Another week, another new music weekly.

Oh my. This was one heavy release week. Too much to handle for one man in one day, so I’m sure I messed up somewhere along the way and forgot something crucial. I’ll fill up the holes in the coming weeks. Not complaining though. Lovely problem to have, because there aren’t many things I love more than listening to new music.

There’s not a clear album of the week, because I was eagerly waiting for so many of these. The one that probably hit me the most was that MJ Lenderman EP, because it had certain caught me off guard factor. I had not even heard of him before this weekend, but instantly fell in love with that EP when I started listening to it. Anyway, here’s the full list of new albums/EPs that you’ll find from the playlist below. It takes a while to even write it down, let alone listen. We got new releases from Chris Acker, Sierra Ferrell, Garrett T. Capps, James McMurtry, Matt Paxton, MJ Lenderman (EP), William Harries Graham (EP), Darrin Bradbury, Kirty, Maya Elise & The Good Dream, Ryan Necci & The Buffalo Gospel (EP of old songs, somehow I managed to miss this last week. Shame on me, because I love Buffalo Gospel and all these songs matter a great deal to me), Nathan Salsburg, Joe Troop, Sturgill Simpson, Malcolm Holcombe, Billy Law, Connie Smith, Lorkin O’Reilly, Timid, the Brave, Alien Boy, Pleasure Horse, Angel Olsen (EP of covers), Brent Windler, Bnny, GA-20, Nick Jaina (previously only Bandcamp), John Statz (only on Bandcamp, just the single on Spotify), Shannon & The Clams, Karen Jonas (EP), Grace Morrison, Chris J Norwood and Lindsay Jarman. I hope that was all.

This week the playlist also has a small pop blast from the past aka Ben Reiser appreciation section. I don’t know how things are in the rest of the underground pop world, but here in Finland All About Chad’s 1995 album Down in Front is heralded as a true classic. Well at least among the folks who grew up listening to Räkärodeo radio show back in the nineties. I’m one of them and Down in Front is one of my all-time favorite albums. The big news for All About Chad fans like yours truly is that lately Ben Reiser has been uploading his musical adventures to the streaming platforms and there’s plenty of previously unheard gems available (unheard at least in my corner of the world). For example there’s an album called The Hippopotamus Polka from Tenderizer that contains songs that were first meant to be on the second All About Chad album. It was only a small local cassette release at the time, so this is kind of like the first real release of it. I also included a song from that classic All About Chad album and one from Swim Team (another lost pop gem). So there’s a trio of perfect US pop songs for you. This blog might have drifted towards folk and americana throughout the years, but this kind of stuff will always be the foundation of my music taste.

The Finnish part of this has a run of singles from J.Matkala, Sami Yaffa, Antti Autio, Lyyti and Ty Roxy. Plus an album from a new band called Robinia Spines that sounded really good on quick listen. I need to give that a proper listen when I’ve done this weekly.

And finally the international singles. Plenty of them too. Although I left some out, because this is already far longer than anyone is willing to listen. I want to especially highlight Keven Louis Lareau’s single Not All Songs Have Been Sung. Kind of perfect 70s folk rock type of song. I bought it from Bandcamp some months ago, but now it’s also available for streaming. Another big one is the new Margo Cilker song. Can’t wait to hear her record later this fall. We also got a new J.E. Sunde song which is always a big deal. This time he is collaborating with MOMO. Lloyd Taylor-Clark released another gentle beauty, Erin Enderlin always rules my world, Mariel Buckley’s Sloan cover is perfection, long time favorite Danny George Wilson has a new one as do Bedouine, LadyCouch and Matthew McNeal. A lot of that singles gold is on the latter half of the playlist, because the first half was crowded with all the album tracks.

That’s all for now. Love from a distance.

