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OCTA New Music Weekly – Episode #223

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Another week, another new music weekly.

Spent the week mostly listening to NHL podcasts, because of the trade deadline. So there’s probably plenty of stuff I missed. Still somehow managed to put together 70 song playlist in one day.

Sluice, I’m Kingfisher and Slaid Cleaves is my big three for this week. All wonderful in their own way. This week we also got new albums from Drayton Farley, Amanda Fields, Dogs at Large, H.Self, Hollow Hand, Jen Cloher, Bard’s Flying Vessel, Thorsten Nesch (EP), Ryan Allen, The Minks, Nate Fredrick (EP) and Joshua Quimby (EP).

The new albums from Ulla Kolla and Fernet Underground lead the Finnish release week. Two quite different albums, but equally brilliant. Bleak Moments, Ria & The Hi-Binders and Radio Supernova also have great new albums and then there’s excellent new singles from Ilja Karsikas, Tinyhawk & Bizzarro, Lempi Elo and Vellamo.

A lot of international singles too. New Kassi Valazza is the song of the week. We also have a new song from NQ Arbuckle which is nice. Laith is the latest Fluff & Gravy signee and have a single out there. New Zach Pack, Dylan Earl, Robert Ellis also gorgeous. From the poppier side of things we have gems from Bart, The Reds, Pinks and Purples, The Laughing Chimes, Dim Wizard, Lachlan Denton and so forth. And on the latter parts of the list there’s new song treasures from Michael Cormier-O’Leary, Hayden, Tommy Prine, Leo Walrus and many others. Too early to tell which will become biggest favorites.

That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and all the usual promotional nonsense. It all matters. Next week will also be a Sunday update, because I’m busy on Saturday.

