What a monster release week. Way too much for a one guy to listen on one weekend or ever, but here’s some kind of take on what new is out and available.
MJ Lenderman and the late great Richard Laviolette can share the album of the week spot. There’s also great new albums from The Deslondes, Bob Sumner, Jeffrey Foucault, Elise Leavy, Wayne Graham, Young Scum, The Junipers, Peel Dream Magazine, Gold Star Gold Star, Love, Burns, JPW (EP), Tamar Berk, Dagwood (EP), Laura Jane Grace (EP), The Heavy Heavy, Björn Peter Thisell, Tami Neilson, The Peawees, Astrologer, PW Warson, Well Well Well, Oh Rose, Mo Kenney and John Blek.
A really big Finnish release week too led by the fabulous new albums from Rosita Luu and Kaita Isäri Seppälä. My big obsession earlier this week was the Huonosti puetut lapset EP that came out a month ago. I really love it and therefore I included a song here too. Credit to Lotta Savolainen and her Uusi ääni show on Radio Helsinki for that find. Other Finnish gems this week are albums from Eerie Deer, Iris Kukka and AK-77 plus singles from Susanna Leppänen, Sina Viola, Sanni Reilin (also a bit older one discovered from Uusi ääni), Joni Ekman, Cult of Stenman (new band led by Tom Stenman), Emilia Sisco and Cold Diamond & Mink, The Skiffs, Ilja Karsikas & Erik Bäckman and messier. Also revisiting a few awesome albums at the end of the playlist. I had to go back to Hattara too, because I finally saw them live on Friday and that was one of the highlights of my concert year. Oh how I love that band.
There was ridiculous amount of new albums, so the international singles are a bit buried on the second half of this monster playlist. But there’s plenty of great ones. Some early favorites came from Flora Hibberd, Sam Blasucci, Charlotte Cornfield, Christo Graham, The Innocence Mission, Zachary Lucky and Shelley Short. Again just to name a few.
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1. Richard Laviolette feat Bry Webb & Cots – All Wild Things Are Shy (All Wild Things Are Shy, You’ve Changed Records)
2. MJ Lenderman – Wristwatch (Manning Fireworks, Anti)
3. The Deslondes – Grandjunction (Roll It Out, New West Records)
4. Bob Sumner – Baby I Know (Some Place to Rest Easy, Fluff and Gravy Records)
5. Jeffrey Foucault – Crushed Ice and Gasoline (The Universal Fire, Fluff and Gravy Records)
6. Wayne Graham – I Had Plans (Bastion, Hickman Holler Records / Thirty Tigers)
7. Elise Leavy – Weight of the World (Memorandrum)
8. JPW – I Miss That Song (Raw Action On Route EP, Fort Lowell Records)
9. Peel Dream Magazine – Central Park West (Rose Main Reading Room, Topshelf Records)
10. Gold Star Gold Star – For the Time Being (Sunday’s Fine, Earth Libraries)
11. The Junipers – You’re My Sugar and Spice (Imaginary Friends, Cuckoo Records)
12. Young Scum – Buy Some Time (Lighter Blue, Pretty Olivia Records)
13. Love, Burns – Just For a While (Blue, Jigsaw Records)
14. Astrologer – Heart of Mine (Astrologer Fleetwood Sprawl, Lolipop Records)
15. Dagwood – Trying To Be Kind (Pollyanna Visions EP)
16. Tamar Berk – Good Impression (Good Times for a Change)
17. The Peawees – She Cries as She Skills (One Ride, Wild Honey Records)
18. Laura Jane Grace – RazorBlade Blues (Give an Inch EP, Dial Black Sound)
19. The Heavy Heavy – Wild Emotion (One of a Kind, ATO Records)
20. Björn Peter Thisell – A Long, Long Way From Home (Visseltofta Folkfest, Ella Ruth Institutet)
21. Tami Neilson – Shelter of Your Dreams (Neilson Sings Nelson, Neilson Records)
