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OCTA New Music Weekly – Episode #388

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Another week, another new music weekly. Another little rushed Sunday edition. Sorry for all the good stuff that I forgot or didn’t even knew existed.

There’s new albums from Animal Piss, It’s Everywhere, Greg Freeman, Gizmo, Lily Seabird (full album now streaming), Stef Chura, Ruby and the Clumsy Dollies (this one is from April, I discovered it a month or two ago thanks to Tasmanian record store Suffragette Records and liked it a lot. I don’t think I featured it here before, so let’s do that now. Oh and give Suffragette a follow on Instagram. Great store celebrating music by women and they always have good recommendations), Paint Fumes (EP), David Myhr, Kate Bollinger (EP), Kimaya Diggs, Vanishing Twin, Andy Boay, Libby Dale, Joan Kelsey (EP), My Guardian Angel, David Miner, Red McAdam and Rising Appalachia.

The big one from Finland for me is the new Leija Lautamaja single. Love her songwriting and the solo debut was the album of the year here in 2024. I can’t wait to hear the new album. The first single Rebekka is out now and sounds absolutely wonderful. A couple of big album releases too from Litku Klemetti, A.Takalo and Morimus along with an EP From Bleak Moments and singles from Modem, Stinako & Njet Njet 9 and Saaramaija Zorawski.

Some early faves in the international singles part came from Willi Carlisle, Jeffrey Silverstein, Sam Burton, Martha O’Brien, King Husky, Zoe Fox and the Rocket Clocks, Panamint, Hayden, Max Bien Kahn, The Olivia Tremor Control, Schaefer Llana, Drew Beskin & The Sunshine, Murphy Campbell… 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. Love.

