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OCTA New Music Weekly – Episode #363

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Another week, another new music weekly. There might be a break after this one though. Next 9 out of 10 days will be day job days and most of them overtime too. Sunday will be the only day off and right now I have no idea whether I have it in me to make this on that one off day. It’s not totally out of the question, but I’m not going to push it if it feels like I need the rest more. But I’ll let you know on the social media channels if there won’t be one next weekend.

Gladie, Luka Kuplowsky and Micah Schnabel & Vanessa Jean Speckman can split the album of the week honors, because they are all great in different ways. The Schnabel / Speckman one has been on Bandcamp for a while, but only just noticed that it was streaming too. Sorry if it was there before and I missed it. But Bandcamp is better anyway. Other album gems this week came from Leah Blevins, The Montvales, Michael Nau(EP), Jack Studer, Spencer Thomas, Danny George Wilson, Joshua Burnside, Morgan Nagler (missed last week), Nick Droz, Les Blackwell, Sean Thomas Gerard, Ryan Pollie (EP), Otoliths, Special Friend, Son Little, SH CRANE, Masahiro Takahashi and Discovery Zone & John Moods (this was previously bandcamp/physical only I think)

The Finnish part has great new albums from Pelkkä Poutanen, Antti Autio, Joose Keskitalo and Saaga. Plus singles from The Lovematches, Matti Jasu, Eidetic Dreams, Pykäri, Telephone Romeo, Vilma Talvitie, Janeveera and Eerika ja Sakari. There’s one 2025 release too and that’s an album from Rakas Eden. So it’s not exactly brand new, but music is relevant whenever it hits the listener’s heart and this one did just that to me this week. I spent hours listening to it and absolutely loved it. Therefore I wanted to include it here as well.

(Actually it’s kind of sad that these days it often feels like album/song is relevant for like two weeks around the release date and then the cycle is over and people move on to other things.. and yeah, I’m probably contributing to that short life cycle sillyness by making a really long weekly playlist that changes every damn week)

New Ian Noe is the international single of the week. That Carsie Blanton & The Burning Hell collaboration made me both laugh and cry. Some other early faves came from Vincent Neil Emerson, Meredith Edgar, Slippers, Charlie Hill, John Andrews & The Yawns, Beche, Cactus Lee, Frog… again just to name a few.

That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and all the usual promotional nonsense. It all matters. Another one of these coming someday. Whenever that is remains to be seen. Love.

