I did skip a week like you may have noticed. I was on full vacation mode. Sorry if someone was waiting for this, but I needed the break. This might not seem like much, but it’s still a grind to compile it every weekend. I will definitely skip one more week in late August and perhaps one before that as well. We’ll see where live music take me during the summer weekends. And well it’s getting again harder and harder to justify making a Spotify playlist, but at least there’s the Tidal option too. But yeah, enough of this. Here’s the new music of the past two weeks. There’s definitely stuff missing, because there were some vacation days when I didn’t listen to new music at all.
Willi Carlisle made the album of the week(s). There’s also great new albums from Jesse Welles, Kathryn Legendre, Vandoliers, The While (wonderful Swedish pop album), Tom Henry, Ryli, The Reds, Pinks and Purples, Lightheaded, Jeanines, The Slow Summits, Space Jaguar, Jonathan Richman, Ceylon Sailor, Western Extra, Hamilton Boyce, The Bobby Tenderloin Universe (country meets metal lyrics), Andrew Smith, Christopher Gold, Rah Rah Rabbit, Laura Stevenson, Quinn Cicala, R&D, Durand Jones & The Indications, Jackson and the Janks, Andy Jenkins, Billy Allen + The Pollies, and Zoh Amba.
The Finnish part of this has albums from Itcevät, The Chiefs and Asko Keränen plus an EP from Saara Heikkilä. Some great singles too from Eerie Deer, Eero Savela (this one is from early summer, but missed it at the time), Enkel and Kelluvat Ikkunat.
International single of the week(s) can be the new song from Leslie Graves and Toby Goodshank. I really love it and can’t wait to hear the full album. Other early faves came from Ron Sexsmith, Greg Freeman, Ian Noe (Bruce cover), Black Sea Dahu, Jens Kuross, Jessica Risker, Blair Borax, Josh Halper, Asher Kartman, Kathleen Edwards, Jack Symes, Sparrow Smith… again just to name a few.
That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and all the usual promotional nonsense. It all matters. Most likely back next week with another one of these, but who knows for sure. Love.
1. Willi Carlisle – Wildflowers Growin (Winged Victory, Signature Sounds)
2. Jesse Welles – Grapes of Wrath (Pilgrim)
3. Kathryn Legendre – Best Western Breakdown (Here’s Your Honky Tonk)
4. Vandoliers – Bible Belt (Life Behind Bars, Break Maiden Records / Thirty Tigers)
5. The While – Cherries (The While)
6. Tom Henry – Close Your Eyes (Songs to Sing and Dance To, Royal Oakie Records)
7. Ryli – Come and Get Me (Come and Get Me, Dandy Boy Records)
8. The Reds, Pinks and Purples – Marty as a Youth (The Past is a Garden I Never Fed, Fire Records)
9. Lightheaded – Me and Amelia Fletcher (Thinking, Dreaming, Scheming, Slumberland Records)
10. Jeanines – Coaxed a Storm (How Long Can It Last, Skep Wax Records)
11. The Slow Summits – Better Off (Every Intention, Subjangle)
12. Space Jaguar – Fall to Pieces (If You Play Expect to Pay)
13. Ceylon Sailor – All Promises Will Break Eventually (Here We Lie, Stunning Models on Display)
14. Jonathan Richman – You Need Me Too (Only Frozen Sky Anyway, Broken Arrow Records)
15. Western Extra – The Tether (Zig Zags on the Book of Changes)
16. Andrew Smith – Luna (Spent, Barely There Records)
17. Christopher Gold – A Couple More (Ramble)
18. Hamilton Boyce – Last Train Robber (L.A. Nights)
19. The Bobby Tenderloin Universe – Breaking the Law (A Fistful Metal EP, Country Moon Records)
20. Rah Rah Rabbit – A Man I Once Knew (Chasin’ Rabbits, Catching Squirrels, Blackbird Record Label)
21. Jackson and the Janks – Lament (Write It Down, Jalopy Records)
22. Durand Jones & The Indications – Really Wanna Be With You (Flowers, Dead Oceans)
23. Billy Allen + The Pollies – Forever (Black Noise, Single Lock Records)
24. Laura Stevenson – Domino (Late Great, Really Records)
25. Quinn Cicala – Second Change (Gold)