1. Chris Acker – Title Track (Odd, Ordinary & Otherwise, Gar Hole Records, 2021)
2. Sierra Ferrell – Give It Time (Long Time Coming, Rounder Records, 2021)
3. Garrett T. Capps feat Kathryn Legendre – The Neon Luv Waltz (I Love San Antone, Vinyl Ranch, 2021)
4. James McMurtry – Decent Man (The Horses and the Hounds, New West Records, 2021)
5. Matt Paxton – Railroad Song (Train Tracks, Down By the Point Records, 2021)
6. MJ Lenderman – TLC Cage Match (Knockin’ EP, Dear Life Records, 2021)
7. William Harries Graham – Walker (Plainfield Tapes EP, Redstart Records, 2021)
8. Darrin Bradbury – Field Notes from a College Town (Artvertisement, ANTI-, 2021)
9. Kirty – Something About You (We Are All On Fire, Postwar Records, 2021)
10. Maya Elise & The Good Dream – Side of the Road (Songs For the Breakdown, 2021)
11. Ryan Necci & The Buffalo Gospel – Waiting for the Lights to Go Out (Ghost Songs EP, 2021)
12. Nathan Salsburg – O You Who Sleep + Psalm 96 (Psalms, No Quarter Records, 2021)
13. Keven Louis Lareau – Not All Songs Have Been Sung (single, 2021)
14. Lloyd Taylor-Clark – London Water (single, Demo Records, 2021)
15. Sturgill Simpson – Ol’ Dood Part 1 (The Ballad of Dood & Juanita, High Top Mountain Records, 2021)
16. Joe Troop – Love Along the Way (Borrowed Time, Free Dirt Records, 2021)
17. Malcolm Holcombe – Shaky Ground (Tricks of the Trade, Gypsy Eyes, 2021)
18. Billy Law – 52 (Alone Somewhere, State Fair Records, 2021)
19. Margo Cilker – Barber Wire (Belly Crawl) (single, Fluff & Gravy Records / Loose Music, 2021)
20. Connie Smith – Spare Me No Truth (The Cry of the Heart, Fat Possum Records, 2021)
21. Erin Enderlin – If I’m Not in Hell (single, Black Crow Productions, 2021)
22. Pleasure Horse – Aways Away (Aways Away, 2021)
23. Lorkin O’Reilly – Still You (Marriage Material, Team Love Records, 2021)
24. Timid, the Brave – St. Maria (Vuja De, 2021)
25. J.E. Sunde & MOMO – Blue Sky (single, Vietnam, 2021)
26. Angel Olsen – Eyes Without a Face (Aisles, Jagjaguwar, 2021)
27. Daniel Romano – The Motions (single, You’ve Changed Records, 2021)
28. Alien Boy – Dear Nora (Don’t Know What I Am, Get Better Records, 2021)
29. Mac McCaughan – Circling Around (single, Merge Records, 2021)
30. All About Chad – Embarrassing Moments (Down in Front, 1995/2021)
31. Swim Team – Best Friend’s Car (Slow and Steady Loses the Race, 2004/2021)
32. Tenderizer – Sick of It (The Hippopotamus Polka, 1997? / 2021)
33. Ducks LTD. – How Lonely Are You? (single, Carpark, 2021)
34. Brent Windler – The Glitter and the Roar (New Morning Howl, Goldstar Recordings, 2021)
35. Mariel Buckley – The Other Man (97 Riverdale EP, Birthday Cake Media, 2021)
36. Joseph M – Paralyzed (single, Matte Black Sound Company, 2021)
37. Sami Yaffa – Down at St. Joes (single, Vallila Music House, 2021)
38. Robinia Spines – Mirage (Garden Street Routine, Garden Street Records, 2021)
39. J. Matkala – Venetsialaiset (single, Iso Pinkki, 2021)
40. Antti Autio – Pihkassa (single, Soit Se Silti, 2021)
41. Lyyti – Karkauspäivä (single, Luova Records, 2021)
42. Ty Roxy – True Colours (single, Fonal Records, 2021)
43. Bnny – August (Everything, Fire Talk, 2021)
44. Bedouine – The Wave (single, 2021)
45. Nico Hedley – Something to Make (single, Whatever’s Clever, 2021)
46. Danny George Wilson – Can You Feel Me? (single, Loose Music, 2021)
47. LadyCouch – Purple Rose and the Black Balloon (single, Blackbird Record Label, 2021)
48. Shannon & The Clams – Year of the Spider (Year of the Spider, Easy Eye Sound, 2021)
49. Neal Francis – Can’t Stop the Rain (single, ATO Records, 2021)
50. GA-20 – It’s Alright (Try It… GA-20 Does Hound Dog Taylor), Karma Chief Records, 2021)
51. Wahaxatchee – Talking Dust Bowl Blues (single, Elektra Records, 2021)
52. Anders Parker – Sunyata (single, 2021)
53. Cedric Noel – Comuu (single, Joyful Noise, 2021)
54. Matthew McNeal – The Spark (single, Matte Black Sound Company, 2021)
55. Belaver – The Storm (single, Feel Bad Records, 2021)
56. The Green Pajamas – Art School Blues 1979 (single, Green Monkey Records, 2021)
57. Nick Jaina – Expedition Day (Credo, Fluff & Gravy Records, 2021)
58. John Statz – Red Rose Motel (acoustic) (Grounded, 2021)
59. John Blek – Cormorant (single, WARR, 2021)
60. Chris J Norwood – I Am Not Cool (I Am Not Cool, State Fair Records, 2021)
61. Grace Morrison – Small Town Lament (Daughter, 2021)
62. Side Pony – Bad Ideas (single, Mule Kick Records, 2021)
63. Karen Jonas – Thunder on the Battery (Summer Songs EP, 2021)
64. The Northern Belle – Kaleidoscope Dream (single, Die With Your Boots on Records, 2021)
65. Jaime Wyatt – Need Shelter (single, Neal Casal Music Foundation, 2021)
66. Lindsay Jarman – Rue Collective (The Gallery, 2021)
67. Pokey LaFarge – Fine to Me (single, New West Records, 2021)
68. Hannah White & The Nordic Connection – Down By the Station (single, Paper Blue Records, 2021)
69. Ashley Shadow – Grey (single, felte, 2021)
70. Josienne Clarke – A Letter on a Page (A Small Unknowable Thing, Corduroy Punk, 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.