1. Gladie – I Want That For You (No Need To Be Lonely, Get Better Records)
2. Luka Kuplowsky – The Home Beyond Star (The Grass Grows, Antonych Grows)
3. Michael Nau – But Never Tips (Chopping Block Collage EP, relearn to boogie)
4. Micah Schnabel & Vanessa Jean Speckman – Omaha (Villain) (The Great Degradation)
5. Les Blackwell – Tresspassing Heaven (Dollar Down Records Sessions)
6. Jack Studer – If I Only Could (Falling Forward, Gar Hole Records)
7. Leah Blevins – Tequila Mockingbird (All Dressed Up, Easy Eye Sound)
8. The Montvales – The Wicked (Path of Totality, Free Dirt Records)
9. Danny George Wilson – Grain of Sand (Arcade, Loose Music)
10. Joshua Burnside – It’s Not Going to Be Okay (It’s Not Going to be Okay, Nettwerk)
11. Morgan Nagler – Hurt (I’ve Got Nothing to Lose and I’m Losing It, Little Operation Records)
12. Nick Droz – Middling Age (Middling Age)
13. Spencer Thomas – Cynical Vision (Cynical Vision, Strolling Bones Records)
14. Sean Thomas Gerard – Worlds Collide (Stay in Your Light, Fort Lowell Records)
15. SH CRANE – Flowers (Crosswinds, Widerange)
16. Son Little – Whip the Wind (Cityfolk, Anti)
17. Discovery Zone & John Moods – Everytime You Leave (Dreaming For Miles, Mansions and Millions)
18. Ryan Pollie – Hudson Plains (Manitoba EP, New Jersey Wildlife)
19. Masahiro Takahashi feat Joseph Shabason – I’m Your Mirror (In Another, Telephone Explosion Records)
20. Special Friend – Theoretical (Clipping, Howlin’ Banana)
21. Otoliths – Maeve’s Melody (Lithos,
22. Slippers – Wants for Everyone (single, perennial)
23. Meredith Edgar – Lie to Yourself (single, Graveyard Dog Records)
24. Carsie Blanton & The Burning Hell – Everything is Great (single)
25. Charlie Hill – Something Stinks (single, CL Productions)
26. Ian Noe – Jukebox Blue (For Blaze Foley) (single, Lock13 Records / Thirty Tigers)
27. Vincent Neil Emerson – Livin’ in the Past (single, La Honda Records)
28. The Lovematches – Playing with Matches (single, Emsalö Music)
29. Joose Keskitalo – Rise John Rise (Cursed Be Those Mariners, They Lead a Wicked Life, Helmi Levyt)
30. Telephone Romeo – Ways of the World (single, Soliti)
31. Matti Jasu – Doing Donuts (single)
32. Us – Man Ray (single, Lördag)
33. Eidetic Dreams – Eidetic Dreams (single, All That Plazz)
34. Pykäri – Slide (single, Expo)
35. Pelkkä Poutanen – Kaikki mitä rakastan on kaikkialla (Jossain on kai sateenkaari vaikkei sitä tähän näy, Eclipse Music)
36. Vilma Talvitie – Raja (single, Eclipse Music)
37. Antti Autio – Kompassi (Tie on maalattu maahan, Soit Se Silti)
38. Rakas Eden – Sarjakuvia (Joku täällä pitää minut kasassa, 2025)
39. Saaga – Syli (Sydänkohtauksia)
40. Janeveera – Mä haluan sut (single, Eclipse Music)
41. Eerika ja Sakari – Sinä tuot kevään (single)
42. Radhika feat Mitch Mitchell – Feline Bandits (single, Glass Modern)
43. Dream Sitch – Shake Til I Budge (single, Airloom)
44. Hrishikesh Hirway feat Uwade and Fenne Lily – Rollercoaster (single, Keeled Scales)
45. Frog – Je Ne Sais Pas (single, Tapewormies / Audio Antihero)
46. John Andrews & The Yawns – What’s Good (single, Earth Libraries)
47. Beche – Spiralling (single, Beche Forever)
48. Bland Halen – Troubles Running Down (single, Mumblecore Records)
49. TV Star – Reality Cheque (single, Father/Daughter Records)
50. Prism Shores – Magical Thinking (single, Meritorio Records)
51. Barney Cortez – Stupid Man (single, Citizen)
52. Deadbeat Beat – Peach Sprite (single, We Are Time)
53. SOFTJAW – Playing Bogart (single, Dandy Boy Records)
54. The Greenberry Woods – Whenever You Want Me Too (single, Big Stir Records)
55. Lily Seabird – Demon in Me (single, Lame-O Records)
56. Cactus Lee – Bad Luck (single, Western Vinyl)
57. White Fence – Unread Books (single, Drag City)
58. Slow Leaves – Not Your Fault (single, Birtday Cake Records)
59. Leeann Skoda & Ryan O’Reilly – Things We Just Don’t Talk About (single, Crownstone Records)
60. Bonnie Montgomery & Melissa Carper – Rather Have Love (single, Mae Music)
61. Ben Jarrell – Where the Muddy River Flows (single, IFITAINTBROKE)
62. Frank Hurricane feat Superflower – Taylor and Rhonda (single, Nudie Records)
63. Otis Gibbs – Cry For Love (single)
64. Brown Horse – Wreck (single, Loose Music)
65. Beth Bombara – Walking in the Dark (single, All the Right Pills)
66. Luke Callen – Shirley (single, Milkweed Records)
67. Kyle Morgan – Where to Start (single, Starcrossed Losers Records)
68. Abigail Lapell – Shadow Child (single, Outside Music)
69. Reb Fountain – Sand Dunes (single, Fountain Music)
70. Kielo Kärkkäinen – Nojaamme tyhjään (Kuin tarttuisi kädestä, Texicalli Records)

Spotify Playlist

Tidal Playlist

Apple Music Playlist

YouTube Playlist

A few Bandcamp cuts for the lovely non-streamers:





Oh and do buy the vinyl/cd/download. Spotify and other streaming services are perfect for these introductory purposes, but try to buy at least the music that matter the most to you

I’ll make the playlist on Spotify and then transfer it to other platforms. This means a few tracks might be missing from the from the other platforms, if they are not available there. Oh and there’s a bunch of older episodes on my Spotify profile, if you miss an episode or want to revisit.

