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OCTA New Music Weekly – Episode #259

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I made a surprise return to Apple Music a couple of days ago. Most likely just a temporary thing, but for a month or two this new music weekly and the forthcoming year-end round ups will be on Apple as well (and Tidal and Spotify as usual). I just wanted to give Apple another test run while I ponder my options.

A pretty quiet release week, because it’s Thanksgiving in the US. So this playlist is shorter than usual (did I hear a sigh of relief). There’s new albums from Ian M Bailey, Wurld Series, Guided By Voices, Feeling Figures and Haley Heynderickx & Max Garcia Conover (Fifth Anniversary Edition). Plus a pretty cool Light in the Attic compilation.

A bit busier here in Finland. There’s new albums from Orvokki, (Sulut), Musta Huone and Grant Wood Company. All great in their own way. So far I’ve spent most time with (Sulut) and I really like that one. A bunch of singles too from The Wonderminers, Juppe, Inginmaa/Hypnomen, Kaita Isäri Seppälä and Slack Bird. A new song from The Wonderminers is always a big deal and that is probably my favorite song of the week altogether.

A few international single gems too like a double from Mike and The Moonpies. Other faves came from Bonnie Prince Billy, Smith and Tegio, Lola Wild and BMX Bandits.

That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and all the usual promotional nonsense. You can do that now on Apple too. It all matters. Back next week with another one of these. That might be the last new music weekly for 2023. Maybe I’ll do the week 49 too, if there’s a lot of new stuff. We’ll see. EOTY stuff will take some time and I need a break too at some point. But 1 or 2 weeks the normal way. Love love love.

1. Ian M Bailey – California Desert Sundown (We Live in Strange Times, 2023)
2. Wurld Series – Friend to Man and Traffic (The Giants Lawn, Meritorio Records, 2023)
3. Guided By Voices – Puncher’s Paradise (Nowhere to Go but Up, GBV Inc, 2023)
4. Feeling Figures – Seek and Hide (Migration Magic, Perennial, 2023)
5. Haley Heynderickx & Max García Conover – How Does the Horse Go (Among Horses III Fifth Anniversary Edition, Son Canciones, 2023)
6. Steve Gunn & Bridget St John – Rabbit Hills (Light in the Attic & Friends Compilation, Light in the Attic, 2023)
7. Bonnie Prince Billy – Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You (single, Drag City, 2023)
8. Mike and the Moonpies – Three Marlenas (single, Prairie Rose Records, 2023)
9. Smith and Tegio – Shine (single, 2023)
10. Lola Wild feat Robert Chaney – Here I Go (single, Tip Top Recordings, 2023)
11. BMX Bandits – Setting Sun (single, Tapete Records, 2023)
12. The Wonderminers – Move Me (single, 2023)
13. Juppe – Andy, I Have Your Lighter (single, Soliti, 2023)
14. Inginmaa/Hypnomen – Sukellan (single, Stupido Records, 2023)
15. Orvokki – Narkissos (Kasvotusten, Luova Records, 2023)
16. (Sulut) – Hukassa (Maailman kaunein paikka, (Sulut) Records, 2023)
17. Musta Huone – Kuun palvojat (Valosaasteen sekaan, Paa jotaki & This Is Not a Dog, 20239
18. Kaita Isäri Seppälä – Psykologinen ongelma (single, Soit Se Silti, 2023)
19. Slack Bird – Koira (single, 2023)
20. Grant Wood Company – All This Time (Once Again) (Cracked Up in a Promised Land, Karhuvaltio Records, 2023)
21. Richard Tripps – Kiss the Ring (single, Perpetual Doom, 2023)
22. Turner Porter – Oklahoman Son (single, Greater Peaks Records, 2023)
23. Peter Oren – Still Be Around (single, Sentinel Species, 2023)
24. The Glass Hours – You Got Lucky (single, 2023)
25. Daniel Young – Help Us Get Along (single, 2023)
26. Annie Dressner feat Polly Paulusma – 18 Years (single, Dharma Records, 2023)
27. Route 500 – Island Perimeter (single, 2023)
28. Ite Eerola – Taivaalletuijottaja (Kolmen päivän levy III, Panama-levyt, 2023)
29. John Craigie & TK and the Holy Know-Nothings – Absolutely Sweet Marie (single, 2023)
30. Myriam Gendron – Last Question (Not So Deep As A Well, Basin Rock, 2023)

Spotify Playlist

Tidal Playlist

Playlist Archive on Spotify

Playlist Archive on Tidal

Apple Music 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 Tidal. This means a few tracks might be missing from the Tidal version, if they are not available on that platform. Usually it’s 1-3 tracks that are not on Tidal. 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.

