Another pretty overwhelming release week. A lot of albums coming out before the holiday and aoty season kicks in. There’s also some Christmas songs already. A big fave Melissa Carper have a Christmas album coming out this year. I think that will be special, but I still won’t cover Christmas stuff in October. I’ll do a separate thing in December or so.
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson and Julianna Riolino can split the imaginary album of the week award. Very fond of Lefty Parker and Adeline Hotel too. And then’t there’s new album/EP greatness from Jerry Leger, Sharon Silva, Beche (EP), Joshua Hedley, Jonny Fritz, Vanity Mirror, The Goods, Joel Cusumano, Teenage Tom Petties, Blase, The Lemonheads, Jess Jocoy, Under Violet, Stroik, Rubber Band Gun, Stephen Simmons, Brandi Carlile, Parts Work (EP), Alex E.T. (this is from September, but somehow missed it even though it’s on Curation Records), Bahamas, Chris Rawlins, Chris Lyons, Jacob Faurholt, Strawberry Whiplash, The Pricky Pair (EP), Skinny Dyck (EP) and Katy & The Null Set. Update: I found the Big Dog album couple hours after posting this. Liked it a lot on quick listen and decided to add it now instead of waiting for a week.
New Neiti Olga album is my top pick of the Finnish part of this, but there’s a lot other fabulous things too. We have albums from Ahti Kulo and Lodger and an EP from Takay-Sin plus singles from Emmy June, Mikael H, Pambikallio, Felix Alexander Lybeck, Jani Matti Juhani, Nina Kaitaranta, RULES and Rami Helin Presents.
As usual a lot international singles. Had to even leave some out just, because the length of this again got out of hand. New Avry Truex can be the single of the week. I really like everything he has recently released. Other early faves came from Andres Miguel Cervantes, Mia Wilson, Evan Cheadle, Courtney Marie Andrews, Jobi Riccio, Alexa Rose.. again just to name a few. Who knows what end up being my favorites once I’ve had more time to listen.
That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and all the usual promotional nonsense. Back next week with another of these. Love.
1. Leanne Betasamosake Simpson – Niizhoziibing (Live Like the Sky, You’ve Changed Records)
2. Julianna Riolino – Smile (Echo in the Dust, MoonWhistle Records)
3. Lefty Parker – Love on the Guadalupe (Ark, Airloom)
4. Adeline Hotel – Watch the Sunflowers (Watch the Sunflowers, Ruination Record Co)
5. Beche – Lunatic (Like Dancers EP, Beche Forever)
6. Sharon Silva – YOu Never Knew Me (Underachiever)
7. Jerry Leger – You Don’t Have to Stay (Waves of Desire, DevilDuck Records)
8. Joshua Hedley – The Waltz I Promised to You (All Hat, New West Records)
9. Jonny Fritz – Tea Man (Debbie Downers, Gar Hole Records)
10. Vanity Mirror – I Don’t Wanna Hold Your Hand (Super Fluff Forever, We Are Busy Bodies)
11. Joel Cusumano – Another Time, Another Place (Waxworld, Dandy Boy Records)
12. The Goods – Sunday Morning Out of Blue (Don’t Spoil the Fun, Dandy Boy Records)
13. Big Dog – Try So Hard (Big Dog)
14. Alex E.T. – Little Wars (Color of Strange, Curation Records)
15. Teenage Tom Petties – American Breakfast (Rally the Tropes, Safe Suburban Home x Repeating Cloud)
16. Blase – Don’t Want This to End (Somewhere Out There, Fort Lowell Records)
17. Rubber Band Gun – Eyes Above (Record Deal With God, Historic New Jersey Recordings)
18. The Lemonheads – Roky (Love Chant, Fire Records)
19. Stroik – Desert Time (65th and York, Unfiltered Records / Caveman Arts Society)
20. Strawberry Whiplash – The Vampire Life (People Like Us, Matinee Recordings)
21. Katy & The Null Set – Shouldn’t I Be Done (Troublemaker)
22. Parts Work – No Flowers (Parts Work EP, Pintail Rendezvouz / Many Hats Distribution)
23. Bahamas – Sauna (My Second Last Album, Brushfire Records)