1. Animal Piss, It’s Everywhere – Friendship Song (III, Sophomore Lounge)
2. Greg Freeman – Loser’s Prize (All Set the Bone, Transgressive Records)
3. Gizmo – Antiques Roadshow (All Your Worship, Victory Pool)
4. Lily Seabird – Bindlestiff (Lightspheres on Their Way, Lame-O Records)
5. Stef Chura – Babydoll (Dancing Alone on the Corner, Saddle Creek)
6. Ruby and the Clumsy Dollies – Too True for You (New and Improved)
7. Paint Fumes – Lonesome from the Start (Man in the Dark EP)
8. David Myhr – Continental Drifter (Everything Is All About You, Monogram Recordings / Oglio Entertainment)
9. Kate Bollinger – I Never Wanna Say Goodbye (Shop Girl EP, Ghostly International)
10. Kimaya Diggs – Too Much to Ask (Green, Luna)
11. Vanishing Twin – Oral Tradition (Archives, Fire Records)
12. Andy Boay – Around the Eyes (Doomed, Does Are)
13. Libby Dale – Hit it Wrong (Freehand)
14. Joan Kelsey – Mercury Rises (A Dog Called Memory EP, Dear Life Records)
15. My Guardian Angel – Backseat (Hello Love, Blossmo Rot Records)
16. Caleb Nichols feat Rhys Trimble – Orme Dream at the Car Park (Stone Age is Now: Poems from Lithic, Royal Oakie Records)
17. David Miner – The Time It Never Rained (West Texas Stars, Edgewater Music Group)
18. Red McAdam – Country Music (Comic Western Gothic)
19. Rising Appalachia – Come Undone (Trade My Troubles)
20. Willi Carlisle – Gas Station (single, Signature Sounds)
21. Jeffrey Silverstein – Helluva (single, Full Time Hobby)
22. Max Bien Kahn – List II (single, Well Kept Secret)
23. Sam Burton – Free Again (single, Captured Tracks)
24. Hayden – Time Has Been More Kind (single, Hardwood Records)
25. Panamint – Feather (single)
26. Schaefer Llana – Skateland Baby (single, Strolling Bones Records)
27. Martha O’Brien – Breathing Wrong (single)
28. Zoe Fox and the Rocket Clocks – Coming from the Sun (single, Cheersquad Records & Tapes)
29. King Husky – Punks in the Beerlight (single, Hype City Music)
30. Drew Beskin & The Sunshine – Like Some Guilt Admission (single, Super Canoe)
31. Leija Lautamaja – Rebekka (single, Lördag)
32. Litku Klemetti – Iskä (Sata pahaa poikaa, Lördag)
33. A. Takalo – On ajatukset muuttuneet (Paikka auringossa, Panama-levyt)
34. Saaramaija Zorawski – Aina jossain sataa (single, Kuohu Records)
35. Stinako & Njet Njet 9 – I Have a Friend (single, Soliti)
36. Morimus – This Distance (Pages I Should’ve Kept, Morimus / All Tracks Track)
37. Bleak Moments – Eartbound (Wasteland EP)
38. Modem – Sensaatio (single, Modem Age Records)
39. Aluminum – Distant Noise (single, felte)
40. Dazy – Ugly (single, Lame-O Records)
41. Dead Bars – Make Believe (single, Rad Girlfriend Records)
42. Exploding Flowers – Information Dark Age (single, Meritorio Records)
43. 2nd Grade – Fender Boys (single, Lame-O Records)
44. Slack Times – Count Louder (single, Meritorio Records)
45. Paper Jam – Skyscraper (single, perennial)
46. The Sprouts – Cosmic Love (single, Lost and Lonesome)
47. The Lost Guests – Summer Morning (single, Laurie Records)
48. Dominic Angelella – Are You Ashamed? (single, Weird Mansion)
49. The Olivia Tremor Control – Timewaster (single, Elephant 6 Recording Co)
50. Tele Novella – All Wylde Things (single, Kill Rock Stars)
51. Stephen Breinbrink – I’m a Worm (single, Sedimentary Archive)
52. Carmen Quill – Plaza (single, Ruination Record Co)
53. Alexis Mahler feat Sam Weber – Good Impression (single)
54. Jules Olson – Red Thread (single, local bird)
55. Bess Atwell – The Act (single, Nettwerk)
56. Blu Miller – Stay High (single)
57. Charlie Kaplan – Dobro (single, Glamour Gowns)
58. Ryley Walker – Carrier (single, AD 93)
59. Murphy Campbell – Samuel Young (single)
60. Hudson Freeman – Fell Ass Backwards (single, Mom+Pop)
61. Brody Price – Waste (single, Gar Hole Records)
62. Erin Enderlin – The Ballad of Delia Green (single, Black Crow Productions)
63. Wil Cope – Hotel Siempre (single, Spooky Poncho)
64. Golden Shoals – Over the Falls (single)
65. Viv & Riley feat Rachel Baiman – The Long Game (single, Free Dirt Records)
66. Otis Gibbs – Big Whiskers (single, Wanamaker Recording Co)
67. Grey DeLisle feat Dave Alvin – You’re Driving Me Away (single, Hummin’bird Records)
68. Theo Lawrence – In My Prime (single, Bee & El Records)
69. Ian Noe – She’s Familiar (In the Strangest Ways) (Canyon Falls Trailer Band, Lock13 Records / Thirty Tigers)
70. Mac Cornish – Alone (Wayfaring Woman)
71. Laura Moisio – Viesti (Aina jossain muualla, Texicalli Records)
72. Hulda Huima – Kaikki murheet (Vietkö multa terveiset? Minna Records)

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 #387

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Another weekend of live music, so only got into this one on Sunday afternoon. Here’s what I managed to put together.

Ian Noe made the album of the week and possibly year. I’ve only scratched the surface so far, but I’m really loving it. There’s also new albums from Mac Cornish, Jude Brothers, Pony Bradshaw, Wil Cope, The Male Pattern, Emmett Morris, Homework, Renny Conti, Julia Jacklin, The Reds, Pinks and Purples (EP), Weaver (not sure is this a mistake, because I thought this was a October release. But if it vanishes I’ll feature it again then), Humbird, Mary Gauthier, Renny Conti, Noel McKay, Bill Baird, Darryl Kissick, Maya Elise & The Good Dream (EP), M.Sage (EP), Finnish Postcard, Harmony Index and Hermanos Gutierrez.

The Finnish release week is a big one. Absolutely love the new Laura Moisio and Hulda Huima albums. Also really dig the new Tero-Petri & Korvaamattomat single. Knipi’s new album also most likely wonderful, but I haven’t listened the whole thing yet. Other Finnish gems are albums from Remoted and Aikapyörä plus singles from Nina Kaitaranta and Jlaine & Sepänkadun köyhät & nöyryytetyt.