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OCTA New Music Weekly – Episode #258

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A busy weekend at the Indie-Iltamat indoor festival, but here’s the new music I managed to listen. I’m sure I missed a lot of stuff.

New Matthew “Doc” Dunn is the album of the week. Other great album releases this week came from Bastards of Soul, Frog, Jon Rauhouse & Blaine Long, Mo Troper (Jon Brion covers), Spearmint, Jeremy Squires, Dori Freeman, Niclas Frisk & The 1969’s (soundtrack for Börje series), Gregory Dwane and The Terminal Buildings. I also included Myriam Gendron’s album that originally came out 2014, because it just got a new UK/Euro release on Basin Rock. That would easily be album of the week / month / year, but I already know that by heart. If you missed it before, please do give it a listen because it’s an amazing album.

A lot of gorgeous Finnish releases this week. The highlight for me is the new Ite Eerola album. Again written and recorded in just three days. Somehow they are always able to make a great record in such a short time frame. One of my favorite artists in the Finland/World at the moment. We also got excellent new album from Knife Girl, Jaakko Eino Kalevi and Punainen Planeetta plus singles from Amuri, Mikko Joensuu, Oho!, Voikukat, Antti Autio, Brian & Helvetin Peruna, Rebekka Holi and Madame T & Siniset Veljet.

New Willi Carlisle is the international song of the week. Another hard hitter there. Love it so much. Other early faves came from The Lemonheads, Bory, Michael Nau, Miko Marks & The Resurrectors feat Melissa Carper, John Craigie and TK & The Holy Know-Nothings, BenBen, Emily Barker and Billy Allen + The Pollies. Again just to name a few.

That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and all the usual promotional nonsense. It all matters. Back again next week. Until then love love love.

1. Bastards of Soul – Try a Little Love (Give It Right Back, Skylark Soul / Eastwood Music Group, 2023)
2. Matthew “Doc” Dunn – My Love (Fantastic Light, Cosmic Range Records, 2023)
3. Frog – So Twisted Fate (Grog, Audio Antihero / Tapewormies, 2023)
4. Jon Rauhouse & Blaine Long – One Day Will Never Come Back (One Day Will Never Come Back, Fort Lowell Records, 2023)
5. Spearmint – Makes You Beautiful (This Candle is For You, Wiaiwya, 2023)
6. Mo Troper – Citgo Sign (Troper Sings Brion, Lame-O Records, 2023)
7. Niclas Frisk & The 1969’s – Ride Your High (Börje – Soundtrack, Bolero Recordings, 2023)
8. Dori Freeman – Soup Beans Milk and Bread (Do You Recall, Blue Hens Music, 2023)
9. Jeremy Squires – Heart Swell (Riddle of Stars, Blackbird Music Label, 2023)
10. Willi Carlisle – When the Pills Wear Off (single, Signature Sounds Recordings, 2023)
11. John Craigie and TK & The Holy Know-Nothings – While I’m Down (single, 2023)
12. Gregory Dwane – Screen Door (Nostalgia for Nothing, Peacedale Records, 2023)
13. Billy Allen + The Pollies – All of Me (single, Single Lock Records, 2023)
14. The Lemonheads – Fear of Living (single, Fire Records, 2023)
15. Bory – Five-Course Meal (single, Earth Worms, 2023)
16. Michael Nau – Tiny Flakes (single, Karma Chief Records / Colemine Records, 2023)
17. BenBen – Old Magic (single, Perpetual Doom, 2023)
18. Emily Barker – Wild to Be Sharing This Moment (single, Everyone Sang, 2023)
19. Myriam Gendron – Song of Perfect Propriety (Not So Deep As a Well, Basin Rock, 2023)
20. Ite Eerola – Hiekka hupenee hiljalleen (Kolmen päivän levy III, Panama-levyt, 2023)
21. Amuri – Väsynyt mies (single, Helmi Levyt, 2023)
22. Oho! – Saa mokata (single, Oho! Music, 2023)
23. Voikukat – Vasen on oikea (single, Alakulttuuritalo, 2023)
24. Madame T & Siniset Veljet – Hyperzen (single, Ainoa Productions, 2023)
25. Rebekka Holi – Mitä sinulle kuuluu (single, Booa Music, 2023)
26. Punainen Planeetta – Les mots et les choses (Vive le Moment, Nemolevyt, 2023)
27. Brian & Helvetin Peruna – American Psycho (single, KHY Suomen Musiikki, 2023)
28. Antti Autio – Yksin (single, Soit Se Silti, 2023)
29. Knife Girl – Share Your Love (CUM, Soliti, 20239
30. Jaakko Eino Kalevi – Trouble Man (Chaos Magic, Domino Recording Co, 2023)
31. Mikko Joensuu – Friend in the Valley (single, Is This Art! 2023)
32. Joan Shelley – Hust, The Waves Are Rolling (Lullabies from the Archive of American Folk Song -single, No Quarter Records, 2023)
33. Myriam Gendron – Fais do do (Lullabies from the Archive of American Folk Song -single, No Quarter Records, 2023)
34. My Girl the River – Information Highway (single, Super Tiny Records, 2023)
35. Katie Pruitt – Blood Related (single, Rounder Records, 2023)
36. Caitlin Cobb-Vialet – People (single, War Chant Recordings, 2023)
37. Mol Sullivan – Still Tryin’ (single, 2023)
38. Cale Tyson – City Girl (single, 2023)
39. Miko Marks & The Resurrectors feat Melissa Carper – Water to Wine (single, Redtone Records, 2023)
40. Laura Mae Socks – The One I Love Is Gone (single, Let’s Be Real Records, 2023)
41. Shaela Miller – After the Masquerade (single, Neon Moon Records, 2023)
42. Shelby Stone – Each Other (single, Honcho Music Group, 2023)
43. Baby Blue – It’s a Match (single, Lost and Lonesome, 2023)
44. Robert Connelly Farr – Gettin’ Tired of Gettin’ Old (single, 2023)
45. Will Quinlan – Radio Life (single, Ironweed Music Recordings, 2023)
46. Brian Judson – Fake Returns (Tiny single/EP, Bone Arrow, 2023)
47. The Terminal Buildings – Cruel World (Coming to Terms With.. 2023)
48. Steven Adams – Day Trip (Drops, Fika Recordings, 2023)
49. Vincent Neil Emerson – Time of the Cottonwood Trees (The Golden Crystal Kingdom, La Honda Records / RCA Records, 2023)
50. The Resonant Rogues – What Happened to That Feeling (The Resonant Rogues, 2023)

