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OCTA New Music Weekly – Episode #349

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Courtney Marie Andrews concert on Saturday was special. I loved every moment. It’s a special release week too. I hope I can do it justice, because I got back home Sunday evening and put this together between 8pm and midnight. So hopefully someone also listens and appreciates the effort haha. It was a bit of a grind, but the beautiful music made it worthwhile.

New Sabine McCalla is the album of the week. I listened that a lot on the train to Helsinki and back and really loved it. Also thrilled about the new Devin Shafter and Tristen albums. And the posthumous Luke Bell double album is a country treasure. Other album gems came from James Steinle, h.pruz, Adam Selzer, Rowan Newby, Liam Kazar, Mavis Staples, Tone of Voice Orchestra, John Southworth, Steve Gunn, Tiny Vipers, Amelia Riggs, The Cindys, Zdan, Xan Tyler & Dusty Stray, Buddie, The Mountain Goats, Strange Passage, The Wesleys (EP), Jeb Loy Nichols, Crow vs Lion (collection of live home recordings) and Matthew McNeal (Deluxe Edition).

Finnish part of this has albums from Longing Louisa, Janne Westerlund, Orvokki, Rättö & Lehtisalo, Jani Matti Juhani (Deluxe Edition) and half-finnish duo of Jonah Parzen-Johnson & Lau Nau. Also a run of singles from Kielo Kärkkäinen (really loved this one), Paha Lucia, V.Härkönen (double single), Risto, Tero-Petri & Korvaamattomat and Arppa.

Some early favorites on the international single part of this came from Elanor Moss, The Wave Pictures, Natalie Jane Hill, Ellen Froese, Bella White, TJ Douglas.. again just to name a few.

That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and all the usual promotional nonsense. It all matters. Don’t make your AOTY ballots yet, because there’s still a lot of music to come. Next week we celebrate the release Mia Wilson’s album for example. I already added it on my very early AOTY draft without hearing the full album, because I’m so sure I’m going to love the album. Anyway, back next week. Love.

