Another week, another new music weekly.

What a strong release week. It seems like the music world came back from summer vacation. I had to leave out some good singles, because the length of this was getting completely out of hand.

Album of the week is the new Anna Tivel album Outsiders. She is one of my favorite songwriters right now and this new album is again wonderful. I also want to highlight the new Little Mazarn album Texas River Song. There’s so much more though and the week gave us great albums from Sean Thompson’s Weird Ears, The Medium, Emily Fairlight / The Shifting Sands, Andrew Combs, Tiffany Williams, Cass McCombs, Early James, Cassandra Lewis, Ever More Nest, Rock Eupora, Mt. Misery (EP), Why Bonnie, The Mountain Goats, Eli Winter, Bill Scorzari, Taylor Alexander, B.B. Palmer (EP), James Marples (EP), Cinema Hearts (EP) and Nick Frater. And that’s just what one man managed to find on one weekend.

The Finnish section is also one of the longest I’ve had on this new music weekly. The highlights for me are the albums from Mikael H and Rock Siltanen Group. Both fabulous in their own way. If I had to choose one as Finnish album of the week, I would probably go with Mikael H. Such a beautiful album and I fell for it on first listen. There were also great albums from Henna Emilia Hietamäki and Puiset Heilat plus an EP from Helmi Ada. Not forgetting some gorgeous singles from Vuoret, Joni Ekman, Litku Klemetti, Samae Koskinen, Tuomo Mannonen, Keidas, Lintudisko, Treemer and Tuomo & Markus.

And finally the international hits. These got a bit buried under the flood of gorgeous albums, but there’s plenty of beautiful ones. A couple of my favorite songwriters Twain and J.E. Sunde can share the imaginary song of the week honors. J.E. Sunde’s one is a collaboration with Pomplamoose, so credit also to Nataly Dawn for that beauty of a song. Some other big early faves came from Charley Crockett, Sloan, Allison Russell (feat Brandi Carlile), Greta Morgan, Lincoln Barr, Lee Fields, Thee Sacred Souls and Kyle Hamlett Duo. Again just to name few.

That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and all the usual promotional nonsense. It all matters. This was the episode #199, so next week we have a celebratory 200th episode. Will it also be the final one? Most likely not. Although, sometimes it does feel like this has run its course and it would be time to spend my weekends on something else. Unfortunately or fortunately letting go of it also feels difficult. Anyway, next week the 200th episode of this crazy new music project. See you then dear reader/listener. Love from a distance.