26. Andy Jenkins – Sunshine (Since Always, Psychic Hotline)
27. R&D – When Time Means Nothing (I’ll Send You a Sing, Ruination Record Co)
28. Zoh Amba – Ma (Sun, Smalltown Supersound)
29. Eero Savela – Venus (single, Mustik Motel)
30. Enkel – Ystävyys, lempi ja rakkaus (single, Nordic Notes)
31. Saara Heikkilä – Hellempi heinäkuu (Hellempi heinäkuu EP)
32. Itcevät – Aina jotain jää (Ehkä maailma ei lopu vielä huomenna, Itcevät Records)
33. Eerie Deer – Starling Baby (single)
34. Asko Keränen – Winters Bone (Gralange, Bone Voyage Recording Co)
35. The Chiefs – Far Too Long (Xonoring / Blue Bear Records)
36. Kelluvat Ikkunat – Itämerenneito (single, V.R. Label Finland)
37. Greg Freeman – Gallic Shrug (single, Transgressive Records)
38. Ian Noe – Born in the USA (single, Lock13 Records / Thirty Tigers)
39. Ryan Lee Crosby – Mistreating People (single, Crossnote Records)
40. William Alexander – Boundary Rider Blues (single)
41. Charley Crockett – Crusified Son (single, Lonestar Rider / Island Records)
42. Tyler Childers – Oneida (single, RCA Records / Hickman Holler Records)
43. Matt Woods – Who Are You Fighting (single, Lonely Ones Records)
44. Jessica Pounds feat Nathan Kalish – Believe Me (single, Yellow Canary)
45. Blair Borax – The Color Green (single)
46. Black Sea Dahu – One Day Will Be All I Have (single, Mouthwatering Records)
47. Jessica Risker – 4AM (single)
48. Leslie Graves and Toby Goodshank – Natural Way (single, BB*Island)
49. Ron Sexsmith – Cigarette and Cocktail (single, Cooking Vinyl / Ronboy Rhymes)
50. Jens Kuross – Beggar’s Nation (single, Woodsist)
51. Josh Halper – Use a Friend (single, Glamour Gowns)
52. Scree – August (single, Ruination Record Co)
53. Shabason, Krgvich & Tenniscoats – Our Detour (single, Western Vinyl)
54. Floating Action – Waited Such a Long Time (single, Airloom)
55. Kyle Cox – Lazy River (single)
56. Fortunato Durutti Marinetti – A Perfect Pair (single, Quindi Records / We Are Time)
57. Asher Kartman – The One to Blame (single)
58. Icarus Phoenix – Mark & Kyle (single, Telos Tapes)
59. Jake Winstrom – Don’t Make the Rules (single, Meaux Money Meaux Music)
60. The Martial Arts – Hold on Full of Hope (single, WIAIWYA)
61. Fortitude Valley – Video (Right There With You) (single, Specialist Subject)
62. Shoulder Season – Hard 2 get on it (single)
63. Case Oats – In a Bungalow (single, Merge Records)
64. lulu melons – Unavailable (single, The Dime Store)
65. The Weather Station – Looks Just Like the Sun (single, Fat Possum Records)
66. Mina Tindle feat Sufjan Stevens – Heaven Thunder (single, S76)
67. Lola Wild feat Aistis – Lost Signal (single)
68. Emma Swift – Nothing and Forever (single, Tiny Ghost Records)
69. Kathleen Edwards – Pine (single, Dualtone Music Group)
70. Ian Badger – (Once) I Had It All (single, North Country Collective)
71. Nicki Bluhm – Cumberland Banks (single)
72. Sparrow Smith feat Cat Clyde – Hard Working Women (single, Sassafras Sounds)
73. Mose Wilson – Workin Man (single)
74. Joseph Decosimo – Ida Red (single, Dear Life Records)
75. The Pink Stones – If I Can’t Win (With You) (single, Normaltown Records)
76. Tommy Prine – Purple Paint (single, Nameless Knight)
77. Jack Symes – I Wish You Would (single, Ay Caramba Records)
78. Alien Eyelid – Vinegar Hill (single, Tall Texan)
79. SnarskiCircusLindyBand – You’re So Adorable (single, Snarski & Morrison)
80. Constellation Myths – A Consolation (single)
81. Peaceful Faces – I Let It Happen (Without a Single Fight, Glamour Gowns)
82. James McMurtry – Sons of the Second Sons (The Black Dog and The Wandering Son, New West Records)
83. Little Mazarn – The Great Divide (Mustang Island, Dear Life Records)
84. Alex Amen – And Her Colors (The Zorthian Tapes EP, Country Worm Studios)
85. S.G. Goodman – Heaven Song (Planting By the Signs, Slough Water Records / Thirty Tigers)
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.