OCTA New Music Weekly – Episode #282

Another very quick somewhat delayed new music weekly.

A big week though, because one of my absolute favorite songwriters in the world has a new album out and available. I’m talking about Anna Tivel and her great new album is the album of the week. We also have great new records from Luka Kuplowsky, The Bird Calls, Noelle & The Deserters, Joshua Quimby, Leon Majcen, St. Yuma, Curtis McMurtry, King Hannah, Camille Thornton, Maya Hawke, Sofia Wolfson, Amery, Swamp Dogg, Buffalo Tom, Wyndham Baird, Caleb McCoach and everyone I managed to miss.

The Finnish part of this has a new albums from Jukka Nissinen and Inariveljet plus an EP from Julian Lahdesmaki. There’s also some awesome new singles from Iron Country Sisters, Susanna Leppänen, Bad Sauna, Joonas Hauveli, Ahti Kulo, FER, Pambikallio and The Southgates.

Melissa Carper and Caleb Caudle can share the international single of the week honors. Other early faves came from Eamon Fogarty, Gabriel Birnbaum, MAITA, Anna St. Louis and American Aquarium. Again just to name a few.

That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and all the usual promotional nonsense. It all matters more than you know. Back next week with another of these. I guess. I’m not 100% sure if I have time to make this, but i’ll try. Until then love etc.

1. Anna Tivel – Kindness of a Liar (Living Thing, Fluff and Gravy Records)
2. The Bird Calls – Old Folks (Old Faithful, Ruination Record Co)
3. Luka Kuplowsky – Dreaming of Li Bai (Du Fu) (How Can I Possibly Sleep When There’s Music, Next Door Records)
4. Noelle & The Deserters – A Way Back (High Desert Daydream, Speakeasy Studios SF)
5. Joshua Quimby – Back Home (Back Home)
6. Leon Majcen – Blue Sky (Leon Majcen, Cloverdale Records)
7. Caleb McCoach – Burn Your Candle at Both Ends (All Roads Lead Home)
8. Curtis McMurtry – Be Grateful (The Pollen & The Rot)
9. St. Yuma – Low Hum (Country Sleight of Hand, Quietly Records)
10. King Hannah – John Prine on the Radio (Big Swimmer, City Slang)
11. Camille Thornton – Doubt is Devil (Something True)
12. Maya Hawke – Promise (Chaos Angel, Mom+Pop)
13. Sofia Wolfson – Half Heart (Imposing on a Hometown)
14. Amery – Spirit is Broken (Continue as Amery, Night School)
15. Buffalo Tom – Pine for You (Jump Rope, Scrawny Records)
16. Swamp Dogg – Curtains on the Window (Blackgrass: From West Virginia to 125th Street, Oh Boy Records)
17. Wyndham Baird – The Girl on the Greenbriar Shore (After the Morning, Jalopy Records)
18. Melissa Carper – Born in Ya (single, Mae Music / Thirty Tigers)
19. Caleb Caudle feat John Paul White – Sweet Critters (single, Missing Piece Records)
20. Iron Country Sisters – Judith (single, Soit Se Silti)
21. Julian Lahdesmaki – Part Three (Young Jupiter EP, Soit Se Silti)
22. The Southgates – London Time (single, Valassaaret)
23. Bad Sauna – Seinät kaaaaatuuu (single, All That Plazz)
24. Jukka Nissinen – Leikkijeesus (Jukka Nissinen IV, Humu Records / Hillotehdas)
25. Inariveljet – Tee hautani pian (Eeppiset pajot, Helmi Levyt)
26. Joonas Hauveli – Mustaa (single, Helmi Levyt)
27. Susanna Leppänen – Hyvä on olla (single, Panama-levyt)
28. Ahti Kulo – Kesäkaveri (single)
29. Pambikallio – Dekadentti (single, Helmi Levyt)
30. FER – Away From Me (single, JM Records)
31. Nick Delffs – Transformation (single, Mama Bird Recording Co)
32. Eamon Fogarty – Junk Mail (single, Orphean Kiosk Recordings)
33. Gabriel Birnbaum – A Feeling Unbroken (single, Western Vinyl)
34. MAITA – I used to feel different (single, Fluff and Gravy Records(
35. American Aquarium – Cherokee Purples (single, Losing Side Records / Thirty Tigers)
36. Julian Taylor – Running Away (single, Howling Turtle)
37. The Felice Brothers – Flowers By The Roadside (single, Million Stars)
38. Anna St. Louis – Farther Away (single, Woodsist)
39. Donald Beaman – Old Universe (single, Royal Oakie Records)
40. M G Boulter feat Jenny Sturgeon – Talk to Me of Water (single, Hudson Records)
41. Margaux – What Could I Say (single, Massif Records)
42. Ben Seratan – Bend (single, Tiny Engines)
43. Chris Cohen – Sunever (single, Hardly Art)
44. Maya De Vitry – Compass (single, Mad Maker Studio)
45. Jen Cloher – Annabelle (single)
46. Pat Hull – Take It Low (single, Only One On the Mountain)
47. Erin Enderlin feat Cliff & Susan – Last Call (single, Black Crow Productions)
48. Pete Posie – I Don’t Mind (single, Low Rent)
49. Reece Sullivan – All Out of My Hands (single)
50. Floating Action – Say the Name (single, Airloom)
51. Danny Paul Grody feat Rich Douthit – Hawk Hill (single, Three Lobed Recordings)
52. The Pearlfishers – Kisses on the Window (Making Tapes for Girls, Marina Records)
53. Adam Ross – I Get It Wrong (Littoral Zone, Fika Recordings)
54. Yea-Ming and the Rumours – How Can I Leave (I Can’t Have It All, Dandy Boy Records)
55. Leija Lautamaja – Jos jos (Sydän tuli piilosta, Leija Organs Records)