New Dead Gowns can be the international single of the week. Also love the new SOFTJAW single. Another pop gem from the Dandy Boy Records vaults. Other early faves came from Michael Nau, Alex Izenberg, Lou Turner, Jacksonport, Chris Lyons.. again just to name a few.

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

1. Ian Noe – Kentucky Hurricane (Canyon Trailers Band, Lock13 Records / Thirty Tigers)
2. Pony Bradshaw – Metamorphosis #2 (Through a Glass Darkly, Dogs of the South)
3. Mac Cornish – Motor Inn (Wayfaring Woman)
4. Jude Brothers – Magpie & Birch (Dogwood Maiden Voyage, Gar Hole Records)
5. Wil Cope – Anywhere With You (Rum Summer, Spooky Poncho)
6. The Male Pattern – I Was Shot in the Heart! (I Was Shot in the Heart! Barely Out Recordings)
7. Emmett Morris – Well Ran Dry (The Old Way)
8. Homework – GBV (Bang Here If Stuck, Meritorio Records)
9. The Reds, Pinks and Purples – Bad Poetry in Bed (True Love Daydream EP, Fire Records)
10. Weaver – A Good Run (Weaver, Primornial Void)
11. Renny Conti – Split Second (Split Second, Mom+Pop)
12. Julia Jacklin – If I Had the Hand of God (The Gem, 4AD)
13. Humbird – Moonlight and Tobacco (Morning When it Comes, Nettwerk)
14. Mary Gauthier – Gone (Reckoning, In the Black / Soundly)
15. Maya Elise & The Good Dream – 1,000 Whales (Honey, We Got Time EP, Big Berry Studios)
16. Noel McKay – Terrifically Vain (Songs About Bad People, Mckay Records)
17. Bill Baird – I Can’t Run Away From Me (Life Creates Itself, Royal Oakie Records)
18. Darryl Kissick – Danielle (Character Actor, Earth Libraries)
19. Finnish Postcard – Attic Room (Sacred Monday Morning Mixtape, I’m Into Life Records)
20. Hermanos Gutierrez – Yanantin (Los Ojos Del Condor, Easy Eye Sound)
21. Harmony Index – To Be With You (Lights On, FO)
22. M. Sage – Stunt Flier / Grasshopper (Brush Flier, RVNG Int)
23. Michael Nau – New Slack (single, Suicide Squeeze Records)
24. Alex Izenberg – Boy, You’ll Be a Woman Soon (single, Mexican Summer)
25. Dead Gowns – New Blue (single, Mtn Laurel Recording Co)
26. Lou Turner – No Gate (single)
27. Softjaw – Love Can’t Kill You (single, Dandy Boy Records)
28. Sharp Pins – How Can I Explain What She Does to Me? (single, perennial)
29. Hulda Huima – Taikakeiju (Vietkö multa terveiset?, Minna Records / All That Plazz)
30. Laura Moisio – Väärä kuva (Aina jossain muualla, Texicalli Records)
31. Knipi – Kapeikko (Sivellinvetoja, Lördag Records)
32. Tero-Petri & Korvaamattomat – Vuodenajat kasvoilla (single, Laululiike / Plastic Passion)
33. Jlaine & Sepänkadun köyhät & nöyryytetyt – Hauva (single)
34. Nina Kaitaranta – Kesällä ’55 (single, Kaita Records)
35. Aikapyörä – Hiljaa (Ajan ratas)
36. Remoted – Velvet (Remoted)
37. Mali Obomsawim – Triage (single, Out of Your Head Records)
38. Sammy Weisberg – String Quartet No.2 MVT. II (single, Dear Life Records)
39. J.W. Ricci – Realization (single)
40. Cameron Knowler – Skipping Town (single, Castle Dome Records)
41. Austin Cash & Nathan Smerage – Simon of the Ditch (single, Scissor Tail Records)
42. Charissa Hoffman – Love is an Ocean (single)
43. Jennah Barry – Old Friends (single, Forward Music Group)
44. Jacksonport – Always Been Too Long (single, Ay Caramba Records)
45. Chris Lyons – This Side of the Moon (single)
46. Wayne Faler – On My Way (single, Curation Records)
47. The Cindys – Town of Origin (single, Breakfast Records)
48. Mike Viola – South Shore Girl (single)
49. Gurry Wurry – Dented Heart (single)
50. Cathy Hamer – I’d Rather Be a Dreamer than a Fool (single, The Numero Group)
51. Lennon Stella – Comedy Show (single, Records Label)
52. Rayland Baxter – Bolly Plateau (single, ATO Records)
53. Joshua Quimby & John Moreland – Illegal Smile (single)
54. Talise – Take One Too (single, Run On Records)
55. Pug Johnson – Second Chances (single, Break Maiden Records / Thirty Tigers)
56. Wild Earp feat Michelle Billingsley – Little Old Yodel Lady (single, Western Myth Records)
57. Jenny Mitchell & Midnight Chicken – Mr Cotter’s Ridge (single)
58. Ever More Nest – Mine to Love (single)
59. Ben Arsenault – Me & Frank (single)
60. Kendall Lujan – I Wonder (single, ROLA Records)
61. Miko Marks – Hell or Highwater (single, Redtone Records)
62. Fernando Viciconte – Never Let Me Go (single, Domingo Records)
63. Smug Brothers – Drive Open in the Delicate Streams (Pinhole to Vortex)
64. The Goods – Wings (Goodbye Summertime, Dandy Boy Records)
65. Captain Tallen & The Benevolent Entities – Heavyweight (Earth, Swallow Me Whole, Sage Records)

