Here we are again. What a lovely week, because Chicago-based Finom were on a Finnish tour. I really loved their concert at Bar Ö. Kind of ashamed that I have never featured Finom on this playlist. At least I have featured both solo Sima Cunningham and solo Macie Stewart before. There’s actually a new solo Macie Stewart album coming out this spring and the first single came out this week. So you’ll find that beauty from this week’s playlist. Oh and big thanks to Jonna Tervomaa for bringing Finom to play for us Finns. It was special.
The Bird Calls made the album of the week. There’s also great new albums from Sam Moss, Jake Nicoll (EP), Sean Thompson’s Weird Ears, Horsebath, Will Worden, Gold Baby, Nadia Reid, R.O. Shapiro (EP), Miss Tess, Hunter Burgamy & Georgia Parker (EP), Sharon Van Etten, Dropkick, Guided by Voices and Ben Seretan.
My favorite Finnish release is the new Leipä album. I loved the singles and well everything else these people have done before Leipä, so I kinda new I’m going to dig this album without even listening. But I do recommend listening to it as well. Gorgeous stuff. Other Finnish gems of the week are albums from Punomo, Viba, Anne-Mari Kivimäki and a covers EP from Jere Ijäs. And some singles gold from Sonja Selene, Kärmes, New Silver Girl and Lempi Elo.
New Kassi Valazza single and the first outtake from her forthcoming new album is the international single of the week. Once again marvellous song. I can’t wait to hear the album. Other early faves came from Esther Rose, Kristin Daelyn, Domestic Drafts, Darci Phenix, The Burning Hell, Tobacco City, Dean Wareham, Macie Stewart, Pearl Charles.. again just to name a few. A very busy release week especially on the singles front. I should learn to limit this playlist, because I know it’s longer than anyone will listen.
That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and all the usual promotional nonsense. It all matters. Love.
1. The Bird Calls – Critic Meets Artist (Melody Trail, Ruination Record Co)
2. Sam Moss – Feathers (Swimming)
3. Jake Nicoll – Sabre-Toothed Tiger (On Hold EP)
4. Sean Thompson’s Weird Ears – New Memories (Head in the Sand, Ears Over America / Missing Piece Records)
5. Horsebath – Really Did a Number on Me (Another Farewell, Strolling Bones Records)
6. Will Worden – Take these Chains (The Only One & All the Others)
7. Hunter Burgamy & Georgia Parker – Midnight Wind (Hunter Burgamy & Georgia Parker EP)
8. Miss Tess – Nobody Wins (Cher Reve)
9. Nadia Reid – Cry On Gue (Enter Now Brightness, Chrysalis)
10. Gold Baby – Blizz (I Came Howe To Find You, Dogbone)
11. R.O. Shapiro – Worthy (Worthy EP)
12. Sharon Van Etten – Idiot Box (Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory, Jagjaguwar)
13. Dropkick – In a Different Light (Primary Colours, Bobo Integral)
14. Guided By Voices – I Couldn’t See the Light (Universe Room, GBV Inc)
15. Ben Seratan – a surreal hour of normalcy (astral projecting into flavortown, Sound as Language)
16. Domestic Drafts – Someplace Without Rain (single, Glamour Gowns)
17. Kristin Daelyn – It Came to Me Then (single, Orindal Records)
18. Kassi Valazza – Weight of the Wheel (single, Loose Music / Fluff & Gravy Records)
19. Esther Rose – New Bad (single, New West Records)
20. Ken Pomeroy – Stranger (single, Rounder Records)
21. Darci Phenix – Hummingbird (single, Get Loud Recordings)
22. Jere Ijäs – Tästä asti aikaa (Jeremias EP1, Texicalli)
23. Leipä – Kvandarian (Auttaa jaksaamaan, Tulli-levyt)
