The Daily Spin II

Roseville | something about a fig tree

Welcome back to the Daily Spin. For the uninitiated, this is the series in which I review an album every day of 2025.

As was the case two years ago, my favorite song from each album can be found at the playlist linked here.

Album: something about a fig tree (2021)

Artist: Roseville

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Roseville create very pleasant shoegazey material that knows what it needs to accomplish and gets… well, most of the way there, at least.

I really enjoy those moments where the album is allowed to ride itself out a bit - it’s a rare but strong touch that I don’t see nearly often enough in today’s music industry, where chasing the next TikTok clip is more important than the longevity and fullness of a sound.

Not to say this record is perfect - as with their first album, Roseville struggle with pacing and keeping their work interesting. It’s not that surprising to see it crop up again, especially considering this work is older - and that neither emo nor shoegaze are particularly good at facilitating timely tracks.

Still bangs, not too mad about it!

Rating: 7/10

Best Tracks: Safer

Worst Tracks: Halloween Song