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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 #386

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Another quarter of a century, another new music weekly. Thanks for all the kind messages about the 25 years of onechordnet. I appreciate them and gives much needed encouragement to continue for another.. how long it ever may be. It does feel kind of empty now, because that was sort of a target I wanted to reach. It almost feels like I’ve given what I have to give and I could pass the reigns to the younger generations. But no, I don’t have any plans to quit. This has been a part of me for so long that it will keep on going on in some shape or form.

The release schedule gets super crowded for the next month or two. There was 35 international albums and EPs on this one and probably missed some too. Needless to say I haven’t properly listened more than a few at this point. We have new albums from Smug Brothers, The Goods, Space Jaguar, Railcard, Captain Tallen & The Benevolent Entities, Biita Houdei, Emma Ayzenberg, Jake Xerxes Fussell, Anders Jörnesten, Jack Browning, Sean Burns & Lost Country, Lily Unless & The If Onlys, Fellow Travelers, David James Allen, Goodnight, Texas, Kelly Hunt, Rambling Nicholas Heron, Big Benny Bailey, Nicole Atkins, Thee Sinseers, Rhiannon Giddens, Jake Blount, Mr. Husband, Ruby of Thanks, Mojohand, Jackson Hoyt, Big Trouble, Adam Ross (EP), Roger Joseph Manning Jr (half new, half live), Belle Plaine, Katie Pruitt, Damn Shame (EP), Devon Church, Meernaa and Babehoven.

The Finnish part of is again bit buried on the latter half of the playlist, because of so many international albums. I like to start with this those, because this has listeners around the world and they might not be super interested in the Finnish language stuff. I’m sure the regulars who are just interested in the Finnish stuff will just locate that section and jump there. Another great M.I.Laine & Sortumavaara single saw the light of the day and that’s always special. I’ve been shouting their name from the rooftops or well at least on instagram stories for close to a year now and will continue to do so. Marvellous stuff. We also have great albums from Lempi Elo and Ville Ahonen plus singles from Amuri, Astrid Swan, Jussi Suonikko, Eerie Deer, Nicholas Francett and Marty’s Random.

Some early faves on the international singles category came from David Myhr, Brower, V.V. Lightbody, Johanna Warren, Hello Emerson, Dillon Warnek… again just to name a few.

That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and all the usual promotional nonsense. It all matters. Back next week. Going to be a special one at least on the Finnish side of things. I haven’t looked the internation calendar yet, but probably plenty of gems there too. Love.