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OCTA New Music Weekly – Episode #362

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Another week, another new music weekly. I try to keep up, but my day job will be a total nightmare for the coming weeks. So we’ll see how big of a hit this hobby project will take. Next weekend I’ll try to do this, but live shows will push it to late Sunday evening. The weekend after that this might be too much due to the day job.

The Outfit and Cut Worms can share the album of the week. Love them both. The Outfit is Daniel Romano’s Outfit, but I bought the vinyl yesterday and it only says The Outfit there. So I guess they go with just that now. Other great album releases came from Spencer Hoffman, Resavoir, Jason P. Woodbury, Cat Clyde, Garrett T. Capps, Tenderness, Joey Frendo, TOMI, Ora Cogan, Rocko Wheeler, Lily Talmers (b-sides EP) and Crow vs Lion (home recorded vestiges). The new Johnny Blue Skies also came out, but that’s a non-streaming one. But a grap a copy from your local record store. That’s better than streaming anyway.

A big Finnish release week. My favorite is the Kielo Kärkkäinen album. What a wonderful release. Then on the rootsy side of things we have a great debut from Tuomas Räisänen. Maustetytöt don’t really need a tiny music blog praising them, but it’s still worth a mention that their album is awesome too. Other Finnish gems this week are album from Muuan mies and singles from Frankie Babyface, Krypta, Tytti Metsä & Hyypiöt, Plastic Tones and Marty’s Random (formerly known as Marty the Random Guy). There’s also a new ITE EEROLA double-CD available in record stores or directly from the artist or record label Panama-levyt.

New Sequoia song can be the international single of the week. A lot of phenomenal singles this week though and I love the new ones from Kiki Cavazos, Thomas Dollbaum and The Lemon Twigs just as much. Other early faves came from The Mellons, Andrew Sa, Touch Girl Apple Blossom and Miguel Mendez feat Pearl Charles.

That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and all the usual promotional nonsense. It all matters. Most likely back next week with another of these, if the every day life doesn’t suck out all time and energy that I have. Love.