Spotify Playlist

Tidal Playlist

Playlist Archive on Spotify

Playlist Archive on Tidal

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 Tidal. This means a few tracks might be missing from the Tidal version, if they are not available on that platform. Usually it’s 1-3 tracks that are not on Tidal. 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.

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OCTA New Music Weekly – Episode #257

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Getting a bit slower on the release front, but still plenty to love. New Vincent Neil Emerson is the album of the week. A lot of awesome songwriting there. The Resonant Rogues is also a beauty on the rootsier side of things. If you are into pop / alternative, we have new ones from long time faves Steven Adams and The Provincial Archive. Other excellent new album releases came from Pete Molinari, Pheribee, Model Shop (EP), Daniel Sherrill, Chris Stapleton, Will Payne Harrison (deluxe edition), The Reds, Pinks and Purples (EP) and Todd Snider. Oh and not sure does those two new Hezekiah Jones songs count as a single or EP, but it’s excellent of course.

A couple of great Finnish album releases too from Lau Nau and Aavikko. A few singles too from Nina Kaitaranta, Suosikki, Thelma’s Dream and Voikukat. The last one is a week or two old, but I forgot to include it then.

The international single of the week is the new one from Hurray for the Riff Raff. Other early faves came from Jeremy Ferrara, Hezekiah Jones, Shoulder Season, Smug Brothers, Frog and Jeremy Squires. Again just to name a few.

That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and all the usual promotional nonsense. It all matters. This week more than usual, because covid is still keeping me tired even though the actual symptoms flew by in three days or so. Bigger thing are the rumours about Spotify changing things that every track needs to reach 1000 plays annually before receiving royalties. That seems like total bullshit that will make long tail back catalogue earning almost impossible for smaller artists. I can understand some very low threshold, because there’s millions of tracks on Spotify but that seems like far too big of a stretch. I so wish they would go to user-centric model. As a heavy user I would happily pay €30 per month for Spotify as long as the money would go to artists that I listen to and not to major label acts or the extension of executives summer villa. Anyway, we shall see what are the final facts. Hopefully it’s something more reasonable that just makes the frauds and gaming the system harder. That could actually have a positive effect, but it’s hard to give them the benefit of a doubt at this point. If the changes happen as rumoured, I have no idea how I should react. On one hand, it feels like I should quit altogether and on the other hand it feels like it would be even more important to have these small independent diy playlists as an alternative for the in-house editorials. We shall see. But I will continue at least this year like before. Love from a distance.

