OCTA New Music Weekly – Episode #391
Another week, another new music weekly. Again way too much to listen in one weekend, but here’s what I managet to put together.
There’s new albums from Kacy Lee Anderson, Clara Mann, Martha O’Brien, Dead Gowns, Jeffrey Silverstein, Max Bien Kahn, Michael Nau, Lamplight, Olivia Tremor Control, Foot Ox, The Cat’s Miaow, The Lost Guests, Quichenight, Wagging, Dacy, Paper Jam, Rayland Baxter, Pug Johnson, Josh Fortenbery (EP), Ben Jarrell & The Night Sights, Muireann Bradley (EP), Dina Pelled, Grey DeLisle, Abigail Rose, Fenne Lily, Merle Law (this one’s from June but the Jeffrey Silverstein album only now led me to it), JP Harris, Apollo Flowerchild and Lennon Stella.
Finnish part of this one has albums from Hanhani and Kohti Tuhoa plus singles from M.I. Laine & Sortumavaara, Eerie Deer, V.Härkönen, Vimma, Avaruusasema, Michael Bleu & Pekka Laine, Satu Lii and Anton V. Kivi.
Some early faves in the international singles category came from Maisy Owen, Adeem the Artist, Li’l Andy, Dowsers, Michael Feuerstack, Tre Burt, Jacksonport… again just to name a few.
That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and all the usual promotional nonsense. It all matters. Back next week with another one of these things. I’ve been thinking about doing other blog stuff too, but yeah.. I’m better at thinking about doing them than actually doing them. The time just flies so fast. There’s always just a few hours of free time after the day job and everyday life things and it’s just too easy to spend that by doing nothing productive. Oh well. Maybe one day. Love.
1. Kacy Lee Anderson – How to Deal (Hello, I’m Irrelevant, Earth Libraries)
2. Clara Mann – Fortuna (Wishbone, The state51 Conspiracy)
3. Martha O’Brien – You Don’t Start Like This (Breathing Wrong)
4. Dead Gowns – Hardcore or Wellness (Vegas, Mtn Laurel Recording Co)
5. Jeffrey Silverstein – Drop a Dime (Doggone, Full Time Hobby)
6. Max Bien Kahn – Napili Bay (Baby Green, Well Kept Secret)
7. Michael Nau – Lost Station Hideaway (Popfly, Suicide Squeeze Records)
8. Olivia Tremor Control – Meeting Ourselves (The Same Place, Elephant 6 Recording Co)
9. Lamplight – Still Have Time For It (Lick the Spoon, Let It Soften, Western Vinyl)
10. Foot Ox – Build Fires (Topanga Canyon, Lauren Records)
11. The Cat’s Miaow – I Hope My Dreams Will Reach You (When You Smiled and Turned Away, Slumberland Records)
12. The Lost Guests – Come Exploring With Me (Endlessly on the Way, YYZ Records)
13. Quichenight – Sentimental Heart Attack (Waterwille & Surf, Lamb Speed Records)
14. Paper Jam – Roaming Eyes (This and That, perennial)
15. Dazy – Unreasonable Person (MAXIMUMBLASTSUPERLOUD Vol.2, Lame-O Records)
16. Wagging – Banyan Trees (Wagging, We Are Busy Bodies)
17. Rayland Baxter – Haymaker (True Violet, ATO Records)
18. Josh Fortenbery – Rabbit Holes (Oh Rejoice EP, Muskeg Collective)
19. Ben Jarrell and the Night Sights – Rebecca (Ben Jarrell and the Night Sights, Double Action Productions)