1. Sluice – New Leicester (Radial Gate, Ruination Record Co, 2023)
2. I’m Kingfisher feat Bebe Risenfors – No Wonder the Heart Was First to Go (Glue, Fadind Trails Records, 2023)
3. Slaid Cleaves – Nature’s Darker Laws (Together Through the Dark, Canddy House Media, 2023)
4. Drayton Farley – Stop the Clock (Twenty on High, Hargrove Records / Thirty Tigers, 2023)
5. Amanda Fields – What a Fool (What, When and Without, Are and Be Recordings, 2023)
6. H.SELF – I’ll Be Fit (Country Songs, Ella Ruth Institutet, 2023)
7. Dogs at Large – Theseus (County Line, 2023)
8. Hollow Hand – Before Tomorrow (Your Own Adventure, Curation Records, 2023)
9. Bard’s Flying Vessel – Nightfall Generator (Nightfall Generator, Royal Oakie Records, 2023)
10. Jen Cloher – Protest Song (I am the River, The River Is Me, Milk! Records / Marathon Artists, 2023)
11. Thorsten Nesch – What are the Ghosts (What are the Ghosts, Polterzeitgeist Records, 2023)
12. NQ Arbuckle – No Hands Bicycle (single, Six Shooter Records, 2023)
13. Laith – Texas Wind (single, Fluff & Gravy Records, 2023)
14. Kassi Valazza – Corners (single, Fluff & Gravy Records / Loose Music, 2023)
15. Zach Pack – Where You Belong (single, 2023)
16. Dylan Earl – White Painted Trees (single, Gar Hole Records, 2023)
17. Robert Ellis – Gene (single, Niles City Records, 2023)
18. Andrew Gabbard – Yer Time’ll Come (single, Karma Chief Records / Colemine Records, 2023)
19. Bart – Song of Spring (single, Idee Fixe Records, 2023)
20. The Reds, Pinks and Purples – The Town That Cursed Your Name (single, Tough Love, 2023)
21. The Laughing Chimes – Arboretum Miles (single, Slumberland, 2023)
22. Lachlan Denton – You (single, Bobo Integral, 2023)
23. Dim Wizard – Ride the Vibe (single, 2023)
24. Ryan Allen – The Last Rock Band (The Last Rock Band, Setterwind Records, 2023)
25. Bleak Moments – All the Green (Bleak Moments, 20239
26. Fernet Underground – Maailma plaa (Esimerkkejä yksinäisyydestä, Kynsinauhat, 2023)
27. Radio Supernova – Läpi yön (Paratiisi, Soit Se Silti, 2023)
28. Tinyhawk & Bizzarro – Nekorok (single, Humu Records, 2023)
29. Ilja Karsikas – Uraanisiipi (single, 2023)
30. Lempi Elo – Pispala (single, 2023)
31. Vellamo – Elämänhallinta (single, 2023)
32. Ulla Kolla – Jäätie (Jäätie, Helmi Levyt, 2023)
33. Ria & The Hi-Binders – One Heart to Give (Heart and Soul, Moondog Music, 2023)
34. The Broken Spokes – Moved Into a Bottle (single, 2023)
35. Nate Fredrick – Paint the Town (Nate Fredrick and the Wholesome Boys EP, Wanda Recordings, 2023)
36. Joshua Quimby – Ol’ Self Control (These Old Jeans EP, 2023)
37. Cactus Lee – Alpine Skier (single, 2023)
38. Anthony Simpkins – Every Morning (single, GemsOnVHS, 2023)
39. Eilen Jewell – Crooked River (single, Signature Sounds Recordings, 2023)
40. Tommy Prine – This Far South (single, Nameless Knight / Thirty Tigers, 2023)
41. Hayden feat Feist – On a Beach (single, Hardwood Records / Arts & Crafts, 2023)
42. Michael Cormier-O’Leary – Newest Old Punk (single, Dear Life Records, 2023)
43. Scree – Half-Death (single, Ruination Record Co, 2023)
44. Leche Malo – Last Year (single, 2023)
45. Darren Jessee – Wild Ascending Blue (single, Bar None Records, 2023)
46. Jana Horn – The Dream (single, No Quarter, 2023)
47. Heather Woods Broderick – Admiration (single, Western Vinyl, 2023)
48. Meernaa – I Believe In You (single, Keeled Scales, 2023)
49. Annie Blackman – Ash (single, Father/Daughter Records, 2023)
50. Lauren Barth – Durango (single, Spiritual Pajamas, 2023)
51. Cinder Well – Overgrown (single, Free Dirt Records, 2023)
52. Vilma Flood – Flood (single, Startracks, 2023)
53. Caitlin Canty – Odds of Getting Even (single, Tone Tree Music, 2023)
54. Goodnight, Texas – It’s Enough (single, 2 Cent Bank Check, 2023)
55. Balto – Wrong End (single, 2023)
56. Oscar Lush – Leaving Song (single, Restless Spring Records, 2023)
57. Ben de la Cour – Shine on the Highway (single, Jullian Records, 2023)
58. Rodney Crowell feat Jeff Tweedy – Everything at Once (single, New West Records, 2023)
59. Fanny Lumsden – Millionaire (single, Cooking Vinyl, 2023)
60. Bohannons – Sense It Out (single, Cornelius Chapel Records, 2023)
61. The Minks – Keep Warm (Creatures of Culture, 2023)
62. Pelvis Wrestley – Keep On Running (single, Earth Libraries, 2023)
63. Bonny Doon – Naturally (single, Anti, 2023)
64. Tomten – Mind How You Go (single, Plume Records, 2023)
65. Leo Walrus – Up Somewhere (single, Evil Tree Number 3 Records, 2023)
66. Lila Tristram – Caravan (single, Wiaiwya, 2023)
67. Sweet Dreams Nadine – Weird Love (single, Dear Life Records, 2023)
68. Good Good Blood – Colour in the Pages (single, Fox Food Records, 2023)
69. The Sons of Rainier – How Much Can We Take (Take Me Anywhere, 2023)
70. Peg – Guess Again (Sideshows, Ruination Record Co, 2023)

Spotify Playlist

Tidal Playlist

Playlist Archive on Spotify

Playlist Archive on Tidal

Apple Music Playlist

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 Tidal. This means a few tracks might be missing from the Tidal version, if they are not available on that platform. Usually it’s 1-3 tracks that are not on Tidal. 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.

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OCTA New Music Weekly – Episode #222

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Another week, another new music weekly.

What a busy release week. This is becoming too much for one man to handle during one weekend. I need to learn how to cut the length of this thing. It’s not like anybody even listens the whole four hours of new music.

My big three for the week is Lemon Pitch, Jenny O. and Peg. All wonderful in the own way. Peg would probably the album of the week, if I had to pick just one. Sure that Iris DeMent album might also end up being the one when I’ve had more time to listen to it. We also got new albums from McKendrick Bearden, Dougie Poole, Swim Camp, Reece Sullivan, The Tender Things, Channing Wilson, Shooutouts, Lucero, Fixtures, Carol and Okonski.

