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OCTA New Music Weekly – Episode #326

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A bit late edition, because I felt pretty tired all day long. Therefore this was a bit of a grind and probably forgot a bunch of stuff. But here we go anyway.

Ken Pomeroy made the album of the week. Other great album releases came from Friendship, Scott Hirsch, Chris Emmert, The Lowtimers, Jenny Mitchell, Bison Bone (EP), Sweet Megg, Erin Durant, Swimming Bell (EP), Julia Sanders, Daphne’s Demise (EP), Now, Gold Dust, First Rodeo, The High Water Marks, Grace Rogers, Ben Hackett, Jared Klok (EP), Jason Joshua, Mike Trask and Mazozma.

Big Finnish release week led by the new Ne Lintuizet album. Great people, great album. Extremely highly recommended. Other Finnish gems are albums from Ghost World, Juovat, Valkea, Moonwards (EP), Faarao Pirttikangas & Kalloreki and Drug Dog. Plus singles from Petra Poutanen, Mitä helvettiä nyt taas, Antti Autio, Arppa, Grande Mahogany, Kärmes, Paula ja Olli and Anton V. Kivi.

New Blair Borax song can be the international single of the week. Such a beautiful one. Other big early faves came from Willi Carlisle, Mariel Buckley, Little Mazarn, Adeline Hotel, S.G. Goodman, Jack Symes… just to name a few.

That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and the usual promotional nonsense. It all matters while I ponder the essense of life and this playlist. Next week new Hectorine album. That’s not an illusion. Love.