20. Pug Johnson – Where Dowlen Meets Phelan (From a Beaumont Bar, Break Maiden Records / Thirty Tigers)
21. JP Harris feat Chance McCoy – Poor Robin (Shaving a Dead Man, Bloodshot Records)
22. Muireann Bradley – Clementine (Blackwood Pew, A Fontana Records / Verve Forecast)
23. Grey DeLisle – Don’t Turn Around (Don’t Turn Around, Hummin’bird Records)
24. Apollo Flowerchild – The Light Is Gone (Four of Swords Reversed EP)
25. Dina Pelled – Sleeping in the Closet (I Wish I Was a Single Girl Again, La Reserve Records
26. Abigail Rose – Paisley (Paisley)
27. Merle Law – The Sun is a Start Too (Lonely Lovin’, Tennis Courterly)
28. Fenne Lily – Stranger Things (Win Win, Kiss Me Bite Me / Nettwerk)
29. Lennon Stella – Beginner’s Mind (Sleeping Lion, Records Label)
30. Maisy Owen – Stranger (single, Tompkins Square)
31. Eerie Deer – Bloody Demons (single, Eine Records)
32. M.I. Laine & Sortumavaara – Minä vihaan työtä (single, Sortumavaara)
33. V. Härkönen – Anna pölyn laskeutuu (single, Lauvus Records)
34. Juhlat – Levy (single)
35. Vimma – Öljyy ja glitterii (single, Lördag Records)
36. Avaruusasema – Osia (single, Xonoring Records)
37. Michael Bleu & Pekka Laine – Rakastuin mä looseriin (single, Lördag)
38. Hanhani – Ennustaja (Oikea aika olla elossa, HanHan Music)
39. Satu Lii – Ota musta kii (single, Young Diamond Productions)
40. Anton V. Kivi – Tämän oven takana (single, Tesoman musiikki)
41. Kohti tuhoa – Paratiisi (Paratiisi, La Vida Es Un Mus Dichos)
42. Sammy Weissberg – Brass Quintet No.1 Mvt. II (single, Dear Life Records)
43. Lily Desmond – Everything Else (single)
44. Natalie Bergman – White Oak (single, Third Man Records)
45. Adeem the Artist – Hard to Get (single, Four Quarters Records / Thirty Tigers)
46. Dowsers – Dogwood (single, Gar Hole Records)
47. Tre Burt – Kill’t a Mind Cop (single, Oh Boy Records)
48. The Lostines feat Kinsey Lee – I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight (single)
49. Future Clouds & Radar – Wooden Soldiers (single, Star Apple Kingdom)
50. Slack Times – Right Time (single, Meritorio Records)
51. Generifus – Bird Beak (single, Anxiety Blanket Records)
52. Charlie Horn – Kate Welsh (single)
53. Jacksonport – Mirror (single, Ay Caramba Records)
54. Michael Feuerstack – Who We Are (single, Forward Music Group)
55. Hannah Frances – Circadian Heart (single, Fire Talk)
56. Wila Frank & Hannah Delynn – The Valley (single)
57. Kyle Cox & Abigail Flowers – The Night the Moon Went Out (single)
58. Li’l Andy – Hummingbird (single)
59. The Charities – I’m Still Learning How (single, Colemine Records)
60. Alex Izenberg – Bon Voyage (single, Mexican Summer)
61. Eric Slick – Talking Too Much (single, Slick Records / Thirty Tigers)
62. Michaela Anne – Maybe I’m the Toxic One (single, Georgia June Records)
63. Beth Bombara – Up at Night (single, All the Right Pills)
64. Toria Wooff – Noiselessly (single, Sloe Flower Records)
65. Tashi T & Zach Bassett – No One Doesn’t Know (single)
66. Josh Harmon feat Sabine McCalla, Gina Leslie and Leonie Evans – Ain’t No Weight (single, Josh Harmon / Many Hats Distribution)
