The Blackeyed Susans – Lover or the Loved (4 Track Single)

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This new layout thing-y still needs some small adjustments. I try to find some time for that during the weekend. Meanwhile I’ll post some wonderful music, because that’s what counts far more than how this looks.

Australian band The Blackeyed Susans have a dedicated following in Finland thanks to Miettinen and his radio show Räkärodeo. That’s also how I found them. That’s actually how I found everything at the time. Räkärodeo is pretty much the foundation of my love for music and there would be no onechord.net without it. Sorry if I drifted away from the topic. It’s been a while since the previous The Blackeyed Susans album Shangri-La that came out in 2003. Sure we’ve gotten a glorious box set and a great solo album from lead vocalist Rob Snarski, but damn it’s still a sweeter deal to get some new music from The Blackeyed Susans. This deal will be delivered into our hearts on 2nd of December when they will release a new single Lover or the Loved. The-preorder is already up and running over at bandcamp and there’s also one beauty of a song available for you to cherish. This one below is The Good Life Never Ends, an old David McComb song, and it sounds absolutely perfect in the arms of The Blackeyed Susans. Oh how I love this voice. I can’t wait to hear the whole single in December and full album in 2017.

The Blackeyed Susans Website

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John K. Samson – Winter Wheat

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Canadian songwriter John K. Samson has a new solo album Winter Wheat out on ANTI- Records. Actually it’s been out for about a month now, so it’s rather criminal I haven’t even mentioned it. That’s due to reasons that a) my vinyl copy hasn’t arrived to the local store yet, so I’ve only listened to it a few times on Spotify b) I’d like to believe that the greatness of John K. Samson and The Weakerthans is a universally acknowledged truth and therefore writing about the new album isn’t entirely necessary, because everyone buys a copy anyway and I would just be preaching to the choir. Part b, the universal fame of John K. Samson might not be completely true, at least not to an extent that I would like it to be, but hey, one has to believe in something.

That previous rambling might have given it away, but I do think John K. Samson is one of the finest songwriters in the solar system. His new album Winter Wheat and I are in the very beginning of our mutual path, but I feel comfortable in following him through whatever awaits me. I’m pretty sure our common path will be filled with wonderful short stories presented in form of captivating songs. This is Postdoc Blues from the new album.

John K. Samson Website

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Guy Capecelatro III – The Smallest Darkest Things

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Guy Capecelatro III has a new album out called The Smallest Darkest Things. The new album is dedicated to the memory of Brown Bird’s Dave Lamb who passed away in 2014. The album contains several amazing originals plus cover versions of Brown Bird’s song This Mountain Road and Jason Molina’s Long Desert Train. This special release ends to Guy Capecelatro III’s beautiful and moving tribute to his dear friend. There are no words to properly describe How to Begin (for Dave), but it is a loving and personal tribute filled with warmness and human fragility. I’m not sure should I even post such a personal song, but I do think it’s a song that everyone should hear. Guy Capecelatro III and stunning How to Begin (for Dave).

Guy Capecelatro III at Facebook

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