1. Ken Pomeroy – Wolf in Sheep’s Clothes (Cruel Joke, Rounder Records)
2. Friendship – Tree of Heaven -(Caveman Wakes Up, Merge Records))
3. Scott Hirsch – Pecos River (Lost Padres, Echo Magic / Soundly
4. The Lowtimers – Cracks (Cracks, Way She Goes Records)
5. Chris Emmert – Johnny-O (Fool from the Foothills, Anti-Corp)^
6. Bison Bone – Take the Wind (Lean EP)
7. Sweet Megg – Tennessee to Boulder (Never Been Home)
8. Jenny Mitchell – Little Less Lonely (Forest House)
9. Erin Durant – Firetrail (Firetrail, Ruination Record Co)
10. Swimming Bell – I’m Always Down (Somnia EP, Perpetual Doom)
11. Julia Sanders – Strawberry Moon (Dark Matter)
12. Daphne’s Demise – Golden Light (The Heart is a Garden EP, Perpetual Doom)
13. The High Water Marks – Secret Hideaway (Consult the Oracle, Meritorio Records)
14. Now – A Hat to Match (Now Does the Trick, Perennial)
15. Gold Dust – Whatever’s Left (In the Shade of the Living Light)
16. First Rodeo – Pride in the Fall (Rode Hard and Put Away Wet, Boundless Pure Pontential)
17. Mike Trask – Last Known Picture of Love (BEET)
18. Mazozma – Walking Through Brick (Bathing in Stone, Sophomore Lounge)
19. Jared Klok – Old Commition (Old Commition EP)
20. Grace Rogers – Westport (Mad Dogs, Sophomore Lounge)
21. Ben Hackett – Tombo Goes on a Walk and We Order Indian Food (Songs for Sleeping Dogs, Strolling Bones Records)
22. Jason Joshua feat Joey Quinones – La La Means Te Amo (Sonny, Sheridan Music)
23. Blair Borax – Time Tender (single)
24. Little Mazarn – Dark Pleasure of Endless Doing (single, Dear Life Records)
25. Mariel Buckley – Vending Machines (single, Birthday Cake Records)
26. Willi Carlisle – Beeswing (single, Signature Sounds Recordings)
27. Ne Lintuizet – Uusi huone (Uusi huone, Texicalli Records)
28. Petra Poutanen – Laulu oravasta (single, Eclipse)
29. Paula ja Olli – Poika perhonen (single, P.Suhonen Oy)
30. Anton V. Kivi – Hyvästit (single)
31. Mutka – Aikaa vaan (single, Lil’ Beast Records)
32. Valkea – Pikakelauksella (Vedenjakaja)
33. Antti Autio – Kuuma ja cool (single, Soit Se Silti)
34. Arppa – Peppuni kanssa (single)
35. Ghost World – Stone Cold Crazy (Armadillo Cafe, Svart Records)
36. Moonwards – Make Amends (Moonwards II EP)
37. Grande Mahogany – Salford Softie (single, Super Rocker)
38. Mitä helvettiä nyt taas – Liekki (single, Nature Sucks Anyway Records)
39. Juovat – Katastrofi (Joo joo joo, Alakulttuuritalo)
40. Kärmes – Loverboy (single, KHY Suomen Musiikki)
41. Drug Dog – Bad Dog (Sniffin’ Around, Blue Bear Records)
42. Faarao Pirttikangas & Kalloreki – Vedä kalloreki (Kallorekilauluja, Humu Records)
43. Liquid Mike – Groucho Marx (single)
44. The Lemonheads – Deep End (single, Fire Records)
45. Smug Brothers – Paper Jane (single, Anyway Records)
46. Grey Causeway – Lost Squadron (single, Dandy Boy Records)
47. Ryli – Medicine Speend (single, Dandy Boy Records)
48. Tom Henry – But I Loved Her (single, Royal Oakie Records)
49. Chris Stamey feat The Lemon Twigs – Anything is Possible (single, Label51 Recordings)
50. Lightheaded – The View from Your Room (single, Skep Wax Records)
51. Nathan K. – Thumbsed Up (single)
52. Adeline Hotel – Came True (single, Ruination Record Co)
53. Margaux – Velouria (single)
54. Zach Thompson – Heart of Stone (single)
55. Jack Symes – Learning (single, Ay Caramba Records)
56. Shlomo Franklin – Missing Part (single)
57. S.G. Goodman – Snapping Turtle (single, Slough Water Records / Thirty Tigers)
58. Kelsey Waldon – Falling Down (single, Oh Boy Records)
59. Drayton Farley – Carving of a Dove (single, Hardgrove Records)
60. Grayson Jenkins – Hard Heart to Hold (single)
61. Matt Moran – New Old Bad Habits (single, Broken Tenor Records)
62. Dylan Earl – Outlaw Country (single, Gar Hole Records)
63. Vandoliers – Your Picture (single, Break Maiden Records)
64. Joe Kaplow – Alligator Woodslide (single, Sonder House)
65. Kissing Other ppl – Where’d All The Time Go (single, Peacedale Records)
66. Kyle Morgan and Tamar Korn – Life’s Railway to Heaven (single, Jalopy Records
67. Chad Price Peace Coalition – Wake Me (single, SofaBurn Records / Double Helix Records)
68. Thee Sacred Souls – We Don’t Have to Be Alone (single, Daptone Records)
69. ITE EEROLA – Lämmintä viiniä (Kolmen päivän levy IV, Panama-levyt)
70. Ville Vuorenmaa – Ranskalaiset viivat (Päivä jolloin minusta tuli tipu, Salaluukku Records)

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Tidal Playlist

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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 #325

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This one felt like a tiny bit slower release week, but somehow I still managed to end up with a 70 song playlist. Phew.

Kristina Murray and King Hüsky can share the album of the week honors, so you’ll get both sides of this blog. One great country album and one great pop album. Other new albums this week came from Caitlin Cannon, Brian Bilston and The Catenary Wires, Adult Mom, Alien Boy, Babe Lewis, Why Dogs Why (EP), I’m With Her, Maia Friedman, Pascale Cheron (full album on Bandcamp), Cash Langdon (this was last week, but just found it thanks to the almighty New Commute), John Cathal O’Brien (EP), Peter Donovan, Simon Linsteadt (EP) and Cole Pulice.

