This is a surprise new music weekly. Even for myself. The plan was to cover two weeks with the next one instead of making this on Tuesday. But I got back home from the Stockholm Roots Festival early in the morning, started listening to new music and there was so much good stuff that it inspired me to do this now. I also know that I will be quite busy during next weekend and grinding out a two week playlist late on a Sunday night felt a bit too much. By doing this now, it also gives me the option to make the next on Monday. Anyway, here it goes. Might be some stuff missing, because this was quickly done. I fill the possible holes on the next one.
New Dean Johnson is the album of the week (and one of my favorites of the whole year too). Other great album releases came from Greg Freeman, Kathleen Edwards, Dillon Warnek, Leslie Graves & Toby Goodshank, Sam and Louise Sullivan, SunYears, Way Dynamic, Tullycraft, Scree, Darren Hayman, Case Oats, Superchunk, Hand Habits, Jake Chisenhall (EP), Hello Emerson (EP), Misty Harlowe (EP), Tommy Prine (EP), Will Hoge, The Numbers (this is from July) and Judy Blank.
Finnish part has the awesome new Eero Savela album along with singles from Longing Louisa, Metsäheikki, Arppa, Pekko Käppi & K:H:H:L, Morimus and Matti Sakari.
International single of the week is the new single from Mia Wilson. Loving it so much and I’m eager to hear her debut album that is coming out on Royal Oakie in November. Other early faves came from John Calvin Abney, Westmoreland, Ken Pomeroy, Cut Worms, Fittonia, Jerry Leger, Joshua Ray Walker, Fittonia… again just to name a few.
That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and all the usual promotional nonsense. It all matters. Next one is most likely very late on Sunday or even very late on Monday. Oh and I didn’t include the new singles of this week on this one. I did this on Tuesday, so there’s plenty already out like Sabine McCalla and Thomas Dollbaum.. But those gems will go to the next one. Love.
1. Dean Johnson – Shake Me (I Hope We Can Still Be Friends, Saddle Creek)
2. Greg Freeman – Gone (Can Mean a Lot of Things) (Burnover, Transgressive Records)
3. Kathleen Edwards – Need a Ride (Billionaire, Dualtone Music Group)
4. Dillon Warnek feat Margo Price – Speeding Bullet Out of Georgia (As The Neighbors Tried to Sleep, Soggy Anvil Records)
5. Leslie Graves & Toby Goodshank – Apple (Between Worlds, BB*Island)
6. Sam and Louise Sullivan – Hang a Right (Sweet Enough, Historic New Jersey Recordings)
7. Way Dynamic – In Review (Massive Shoe, Spoilsport Records)
8. SunYears – Dark Eyes (The Song Forlorn, Villa)
9. Superchunk – Care Less (Songs in the Key of Yikes, Merge Records)
10. The Numbers – She is Everything (Mad Day Out, Bomp! Records)
11. Darren Hayman – Amazing Things (Amazing Things, Wiaiwya)
12. Tullycraft – Modern Lovers (Shoot the Point, HHBTM Records)
13. Case Oats – Buick Door (Last Missouri Exit, Merge Records)
14. Hand Habits – Jasmine Blossoms (Blue Reminder, Fat Possum Records)
15. Hello Emerson – Forehead on the Windows (covered with sunflowers EP, Hello Emersongs)
16. Jake Chisenhall feat Rose Hotel – Beachfront Bossa (Be Steel, My Heart EP)
17. Scree – Lethe (August, Ruination Record Co)
18. Judy Blank – I’m Out (Big Mood, Rounder Records)
19. Tommy Prine – Love Circle (Love Circle EP, Nameless Knight)
20. Will Hoge – Maryanne (Sweet Misery)
21. Misty Harlowe feat Ben de la Cour – Magnolia Wine (Welcome to the Wild West EP)
22. Ken Pomeroy – Bound to Rain (single, Rounder Records)
23. John Calvin Abney – Transparent Towns (single, Well Kept Secret)
24. Mia Wilson – It Must Be So Easy (single, Royal Oakie Records)
25. Westmoreland – Reading Lines (single, Quietly Records)
26. Eero Savela – Climbing (Way To, Mustik Motel)
27. Longing Louisa – Waterphile (single, Soliti)
28. Morimus – Lice (single)
29. Matti Sakari – Kattojen päältä (single)
30. Pekko Käppi & K:H:H:L – Musta ruuna (single, Svart Records)
31. Metsäheikki – Suihkuava lähde (single, Helmi Levyt)
32. Arppa feat Jiri-serkku – Tennis Roll (single, Arppa Oy)
33. Cut Worms – Evil Twin (single, Jagjaguwar)
34. Jerry Leger – It’s So Strange (single, DevilDuck Records)
35. Kashena Sampson – Ghost of Me (single, Mule Kick Records)
36. Joshua Ray Walker – Stuff (single, East Dallas Records / Thirty Tigers)
37. Nicholas Jamerson – On My Way (single, Cloverdale Records)
38. The Pink Stones – Too Busy (single, Normaltown Records)
39. Nick Shoulders – Dixie Be Damned (single, Gar Hole Records)
40. The Satchel Kid – Sign Me Up (single, Ella Ruth Institutet)
41. Rosy Nolan – How It Feels to Fall in Love (single, Treble In Mind Music)
42. The Prickly Pair – Winsome Lose Some Game (single)
43. The Deep Dark Woods – Circle Remains Unbroken (single, Victory Pool)
44. SnarksiCircusLindyBand – The Dying Conversation (single)
45. General Absurdity & The Open Source – Seeing Clear Through Goggles (single, Shaker Steps Records)
46. Wharfer – The Wings of Crows (single, Georgia Records)
47. Winter McQuinn – Growing Old (single, Third Eye Stimuli Records)
48. Fittonia – Go and Tell It (single, Watch That Ends the Night)
49. Jeff Tweedy – Feel Free (single, dBpm Records)
50. Katy Pinke & Will Graefe – Lover, You Should’ve Come Over (single, Glamour Gowns)
51. Ellen Froese – Wondering When? (single, Victory Pool)
52. Lucy Langlas – Early Hearts (single, Early Hearts)
53. Jessica Breanne – Over the Bayou (single, yk Records)
54. Kyle Cox – (Who’s That) Man in the Mirror (single)
55. Matt Bachmann – Heavy Step (single, Orindal Records)
56. Spencer Hoffman – Apricots for Sale (single, Anxiety Blanket Records)
57. Lily McKown – Same Kind of Weird (single)
58. Fepeste – That’s Okay (single, Velvet Blue Music)
59. King Husky – Don’t Let it Bring You Down (single, Hype City Music)
60. Fascinations Grand Chorus – Static Heartbreaks (single, Silent Stereo Records)
61. Wednesday – Bitter Everyday (single, Dead Oceans)
62. Stephen Wilson Jr. – Something in the Way (single, Big Loud Records)
63. kendall lujan – Honeysuckle (single, ROLA Records)
64. Joey Kneiser – A Heart Like a Hammer (Nothing’s Wasted on the Soul, Young Buffalo)
65. Marissa Nadler – Sad Satellite (New Radiotions, Bella Union)
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.