Another week, another new music weekly.

And also another great release week. A new Caleb Stine album was a happy surprise, because I wasn’t aware of such beauty coming out. That was my top pick of the week along with new albums from Natalie Jane Hill, Emily Scott Robinson and Charlotte Cornfield. They can all share that imaginary album of the week title. That’s not all though. We also got new ones from Mr. Alec Bowman_Clarke (EP), Hayes Carll, Mick Mullin, Lilli Lewis, Chris Kasper (EP), Lunar Vacation, Travis Feutz (EP), Melanie Beth Curran, Liz Jones & Broken Windows (Spotify just has the gorgeous single, so go to Bandcamp for the full album), Fortitude Valley, Alcopops (EP), Marissa Nadler, Billy Bragg, Pauline Andres (reissue), Charissa Hoffman (EP), Brandy Zdan, Anna Vincent, Eleanor Buckland and Simon Linsteadt (EP).

The Finnish section is a bit short this time around. It’s led by the wonderful Linda Fredriksson album and also contains singles from Palor and Color Dolor. Plus revisits last week’s gorgeous Tvärtom album. I’m sure there had to be more.

And finally the international singles and there was so much love in this category. The Delines, Hurray For the Riff Raff and Jake Xerxes Fussell all announced new albums and released first outtakes. This is big deal. Julie Doiron and Charles Wesley Godwin released further greatness from their forthcoming albums and a long time blog favorite Matt Paxton released a great new song. Oh yeah and there’s a new double single from the magnificent Annika Norlin (Hello Saferide / Säkert). I’m a big fan, so that was a pleasant surprise. Somehow I had missed the new Apollo Flowerchild single earlier this month, but it’s here now and it’s so damn good. And that’s of course just to name a few. You’ll find them all below.

That’s it for this week. Love from a distance.