1. Anna Tivel – Ruins (Outsiders, Mama Bird Recording Co, 2022)
2. Little Mazarn – Woodmen of the World (Texas River Song, Dear Life Records, 2022)
3. Mikael H – Aina kun katson (Optimisti, 2022)
4. Sean Thompson’s Weird Ears – Ain’t Learned a Thing (Weird Ears, Curation Records, 2022)
5. The Medium – Goodbye Afternoon (For Horses, yk Records, 2022)
6. Emily Fairlight / The Shifting Sands – Get Through This (Sun Casts a Shadow, Fishrider, 2022)
7. Andrew Combs – Still Water (Sundays, Loose Music, 2022)
8. Cass McCombs – New Earth (Heartmind, Anti, 2022)
9. Tiffany Williams – Carletta (All Those Days of Drinking Dust, Blue Redbird Music, 2022)
10. Early James – If Heaven is a Hotel (Strange Time To Be Alive, Easy Eye Sound, 2022)
11. Cassandra Lewis – Don’t Get Any Ideas (Always, All Ways, 2022)
12. Ever More Nest – My Story (Out Here Now, 2022)
13. Rock Eupora – Can You Feel the Weight? (Pick at the Scab, Single Lock Records, 2022)
14. Mt. Misery – The Time It Takes (The Time it Takes EP, Quiet Crown, 2022)
15. Why Bonnie – Sharp Turn (90 in November, Keeled Scales, 2022)
16. Pomplamoose & J.E. Sunde – Blue Light (single, 2022)
17. Twain – 2 Lovers (single, Keeled Scales, 2022)
18. The Mountain Goats – Bones Don’t Rust (Bleed Out, Merge Records, 2022)
19. Sloan – Scratch the Surface (single, Murderecords, 2022)
20. Rock Siltanen Group – Lahti 01 (Rock’n’rollin voima, Rockia ja sporttia, 2022)
21. Puiset heilat – Apea katu kapea (Tulevat menevät, Mydog Records / Linnaea et Mimosa, 2022)
22. Vuoret – Vastentahtoinen kansallislaulu (single, Rolling Records, 2022)
23. Joni Ekman – Näenkö näkyjä vain (single, Soit Se Silti, 2022)
24. Litku Klemetti – Asiatonta oleskelua (single, Is This Art! 2022)
25. Helmi Ada – Älä ota mua mukaan (Puolitotuuksia EP, 2022)
26. Samae Koskinen – Hanska ajotiellä (single, Suomen Musiikki, 2022)
27. Tuomo Mannonen – Haanpään hukkuminen (single, Playground, 2022)
28. Henna Emilia Hietamäki – Kaivan siemenen maahan (Maja, Soliti, 2022)
29. Keidas – Kaikki mitä haluisin kertoa sulle (single, 2022)
30. Lintudisko – Varjo-otukset (single, 2022)
31. Treemer – Ordinary (single, Soft Monsters, 2022)
32. Tuomo & Markus – We’re Not Buying It (single, 2022)
33. Thee Sacred Souls – Lady Love (single, Daptone Records, 2022)
34. Lee Fields – Sentimental Fool (single, Daptone, 2022)
35. Lizzie No & Ben Pirani – Stop Bothering Me (single, Colemine Records, 2022)
36. GA-20 – Dry Run (single, Karma Chief Records, 2022)
37. Chris Kasper – Trickaroo (single, Tone Tree Music, 2022)
38. Kyle Hamlett Duo – Death of a Disco Dancer (single, Arrowhawk Records, 2022)
39. Eli Winter – Brain On Ice (Eli Winter, Three Lobed Recordings, 2022)
40. James Marples – Landslide (On Polaroid EP, 2022)
41. Lincoln Barr – Toward Infinity (single, Two Roads Records, 2022)
42. Nick Frater – Pleasure is Mine (Aerodrome Motel, Big Stir Records, 2022)
43. Martha – Baby, Does Your Heart Sink (single, Specialist Subject, 2022)
44. A Vulture Wake – Shadow of a Common Fear (single, Thousand Islands Records, 2022)
45. Cinema Hearts – Mirror (Your Ideal EP, Burnished Records, 2022)
46. Emmett Morris – Take a Beat (single, 2022)
47. Mo Troper – The Only Living Goy in New York (single, Lame-O Records, 2022)
48. Why Dogs Why – List of Fears (single, 2022)
49. The Reds, Pinks and Purples – Saw You at the Records Shop Today (single, Slumberland, 2022)
50. Field Medic – I Think About You All the Time (single, Run For Cover Records, 2022)
51. Dougie Poole – High School Gym (single, Wharf Cat Records, 2022)
52. Derek Ted – Stick & Poke (single, 2022)
53. Mike Adams at His Honest Weight – Tie-Dyed & Tongue Tied (single, Joyful Noise Records, 2022)
54. Jason McCue – Tempted (single, Fluff & Gravy Records, 2022)
55. Greta Morgan – Small Talk (single, 2022)
56. Maya Hawke – Sweet Tooth (single, Mom + Pop, 2022)
57. Wes Allen – Garden (single, 2022)
58. Golden Shoals – One Morning in May (single, 2022)
59. Allison Russell feat Brandi Carlile – You’re Not Alone (single, Fantasy Records, 2022)
60. Bill Scorzari – Multnomah Falls (The Crosswinds of Kansas, 2022)
61. Elliot C Way – I Could Be Anything (single, 2022)
62. Charley Crockett – The Man from Waco (single, Son of Davy, 2022)
63. B.B. Palmer feat Taylor Hunnicutt – Why Do You? (Khrisna Country Gold, 2022)
64. John Fullbright – Poster Child (single, Blue Dirt Records / Thirty Tigers, 2022)
65. The Commonheart – Trying to Get Over (single, 2022)
66. Chris Canterbury – Heartache for Hire (single, Rancho Deluxe Records, 2022)
67. Taylor Alexander – Push You Away (Hymn for a Hollow Earth, Hail Mary Records, 2022)
68. Rachel Angel – Closer to Myself (single, Ruzafa Records, 2022)
69. Janelane – Running Away (Sure Sounds Fine) (single, 2022)
70. Julia, Julia – No Hard Feelings (single, Suicide Squeeze Records, 2022)
71. Louien – Second Best (single, Jansen Records, 2022)
72. Mayya – Breeze Through My Life (single, Calar Music, 2022)
73. Fonteyn – Darlin (How Do I Let You Know) (Trip the Light Fantastic, Born Losers Records, 2022)
74. Mariel Buckley – Let You Down (Everywhere I Used to Be, Birthday Cake, 2022)
75. Kelsey Waldon – Backwater Blues (No Regular Dog, Oh Boy Records, 2022)