A whole lot of good stuff out there this week. The imaginary album of the week award goes to the new Josienne Clarke record. This week we also got excellent new albums from BAJA, Elijah Ocean, Mike and the Moonpies, 10 Cent Stranger, Zach Bryson (or maybe this is a bit older), Suzie Ungerleider (aka Oh Susanna), The Killers (I can’t say I’ve previously listened to them all that much, but this new record seems to be absolutely wonderful), Beachwood Sparks (EP of early stuff), Wednesday, Damon & Naomi, Dan Whitaker, Jade Bird, Tiger Saw (another bit older one I missed at the time) and Watchhouse (previously Mandolin Orange).

The Finnish treasures this week are album from Palmpillows and singles from Sam Shingler and Liljankukka (b-side of last week’s single). There’s also a week old EP from NYC-based slowcore band Älägator. Not really a Finnish band, but the songs are in Finnish language and the singer is from Finland.

And last but not least the international singles. The big announcement is that there’s a debut full-length coming out from Le Ren this fall. That’s a big deal and the first single is super sweet. New Kelly Sloan and Harrison Whitford are also something very special. And so are the new singles from Emily Scott Robinson, Mariel Buckley, Tre Burt, TK & The Holy Know-Nothings, Tim Easton, Joshua Ray Walker, Scott Hirsch, Maxwell Stern, War & Pierce, Bea Troxel, Andrew Gabbard and the list goes on and on. You’ll find the all below. Oh yeah and some perfect cover magic from Zachary Lucky and Brigid Mae Power. That Songs:Ohia cover from Brigid Mae Power is a real gem.

That’s all for now. Love from a distance.