67. D.B. Tait – Where Are You Going Now? (single, Littleknown Records)
68. Arlo McKinley – All Night Long (single, Oh Boy Records)
69. Matt Woods – Bad Man (single, Lonely Ones Records)
70. Roger Bryan and the Orphans – Beggars Night (single, Harvest Sum Recordings)
71. Billy Law – Everglow (single, State Fair Records)
72. Talise – Pretty Little Ghost (single, Run On Records)
73. Cinder Well – One Morning in May (single, Free Dirt Records)
74. Austin Cash & Nathan Smerage – Bell Harp (single, Scissor Tail Records)
75. Helena Deland – Tip of My Tongue (single, Chivi Chivi)
76. Rosie Tucker – Garbage Newsong (single, No Place Now!)
77. North Atlantic Explorers – Blast Off (single, Anniedale Records)
78. Blu Miller – Strawberry Moon (single)
79. This Frontier Needs Heroes – Homage to Catalonia (single)
80. The Lemonheads & Bevis Frond – Roky (single, Fire Records)
81. My Wonderful Boyfriend – Chip City (single, New West Records)
82. Chris Lyons – Another Day (New Love for the Old Flames, Nudie Records)
83. Flora Hibberd – Hares on the Mountain (Mammoth, 22Twenty)
84. Amuri – Tähti (Uni avaa meille pienen oven, Helmi Levyt)
85. Ruissalo Amping – Oidipus (Rihmasto, Svart 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.
OCTA New Music Weekly – Episode #390
A very late edition of the new music weekly, because I was away for the weekend and only got back about 9pm on Sunday. Probably missed a lot, but here’s what I managed to put together.
Flora Hibberd, Chris Lyons and SOFTJAW can share the album of the week honors. They all hit a bit different places on this onechordnet spectrum, but all are equally wonderful. There’s also great new albums from Exploding Hearts, Alien Boy, Kelley Stoltz, Winter McQuinn & Acacia Pip (EP), Charlie Parr, Sadurn, Nive Nielsen & The Deer Children (a week old, but missed it then), Chloe Kimes, Spencer Burton, Jesse Daniel, Jack Barksdale (EP), The Tender Things, Eels, Darlin’ Brando (EP), @, Jonathan Something, Charissa Hoffman, Andy Shauf (bonus EP for 10 years anniversary of The Party), Ruby Gill, June McDoom, Arborist, Darren Hayman, Firestations, Pardoner, Sunday Mourners (EP), Dropkick, fish narc and Babe Lewis.
The Finnish part is really strong this time around. In fact, the album I’ve listened by far the most is a Finnish one. This is the new Ruissalo Amping album and I’m borderline obsessed with it. Such a beautiful album and definitely extremely highly recommended. Another huge album release too from long time favorite Amuri. Other Finnish gems this week are albums from Hyvät Hevoset, Eidetic Dreams and Martti Vesala Soundpost Quintet, EP from Joy Duran plus singles from Maustetytöt, Radio Supernova, Trees and Lotta Svart.
International single of the week is the new one from Shane Leonard. I love both his own music and production work for others. Great to hear his own stuff after a while. First single sounds marvellous. Album due out in 2027. Other early faves came from Vincent Neil Emerson, Steady Holiday, Hello Emerson, The Burning Hell, Frances Vargas, Lou Turner.. again just to name a few.
That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and listen to Ruissalo Amping. Back next week with another of these things. Love.
