OCTA Weekly Playlist – Episode #66

Another week, another weekly playlist.

Last week this little thing reached 200 followers. At least temporarily. Which is nice. Of course all kinds of numbers are just vanity meters, but it still important to know that someone seems to be interested and I’m not just blasting songs into the void.

The year is approaching its end, but there’s still plenty of great music to come, so hold on to your aoty lists. There’s a new Micah Schnabel album still on the horizon for example. We got some good candidates for those lists this week as well. The biggest one for me is the new Twain album. I’m a huge fan and love this new album. Of course I kind of knew that even before pushing the play button. There’s much more thought and we got new albums from Gabriel Birnbaum, Benjamin Tod, Heather Valley, Maija Sofia, Leonard Cohen, James Matthew VII, Scott H. Biram, Emily Barker (compilation of rare cuts), Dan Edmonds plus the Women Sing Waits tribute album. Also a couple of Field Report EPs with new versions

From Finland there’s singles from J.Matkala, Joni Ekman and Tams plus album cuts from Pienet Koirat and Baby Sweetcorn (revisiting this one because it’s so good). Tams and Pienet Koirat should have been here a week ago, but better late than never and all the other cliches.

The big new singles for me were the ones from Drive-By Truckers and Daniel Markham. Obviously everything else would be worth namedropping too. There’s a treat like Andrew Bryant’s version of True Love Will Find You In The End as the last track on this.

That’s it for this week. Back again next week with another weekly playlist. I might do some quick video/songs posts before that, but no promises whatsoever. Love love love.

1. Twain – Longing (Adventure, Keeled Scales, 2019)
2. Gabriel Birnbaum – Archives (Not Alone, Arrowhawk Records, 2019)
3. Maija Sofia – Morning (Bath Time, Trapped Animals Records, 2019)
4. Heather Valley – Lovejoy (Desert Message, 2019)
5. Benjamin Tod – Long Gone (A Heart of Gold Is Hard to Find, 2019)
6. Drive-By Truckers – Armageddon’s Back in Town (singe, ATO Records, 2019)
7. Daniel Markham – Don’t It Feel So Good (single, 2019)
8. Sadler Vaden – Next To You (single, Dirty Mag Records, 2019)
9. Charlie Collins – I Don’t Want To Be In a Rock Band (single, Mirror Records, 2019)
10. Field Report – Summertime (How We Tell It Now, Felleskap Records, 2019)
11. Emily Barker – Tougher Than The Rest (Shadow Box, 2019)
12. Leonard Cohen – Happens to the Heart (Thanks for the Dance, Sony Music, 2019)
13. Bill Callahan – So Long Marianne (single, Drag City, 2019)
14. James Matthew VII – When Stars Align (Stoned When I Pray, Idee Fixe Records, 2019)
15. Iris DeMent – House Where Nobody Lives (Come On Up To The House – Women Sing Waits, Dualtone, 2019)
16. Jason Sinkhorn – No Song Today / The Future (single, Knothole Records, 2019)
17. Scott H. Biram – Broadminded (Sold Out to the Devil, Bloodshot Records, 2019)
18. Pienet Koirat – Lähehä (Joko mennään?!, 2019)
19. J.Matkala – Valoon päin (single, Iso Pinkki, 2019)
20. Joni Ekman – Kaupunki (single, Soit Se Silti, 2019)
21. Frances Quinlan – Now That I’m Back (single, Saddle Creek, 2019)
22. Lydia Cole – All of Our Yesterdays (single, 2019)
23. Hurt Valley – Geology Dreamer (single, Woodsist Records, 2019)
24. Dan Edmonds – Three O’clock, Paris (Softie, 2019)
25. Wojtek the Bear – Some States (single, 2019)
26. Nada Surf – Something I Should Do (single, City Slang, 2019)
27. Basia Bulat – Your Girl (single, Secret City Records, 20199
28. Tams – Tiikeritee (single, 2019)
29. Melissa Mary Ahern – How Will I Know (single, 2019)
30. Gill Landry – I Love You Too (single, Loose Music, 2019)
31. Bonny Light Horseman – Jane Jane (single, 37d03d, 2019)
32. Alan Barnosky – Might Be a Call (single, 2019)
33. Roger Harvey – Raining in LA (single, Lion’s Tooth, 2019)
34. Angie McMahon – Silver Springs (single, AWAL Recordings, 2019)
35. Josaleigh Pollett – Crying Wolf (single, 2019)
36. Rue Snider – Shrug – Live at Pete’s Candy Store (single, 2019)
37. Smug Brothers – Antenna Chariot Quarterfinals (Serve a Thirsty Moon, Mel-Tones Songs, 2019)
38. Baby Sweetcorn – Plastic Jesus on a Car Dashboard (He Laughs He Learns He Loves, Way Beyondo Records, 2019)
39. Arthur Russell – Iowa Dream (Iowa Dream, Audika Records, 2019)
40. Hallelujah the Hills – I’m You (I’m You, Discrete Pageantry Records, 2019)
41. VanWyck – Be It to the End (Molten Rock, Maiden Name Records, 2019)
42. Andrew Bryant – True Love Will Find You in the End (single, 2019)