Addition! A couple hours after I posted this, I saw the news about The Sons of Rainier album on Dean Johnson’s Instagram. Waiting a week to share this beauty felt too long, so instead of just including it next week, I updated this episode.

Things were a bit slower in Finland or I didn’t get the memos. My big love is the one that I missed a week ago and that is the first single from Ulla Kolla. Album out on Helmi Levyt soon. Also very fond of the new song from Janne Tapion Sisäinen Avaruus. Other excellent Finnish releases are album from Teksti-TV 666 and singles from Koisjärven Disko, Rami Vierula, Lyyti, Kissa, Samoaja and Eerie Deer.

The international single of the week is the Emitt Rhodes-like pop treasure from Vanity Mirror. Brent Randall knows this pop stuff. Also love that Sluice single. That’s going to me one hell of an album, because all advance singles have been pure gold. New Maya De Vitry is also a big fave and obviously Jason Isbell too. Abe Partridge song is also superb and from new to me category there’s a great single from Reyes. A few others that I’ve loved early on came from Jeffrey Silverstein, Josienne Clarke, Lena Minder, Dan Horne, The Lost Days, Wednesday, Two Runner and so forth. Too many to name(drop) and I haven’t listened enough to even know which ones will end up being biggest favorites.

That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and all the usual promotional nonsense. It all matters. Love from a distance.