1. The Outfit – Preservers of the Pearl (Preservers of the Pearl, You’ve Changed Records)
2. Cut Worms – Barfly (Transmitter, Jagjaguwar)
3. Spencer Hoffman – Fiddler’s Green (Cherry Picker, Anxiety Blanket Records)
4. Jason P. Woodbury – Calling From Somewhere (Jason P.Woodbury and the Night Bird Singing Quartet, Always Happening Records)
5. Resavoir – Lilacs (Themes for Dreams, L’UNIVERS)
6. Tenderness – Saturday Morning (True, Amorphous Sounds)
7. Lily Talmers – I Felt You So Gently (It Is Cynical, Missing You B-sides EP, El Tee Records)
8. Ora Cogan – Too Late (Hard Hearted Woman, Sacred Bones Records)
9. Cat Clyde – Hold My Hand (Mud Blood Bone, Concord Records)
10. Garrett T. Capps – Remember the Alamodome (I Still Love San Antone)
11. Rocko Wheeler – Bounce Back With a Smile (West Coast Gold)
12. Joey Frendo – Old Dogs (Harder than Dreaming, Back Burner Records)
13. TOMI – Balloon (Let You Go) (Break it Til You Fix It)
14. Crow vs Lion – Old Red House (Waking Inward Lambert Light, Vol2. Live Home Recorded Vestiges)
15. Sequoia – So Long (single, Vocal Rest Records)
16. Kiki Cavazos – Grey Ghost Train (single, Jalopy Records)
17. Thomas Dollbaum – Dozen Roses (single, Dear Life Records)
18. Andrew Sa feat H.C. McEntire – Lavender Cowboy (single, Bloodshot Records)
19. Miguel Mendez feat Pearl Charles – A Great Mystery (single, Deathbomb Arc)
20. The Lemon Twigs – I Just Can’t Get Over Losing You (single, Captured Tracks)
21. Touch Girl Apple Blossom – Vacation (single, perennial)
22. The Mellons – Black & White (single, Earth Libraries)
23. Frankie Babyface – Se on Hän (single)
24. Maustetytöt – Itken jos mua huvittaa (Itken jos mua huvittaa, Lördag)
25. Kielo Kärkkäinen – Ei ole niin hiljasta yötä (Kuin tarttuisi kädestä, Texicalli Records)
26. Tytti Metsä ja Hyypiöt – Vanha suola (single, MuFarang International)
27. Muuan mies – Elämänkoulu (Hernelehto, Helmi Levyt)
28. Tuomas Räisänen – Ghosts of Love (Ghosts of Love, Punaiset Levyt)
29. Marty’s Random – One Man’s Trash (single)
30. Krypta – Oi, Pandora! (single, Svart Records)
31. Plastic Tones – You Can Do Whatever You Wanna Do (single)
32. SOFTJAW – Working Too Hard (single, Dandy Boy Records)
33. The Junipers – When She Turns (single, Cuckoo Records)
34. Icarus Phoenix feat Chasing Mice – Boiled Peanuts (single)
35. Jessica Lea Mayfield & Dolour – Pink Triangle (single, Inverness Recordings)
36. Theo Lawrence – Lonely Too Long (single, Bee & El Records)
37. Kevin Morby – Die Young (single, Dead Oceans)
38. Matthew Logan Vasquez – Haunted (single)
39. Allison Russell – Rainbows (single, Fantasy Records)
40. Michaela Anne – These Are the Days (single, Georgia June Records)
41. Karen Dalstrom – Love These Days (single, Idalyn Records)
42. Emily Nenni – Not a Winner (single, New West Records)
43. Rachel Brooke – The Ballad of Bald Hill (single, MAL)
44. Jason Dea West & Nora Jean – Poor Girl’s Story (single, Anti-Corp)
45. Ben Jarrell – The Gambler (single, IFITAINTBROKE)
46. Wild Earp – Blessed in Death (single, Western Myth Records)
47. Charley Crockett – Fastest Gun Alive (single, Lone Star Rider / Island Records)
48. The Turkey Buzzards – Dog in the Sun (single)
49. Leeroy Stagger – Fiddler’s Daughter (single, Cordova Bay Records)
50. Anders Jörnesten – Midsummer Blues (single)
51. EP’s Trailer Park feat Kristofer Åström – Albuquerque (single, Ella Ruth Institutet)
52. Ramsey Thornton – Rocking (single, Gar Hole Records)
53. Tucker Zimmerman – Sun in Scorpio (single, Big Potato)
54. Dream Sitch – Deep Seat (single, Airloom)
55. Sam Blasucci – Evening Storm (single, Calico Discos / Doublepay Records)
56. Kelley Stoltz – Competitive Bastard (single, Dandy Boy Records)
57. Spencer Kilpatrick & The Sand Gators – Self Sabotage (single)
58. Deer Tick – Mary Singletary (single, ATO Records)
59. Crazier – Bye Bye (single, Bad Raps)
60. Kalyn Fay – Honeysuckle (single, Horton Records)
61. CJ Stranger – Love Will Find a Way (single)
62. Memory Spells & Jordan Whitlock – Do You Think of It Sometimes? (single)
63. Natalie Jane Hill – Lady Pond (Hopeful Woman, Dear Life Records)
64. Where’s Beth – Overtime Waltz (Ache is a Cricket in the Night)
65. The Delines – The Reckless Life (Set Up, El Cortez Records / Decor Records)

Spotify Playlist

Tidal Playlist

Apple Music Playlist

YouTube Playlist

A few Bandcamp cuts for the lovely non-streamers:





Oh and do buy the vinyl/cd/download. Spotify and other streaming services are perfect for these introductory purposes, but try to buy at least the music that matter the most to you

I’ll make the playlist on Spotify and then transfer it to other platforms. This means a few tracks might be missing from the from the other platforms, if they are not available there. Oh and there’s a bunch of older episodes on my Spotify profile, if you miss an episode or want to revisit.