Spotify Playlist

Tidal Playlist

Playlist Archive on Spotify

Playlist Archive on Tidal

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.

Another week, another new music weekly.

A big week on the rootsier side of things. Kelsey Waldon, Mariel Buckley, Vandoliers and Cahalen Morrison albums all seem to be excellent and I look forward to giving them more spins during the coming week. Also falling badly in love with that enchantingly beautiful Fonteyn album. Other album release treasures this week came from Lauren Balthrop, Tony Molina, Tim Barry, Thorsten Nesch (EP), Courtney Patton (well not sure if it’s EP or just a two singles, good stuff anyways), Amythyst Kiah (covers EP), Joe Purdy (another volume of outtakes).

The Finnish section has a wonderful run of singles from SaintPolis, Itä-Hollola Installaatio, Iisa and Hannibal & Hot Heros.

And finally the international singles. New Caleb Caudle single has probably been the early favorite. Many other gems too and I’ve been really loving the new ones from Drew Beskin & The Sunshine, Kyle Cox, Mightmare, Freya Josephine Hollick, The Orchids, Mr. Sam & The People People, Garrett T. Capps, Early James feat Sierra Ferrell and Lilly Winwood. Again just to name few. Often something that I don’t end up mentioning on this text part becomes one of the biggest favorites when I listen this more during the week.

That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and all the usual promotional nonsense. It all matters. My vacation from the day job is done, which this time might be a good thing for the blog. Usually I’ve done a whole lot of catching up with the blog stuff during the day job vacation, but this time I was lazy and needed a break from everything. So I’ve mostly neglected everything for the last couple of weeks and try to bounce back now. At least I try to be better with the communicating part. We’ll see how that goes. Love from a distance.

