & The Defiant, “Learn to Love Something”, Gramma, “Dime”, Atomic Lights, “Sure Why Not?”, Mouthful, “I Am Trying to Be a Pool”, ...and Ifound a way, Clover Bloom, afters, Everything Was Beautiful, Anita Velveeta, Liquid Gold, Buckls, BUCKLS, Durry This Movie Sucks, FINICK, Weekends in Purgatory, Future Babel, Cyber Sunday, Giant's Knife, At the End of All Things, Gully Boys, Halfway Down, Make It Up, In Lieu, Hooligan, KYM and the Kick, The Gift of Feeling, Meezy3, Serenity, Motion City Soundtrack, The Same Old Wasted Wonderful World, Poor John Candy, Negative Space, runo plum, patching, Skippy Stone, Candles, snakeworld!, welcome to snakword!
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Andy's Songs of the North Playlist Reviews - June 2024

June 10, 2024 by Andrew Perrizo in Album Review

June is here, the Timberwolves continued a Minnesota tradition, and outdoor live music is back! Hope you have been able to catch some shows. I have done my due diligence of digitally digging through the Internet for some more fantastic original music from our great state —enjoy.

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June 10, 2024 /Andrew Perrizo
Jest, The Sunsettes, Matcha Fever, Clayton Ryan, Ava Levy, Green Tigers, Luke Hendrickson, Davina and The Vagabonds, Leavin' Page Town, Elour, Trash Date, indie music, minnesota music, Underground 'til Sundown, The Twins of Franklin, Tarias and the Sound, WOOTZAbility, The Phozz, J'mere, Flatwound, The Catalina, Ber, Christina Sophia, Peoplez, Jillian Rae, Extraterrestrials, Nina Luna
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Andy's Songs of the North Playlist Reviews - May 2023

May 08, 2023 by Andrew Ellis in Album Review

May is here! So is warmer weather (to stay, we hope) and more great music from the Land of 10,000 Lakes. Some are from old favorite artists of mine and others I discovered through the magic that is social media and thought, “Yes! Need!”

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May 08, 2023 /Andrew Ellis
singer songwriter, Minneapolis music scene, Hip-Hpp, Songs of the North, hip-hop, Rock N Roll, pop, R&B, Doc Rhombus, Twin Citizen, Tufawon, A.K.A Kobi, Jillian Rae, Porcupine, Sarah Morris, Jon Theis, Maiden Dixie, Lazenlow
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