22. PM Warson – I Saw You in a Dream (A Little More Time, Legere Recordings)
23. John Blek – Headstrong (Cheer Up, Bigger River Recording Co)
24. Mo Kenney – From Nowhere (From Nowhere, Mo Kenney Music)
25. Oh, Rose – Body (Dorothy, Antiquated Future)
26. Well Well Well – Double Take Jake (Summertime Heat, Royal Oakie Records)
27. Rosita Luu – Leipäkivet (Yöeläin, Playground)
28. Kaita Isäri Seppälä – Kotiin kahta päivää aikaisemmin (Korpit kyselevät, Soit Se Silti)
29. Susanna Leppänen – Asuistaan riisutut (single, Panama-levyt)
30. Huonosti puetut lapset – Mikset voisi minua (Kaikki on hattaraa)
31. Sanni Reilin – Viisaat lapset (single)
32. Ilja Karsikas & Erik Bäckman – Sudokulapset (single, EBIK Records)
33. AK-77 – Saattohoitoblues (Amerihaka)
34. Sina Viola – Kauheuden katedraali (single)
35. Iris Kukka – Rakkauden aakkoset (Iris Kukka, Stupido Records)
36. Keidas – Kuunnellaanko merisää (single)
37. Joni Ekman – Beibi, mua pelottaa (single, Näkki-levyt)
38. The Skiffs – Wish You Were Beer (single)
39. Cult of Stenman – Circus (single)
40. messier – What Would Jesus Do? (single)
41. Eerie Deer – Spirits of ’98 (Finally It’s Tomorrow, Eine Records)
42. Emilia Sisco and Cold Diamond & Mink – Your Girl (single, Timmion Records)
43. Office Culture – Counting Game (single, Ruination Record Co)
44. Conor Donohue – Elephants (single)
45. Sam Blasucci – Witching Hour (single, Innovative Leisure / Calico Discos)
46. Flora Hibberd – Code (singe, 22TWENTY)
47. Charlotte Cornfield – Audience of One (single, Double Double Whammy / Polyvinyl)
48. The Innocence Mission – This Thread Is a Green Street (single, Bella Union)
49. Christo Graham – Pancases and Eggs (single, We Are Busy Bodies)
50. Shelley Short feat David Allred – Hares on the Mountain (single, FYR)
51. Zachary Lucky – Ramblin’ Kind (single, Wroxton Recordings)
52. Darlin’ Brando feat The Babies of the Earth – The Other Me & Paul (single)
53. JD Clayton – Dance Another Dance (single, Rounder Records / Mulberry Records)
54. Jeremie Albino – Our Time in the Sun (single, Easy Eye Sound)
55. The Bobby Tenderloin Universe – Bad Boy of Redemption Ranch (single, Country Moon Records)
56. Dark Canyon – Ghostwood (single, Sound Schematic)
57. Naima Block – Feed My Release (single, Sub Pop Records)
58. Rachel Sermanni – no way blues (single, Jellygirl Records)
59. Brent & Madeline – And If I Stayed (single, A Primrose Recordings)
60. Mr. Husband – Lovefool (single, Airloom / Good Soil)
61. Mt Misery – Waking Up (single, Prefect Records)
62. Best Bets – Heaven (single, Meritorio Records)
63. Rinehearts – You’re In a Mess (single, Cheersquad Records & Tapes)
64. Brower – Under the Table (single, DIG!)
65. Lunar Vacation – Fantasy (single, Keeled Scales)
66. Hattara – Uutuudenviehätys (Ehkä me nähdään huomenna, Cotton Candy Company)
67. Kumma Heppu & Lopunajan voidellut – Tuttua katua (Vain tuuli tänne jää, Rockadillo Records / Zen Master Records)
68. Toni Hautamäki ja Ydinrauha – Pieni poika (Lauluja EU-Suomesta)
69. Caleb Caudle – Where We Left Off (Sweet Critters, Missing Piece Records)
70. Ned Collette – Our Other History (Our Other History)
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.
If you are looking this after a week has gone, the embedded Spotify will show the latest playlist. I’ll just update the same playlist because if someone wants to follow it, they can just follow that one list and will get a new set of songs each weekend.