1. Caleb Stine – Looking for Someone to Love (The Life and Times of a Handyman, 2021)
2. Emily Scott Robinson – If Trouble Comes a Lookin’ (American Siren, Oh Boy Records, 2021)
3. Natalie Jane Hill – Little Teeth (Solely, Dear Life Records, 2021)
4. Charlotte Cornfield – Pac-Man (High in the Minuses, Double Double Whammy / Polyvinyl Records, 2021)
5. Matt Paxton – Let’s Rock N’ Roll Again (single, Down By the Point Records, 2021)
6. Mr. Alec Bowman_Clarke – The Ghost Of Mistakes (A Place Like Home EP, Corduroy Punk, 2021)
7. Julie Doiron – Darkness to Light (single, You’ve Changed Records, 2021)
8. The Delines – Little Earl (single, El Cortez, 2021)
9. Lilli Lewis feat Gina Forsyth – Piece Of Mine (Americana, Louisiana Red Hot Records, 2021)
10. Jake Xerxes Fussell – Love Farewell (single, Paradise of Bachelors, 2021)
11. Hurray For the Riff Raff – Rhododendron (single, Nonesuch Records, 2021)
12. Hayes Carll – Nice Things (You Get It All, Dualtone, 2021)^
13. Charles Wesley Godwin – Temporary Town (single, 2021)
14. Mick Mullin – Thank God They Closed the Honky Tonks (Mullin’ It Over, 2021)
15. Chris Kasper – Coffee & Weed (Stowaways Vol 1, Tone Tree, 2021)
16. Melanie Beth Curran – San Francisco Serenade (San Benedito Beach, 2021)
17. The Roseline – Catalpa (single, RPH Records, 2021)
18. Travis Feutz – Life Without Parole (Country Music Forever EP, 2021)
19. Jaimee Harris – Keep Me On Your Mind (single, 2021)
20. Liz Jones & The Broken Windows – Call Centre Blues (Bricks and Martyrs, 2021)
21. Dakota Theim – Never Give Up On Your Love (single, 2021)
22. Lunar Vacation – Peddler (Inside Every Wig is a Dead Wasp, Keeled Scales, 2021)
23. Fortitude Valley – Forget About Me (Fortitude Valley, Fika Recordings, 2021)
24. Century Egg – Moving On (single, Forward Music Group, 2021)
25. Alcopops – Sin (Devil EP, Kangalss Krall Records, 2021)
26. Apollo Flowerchild – The Lights Are Flickering Again! (single, 2021)
27. The High Water Marks – Proclaimer of Things (single, Minty Fresh, 2021)
28. Billy Bragg – Should Have Seen It Coming (The Million Things That Never Happened, Cooking Vinyl, 2021)
29. Annika Norlin – Hydra (single, Razzia, 2021)
30. Lena Minder – Fear of Falling (single, 2021)
31. Tele Novella – Adventures Close to Home (single, Kill Rock Stars, 2021)
32. Mapache – Worship the Sun (single, Innovative Leisure, 2021)
33. Trevor Beld Jimenez – Blue Sky Morning (single, 2021)
34. Starpainter – Blood in the Snow #3 (single, 2021)
35. This Lonesome Paradise – Night Stalker (single, American Standard Time Records, 2021)
36. The Bones of J.R. Jones – Sweet Toot Boogie (single, Tone Tree, 2021)
37. Marissa Nadler – The Path of the Clouds (The Path of the Clouds, Sacred Bone Records, 2021)
38. Pauline Andres – Patsy Cline (All Them Ghosts, Old Soul Records, 2021)
39. Henry Parker – The Brisk Lad (single, Cup and Ring, 2021)
40. Melissa Erin – Walk On By (single, 2021)
41. Kaitlin Butts – Marfa Lights (single, Soundly, 2021)
42. Brandy Zdan – Falcon’s Wing (Falcon, Lucky Rose Records, 2021)
43. Pearl Charles – Deja Vu (single, Lavender Family, 2021)
44. Aimee Mann – I See You (single, SuperEgo Records, 2021)
45. Terra Spencer feat Stewart Legere – Brick and Mortar (single, 2021)
46. Charissa Hoffman – Knight Song (Different Way EP, 2021)
47. Anna Vincent – Naxos (Under the Glass, Ultimate Blends, 2021)
48. Aisha Badru – Rooted (single, Nettwerk, 2021)
49. Aoife O’Donovan feat Allison Russell – Prodigal Daughter (single, Yep Roc, 2021)
50. Native Harrow – Do It Again (single, Loose Music, 2021)
51. Eleanor Buckland – Just Love (You Don’t Have to Know, Soundly, 2021)
52. Cale Tyson – Love is a Dirty Joke (single, 2021)
53. Tasha – Bed Song 1 (single, Father / Daughter Records, 2021)
54. Gus Seyffert – Never Listen to Me (single, Sargent Recorders, 2021)
55. Linda Fredriksson – Pinetree Song (Juniper, We Jazz, 2021)
56. Simon Linsteadt – Speakeasy (Speakeasy EP, Stormy Deep Records, 2021)
57. Color Dolor – Andrea (single, Soliti, 2021)
58. Palor – Matka (single, 2021)
59. Tvärtom – Paineet (Tvärtom, 2021)
60. Belaver – Burden Bearer (Lain Prone, Niles City Records, 2021)
61. Nick Delffs – The Affair (Childhood Pastimes EP, Mama Bird Recording Co, 2021)
62. Mark Fredson – Long Shot (Nothing But Night, Soundly, 2021)

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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

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 a) if someone wants to follow it, they can just follow that one list and will get a new set of songs each Sunday b) so that I don’t have a trillion of different playlists on my Spotify account. If you want to find the older ones I’ve moved them to the weekly playlist archive. So hit that link above and I’m sure you’ll find this playlist too.

Another week, another new music weekly.

Let’s start with the Finnish stuff this time around. Mostly because Teini-Pää and Tvärtom really lighted up my world yesterday. I instantly fell in love with that new Tvärtom album and later on gave a spin to that new Teini-Pää single and loved every second of it. I had one of those weeks when I was close to pull the plug on this blog, but now I’m all rejuvenated thanks to these lovely bands. There’s also other Finnish beauties later on the playlist. These are new albums from Tero-Petri & Korvaamattomat and Sarparanta plus singles from Maanvaiva, Jori Hulkkonen, Lone Deer Laredo, Rakki-Sakke ja Lahjomaton Miro and Richard Dawson & Circle (I think we can give Finnish passport to Richard Dawson if he is collaborating with Circle).

