Still a bit of a slump with the recorded music and I haven’t done any deep dives into it. I went to see live music three nights in a row though and that was special and gave me a big boost. Go and see Toinen Maisema, M.I.Laine, Henri Seger and Sweatmaster if you have a chance. But here’s the new music that was on my radar.
Christo Graham made he album of the week. Another big one for me is the Charlie Whitten EP. Other gems came from Alissa Arnason, Emily Scott Robinson, James McCann, Meels (EP), Ole Kirkeng, Hank Bee (EP), Cordovas, Randy Ross (EP), Lande Hekt, GUV, Barney Cortez, Bill Janovitz and Nathan K.
The big Finnish one is the new Sweatmaster album. This blog doesn’t go to the garage rock territory that often, but I’ve always loved Sweatmaster. New album rules of course. We also have albums from Felix Alexander Lybeck, RULES and Einar Lind (this one is a comp of rarities / lost tracks). Some great singles too from Hanhani, Maustetytöt, Kari Tapiiri, Vellamo, Kuusumun Profeetta, Egotrippi, Antti Autio, Silja Palomäki, Finding Jens Hortling and Jack’s Basket Room.
International single of the week is the new on from St. Yuma. I really loved their previous album and it was on my top 10 a few years back. New album is out in March and this first single sounds marvellous. Other early favorites came from Stripmall Ballads, Michael Cormier-O’Leary, John R. Miller, Sluice, Hailey Davis and Corey Parsons. And of course I love that Bruce Springsteen and Billy Bragg released powerful protest songs.
That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and all the usual promotional nonsense. Next weekend I have family-related things on Saturday and then Super Bowl on Sunday, so it’s possible that this new music weekly won’t be online before Monday evening. Sorry in advance for the possible delay. Love.
1. Christo Graham – A Face to the Name (Good Covers, We Are Busy Bodies)
2. Charlie Whitten – Taking It All (Scully EP, Airloom)
3. Alissa Arnason – Oh My Darling (Waltzes)
4. Emily Scott Robinson – The Time for Flowers (Appalachia, Oh Boy Records)
5. James McCann – Southbound (It’s Been So Long, Cloverdale Records)
6. Meels – Out West (Across the Raccoon Strait EP, Lost Highway Records)
7. Randy Ross feat Stacy Antonel – Lonely Talkin’ (Hard Days, Soft Nights)
8. Ole Kirkeng – Cowboy Lie Detector Machine (Cowboy Lie Detector Machine, Die With Your Boots On Records)
9. Cordovas – Back to Life (Back to Life, Yep Roc)
10. Hank Bee – This Time Around (a sudden hankering EP, Memorials of Distinction)
11. Lande Hekt – Rabbits (Lucky Now, Tapete Records)
12. GUV – Seaside Story (Warmer Than Gold, Run For Cover Records)
13. Barney Cortez – T-Shirt Salesman (Finally Free, Citizen Records)
14. Bill Janovitz – Commiserating (Commiserating EP, Janovitz Records)
15. Nathan K. – Paulding Light (Band Versions)
16. Sluice – Beadie (single, Mtn. Laurel Recording Co)
17. Michael Cormier-O’Leary – Marilyn (single, Dear Life Records)
18. St. Yuma – Alone the Walrus (single, Quietly Records)
19. Hailey Davis – Young Man (single, Fire Records)
20. Stripmall Ballads – Everybody Wins (single)
21. John R. Miller – A World Away (single, Rounder Records)
22. Corey Parsons – One of These Days (singe, Cloverdale Records)
23. Leeroy Stagger – Lost in the Flood (single, Cordova Bay Records)
24. Turner Cody – Recognize a Friend (single, Capitane Records / Modulor)
25. Sweatmaster – We Take All (More! Svart Records)
26. RULES – Venus Flytrap (For Life, Panama-levyt)
27. Finding Jens Hortling – Blinds (single, Humu Records)
28. Felix Aledander Lybeck – släpar allting hem ((amatör), All That Plazz)
29. Maustetytöt – Oslo Helsinki Berliini Kokkola (single, Lördag)
30. Kari Tapiiri – Enemmän kun on (single, Helmi Levyt)
31. Silja Palomäki – Ruusu veripunainen (single, Eclipse)
32. Hanhani – Armi (single, HanHan Music)
33. Antti Autio – Sinä (Soit Se Silti)
34. Egotrippi – Jossain täytyy olla päivänvaloo (single, KHY Suomen Musiikki)
35. Einar Lind – Palavat muistot (Pelastetut Laulut)
36. Kuusumun Profeetta – Usko joka sanaa (single, Ektro Records)
37. Vellamo – Ragged Jolly Friend (single)
38. Jack’s Basket Room – No Regrets (single, Bluelight Records)
39. Tuba Skinny – Tupelo Pine (single)
40. Lammping feat Drew Smith and Marker Starling– Highest Height (single, We Are Busy Bodies)
41. Jessica Lea Mayfield & Dolour – Why Bother? (single, Inverness Recordings)
42. Bruce Sprinsteen – Streets of Minneapolis (single, Columbia Reocrds)
43. Billy Bragg – City of Heroes (single, Cooling Vinyl)
44. Erin McEntee – Love Makes it Easy (single, Pacific Union Records)
45. Chris Brain – Red Sun Rising (single, Big Sun Records)
46. Triptides – How I Feel Today (single, Label 51 Recordings)
47. Brown Horse – Twisters (single, Loose Music)
48. The Legal Matters – The Message (single, Big Stir Records)
49. Bory – Living Proof (single, Bleak Enterprise)
50. Prism Shores – Kid Gloves (single, Meritorio Records)
51. Railcard – Day Dream (single, Skep Wax)
52. Jeb Loy Nichols feat Cold Diamond & Mink – Some Of Your Dreams (single, Timmion Records)
53. The Tender Things – Sleeping Bag Blues (single, Spaceflight Records)
54. P.J.M. Bpnd – Coyote (King of the Island) (single, Excelsior Recordings)
55. West Coast Country Superstars – Nashville, Tennessee (single)
56. kendall lujan – Becoming the Floor (single, NOLA Records)
57. Pearla – Be Around (single)
58. Dana Sipos – Hour and the Glass (Golden Molten)
59. T. Gold – Jewel (Life is a Wonder and It’s Cruel)
60. Lucinda Williams feat Brittney Spencer – The World’s Gone Wrong (The World’s Gone Wrong, Highway 20 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.