1. Josienne Clarke – The Collector (A Small Unknowable Thing, Corduroy Punk, 2021)
2. BAJA – The Pull (La Gabacha, 2021)
3. Le Ren – Dyan (single, Secretly Canadian, 2021)
4. Kelly Sloan – Worse Way To Go (single, 2021)
5. Harrison Whitford – Salvation Army (single, Screwdriver Records, 2021)
6. Elijah Ocean – Time On My Hand (Born Blue, 2021)
7. Mike and the Moonpies – Hour on the Hour (One to Grow On, Prairie Rose Records, 2021)
8. Emily Scott Robinson – Cheap Seats (single, Oh Boy Records, 2021)
9. 10 Cent Stranger – When You Move On (When You Move On, Five Cent Friends, 2021)
10. Zach Bryson – Where Has Everybody Gone? (Songs That Will Ruin Your Day Vol2, 2021)
11. Mariel Buckley – Hundred Cities (single, Birtday Cake Media, 2021)
12. Suzie Ungerleider – North Star Sneakers (My Name Is Suzie Ungerleider, Stella Records, 2021)
13. Tre Burt – Dixie Red (single, Oh Boy Records, 2021)
14. TK & The Holy Know-Nothings – Bottom of the Bottle (single, Mama Bird Recording Co, 2021)
15. Tim Easton – Speed Limit (single, Black Mesa Records, 2021)
16. Zachary Lucky – Rex’s Blues (single, Wroxton Recordings, 2021)
17. Arlo McKinley – Sunk Like a Stone (single, Oh Boy Records, 2021)
18. Joshua Ray Walker – Sexy After Dark (single, State Fair Records, 2021)
19. The Killers – Quiet Town (Pressure Machine, Island Records, 2021)
20. Scott Hirsch feat Kelly McFarling – Dreamer (single, Echo Magic, 2021)
21. Beachwood Sparks – One Two Three, One Two Three (Sandbox Sessions EP, Curation Records, 2021)
22. Andrew Gabbard – Constellations (single, Karma Chief Records / Colemine Records, 2021)
23. Maxwell Stern – Part of It (single, Lauren Records, 2021)
24. Wednesday – Handsome Man (Twin Plagues, Orindal Records, 2021)
25. Palmpillows – Pictures (All Well, Need Money For Records, 2021)
26. Liljankukka – Ei universumi sua odota (single, Karhuvaltio Records, 2021)
27. Älägator – Kuutamo yö (Unen syvyydessä EP, 2021)
28. Sam Shingler – Like a Rock (single, Soit Se Silti, 2021)
29. Jade Bird – Punchline (Different Kind of Light, Glassnote, 2021)
30. Trace Mountains – America (single, Lame-O Records, 2021)
31. The Connells – Steadman’s Wake (single, Black Park Records, 2021)
32. Matthew Milia – Home Improvement (Keego Harbor, Sitcom Universe, 2021)
33. Brett Newski feat Matthew Milia – Fight Song (Cabin Version) (single, 2021)
34. Astral Swans feat Julia Doiron – Flood (single, 2021)
35. Big Thief – Sparrow (single, 4AD, 2021)
36. Bea Troxel – Gettin’ Where (single, Ruination Record Co, 2021)
37. Brigid Mae Power – Didn’t It Rain (single, Fire Records, 2021)
38. Damon & Naomi – Season Without Time (A Sky Record, 20/20/20, 2021)
39. Tiger Saw – All Dogs Go to Heaven (Wet & Unlucky, Epifo Music, 2021)
40. Sean Rowe – Little Death (single, Fluff & Gravy Records, 2021)
41. War & Pierce – Mercy (single, War & Pierce Records, 2021)
42. GA-20 – Sitting at Home Alone (single, Karma Chief / Colemine, 2021)
43. C. Gibbs – Tales from the Terramar (single, 2021)
44. Tasha – Lake Superior (single, Father/Daughter Records, 2021)
45. Macie Stewart – Garter Snake (single, Orindal Records, 2021)
46. Suzanne Santo – Mercy (single, Soundly, 2021)
47. Iris Marlowe – Home (single, 2021)
48. Sara Trunzo – Liberty Tool (single, 2021)
49. Watchhouse – Belly of the Beast (Watchhouse, Tiptoe Tiger, 2021)
50. Brandy Zdan – Protector (single, Lucky Rose Records, 2021)
51. Dan Whitaker – Lying To Myself (One More Story Told, Empty Highway, 2021)
52. Joe Troop feat Bela Fleck, Abigail Washburn – Mercy For Migrants (single, Free Dirt Records, 2021)
53. Julia Shapiro – Come With Me (single, Suicide Squeeze, 2021)
54. Black Sea Dahu – Glue -live at Royal (single, 2021)
55. Mercy Bell – One Life Stand (Golden Child, Bell 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.