1. Sabine McCalla – I Went to Levee (Don’t Call Me Baby, Gar Hole Records)
2. Devin Shafter – The Night (Patience, American Dreams Records)
3. Tristen – Hey La (Unpopular Music, Pupsnake Recors / Well Kept Secret)
4. Luke Bell – River (The King is Back, All Blue Recordings / Thirty Tigers)
5. James Steinle – My Heart is a Dancehall (Heat of Morning, Soggy Anvil Records)
6. h.pruz – Your Hands (Red Sky at Morning, Mtn Laurel Recording Co)
7. Adam Selzer – While it Lasts (Why Medicine, Jealous Butcher Records)
8. Liam Kazar – Pick up the Pieces (Pilot Light, Congrats Records)
9. Rowan Newby – Once You’ve Been Lonely (Some Hippie Turned Around, Perpetual Doom)
10. Mavis Staples – Human Mind (Sad and Beautiful World, Anti)
11. Tone of Voice Orchestra – Running from the Devil (Running from the Devil, Word for Word Records)
12. John Southworth – Moonball (The Red Castle, Tin Angel Records)
13. Steve Gunn – Hadrian’s Wall (Daylight Daylight, No Quarter Records)
14. Tiny Vipers – Tormentor (Tormentor)
15. Amelia Riggs – Holy Hell (CREATURE, Horse Complex Records)
16. The Cindys – Dry TV (The Cindys, Breakfast Records / Ruination Record Co)
17. The Wesleys – Explosive Device (Explosive Device EP, Meritorio Records)
18. Strange Passage – Hour and the Chime (A Folded Sky, Meritorio Records)
19. Buddie – In the Glass Shell (Glass, Crafted Sounds)
20. Zdan – Let it out (SO WHAT! Lucky Rose Records)
21. The Mountain Goats – Dawn of Revelation (Through This Fire Across from Peter Balkan, Cadmean Dawn / Thirty Tigers)
22. Crow vs Lion – Valkyries (The Infinite Mind Ether)
23. Xan Tyler & Dusty Stray – I Should Have Said (Home, Last Night From Glasgow)
24. Matthew McNeal – Smoke and Mirrors (Highlonesome Deluxe, Matte Black Sound Company)
25. Jeb Loy Nichols feat Cold Diamond & Mink – Here With You (This House is Empty Without You, Timmion Records)
26. Jonah Parzen-Johnson & Lau Nau – Apologetic Inquirer (A Few We Remember, We Jazz Records)
27. Orvokki – Olen mainoksen koira (Malus, Luova Records)
28. Rättö & Lehtisalo – Hermoparantola (Herttakolmonen, Soit Se Silti)
29. Risto – Ehkä elämä voittaa (single, Lördag)
30. Tero-Petri & Korvaamattomat – Onnellinen häntä (single, Plastic Passion)
31. V.Härkönen – Ronja (single, Soit Se Silti)
32. Arppa – Sama pää kesät talvet (single, Arppa Oy)
33. Paha Lucia – Suo (single, Minna Records)
34. The Orphan – The Voice & The Vomit (single, Lil’ Beast Records)
35. Longing Louisa – Blue Moon (Waterphile, Soliti)
36. Kielo Kärkkäinen – Täydelliseen aikaan (single, Texicalli)
37. Janne Westerlund – Vanhat merkit (Sisar, If Society)
38. Jani Matti Juhani feat Tuomas Räisänen – Tanssikengät (Jani Matti Juhani Laulaa Elvistä vol 3 (Deluxe Edition), Punaiset levyt)
39. U.S. Highball – New Wave Marge! (single, Lame-O Records)
40. Ronnie D’Addario feat The Lemon Twigs – Not Today (single, Omnivore Recordings)
41. Sunday Mourners – There’s a Garden in You (single, Curation Records)
42. The Wave Pictures – Alice (single, Bella Union)
43. Status/Non-Status – View Master (single, You’ve Changed Records)
44. Ole Kirkeng – Gap Year (single, Die With Your Boots On Records)
45. Joe Kaplow – God Tastes Like Ice (single, Sonder House)
46. Greazy Alice – Glen Echo Cardinals (single, Loose Music)
47. Elanor Moss – Again, My Love (single, Merge Records)
48. Natalie Jane Hill – Never Left Me (single, Dear Life Records)
49. Ellen Froese – Windy Was the Weather (single, Victory Pool)
50. Bella White – Little Things (single, Rounder Records)
51. James McCann – Sugar (single, Cloverdale Records)
52. Bobby Dove – Trans Canadian Blues (single)
53. Andrew Combs feat Rodney Crowell – Desperados Waiting for a Train (single, Truly Handmade Records)
54. Brandt Hager Mullis & Carranza – Long Gone Country (single)
55. The Glass Hours – North (single, Cornelius Chapel Records)
56. Brian Sumner – Since Jimmy Died (single)
57. TJ Douglas – Parts of You (single, Team Love)
58. King Hannah – This Hotel Room (single, City Slang)
59. Joel Henry Little – Jesus of Indiffirence (single)
60. Una Harnett – The Quintessential Braat (The Keeper EP, Panama-levyt)
61. Nick Shoulders – Sorrow Floats (Refugia Blues, Gar Hole Records)
62. Andres Miguel Cervantes – Omen (Songs for the Seance, Speakeasy Studios SF)

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Tidal Playlist

YouTube 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 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.

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OCTA New Music Weekly – Episode #348

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Another week, another new music weekly.

New Andres Miguel Cervantes is the album of the week. One of my most anticipated releases of this fall / early winter. Also superb to get a new one from one of the all time power pop greats Dom Mariani. Other big album releases came from Nick Shoulders, Caged Animals, adults, Radioactivity, Snocaps, Guided By Voices, Damien Jurado, Alexa Rose, Zach Thompson (EP), Sophie Jamieson (EP), Christian Kjellvander, Crow vs Lion (EP), Saintseneca, Wes Parker (EP), Canadian Sweetmen (EP) and Chat Pile & Hayden Pedigo.

A lot awesome Finnish stuff too. New albums from Poni, Rock Siltanen Group, Lone Deer Laredo and Saarisalo plus EPs from Una Harnett and Bubblegum Theory. Some mighty good singles too from Joni Ekman, Teini-Pää, Vellamo, (Sulut), Nikita Titov, Morimus and SILVA EMILIA. Teini-Pää is not available on Spotify, which is another good reason to switch to a less evil streaming service.

International single of the week can be the Reese Florence song For August. It actually came out in April, but I only just heard it and fell for it. Other early faves came from Kevin Carducci, The Weather Station, Cameron Knowler, Colter Wall, Josaleigh Pollett… again just to name a few.

That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and all the usual promotional nonsense. It all matters though. Back next week with another of these. It will probably be pretty late on Sunday, because Courtney Marie Andrews will be playing in Helsinki on Saturday. Love.