The international album of the week is the new Belaver album. I’ve loved all the advance singles and the album lives up to my sky high expectations. Robert Ellis produced it and released it on his record label. It’s kind of the reason why I found him, but his songs are the reason I stuck around. Another big one is the new Adeline Hotel album. That’s far from all though and we also got new albums from Mark Fredson, Bedouine, Trey Burnart Hall (EP), Nick Delffs (EP), The Surfing Magazines, Guided By Voices, Trace Mountains, La Luz, Hand Habits, Abby Huston, Gold Dust (this came out a week ago, but I missed it then), Helado Negro, Tonstartssbandht, D.C.R. Pollock, Zachary Williams, Ryan Sambol (this was early in the year, but I just found it because Perpetual Doom will be releasing it on vinyl), Norman Blake, Moot Davis, Johnny Gallagher (this was a week ago, but it slipped under my radar then), Nada Surf (EP), Jackson+Sellers and Dave Hause.

The imaginary international single of the week award probably goes to the new The Whitmore Sisters single. Also very fond of the new Leche Malo song. An of course there’s far more like new ones from Maya De Vitry, Carson McHone, Neal Francis, Alanna Gurr, Cedric Noel, Carrie Biell, Blue Wilson, Ryan Pollie and so forth. Then there’s some cover magic from J.E. Sunde and Memory Spells. Again just to name a few. There’s gems throughout the whole playlist.