My favorite Finnish release this week is the new ITE EEROLA album Kolmen päivän levy IV. The whole thing was again written and recorded in three days and still at least half of these songs are so wonderful that I love them with all my heart and the rest are very good too. Se mitä en uskaltanut sanoa, Lämmintä viiniä and Outo katse go to that first category. I don’t really know how Reetta is always able to create something so beautiful and moving in such a short time frame. A special talent. Oh and of course there’s other Finnish gems too. We have beautiful albums from Ville Vuorenmaa (from the mighty Sur-rur), Kirsikkapuu and Isse plus singles from Janne Tapion Sisäinen Avaruus, Asla Jo, Litku Klemetti, Ani Harmi, Orvokki, KiPPO and Puhelinseksi. Oh and The Rocks EP too. This one is available on cassette and non-Spotify streaming services. So there’s a track on the Tidal version of this playlist.

The international single of the week is the new one from Hectorine. This is the third one and all of them are marvellous. The first one is still my favorite song of the year so far. Full AOTY level album out later this month. Expect to be mesmerized. Other early faves came from 54 Ultra, Josienne Clarke, Daniel Romano, Allo Darlin’.. again just to name a few.

That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and the usual promotional nonsense. It all matters. A lot of good concert stuff coming up next week. Jenny Don’t and the Spurs are touring in Finland and so are David Ramirez and Noah Gundersen. And on the Finnish side of things the already mentioned ITE EEROLA returns to stage after a small break. And most likely a lot of other good stuff. Live music is the best. But back next week with another one of these as well. Love.

1. Kristina Murray – Phenix City (Little Blue, Normaltown Records)
2. Caitlin Cannon – Let It Hurt Some (Love Addict)
3. Brian Bilston and The Catenary Wires – Every Song on the Radio Reminds Me of You (Sounds Made by Humans, Skep Wax)
4. King Hüsky – Label Night (King Hüsky, Hype City Music)
5. Why Dogs Why – Come June (Play the Hits EP, Why Dogs Why inc)
6. Adult Mom – Headline (Natural Causes, Epitaph)
7. Alien Boy – I Broke My World (You Wanna Fade? Get Better Records)
8. Babe Lewis – Hello (Sunspot)
9. Cash Langdon – Magic Again (Dogs, Seasick Records / Well Kept Secret)
10. I’m With Her – Wild and Clear and Blue (Wild and Clear and Blue, Rounder Records)
11. Pascale Cheron – Anna Called (Anna Called)
12. Maia Friedman – New Flowers (Goodbye Long Winter Shadow, Last Gang Records)
13. John Cathal O’Brien – Pirates (Can’t Be Only a River That Winds EP)
14. Cole Pulice – In a Hidden Nook Between Worlds III (Land’s End Eternal)
15. Simon Linsteadt – Benzo Day (Way Down In Florida EP, Stormy Deep Records)
16. Peter Donovan – Community Theatre (Community Theatre)
17. 54 Ultra – No Tengo Valor (single)
18. Hectorine – Take a Chance With Me (single, Take a Turn Records)
19. Josienne Clarke – Tiny Birds Lament (single)
20. ITE EEROLA – Se mitä en uskaltanut sanoa (Kolmen päivän levy IV, Panama-levyt)
21. Ville Vuorenmaa – Kun herään (Päivä jolloin minusta tuli tipu, Salaluukku Records)
22. Kirsikkapuu – Meillä on kaikki (Kirsikkapuu ja kaikki, Minna Records)
23. Janne Tapion Sisäinen Avaruus – On hetken parempi näin (single)
24. Litku Klemetti – Kesäloma sucks (Maakuntailmiö single, Lördag)
25. Asla Jo – Pussailen tyttöjen kaa (single, Kaiku Recordings)
26. Orvokki – Sinä lennät kuin minä (single, Luova Records)
27. Isse feat Asa – Yksi sydän (Kukkia, Helmi Levyt)