1. Andres Miguel Cervantes – A Thing For Change (Songs for the Seance, Speakeasy Studios SF)
2. Nick Shoulders – Hill Folk (Refugia Blues, Gar Hole Records)
3. Dom Mariani – Breakaway (Apple of Life, Alive Naturalsound)
4. adults – goind round the houses (the seeds we sow are sprouting buds nonetheless, Fika Recordings)
5. Caged Animals – Balloon Heaven (Make Strange Friends, You’ve Changed Records)
6. Radioactivity – This One Time (Time Won’t Bring Me Down, Wild Honey Records)
7. Snocaps – Heathcliff (Snocaps, Anti)
8. Guided By Voices – Our Man Sycaruse (Thick Rich and Delicious, GBV inc)
9. Damien Jurado – Vic Tayback (Private Hospital, Maraqopa Records)
10. Alexa Rose – Lilacs (Atmoshere, First City Artists)
11. Sophie Jamieson – Stitch (Stitch EP, Bella Union)
12. Zach Thompson – Tomorrow and Tomorrow (On Platt’s Eyot EP, Breakfast Records)
13. Christian Kjellvander – It Can Heal You If You Let It (EX Voto / The Silent Love, Tapete Records)
14. Crow vs Lion – Lion in the Grasses (Death Ballads for Dark Rooms EP)
15. Saintseneca – You Have to Lose Your Hat Someday (Highwalllow & Supermoon Songs, Lame-O Records)
16. Chat Pile & Hayden Pedigo – The Magic of the World (In the Earth Again, Computer Students / Modulor)
17. Wes Parker – fantom (fantom EP, Big Machine Rock)
18. Canadian Sweetmen – End of the Show (Death Valley Days EP, Matte Black Sound Company)
19. Reese Florence – For August (single)
20. Una Harnett – In Dreams We All Play (The Keeper EP, Panama-levyt)
21. Lone Deer Laredo – Blue Velvet Voyage (Lone Deer Laredo Vol.3 (3/7))
22. Vellamo – Deep Dark Woods (single)
23. Bubblegum Theory – The Big One (Do It Yourself EP, Marsu on Paras)
24. (Sulut) – Kameleontti (Diskopallo) (single, (Sulut) Records)
25. Joni Ekman – Ostoksilla (single, Svart Records)
26. Poni – OC (Poni LP, Minna Levyt)
27. Rock Siltanen Group – Syntinen yö (Systeemi, Rockia ja sporttia)
28. Nikita Titov – Älä tuu (mun lähelle) (single)

Teini-Pää – Kynsinauhat (single, Soit Se Silti) Only Tidal

29. Saarisalo – Missä autot kulkee hitaammin (Rohkeempi, notkeempi)
30. Silva Emilia – Secret Medicine (single, All That Plazz)
31. Morimus – Her Still Singing Limbs (single, Morimus / All That Plazz)
32. Ratboys – Anywhere (single, New West Records)
33. Adam Ross feat C Duncan – Drink the First Light (single)
34. Beth Bombara – What I’m Here For (single)
35. Whiskerman – The Dregs (single, Royal Oakie Records)
36. Josaleigh Pollett feat Crowd Shy – Radio Player (single, Audio Antihero)
37. The Weather Station – Airport (single, Fat Possum Records)
38. Jacksonport feat Maia Nelson – One Little Song (single)
39. Omar Velasco – Leap of Faith (single, Inner Cult Records)
40. Kevin Carducci – There Goes Another Day (single, Fossil Records)
41. James McCann – Did She Think of Me (single, Cloverdale Records)
42. Colter Wall – The Longer You Hold On (single, La Honda Records / RCA Records)
43. Cameron Knowler – Sunflower River Blues (single, Castle Dome Records)
44. Logan Farmer – Manhattan (single, Western Vinyl)
45. Matt Kivel – Tidal Wave (single, Scissor Tail Records)
46. Tim Hill – Janet Says (single)
47. Kaitlin Butts – The Middle (single, Republic Records)
48. Sylvia Rose Novak – Want to Play (single, World Lies Waiting)
49. L.A. Mood – Casa Diablo (single, Cheersquad Records & Tapes)
50. The Corner Laughers – Dark Matter (single, Big Stir Records)
51. The Michigans – Spring Ahead (Fall in Love) (single, Lady of Spain Records)
52. Lefty Parker – Carrie (Ark, Airloom)
53. Leanne Betasamosake Simpson – Pyrrchic Victories (Live Like the Sky, You’ve Changed Records)
54. Sharon Silva – Entitlement (Underarchiever)
55. Big Dog – I’ll Try to Love Again (Big Dog)

Spotify Playlist

Tidal Playlist

YouTube 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 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.