1. Flora Hibberd – Perfect Ripple (Mammoth, 22TWENTY)
2. Chris Lyons – Goes Away at Night (New Love For the Old Flame, Nudie Records)
3. SOFTJAW – My Broken Heart (Love Can’t Kill You, Dandy Boy Records / Bachelor Records)
4. Exploding Flowers – Dining On Fire (Alphabet Window, Meritorio Records)
5. Kelley Stoltz – Walking Around (Writing the Thread, Dandy Boy Records / Agitated Records)
6. Alien Boy – Now Yr Calling Me Baby (Rearrange My Mind, Get Better Records)
7. Winter McQuinn & Acacia Pip – Say What You Do (Disassociating On the Travelator, Third Eye Stimuli)
8. Sadurn – Why does my heart (The Underworld, Run for Cover Records)
9. Nive Nielsen & The Deer Children – My Mother’s Name (My Mother’s Name, Glitterhouse Records)
10. Charlie Parr – Duluth 2026 (Rooming House, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings)
11. Jack Barksdale – Ticket Home (FOr Phil Ochs) (Battleground, Cloverdale Records)
12. Jesse Daniel – Looks Like Rain (Looks Like Rain, Lighning Rod Records / Thirty Tigers)
13. Spencer Burton – I Need a Song (Spencer Burton, Dine Alone Records)
14. Darlin’ Brando – That’s Why I’m Always Smiling (In Pictures) (Seeing Her Again EP, Slim Chance)
15. The Tender Things – Good Work (Is a Nasty Band, Spaceflight Records)
16. Chloe Kimes – Snowglobe (Daredevil, Pond Happy)
17. Charissa Hoffman – Parallel Lines (Horizon)
18. Jonathan Something – Before I Go (One More Lonesome Cowboy Song, High Shelter Records)
19. @ – Earthy Love (Autosmile, 4AD)
20. Andy Shauf – angela the traveler (Afterparty, Anti)
21. Ruby Gill – Librarian Love (Fishing is not about Fishing)
22. June McDoom – Human Angel (Follow the Light, Jagjaguwar)
23. Eels – Dum Dums (Cookie Happened, PIAS)
24. Darren Hayman – Darling, All the Time (I’m Your Team, Audio Antihero)
25. Arborist – Bye Bye, Johnny Cash (Looking For Love, Fika Recordings)
26. Firestations – International Dust (International Dust, Lost Map Records)
27. Dropkick – Toe the Line (Throughlines)
28. Pardoner – Don’t Slouch (Target Practice, Bar/None Records)
29. Sunday Mourners – Terminal Boredom (Terminal Boredom EP, Curation Records)
30. fish narc – Emma (Uncle)
31. Babe Lewis – Tracer (The View from Halfway Down)
32. Ruissalo Amping – Kosketa hellästi maaiman pintaa (Rihmasto, Svart Records)
33. Eidetic Dreams – Drive Me Far (Shields, All that Plazz)
34. Radio Supernova – Päätös (single, Soit Se Silti)
35. Maustetytöt – Osa-aikatyötön (single, Lördag)
36. Amuri – Nämä mustat yöt (Uni avaa meille pienen oven, Helmi Levyt)
37. Hyvät Hevoset – Tässä oli ennen metsä (Hyvät Hevoset, Lil’ Beast Records)
38. Trees – For the First Time (single, Helmi Levyt)
39. Martti Vesala Soundpost Quintet – Sands of Time (Pendulum, Mustik Motel)^
40. Joy Duran – Time Unwinds (Strawberry EP, Savu Records)
41. Lotta Svart – Andas (single, L8)
42. Gudrid Hansdottir – Ljosmyndir (single, Tutl)
43. Steady Holiday – Good God (single)
44. Shane Leonard – Heart & Mind (single, Sleepy Cat Records)
45. Mynolia – Take the Mountain by Surprise (single, Full Time Hobby)
46. Lou Turner – Beaver Moon (single)
47. Fine Food Market – Take It as It Is (single, Arbutus Records)