24. Punomo – Meil on kaikki (Kahdeksan kertaa, Playground)
25. Viba – Ei oo mulle maailmassa ketään muuta (Harso, Eclipse)
26. Lempi Elo – Mitäpä minä (single, Eclipse)
27. Sonja Selene – Oikeus Elää (single, Helmi Levyt)
28. Anne-Mari Kivimäki – Tunteet (Kotiin, Rockadillo)
29. Kärmes – Myrkkykäärme (single, KHY Suomen Musiikki)
30. New Silver Girl – Loud Love (single)
31. Tobacco City – Bougainvillea (single, Scissor Tail Records)
32. Michael Robert Murphy – Lift the Curse (single)
33. Mythical Motors – Finer Thrills (single, Repeating Cloud)
34. Sharp Pins – Storma Lee (single, Perennial)
35. The Burning Hell – Luna FM (single, BB*Island / You’ve Changed Records)
36. The Ophelias – Cumulonimbus (single, Get Better Records)
37. Pearl Charles – Step Too Far (single, Taurus Rising Records)
38. Echolalia – Little Bird (single, Full Time Hobby)
39. Dean Wareham – That’s the Price of Loving Me (single, Carpark Records)
40. The Look Aways – A Flower is a Lovesome Thing (single, Tableaux Records)
41. Mirrored Daughters – Unreturning Sun (single, Fika Recordings)
42. Macie Stewart – Spring Becomes You, Spring Becomes New (single, International Anthem)
43. Whitney Johnson & Lia Kohl – 73/74 (single, Drag City)
44. Pascale Cheron – Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright (single)
45. Kora Feder – In a Young Person’s Body (single)
46. Dead Gowns – Maladie (single, Mtn Laurel Recording Co)
47. Ruby Gill – Touch Me There (single)
48. Caroline Spence – Let Go (single, Tone Tree Music)
49. Georgia Harmer – Can We Be Still (single, Arts & Crafts)
50. Cristina Vane – Shake It Babe (single, Blue Tip Records)
51. Waxahatchee – Mud (single, Anti)
52. Anna Hillburg – The Shape’s Gonna Shift My Way (single)
53. Neal Francis feat Say She She – Ned You Again (single, ATO Records)
54. Okonski – Dahlia (single, Colemine Records)
55. Destroyer – Hydroplaning Off the Edge of the World (single, Merge Records)
56. Jetstream Pony – Bubblegum Nothingness (single, Spinout Nuggets / Shelflife Records)
57. Icarus Phoenix – Shallow Water (single)
58. Pete Mancini – Stomping Grounds (single)
59. Rapt – Making Maps (single, Start-Track)
60. Lincoln Barr – Wisdom of a Fool (single)
61. Ferguson – Never in my Life (single, Country Fair Records)
62. Will Fox – Meatl in the Microwave (single, Second Wind Records)
63. Kris Delmhorst – Not the Only One (single)
64. Ryan Necci and the Buffalo Gospel – The Letting Go (single)
65. Charles Wesley Godwin – It’s the Little Things (single, Big Loud Records)
66. Silverada – Texas 42 (single, Prairie Rose Records)
67. Mojohand – Santa Fe (single, Mojohand Records)
68. Scott Ballew – Middle Aged Lazy (single, Leisure Rodeo)
69. David Dondero – My Funny Valentine (single, Double D Records)
70. Cameron Knowler – Felicity (single)
71. Bonnie Prince Billy – Is My Living in Vain? (Purple Bird, Domino Recording Co)
72. Lily Talmers – Nothing Is Spiritual John (It Is Cyclical, Missing You, El Tee Records)
73. Renny Conti – Looking at the Geese (Renny Conti)
74. Hell Cat – Cactus (Pipa Jones Must Die)
75. Ullalintulampi – Alan hommiin (Kannattelen, Panama-levyt)
76. Topi Saha – Unten mailla (Öitä, Soit Se Silti)
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.
If you are looking this after a week has gone, the embedded Spotify will show the latest playlist. I’ll just update the same playlist because if someone wants to follow it, they can just follow that one list and will get a new set of songs each weekend.