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OCTA New Music Weekly – Episode #347

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Another pretty overwhelming release week. A lot of albums coming out before the holiday and aoty season kicks in. There’s also some Christmas songs already. A big fave Melissa Carper have a Christmas album coming out this year. I think that will be special, but I still won’t cover Christmas stuff in October. I’ll do a separate thing in December or so.

Leanne Betasamosake Simpson and Julianna Riolino can split the imaginary album of the week award. Very fond of Lefty Parker and Adeline Hotel too. And then’t there’s new album/EP greatness from Jerry Leger, Sharon Silva, Beche (EP), Joshua Hedley, Jonny Fritz, Vanity Mirror, The Goods, Joel Cusumano, Teenage Tom Petties, Blase, The Lemonheads, Jess Jocoy, Under Violet, Stroik, Rubber Band Gun, Stephen Simmons, Brandi Carlile, Parts Work (EP), Alex E.T. (this is from September, but somehow missed it even though it’s on Curation Records), Bahamas, Chris Rawlins, Chris Lyons, Jacob Faurholt, Strawberry Whiplash, The Pricky Pair (EP), Skinny Dyck (EP) and Katy & The Null Set. Update: I found the Big Dog album couple hours after posting this. Liked it a lot on quick listen and decided to add it now instead of waiting for a week.

New Neiti Olga album is my top pick of the Finnish part of this, but there’s a lot other fabulous things too. We have albums from Ahti Kulo and Lodger and an EP from Takay-Sin plus singles from Emmy June, Mikael H, Pambikallio, Felix Alexander Lybeck, Jani Matti Juhani, Nina Kaitaranta, RULES and Rami Helin Presents.

As usual a lot international singles. Had to even leave some out just, because the length of this again got out of hand. New Avry Truex can be the single of the week. I really like everything he has recently released. Other early faves came from Andres Miguel Cervantes, Mia Wilson, Evan Cheadle, Courtney Marie Andrews, Jobi Riccio, Alexa Rose.. again just to name a few. Who knows what end up being my favorites once I’ve had more time to listen.

That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and all the usual promotional nonsense. Back next week with another of these. Love.

