There’s a new great JP Harris album on the horizon. JP Harris is a great country songwriter from Nashville and the album Sometimes Dogs Bark at Nothing is due out on the 5th of October on Free Dirt Records. The lead single JP’s Florida Blues #1 recently got a gonzo-style over the top inapproriate music video where JP Harris and friends are goofin around on the road. You might also catch some familiar faces in the cameo roles. Check it out below and then set up a camp outside the local record store and start counting days until the release.

JP Harris Website

Canadian Jake Nicoll quietly released a pretty magical album called Stone Arch on the 3rd of September. Jake recorded the album in a cabin with Kira Sheppard. It’s just two lovely voices, a guitar and a harp, but together they create something really warm and beautiful. Listening to it is almost meditative and resting on its shoulder is a perfect way to ease into the night. These songs live on a land unknown to everyday stress.

A long time favourite Ryan Allen & His Extra Arms are back with a new album Headacher that is due out on the 12th of October on Get Party Records. This time they are actually called just Extra Arms, because they are now a real and loud rock’n’roll band instead of Ryan Allen’s solo adventure. This is going to be such a treasure for the fans of loud and melodic power pop. I will return to this closer to the release date, but here’s the gorgeous first single Why I Run to get this party started. Damn this sounds good and it’s so much fun too. Why was it again that I mostly listen to melancholic folk and country music these days instead of stuff like this that is the pure foundation of my music taste. Beats me. Oh well. Thankfully I can still enjoy this wholeheartedly. This is Why I Run from the forthcoming Extra Arms album.

Extra Arms at Facebook

This has been a week of St. Lenox for me and I’ve spent hours listening to his music. I’ve been vaguely familiar for a couple of years and I’m ashamed that it took me this long to start really paying attention to his music. My loss, because it turns out that I absolutely love his music and well I’m almost obsessed with his soulful and socially aware art pop.

St. Lenox aka Andrew Choi is an indie pop singer-songwriter from NYC and his new album Ten Fables of Young Ambition and Passionate Love is due out on the 28th of September on Anyway Records. However, the first single and the song that started this St. Lenox crush is already out and available. So let’s begin by sharing the gorgeous Don’t Ever Change Me New York City and the music video that came with it. I know you might get lost in the greatness of the song, but also remember to watch and read the story in the video about grassroot involvement in politics and how small changes are important.

St. Lenox at Facebook