1. Lemon Pitch – Bind (Threat of Weather, Repeating Cloud, 2023)
2. Jenny O. – Advice at a Dinner Party (Spectra, Mama Bird Recording Co, 2023)
3. Peg – Official Innocence (Sideshows, Ruination Record Co, 2023)
4. The Sons of Rainier – Reach for the Light (Take Me Anywhere, 2023)
5. McKendrick Bearden – Shoulder of Joy (Brighs at the Mines Out, Buena Vista Records, 2023)
6. Swim Camp – Dougie (For Sharyl) (Steel Country, 2023)
7. Dougie Poole – I Lived My Whole Life Last Night (The Rainbow Wheel of Death, Wharf Cat Records, 2023)
8. Reece Sullivan – If You Know What’s Good For You (Gethsemane, 2023)
9. Iris DeMent – I Won’t Ask You Why (Workin’ On a World, Songs of Iris, 2023)
10. The Tender Things – Pale Blue (That Texas Touch, 2023)
11. Channing Wilson – Crazy Over You (Dead Man, Ol’ Dog Records / Soundly, 2023)
12. The Shootouts feat Buddy Miller – Anywhere But Here (Stampede, Soundly, 2023)
13. Lucero – Nothing’s Alright (Should’ve Learned By Now, Liberty & Lament / Thirty Tigers, 2023)
14. Fixtures – Bull of Heaven (Hollywood Dog, Bobo Integral, 2023)
15. Billy Tibbals – Best Day I Ever Had (single, Silver Arrow Records, 2023)
16. The High Water Marks – An Imposed Exile (single, 2023)
17. Vanity Mirror – Tuesday’s News (single, We Are Busy Bodies, 2023)
18. Dakota Theim – Together til the End (single, 2023)
19. Sluice – Mill (single, Ruination Record Co, 2023)
20. Carol – Nancy’s Roses Yellow (More Than a Goodbye, Disposable America, 2023)
21. Maya De Vitry – Where I First Loved Singing (single, Mad Maker Studio, 2023)
22. Josienne Clarke – The Birds (single, Corduroy Punk, 2023)
23. Tiny Ruins – Dorothy Bay (single, Marathon Artists, 2023)
24. Reyes – City Lights (single, 2023)
25. Jeffrey Silverstein – Cowboy Grass (single, Arrowhawk Records, 2023)
26. Ulla Kolla – Kauneus joka puolella (single, Helmi Levyt, 2023)
27. Koisjärven Disko – Eveliina (single, Soit Se Silti, 2023)
28. Janne Tapion Sisäinen Avaruus – Oljenkeltainen maa (single, Iso Pinkki, 2023)
29. Rami Vierula – Koti (single, 2023)
30. Lyyti – Katastrofin laajuus (single, Johanna Kustannus, 2023)
31. Teksti-TV 666 – Jeffrey (Vapauden Tasavalta, Svart Records, 2023)
32. Kissa – Cola Girl ’98 (single, Svart Records, 2023)
33. Samoaja – Author of the Rivers (single, Landscape Records, 2023)
34. Eerie Deer – Dream (single, 2023)
35. Hello Emerson feat Knisely – Children with the Blues (single, K&F Records, 2023)
36. Lena Minder – Should Have Been There (single, 2023)
37. Dan Horne – Dontcha Know (single, Liberty Hair Farm Records, 2023)
38. Bard’s Flying Vessel – Devil’s In the Garden (single, Royal Oakie Records, 2023)
39. Shana Cleveland – Walking Through Morning Dew (single, Hardly Art, 2023)
40. Jim Ghebi & Toby Hay – Bright Edge Deep (single, Proper Records, 2023)
41. Caleb Elliot – Weed, Wine & Time (single, Single Lock Records, 2023)
42. Jake Paleschic – Dreaming of the Trial (single, Niles City Records, 2023)
43. Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – Death Wish (single, Southeastern Records / Thirty Tigers, 2023)
44. Bella White – Break My Heart (single, Rounder Records, 2023)
45. Joshua Quimby – Do-Nothin Deadbeat (single, 2023)
46. Joey Frendo – Fool Hearted Woman (single, Horton Records, 2023)
47. Abe Partridge – Young Love (Alabama Skies) (single, Baldwin County Public Records, 2023)
48. S.G. Goodman – Take It Away (single, A Verve Forecast, 2023)
49. Lady Lamb – Between Two Trees (single, Ba Da Bing! 2023)
50. Dominic Billett – Still (single, Perpetual Doom, 2023)
51. Chris Picco – Make It Up to You (single, LDR Music, 2023)
52. Lyndsay Stone – The Blaze (single, 2023)
53. Fruit Bats – It All Comes Back (single, Merge Records, 2023)
54. Hollow Hand – Jealous King (single, Curation Records, 2023)
55. Charlie Hill – Dive In (single, CL Productions, 2023)
56. The Telephone Numbers – Weird Sisters (single, Meritorio Records, 2023)
57. Whitney’s Playland – Mercy (single, Meritorio Records, 2023)
58. Wednesday – Bath Country (single, Dead Oceans, 2023)
59. The Lost Days – For Today (single, Speakeasy Studios SF, 2023)
60. Superchunk – Making a Break (single, Merge Records, 2023)
61. The Minks – Another Trip (single, Barber Time Publishing, 2023)
62. Wax Mannequin – Wrong About You (single, Coax Records, 2023)
63. Durand Jones – Lord Have Mercy (single, Dead Oceans, 2023)
64. Okonski – Runner Up (Magnolia, Colemine Records, 2023)
65. The Nude Party – Somebody’s Trying to Hoodoo Me (single, New West Records, 2023)
66. Luke Callen – Tomatoes from the Vine (single, Milkweed Records, 2023)
67. Dogs at Large – Vogue Beauty (single, 2023)
68. Two Runner – Run Souls (single, 2023)
69. Steady Holiday – Asleep (Newfound Oxygen, 2023)
70. Ron Sexsmith – Flower Boxes (The Vivian Lines, Ronboy Rhymes / Cooking Vinyl, 2023)
71. Cat Clyde – Send You Love (Down Rounder, Second Prize Records, 2023)

Spotify Playlist

Tidal Playlist

Playlist Archive on Spotify

Playlist Archive on Tidal

Apple Music Playlist

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 Tidal. This means a few tracks might be missing from the Tidal version, if they are not available on that platform. Usually it’s 1-3 tracks that are not on Tidal. 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.

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OCTA New Music Weekly – Episode #221

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Another week, another new music weekly.

It was a really busy concert weekend here in Turku and I didn’t have a whole lot time to listen to new music. Somehow I still managed to put together a 60 song playlist. Just haven’t listened full albums yet.

The big one for me is the new Ron Sexsmith. I’ve been a fan since the late nineties and even the last one was an album of the year on this little music blog. This new one sounds again marvellous and I look forward to listening it on repeat for the next few days. We also got most likely great albums from Steady Holiday, Cat Clyde, Jaimee Harris, Benjamin Dakota Rogers, John Blek, Cliff Hillis and MAITA (acoustic versions).

New Plastic Tones album is the Finnish giant. My kinda album title there too. That Fernet Underground also delivers hit after hit. Then there’s also mighty good run of singles from Bleak Moments, Ghosts on TV, Maustetytöt, Markus Perttula, J.Kajan, Ne Galaktiset, Folkjykä & Kuntoutujat and Mr. Dad. Also included Aode’s single from the summer of 2022, because I don’t think ever included it here due to finding it so late (thanks to TKST I did found it). But I saw her live yesterday and liked it a lot, so I thought I don’t hang too tightly onto the brand new music mode. It’s a really beautiful song. Then at the end there’s another cut from Teini-Pää album and the b-side of the Pillow single.