1. Vincent Neil Emerson – I’ll Meet You in Montana (The Golden Crystal Kingdom, La Honda Records / RCA Records, 2023)
2. The Resonant Rogues – Slow Burn (The Resonant Rogues, 2023)
3. Steven Adams – Holiday Casual (Drops, Fika Recordings, 2023)
4. Model Shop – Six Day Sunday (Check the Forecast EP, Meritorio Records, 2023)
5. The Provincial Archive – Planetarium (Good Luck, Consonant Records, 2023)
6. Pete Molinari – You’re Poetry to Me (Wondrous Afternoon, Blind Faith Records, 2023)
7. Pheribee – Something Someone Would Say (Little Sandy Mountain, 2023)
8. Hezekiah Jones – Having a Time Machine Isn’t a Good Enough Reason to Time Travel (single, 2023)
9. Jeremy Ferrara – Darkness is a Bright Sound (singe, A For Effort Records / American Standard Time Records, 2023)
10. Todd Snider – But Seriously Folks (Crank It, We’re Doomed, Aimless Records / Thirty Tigers, 2023)
11. Chris Stapleton – The Bottom (Higher, Mercury Nashville, 2023)
12. Will Payne Harrison – Tequila or Me (Tioga Titan (Deluxe Edition, 2023)
13. Daniel Sherrill – Lake Earnest or That’s Fine, I’ll Use Your Wet Towel, American Standard Time Records, 2023)
14. Jeremy Squires – Graveyard (single, Blackbird Record Label, 2023)
15. Hurray for the Riff Raff – Alibi (single, Nonesuch Records, 2023)
16. Shay Martin Lovette – Dark November (single, Red-winged Black Bird, 2023)
17. The Roseline – Aloneness (single, RPH Records, 2023)
18. Great Peacock – The Innocent (single, 2023)
19. Smug Brothers – You Almost Let Loose Your Tongue (single, Anyway, 2023)
20. Shoulder Season – She Says Goodbye (single, 2023)
21. The Reds, Pinks and Purples – A Figure on the Stairs (Murder, Oral Sex & Cigarettes, Burundi Cloud, 2023)
22. Thelma’s Dream – Sofia (single, 2023)
23. Lau Nau – Simona (Aphrilis, Fonal Records, 2023)
24. Nina Kaitaranta – Pioni (single, Kaita records, 2023)
25. Voikukat – Markat tiukassa (single, Alakulttuuritalo, 2023)
26. Suosikki – Aaltoihin (single, Soit Se Silti, 2023)
27. Aavikko – El Camry (Sound of Muysic, Soit Se Silti, 2023)
28. Matthew “Doc” Dunn – The Ranger (single, Cosmic Range Records, 2023)
29. Alice Faye – Reject (single, 2023)
30. Frog – New Ro (single, Audio Antihero / Tapewormies, 2023)
31. Jacob Miller – Landslide (single, 2023)
32. Juniper – I Was Thinking About You (single, Confidential Records, 2023)
33. Graham Hunt – Tashmere Anthill (single, Smoking Room, 2023)
34. Nathan K. – Benton Harbor (single, 2023)
35. Brown Horse – Shoot Back (single, Loose Music, 2023)
36. Zach Russell – Take Me Back To Tennessee (single, Carlboro Records / Thirty Tigers, 2023)
37. David Quinn feat LoneHollow – Back No More (single, Soundly, 2023)
38. Nicolette & The Nobodies – The Long Way (single, ArtHaus Music, 2023)
39. Fanny Lumsden – Enjoy the Ride (single, Cooking Vinyl Australia, 2023)
40. Leah Blevins – Used (single, Crabtree Records / Thirty Tigers, 2023)
41. Jana Pochop – Pretty Please (single, Patient Grasshopper Music, 2023)
42. Jess Jocoy – Our Little World (single, 2023)
43. Andrea and Mud feat Chelsea Lovitt – Residual Heartache (single, Guest Wifi Records, 2023)
44. Tender Lakes – Escape the Rain (Nocturnals, 2023)
45. Krypta – Tuntematon, pimeä (Outo Laakso, Svart Records, 2023)
46. Salaliitto – John (Portaat, Salalevyt, 2023)
47. Kelly Sloan – The Kiss (Insides Out, Victory Pool, 2023)
48. Andrew Bryant – Love (Prodigal, Sentimental Noises, 2023)
49. Jeffrey Martin – All My Love (Thank God We Left the Garden, Loose Music / Fluff & Gravy Records, 2023)
50. Julie Arsenault – Light One Up (Nothing Sweeter, Son Canciones, 2023)

Spotify Playlist

Tidal Playlist

Playlist Archive on Spotify

Playlist Archive on Tidal

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 Tidal. This means a few tracks might be missing from the Tidal version, if they are not available on that platform. Usually it’s 1-3 tracks that are not on Tidal. 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.

Continue Reading
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