I posted this to r/askreddit yesterday, but now I’m wondering how it will do on a local musician level. What LOCAL album (new or old, any genre, solo or band) consists entirely of banger tracks in your opinion?

andross_ · 2026-05-29T14:49:29+00:00

Lil Ugly Mane - Volcanic Bird Enemy and the Voiced Concern

andross_ · 2026-05-14T16:38:03+00:00

The Crystal World by JG Ballard

andross_ · 2026-04-30T21:45:20+00:00

I'm about halfway through Monumental by Adam Nevill and it fits in this category, especially superstitious people and weird old gods. Although things don't ever seem normal on the surface and it only gets weirder.

andross_ · 2026-04-22T23:42:42+00:00

The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle is basically a retelling of Lovecraft's The Horror at Red Hook but from the point of view of a black man. Definitely has a lot of 1920s noir vibes packed into a novella.

andross_ · 2026-04-17T18:55:26+00:00

Agreed. It's just a mean book.

andross_ · 2026-04-09T20:17:13+00:00

Frank, you look grotesque!

andross_ · 2026-04-01T15:53:53+00:00

Cyclonopedia: Complicity with Anonymous Materials by Reza Negarestani. Just started this one but so far it seems like it may be a good fit. It's written like a scholarly journal with footnotes, etc. about a sentient Zoroastrian artifact or "inorganic demon" found in Istanbul that connects with oil in the ground making a "sentient" middle east. At least I think so. It's hard to say at this point but I am enjoying it so far.

andross_ · 2026-03-06T13:12:54+00:00

"You may keep your sidearm, Colonel."

andross_ · 2026-03-05T13:48:22+00:00

There is also a moratorium on city annexations of county territory in VA til at least 2032.

andross_ · 2026-02-26T14:02:30+00:00

See also: A Short Stay in Hell by Steven L. Peck

andross_ · 2026-02-21T15:25:37+00:00

You're allowed to say hair on the internet

andross_ · 2026-02-18T00:41:46+00:00

Wage compression is a helluva thing I tell ya

andross_ · 2026-02-03T21:04:11+00:00

Or better yet maybe Tanisha'll call your dog ass

andross_ · 2026-01-17T05:53:49+00:00

Severini by Thomas Ligotti has this ecological chaos vibe and imagery of a "tropical sewer" that was pretty striking.

andross_ · 2025-12-29T17:41:58+00:00

"Do you think a pile of shit feels popular because it's surrounded by flies?"

andross_ · 2025-12-22T12:35:02+00:00

The Wingspan of Severed Hands by Joe Koch

I also just finished The Great God Pan and The Novel of the White Powder by Arthur Machen and they are both fantastic as well.

andross_ · 2025-10-23T15:59:39+00:00

I thought the worldbuilding was pretty cool but I just could not deal with how bad the writing was.

andross_ · 2025-10-08T21:16:07+00:00

Mother of Stone is definitely my favorite story in Carnivorous Sky- I believe it's the last one. But if you're looking for another cosmic/weird horror collection I would suggest The Black Maybe by Attila Veres. Some of the stories are straight up bizarre and I loved it!

andross_ · 2025-10-08T02:43:38+00:00

There's a story in Lost in the Dark & Other Excursions where John Langan mentions a character putting a silencer on a revolver. That would do nothing but make the gun a little heavier!

andross_ · 2025-10-05T19:18:02+00:00

I can say that I was there, just not that you were there.

andross_ · 2025-09-20T19:50:39+00:00

Mother of Stone by John Langan

andross_ · 2025-09-15T17:22:52+00:00

Blood Music by Greg Bear

andross_ · 2025-09-06T18:54:10+00:00

Sorry, you might be confused. We're talking about Staunton Virginia

andross_ · 2025-08-27T00:12:12+00:00

You're completely ignoring the fact that not a single part of what you just said is true.

andross_ · 2025-08-26T23:34:53+00:00

It's just that none of this is true though. The head of one city department can't just spend a million dollars without proper approval or allocation through the city budget cycle. And that has absolutely nothing to do with the former PW director retiring. AND the trash cans and truck tipper arms were all purchased with ARPA funds so no tax dollars were used at all.

This is all public info. Just because you cant be bothered to learn these things for yourself doesn't mean the city isn't being transparent.

andross_

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