The album of the week is the new Mercy Bell album. All advance singles were great and I’m really loving this whole thing too after just a couple of spins. Other big album releases came from Leah Blevins, wor_kspace (EP, Finlay Macdonald is behind this), Andrea Von Kampen, Fenne Lily (EP, acoustic versions), Christian Lee Hutson (cover EP), Liam Kazar, Gary Hector, Jeffrey Alexander and The Heavy Lidders, Kississippi, Laura Stevenson, Summersets (EP). Oh yeah and out of spotify, there’s some big ones too like the new Marie/Lepanto album on Bandcamp. Lots of other exclusive goodies too, because it was Bandcamp Friday yesterday. Always feel questionable to make a spotify playlist after a Bandcamp day.

Only a couple of Finnish cuts, but quality is super high. There’s singles from Astrid Swan and Liljankukka. There was a new Kynnet song too, but it vanished somewhere. Maybe some hiccup with the release date and it become available sooner than it was supposed to be.

The song of the week is Jimi & Stan by Strand of Oaks. The song is great and the background story hits hard, because we lost our dear Luna earlier in the year for the same the reason that he lost his cat Stan. I quote him so I don’t mess up the story “In my grief I tried to imagine a Heaven that Stan so rightfully deserved. And that Heaven is Stan hanging out with Jimi Hendrix going to shows and having a warm spot to look at the galaxy. I wanted the song to be a joyous sendoff for my sweetest buddy”.

Another big one is the new song and album announcement from Charlotte Cornfield. I’m also very fond of the new songs by Adia Victoria, BAJA, Aimee Mann, Summer Dean, Elijah Ocean, Charley Crockett, Icarus Phoenix, Christo Graham and James McMurtry. Again just to name a few. You’ll find all the treasures from the list below.

That’s all for now. Love from a distance.