1. Kelsey Waldon – You Can’t Ever Tell Me (No Regular Dog, Oh Boy Records, 2022)
2. Mariel Buckley – Neon Blue (Everywhere I Used to Be, Birthday Cake, 2022)
3. Vandoliers – The Lighthouse (The Vandoliers, Amerikinda Records / Soundly, 2022)
4. Cahalen Morrison – Down in the Valley (Wealth of Sorrow, Fluff & Gravy Records, 2022)
5. Fonteyn – Joan (Trip the Light Fantastic, Born Losers Records, 2022)
6. Lauren Balthrop – You Linger (Things Will Be Different, Olivia Records, 2022)
7. Tim Barry – Ain’t Much for Talking (Spring HIll, Chunksaah Records, 2022)
8. Thorsten Nesch – Cheers (Cheers EP, Polterzeitgeist Records, 2022)
9. Courtney Patton – Do You Feel Love (Do You Feel Love EP/single, 2022)
10. Tony Molina – Leave This Town (In the Fade, Summer Shade, 2022)
11. Drew Beskin & The Sunshine – Pear Plum Blus (single, We Bought a Zoo, Super Canoe, 2022)
12. Alvvays – Easy On Your Own? (single, Transgressive Records, 2022)
13. The Orchids – Didn’t We Love You (single, Skep Wax Records, 2022)
14. Mr. Sam & The People People – Pictures of Us (single, 2022)
15. Kyle Cox – That Should Be Me (single, 2022)
16. Freya Josephine Hollick – Me & Mine (single, Cheersquad Records & Tapes, 2022)
17. Mightmare – Easy (single, Kill Rock Stars, 2022)
18. Lilly Winwood – Keep It Spinning (single, 2022)
19. Tiffany Williams & Silas House – When I Come Back Around (single, Blue Redbird Music, 2022)
20. Caleb Caudle – Forsythia (single, Soundly Music, 2022)
21. Will Payne Harrison – Goodbye, Sweetheart (single, 2022)
22. Julian Taylor – Wide Awake (single, Howling Turtle, 2022)
23. Garrett T. Capps & NASA County – Gettin’ Better (single, Spaceflight Records, 2022)
24. Early James feat Sierra Ferrell – Real Down Lonesome (single, Easy Eye Sound, 2022)
25. SaintPolis – Gears of the Heart Change (single, 2022)
26. Itä-Hollola Installaatio – Olla nuori (single, KHY Suomen Musiikki, 2022)
27. Iisa – Saari (single, Fullsteam Records, 2022)
28. Hannibal & Hot Heros – Jotain aina jää (single, Svart Records, 2022)
29. Amythyst Kiah – Hitchin a Ride (Pensive Pop EP, Rounder Records, 2022)
30. Katie Pruitt – Something About What Happens When We Talk (single, Rounder Records, 2022)
31. Anna Mieke – For a Time (single, Nettwerk, 2022)
32. Marlon Williams – Easy Does It (single, Dead Oceans, 2022)
33. Eliza Edens – I Needed You (single, Edens Sounds, 2022)
34. Kyle Hamlett Duo – Expected Of (single, Arrowhawk Records, 2022)
35. Dan Reeder – Tell Me Again (single, Oh Boy Records, 2022)
36. Mathias Kom & Toby Goodshank – Dang Me (single, BB*Island, 2022)
37. Shannen Moser – Paint By Number (single, Lame-O Records, 2022)
38. Jake Tittle feat Illuminati Hotties – Nose Bleeds (single, Anxiety Blanket Records, 2022)
39. Dana Gavanski – Word on a Wing (single, Full Time Hobby, 2022)
40. Jessie Marks – Liminal Dreams (single, 2022)
41. Joe Purdy – Caroline (Desert Outtakes Vol 3, 2022)
42. Jake La Botz – Let it Fall (single, Hair On Fire Records, 2022)
43. Sam Morrow – More (single, Forty Below Records, 2022)
44. Brittany Collins – The Journey (single, Pacific Northwest Records, 2022)
45. Ragland – What Happened Mama (single, 2022)
46. Lambchop – So There (single, City Slang, 2022)
47. Will Stewart – Just Be Sweet (Slow Life, Cornelius Chapel, 2022)
48. Colyn Cameron – Dead Ends (Freehand, Market Garden Records, 2022)
49. Robert Leslie – In Another Light (Halfway Home,
50. John Calvin Abney – Leave Me at the Shoreline (Tourist, Black Mesa Records, 2022)

Spotify Playlist

Tidal Playlist

Playlist Archive on Spotify

Playlist Archive on Tidal

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.

Another week, another new music weekly.

I’ve been on total vacation mode, but of course listening to new music has been a part of it. So here’s the finest new music I managed to catch while taking it easy.

