Pressing Concerns: Me at the Zoo, Rob & Ellen, Avery Island BCE, FOND

The first Pressing Concerns of the week features a new album from Avery Island BCE, as well as new EPs from Me at the Zoo, Rob & Ellen, and FOND. Check them out below! If you’re looking for more new music, you can visit the site directory to see what else we’ve written about lately. If you’d like to support Rosy Overdrive, you can share this (or another) post, or donate here. Me at the Zoo / Rob & Ellen – Vol. 1 / In on It Release date: April 17th / May 1stRecord label: Vacant Stare / Take a TurnGenre: Fuzz pop, power pop, indie pop, jangle pop, college rockFormats: Cassette (In on It), digitalPull Track: Cicadas / So Many Californias Of the many bands from the San Francisco Bay Area I’ve written about over the past half-decade, few if any come close to the run that Oakland quartet Blues Lawyer had in 2023: that year, they released one of the best albums and one of the best EPs of that year, as well as guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Rob I. Miller releasing a strong solo album. It felt…