1. Strand of Oaks – Jimi & Stan (single, Galacticana Records, 2021)
2. Mercy Bell – Codeine (Golden Child, Bell Records, 2021)
3. Leah Blevins – Mountains (First Time Feeling, Crabtree Records, 2021)
4. Adia Victoria – Magnolia Blues (single, Atlantic, 2021)
5. Astrid Swan – Not Your Mom (single, Soliti, 2021)
6. Charlotte Cornfield – Headlines (single, Polyvinyl / Double Double Whammy, 2021)
7. BAJA – Fears (single, 2021)
8. wor_kspace – song (ext_ended play EP, Glass Modern, 2021)
9. Liam Kazar feat Andrew Sa – No Time For Eternity (Due North, Woodsist / Mare, 2021)
10. Liljankukka – Hankoniemellä (single, Karhuvaltio Records, 2021)
11. Christian Lee Hutson feat Fenne Lily – There She Goes (Version Suicides vol 3 EP, Anti, 2021)
12. Fenne Lily – I Used to Hate My Body, Now I Just Hate You -acoustic (Breech Acoustic EP, Dead Oceans, 2021)
13. Andrea Von Kampen – Take Back Thy Gift (That Spell, Fantasy Records, 2021)
14. Aimee Mann – Suicide is Murder (single, SuperEgo Records, 2021)
15. Reb Fountain – Lacuna (single, 2021)
16. Icarus Phoenix feat Josaleigh Pollett – Anthem (single, 2021)
17. Christo Graham – Front Porch (single, We Are Busy Bodies, 2021)
18. James McMurtry – What’s the Matter (single, New West Records, 2021)
19. Summer Dean – Picket Fence (single, 2021)
20. Elijah Ocean – Born Blue (single, 2021)
21. Charley Crockett – Round This World (single, Son of Davy, 2021)
22. Wino-Strut & Friends – It’s Summertime Baby and I’m Going to Love You Forever (single, American Standard Time Records, 2021)
23. Gary Hector – Searching for Jimmy Crime (National Trash, 2021)
24. Justin Wells – Dogs -acoustic (single, August Music, 2021)
25. The Roseline – Paper Plane (single, 2021)
26. Darrin Bradbury – Busted World (single, Anti, 2021)
27. Jeffrey Alexander and The Heavy Lidders – Dark Ships in the Forest (S/T, Arrowhawk Records, 2021)
28. Erin Rae & The Spacebomb Houseband – Back In Baby’s Arms (single, Spacebomb, 2021)
29. Laura Stevenson – Sky Blue, Bad News (Laura Stevenson, Don Giovanni Records, 2021)
30. Shannon & The Clams – All of My Cryin (single, Easy Eye Sound, 2021)
31. Early James – Tumbleweed (single, Easy Eye Sound, 2021)
32. Lincoln Barr – Dogsbody (single, 2021)
33. Kyle Cox – Halfway Down the Stairs (single, 2021)
34. Dolour – Cheer Up Baby (Origin Story vol.2, 2021)
35. Guided By Voices – My (Limited) Engagement (single, GBV inc, 2021)
36. The Smallgoods – On With the Show (single, Lost and Lonesome Recording Co, 2021)
37. Motorists – Vainglorious (single, Bobo Integral, 2021)
38. Lunar Vacation – Mold (single, Keeled Scales, 2021)
39. Noah Chenfeld – Song for Ono (single, 2021)
40. Hand Habits – Aquamarine (single, Saddle Creek, 2021)
41. Kississippi – Dreams With You (Mood Ring, Triple Crown, 20219
42. Dori Freeman – I Am (single, Blue Hens Music, 2021)
43. Taylor Rae – Home on the Road (single, 2021)
44. Ana Egge – Heartbroken Kind (single, StorySounds, 2021)
45. Ismay – Snow Country Girl (single, 2021)
46. Maya Elise – Count On Me Too (single, 2021)
47. Summersets – Reciters (Small Town Sunday EP, 2021)
48. Matthew Milia – Inherited Cars (Keego Harbor, Sitcom Universe, 2021)
49. Cecilia James – Malibu (Different Ground EP, Cowgirl Boot Girl Records, 2021)
50. Tobacco City – Half In the Bag (Tobacco City, USA, Scissor Tail Records, 2021)
51. Jeremy Squires – Dream Walking (Unravel, Blackbird Record Label, 2021)
52. Jesse Daniel – Gray (Beyond These Walls, Die True Records, 2021)
53. Ryan Curtis – Detroit Blues (Rust Belt Broken Heart, American Standard Time Records, 2021)
54. An American Forrest – Willy Moore (Gleaner’s Joy, 2021)
55. Charlie Parr – Rain (Last of the Better Days Ahead, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 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.

Still paid more attention to NHL and the free agency, but thankfully that stuff starts to slow down after last thursday’s LeBrun goes to cottage day. Or maybe Eichel gets traded when I write this. Anyway, here’s the release round up for this week.

There’s not one that jumps clearly ahead of the pack for me this week, but there’s definitely plenty to love and cherish. We got new albums from Durand Jones & The Indications, Yola, Jeremy Squires, Tobacco City, Cecilia James(EP), Charlie Parr, Ryan Curtis, An American Forrest (I think this has been on Bandcamp for a while, but now on Spotify too), Jesse Daniel, Langan, Frost & Wane, Bory (EP) (thanks to Mo Troper for recommending this pop beauty, check this one out pop kids), Son Volt, TORRES and Ric Robertson.

Finnish cuts this week are the single from The Lovematches and an album from Pelkkä Väliviivä (mostly spoken word in Finnish and that’s why I put it as the last song).

Last but not least the international should be hits. Exciting news came from Emily Scott Robinson. She got a record deal with Oh Boy Records and released a wonderful first single from an forthcoming album. Belaver and Robert Ellis released a single together. It’s a song by Belaver that also the producer of the forthcoming album Robert Ellis recorded. I probably should put Belaver’s own version here, because he wrote the song. However, I love the voice of Robert Ellis, so I went with that one and will get to the Belaver album in the coming weeks when more singles and eventually the album arrives. Also in love with that Riddy Arman song and then there’s much more like new treasures from MAITA, Mercy Bell, Dori Freeman, Garrett T. Capps, Grace Gillespie, BAJA, Ada Lea, Nico Hedley, William Harries Graham and so forth. Again just to name a few. These are all worth a namedrop, but you’ll find them all below. Oh yeah and that soul single from Thee Illusions is from January, but I just heard it and loved it.