1. Smug Brothers – From Crack to Shatter (Pinhole to Vortex, Anyway Records)
2. The Goods – Dare Me (Goodbye Summertime, Dandy Boy Records)
3. Space Jaguar – Every Time He Says It (Command Post)
4. Railcard – Hillman Minx (Two Steps at a Time, Skep Wax Records)
5. Captain Tallen & The Benevolent Entities – Sun Could Explode (Earth, Swallow Me Whole, Sage Records)
6. Biita Houdei – Fennel Knows (This Bed Was Made For Me, Basin Rock)
7. Emma Ayzenberg – Just a Hum (Child of Saturn)
8. Jake Xerxes Fussell – Rosin Some (The Old Beloved Path, Fat Possum Records)
9. Anders Jörnesten – Waiting for the Break of the Day (Waiting for the Break of the Day)
10. Jack Browning – James Alley Blues (Painted Skies, Too Fine Records)
11. Sean Burns & Lost Country – Better Off In Time (Better Off In Time & Other Songs for the Dance Floor, Department Store Records)
12. Lily Unless & The If Onlys – Jimmy and Dillon (Low and Reckless, Long Gone Records)
13. Fellow Travelers – Fine Line (Don’t Fail Me Now, Litehouse)
14. David James Allen – So Much Pain (Jubilation Potpourri, Littleknown Records)
15. Rambling Nicholas Heron – Death Cold Knight (Nightingale, Suitcase Studio & Shop)
16. Goodnight, Texas – Ashes (Wooden Machine)
17. Kelly Hunt – One of These Days (Requiem for a Sleepless Night, Compass Records)
18. Rhiannon Giddens – Hope is the Thing with Feathers (Hope is the Thing with Feathers, Nonesuch Records)
19. Jake Blount – Working on a Building (Single-Footing Horse)
20. Big Benny Bailey – Mr Uber Driver (Business Spice, BBB Music / Thirty Tigers)
21. Thee Sinseers – Minute By Minute (Love Stories, Colemine Records)
22. Nicole Atkins – Like a Stranger (Drama, Wicked Game Records(
23. Mr. Husband – White Hot Embers (Song for the Old World, Good Soil Records)
24. Ruby of Thanks – Spicebush Grove (Before You Turn Into a Dog, Woodsist)
25. Damn Shame – Making Habits (For Lack of Trying EP, Repeating Cloud)
26. Devon Church – The Shame of Winnipeg (The Shame of Winnipeg, Ruination Record Co)
27. Meernaa – See What (Methuselah, OTTB Records)
28. Babehoven feat Marem Ladson – Something True (I see them, I see me, Double Double Whammy)
29. Katie Pruitt – Fools for the Fleeting (Fools for the Fleeting, Rounder Records)
30. Belle Plaine – Little Black Bird (The Weather, Western Seer Records)
31. Jackson Hoyt – A Little Less Time to Go (Wedington,
32. Big Trouble – Down the Line (On Elepahnat Hill, Royal Oakie Records)
33. Adam Ross – Ache (Superfan EP)
34. Roger Joseph Manning Jr – Wish Away (Hopium, Omnivore Recordings)
35. Mojohand – One More Heartache (Mojohand Bar & Grill, Mojohand Records)
36. Benny J Ward – Watch Outside (single, Cheersquad Records & Tapes)
37. Classic Traffic – There With You (single, Same View)
38. David Myhr – Say Yes (single, Monogram Recordings / Oglio Entertainment)
39. Brower – Falling In Love (single)
40. Wagging – Big Shadows (single, Having Fun / We Are Busy Bodies)
41. M.I. Laine & Sortumavaara – Vaarallisen kaunis (single, Sortumavaara)
42. Amuri – Yöt on matkoja pimeyteen (single, Helmi Levyt)
43. Ville Ahonen – Olen hakattu metsä (Viimeaikaisia lauluja, All Day Entertainment)
44. Nicholas Francett – Oletko siellä (single, Lördag)
45. Lempi Elo – Sade ei tullut sinä päivänä (Sade ei tullut sinä päivänä, Hemma Records)
46. Jussi Suonikko – Moonflower (single)
47. Astrid Swan – Leveling Up (single, Soliti)
48. Eerie Deer – Missiles (single, Eine Records)
49. Marty’s Random – Something’s Broken (single)
50. Dillon Warnek – Destionation Weddding (single, Soggy Anvil Records)
51. The Tender Things – Head on Up (single, Spaceflight Records9
52. Roger Bryan & The Orphans – Van (single, Harves Sum Recordings)
53. JP Harris – Hang Me (single, Bloodshot Records)
54. Noeline Hofmann – Wilson Silverstar 402 Blues (single, Mercury Records)
55. Jackson Craig feet Meels – The Country Squire (single, Humphrey House Recordings9
56. Fanny Lumsden – Traditions (single, Community Music)
57. Neal Casal – Muscatine (single, Neal Casal Music Foundation)
58. Eric Slick – Mannequin (single, Slick Records / Thirty Tigers)
59. Isik Kural – Motorcycles and Cherry Wind (single, RVNG Intl)
60. Winter McQuinn & Acacia Pip – Frankenstein (single, Third Eye Stimuli Records)
61. V.V. Lightbody – Two Swans (single, Egghunt Records)
62. Johanna Warren – Islamorada (single, Soul Selects / Well Kept Secret)
63. Sofia Wolfson – Waterbed (single, Sofia Wolfson / Many Hats Distribution)
64. Kevin Morby – PBJ (single, Dead Oceans)
65. Hello Emerson – The Scrapbook (single, Hello Emersongs)
66. Charlie Horn – Antlers (single)
67. Hiss Golden Messenger feat Bruce Hornsby – Pontiac (single, Merge Records)
68. This Frontier Needs Heroes – Cadaques Cowboy (single)
69. The Satchel Kid – Renaissara (single, Ella Ruth Institutet)
70. Presley Haile – Folded Moon (single, Columbia Records)
71. Jack Barksdale & Julian Taylor – Battleground (single, Cloverdale Records)
72. Toria Wooff – The Morrigan (single, Sloe Flower Records)
73. Grayson Capps – Far Away (single, Royal Potato Family)
74. Claire Cronin – Before the End of Time (single, Orindal Records)
75. Twilark – All Things Will Fade (Never Learned the Tide)