And finally the international singles. Little Misty is back with a lovely new song. Let’s call that the song of the week. Other very early faves came from Robbie Fulks, Dylan Earl, Spencer Cullum, Peg, Doug Paisley, Haley E Rydell, Ellie Turner, Scree, Alfie Firmin, Angelica Rockne, Ben Folds and so forth. Even more difficult to name faves, because I haven’t listened these that much yet. So the biggest fave might be at the end of the playlist.

That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and all the usual promotional nonsense. Love from a distance.

1. Ron Sexsmith – Country Mile (The Vivian Line, Ronboy Rhymes / Cooking Vinyl, 2023)
2. Steady Holiday – Under the Moon (Newfound Oxygen, 2023)
3. Cat Clyde – Hawk in the Tree (Down Rounder, Second Prize Records, 2023)
4. Jaimee Harris – Sam’s (Boomerang Town, Folk N’ Roll Records / Thirty Tigers, 2023)
5. Benjamin Dakota Rogers – Back To You (Paint Horse, Good People Record Co, 2023)
6. Robbie Fulks – One Glass of Whiskey (single, Compass Records, 2023)
7. Dylan Earl – I Saw the Arkansas (single, Gar Hole Records, 2023)
8. John Blek – Raven’s Cry (Until the Rivers Run Dry, WARR, 2023)
9. Little Misty – Windmill (single, 2023)
10. Spencer Cullum feat Erin Rae – Betwixt and Between (single, Full Time Hobby, 2023)
11. Peg – Alice (single, Ruination Record Co, 2023)
12. Doug Paisley – Rewrite History (single, Outside Music, 2023)
13. Haley E Rydell – Midwestern Daughter (single, 2023)
14. Ellie Turner – The ‘I Love You’ Song (single, Muhly Grass Records, 2023)
15. Erin Enderlin – Weddings, Funerals & Empty Hotel Bars (single, Black Crow Productions, 2023)
16. Elijah Ocean – Heart Replacement (single, 2023)
17. Nicholas Jamerson – Holler Child (single, The Bingo Shack, 2023)
18. Angelica Rockne – Age of the Voyeuer (single, Fluff & Gravy Records / Loose Music, 2023)
19. Ben Folds – Winslow Gardens (single, New West Records, 2023)
20. Withered Hand – Waking Up (single, Reveal Records, 2023)
21. Lemon Pitch – Valentine (single, Repeating Cloud, 2023)
22. Bleak Moments – You Could Be God (single, Keijo Pasanen Productions, 2023)
23. Fernet Underground – Esimerkkejä yksinäisyydestä (single, Kynsinauhat, 2023)
24. Ghosts on TV – Sunshine (single, Soliti, 2023)
25. Plastic Tones – Late Night Line (Power Pop Testament, 2023)
26. Maustetytöt – Ei niin kovin suuri city (single, Is This Art, 2023)
27. Markus Perttula – Aavan laulu (single, MPM, 2023)
28. J.Kajan – Talvi (single, 2023)
29. Aode – Omituisen veden rannalla (single, 2022)
30. Folkjykä & Kuntoutujat – Maisema (single, 2023)
31. Ne Galaktiset – En sua silmiin katsoa saa (single, Helmi Levyt, 2023)
32. Mr. Dad – The Coke Dealer’s Depressed Again (single, Dad Rock Issue Records, 2023)
33. Margo Price – Shotgun Willie (single, The Next Waltz, 2023)
34. Travis Feutz – George Jones (single, 2023)
35. Parker Millsap – What You’ve Shown Me (single, Okrahoma Records, 2023)
36. Courtney Patton – Telephone Line (single, 2023)
37. The Teskey Brothers – Oceans of Emotions (single, Decca, 2023)
38. Los Yesterdays – Who Made You You? (single, Penrose Records, 2023)
39. Country Westerns – Speaking Ill of the Blues (single, Fat Possum Records, 2023)
40. The Minks – Feelin’ Good (single, 2023)
41. The New Pornographers – Angelcover (single, Merge Records, 2023)
42. Mike Viola – Bill Viola (single, Lojinx, 2023)
43. Cliff Hillis – Good Morning and Goodnight (Be The Now, Hacienda Records, 2023)
44. Alfie Firmin – Can’t Stop Thinking About You (single, Bobo Integral, 2023)
45. Those Pretty Wrongs – Something Beautiful (single, Curation Records, 2023)
46. Scree – Beautiful Days (single, Ruination Record Co, 2023)
47. Lunar Vacation – Only You (single, Keeled Scales, 2023)
48. Mega Bog – The Clown (single, Mexican Summer, 2023)
49. L CON – Heimatort (single, Idee Fixe Records, 2023)
50. The Hackles – Birdcage (single, Jealous Butcher Records, 2023)
51. Fenne Lily – Dawncolored Horse (single, Dead Oceans, 2023)
52. Route 500 feat Bess Atwell – I’ll Play Out (single, 2023)
53. MAITA – Loneliness – Acoustic (Loneliness, Kill Rock Stars, 2023)
54. The Great Park with Fee Reega – Bedlam Boys are Bonny (single, Woodland Recordings, 2023)
55. Alasdair Roberts – The Lichtbob’s Lassie (single, Drag City, 2023)
56. Great Lake Swimmers – Moonlight, Stay Above (single, Pheromone Recordings, 2023)
57. Reece Sullivan – Don’t Fail Me Now (single, 2023)
58. Cory Hanson – Housefly (single, Drag City, 2023)
59. Pillow – Teeth (single, Panama-levyt, 2023)
60. Teini-Pää – Mun sydän on (Sata syytä aloittaa, Soit Se Silti, 2023)