Spotify Playlist

Tidal Playlist

YouTube Playlist

A few Bandcamp cuts for the lovely non-streamers:





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 other platforms. This means a few tracks might be missing from the from the other platforms, if they are not available there. Oh and there’s a bunch of older episodes on my Spotify profile, if you miss an episode or want to revisit.

If you are looking this after a week has gone, the embedded Spotify will show the latest playlist. I’ll just update the same playlist because if someone wants to follow it, they can just follow that one list and will get a new set of songs each weekend.

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OCTA New Music Weekly – Episode #281

Another quick new music weekly. I probably should put more effort to these. Thankfully it was a bit less crowded week due to memorial day weekend in the US.

The Pearlfishers and Adam Ross can share the album of the week honors. Some great pop albums there. This week we also have new albums from Yea-Ming and the Rumours, Motorists, Bess Atwell, Dolour, The Reds, Pinks and Purples, Gregory Ackerman (EP), Wyatt C. Louis, Kim Richey, Lana Nauphal, Steel Fringe (EP), La Luz, Sweet Megg and Bill MacKay. Memorial and Wesley Fuller have been out for a while, but I just lately discovered and therefore first time here.

The album from Leija Lautamaja is the big Finnish treasure of the week. Such a magnificent album. Also very fond of the new Sonja Selene single. Loved the first one and same feeling applies here too. There’s also great new singles from Rosita Luu, Kari Tapiiri, Pelko, Rättö & Lehtisalo, Eidetic Dreams, Ville Rauhala and Hullu Pappila.

And from the international single category there’s a whole lot of good ones too. Some early faves came from BenBen, Carson McHone, Asher Kartman (a week or two old), Marina Allen, Sinai Vessel, Pete Posie, Marley Hale, The Bird Calls.. again just to name a few.

That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and all the usual promotional nonsense. It all matters. Next weekend schedule is still a bit of a blur, but there probably will be a new weekly somewhere along the way. We’ll see. Love and other beautiful things.