First let’s take a moment to celebrate Dogbreth. A new one for me that I just found thanks to someone retweeting the album (I think it was Mo Troper), but damn I fell for that record so easily. I urge you to give that one a spin. The album of the week is still the new beauty from long time favorite John Calvin Abney. Also thrilled to have that Robert Leslie album out and available. I’ve shared his charming folk singles on this new music weekly during the past 7-8 months and I’ve loved them all. So lovely to have the record here now and it lives up to my sky high expectations. There’s of course far more and the week gave us new albums from Will Stewart, Eliza Niemi, Colyn Cameron, First Rodeo, Dust Star, Kenny Roby, Lee Bains + The Glory Fires, Reece Sullivan, Rachel Sumner & The Traveling Light, Jeff Crosby, The Western Express, Carl Didur, Julianna Zachariou, Heffner and The Frowning Clouds.

There’s plenty of Finnish gems too. A new favorite has been Aleksi Oksanen and his beautiful new single. I’ve been really digging that one. Also super lovely to have a new Tehosekoitin song. I can’t say that I’ve listened to them all that much during the past two decades, but around 1995-1997 they were the best band in my world and they will forever hold a special place in my heart. But c’mon baby yeah, the new song is also really good, so it’s not here for the nostalgic vibes. A big deal is also the debut EP from Erika Sirola that actually came out on US label Elektra. Other Finnish gems on the list are album from Anton Haring and run of singles from Sam Shingler, Knife Girl, Ria & The Hi-Binders, Sumuhai and Puiset heilat.

The international song that made me immensely happy and a couple of decades younger is the magnificent The Wannadies cover by the awesome UK pop band Mt. Misery. I loved You & Me Song back in the nineties and oh how good it still is. There’s quite a few other new pop gems too from Ducks Ltd, Let’s Whisper, Dazy, 2nd Grade and so forth. And on the album list there were wonderful Dust Star and Dogbreth, so sometimes that pop subtitle of this blog still rings true. On a more general note, somebody should give a culture award to Lame-O Records. They are doing a lot of things right if you are into power pop or whatever you may wanna call it. Other single favorites from abroad came from Anna Tivel, Marina Allen, Little Mazarn, Eli Winter and Bella White. Again just to name a few.

That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and all the usual annoying promotional nonsense. It all matters no matter how trivial it may seeem. And a huge thank you for all the lovely people who are following this weekly adventure in the world of new music. I really appreciate it. Love from a distance.