48. Hello Emerson – Hide and Seek (single, Hello Emersongs)
49. Wayne Faler – The Loon (single, Curation Records)
50. The Burning Hell – Sarah Connor Was Right (single)
51. Country Risque – Took Me Off My Mind (single, Nudie Records)
52. Frances Vargas – The Band’s Got Your Gun (single, Nudie Records)
53. Scott Ballew feat Esther Rose – Buried Alive (single, Leisure Rodeo)
54. Vincent Neil Emerson – Forbidden Peaches (single, La Honda Records)
55. liv. – Peach-Like People (single, Red Moon Recordings)
56. Aaron Lee Tasjan – Good Luck Now! (single, Blue Elan Records)
57. Neal Casal – Down With a Friend (single, Neal Casal Music Foundation)
58. Floating Action – Beyond Myself (single, Airloom)
59. Dark Tea – Coastal Elites (single, Don Piano Enterprises)
60. Maya De Vitry – ‘Cause I Love You (single, Mad Maker Studio)
61. Selma French – Hammond Song (single, Hype City Music)
62. Hello Shark – Country Club (single, Father / Daughter)
63. Johanna Warren – Automatic (single, Soul Selects / Well Kept Secret)
64. Tami Hart – Why Aren’t You Cool (single, Don Giovanni Records)
65. Smug Brothers – Champion of the Patio (single, Anyway Records)
66. The Drowners – You are the Sunshine (single)
67. Mike Viola – Love So Beautiful and Strange (single)
68. Charlie Kaplan feat Pat Kelly – Let’s Play a Show Together (single, Glamour Gowns9
69. Tero-Petri & Korvaamattomat – Rakastaja on valepuvussa (Voi näinkin elää, Plastic Passion / Laululiike)
70. Tanner York – Dumbest Person Alive – Bonus Track (Welcome to the Shower, Merge Records)
71. Cooper Kenward – Sebastopol (Call Me the Knife, Soggy Anvil Records)
72. Margo Cilker – Ladybug (Little White Cross, Fossil Records)
73. Alexis Mahler – Bitter Cold (Body of Water)
74. V.V. Lightbody – Patience Like a Pilot (Period Piece, Egghunt Records)
75. Jessie Gray – Goodbye (The Muse)
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.
OCTA New Music Weekly – Episode #389
Another week, another new music weekly.
Margo Cilker and Cooper Kenward can share the album of the week honor. A whole lot of other great stuff too. There’s new albums from Claire Cronin, Teenage Fanclub, Jessie Gray, Alexis Mahler, V.V. Lightbody, Jess Williamson, Todd Snider, Brody Price, Langan, Frost & Wane, The Smashing Times, Tanner York (missed this last year, now reissued by Merge Records), Queen of Jeans, Classic Traffic, James Wavey, John Prine (archives), Resarvoir, Hour, Jordia Lane and Zach Russell.
A lot of gorgeous Finnish releases too. We have new albums from Tero-Petri & Korvaamattomat, Sin Cos Tan and M plus an EP from Einar Lind. Then there’s a really special single where Pekka Laine & The Enchanted joined forces with Nighbird. Some big faves together. What’s not to love. Other single gems this week from The New Tigers, Drug Dog, Jussi Suonikko and Inariveljet.
International single of the week is the new Sylvie. I just love that kind of stuff. A year of Sylvie (and Alex Amen). Also great to hear new music from Rachel Toups. It’s been a while. The new SOFTJAW song is also another pretty perfect pop gem. Some other early faves came from Izaak Opatz, St. Yuma, Blumi, Kacy Lee Anderson.. again just to name a few.