1. The Pearlfishers – Protect the Heart That’s Beating (Making Tapes for Girls, Marina Records)
2. Adam Ross – Ego (Littoral Zone, Fika Recordings)
3. Yea-Ming and the Rumours – Can We Meet in the Middle (I Can’t Have It All. Dandy Boy Records)
4. Motorists – Barking at the Gates (Touched by the Stuff, Bobo Integral)
5. The Reds, Pinks and Purples – Your Tastes Makes You Strange (This Is Adult Art School, Burundi Cloud)
6. Dolour – Out of My System (Daylight Upon Magic)
7. Gregory Ackerman – When It’s Through (Brand New Life EP, Polymoon)
8. Bess Atwell – I’m Awake (Light Sleeper, Real Kind Records)
9. Memorial feat Molly Parden – Good Nature (Redsetter, Real Kind Records)
10. Wyatt C. Louis – There (Chandler, Royal Mountain Records)
11. Kim Richey – A Way Around (Every New Beginning, Yep Roc)
12. Lana Nauphal – One Is the Loneliest Dream (Wildland)
13. Steel Fringe – In My Head (Steel Fringe EP, Curation Records)
14. La Luz – Always in Love (News of the Universe, Sub Pop Records)
15. Sweet Megg – Bluer Than Blue (Bluer Than Blue, Turtle Bay Records)
16. Asher Kartman – Give Your Love To Me (single)
17. Wesley Fuller – Everything is Strange (All Fuller No Filler, Cheersquad Records & Tapes)
18. Bill MacKay – Radiator (Locust Land, Drag City)
19. BenBen feat Lily Desmond – Silver Thoughts (single, Perpetual Doom)
20. Marina Allen – Deep Fake (single, Fire Records)
21. Carson McHone – I Couldn’t Say It to Your Face (single, Merge Records)
22. Chelsea Rose – Icicles (single)
23. Leija Lautamaja feat Pekko Käppi – Sinun takiasi (Sydän tuli piilosta, Leija Organs Records)
24. Sonja Selene – Jos vain koskaan (single, Helmi Levyt)
25. Rosita Luu – Sadie Carter July (single, Playground)
26. Hullu Pappila – Sirkus (single, Humu Records)
27. Kari Tapiiri – Armas (single, Helmi Levyt)
28. Rättö & Lehtisalo – Aktiivielämä (single, Soit Se Silti)
29. Pelko – Ettei putoa (single, Pelkolevy)
30. Eidetic Dreams – The Sheets (single, All That Plazz)
31. Ville Rauhala – Movin’ Kind (single)
32. JP Harris – Beautiful World (single, Bloodshot Records)
33. Goodnight, Texas – The Ghost of DB Cooper (single)
34. Freeman DeJongh – Iowa (single, Curation Records)
35. Pete Posie – Livin’ High (single, Low Rent)
36. Marley Hale – Drunk On You (single,
37. Jesse Daniel – That’s My Kind of Country (single, Lightning Rod Records)
38. Kacie Hill – Jetstream (single)
39. Mr. Sam & The People People – Oh Me Oh My (single, Tape Dad / Gar Hole Records)
40. Anders Jörnesten – Loving Me Again (single)
41. Leif Vollebekk – Moondog (single, Secret City Records)
42. Duff Thompson – Swoop My Way (single)
43. Michael Bordelon – Warm Breeze (single, Partially Sealed)
44. West of Roan – The Bell (single, Spinster)
45. Sinai Vessel – Best Witness (single, Keeled Scales)
46. The Bird Calls – I Haven’t Been This Happy in a Long Time (single, Ruination Record Co)
47. Giant Day – We Were Friends (single, Elephant 6 Recording Co)
48. Joe Ghatt – Orange October (single, Third Eye Stimuli Records)
49. Great Earthquake – Trauma and Impact (single, Lost and Lonesome Recording Co)
50. Nightshift – Crystal Ball (single, Trouble in Mind Records)
51. The Bures Band – Green Town (single)
52. Jeffrey Silverstein – Headcleaner (single, Arrowhawk Records)
53. Joana Serrat – Sufferer (single, Great Canyon Records)
54. Kaspar – All I Believe (Calling the Waters, Soliti)
55. Micah Schnabel – Christian Band (The Clown Watches the Clock)
56. Tim Easton – Here For You (Find Your Way, Black Mesa Records)

Spotify Playlist

Tidal Playlist

YouTube Playlist

A few Bandcamp cuts for the lovely non-streamers:





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 other platforms. This means a few tracks might be missing from the from the other platforms, if they are not available there. Oh and there’s a bunch of older episodes on my Spotify profile, if you miss an episode or want to revisit.

If you are looking this after a week has gone, the embedded Spotify will show the latest playlist. I’ll just update the same playlist because if someone wants to follow it, they can just follow that one list and will get a new set of songs each weekend.

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OCTA New Music Weekly – Episode #280

I was away for the weekend, but here’s a very quick new music weekly.

Long time fave Micah Schnabel has a new awesome album out there and that’s the album of the week. We also have great new albums from Tim Easton, Joe Kaplow, Kaia Kater, Ana Egge, Apples With Moya, Lightheaded, Spencer Thomas, Beth Gibbons, Martha Spencer, From Nowhere Wil and Meaghan Collins.

The Finnish part of this is led by excellent new Kaspar album and the awe-inspiring debut single from Olva. I’m kinda madly in love with that song Mehiläisille. I mean oh my.. everything about that song. One of my favorite songs of 2024 altogether. What a way to start. Can’t wait to hear more. Other Finnish gems this week are singles from Ystävät, Pambikallio, Lyyti, Kaita Itari Seppälä, Emilia Sisco and Cold Diamond & Mink and Jere Valkonen.

International single of the weeks is the new beauty from Abe Partridge & Jack Barksdale. I don’t know is that just one-off or is there more to come, but damn that’s a hell of a good song. Other early faves came from Rainy Eyes, Noelle & The Deserters, Nap Eyes, The Secret Beach, The Beachwood Sparks, Tenci… again just to name a few.

That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and all the usual promotional nonsense. That’s 280 in the books. I guess 300 is too close, but maybe after that is time to find other ways to do this. Back next week with some really special albums. Love love love.

