Another week, another new music weekly. There might be a break after this one though. Next 9 out of 10 days will be day job days and most of them overtime too. Sunday will be the only day off and right now I have no idea whether I have it in me to make this on that one off day. It’s not totally out of the question, but I’m not going to push it if it feels like I need the rest more. But I’ll let you know on the social media channels if there won’t be one next weekend.
Gladie, Luka Kuplowsky and Micah Schnabel & Vanessa Jean Speckman can split the album of the week honors, because they are all great in different ways. The Schnabel / Speckman one has been on Bandcamp for a while, but only just noticed that it was streaming too. Sorry if it was there before and I missed it. But Bandcamp is better anyway. Other album gems this week came from Leah Blevins, The Montvales, Michael Nau(EP), Jack Studer, Spencer Thomas, Danny George Wilson, Joshua Burnside, Morgan Nagler (missed last week), Nick Droz, Les Blackwell, Sean Thomas Gerard, Ryan Pollie (EP), Otoliths, Special Friend, Son Little, SH CRANE, Masahiro Takahashi and Discovery Zone & John Moods (this was previously bandcamp/physical only I think)
The Finnish part has great new albums from Pelkkä Poutanen, Antti Autio, Joose Keskitalo and Saaga. Plus singles from The Lovematches, Matti Jasu, Eidetic Dreams, Pykäri, Telephone Romeo, Vilma Talvitie, Janeveera and Eerika ja Sakari. There’s one 2025 release too and that’s an album from Rakas Eden. So it’s not exactly brand new, but music is relevant whenever it hits the listener’s heart and this one did just that to me this week. I spent hours listening to it and absolutely loved it. Therefore I wanted to include it here as well.
(Actually it’s kind of sad that these days it often feels like album/song is relevant for like two weeks around the release date and then the cycle is over and people move on to other things.. and yeah, I’m probably contributing to that short life cycle sillyness by making a really long weekly playlist that changes every damn week)
New Ian Noe is the international single of the week. That Carsie Blanton & The Burning Hell collaboration made me both laugh and cry. Some other early faves came from Vincent Neil Emerson, Meredith Edgar, Slippers, Charlie Hill, John Andrews & The Yawns, Beche, Cactus Lee, Frog… again just to name a few.
That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and all the usual promotional nonsense. It all matters. Another one of these coming someday. Whenever that is remains to be seen. Love.
1. Gladie – I Want That For You (No Need To Be Lonely, Get Better Records)
2. Luka Kuplowsky – The Home Beyond Star (The Grass Grows, Antonych Grows)
3. Michael Nau – But Never Tips (Chopping Block Collage EP, relearn to boogie)
4. Micah Schnabel & Vanessa Jean Speckman – Omaha (Villain) (The Great Degradation)
5. Les Blackwell – Tresspassing Heaven (Dollar Down Records Sessions)
6. Jack Studer – If I Only Could (Falling Forward, Gar Hole Records)
7. Leah Blevins – Tequila Mockingbird (All Dressed Up, Easy Eye Sound)
8. The Montvales – The Wicked (Path of Totality, Free Dirt Records)
9. Danny George Wilson – Grain of Sand (Arcade, Loose Music)
10. Joshua Burnside – It’s Not Going to Be Okay (It’s Not Going to be Okay, Nettwerk)
11. Morgan Nagler – Hurt (I’ve Got Nothing to Lose and I’m Losing It, Little Operation Records)
12. Nick Droz – Middling Age (Middling Age)
13. Spencer Thomas – Cynical Vision (Cynical Vision, Strolling Bones Records)
14. Sean Thomas Gerard – Worlds Collide (Stay in Your Light, Fort Lowell Records)