Spotify Playlist

Tidal Playlist

Playlist Archive on Spotify

Playlist Archive on Tidal

Apple Music Playlist

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 Tidal. This means a few tracks might be missing from the Tidal version, if they are not available on that platform. Usually it’s 1-3 tracks that are not on Tidal. 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.

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OCTA New Music Weekly – Episode #220

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Another week, another new music weekly.

I’m on vacation plus it’s the Super Bowl weekend and therefore this is a bit rushed effort. I hope I didn’t miss too much good stuff. Feel free to send reminders / hate mail.

The really big one is again from Finland, because one of my favorite bands Teini-Pää released a new album. There’s also a great new album from Emmy June and singles from Plastic Tones, Radio Supernova, Pekka Laine, Captain Cougar and Pillow (well Pillow was last week, but I missed it then). Oh and there’s also a half Finnish, half Norwegian collaboration from Julia Gjertsen & Juha Mäki-Patola. Also revisiting last week’s Laura Moisio album and Ilmi Lupiini Martti EP.

From the international side of things I’m most intrigued by the new Andy Shauf album. A new Yo La Tengo album is always worth investigating. I’ve loved all the Tim Hill singles too and I look forward diving into the full album. Then we also have new albums from Theo Lawrence, Tex Perkins and The Fat Rubber Band, Mary Elizabeth Remington, Pearla, Dignan Porch, William Harries Graham, Black Belt Eagle Scout, Jill Barber and Wolfpen Branch.

Lots of good singles too. I dig The Lost Days one which is a collaboration from Tony Molina and Sarah Rose Janko (Dawn Riding). Andy Sturmer has a surprise new pop monster on a soundtrack. James McCann released a couple from his forthcoming album. Esther Rose signed a deal with New West Records and released a single. I’m also very fond of the new ones from Hayden, Cinder Well, I’m Kingfisher, Andrew Gabbard, Slaid Cleaves, Robert Ellis and Goodnight, Texas. Again just to name a few and it’s way too early to tell which will end up being my favorites.

That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and all the usual promotional nonsense. Next Super Bowl. Love from a distance.