Playlist link

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.

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OCTA Weekly Playlist – Episode #65

Another week, another weekly playlist.

I did this rather quickly tonight, because tomorrow I will go to Helsinki for the Laura Gibson concert. Don’t miss it. I’m sure it’s going to be special. Otherwise the blog is a bit on hold at the moment, because I’m just too heartbroken to concentrate on it.

This week gave new albums from Hallelujah the Hills, VanWyck, Bonnie Prince Billy, Arthur Russell, Smug Brothers, Tindersticks, Fran and Joe Henry. Friendship and Romantic States are slightly older and Little Mazarn is a whole lot older, but I missed them earlier in 2019.

Finland section contains album from Baby Sweetcorn, EPs from Treemer, Nina Kaitajärvi and Merriment and Dirt and singles from Tuomo & Markus, Viinamäki and Nelijalka.

The single of the week is the new one from the forthcoming Micah Schnabel. The playlist also contains great new singles from Mo Troper, MAITA, David Dondero, Maija Sofia, Andy Shauf and much more.

That’s all for now. Love love love.

1. Micah Schnabel – Emergency Room (single, Here You Go!, 2019)
2. Hallelujah The Hills – Folk Music is Insane (I’m You, Discrete Pageantry Records, 2019)
3. VanWyck – Make of Me (Molten Rock, Maiden Name Records, 2019)
4. Baby Sweetcorn – Thousand Yard Stare (He Laughs He Learns He Loves, Way Beyondo Records, 2019)
5. Bonnie Prince Billy – Squid Eye (I Have Made a Place, Drag City / Domino, 2019)
6. Arthur Russell – I Never Get Lonesome (Iowa Dream, Audika Records, 2019)
7. Smug Brothers – Every One Is Really Five (Serve a Thirsty Moon, Mel-Tones Songs, 2019)
8. Treemer – Meeting (Meeting EP, Soft Monsters, 2019)
9. Mo Troper – Jas From Australia (single, Tender Loving Empire, 2019)
10. MAITA – Can’t Blame a Kid (single, Kill Rock Stars, 2019)
11. Andy Shauf – Try Again (single, Anti-, 2019)
12. Tindersticks – Take Care in Your Dreams (No Treasure But Hope, Lucky Dog / City Slang, 2019)
13. David Dondero – Easy Chair (single, Fluff & Gravy Records, 2019)
14. Maija Sofia – The Wife of Michael Cleary (single, Trapped Animal Records, 2019)
15. Fran – In My Own Time (A Private Picture, Fire Talk, 2019)
16. Friendship – Dusky (Dreamin’, Orindal, 2019)
17. Yee and O’brien – Raindown (single, 2019)
18. Cassidy Waring – Leaving (single, 2019)
19. Little Mazarn – Lonesome Dove (Io, Self Sabotage Records, 2019)
20. Joe Henry – In Time For Tomorrow (The Gospel According to Water, Edel, 2019)
21. Katie Pruitt – Out of the Blue (single, Rounder Records, 2019)
22. Sophie & The Broken Things – Kickin’ Steroes (single, Petaluma Records, 2019)
23. Tuomo & Markus – Predator (single, Grandpop Records, 2019)
24. Caitlin Canty – Who (live) (single, Tone Tree, 2019)
25. Aoife Nessa Frances – Here in the Dark (single, Basin Rock, 2019)
26. Ratboys – Alien with a Sleep Mask On (single, Topshelf Records, 2019)
27. Merriment and Dirt – Little Worries (Final Boogie EP, 2019)
28. Advance Base – Sweet Old World (single, Orindal Records, 2019)
29. Caroline Lazar – Roller Rink (single, Reading Past Bedtime, 2019)
30. Viinamäki – Ihmisroskat (single, UHO, 2019)
31. Nelijalka – Kirjeitä (single, 2019)
32. Nina Kaitaranta – Grace Kelly (Soitellaan EP, Kaita Records, 2019)
33. Jesca Hoop – Song for the Bygone Era (single, Memphis Industries, 2019)
34. Failed Flowers – Faces (single, Slumberland, 2019)
35. Romantic States – Real Real Blonde (Ballerina, Gentle Reminder, 2019)
36. Caroline Says – Year of the Cicada (single, Western Vinyl, 2019)
37. Josienne Clarke – Dark Cloud (In All Weather, Rough Trade, 2019)
38. Robbie Fulks – Lonely Ain’t Hardly Alive (Too Late To Pray, Bloodhot Records, 2019)
39. Sarah Lee Langford – Painted Lady (Two Hearted Rounder, Cornelius Chapel Records, 2019)
40. Jerry Leger – Survived Like a Stone (Time Out for Tomorrow, Latent, 2019)