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OCTA New Music Weekly – Episode #361

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Another busy weekend and only started listening on Sunday evening. But here’s what I managed to put together.

I haven’t listened full albums yet, but Natalie Jane Hill, The Delines and Bonnie Prince Billy are the albums I’m most excited about. Anna Tivel’s EP is a special one too. Where’s Beth is a new one to me, but really enjoyed it on quick listen and look forward to listen to it more during the coming days. Some great pop albums too like Bory and Motorists etc. Other album releases came from Chet Sounds, Dust Star, Hanemoon, Eggs on Mars, Salt Lake Alley, NOVA ONE, Half Shadow (EP), Status/Non-Status, Wil Cope, Milkweed, Erin Enderlin (EP), bobbie, Dutch Interior (EP), Sammy Volkov and Jesper Lindell.

Finnish part has a new album from Sir Liselot, EP from Jafet Haaksi and singles from Ystävät, aamu aurinko, M, FER, Petra Poutanen, Tero-Petri & Korvaamattomat. All great, but I would like to especially highlight the wonderful debut single from aamu aurinko.

Early faves on the international singles category from Alex Amen, Haylie Davis, Bella White, Joshua Ray Walker, Caleb Caudle, Aldous Harding, Greg Mendez, Charlotte Cornfield, Adam Ross, Joey Quinones.. again just to name a few.

That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and all the usual promotional nonsense. It all matters. Remember that this also on Apple music for a couple of months. Back next week with another of these. Love.