1. Andy Shauf – Halloween Store (Norm, ANTI, 2023)
2. Yo La Tengo – Apology Letter (This Stupid World, Matador Records, 2023)
3. Tim Hill – Candlestick (Giant, Innovative Leisure / Calico Discos, 2023)
4. Theo Lawrence – I’ve Been Here Too Long (Cherie, Tomika Records / Modulor, 2023)
5. Tex Perkins and The Fat Rubber Band – Around the World (Other World, Source Music, 2023)
6. Pearla – Strong (Oh Glistening Onion, The Nighttime Is Coming, Spacebomb, 2023)
7. Mary Elizabeth Remington – Fire (In Embudo, Loose Music, 2023)
8. Hayden – Miss Fort Erie (single, Hardwood Records / Arts & Crafts, 2023)
9. Cinder Well – Two Heads, Grey Mare (single, Free Dirt Records, 2023)
10. I’m Kingfisher feat Martin Hederos – Make Up a Good Time (single, Fading Trail Records, 20239
11. Esther Rose – Chet Baker (single, New West Records, 2023)
12. James McCann – Too High (single, 2023)
13. Slaid Cleaves – Second Hand (single, Candy House Media, 2023)
14. Andrew Gabbard – Glum and Empty (single, Karma Chief Records / Colemine Records, 2023)
15. The Lost Days – In the Store (single, Speakeasy Studios SF, 2023)
16. Dignan Porch – Pictures (Electric Threads, Safe Suburban Home / Hidden Bay / Repeating Cloud, 2023)
17. Andy Sturmer – Go Big (From Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Soundtrack, Walt Disney Records, 2023)
18. Teini-Pää – Supernova (Sata syytä aloittaa, Soit Se Silti, 2023)
19. Pillow – Can’t Talk to Boys (single, Panama-levyt, 2023)
20. Plastic Tones – Threshold (single, 2023)
21. Emmy June – Everytime I Want Back (The Spring, June Music, 2023)
22. Captain Cougar – Wake Up (single, Pinetree Music, 2023)
23. Radio Supernova – Aamunkoi (single, Soit Se Silti, 2023)
24. Julia Gjertsen & Juha Mäki-Patola – Dive (single, Bigo and Twigetti, 2023)
25. Pekka Laine – Fumemos un Cigarrillo (single, Svart Records, 2023)
26. Jason Joshua – Lover Boy (single, Borinquen, 2023)
27. Say She She – In My Head (single, Colemine Records, 2023)
28. Robert Ellis – Yesterday’s News (single, Niles City Records, 2023)
29. Sluice – Fourth of July (single, Ruination Record Co, 2023)
30. William Harries Graham – Everything (There are only endings, Redstart Records, 2023)
31. Michael Feuerstack – I’ll Keep It With Mine (single, Forward Music Group, 2023)
32. Black Belt Eagle Scout – Sedna (The Land, The Water, The Sky, Saddle Creek, 2023)
33. Jill Barber – Big Eyes (Homemaker, Outside Music, 2023)
34. Caitlin Canty – Blue Sky Moon (single, Tone Tree Music, 2023)
35. Kendall Lujan – Forget Me Knots (single, American Standard Time Records, 2023)
36. The War and Treaty – Ain’t No Harmin’ Me (single, UMG, 2023)
37. Wolfpen Branch – Born Again (Long Hill to Climb, 2023)
38. Dougie Poole – Beth David Cemetary (single, Wharf Cat Records, 2023)
39. Goodbye, Texas – To Hurry Things Along (single, 2 Cent Blank Check, 2023)
40. Jason Dea West – If I Go Astray (single, 2023)
41. Reece Sullivan – All the While I Was Away (single, 2023)
42. Cale Tyson – Beauty Won’t Break (single, 2023)
43. Bard’s Flying Vessel – Barrows (single, Royal Oakie, 2023)
44. John Andrews & The Yawns – Checks in the Mail (single, Woodsist, 2023)
45. Monnone Alone – Ways to Wear My Hair (single, Lost and Lonesome, 2023)
46. Eyelids – Lyin’ in Your Tomb (single, Jealous Butcher Records, 2023)
47. Fixtures – No One Calls Me Al (single, Bobo Integral, 2023)
48. Alison Eales – Ever Forward (single, 2023)
49. The No Ones – Phil Ochs is Dead (single, Yep Roc, 2023)
50. The Medium – She’s Got It (single, yk Records, 2023)
51. BC Camplight – The Last Rotation on Earth (single, Bella Union, 2023)
52. Photo Ops – You Must Not Need a Friend (single, Paul Is Dead Records, 2023)
53. River Crombie – Horizons (Horizons, 2023)
54. Ilmi Lupiini Martti – Nokoset (Enneunia EP, 2023)
55. Laura Moisio – Salaisuus (Vieras Maa, Texicalli, 2023)

Spotify Playlist

Tidal Playlist

Playlist Archive on Spotify

Playlist Archive on Tidal

Apple Music Playlist

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 Tidal. This means a few tracks might be missing from the Tidal version, if they are not available on that platform. Usually it’s 1-3 tracks that are not on Tidal. 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.

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