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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One Chord to Another is now 25!

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When did music blogs become 25 years old? And how old does that make me the music blogger? Time is a weird concept. Yet, here we are. One Chord to Another is quarter of a century old. That’s an achievement and something to be proud of. This definitely has its shortcomings, but doing something just out of love for music for that long shows passion and dedication. There probably should have been a festival, a party or some sort of celebration, but I lacked organizing skills and naturally didn’t have any money. So instead you get this picture of my face that I made with Canva in 15 minutes with my non-existent design skills. Didn’t even bother to get out of the pajamas, but I guess that makes some sense too. There’s bedroom pop and this is a bedroom blog. I appreciate you who treat onechordnet as an actual media and I guess on some level it can be that, but when you send stuff to the editorial office or team this is what the email will find. One middle-aged man in his pajamas.

I believe or at least convince myself to believe that there’s still value in a human curated music blog / playlist that doesn’t care whether something is popular or not. I think the strength of this blog is the continuity and the fact that it goes fairly deep and finds beautiful music that doesn’t (at least yet) get much recognition in that actual music media. I can’t do anything for the Jason Isbells of this world, but for example finding your first ever released song featured in a music blog on the other side of the globe can mean something.

And giant thank you to all the readers and listeners. You make this worthwhile. This won’t ever become viral or reach the masses, but it doesn’t need to because there’s you. It matters to me so much that you follow this whether it’s occasionally or regularly. I also love the fact that many of you are kind of similar music enthusiasts who might spread the music they find here further. I love it when this is a discovery source and any kind of further shares of the music found here is encouraged. No matter whether it’s your own music platform or a bar table conversation with friends. I also want to apologize for being so bad at engaging with you. I’m kind of a shy and quiet person and that applies to my online personality too. But yeah, I should work on that because I appreciate all the interactions and feedback that I get.

Anyway, that’s a wrap for the first 25 years of onechord.net. Who knows how long it will continue. I guess this has been a part of who I am for so long that it’s difficult to see a full complete stop of not doing anything anymore. In my wildest dreams I sometimes think that I should try to do more, but frankly even the current way of doing this takes at least 4-5 hours of pretty much my every weekend (I take a few weeks off during the year) and that’s a big commitment and sometimes hard to justify. Then there’s of course a lot of time spent listening and finding new music throughout the week, but that’s something that I would do regardless because I love music. However, if you want the blog and the new music weekly to continue all the likes, shares and follows are much appreciated. The metrics aren’t that important, but curators don’t get any stats so without them it’s kind of difficult to tell am I just sending songs to a void.

And lastly if you want to celebrate the 25 years of One Chord to Another, buy a record or see a live a concert. I mostly just make a weekly playlist these days, but what I love the most are albums and concerts. So while this has its value as a grass root discovery source, live shows are where the true magic happens. Love.

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