24. Under Violet – Billie (Orchard)
25. Jess Jocoy – Above Ground (Cul-De-Sac Kid)
26. Brandi Carlile – No One Knows Us (Returning to Myself, Interscope Records / Lost Highway)
27. Stephen Simmons – Tomorrow is Another Day (Hunch)
28. Chris Lyons – When Are You Coming Down (Painters Street, Nudie Records)
29. Skinny Dyck – Tired Out (More Easy EP, Victory Pool)
30. Jacob Faurholt – Nothing Ever Ends (Jacob Faurholt, Raw Onion Records)
31. The Prickly Pair – Piece of the Sky (The Prickly Pair EP)
32. Chris Rawlins – Like a Bird, Like a Sound (Flyover,
33. Avry Truex – Daffodil (single, Up North Records)
34. Andres Miguel Cervantes – New Friend (single, Speakeasy Studios SF)
35. Sabine McCalla – Two of Hearts (single, Gar Hole Records)
36. Evan Cheadle – Cellophane (single, Victory Pool)
37. Mia Wilson – I Want it All (single, Royal Oakie Records)
38. Courtney Marie Andrews – Keeper (single, Loose Future / Thirty Tigers)
39. Jobi Riccio – The Ridge (single, Yep Roc)
40. Emmy June – A Changed Woman (single, June Music)
41. Mikael H – Meidän piha (single, Inspiration Recordings)
42. Matti Johannes Koivu – Isänmaa (single, Texicalli Records)
43. Takay-Sin – Eikä mikään enää palaa ennalleen (Silmänkorkeudella EP, Minna Records)
44. Ahti Kulo – Punainen jättiläinen (IKAROS)
45. Felix Alexander Lybeck – du&jaghelavärlden (single, All That Plazz)
46. Pambikallio – Pehmee (single, Helmi Levyt)
47. Neiti Olga – Syttyy palaamaan (Nuku vain yön yli, Humu Records)
48. Rami Helin Presents – An Illustrated Guide to Slums, Bums & Cutthroats (Run, Francois, Run) (single, Xonoring Records)
49. Lodger – Electic Light (Flotsam, Soit Se Silti)
50. RULES – Run Boy (single, Panama-levyt)
51. Jani Matti Juhani feat Wiley Cousins & Tuomas Räisänen – Rakkikoira (single, Punaiset Levyt)
52. Nina Kaitaranta – Maailmaan mahtuu (single, Kaita Records)
53. Stoner Control – Pax Romana (single, Sound Judgement Records)
54. Drew Beskin – Flowers for the Band (single, Super Canoe)
55. Nick Eng – All of the Time (single)
56. Reno Bo – Fannie Mae (single)
57. GUV – Let Your Hands Go (single, Run for Cover Records)
58. Leo Walrus – What’s in Store (single, Wahoo Blast)
59. Greg Weeks – The Heathen Heart (single, Language of Stone)
60. Assistant – Flowers (single, Laurie Records)
61. Goodbye Wudaokou – Sky Lantern (single, YYZ Records)
62. 0 Stars – World No.2 (single, Worm Records)
63. Andrew Daly Frank – You’re No Island (single, Glamour Gowns)
64. Vilde Bye – Mailbox (single, Mother Likes It Records)
65. Magic Fig – Flammarion (single, Exploding in Sound Records)
66. Julia, Julia – Bound (single, Suicide Squeeze Records)
67. Julie Doiron – Where the Road Goes From To Lanes Down to One (single, Numero Group)
68. Alexa Rose – Atmosphere (single, First City Artists)
69. Abby Hamilton – Fried Green Tomatoes (single)
70. Ashley Ray – The Daughters (single)
71. Patterson Hood – Scott’s Sister (single, ATO Records)
72. Benjamin Tod – My Pride (single, Benjamin Tod / Thirty Tigers)
73. Elliot C Way – Fool’s Gold (single)
74. Kashus Culpepper – Mean to Me (single, Big Loud Records)
75. Valerie June – Runnin’ and Searchin’ (single, Concord Records)
76. Red River Dialect – Basic Country Mustard (single, Hinterground Records)
77. Mesa – Gonna Take You to My Heart (single)
78. Sam Salmon – Waste Your time (single, Forward Music Group)
79. Black Sea Dahu – Ruth (single, Mouthwatering Records)
80. VanWyck – To June This Morning (single)
81. Sarah Summer – Smile (single)
82. Jake Sheppard – Kindness (single, Desserted City Records)
83. Lily McKown – West Laurel (single)
84. The Sha La Das – Do You Remember WHen (single, Diamond West Records)
85. Kyle Cox – Ready to Waltz (single)
86. Josienne Clarke – Dreams of Sleep (Far From Nowhere, Corduroy Punk)
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.