1. Natalie Jane Hill – Kitchen Table (Hopeful Woman, Dear Life Records)
2. Where’s Beth – Holding Us Back (Ache is a Cricket in the Night)
3. Anna Tivel – Gunmetal Blue (Animal Poem B-Sides EP, Fluff & Gravy Records)
4. The Delines – Keep the Shades Down (The Set-Up, Decor Records / El Cortez Records)
5. Bonnie Prince Billy – Life is Scary Horses (We Are Together Again, Domino Recording Co)
6. Chet Sounds – Lay it to Rest (Tying Up Loose Ends, Third Eye Stimuli Records)
7. Motorists – Stander (Never Sing Alone, We Are Time)
8. Bory – Exactly What I Needed (Never Turns to Night, Bleak Entertainment)
9. Dust Star – Living on the Ground (Big Smash, Hilltown Records)
10. Hanemoon – Hidden Door ((Untitled))
11. Eggs on Mars – Shooting Stars (Good Morning (I Love You))
12. Salt Lake Alley – But the Rain, It Kept on Falling (Always Out of Time, Shelflife Records
13. Half Shadow – Wind Inside, Pt.1 (Wind Inside EP, Antiquated Future Records)
14. Status/Non-Status – Bones (Big Changes, You’ve Changed Records)
15. NOVA ONE – I Can’t Remember Your Face (How to Kiss, Community Records)
16. bobbie – To My Core I’m a Lover (Lessons, Orindal Records)
17. Milkweed – Perdition (Best Intentions)
18. Sammy Volkov – Marianne (Songs from the Goodbye Garden)
19. Wil Cope – Happy Hour (Happy Hour Blues, Spooky Poncho)
20. Erin Enderlin – Blood in the River (Songs from the Gray House EP, Black Crow Productions)
21. Jesper Lindell – Rainy Night in Georgia (3614 Jackson Highway, Brunssvik Sounds)
22. Dutch Interior – Go Fuck Yourself (It’s Glass EP, Fat Possum Records)
23. St. Yuma – Mr. Buchanan (single, Quietly Records)
24. Alex Amen – Cabin By the Sea (single, Country Worm Studios / ATO Records)
25. Haylie Davies – Wandering Star (single, Fire Records)
26. Bella White – False Start (single, Rounder Records)
27. Joshua Ray Walker – Capital Letters (single, East Dallas Records / Thirty Tigers)
28. Caleb Caudle – The Ballad of Country Ham (single, Handplow Records / Soundly)
29. Spencer Cullum – Jackie Paints (single, Full Time Hobby)
30. Dream Sitch – Smear Shaped River (single, Airloom)
31. aamu aurinko – mitä se olikaan? (single, Hemma Records)
32. Sir Liselot – Ameeba (Melodi Majuri, tucnil bocta)
33. Ystävät – Itken ja laulan (single, KHY Suomen Musiikki)
34. Tero-Petri & Korvaamattomat – Himo tanssittaa mua (single, Plastic Passion)
35. M – Elämä kiitää (single, Playground)
36. FER – Sign (single, JM Records)
37. Pelkkä Poutanen – Surumarssi (single, Eclipse Music)
38. Jafet Haaksi – Paljain jaloin (Mul oli hyvä hevonen EP, Jämädiili Records)
39. Joey Quinones – Driftin’ (single, Colemine Records)
40. Jalen Ngonda – Doctrine of Love (single, Daptone Record)
41. Kyle Cox – It’s This One With You (single)
42. Humbird – Blood Moon (single, Nettwerk)
43. Aldous Harding – One Stop (single, 4AD)
44. Josienne Clarke – Katie Cruel (single)
45. Erin Rae – Whip-Poor-Will (single, Secretly Canadian)
46. Adam Ross – Berkeley Street (single)
47. Greg Mendez – I Wanna Feel Pretty (single, Dead Oceans)
48. The Reds, Pinks and Purples – Worthy of Love (single, Fire Records)
49. The Maureens – Me & My Friend (single, Meritorio Records)
50. The Corner Laughers – Dusking (single, Big Stir Records)
51. Weird Nightmare – Pay No Mind (single, Sub Pop Records)
52. Lesser Devils – Hit the One in the Middle (single,
53. Ryan Allen and His Extra Arms – They’re Coming for Us (single, Setterwind Records)
54. The New Pornographers – Spooky Action (single, Merge Records)
55. Butler, Blake & Grant – Last Ship on the River (single, 355 Recordings)
56. Tracey Nelson – Dolly’s Coat (single, perennial)
57. Charlotte Cornfield – Lost Leader (single, Next Door Records)
58. Maya Hawke – Devil You Know (single, Mom+Pop)
59. Mary Chapin Carpenter & The Mountain Goats – Put the Message in the Box (single, Cadmead Dawn)
60. The Mountain Goats & Mary Chapin Carpenter – Migrations (single, Capmead Dawn)
61. Hiding Places – One Hand (single, Keeled Scales)
62. Spencer Thomas – Video Farm (single, Strolling Bones Records)
63. Austin Stambaugh / The Electric Weepers – Invisible Cadillac (single, Primitive American)
64. Ben Jarrell – Here Comes Tomorrow (single, IFITAINTBROKE)
65. Clayton Nile Young – Finally Complete (single, Cloverdale Records)
66. Ashley Ray – Closest Thing (single)
67. Freeman DeJongh – Can I Live Here Tomorrow (single)
68. Cass McCombs & Chris Cohen – Steel Reserve (single, Hardly Art / Domino Recording Co)
69. Luke Callen – Tower Song (single, Milkweed Records)
70. Chris Brain – Big Hill (single, Big Sun Records)
71. Trippers & Askers – Kin (single)
72. Gia Margaret – Good Friend (single, Jagjaguwar)
73. Paper Wings – Desert Song (Mountains on the Moon)
74. Jackie West – City Makes Me (Silent Century, Ruination Record Co)
75. Michael Cormier-O’Leary – Staring (Proof Enough EP, Dear Life Records)

Spotify Playlist

Tidal Playlist

Apple Music Playlist

YouTube Playlist

A few Bandcamp cuts for the lovely non-streamers:





Oh and do buy the vinyl/cd/download. Spotify and other streaming services are perfect for these introductory purposes, but try to buy at least the music that matter the most to you

I’ll make the playlist on Spotify and then transfer it to other platforms. This means a few tracks might be missing from the from the other platforms, if they are not available there. Oh and there’s a bunch of older episodes on my Spotify profile, if you miss an episode or want to revisit.

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OCTA New Music Weekly – Episode #360

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Another week, another new music weekly. This time also on Apple Music, because my iPhone wanted to give me two free months. But do note that this is only a temporary thing for the next two months, because I don’t have the money to pay for many services. Those things add up and I don’t get a dime for curating this. I guess if it somehow becomes popular there, I could consider keeping it but based on my few previous tries on that platform it seems extremely unlikely.