That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and all the usual promotional nonsense. Back next week with another one of these things. Love
1. Margo Cilker – State Line (Little White Cross, Fossil Records)
2. Cooper Kenward – Swoon (Call Me The Knife, Soggy Anvil Records)
3. Claire Cronin – Poison Arrow (The Bruise, Orindal Records)
4. Jessie Gray – Can We Call It Love (The Muse)
5. Alexis Mahler – Hands (Body of Water)
6. V.V. Lightbody – Precious Moments (Period Piece, Egghunt Records)
7. Jess Williamson – Hum of the City (A Mile South of Heaven, New West Records)
8. Brody Price – Nightmares (Leaf Miner’s Daughter, Gar Hole Records)
9. Todd Snider – One Nation Under Fire (My Second Rodeo, Aimless Records / Thirty Tigers)
10. Langan, Frost & Wane – Widow’s Bay (Tomorrow For a Stone, Goldstar Recordings)
11. The Smashing Times – Shade, the Changing Man (Come Along With Me, Perennial)
12. Teenage Fanclub – Over and Over (Do Not Dare to Dream, Merge Records)
13. Tanner York – Girlfriend (Welcome to the Shower, Merge Records)
14. Queen of Jeans – Nothin’ (hard/Sweet, Memory Music)
15. Classic Traffic – Wanna Wish (Real Music, Same View)
16. James Wavey – When Did the Lights Go Out (Sleepers Break, Dandy Boy Records / Mantra Music Group)
17. John Prine – My God Thank You John (Found Dogs, Oh Boy Records)
18. Zach Russell – Why Won’t They Listen to My Songs (Mojo Russell: Lavender Boy, Carlboro Records)
19. Jordie Lane feat Nathan Evans Fox – Good For You (Habitual)
20. Hour – Sky Is Blue (Ghost Bridge, Dear Life Records)
21. Resavoir feat Knox Fortune – In Motion (Above the Clouds, L’Univers)
22. Rachel Toups – your heart, it pours (single, Anxiety Blanket Records)
23. Blumi – Such Reverence (single, Capitane Records)
24. Kacy Lee Anderson – Keep Quiet (single, Earth Libraries)
25. Sylvie – Not Looking Back Anymore (single, Ghostly International)
26. St. Yuma – Mr. Ross (single, Full Time Hobby)
27. Izaak Opatz – Get Behind Me, Satan! (single)
28. Star Moles – Born Again (single, Dead Oceans)
29. SOFTJAW – Poor Disguise (single, Dandy Boy Records)
30. Whitney’s Playland – Bottled Lightning (single, Dandy Boy Records)
31. The New Tigers – Star (single, Soliti)
32. Pekka Laine feat Nightbird – Willow Tree (single, Svart Records)
33. Jussi Suonikko – Midnight Candy (single)
34. Sin Cos Tan – Corruption (Greed, All That Plazz)
35. M – Musta enkeli (Musta enkeli, Playground)
36. Tero-Petri & Korvaamattomat – Unissaan kävelevä (Voi näinkin elää, Plastic Passion / Laululiike)
37. Einar Lind – Jos mut sä näät (Nelonen EP)
38. Inariveljet – Kurki kuusesta huhusi (single, Helmi Levyt)
39. Drug Dog – Big Rain (single, Blue Bear Records)
40. Twisted Teens – Stalks (single, Sub Pop Records)
41. Best Bets – More Good News (single, Meritorio Records)
42. The Gnomes – Batteries (single, Goblin Records)
43. The Cat’s Miaow – If You’re Lost, You Can Follow Me Home (single, Slumberland)
44. Swansea Sound – On Our Own (single, Skep Wax Records)
45. Eggs on Mars – Shooting Stars (single)
46. Tom Henry – It’s Not Meant to Be (single, Royal Oakie Records)
47. Avery Friedman – You Move (single, Audio Antihero)
48. Clara Mann – Oblivion (single, The State51 Conspiracy)
49. Darci Phenix – Honey Song (single)
50. Olivia Vedder – Show Me the Truth (single, Olivia Vedder / Thirty Tigers)
51. Carla Geneve – Guard Dog (single, Dot Dash Recordings)
52. Ruby Gill – Porchlight (single)
53. Josienne Clarke – You Have to Leave to Return (single)
54. Possum – Ask Your Father (single)
55. Feathership feat Julie Doiron – Night Travels (single, Costume Records)
56. Tia Rosa – The Game (single, perennial)
57. Aaron Frazer – Same Old Game (single, Dead Oceans)
58. Wilder Maker – Lone Firefly Over the Domino Game (single, Western Vinyl)
59. North Atlantic Explorers – T-Minus 10 (single)
60. The Lowest Pair – What I Think About When I Sing About Running (single, Delicata Records)
61. Sheagles – Peaceful Easy Feeling (single, Mae Music)
62. Ags Connolly – Yesterday’s Man (single, SofaBurn Records)
63. Nicholas Jamerson – Stay With Me (single, Cloverdale Records)
64. Gabe Rozzell – Cold Hard Look (single, Dust & Stone Records)
65. Muireann Bradley – Last Kind Words Blues (single, Fontana Records / Verve Forecast)
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.