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

1. Belaver – Here It Comes (Lain Prone, Niles City Records, 2021)
2. Adeline Hotel – In a Simple Way (The Cherries Are Speaking, Ruination Record Co, 2021)
3. Bedouine – The Solitude (The Solitude, 2021)
4. Trey Burnart Hall feat Ali Thibodeau – Yardwork & Heartwork (Song I Can’t Sing Vol 1, Vocal Rest Records, 2021)
5. The Whitmore Sisters – Hurtin’ For a Letdown (single, Compass Records, 2021)
6. Nick Delffs – The Outside (Childhood Pastimes EP, Mama Bird Recording Co, 2021)
7. Mark Fredson – Sorry Johnny (Nothing But Night, Soundly, 2021)
8. The Surfing Magazines – Hard Times (Badgers of Wymeswold, Moshi Moshi Records, 2021)
9. Trevor Dickson – Winter Legs (Skipping Stone, 2021)
10. Guided By Voices – The Bell Gets out of the Way (It’s Not Them, It Couldn’t Be Them, It Is Them, GBV Inc, 2021)
11. Teini-Pää – Tähdet, Tähdet (single, Soit Se Silti, 2021)
12. Tvärtom – Kadun Humina (Tvärtom, 2021)
13. Leche Malo – Good Witch (single, 2021)
14. Trace Mountains – Seen It Coming (House of Confusion, Lame-O Records, 2021)
15. Abby Huston – L Train (AH HA, Egghunt Records, 2021)
16. Hand Habits – Graves (Fun House, Saddle Creek, 2021)
17. Maya De Vitry – Not a Trick of the Eye (single, Mad Maker Studio, 2021)
18. Tonstartssbandht – Pass Away -Edit (Petunia, Mexican Summer, 2021)
19. Gold Dust – Oh Well (Gold Dust, 2021)
20. La Luz – Metal Man (La Luz, 2021)
21. Brent Cobb – We Shall Rise (single, Ol Buddy Records / Thirty Tigers, 2021)
22. Carson McHone – Hawks Don’t Share (single, Loose Music, 2021)
23. Maanvaiva – Kulje kanssani (single, Gearwheel Records, 2021)
24. Tero-Petri & Korvaamattomat – Tässä porukassa et voi mokata (Olet aina mukana, Plastic Passion, 2021)
25. Sarparanta – Tyytymätön mies (Takaisin merkitykseen, Fullsteam Records, 2021)
26. Rakki-Sakke ja Lahjomaton Miro feat Pekko Käppi – Matkalla (single, 2021)
27. Jori Hulkkonen – Hesa (single, Blanco & Tinto, 2021)
28. Helado Negro – There Must Be a Song Like You (Far In, 4AD, 2021)^
29. D.C.R. Pollock – Light Weight (Call the Dogs Off, Other People Records, 2021)
30. Blue Wilson – Underwater Dance (single, Acrophase Records, 2021)
31. Neal Francis – Prometheus (single, ATO Records, 2021)
32. Cedric Noel – Dove (single, Joyful Noise Recordings, 2021)
33. Carrie Biell – Come By (single, 2021)
34. Alanna Gurr – In Gold (single, Missed Connection Records, 2021)
35. Olenka and the Autumn Lovers – Moose Jaw (single, 2021)
36. Jacksonport – Silver Bullet (single, Tularosa Records, 2021)
37. Dan Reeder – The Best Conversations (single, Oh Boy Records, 2021)
38. Ryan Pollie – On the Nose (single, 2021)
39. Bad Heaven Ltd – Every Day (Three New Songs, 2021)
40. Strange Ranger – It’s You (single, 2021)
41. Jessica’s Brother – Finding Snowdrop (single, Fika Recordings, 2021)
42. Buggs – Flaws (single, Sad Club Records, 2021)
43. Nada Surf – Stories Going ‘Round (Cycle Through EP, City Slang, 2021)
44. Stories feat J.E. Sunde – Thirteen (single, Pockets inc. 2021)
45. Memory Spells & Brittain Ashford – Fade Into You (single, 2021)
46. Richard Dawson & Circle – Methuselah (single, Domino Recording Co, 2021)
47. Lone Deer Laredo – Fever Fever (single, 2021)
48. Simone Felice feat Four Tet – Puppet (single, Chrysalis, 2021)
49. Ryan Sambol – You’re Still Lovable To Someone (Gestalt, 2021)
50. Jackson Lynch – Hurt Me (single, Jalopy Records, 2021)
51. Norman Blake – Just Tell Me Them That You Saw Me (Day By Day, Smithsonian Folkways, 2021)
52. Moot Davis – Turn in the Wind and Burn (Seven Cities of Gold, Boot Knife Records, 2021)
53. Zachary Williams – Elizabeth (Dirty Camaro, Dualtone, 2021)
54. This Lonesome Paradise – Creatures of the Night (single, American Standard Time Records, 2021)
55. Dave Hause – Sandy Sheets (Blood Harmony, Soundly, 2021)
56. Johnny Gallagher – Mark Twain’s Initials (8th and Jane, 302 Sounds, 2021)
57. Mojohand – Highway Girl (single, 2021)
58. Phoebe Hunt & The Gatherers – Take My Love (single, 2021)
59. Treetop Flyers – Old Habits (single, Loose Music, 2021)
60. Jackson+Sellers – Fair Weather (Breaking Point, Anti, 2021)
61. Rue Snider – Sadness is Sickness (single, 2021)
62. Le Ren – Friends Are Miracles (Leftovers, Secretly Canadian, 2021)
63. Lilly Hiatt – Last Tear (Lately, New West Records, 2021)
64. TK & The Holy Know-Nothings – Laid Down & Cried (The Incredible Heat Machine, Mama Bird Recording Co, 2021)
65. Buffalo Nichols – Sorry It Was You (Buffalo Nichols, Fat Possum Records, 2021)

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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

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 a) if someone wants to follow it, they can just follow that one list and will get a new set of songs each Sunday b) so that I don’t have a trillion of different playlists on my Spotify account. If you want to find the older ones I’ve moved them to the weekly playlist archive. So hit that link above and I’m sure you’ll find this playlist too.

Another week, another new music weekly.

Another NHL season too, so I’ve been more focused on hockey this week. But there’s always time for new music too, so here’s my favorite new releases of the week.

