Yesterday I ran across a post (chost?) talking about the indie pop band Wild Pink. They sounded intriguing, so I tried out one of their albums on Bandcamp (Yolk in the Fur), loved it, and bought it. And then I went to recall who posted about Wild Pink, so I could thank them for the recommendation, and for the live of me could not remember who it was. I even looked back through all the posts appearing on my feed in an attempt to track it down, with no luck. Tried searching the “Wild Pink’ on the site, again no luck—apparently whoever posted the reference didn’t include a tag.

A few comments:

First, if you are reading this and are the person who posted about Wild Pink, thank you! You helped me find a new band that I enjoy listening to.

Second, it would be great if the cohost search function searched for words inside posts. In the meantime, cohost peeps, please be generous in your tagging practices! It’s the best way for other people to discover what you write.

Finally, this reinforces once more the reality that the number of talented artists out there greatly exceeds the number of artists that receive significant recognition. Wild Pink isn’t exactly obscure (Pitchfork has reviewed several of their albums), but I’m a reasonably eclectic listener and I had never previously heard of them.

I have more thoughts about that, but they will have to wait for a future post.