OCTA New Music Weekly – Episode #388
Another week, another new music weekly. Another little rushed Sunday edition. Sorry for all the good stuff that I forgot or didn’t even knew existed.
There’s new albums from Animal Piss, It’s Everywhere, Greg Freeman, Gizmo, Lily Seabird (full album now streaming), Stef Chura, Ruby and the Clumsy Dollies (this one is from April, I discovered it a month or two ago thanks to Tasmanian record store Suffragette Records and liked it a lot. I don’t think I featured it here before, so let’s do that now. Oh and give Suffragette a follow on Instagram. Great store celebrating music by women and they always have good recommendations), Paint Fumes (EP), David Myhr, Kate Bollinger (EP), Kimaya Diggs, Vanishing Twin, Andy Boay, Libby Dale, Joan Kelsey (EP), My Guardian Angel, David Miner, Red McAdam and Rising Appalachia.
The big one from Finland for me is the new Leija Lautamaja single. Love her songwriting and the solo debut was the album of the year here in 2024. I can’t wait to hear the new album. The first single Rebekka is out now and sounds absolutely wonderful. A couple of big album releases too from Litku Klemetti, A.Takalo and Morimus along with an EP From Bleak Moments and singles from Modem, Stinako & Njet Njet 9 and Saaramaija Zorawski.
Some early faves in the international singles part came from Willi Carlisle, Jeffrey Silverstein, Sam Burton, Martha O’Brien, King Husky, Zoe Fox and the Rocket Clocks, Panamint, Hayden, Max Bien Kahn, The Olivia Tremor Control, Schaefer Llana, Drew Beskin & The Sunshine, Murphy Campbell… again just to name a few.
That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and all the usual promotional nonsense. It all matters though. Back next week. Love.
1. Animal Piss, It’s Everywhere – Friendship Song (III, Sophomore Lounge)
2. Greg Freeman – Loser’s Prize (All Set the Bone, Transgressive Records)
3. Gizmo – Antiques Roadshow (All Your Worship, Victory Pool)
4. Lily Seabird – Bindlestiff (Lightspheres on Their Way, Lame-O Records)
5. Stef Chura – Babydoll (Dancing Alone on the Corner, Saddle Creek)
6. Ruby and the Clumsy Dollies – Too True for You (New and Improved)
7. Paint Fumes – Lonesome from the Start (Man in the Dark EP)
8. David Myhr – Continental Drifter (Everything Is All About You, Monogram Recordings / Oglio Entertainment)
9. Kate Bollinger – I Never Wanna Say Goodbye (Shop Girl EP, Ghostly International)
10. Kimaya Diggs – Too Much to Ask (Green, Luna)
11. Vanishing Twin – Oral Tradition (Archives, Fire Records)
12. Andy Boay – Around the Eyes (Doomed, Does Are)
13. Libby Dale – Hit it Wrong (Freehand)
14. Joan Kelsey – Mercury Rises (A Dog Called Memory EP, Dear Life Records)
15. My Guardian Angel – Backseat (Hello Love, Blossmo Rot Records)
16. Caleb Nichols feat Rhys Trimble – Orme Dream at the Car Park (Stone Age is Now: Poems from Lithic, Royal Oakie Records)
17. David Miner – The Time It Never Rained (West Texas Stars, Edgewater Music Group)
18. Red McAdam – Country Music (Comic Western Gothic)
19. Rising Appalachia – Come Undone (Trade My Troubles)
20. Willi Carlisle – Gas Station (single, Signature Sounds)