Mod Lang is the album of the week. Well actually it’s from last week but better late than never. I heard the singles actually then, but somehow assumed that the album was this week. Anyway, marvellous power pop / rock’n’roll blast. Absolutely love it. Mod Lang is not on Spotify, so there’s another good reason to make a switch to another platform. Some other big ones are albums from Bill Callahan and Jackie West and the EP from Michael Cormier-O’Leary. Other album gems came from Paper Wings, Buck Meek, The Wave Pictures, The Legal Matters, Armbruster, Heavenly, Mitski, Star Moles, Voxtrot, Market, Iron & Wine, Crooked Fingers, Zachary Lucky, Matt Mitchell Music Co (EP) and Shane Parish. Outside the streaming platforms it’s very much worth noting that Adeem the Artist has a great new album on Bandcamp. Oh yeah, and a few of those deluxe versions from Julianna Riolino, Dean Johnson and Michael Robert Murphy. Sometimes I don’t include these, but this time I did.

Finnish side of things has a great album from Anna Inginmaa and an EP from J.Matkala. Plus some singles gold from Janne Tapion Sisäinen Avaruus, Annieeva & Topi Saha, Nevala, Ghosts on TV, Antti Autio, Mikko Juvosen Kanuuna, Kurja Valentin, Mutka and Aleksi Oksanen.

New I’m Kingfisher is the international single of the week. Other early faves came from Bobby Dove, Sluice, Kevin Carducci, Corey Parsons, Opal Eskar, Dream Sitch, Chet Sounds, Roller One, Daniel Romano’s Outfit… again just to name a few.

That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and all the usual promotional nonsense. It all matters. Love.