The Rocks – Bambubermudat (Bambubermudat Vol.1 EP, Panama-levyt) – only Tidal

28. Ani Harmi – Parantaja (single, Humu Records)
29. KiPPO – Kirjasto (single, This is not a dog)
30. Puhelinseksi – Mitä sanoa särkyneelle? (single, Svart Records)
31. Daniel Romano – Even If It’s Obscure (single, You’ve Changed Records)
32. The Reds, Pinks and Purples – My Toxic Friend (single, Fire Records)
33. Allo Darlin’ – My Love Will Bring You Home (single, Fika Recordings)
34. Sam and Louise Sullivan – Avalon (single, Historic New Jersey Recordings)
35. Small Paul – Rain Harder (single)
36. Small Forward – These Days (single)
37. Darryl Rahn – There Ain’t You (single)
38. Dan Darrah & The Rain – Mulberry (single, Sunday Drive Records)
39. Nelson Bragg – We’re Gonna Laugh About It (single, Big Stir Records)
40. Carmen Perry – Not Today (single, Mtn Laurel Recording Co)
41. Phiz – If I Had Known (single, yk Records)
42. Ellen Froese – Solitary Song (single, Victory Pool)
43. Julia Sanders – Star Stickers (single)
44. Hayden Pedigo – I’ll Be Waving As You Drive Away (single, Mexican Summer)
45. Christo Graham – Overture (single, We Are Busy Bodies)
46. Spencer Kilpatrick & The Sand Gators – Chris Webber (single)
47. Florry – Pretty Eyes Lorraine (single, Dear Life Records)
48. Reverend Baron feat Andrew Gabbard and Mae Powell – It Is So Nice to Get Stoned (single, Karma Chief Records)
49. Langan, Frost & Wane – Hallowed Child (single, Goldstar Recordings)
50. Hamilton Boyce – Nothing to Lose (single)
51. Josiah Flores – Southside (single, Speakeasy Studios SF)
52. Luke Pelletier – I Dreamed of Los Angeles (single, Soggy Anvil Records)
53. Will Payne Harrison – Take Me Back to Baton Rouge (single)
54. Jay Gavin & Jeff Bonner – How Lucky (single, Good Time Charlies)
55. Chris Emmert – Forgotten Way (single, Anti-Corp)
56. Coltt Winter Lepley – Crack Cocaine (single, Keystone Artist Connect)
57. Joshua Quimby – Ten Year Town (single)
58. Eric Long – Small Town (single)
59. Jesse Daniel – Mountain Home (single, Lightning Rod Records / Thirty Tigers)
60. Nicholas Jamerson – Days Like These (single, Cloverdale Records)
61. Michaela Anne – Is This What Mama Meant (single, Georgia June Records)
62. Andy Jenkins – Blue Mind (single, Psychic Hotline)
63. Cory Hanson – Bird on a Swing (single, Drag City)
64. Mike Polizze – Everybody I Know (single, Paradise of Bachelors)
65. Trace Mountains – The Line (single, Lame-O Records)
66. Ken Yates – Under the Cover of Light (single, Tone Tree Music)
67. Midnight Commando – Roadmans Blues (Flowers from Midnight Commando)
68. Young Gun Silver Fox – The Greatest Loser (Pleasure, Monty Music / A Candelion)
69. Esther Rose – Want (Want, New West Records)
70. Kassi Valazza – Small Things (From Newman Street, Loose Music / Fluff & Gravy Records)

Spotify Playlist

Tidal Playlist

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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 #324

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A big release week. So much to love.

Kassi Valazza and Esther Rose can share the album of the week honors. I’m a long time fan and listener of both and these new albums are again wonderful. Pearl Charles album is a special one too. I missed it last week, because so far the full album seem to be only available on Bandcamp and vinyl, but I put one of the advance singles here for playlist purposes. Other great album releases came from M Ross Perkins, Eli Winter, Monnone Alone, Samatha Crain, Sterling Drake, Real Estate (rarities comp), Angela Autumn (EP), Pete Mancini (this came out on Bandcamp a month or two ago, but seems to be streaming now too), Neil Brogan, Red Birds (from last week), Christopher Seymore, Walker Rider, Jacquelyn Roy, Alli Blois and the Orange County Shred Center, Abigail Lapell (Anniversary extended), Thanya Iyer, The Real Tuesday Weld (first time streaming), Moon Mullins, Carriers and Young Gun Silver Fox.