1. John Calvin Abney – Good Luck and High Tide (Tourist, Black Mesa Records, 2022)
2. Robert Leslie – Empty is the Colour (Halfway Home, 2022)
3. Will Stewart – Let’s Go (Slow Life, Cornelius Chapel Records, 2022)
4. Colyn Cameron – Sweet Relief (Freehand, Market Garden Records, 2022)
5. Eliza Niemi – Leave Me (Staying Mellow Blows, Tin Angel Records, 2022)
6. First Rodeo – Pucker Up, Amelia (First Rodeo, Forged Artifacts, 2022)
7. Dogbreth – How You Did That (Believe This Rain, 2022)
8. Dust Star – Open Up That Heart (Open Up That Heart, Lame-O Records, 2022)
9. Mt. Misery – You & Me Song (single, Quiet Crown, 2022)
10. Ducks Ltd feat Jane Inc – In Between Days (single, Carpark Records, 2022)
11. Let’s Whisper – Long Run (single, Fika Recordings, 2022)
12. Anna Tivel – The Dial (single, Mama Bird Recording Co, 2022)
13. Marina Allen – Or Else (single, Fire Records, 2022)
14. Kenny Roby – Leave It Behind (Kenny Roby, Royal Potato Family, 2022)
15. Little Mazarn – Texas River Song (single, Dear Life Records, 2022)
16. Lee Bains + The Glory Fires – Gentlemen (Old-Time Folks, Don Giovanni Records, 2022)
17. Jeff Crosby – Where I’m From (Idaho) (Waitin’ On a Miracle, 2022)
18. The Western Express – Emptying Me (Lunatics, Lovers & Poets, 2022)
19. Rachel Sumner & The Traveling Light – Colleen (Sad Luck Dame, 2022)
20. Bella White – The Way I Oughta Go (single, Rounder Records, 2022)
21. Reece Sullivan – Virginia (Arkansas, 2022)
22. Ever More Nest – Coming Along (single, 2022)
23. Kim Ware & The Good Graces – Capital R (single, Fort Lowell Records, 2022)
24. Erika Sirola – A Little More (Who? EP, Elektra, 2022)
25. Aleksi Oksanen – The Wrong Time (single, 2022)
26. Sam Shingler feat Henna Emilia Hietamäki – Utopia (single, Stupido Records, 2022)
27. Sumuhai feat A.Savinainen – Löytäjä saa pitää (single, 2022)
28. Puiset heilat – Suu & silmä (single, 2022)
29. Tehosekoitin – Ei rautoihin, ei lautoihin (single, Levy-yhtiö, 2022)
30. Anton Haring – Tähdenlennon alla (Helppoo elämää, Haring Panic Records, 2022)
31. Knife Girl – The Good TImes Are Coming Your Way (single, Soliti, 2022)
32. Ria & The Hi-Binders – Nothing to Me (single, Moondog Music, 2022)
33. Emily Nenni – On the Ranch (single, Normaltown Records, 2022)
34. Sean Thompson’s Weird Ears – New Trailway Boogie (single, Curation Records, 2022)
35. Will Hoge – Queenie (single, Edlo Records / Soundly, 2022)
36. Bonny Light Horseman – Exile (single, 37d03d, 2022)
37. Matthew Check – The Very Beginning (single, 2022)
38. The Reeves Brothers – She Don’t Want a Cowboy (single, 2022)
39. Carl Didur – Cowboy and His Friend (Maybe Next Time, Idee Fixe Records, 2022)
40. Thanya Iyer – Slow Burn (single, Topshelf Records, 2022)
41. Breanna Barbara – Diamond Light (single, Fuzz club Records, 2022)
42. The Frowning Clouds – All Night Long (Gospel Church, Anti Fade Records, 2022)
43. Sunfruits – Made to Love (single, Third Eye Stimuli Records, 2022)
44. Dazy – Rollercoaster Ride (single, Lame-O Records, 2022)
45. 2nd Grade – Strung Out On You (single, Double Double Whammy, 2022)
46. Con Man – Come My Way (I Think You Should) (single, Donnybrook, 2022)
47. Rue Snider – Hot Summer Nights (single, 2022)
48. Heffner – World Famous Kyle (Perfect Heaven, 2022)
49. Julianna Zachariou – (S)he (Hero Of Your Heart, Tone Tree Music, 2022)
50. Molly Taylor – Price You Pay (single, 2022)
51. Opal Eskar – Sunlight Is Breaking (single, Underflow Records, 2022)
52. Native Harrow – Old Kind of Magic (single, Loose Music, 2022)
53. Marcus King – Blues Worse Than I Ever Had (single, Republic Records, 2022)
54. Nora Brown – Wild Goose Chase (single, Jalopy Records, 2022)
55. Eli Winter – Davening in Threes (single, Three Lobed Recordings, 2022)
56. Josh Kimbrough – Paddling Toward Chase (single, Sleepy Cat, 2022)
57. Matthew J. Rolin – Shingles (single, American Dreams Records, 2022)
58. Will Sheff – Estrangement Zone (single, ATO Records, 2022)
59. Wilder Maker – Surfers Trace (Male Models, Western Vinyl, 2022)
60. Austin Leonard Jones – Cape Fear (Dead Calm, Perpetual Doom, 2022)

Spotify Playlist

Tidal Playlist

Playlist Archive on Spotify

Playlist Archive on Tidal

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.

