One more for tonight and then it’s time to go to bed. Margaret Glaspy’s album Emotions and Math is out now on ATO Records. I’ve had it on steady rotation and I find it really good. Well for the most parts anyway. I really struggle with the second track Situation. However, Margaret loves Pinkerton, so that is such a big mark on the plus column that one song that I don’t particularly enjoy is nothing. My favourite song on the album is You and I and there’s also a gorgeous and colourful video for the song. This is so awesome and has been stuck in my head since I first heard it early in the year.

Margaret Glaspy Website

The biggest music news of the year is that there’s a new Teenage Fanclub album coming up in September. I’m not sure do I even need to write about this, because it’s like preaching to a choir and most of you already know this new song by heart. I love these Scottish masters of pop music. Always have and always will. If I make a list of my all time favourite bands or albums. Teenage Fanclub will be on the second place on both of those lists (Grand Prix is the album pick). The album Here is out Sep 9th on PeMA / Merge. This is the wonderful first single I’m In Love.

Teenage Fanclub Website

Houston-based songwriter Robert Ellis is a long time favourite of mine and New West Records released his new self-titled album in early June. I was a little bit wary at first though, because this new one has a bold production and it’s sonically adventurous with jazzy vibes, string arrangements etc. Normal person would probably say that this is a good thing, but I’m a real lo-fi twat and therefore I had some doubts. I still gave it a chance to win my heart over, because I didn’t want to be the guy who starts throwing those dreadful over-produced punches. Yeah, I know that I’ve been that guy. I’ve been that guy several times during the existence of this little amateurish blog. However, I knew Robert Ellis is phenomenal and someone capable of making this work in such fashion that even the narrow-minded pricks like yours truly would get on board. That was a correct assumption and in the end the adventurous and innovative arrangements turned out to be one of the biggest strengths of this genre-blending break-up album. A very impressive album that doesn’t play it safe. I would so love to see a Robert Ellis live concert sometime soon.

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Robert Ellis Website

The Felice Brothers is a band I used to love, but somewhere along the way I lost track. I was especially fond of Tonight at The Arizona and the self-titled album, but after that my interest slowly faded. I’m back on board now though, because the few outtakes I heard from their new album The Life in the Dark sounded so good to me that I went and bought the vinyl. This probably won’t hit my top 10 for the year or anything, but it’s still a damn good album full of captivating songs and I’m even thinking of whether I should take a boat cruise to Sweden next February, if their tour doesn’t reach Finnish shores. This rugged lo-fi sound of the new album is also a perfect fit to these gorgeous folk stories and narratives. It’s difficult to understand why such a magnificent piece of music has gotten a lot of lukewarm reviews. This one is the great opening track Aerosol Ball from Life in the Dark that is now out and available on Yep Roc.

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This video below is still my favourite The Felice Brother moment. Impromptu live version of Her Eyes Dart Round from 2007.

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The Felice Brothers Website