The highlight of the Finnish part of is a new Hattara single. One of my favorite bands these days. Other local gems are albums from Midnight Commando and Joni Ekman & Koira plus singles from Tams, Rebekka Holi, (proto)Torvinen, Jere Ijäs ja Monacon työväen palloilijat and Drug Dog. The Finnish section ends with Finnish-Danish duo CERULEAN SAPPHIRE.

The international singles are pure gold this week. I think I shed a tear or two when I started adding them. So many beautiful ones. Some early faves came from Alex Amen (Oh my, love this with all my heart), Charlie Whitten, Attention Bird Utopia, Sam Blasucci, Geckos, Emily Hines, Erin Durant, Jessica Risker, Murry Hammond, Patton Magee, King Husky, Mac Cornish, Taylor Williams.. again just to name a few. I feel like I should name all of them. What a strong week.

That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and all the usual promotional nonsense. It all matters. I hope I didn’t forget too much, because this was a big one. Back next week. Love.

1. Kassi Valazza – Time Is Round (From Newman Street, Loose Music / Fluff & Gravy Records)
2. Esther Rose feat Dean Johnson – Scars (Walk, New West Records)
3. Pearl Charles – Step Too Far (Desert Queen, Taurus Rising Records)
4. M Ross Perkins – Gone (In the Morning) (What’s the Matter, M Ross?, Karma Chief Records)
5. Monnone Alone – River of Sighs (Here Comes the Afternoon, Lost and Lonesome / Repeating Cloud / Meritorio / Safe Suburban Home)
6. Real Estate – Pink Sky (The Wee Small Hours: B Sides and Other Detritus 2011-2025, Domino Recording Co)
7. Neil Brogan – Your Claim/My Time (Neil Brogan Band, Brogan Records)
8. Pete Mancini – Leaving for Raleigh (American Equator)
9. Samantha Crain – Old Hallicrafter Radio (Gumshoe, Real Kind Records)
10. Angela Autumn – Faeries (I’m Not Around EP, Tone Tree Music)
11. Sterling Drake – She Means Everything to Me (The Shape I’m In, Calusa Music / Missing Piece Records)
12. Christopher Seymore – She Hates Me Too (King of Nothing, Edgewater Music Group)
13. Red Birds – Robins (Things we thought we were done with, Doesn’t Matter Who Records)
14. Alli Blois and the Orange County Shred Center – The Idiocy of Rural Life (The Quest EP, Halloween on Raspberry Hill)
15. Walker Rider – Keep True (Fair)
16. Eli Winter – Ida Lupino (Trick of the Light, Three Lobed Recordings)
17. Jacquelyn Roy – Museum of Time (Museum of Time, Ghost Carnival of Eternity)
18. Thanya Iyer – I am a mountain (don’t be afraid) (TIDE/TIED, Topshelf Records)
19. The Real Tuesday Weld feat A Girl Called Eddy – Lost Endeavour (Easy Mix) (Late Flowering Reveries)
20. Abigail Lapell – Plaisir d’amour (Anniversary & More Songs of Love, Outside Music)
21. Carriers – Every Time the Sun Comes Up (Every Time I Feel Afraid, Brassland)
22. Moon Mullins – Tiny Town (Hotel Paradiso, Ruination Record Co)
23. Young Gun Silver Fox – Stealing Time (Pleasure, Monty Music / A Candelion)
24. Midnight Commando – Happy Man (Flowers from Midnight Commando)
25. Tams – Ne toiset (single, Maisema)
26. Rebekka Holi – Saippuoita haistelemaan (single, Booa Music / Vallila Music House)
27. Hattara – Koiperhosia (single, Cotton Candy Company)
28. Jere Ijäs ja Monacon työväen palloilijat – Pikkuhiljaa (single, Texicalli)