Another week, another new music weekly.

A vacation edition live from Keuruu. Another bad excuse to possible miss some beautiful new releases. This was quite a big release week too.

Wilder Maker and Friendship were the top picks of the week for me, but the one that I’ve actually spend most time with so far has been that Austin Leonard Jones album. I was vaguely familiar and I loved the advance single. Still it caught me off guard a bit and I fell for the album on first listen. Oh yeah and those Wilder Maker and Friendship are of course damn good. They just didn’t have that surprise factor, because I knew I was going to love them even before hitting play button. Many other gems too and the week gave us new albums from Florist, Skyway Man & Andy Jenkins (EP), Amanda Shires, Nick Nace, Wade Sapp, Andrew Duhon, Wolf Van Elfmand, Triptides, Su Andersson, Sarah Bethe Nelson, Lily Talmers, The Jangles (this was a week ago), Guy Capecelatro III & Mike Effenberger (this has been on Bandcamp for a few months, but now streaming), Zach Welch, Well Well Well and Josh Rouse.

Finnish section is tiny but there is a great EP from Räjäyttäjät along with excellent singles from Kami Mate and Ilja Karsikas.

The international single of the week is the new (should-be) pop hit from Mo Troper. Looking forward to his new album on Lame-O Records. Other big faves this week came from A.O. Gerber, Plains, Tony Molina, Pretty Matty, Maija Sofia, The Harlem Gospel Travelers, Young Gun Silver Fox, Claude Munson, Miko Marks and Veronica Stanton. Again just to name a few and even my favorites might change throughout the week when I have more time to listen to these.

That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and all the usual promotional nonsense. It all matters more than you know. Oh an I’ve been doing some summer cleaning on the inbox, because I had over 7000 unread promo emails. I’m down to a couple hundred and have unsubscribed to a lot of pr lists that rarely send my kind of music. Nothing personal there if I unsubscribed and you are still allowed to send me stuff. Just trying to make room for the artists, labels and pr firms that are in the core of what I do. A one man hobby project just can’t cover all and everything and lately I haven’t really been even reachable to the ones I love. Hopefully this way I can focus a bit more and be better at responding to the emails that matter to me and this little blog. So if you’ve sent me something and I didn’t answer, my sincere apologies. There just isn’t enough time in the world to answer everyone, but hopefully this way I will be less overwhelmed by it all and manage to answer a larger number of them. Love from a distance.

