Only took about a week or so to get overwhelmed with the amount of great new music. But I guess I kind of love that too. So no complaints. But it’s tough to keep track of everything, so I’m sure something obvious is missing.
New Flora Hibberd is the album of the week. I’m a huge fan and this is again a fabulous parade-worthy release. There’s also gorgeous new albums from The Weather Station, Emma Munger, Luther Russell, The Gentle Spring, Ex-Vöid, Prism Shores, Kyle Forester (EP), Pigeon Pit, Little Oso, 20/20, Sophie Jamieson, Melissa Mary Ahern, Cave Flowers and Shane Pendergast.
From the Finnish side of things we have new albums from SaintPolis, Tuomo Mannonen and The Orphan. Plus some singles gold from Lala Salama, The Rosettes, Kissa, Hanhani, Juha Mäki-Patola, Sumukuu, Jere Ijäs, Slack Bird, Vellamo and Cats of Transnistria.
International single of the week is the new one from The Bird Calls. Other early faves came from Jason Isbell, Juliet McConkey, Justin Wells, Sunny War feat Valerie June, Sharon Van Etten, Kristin Daelyn, Butler, Blake & Grant, Asher Kartman, Melissa Carper & Theo Lawrence and Carter Felker. Again just to name a few. There’s plenty and I haven’t had a lot of time listen yet, because this weekend was full of live music and NFL playoffs.
That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and all the usual promotional nonsense. It all matters. Back next week with hopefully less rushed effort. Love.
1. Flora Hibberd – Every Incident Has Left Its Mark (Swirl, 22TWENTY)
2. The Weather Station – Mirror (Humanhood, Fat Possum Records)
3. Emma Munger – Nervous Driver (Pattern)
4. Luther Russell – Happiness For Beginners (Happiness For Beginners, Curation Records)
5. The Gentle Spring – Untouched (Looking Back at the World, Skep Wax Records)
6. Prism Shores – Overplayed My Hand (Out From Underneath, Meritorio Records)
7. Ex-Vöid – July (In Love Again, Tapete Records)
8. Pigeon Pit – apple (crazy arms, Ernest Jenning Record Co)
9. Kyle Forester – Empty City (Just Like Anyone EP)
10. Little Oso – The Frogs Sing For No Reason (How Lucky To Be Somebody, Repeating Cloud & Safe Suburban Home Records)
11. 20/20 – When the Sun Goes Down (Back to California, Spyderpop Records)
12. Sophie Jamieson – I still want to share (I still want to share, Bella Union)
13. Melissa Mary Ahern – The Truth (Kerosene, Fat Cat Records)
14. Shane Pendergast – Candle on the Sill (Winter Grace, Corran Ban Music)
15. Cave Flowers – Do You Ever Know Someone (Western Spectre, Hard Bark Records)
16. Juliet McConkey – Drifting (single)
17. Jason Isbell – Bury Me (single, Souteastern Records / Thirty Tigers)
18. Justin Wells – Sad, Tomorrow (single)
19. Melissa Carper & Theo Lawrence – Thank You, But No Thank You (single)
20. Sunny War feat Valerie June – Cry Baby (single, New West Records)
21. Sharon Van Etten – Trouble (single, Jagjaguwar)
22. Kristin Daelyn – Patience Comes to the Bones (single, Orindal Records)
23. The Bird Calls – Ordinary Silence (single, Ruination Record Co)
24. Asher Kartman – Never Been So Blind (single, Colors)
25. Butler, Blake & Grant – Bring an End (single, 355 Recordings)
26. SaintPolis – Outrun the Dark (Hope Comes in Like Waves, SaintPoliSongs)
27. The Orphan – Tiny Universe (Hard On For Chaos, Lil’Beast Records)
28. Kissa – Wayne’s World (single, Svart Records)
29. Lala Salama – Kuvan susta (single, All That Plazz)
30. Rosettes – Lifestyles (single, Timmion Records)
31. Jere Ijäs – Kuka keksi rakkauden (single, Texicalli Records)
32. Hanhani – Maailmanlopun kahvila (single, HanHan Music)
33. Tuomo Mannonen – Haudatkaa perhoset (Haudatkaa perhoset, Playground)
34. Sumukuu – Myrskutuulet (single)
35. Juha Mäki-Patola – Lake (single, Moderna Records)
36. Cats on Transnistria – Horrors (single, Soliti)
37. Vellamo – Where the Witches Fly (single)
38. Slack Bird – Elämä on kurjaa (single, Harava Records)
39. Sean Thompson’s Weird Ears – Storm’s Coming Tonight (single, Ears Over America / Missing Piece Records)
40. Will Stewart – Firebird Fever (single, Earth Libraries)
41. Matt Woods – Burning Bed (single, Lonely Ones Records)
42. Patterson Hood – The Pool House (single, ATO Records)
43. Ron Pope – The Life IN Your Years (single, Brooklyn Basement Records)
44. Jack Browning – The Bullfighter (single, R&D Productions)
45. Jim White feat Trey Blake – Tumbleweed Time (single, Fluff and Gravy Records)
46. David Ramirez – I Got People (single, Blue Corn Music)
47. Pug Johnson – Believer (single, Break Maiden Records / Thirty Tigers)
48. Golden Shoals – New White House Blues (single)
49. Angela Autumn – Roving Jewel (single, Tone Tree Music)
50. JD Clayton – Dirt Roads of Red (single, Rounder Records)
51. Carter Felker – Cold Wind (single, Department Store Records)
52. Lilly Hiatt – Kwik-E-Mart (single, New West Records)
53. Kate Teague – Get By (single)
54. Eliza Niemi – Do U FM (single, Tin Angel Records)
55. Florist – Have Heaven (single, Double Double Whammy)
56. Rose Hotel – Cool (single, Strolling Bones Records)
57. The Mirrored Daughters – The New Design (single, Fika Recordings)
58. Sam Moss – Wire (single)
59. Icarus Phoenix – Pedantic Myopia (single)
60. Dropkick – Snowflakes (single, Bobo Integral)
61. Ceylon Sailor – All promises will break eventually (single, Stunning Models on Display)
62. Jake Nicoll – Galloping Horses (single)
63. Edwyn Collins – Knowledge (single)
64. Basia Bulat – Disco Polo (single, Secret City Records)
65. Patchwork Inc feat Wyatt Waddell – Last Forever (single, Colemine Records)
66. Jonas Lundvall – A Song to Sing (single, Wallpaper / Strawtown)
67. Rubber Band Gun – Grow Up Again (single, Historic New Jersey Recordings)
68. Mothermood – Sunk (single, Forward Music Group)
69. Lucy Dacus – Ankles (single, Geffen Records)
70. Dead Gowns – Swimmer (single, Mtn Laurel Recording Co)
71. Silver Synthetic – Yr Gonna Be Happy (single, Curation Records)
72. Samantha Crain – Dart (single, Real Kind Records)
73. Byland & The Bones of J.R. Jones – Jubilee (single, Mother West)
74. Cassidy Waring – Dead Hamsters (single)
75. Dylan Golden Aycock – No Spring Chicken (single, Feeding Tube Records / Worried Songs)
76. niilo karppinen – en muutu… (huolenaiheita, Sykli)
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.