Country, Americana, Folk, Power Pop, Indie Pop
Christopher Paul Stelling signed a deal with ANTI- a while back and his new record Labor Against Waste will hit our hearts on 16th of June. I’ve been eagerly waiting for this one and for example today I watched this video for the song Dear Beast about ten times in a row. A great song and a very impressive delivery of a great song. Straight into the soul.
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And here’s another excellent song from the forthcoming album called Scarecrow.
Hamburg-based songwriter Nadja Rüdebusch operates under the moniker Binoculers. She has a new Binoculers album Adapted To Both Shade And Sun ready to drop into my heart on 19th of June. I have high expectations for this one, because the previous album There Is Not Enough Space In The Dark was such a beauty. There’s a couple of songs already out there from the forthcoming album. The song Contrails is available on her Bandcamp (free download). You’ll find the other two below, Bow and Arrow and the music video for the song Where the Water Is Black.
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A quick post about a couple of music releases that I’ve loved during the week. First we have Courtney Marie Andrews from Phoenix, Arizona and her Leuven Letters EP. I got severely addicted to this one and listened to it for several hours during the past week. I previewed the EP sometime late last year and really liked it, but somehow I made a bad decision that I will just wait for the new full-length instead of purchasing it. After finding myself re-visiting her bandcamp several times during the winter and spring, I finally did the right thing and bought the download. It was totally worth it, because this is timeless and amazingly beautiful. I love the whole thing, but especially the songs They Say and Near You are the ones that strike me harder than an army of black metal guitarists. Those tunes are a perfect match with the romantic core of my heart.
Courtney Marie Andrews Website
I can’t say I really know anything about a band called China, but earlier today, my Bandcamp browsing session took me to their page (thanks to Dying For Bad Music) and after listening for a while, I found myself paying a few bucks and downloading their two EPs. They are from Oakland, California and the members might be better known from a band called Odawas. I need to check that one out as well even though this folk/americana thing that the China are perfectly mastering is probably a bit closer to my heart. This is May 21st from their new EP Towards The Sun.
Suomen Zorro signed a deal with Sound Of Finland. That’s a mighty good thing, because this band definitely deserved a record deal. The first single from the forthcoming album is called Aurinkomatkat and it’s now out and available. It might not crawl as deep inside me as their song 6 syliä did last year, but I love this one as well. Can’t wait to hear the album.
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This is also a good opportunity to further recommend Vähäsarja’s self-titled solo debut that came out on Helmi Levyt in January or February. Such a damn good album that probably should have gotten even more recognition on this blog (and elsewhere). It’s something I still return to every week. I still have it with me every day and often listen to it in the car on my way to work. I’m especially fond of the songs Peili, Palava silta and 13 kerrosta. Filed under the best songs of 2015. I can never get tired of these.