The Chris Bathgate discography has been among the music things I’ve loved the most during this current decade. I found this Ann Arbor -based folk/indie songwriter rather late in 2011 when Salt Year came out, but got badly addicted. I bought most of the earlier stuff too and soon I had listened to Salt Year, A Cork Tale Wake and Throatsleep so much that I knew every song by heart. Unfortunately the few following years didn’t bring new Chris Bathgate music, but he finally returned last year with an excellent EP called Old Factory and now in the spring 2017 it’s time for a new amazing Chris Bathgate record Dizzy Seas. The album came out on the 19th of May on Quite Scientific. Here are a couple of stunning songs from the new album. Music video for the song Northern Country Trail and the wonderful title track Dizzy Seas.

Chris Bathgate Website

It’s finally getting warmer over here and there’s summer in my heart. A perfect time for some pop magic filled with catchy melodies and lovely vocal harmonies. Brent Randall is a Canadian pop wizard who has previously released songs with The Pinecones. First orchestral pop beauties as Brent Randall and The Magnificent Pinecones and then as just The Pinecones that was closer to power pop. Now Brent is operating under the name Gentle Brent and one of the finest indie pop labels Jigsaw Records put out his new album in March 2017. I immediately grabbed a download, because I love the guy, but haven’t been listening to it that much until now. I was kind of waiting for the right time and now it has arrived. I’m ready to go outside for a walk, put the headphones and singalong to these awesome pop songs with a stupid smile on my face. This is There’s a Girl from Gentle Brent’s new album Just Dandy.

Gentle Brent at Facebook