There’s again plenty to love and some big personal favorites released new albums. Impossible to name an album of the week, because Le Ren, TK & The Holy Know-Nothings, Lilly Hiatt all mean so much to me. And then there’s even longer time favorites like Dean Wareham and Danny George Wilson and a power pop blast from Mo Troper. Oh yeah and that solo album from Buffalo Nichols seems very special (you may remember him from roots duo Nickel&Rose). Then there’s also new albums from Humbird, Gabi Hartmann (EP), The Courettes, Erin Enderlin (EP), Joe Nolan, Pokey LaFarge, Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit (cover album), Gone to Color, Ike Reilly, The Roomsounds, Vanishing Twin and Julia Shapiro. Edit: I added Joseph M album. I’ve shared the singles before and just noticed that the album came out this week.

From Finland we have wonderful albums from Ty Roxy and Astral Brain (part Finnish, Stockholm-based and on legendary indie pop label Shelflife). Then there’s also singles from M, Bobby Oroza and Vellamo plus a revisit to Astrid Swan’s fabulous album from last week.

And finally the international singles. Brigid Mae Power and Erin Rae can share the single of the week honor. Love those songs. Some other big favorites came from Drew Beskin, MAITA, Steph Green, Michael Hurley, Trey Burnart Hall, Andrew Gabbard, Renee Reed, Belaver and Matthew McNeal. Again just to name a few. You’ll find them all below.

That’s all for now. Like, follow, share and all the usual promotional nonsense. I probably should make some kind of cover art / logo for the playlist, but I’m a) too lazy b) don’t have the skill c) I kinda like that it shows the four top picks, because the playlist itself isn’t important, the albums / songs are. See you next time. Love from a distance.