1. Leanne Betasamosake Simpson – Niizhoziibing (Live Like the Sky, You’ve Changed Records)
2. Julianna Riolino – Smile (Echo in the Dust, MoonWhistle Records)
3. Lefty Parker – Love on the Guadalupe (Ark, Airloom)
4. Adeline Hotel – Watch the Sunflowers (Watch the Sunflowers, Ruination Record Co)
5. Beche – Lunatic (Like Dancers EP, Beche Forever)
6. Sharon Silva – YOu Never Knew Me (Underachiever)
7. Jerry Leger – You Don’t Have to Stay (Waves of Desire, DevilDuck Records)
8. Joshua Hedley – The Waltz I Promised to You (All Hat, New West Records)
9. Jonny Fritz – Tea Man (Debbie Downers, Gar Hole Records)
10. Vanity Mirror – I Don’t Wanna Hold Your Hand (Super Fluff Forever, We Are Busy Bodies)
11. Joel Cusumano – Another Time, Another Place (Waxworld, Dandy Boy Records)
12. The Goods – Sunday Morning Out of Blue (Don’t Spoil the Fun, Dandy Boy Records)
13. Big Dog – Try So Hard (Big Dog)
14. Alex E.T. – Little Wars (Color of Strange, Curation Records)
15. Teenage Tom Petties – American Breakfast (Rally the Tropes, Safe Suburban Home x Repeating Cloud)
16. Blase – Don’t Want This to End (Somewhere Out There, Fort Lowell Records)
17. Rubber Band Gun – Eyes Above (Record Deal With God, Historic New Jersey Recordings)
18. The Lemonheads – Roky (Love Chant, Fire Records)
19. Stroik – Desert Time (65th and York, Unfiltered Records / Caveman Arts Society)
20. Strawberry Whiplash – The Vampire Life (People Like Us, Matinee Recordings)
21. Katy & The Null Set – Shouldn’t I Be Done (Troublemaker)
22. Parts Work – No Flowers (Parts Work EP, Pintail Rendezvouz / Many Hats Distribution)
23. Bahamas – Sauna (My Second Last Album, Brushfire Records)
24. Under Violet – Billie (Orchard)
25. Jess Jocoy – Above Ground (Cul-De-Sac Kid)
26. Brandi Carlile – No One Knows Us (Returning to Myself, Interscope Records / Lost Highway)
27. Stephen Simmons – Tomorrow is Another Day (Hunch)
28. Chris Lyons – When Are You Coming Down (Painters Street, Nudie Records)
29. Skinny Dyck – Tired Out (More Easy EP, Victory Pool)
30. Jacob Faurholt – Nothing Ever Ends (Jacob Faurholt, Raw Onion Records)
31. The Prickly Pair – Piece of the Sky (The Prickly Pair EP)
32. Chris Rawlins – Like a Bird, Like a Sound (Flyover,
33. Avry Truex – Daffodil (single, Up North Records)
34. Andres Miguel Cervantes – New Friend (single, Speakeasy Studios SF)
35. Sabine McCalla – Two of Hearts (single, Gar Hole Records)
36. Evan Cheadle – Cellophane (single, Victory Pool)
37. Mia Wilson – I Want it All (single, Royal Oakie Records)
38. Courtney Marie Andrews – Keeper (single, Loose Future / Thirty Tigers)
39. Jobi Riccio – The Ridge (single, Yep Roc)
40. Emmy June – A Changed Woman (single, June Music)
41. Mikael H – Meidän piha (single, Inspiration Recordings)
42. Matti Johannes Koivu – Isänmaa (single, Texicalli Records)
43. Takay-Sin – Eikä mikään enää palaa ennalleen (Silmänkorkeudella EP, Minna Records)
44. Ahti Kulo – Punainen jättiläinen (IKAROS)
45. Felix Alexander Lybeck – du&jaghelavärlden (single, All That Plazz)
46. Pambikallio – Pehmee (single, Helmi Levyt)
47. Neiti Olga – Syttyy palaamaan (Nuku vain yön yli, Humu Records)
48. Rami Helin Presents – An Illustrated Guide to Slums, Bums & Cutthroats (Run, Francois, Run) (single, Xonoring Records)
49. Lodger – Electic Light (Flotsam, Soit Se Silti)
50. RULES – Run Boy (single, Panama-levyt)
51. Jani Matti Juhani feat Wiley Cousins & Tuomas Räisänen – Rakkikoira (single, Punaiset Levyt)
52. Nina Kaitaranta – Maailmaan mahtuu (single, Kaita Records)
53. Stoner Control – Pax Romana (single, Sound Judgement Records)
54. Drew Beskin – Flowers for the Band (single, Super Canoe)
55. Nick Eng – All of the Time (single)
56. Reno Bo – Fannie Mae (single)
57. GUV – Let Your Hands Go (single, Run for Cover Records)
58. Leo Walrus – What’s in Store (single, Wahoo Blast)
59. Greg Weeks – The Heathen Heart (single, Language of Stone)
60. Assistant – Flowers (single, Laurie Records)
61. Goodbye Wudaokou – Sky Lantern (single, YYZ Records)
62. 0 Stars – World No.2 (single, Worm Records)
63. Andrew Daly Frank – You’re No Island (single, Glamour Gowns)
64. Vilde Bye – Mailbox (single, Mother Likes It Records)
65. Magic Fig – Flammarion (single, Exploding in Sound Records)
66. Julia, Julia – Bound (single, Suicide Squeeze Records)
67. Julie Doiron – Where the Road Goes From To Lanes Down to One (single, Numero Group)
68. Alexa Rose – Atmosphere (single, First City Artists)
69. Abby Hamilton – Fried Green Tomatoes (single)
70. Ashley Ray – The Daughters (single)
71. Patterson Hood – Scott’s Sister (single, ATO Records)
72. Benjamin Tod – My Pride (single, Benjamin Tod / Thirty Tigers)
73. Elliot C Way – Fool’s Gold (single)
74. Kashus Culpepper – Mean to Me (single, Big Loud Records)
75. Valerie June – Runnin’ and Searchin’ (single, Concord Records)
76. Red River Dialect – Basic Country Mustard (single, Hinterground Records)
77. Mesa – Gonna Take You to My Heart (single)
78. Sam Salmon – Waste Your time (single, Forward Music Group)
79. Black Sea Dahu – Ruth (single, Mouthwatering Records)
80. VanWyck – To June This Morning (single)
81. Sarah Summer – Smile (single)
82. Jake Sheppard – Kindness (single, Desserted City Records)
83. Lily McKown – West Laurel (single)
84. The Sha La Das – Do You Remember WHen (single, Diamond West Records)
85. Kyle Cox – Ready to Waltz (single)
86. Josienne Clarke – Dreams of Sleep (Far From Nowhere, Corduroy Punk)

Spotify Playlist

Tidal Playlist

YouTube 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 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.

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