A very late Monday edition of the new music weekly. I think it will be like this for the next few weeks, because I’m on vacation from the day job and have a lot of plans for the weekends, but little less for the early weekdays. It’s possible that I will miss one completely, but more likely is that these take place Monday/Tuesday for the next few weeks. Oh and my Apple Music subscription ran out, so this is not there anymore. Apologies for the few people who followed me there. It’s possible that it will return soon-ish, because I might need to finally upgrade my trusted iPhone 13 mini and if I go with a new one instead of a refurbished one, some free months might come with the phone. So we’ll see.
Joshua Ray Walker and Jordan Lee King can share the album of the week honor this week. Also really excited about the Greg Mendez album, but haven’t listened the whole album yet. Other great album releases of the week came from Rachel Swain, The Greenberry Woods, The Maureens, Sam Weber, Guided By Voices, Joey Quinones, Darryl Rahn, Georges E. Sioui, Keyland, Susto Stringband, Leeroy Stagger, Nathan Evans Fox, Luke Francis (EP) and The Pendulum Hearts (EP).
The biggest Finnish release week is not streaming, but it’s definitely worth a mention or parade that there’s a new Wojciech album in the world. Check it out on Bandcamp for now. CDs also available directly from the band or 8raita record store. Other Finnish gems this week are album from Mutka and singles from Jani Matti Juhani, Michael Bleu, Topi Saha, Lempi Elo, Kanerva, Markus Perttula, Drug Dog and Raivo Jackson.
New Corey Parsons can be the international single of the week, because it’s such a sweet song. Moms are the best. Other early faves came from Kimmi Bitter, Will Worden, David Myhr, Dakota Theim, Bramwell, Styrofoam Winos, Triptides.. again just to name a few.
That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and all the usual promotional nonsense. It all matters. And like mentioned before, I think next episode will be early next week. I think Tuesday probably unless I skip it altogether. Sorry for the delays, but I think even music blogger deserves a vacation haha. Love.
1. Joshua Ray Walker – Blue Genes (Ain’t Dead Yet, East Dallas Records / Thirty Tigers)
2. Jordan Lee King feat Emily Jamerson – Just Ain’t Fair (King of the Bluegrass, The Farm Management)
3. Rachel Swain – Neon Lullaby (Neon Lullaby, Magic City Recordings)
4. Greg Mendez – Looking Out Your Window (Beauty Land, Dead Oceans)
5. The Greenberry Woods – Summer Song (It’s All Good, Sugar.. Big Stir Records)
6. The Maureens – Never Learn (Don’t Give Up, Meritorio Records)
7. Guided By Voices – Out With a Theory (Crawlspace of the Pantheon, GBV Inc)
8. Joey Quinones – Guess That’s Just Loving You (Inna Soul Steady Situation, Colemine Records)
9. Eleni Mandell – Life is Sometimes (Tailspin, Schoolkids Records)
10. Sam Weber – Tapestry (Sweet Grass Halo, Big Secret Records)
11. Luke Francis – My Heart is Yours (No Difference to Me Now EP)
12. Darryl Rahn – Nice N’ Easy (Darryl)
13. Georges E. Sioui – The Eyes of a Child (For All Tomorrows, Watch That Ends the Night)
14. Nathan Evans Fox – Sevindust (Heirloom, Free Dirt Records)
15. Keyland – Overalls (Knuckle Sandwich, One Riot Records)
16. Leeroy Stagger – Summer Rain (Pilgrimage, Cordova Bay Records)
17. Susto Stringband – Don’t Feel Right (Susto Stringband (Volume 2), Susto / Missing Piece Records)
18. The Pendulum Hearts – It’s the Bottle Talkin’ (Trio Grande EP)
19. Will Worden feat Molly Lewis – Broken Wings (single, Press Room)
20. Kimmi Bitter – Love Me or Leave Me Alone (single)
21. Corey Parsons – Faye (single, Cloverdale Records)
22. Jani Matti Juhani feat Jenni Kallio – Seija Simolan silmät (single, Punaiset Levyt)
23. Michael Bleu – Kahden viikon jälkeen (single, Lördag)
24. Topi Saha – Kipee (single, Soit Se Silti)
25. Kanerva – Tyttö (single, Texicalli Records)
26. Lempi Elo – Syreenipuut (single, Hemma Records)
27. Markus Perttula – Oot pimee aurinko (single, MPM)
28. Mutka – Beibi (Mutka, Lil’ Beast Records / All That Plazz)
29. Sisar – Nälkä (single, Svart Records)
30. Drug Dog – Rosie Rose (single, Blue Bear Records)
31. Raivo Jackson – Better Not (single)
32. Chris Pierce – This Sunlit Morning (single, Chris Pierce Music / Missing Piece Records)
33. Jason Joshua – Dedication Hour (single, Mango Hill Records)
34. The Mellons – Say Goodbye (single, Earth Libraries)
35. David Myhr – Summer Summer Summer (single, Monogram Recordings / Oglio Entertainment)
36. Dakota Theim – Welcome to the Garden (single)
37. Triptides – Past Lives (single, Label51 Recordings)
38. The Hanging Stars – Let it Slide (single, Loose Music)
39. Bramwell – Standing on Stones (single)
40. Gurry Wurry – The Gun Was a Quaker (single)
41. DUM1 – Plastic Covers (single, Take a Turn Records / Pop Non Grata Records)
42. Styrofoam Winos – New Friend (single, Dear Life Records)
43. Tristen – My Back Pages (single, Pupsnake Records / Well Kept Secret)
44. Mynolia feat Spencer Cullum – Needle (single, Full Time Hobby)
45. Maya De Vitry – All My Faith (single, Mad Maker Studio)
46. Emily Baker – Unpaid Bill (single, Everyone Sang)
47. Ali Holder – Different Kind of Lonely (single)
48. Mama’s Broke – The Nameless (single, Free Dirt Records)
49. Dominique and the Diamonds – Cocaine (single, Desert Rose Music)
50. Kaitlin Butts – Never Really Mine (single, Republic Records)
51. Jesper Lindell – Whicha Way Did It Go (single, Brunsvik Sounds)
52. Michael Cloud Duguay – Little Seldom (single, Watch That Ends the Night)
53. Zach Thompson – Who Pays the Piper (single, Breakfast Records)
54. Thomas Dollbaum – Waterbird (Birds of Paradise, Dear Life Records)
55. Alela Diane – Endless Waltz (Who’s Keeping Time, Fluff & Gravy Records / Loose Music)
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.