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)
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.