1. TK & The Holy Know-Nothings – The Incredible Heat Machine (The Incredible Heat Machine, Mama Bird Recording Co, 2021)
2. Buffalo Nichols – Living Hell (Buffalo Nichols, Fat Possum Records, 2021)
3. Lilly Hiatt – Face (Lately, New West Records, 2021)
4. Le Ren – Who’s Going To Hold Me Next? (Leftovers, Secretly Canadian, 2021)
5. Gabi Hartmann – Je n’ apprends Rien (Always Seem to Get Things Wrong EP, 27/29, 2021)
6. Brigid Mae Power – Mother in The Sky (single, Fire Records, 2021)
7. Dean Wareham – The Past Is Our Plaything (I Have Nothing to Say to the Mayor of LA, Double Feature Records, 2021)
8. Humbird – Pink Moon for John Prine (Still Life, Green Thumb, 2021)
9. Danny George Wilson – We’ve Got a Lot to Learn (Another Place, Loose Music, 2021)
10. Mo Troper – Armpit (Dilettante, 2021)
11. The Courettes – Want You! Like a Cigarette (Back in Mono, Damaged Goods Records, 2021)
12. MAITA – Honey, I Have Lost It All (single, Kill Rock Stars, 2021)
13. Drew Beskin & The Sunshine – Lisa Simpson Fangs (Super Canoe / We Bought a Zoo, 2021)
14. Erin Rae – Modern Woman (single, Good Memory, 2021)
15. Erin Enderlin – When I’m Drinking Whiskey (Barroom Mirrors EP, Black Crow Productions, 2021)
16. Trey Burnart Hall feat Brady Heck, Mackenzie Roark and Ali Thibodeau – Victory Lap (single, Vocal Rest Records, 2021)
17. Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Song of the Seasons (single, Reprise Records, 2021)
18. Steph Green – Salesman (single, 2021)
19. Michael Hurley – Boulevard (single, No Quarter Records, 2021)
20. Joe Nolan – All Love Is Lit (Scrapper, Rootsy Music, 2021)
21. Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit feat Adia Victoria – The Truth (Georgia Blue, Southeastern Records, 2021)
22. Pokey LaFarge – Mi Ideal (In the Blossom of Their Shade, New West Records, 2021)
23. Andred Gabbard – Getting High (single, Colemine / Karma Chief, 2021)
24. Jeff Tweedy – C’mon America (single, Sub Pop, 2021)
25. Matthew McNeal – Arizona (single, Matte Black Sound Company, 2021)
26. Bobby Oroza with Cold Diamond & Mink – Make Me Believe (single, Big Crown Records, 2021)
27. Vanishing Twin – Phase One Million (Ookii Gekkou, 2021)
28. Astral Brain – Goodbye (The Bewildered Mind, Shelflife Records, 2021)
29. Ty Roxy – Lucy (音楽 (Music), Fonal Records, 2021)
30. M – Tanssilaulu (single, Solina Records, 2021)
31. Jennifer O’Connor – Born at the Disco (single, KIAM Records, 2021)
32. Gone to Color feat Kurt Wagner – Just Smile (Gone to Color, 2021)
33. Renee Reed – J’ai reve (single, Keeled Scales, 2021)
34. Belaver – In the R L (single, Niles City Records, 2021)
35. Julia Shapiro – Someone (Zorked, Suicide Squeeze Records, 2021)
36. Nicole Atkins – Promised Land (single, Single Lock Records, 2021)
37. Alexis Mahler – Cruel to Be Kind (single, Late Bloomer, 2021)
38. Courtney Hartman – Bright at My Back (single, Reckoner Records, 2021)
39. Toria Wooff – James Edward (single, Slow Flower Records, 2021)
40. Pauline Andres – She – The Haunting (single, Old Soul Records, 2021)
41. Vellamo – Höyhen (single, 2021)
42. Julian Taylor – 100 Proof (single, Howling Turtle, 2021)
43. Hayes Carll – Help Me Remember (single, Dualtone, 2021)
44. Jenny Mitchell feat Tami Neilson – Trouble Finds a Girl (single, 2021)
45. Cody Jinks – Hurt You (single, Late August Records, 2021)
46. Ike Reilly – Trick of the Light (Because the Angels, Rock Ridge Music, 2021)
47. The Roomsounds – Betty Jean (Good Company, 2021)
48. Joseph M – Holy Rollers (Joseph M, 2021)
49. Band of Horses – Crutch (single, 2021)
50. Ryan Pollie – The Shore House (single, 2021)
51. Mapache – All About Our Love (single, Innovative Leisure, 2021)
52. Crane Like the Bird feat Ben Bridwell – Spade a Spade (single, 2021)
53. Karen Peris – George in the Car (A Song Is Way Above the Lawn, Bella Union, 2021)
54. Astrid Swan – In the Woods (D/Other, Soliti, 2021)
55. Canandaigua – Diamonds (Slight Return EP, Baja Dracula, 2021)
56. Joshua Ray Walker – See You Next Time (See You Next Time, State Fair Records, 2021)

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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

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 a) if someone wants to follow it, they can just follow that one list and will get a new set of songs each Sunday b) so that I don’t have a trillion of different playlists on my Spotify account. If you want to find the older ones I’ve moved them to the weekly playlist archive. So hit that link above and I’m sure you’ll find this playlist too.

Another week, another new music weekly.

It was good to get back to watching some live music. Nathan Kalish was great at 8raita on Thursday. I highly recommend going to see him, if he has a show in your area or within reasonable distance. One show left here in Finland tonight and then he will move on to Sweden. Next up the finest new releases of the week. There was plenty and had to leave some out, because the lenght of this weekly is getting out of hand.

Joshua Ray Walker and Karen Peris are probably on the top of my list. Although I would have completely missed that Karen Peris solo unless I hadn’t seen a friend of mine Mary recommending it. I don’t know under what rock I’ve been living in, but thankfully I have friends with great taste and wide knowledge. That’s not all though and we also got great new albums from Laurel Premo, Scott Hirsch, Sam Teskey, Astral Swans, Side Pony, Emma Russack & Lachlan Denton, I Was A King (this has been out elsewhere. I think it’s sort of a combination of old stuff, unreleased stuff, covers etc. So maybe not a proper new album, but it is really wonderful. I love this Norwegian band), Tennessee Jet, Book Club, Sean Rowe, Canandaigua (wonderful EP, it’s a month or two old. I saw it back then, but managed to forget about it. I finally did listen thanks to Finnish band Eden Prairie and their monthly playlist), Shannon Lay, Gregory Dwane, Noah Gundersen, Darryl Kissick, Nathan Evans Fox, Thomas Csorba (EP). Oh yeah and then there’s a John Prine tribute album. I don’t usually include them here, but I suppose one can and should make an exception whenever we are talking about John Prine.

