Here we go again.
International album of the week is most likely the new Pony Bradshaw. I’ve only listened a little bit of it so far and will fully get into that one when I have more time to really focus. But I assume I’m going to love it. There’s also great new albums from Icarus Phoenix, Starflyer 59, New Starts, Alfie Firmin, Slippers, Willi Carlisle (live EP), The Down Hill Strugglers, Bella White (covers EP), Abby Webster, Her Crooked Heart (EP) and Clark Paterson. On the only on Bandcamp side of things, there’s a new Guy Capecelatro III & Terry Palmer album. Check that out too there.
The Finnish part is my favorite this week. Especially because there’s the debut album from dream pop band Hattara. I love them and this new record too. Instantly one of my favorite Finnish albums of the year so far. Therefore went with a rare double and featured them twice on this one. Once in the beginning and once with the other great Finnish cuts. These other beauties are album from Hot Heros plus singles from Litku Klemetti, Rosita Luu, Ocelot, Keba, Ethel Suspense and Pekka Laine feat Jay Nemor. All really really good.
And finally the international singles. Some early favorites here are the new ones from Richard Laviolette, Alex Dupree, Jack Barksdale, Little Oso, Kelly McMichael… again just to name a few.
That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and all the usual promotional nonsense. It all matters. Also wanted to quickly shout the name Toinen Maisema from the rooftops. Saw them live on Friday and damn how great they were. Go and see them, if you have a chance. And listen to Hattara. Love love love.
1. Hattara – Halla (Ehkä me nähdään huomenna, Cotton Candy Company)
2. Starflyer 59 – Lust for Gold (Lust for Gold, Velvet Blue Music)
3. Icarus Phoenix – Live. Give. Lose. Grow. (I Should Have Known the Things You Never Said)
4. New Starts – Don’t Need Persuading (More Break-Up Songs, Fika Recordings)
5. Alfie Firmin – If You’re Doing Fine (This Time Around, An Onionheads Production)
6. Slippers – Nice Weather (So You Like Slippers? Lame-O Records)
7. Lindsay Reamer – Red Flowers (Natural Science, Dear Life Records)
8. Pony Bradshaw – By Jeremiah’s Vision (Thus Spoke the Fool, Black Mountain Music / Soundly)
9. Willi Carlisle – The Arrangements – Live (Tales From Critterland EP, Signature Sounds Records)
10. The Down Hill Strugglers – Gettin’ Ready to Go (Old Juniper, Jalopy Records)
11. Bella White – Luxury Liner (Five for Silver EP, Rounder Records)
12. Abby Webster – Long Weekend (Livin’ By the Water)
13. Clark Paterson – What Keeps a Fool (American Suburban, CBCS Records)
14. Her Crooked Heart – Right on Time (Wedding EP, SoDak Records)
15. Richard Laviolette – Constant Love (single, You’ve Changed Records)
16. Alex Dupree – Texas Doesn’t Care (single, Trapdoor)
17. Kelly McMichael – Open (Hurts To Have a Heart) (single, LHM Records)
18. Jim Nothing – The Present (single, Meritorio Records)
19. Little Oso – Other People’s Lives (single, Repeating Cloud Records & Safe Suburban Home Records)
20. Hattara – Voiko uniin luottaa? (Ehkä me nähdään huomenna, Cotton Candy Company)
21. Litku Klemetti – Rakastan sun exää (single, Is This Art!)
22. Rosita Luu – Eläintarha (single, Playground Music)
23. Ocelot – Kolme kesää (single, Soliti)
24. Keba – Kotikaupunki (single, Vallila Music House)
25. Pekka Laine feat Jay Nemor – Sorrow and Pain (single, Svart Records)
26. Hot Heros – Yhä lähempänä leimuava liekit (Kammin Jaaretti, Puro Recordings)
27. Ethel Suspense – Go Easy Now (single)
28. Ceylon Sailor – lines seem severed (single, Stunning Models on Display)
29. Onsloow – Taxi (single, Tiny Engines)
30. Heavenly Sweetheart feat Liquid Mike – $300 (single, Pretty Matty Music)
31. Ariella – Now (single, Lauren Records)
32. Merce Lemon – Watch Me Drive Them Dogs Wild (single, Darling Recordings)
33. Garrett T. Capps & NASA Country – Ouray (single, Spaceflight Records)
34. Wild Flowers – Baby You Come Rollin’ Cross My Mind (single)
35. The Late Great – KO Love (single, Safe & Sound Recordings)
36. Jack Barksdale – Freak Show (single)
37. Angela Autumn – Waltz About Death (single, Tone Tree Music)
38. Hannah Juanita – Fortune (single)
39. Two Runner – Little Ones (single, Gar Hole Records)
40. Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms – He’s Gone (single, Free Dirt Records)
41. Reece Sullivan – Before We Were Born (single)
42. Anders Jörnesten – A Heart Split in Two (single)
43. Dan Reeder – 52 Years Ago (single, Oh Boy Records)
44. Mr. Husband – Red Light Green Light (single, Airloom / Good Soil)
45. Steve Slagg – Indigo Bunting (single)
46. Stephen Becker – I Held an Echo (single)
47. Lea Thomas – We Must Be in Love (single, Triple Dolphin Records)
48. Rose Cousins – Borrowed Light (single, Nettwerk)
49. Spectator Bird – Saint Anthony (single)
50. Well Well Well – Defibrillator (single, Royal Oakie Records)
51. Kelly Finnigan – Love (Your Pain Goes Deep) (single, Colemine Records)
52. Say She She – I Believe in Miracles (single, Karma Chief Records)
53. Jake McKelvie – If You Have to Break My Heart (A New Kind of Hat)
54. Maxwell Stern – Ad for God (In the Good Light, Lauren Records)
55. Quivers – Screensaver (Oyster Cuts, Merge Records)
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.