29. (proto)Torvinen – Sähköpostirock (single, Humu Records)
30. Joni Ekman & Koira – Beibi tahtoo pitsaa (XL4, Svart Records)
31. Drug Dog – Strobolights (single, Blue Bear Records)
32. CERULEAN SAPPHIRE – Into Soft Summer Rain (single, Aftersun Records)
33. Charlie Whitten – All In (single, Airloom)
34. Sam Blasucci – Ice Blue (single, Amateur Circus)
35. Alex Amen Shine on Me (single, Country Worm Studios)
36. Geckos – Dance of the Gecko (single, Org Music)
37. Beefheart & McQuinn – Hand in Hand (single, Third Eye Stimuli Records)
38. Attention Bird Utopia – Cary (single, Here, here Recordings / Many Hats Distribution)
39. Chris Staples – Two Carat Diamond (single, Hot Tub Recordings)
40. Hello Emerson – Bright Yellow – Bedroom Version (single, Hello Emersongs)
41. Emily Hines – My Own Way (single, Keeled Scales)
42. Erin Durant – Greening (single, Ruination Record Co)
43. Jessica Risker – Sipping the Sunshine (single, Island House Recordings)
44. Margaux – Guitar Song (single)
45. Alina Hardin – Last Light (single)
46. Matthew Doc Dunn – Forbidden Life (single, Cosmic Range Records)
47. Murry Hammond – Take This Heart and Lock It Up (single, Fluff & Gravy Records)
48. Patton Magee – That’ll Be That (single, Many Hats Distribution)
49. Johnny Dioxide & The Pendulum Hearts – Cocaine Cowboy (single)
50. Josiah Flores – Young, Dumb & Full of Beer (single, Speakeasy Studios SF)
51. Bob Wayne & Rachel Brooke – That’s Truckin’ (single)
52. Chris Emmert – I’m Going to Heaven (single, Anti-Corp)
53. Mac Cornish – The Road (single)
54. Janet Simpson – Violet (single, Cornelius Chapel Records)
55. King Husky – Heads Above Water (single, Hype City Music)
56. The High Water Marks – The Works (single, Meritorio Records)
57. Autocamper – Again (single, Slumberland / Safe Suburban Home)
58. Icarus Phoenix – Bright Eyes (single)
59. Stereolab – Melodie is a Wound (single, Warp Records)
60. Miko Marks – Let the Music Get Down In Your Soul (single, Redtone Records)
61. Taylor Williams – Dreaming (single, Colemine Records)
62. Casper Allen & The Naturals – Natural 7 (single)
63. Jackson and the Janks – Windowsill (single, Jalopy Records)
64. Buffalo Nichols – Voices (single, AFB)
65. Caleb Nichols – Dark Age (single, Royal Oakie Records)
66. Cameron Knowler – Sternwheeler (single, Worried Songs)
67. Sally Anne Morgan – I Saw a Heron (single, Thrill Jockey Records)
68. Pat Hull – Big Apology (single, Only One on the Mountain)
69. Peter Donovan – Strays (single)
70. kirby baby – justine (single)
71. Terminally Phil – Gurney (single, Super Canoe)
72. Love Axe feat Lauren Balthrop – Blue Skies Above (single, Grandmother Clock)
73. Twins – Tango Mango (single, Earth Libraries)
74. Grace Rogers – Mad Dogs (single, Sophomore Lounge)
75. Georgia Harmer – Take It On (single, Arts & Crafts)
76. Bonnie Dobson & The Hanging Stars – Baby’s Got the Blues (single, Loose Music)
77. Slow Motion Cowboys – Drive These Streets Blind (Wolf of St Elmo)
78. Mike Frazier – Too Much to Bear (April Days, Geneva Records)
79. Jerry David DeCicca – Old Hat (Cardiac Country)
80. Colin Miller – Thunder Road (Losin’, Mtn Laurel Recording Co)

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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