I kinda blended the Finnish stuff in the mix this week instead of grouping them together. Not sure is that good or bad. Anyway, this week brought some amazing Finnish treasures. Astrid Swan’s new album is really special and among my favorite Finnish releases of the year. On the rootsier side of things, we have an album from The Lovematches (the whole thing won’t be available for streaming for a few months, so you need to do things the right way and buy a copy if you want to hear more than just the singles). There’s also really impressive debut single from Joakim Daal plus new singles from Janne Tapion Sisäinen Avaruus, Astral Brain and Tuomo. And later on there’s also a song from the new Make Shadows Together album. It’s sort of instrumental ambient stuff and therefore only a partial match with my own subjective taste. But I love those guys and it’s objectively great, so I wanted to include it here too.

And last but not least the international singles. My favorite song of the week has to be that new Margo Cilker song. That’s going to be such a great album, because I’ve loved everything I’ve heard so far. Other personal favorites came from Charles Wesley Godwin, Adeline Hotel, Le Ren, Natalie Jane Hill, Dean Wareham, Paul Bond, Ryan Culwell, Andrew Gabbard just to name a few. That Olenka track is from 2020 actually, but maybe it hasn’t been on Spotify before because algorithm pushed it to me. I know I searched the latest 2021 single Moose Jaw some months ago without luck, so maybe these pop up here a bit late. Which is perfectly fine if that encourages folks to buy music.

That’s all for now. Like, share, listen, follow and all the annoying promotional nonsense. Back next week. Love from a distance.