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

1. Durand Jones & The Indications – Ride Or Die (Private Space, Dead Oceans, 2021)
2. Yola – Barely Alive (Stand For Myself, Easy Eye Sound, 2021)
3. Cecilia James – Headrush (Different Ground EP, Cowgirl Boot Girl Recors, 2021)
4. Tobacco City – Never On My Mind (Tobacco City, USA, Scissor Tail Records, 2021)
5. Jeremy Squires – Unravel (Unravel, Blackbird Record Label, 2021)
6. Charlie Parr – Last of the Better Days Ahead (Last of the Better Days Ahead, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2021)
7. An American Forrest – Wild Summer (Gleaner’s Joy, 2021)
8. Ryan Curtis – Rust Belt Broken Heart (Rust Bel Broken Heart, American Standard Time Records, 2021)
9. Jesse Daniel – Texas Summer Night (Beyond These Walls, Die True Records, 2021)
10. Riddy Arman – Too Late to Write a Love Song (single, La Honda Records, 2021)
11. Emily Scott Robinson – Old Gods (single, Oh Boy Records, 2021)
12. Robert Ellis – 70’s Adventure (single, Niles City Records, 2021)
13. Langan, Frost & Wane – She Walks Alone (Langan, Frost & Wane, Goldstar Recordings, 2021)
14. Spencer Cullum – Seaside (single, Full Time Hobby, 2021)
15. Grace Gillespie – All the Yellow Flowers (single, 2021)
16. Bory – Sidelined (Sidelined EP, 2021)
17. Mercy Bell – The Hustle (single, Bell Records, 2021)
18. Dori Freeman – The Storm (single, Blue Hens Music, 2021)
19. Maita – Road Song (single, Kill Rock Stars, 2021)
20. Matthew McNeal – Texas Heat (single, Matte Black Sound Company, 2021)
21. Son Volt – Arkey Blue (Electro Melodier, Transmit Sound, 2021)
22. Garrett T. Capps – I Like Austin, But I Love San Antone (single, Vinyl Ranch, 2021)
23. Freya Josephine Hollick – Vivian, June, Dolly & Jolene (single, 2021)
24. The Rugged Nuggets – The Wait Is Over (single, Colemine Records, 2021)
25. Thee Illusions – Once in a Lifetime (single, Black Bird Records, 2021)
26. Ada Lea – Damn (single, Saddle Creek, 2021)
27. BAJA – Scenic Route (single, 2021)
28. TORRES – Don’t Go Puttin Wishes In My Head (Thirstier, Merge Records, 2021)
29. Boy Scouts – That’s Life Honey (single, Anti, 2021)
30. Nico Hedley – Tennessee (single, 2021)
31. William Harries Graham – Seven Lives (single, Redstart Records, 2021)
32. Ric Robertson – Harmless Feeling (Carolina Child, Free Dirt Records, 2021)
33. Adam Lee – Paint All the Roses Black (single, 2021)
34. Hayes Carll – You Get It All (single, Dualtone, 2021)
35. Elijah Ocean – Ice Machine (single, 2021)
36. The Lovematches – Time And Love (single, 2021)
37. Billy Strings – Fire Line (single, Rounder Records, 2021)
38. Christopher Paul Stelling – Wwyllyd (single, Tone Tree, 2021)
39. Kirby Brown – Spiders (single, Soundly, 20219
40. Ross Jenkins – Music is Sweet (single, 2021)
41. Yohei – American Girl (single, 2021)
42. The Wilderness of Manitoba – The Alchemist (single, 2021)
43. Matthew Milia – Keego Harbor (Keego Harbor, Sitcom Universe, 2021)
44. Pelkkä Väliviiva – Kävelen sunnuntaina ulkona (Aina jossakin välissä, If Society, 2021)

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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.