Another quick music video post. Starting this one with my favorite Tasmanian pop group Quivers. I’ve loved them since I heard the Pigeons single years back. Their latest album Oyster Cuts came out 9th of August on Merge Records and it’s again mighty good. This is Pink Smoke from the new album.

Quivers Website

Next some Philly grooves from another big favorite Eric Slick. His new album New Age Rage is out on Slick Records / Thirty Tigers. Maybe this blissfully weird danceable monster challenges my taste here and there, but I absolutely love most of it. This opener The Moment is such a banger. Damn good stuff.

Eric Slick Website

Let’s stay on the dancefloor with some smoother sounds from 54 Ultra. I’m late to this, but recently I’ve been digging his singles and music videos a lot. Soft soulful sounds from New Jersey by songwriter JohnAnthony Rodriguez. Here’s the a-side Heaven Knows of his recent 7″ single that is out now on That’s Love Records.

54 Ultra at Facebook

Time to wrap this little music video post in Los Angeles with something magically beautiful. I guess Jessica Pratt don’t really need the praise of small music blog, but this just too good not to share. The album Here in the Pitch came out in May on Mexican Summer / City Slang and it’s one of my favorites of the year so far. This is the fabulous ending song The Last Year.

Jessica Pratt Website

Another very short and quick music video post. First up a beauty from folk songwriter Lou Hazel. You are going to love this one unless you have coulrophobia. Such a damn good song and the video works too. I’m ready to shout his name from the rooftops.

Lou Hazel Website

I’ve been a fan of New York-based songwriter Eamon Fogarty’s since his 2019 album Blue Values. His latest album I’m an animal now came out in June on Orphan Kiosk Recordings and it’s another beauty. Here’s Junk Mail from this gorgeous album.

Eamon Fogarty Website

Annie Schermer and Channing Showalter make music together under the name West of Roan and their album Queen of Eyes came out on SPINSTER in July. Haunting folk balladies with beautiful harmonies and what not. Marvellous stuff altogether. Here’s the ending song By All the Night wrapped inside awesome animated music video.

West of Roan Website

Let’s wrap this little blog post with a song from the new Shabason, Krgovich & Sage album. So easy to get blissfully lost in these warm elegant sounds and listening to this on headphones is like an antidote against the sometimes stressful everyday life. This is Bridget from their new self-titled album that is out on the always great Idee Fixe Records.

Joseph Shabason Website
M. Sage Website
Nicholas Krgovich at Bandcamp

Another short and quick post of songs/videos that I love. A New Orleans edition.

The Lostines from New Orleans are one of my big favorites of 2024. Their new album Meet the Lostines might even end up being my AOTY when it is time to wrap 2024 in to the history books. I think it would be, if I made that list today. That’s how much I love this album. Here are Full Moon Night and Neon Lights from this 5/5 album.

The Lostines at Facebook

Staying in New Orleans. That previous Neon Lights video had a lot of other familiar faces too. One of them was Chris Acker who is about to release his next album Famous Lunch in October. The awesome first single Shit Surprise just came out last week.

Chris Acker at Facebook

More New Orleans and even newer, because the latest Max Bien Kahn single and music video Whatever You Want just came out today. Full album Flowers will follow November 1st, so don’t submit those aforementioned AOTY ballots before that.

Max Bien Kahn Website

Desiree Cannon’s album Radio Heat is also one of my big 2024 favorites. Desiree Cannon is based in Oakland, California, but there’s a big New Orleans connection here too and this is actually a good companion to that The Lostines album as well. Especially this song video song called Tower. Wonderful stuff.

Desiree Cannon at Facebook