1. Mod Lang – What I Can’t Have (Borrowed Time, Just Add Water Records)
2. Jackie West – New Moon (Silent Century, Ruination Record Co)
3. Paper Wings – Mountains on the Moon (Mountains on the Moon)
4. Michael Cormier-O’Leary – Del (Proof Enough EP, Dear Life Records)
5. Bill Callahan – Empathy (My Days of 58, Drag City)
6. Buck Meek – Can I Mend It? (The Mirror, 4AD)
7. The Wave Pictures feat Holly Golden – Faded Wave Pictures T-Shirt (Gained / Lost, Bella Union)
8. The Legal Matters – Let Me Explain (Lost at Sea, Big Stir Records)
9. Voxtrot – Dreamers in Exile (Dreamers in Exile)
10. Heavenly – Skep Wax (Highway to Heavenly, Skep Wax)
11. Mitski – If I Leave (Nothing’s About to Happen to Me, Dead Oceans)
12. Star Moles – Spinning (Highway to Hell, Historic New Jersey Recordings)
13. Common Holly – They will draw halos around our heads (They will draw halos around our heads EP, Keeled Scales)
14. Market – 40 Years (Cleanliness 2: Gorgeous Technologies, Western Vinyl)
15. Armbruster – Caislean Na Nor (Half My House)
16. Iron & Wine – Grace Notes (Hen’s Teeth, Sub Pop Records)
17. Crooked Fingers – Insomnia (Swet Death, Merge Records)
18. Matt Mitchell Music Co – Bury the Bird (Sounds American to Me EP)
19. Zachary Lucky – Jasper (The Lost River Sessions, Wroxton Recordings)
20. Shane Parish – Maetl (Autechre Guitar, Palilalia)
21. I’m Kingfisher – Years of Depression (single, Fading Trails Recordings)
22. Sluice – Zillow (single, Mtn Laurel Recording Co)
23. Chet Sounds – Wild Things Run Fast (single, Third Eye Stimuli Records)
24. Roller One – Motorsports (single, Cheersquad Records & Tapes)
25. Dean Johnson – My Mistake (I Hope We Can Still Be Friends Deluxe, Saddle Creek)
26. Bobby Dove – Leaving Manitoba (single, New Motor Records)
27. Mac Cornish – Trucker’s Cafe (single)
28. Kevin Carducci – Open Up the Honkey Tonks (single, Fossil Records)
29. Corey Parsons – Something Worth Doing (single, Cloverdale Records)
30. Julianna Riolino – Would That Were So Simple (Echo In the Dust deluxe / single, MoonWhistle Records)
31. Dream Sitch – Chin Up (single, Airloom)
32. Opal Eskar – Reflection, Fade (single)
33. Michael Robert Murphy – Garden of a Thousand Spirit (Chaos Magick deluxe / single)
34. Anna Inginmaa – Koti-ikävä (Yhdeksän elämää, Stupido Records)
35. J. Matkala – Kuu taivaan kannessa (Rahola EP)
36. Janne Tapion Sisäinen Avaruus – Silmät kiinni sinut nään (single)
37. Mutka – Uusia temppuja (single, Lil’ Beast Records / All That Plazz)
38. Nevala – Shadows (single)
39. Mikko Juvosen Kanuuna – Mä lähdin somesta (single, Helmi Levyt)
40. Antti Autio – Haahuillen (single, Soit Se Silti)
41. Aleksi Oksanen – Oh a Oh (single)
42. Kurja Valentin – Mania (single, Punaiset varjot)
43. Annieeva & Topi Saha – Oisin sun (single)
44. Ghosts on TV – CCTV (single, Soliti)
45. Beefheart & McQuinn – Do It Again (single, Rainflower)
46. Reb Fountain – Smoke Signals (single, Fountain Records)
47. Lily Talmers – These Things We Do (single, El Tee Records)
48. Ellen Froese – Bellflower Blue (single, Victory Pool)
49. Aaron Lee Tasjan – Science Friction (single, Blue Elan Records)
50. Luke Saxton – So Bad (single, Bigfoot)
51. Rural France – Lonely Heart Pyramid Scheme (single, Meritorio Records)
52. Daniel Romano’s Outfit – Phantasy (single, You’ve Changed Records)
53. Paisley Fields – ParTy Girl (single, Don Giovanni Records)
54. Jessye DeSilva feat Butch Walker – Punk Rock Joy (single)
55. Nathan Kalish – Cotton Fields (single, Yellow Canary)
56. Danny George Wilson – Arcade (single, Loose Music)
57. The Tender Things – Eatin’ at Home (single, Spaceflight Records)
58. Jonas Lundvall – Missing Pieces (single, WALLPAPER / Strawtown)
59. Ben Flocks & Jacksonport – Moon to Dry (single)
60. Gudrid Hansdottir – Epoxyprimer (single, TUTL)
61. Spencer Hoffman – Bouquet (single, Anxiety Blanket Records)
62. Pearla – Imagine Your Face (single)
63. Rose Hotel – Patterns (single, Strolling Bones Records)
64. Angelo De Augustine – Mirror Mirror (single, Asthmatic Kitty Records)
65. Adam Ostrar – Weather Balloon (single)
66. The Medium – Where’s the Flood (single, Still the Best Records)
67. TV Star – Out of My Bag (single, Father/Daughter Records)
68. Mikaela Davis feat Madison Cunningham – (Looking Through) Rose Colored Glasses (single, Kill Rock Stars)
69. Nick Dittmeier & The Sawdusters – Scratching at your Back Door (single, SofaBurn Records)
70. India Ramey – Scattered & Smothered (single, Copaco Records / Blue Elan Records)
71. Ben Jarrell – Hopper’s Road (single, IFITAINTBROKE)
72. frank hurricane – Roadside Traveler’s Blues (single, Nudie Records)
73. P.J.M. Bond – Ponderosa Pine (single, Excelsior Recordings)
74. Turner Williams Jr. – Blueweed (single, Mistralph0ne)
75. Ben Seretan feat John Thayer – Little Winds (single, AKP Recordings)
76. Lammping – Never Done (RISKY, We Are Busy Bodies)

Spotify Playlist

Tidal Playlist

Apple Music Playlist

YouTube Playlist

A few Bandcamp cuts for the lovely non-streamers:





Oh and do buy the vinyl/cd/download. Spotify and other streaming services are perfect for these introductory purposes, but try to buy at least the music that matter the most to you

I’ll make the playlist on Spotify and then transfer it to other platforms. This means a few tracks might be missing from the from the other platforms, if they are not available there. Oh and there’s a bunch of older episodes on my Spotify profile, if you miss an episode or want to revisit.

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