Noëlle's New Noise

The Return of the Noise

March 17, 2023

I'm unemployed again, so I guess I have time to do these write-ups for a while. Let's make the most of this. The Playlist: Spotify Silken Robe. Emerald...

A Playlist Appears!

April 16, 2022

I'm in the midst of moving from a basement into an apartment, so I don't have a whole lot of newsletter writing energy in me today. My biggest recommendation...

We Need To Talk

April 7, 2022

I think it's time to reassess my relationship to this newsletter. The past few months have been magical. I adore writing this and have been introduced to...

No Jokes, Just Me - A Normal Every Day Fool

April 1, 2022

Right up top: I'm not doing any April Fool's bits in the newsletter this week. You can trust any links I share and you can trust that I'm only including...

Q1 Favorites, or On New Music and Burnout

March 26, 2022

A few years back, I decided that I would try to listen to three new albums every week as my attempt to say up-to-date on what's new and vibrant in music. I...

Soul Glo, Architects, and Northlane in a heavy New Music Friday

March 25, 2022

I'm going to try to write shorter newsletters, since I now have a full-time job that will be restricting my availability on Friday mornings. Here's an...

Charli XCX and Oso Oso have new albums!

March 18, 2022

I don't know what I'm most excited for this week. Is it Charli XCX's 5th album? New singles from Andrew Bird or Arcade Fire? The surprise release of Oso...

Nate is Better Than Lever

March 14, 2022

In my defense, the newsletter is only late because I had surgery on Friday. So, to that end, here's a very amended playlist with next to no commentary except...

5 Hours of Madness

March 4, 2022

You know. I really try. I do. It takes a lot of work and I make a lot of sacrifices, but I do my damnedest to keep this playlist manageable and listenable...

Jazz! Pop-punk! Other stuff!

February 25, 2022

If you listen to nothing else this week, check out these albums: Robert Glasper's Black Radio III, Avril Lavigne's Love Sux, and Judy Collins' Spellbound....

Dream Pop (and other genres that feel made up)

February 18, 2022

It's a slow week in new music. I was only just barely able to scrounge up three hours worth of stuff to share, and that's including tapping into a few film...

Albums Galore

February 11, 2022

Valentimes Are Here Again It kinda seems like this might be a playlist full of love songs, so let's see if I can channel the spirit. Hey, I'm thinking about...

Friday Friday Friday

February 4, 2022

Fantastical Friday Fuckery Holy fucking shit we get records from Mitski and Black Country, New Road today and those are just the records I'm most excited...

It's Cool To Cry

January 30, 2022

Sorry That I'm Late! The Playlist But not that sorry. What a week of music. I was busy two days ago with a job interview and some other homework that...

A Lack Of Words

January 21, 2022

Fumbling Through Today I don't really have any words queued up today. I'm on day two of a new stimulant and yesterday it wasn't really kind to me, so I'm a...

We're All Gonna Die. Things Will Be Fine.

January 14, 2022

The Playlist Most Anticipated There's literally nothing I could be more excited for today than metalcore band Underoath's new album: Voyeurist. Holy shit,...

New Name, Same Insufferable Bullshit

January 7, 2022

And we're back with a new name. Hey, I'm changing my legal name and so the newsletter changes as well. My new name is Noëlle Midnight. The newsletter is...

A Thorough Friday

November 26, 2021

Em's Fresh Fridays Spotify | Apple Music | Bandcamp Fresh For The Holidays Spotify | Apple Music Holidayzed Happy Thanksgiving and Native American Heritage...

Make Noise For Those Who Help

November 19, 2021

Sorry, but I only have a Spotify link this week. Obviously, I Have To Start With ...saying thanks to sarth for standing in and writing a helluva newsletter...

Em’s Fresh Fridays - Guest Edition

November 12, 2021

Hello dear newsletter subscribers. This week’s newsletter is coming to you from a stand-in. Em has a very important appointment this week and asked if anyone...

Playlist Only Today

November 5, 2021

Em's Fresh Friday - Spotify | Apple Music | Bandcamp Fresh For The Holidays - Spotify | Apple Music So, all I have for you today is the playlist. The next...

Imagine a League of Legendary Dragons

October 29, 2021

Em's Fresh Fridays Spotify | Apple Music | Bandcamp Fresh For The Holidays Spotify | Apple Music Mainstream Dreams The keen eyed observer may point out that...

Taking Me Back to Back

October 22, 2021

Gearing Up For The Holidays Fresh For The Holidays: Spotify | Apple Music Well, we're finally at the point where I need to address Em's Fresh Christmas. It...

I Am So Sorry For The Sins I Have Done

October 15, 2021

An apology. Today's playlist has 72 songs over 4 hours 48 minutes. It isn't a short one and that's okay, cause it's a hell of a week. There are a lot of...

May The Lower Class Remember This

October 8, 2021

The State Of The Me-nion Em's Fresh Fridays: Spotify | Apple Music | Bandcamp I'm currently two days into a headache that has apparently decided that I don't...

I'd Apologize For All The Metal, But It's Good Shit

October 1, 2021

Up Top Let's get this started with some housekeeping, yeah? I've switched things around on Spotify. Now there's a single playlist that will get updated every...

A Short Look at a Big Week

September 24, 2021

A Heads Up I've been hit with a pretty intense wave of sadness this morning, possibly because of hormones, since tomorrow is shot day. Consequently, I won't...

Lil Nas and Big Noise

September 17, 2021

Before The Music So, it's once again New Music Friday and I'm sitting here trying to figure out what my goal is this week. Do I want to keep writing about...

New Music... Saturday?

September 12, 2021

New Music.... Saturday? Sorry for the delay this week. I've talked to insurance and am working on finding ways through the annoyance of the break-in that...

New Music Postponement

September 10, 2021

Well, I don't have a playlist for you today. I'll hopefully get something out much later today or tomorrow, but I have to deal with other stuff. Our garage...

September 3rd's New Music Newsletter

September 3, 2021

Well, let's get this out of the way right up top: I will not be featuring Kanye or Drake's new records on here, since I don't like featuring problematic...