1. Austin Leonard Jones – Night Parrots (Dead Calm, Perpetual Doom, 2022)
2. Wilder Maker – New Anxiety (Male Models, Western Vinyl, 2022)
3. Friendship – St. Bonaventure (Love the Stranger, Merge Records, 2022)
4. Skyway Man & Andy Jenkins – Holy Roses (Nothing No. 1 EP, Mama Bird Recording Co, 2022)
5. Florist – Two Ways (Florist, Double Double Whammy, 2022)
6. Amanda Shires – Bad Behaviour (Take It Like a Man, ATO Records, 2022)
7. Nick Nace – Figure 8’s (The Harder Stuff, 2022)
8. Wade Sapp – Bleeding Blue (Radio Check, 117 Music, 2022)
9. Andrew Duhon – Promised Land (Emerald Blue, 2022)
10. Wolf Van Elfmand – Heavy (High Desert Valley, Cottonwood Music, 2022)
11. Triptides – I’m With You (So Many Days, Curation Records, 2022)
12. Guy Capecelatro III & Mike Effenberger – Brushes (Sneak Into the Ether, 2022)
13. Su Andersson – Southern Belle (Brave, Roots and Ramblers, 2022)
14. Sarah Bethe Nelson – I Can Just Leave (Mental Picture, Speakeasy Studios, 2022)
15. Lily Talmers – Hope, You Whore (Hope is the Whore I Go To, El Tee Records, 2022)
16. Molly Lewis – Miracle Fruit (single, Jagjaguwar, 2022)
17. A.O. Gerber – Hunger (single, Hand in Hive / Father/Daughter, 2022)
18. Jason McCue – Ceiling (single, Fluff & Gravy Records, 2022)
19. Mo Troper – I Fall Into Her Arms (single, Lame-O Records, 2022)
20. The Jangles – I Won’t Shed a Tear (Pioneer, Spatchcox Records, 2022)
21. Tony Molina – Not Worth Knowing (single, Summer Shade, 2022)
22. Pretty Matty – See You Around (single, 2022)
23. Kami Mate – Sprout (single, 2022)
24. Räjäyttäjät – Jättömaa (Kesäaika EP, 2022)
25. Ilja Karsikas – Lumottu tie (single, 2022)
26. Maija Sofia – O Theremin (single, Islander, 2022)
27. Plains – Problem With It (single, Anti, 2022)
28. Emily Scott Robinson – When It Don’t Come Easy (single, Oh Boy Records, 2022)
29. Erin Enderlin – Ain’t That Lonely Yet (Campfire Cover the 90s EP, Black Crow Productions, 2022)
30. Zach Welch – Can’t Sing Like George Jones (Redux, 301Productions, 2022)
31. The Band Laredo feat Vandoliers – Gasoline (single, Laredo Records, 2022)
32. Jay Gavin – Got Myself a Harley (single, 2022)
33. The Western Express – You and Me and the Neon (single, 2022)
34. Dalton Domino – Rock and Roll Should Kill You (single, Lightning Rod Records, 2022)
35. Miko Marks & The Resurrectors – One More Night (single, Redtone Records, 2022)
36. The Harlem Gospel Travelers – Hold Your Head Up (single, Colemine Records, 2022)
37. Young Gun Silver Fox – Winners (single, A Candelio, 2022)
38. Well Well Well – I’m Not Him (Palm Springs, Royal Oakie Records, 2022)
39. Nick Waterhouse – Monterey (single, Innovative Leisure, 2022)
40. Sweet Megg – Trouble In Mind (single, Turtle Bay Records, 2022)
41. John Hollywood – Sweeps (single, 2022)
42. Claude Munson – Get it While It’s Good (single, 2022)
43. Nev Cottee – Renunciate (single, Wonderfulsound, 2022)
44. Zac Crook – Move On (single, 2022)
45. Small Sur – A Clean Patch of Ground (single, Worried Songs, 2022)
46. Why Bonnie – Nowhere, LA (single, Keeled Scales, 2022)
47. Jeffrey Lewis – Guest List Song (single, 2022)
48. Big Joanie – In My Arms (single, Kill Rock Stars, 2022)
49. Partner – Fear that Closes the Heart (single, You’ve Changed Records, 2022)
50. Jacob Faurholt – Falling Like the Rain (single, Raw Onion Records, 2022)
51. Veronica Stanton – Quick Fix (single, 2022)
52. Michael Paul Lawson – I Know Where I’m Going Tonight (single,
53. Reece Sullivan – Be Still, My Heart (single, 2022)
54. Trevor Beld Jimenez – Anytime (single, 2022)
55. Josh Rouse – Henry Miller’s Flat (Going Places, Yep Roc, 2022)
56. The Bobby Tenderloin Universe – That’s All I’m Sayin’ (single, Keeping On Records, 2022)
57. The Lowest Pair – Couple of Jerks (single, Delicata Records, 2022)
58. Elk Hound – You Never Came to Me in a Dream (Wordless Shore, SonaBLAST! Record, 2022)
59. Nathan Kalish – Divinity in Lonesome (Great Big Motel in the Sky, JTMMusic, 2022)
60. John Moreland – Neon Middle June (Birds in the Ceiling, Old Omens / Thirty Tigers, 2022)

Spotify Playlist

Tidal Playlist

Playlist Archive on Spotify

Playlist Archive on Tidal

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.