1. Micah Schnabel – #33 Dryer (The Clown Watches the Clock)
2. Tim Easton – Dishwasher’s Blues (Find Your Way, Black Mesa Records)
3. Joe Kaplow – Avery (Posh Poodle Krystal and Toe, Fluff and Gravy Records)
4. Kaia Kater – Strange Medicine (Mechanics of the Mind, Free Dirt Records)
5. Ana Egge – Don’t You Sleep (Sharing the Spirit, StorySound Records)
6. Apples With Moya – Contact (A Heave of Lightness on the Ground, Den Tapes)
7. Lightheaded – Always Sideways (Combustible Gems, Slumberland)
8. Spencer Thomas – The Joke of Life (The Joke of Life, Strolling Bones Records)
9. Beth Gibbons – Whispered Love (Lives Outgrown, Domino Recording Co)
10. Martha Spencer – Who’s Gonna Break It To My Heart (Out In La La Land, Music Maker)
11. From Nowhere Wil – What Can’t Be Found (Texas Pearl Motel Songs Vol 2, Spooky Poncho Records)
12. Meaghan Collins – Momma’s Rules (Growing Out My Bangs, Ball Holler Productions)
13. Rainy Eyes– You Just Want What You Can’t Have (single, Royal Potato Family)
14. Noelle & The Deserters – Canyon (single, Speakeasy Studios SF)
15. Abe Partridge & Jack Barksdale – I’m Done (single, RCAM Records)
16. Jake Xerxes Fussell – Leaving Here, Don’t Know Where I’m Going (single, Fat Possum Records)
17. Caleb Stine – Have Guitar, Will Travel (single)
18. Nap Eyes – Feline Wave Race (single, Paradise of Bachelors)
19. The Secret Beach – All This Living (single, Victory Pool)
20. Icarus Phoenix – Agradecido (single)
21. Laughing – Will She Ever Be a Friend of Mine (single, Meritorio Records)
22. Smug Brothers – Javelina Nowhere (single, Mel-Tones Songs)
23. Beachwood Sparks – Falling Forever (single, Curation Records)
24. Tenci – Bubblegum (single, Keeled Scales)
25. Kaspar – Midst of Men (Calling the Waters, Soliti)
26. Olva – Mehiläisille (single, Minna Records)
27. Lyyti – Seitsemän kukkaa (single, Johanna Kustannus)
28. Ystävät – Ullaa Ullaa (single, KHY Suomen Musiikki)
29. Pambikallio – Kirsikkapuu (single, Helmi Levyt)
30. Jere Valkonen – Blood on the Tracks (single, Eclipse)
31. Kaita Isari Seppälä – Ei kun sitä vaan lahdin kyselemään (single, Soliti)
32. Emilia Sisco and Cold Diamond & Mink – Lemon n Lime Sours (single, Timmion Records)
33. Billy Allen & The Pollies – Lady Luck (single, Single Lock Records)
34. Tasha – Michigan (single, Bayonet Records)
35. Strand of Oaks – Future Temple (single, Western Vinyl)
36. TV Star – Ride (single)
37. Nada Surf – In Front of Me Now (single, New West Records)
38. Floating Action – Is the Hugeness Translating? (single, Airloom)
39. Jeff Moller – During Retrograde (single, Royal Oakie Records)
40. Wila Frank – Light of the Moon (single)
41. Jana Pochop – Down Low (single, Patient Grasshopper Music)
42. Golden Everything – The Big One (single, Rancho Deluxe)
43. Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters – Pocket Song (single, Mule Kick Records)
44. Kayla Ray – The Least You Could Do (single, Real AF Records)
45. Alice Wallace – Imposter (single, Mule Kick Records)
46. Kaitlin Butts – Roadrunner (single, Soundly)
47. Jenny Don’t and the Spurs – You’re What I Need (single, Fluff and Gravy Records)
48. Color Green – Fool’s Parade (single, New West Records)
49. Angela Autumn – Rocky Doom (single, Tone Tree Music)
50. Roseanne Reid – I Belong (single, Lastman Music)
51. M G Boulter – Quiet (single, Hudson Records)
52. Jason McNiff – Chef Song (single, Tombola Records)
53. Sumie – Sjöodjur (single)
54. Myriam Gendron – Quand j’etais jeune et belle (Mayday, Chivi Chivi)
55. Josienne Clarke – Do You Know Now (Parethesis, I, Corduroy Punk)
56. Jackie West – Differences (Close to the Mystery, Ruination Record Co)
57. Jake Nicoll – All I Need (Lonely Mission)
58. Todd Farrell Jr. – Northern Lights (Might As Well Be Ghosts)

Spotify Playlist

Tidal Playlist

YouTube Playlist

A few Bandcamp cuts for the lovely non-streamers:





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 other platforms. This means a few tracks might be missing from the from the other platforms, if they are not available there. Oh and 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.

Continue Reading