21. Jeffrey Silverstein – Helluva (single, Full Time Hobby)
22. Max Bien Kahn – List II (single, Well Kept Secret)
23. Sam Burton – Free Again (single, Captured Tracks)
24. Hayden – Time Has Been More Kind (single, Hardwood Records)
25. Panamint – Feather (single)
26. Schaefer Llana – Skateland Baby (single, Strolling Bones Records)
27. Martha O’Brien – Breathing Wrong (single)
28. Zoe Fox and the Rocket Clocks – Coming from the Sun (single, Cheersquad Records & Tapes)
29. King Husky – Punks in the Beerlight (single, Hype City Music)
30. Drew Beskin & The Sunshine – Like Some Guilt Admission (single, Super Canoe)
31. Leija Lautamaja – Rebekka (single, Lördag)
32. Litku Klemetti – Iskä (Sata pahaa poikaa, Lördag)
33. A. Takalo – On ajatukset muuttuneet (Paikka auringossa, Panama-levyt)
34. Saaramaija Zorawski – Aina jossain sataa (single, Kuohu Records)
35. Stinako & Njet Njet 9 – I Have a Friend (single, Soliti)
36. Morimus – This Distance (Pages I Should’ve Kept, Morimus / All Tracks Track)
37. Bleak Moments – Eartbound (Wasteland EP)
38. Modem – Sensaatio (single, Modem Age Records)
39. Aluminum – Distant Noise (single, felte)
40. Dazy – Ugly (single, Lame-O Records)
41. Dead Bars – Make Believe (single, Rad Girlfriend Records)
42. Exploding Flowers – Information Dark Age (single, Meritorio Records)
43. 2nd Grade – Fender Boys (single, Lame-O Records)
44. Slack Times – Count Louder (single, Meritorio Records)
45. Paper Jam – Skyscraper (single, perennial)
46. The Sprouts – Cosmic Love (single, Lost and Lonesome)
47. The Lost Guests – Summer Morning (single, Laurie Records)
48. Dominic Angelella – Are You Ashamed? (single, Weird Mansion)
49. The Olivia Tremor Control – Timewaster (single, Elephant 6 Recording Co)
50. Tele Novella – All Wylde Things (single, Kill Rock Stars)
51. Stephen Breinbrink – I’m a Worm (single, Sedimentary Archive)
52. Carmen Quill – Plaza (single, Ruination Record Co)
53. Alexis Mahler feat Sam Weber – Good Impression (single)
54. Jules Olson – Red Thread (single, local bird)
55. Bess Atwell – The Act (single, Nettwerk)
56. Blu Miller – Stay High (single)
57. Charlie Kaplan – Dobro (single, Glamour Gowns)
58. Ryley Walker – Carrier (single, AD 93)
59. Murphy Campbell – Samuel Young (single)
60. Hudson Freeman – Fell Ass Backwards (single, Mom+Pop)
61. Brody Price – Waste (single, Gar Hole Records)
62. Erin Enderlin – The Ballad of Delia Green (single, Black Crow Productions)
63. Wil Cope – Hotel Siempre (single, Spooky Poncho)
64. Golden Shoals – Over the Falls (single)
65. Viv & Riley feat Rachel Baiman – The Long Game (single, Free Dirt Records)
66. Otis Gibbs – Big Whiskers (single, Wanamaker Recording Co)
67. Grey DeLisle feat Dave Alvin – You’re Driving Me Away (single, Hummin’bird Records)
68. Theo Lawrence – In My Prime (single, Bee & El Records)
69. Ian Noe – She’s Familiar (In the Strangest Ways) (Canyon Falls Trailer Band, Lock13 Records / Thirty Tigers)
70. Mac Cornish – Alone (Wayfaring Woman)
71. Laura Moisio – Viesti (Aina jossain muualla, Texicalli Records)
72. Hulda Huima – Kaikki murheet (Vietkö multa terveiset? Minna 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.