15. SH CRANE – Flowers (Crosswinds, Widerange)
16. Son Little – Whip the Wind (Cityfolk, Anti)
17. Discovery Zone & John Moods – Everytime You Leave (Dreaming For Miles, Mansions and Millions)
18. Ryan Pollie – Hudson Plains (Manitoba EP, New Jersey Wildlife)
19. Masahiro Takahashi feat Joseph Shabason – I’m Your Mirror (In Another, Telephone Explosion Records)
20. Special Friend – Theoretical (Clipping, Howlin’ Banana)
21. Otoliths – Maeve’s Melody (Lithos,
22. Slippers – Wants for Everyone (single, perennial)
23. Meredith Edgar – Lie to Yourself (single, Graveyard Dog Records)
24. Carsie Blanton & The Burning Hell – Everything is Great (single)
25. Charlie Hill – Something Stinks (single, CL Productions)
26. Ian Noe – Jukebox Blue (For Blaze Foley) (single, Lock13 Records / Thirty Tigers)
27. Vincent Neil Emerson – Livin’ in the Past (single, La Honda Records)
28. The Lovematches – Playing with Matches (single, Emsalö Music)
29. Joose Keskitalo – Rise John Rise (Cursed Be Those Mariners, They Lead a Wicked Life, Helmi Levyt)
30. Telephone Romeo – Ways of the World (single, Soliti)
31. Matti Jasu – Doing Donuts (single)
32. Us – Man Ray (single, Lördag)
33. Eidetic Dreams – Eidetic Dreams (single, All That Plazz)
34. Pykäri – Slide (single, Expo)
35. Pelkkä Poutanen – Kaikki mitä rakastan on kaikkialla (Jossain on kai sateenkaari vaikkei sitä tähän näy, Eclipse Music)
36. Vilma Talvitie – Raja (single, Eclipse Music)
37. Antti Autio – Kompassi (Tie on maalattu maahan, Soit Se Silti)
38. Rakas Eden – Sarjakuvia (Joku täällä pitää minut kasassa, 2025)
39. Saaga – Syli (Sydänkohtauksia)
40. Janeveera – Mä haluan sut (single, Eclipse Music)
41. Eerika ja Sakari – Sinä tuot kevään (single)
42. Radhika feat Mitch Mitchell – Feline Bandits (single, Glass Modern)
43. Dream Sitch – Shake Til I Budge (single, Airloom)
44. Hrishikesh Hirway feat Uwade and Fenne Lily – Rollercoaster (single, Keeled Scales)
45. Frog – Je Ne Sais Pas (single, Tapewormies / Audio Antihero)
46. John Andrews & The Yawns – What’s Good (single, Earth Libraries)
47. Beche – Spiralling (single, Beche Forever)
48. Bland Halen – Troubles Running Down (single, Mumblecore Records)
49. TV Star – Reality Cheque (single, Father/Daughter Records)
50. Prism Shores – Magical Thinking (single, Meritorio Records)
51. Barney Cortez – Stupid Man (single, Citizen)
52. Deadbeat Beat – Peach Sprite (single, We Are Time)
53. SOFTJAW – Playing Bogart (single, Dandy Boy Records)
54. The Greenberry Woods – Whenever You Want Me Too (single, Big Stir Records)
55. Lily Seabird – Demon in Me (single, Lame-O Records)
56. Cactus Lee – Bad Luck (single, Western Vinyl)
57. White Fence – Unread Books (single, Drag City)
58. Slow Leaves – Not Your Fault (single, Birtday Cake Records)
59. Leeann Skoda & Ryan O’Reilly – Things We Just Don’t Talk About (single, Crownstone Records)
60. Bonnie Montgomery & Melissa Carper – Rather Have Love (single, Mae Music)
61. Ben Jarrell – Where the Muddy River Flows (single, IFITAINTBROKE)
62. Frank Hurricane feat Superflower – Taylor and Rhonda (single, Nudie Records)
63. Otis Gibbs – Cry For Love (single)
64. Brown Horse – Wreck (single, Loose Music)
65. Beth Bombara – Walking in the Dark (single, All the Right Pills)
66. Luke Callen – Shirley (single, Milkweed Records)
67. Kyle Morgan – Where to Start (single, Starcrossed Losers Records)
68. Abigail Lapell – Shadow Child (single, Outside Music)
69. Reb Fountain – Sand Dunes (single, Fountain Music)
70. Kielo Kärkkäinen – Nojaamme tyhjään (Kuin tarttuisi kädestä, Texicalli Records)
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.