Playlist link

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.

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OCTA Weekly Playlist – Episode #64

Another week, another weekly playlist.

Just a quick weekly round-up. It’s been a hard week and this blog is not my priority at the moment. I know I missed a lot of stuff, but here are the songs/albums that carried me through this week.

New albums from Mount Eerie with Julie Doiron, Sarah Lee Langford, Jerry Leger, Josienne Clarke, Dan Martin, Beautiful Dudes, Kate Davis, Fruition and The Revelers. Plus a compilation from Bloodshot Records and EPs from Lucy Dacus, Worry Dolls. A couple of slightly older albums from Under Violet and Julia Haltigan also make a first appearance on the playlist.

The Finland section contains new singles from Mara Balls and half Finnish Astral Brain from Stockholm, Sweden.

A bunch of great international singles from Twain (how did I miss this one earlier), Bart Budwig, Gabriel Birnbaum, Son Little and so forth.

That’s all for this week. Love love love.

1. Mount Eerie with Julie Doiron – Belief (Lost Wisdom, Pt.2, 2019)
2. Sarah Lee Langford – Watch Me (Two Hearted Rounder, Cornelius Chapel Records, 2019)
3. Jerry Leger – That Ain’t Here (Time Out For Tomorrow, Latent Recordings, 2019)
4. Josienne Clarke – The Drawing of the Line (In All Weather, Rough Trade, 2019)
5. Astral Brain – Five Thousand Miles (single, Astronime Records, 2019)
6. Twain – Royal Road (single, Keeled Scales, 2019)
7. Gabriel Birnbaum – Not Alone (single, Arrowhawk Records, 2019)
8. Lucy Dacus – My Mother & I (single, Keeled Scales, 2019)
9. Dan Martin – You Don’t Know That Town (Like Me) (Dan Martin, Horton Records, 2019)
10. Bart Budwig – Human Again (single, Fluff & Gravy Records, 2019)
11. Beautiful Dudes – Annie (Radio, Mama Bird Recording Co, 2019)
12. Mara Balls – Kylmä sää (single, Stupido Records, 2019)
13. Kurt Baker Combo – Can’t Go Back (single, Wicked Cool Records, 2019)
14. Beach Slang – Tommy in the 80’s (single, Bridge Nine Records, 2019)
15. Sean W Spellman – Give Luck a Chance (single, Westerly Sound, 2019)
16. The Finks – No One Else (single, Milk! Records, 2019)
17. Gus Seyffert – Make It Out (single, Sargent Records, 2019)
18. Son Little – Suffer (single, Anti-, 2019)
19. Kate Davis – Did You Love Somebody (Trophy, Solitaire Recordings, 2019)
20. Joybird – The Sweetness (Too Late To Pray: Defiant Chicago Roots compilation, Bloodshot Records, 2019)
21. Worry Dolls – Leave Your Light On (The River EP, Bread & Butter Music, 2019)
22. The Revelers – You’re Not to Blame (At The End of the River, 2019)
23. Fruition – Forget About You (Wild As the Night, 2019)
24. Joe Pug – I Don’t Work in a Bank (single, 2019)
25. Under Violet – Angle (Under Violet, 2019)
26. Julia Haltigan – You Don’t Even Know It (Trouble, 2019)
27. Erin Enderlinn – Tonight I Don’t Give a Damn (Faulkner Country, Blaster Records, 2019)
28. Wished Bone – Sarah (Sap Season, 2019)
29. Vetiver – Lost (In Your Eyes) (Up on High, Loose Music / Mama Bird Recording Co, 2019)
30. Itasca – A’s Lament (Spring, Paradise of Bachelors, 2019)

Playlist link

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.

Continue Reading