1. Joshua Ray Walker – Dallas Lights (See You Next Time, State Fair Records, 2021)
2. Margo Cilker – That River (single, Fluff & Gravy Records / Loose Music, 2021)
3. Karen Peris – Sister Birds (A Song is Way Above the Lawn, Bella Union, 2021)
4. Astrid Swan – Joking After the Acopalyse (D/Other, Soliti, 2021)
5. Laurel Premo – Hop High (Golden Loam, 2021)
6. Scott Hirsch – Wolves (Windless Day, Echo Magic, 2021)
7. Sam Teskey – Let the Sun Bring the Light (Cycles, Decca, 2021)
8. Joakim Daal – Shelter (single, All That Plazz, 2021)
9. Astral Swans feat L.T.Leif – Sympathy for the Stupid (Astral Swans, 2021)
10. Emma Russack & Lachlan Denton – Authenticity (Something Is Going to Change… Bobo Integral, 2021)
11. I Was A King – E39 (Grand Hotel, Coastal Town, 2021)
12. Janne Tapion Sisäinen Avaruus – Ruosteen aika (single, Iso Pinkki, 2021)
13. Side Pony – Pressing My Luck (Lucky Break, Mule Kick Records, 2021)
14. Tennessee Jet – The Good (South Dakota, 2021)
15. The Lovematches – From Paris to Pardon (Rescue Songs, Emsölo Music, 2021)
16. Charles Wesley Godwin – Strong (single, 2021)
17. Sean Rowe – I Won’t Run (The Darkness Dress in Colored Lights, Fluff & Gravy Records, 2021)
18. Canandaigua – The Margins (Slight Return EP, Baja Dracula, 2021)
19. Book Club – Wild Town (Wild Town, Pyramid Records, 2021)
20. Dean Wareham – As Much as It Was Worth (single, Double Feature Records, 2021)
21. Natalie Jane Hill – Plants and Flowers That Do Not Grow (single, Dear Life Records, 2021)
22. Adeline Hotel – Lot To Listen (single, Ruination Record Co, 2021)
23. Le Ren – May Hard Times Pass Us By (single, Secretly Canadian, 2021)
24. Shannon Lay – Shores (Geist, Sub Pop Records, 2021)
25. Harrison Whitford – Linoleum (single, Screwdriver Records, 2021)
26. Mark Fredson – Stop Me (single, Soundly, 2021)
27. Tuomo – Never Saw It Coming (single, Polygamy Records, 2021)
28. Jason Joshua – La Vida es Fria (single, Borinquen, 2021)
29. Curtis Harding – With You (single, Anti, 2021)
30. Paul Bond – Same Song, Different Groove (single, Concerto Records, 2021)
31. Andrew Gabbard – Cloud of Smoke (single, Colemine / Karma Chief, 2021)
32. M Ross Perkins – Wrong Wrong Wrong (single, Colemine / Karma Chief, 2021)
33. Louie Short – Sweeter Than Clover (single, 444%, 2021)
34. Astral Brain – A Dream (single, Shelflife Records, 2021)
35. Diners – Brain Song (single, Lauren Records, 2021)
36. Hand Habits – Clean Air (single, Saddle Creek, 2021)
37. Charlotte Cornfield – Drunk For You (single, Next Door Records, 2021)
38. Darryl Kissick – Fell (My Sunshine, 2021)
39. Chris Kasper – No Reservations (single, Tone Tree, 2021)
40. Ryan Culwell – All I Got (single, Missing Piece Records, 2021)
41. Gregory Dwane – Growing Up (Gregory Dwayne, Peacedale Records, 2021)
42. Nathan Evans Fox – Mercedes Benz (Wasted Love, 2021)
43. David James Allen – Bound to the Game (single, Garment District Records, 2021)
44. Thomas Csorba – From the Jordan (From the Jordan EP, Tone Tree, 2021)
45. Mikayla McVey – Bells (single, The Long Road Society, 2021)
46. Iris DeMent – One Red Rose (Broken Hearts and Dirty Windows Vol 2, Oh Boy Records, 2021)
47. Ismay – Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie (single, 2021)
48. Claire Cronin – No Forcefield (single, Orindal Records, 2021)
49. Olenka and the Autumn Lovers – On the Wing (single, 2020)
50. Julia Logan & Nina Persson – One Mile From Heaven (single, Playground, 2021)
51. Megan Nash – Coffee (single, Acronym Records, 2021)
52. Mary Bragg – The Lonely Persistence of Time (single, Tone Tree Music, 2021)
53. Kristen Martell – Quiet Hearts (single, 2021)
54. Julia Shapiro – Wrong Time (single, Suicide Squeeze Records, 2021)
55. Make Shadows Together – Song For Frida (Sumu, 2021)
56. Noah Gundersen feat Phoebe Bridgers – Atlantis (A Pillar of Salt, Cooking Vinyl, 2021)
57. Phoebe Bridgers – That Funny Feeling (single, Dead Oceans, 2021)
58. Jacksonport – Scenes from Bellevue Park (single, 2021)
59. Grant-Lee Phillips – All That You Can Dream (single, Yep Roc, 2021)
60. Billy Bragg – Mid-Century Modern (single, Cooking Vinyl, 2021)
61. Luke Winslow-King – Lissa’s Song (single, Ghost River Records, 2021)
62. Strand of Oaks – Under Heaven (In Heaven, Galactigana Records, 2021)
63. Hulda Huima – Unen kirjoitin muistiin (Ilma, Helmi Levyt, 2021)
64. Sylvie – Rosaline (Sylvie EP, 2021)
65. Myriam Gendron – Le tuer de femmes (Ma delire, Feeding Tube Records, 2021)

Playlist link

Playlist Archive

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

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 a) if someone wants to follow it, they can just follow that one list and will get a new set of songs each Sunday b) so that I don’t have a trillion of different playlists on my Spotify account. If you want to find the older ones I’ve moved them to the weekly playlist archive. So hit that link above and I’m sure you’ll find this playlist too.