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OCTA New Music Weekly – Episode #252

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Oh dear. What a release week. Love all you musicians, but how about some solidarity for us new music blogger-hobbyists haha. Or the listener. I think I need to buy a pint to everyone who actually listen this whole playlist. If my non-existent math skills are correct there’s 36 albums on this list below. Now that’s a lot of new music. Way too much for one man to listen, digest and form an opinion during one weekend, but here’s my best effort.

New Sufjan Stevens is the big one of the week. I didn’t really got into it yet, because I think the first listening of that deserves my full attention. Even just reading about it hits hard. I’ll find quiet moment when there’s just me, headphones and Sufjan. So far I’ve spent the most with the gorgeous new Jason Hawk Harris album. Great to see him back. New John R. Miller, Tre Burt and Lauren O’Connell were also at the top of my list on this crowded week. I’ve only touched the surface of most of the album released, so I have no idea which will become biggest favorites. However, we got new albums also from Nat Vazer, The David Tattersall Group, Freschard & Stanley Brinks, Jacksonport, Mutual Benefit, Adeline Hotel, Mary Lattimore, Dream Sitch, Vanishing Twin, Meernaa, Jolie Holland, Chris Brain, P.J.M. Bond, John Baumann, Hello June, Jeremy Moses Curtis, Victoria Bailey, Espanola, Hannah Gillispie, John Davey, Bewilder, Tele Novella, Lower Plenty, Joey Nebulous, Half Stack, Class, Elijah Johnston, The Bures Band and A.Savage.

The new Lätsä album is my favorite on the Finnish part of this playlist. It’s a bit later than usual on the playlist. Other gems there are album from Sir Liselot and singles from Viitasen Piia, M, Palor, (Sulut) and Kaksipäinen Koira.

And finally the international song of the week is the new Jeffrey Martin song. In fact, might be a candidate for song of the year too. That one sure hits hard. A further reminder that leave some space for that album on your AOTY ballot. The album is out in November. After two singles, I already know that it will be on my list. Other early faves came from Andrew Bryant, Julie Arsenault, Maybel, Joanna Sternberg, Uni Boys, The Resonant Rogues, Sean Burns, Shawn Hess, Kathryn Legendre.. Again just to name a few.

That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and all the usual promotional nonsense. It all matters. I’m quite busy next weekend, but I hope I manage to do this at some point. No definite promises. Hopefully it’s less crowded release week. If I don’t have the time, I’ll cover two weeks on the following weekend. I’ll inform you on social media, if I’m not doing it. Until next time. Love love love.

1. Jason Hawk Harris – Shine a Little Light (Thin Places, Captured Tracks, 2023)
2. John R. Miller – Press On (Heat Comes Down, Rounder Records, 2023)
3. Tre Burt – To Be a River (Traffic Fiction, Oh Boy Records, 2023)
4. Lauren O’Connell – Know You (Everything Feels Ridiculous, Sugar Glider, 2023)
5. Nat Vazer – Wilsons Prom (Strange Adrenaline, Perpetual Doom, 2023)
6. Sufjan Stevens – Goodbye Evergreen (Javelin, Asthmatic Kitty, 2023)
7. The David Tattersall Group – Mellow Magic (The David Tattersal Group, Bella Union UK, 2023)
8. Freschard & Stanley Brinks – Great Minds (Iron Eye, Fika Recordings, 2023)
9. Jacksonport – Moon to Dry (Dusted Beauty, Ay Caramba Records, 2023)
10. Mutual Benefit – Growing at the Edges (Growing at the Edges, Transgressive, 2023)
11. Adeline Hotel – Big Al (Hot Fruit, Ruination Record Co, 2023)
12. Mary Lattimore feat Rachel Goswell & Samara Lubelski – Yesterday’s Parties, Ghostly International, 2023)
13. Dream Sitch – Doormat (Long Rattle, Airloom, 2023)
14. Vanishing Twin – Lazy Garden (Afternoon X, Fire Records, 2023)
15. Meernaa – Mirror Heart (So Far So Good, Keeled Scales, 2023)
16. Jolie Holland – One of You (Haunted Mountain, Cinquefoil Records, 2023)
17. Chris Brain – Curse (Steady Away, Big Sun Records, 2023)
18. P.J.M Bond – Cat in the Rain (In Our Time, Concerto Records, 2023)
19. Hello June – Sometimes (Artifacts, 31 Tigers, 2023)
20. John Baumann – The Night Before the Day of the Dead (Border Radio, Terlingua Spring Records, 2023)
21. Jeremy Moses Curtis – Borderline Origami (Midlife Chrysler, Blueblade Records, 2023)
22. Victoria Bailey – End of the Line (A Cowgirl Rides On, Rock Ridge Music, 2023)
23. Espanola – Espanola, Again (Espanola Again, Sonic Unyon Records, 2023)
24. The Bures Band – Birds Nest (Birds Nest, 2023)
25. Hannah Gillispie – Paper Heart Angel (Paper Heart Angel, 2023)
26. John Davey – AM Angel (Summer Nightwind, 2023)
27. Bewilder – Heavy Sweater (From the Eyrie, Tiny Engines, 2023)
28. Tele Novella – Rodeo Clown (Poet’s Tooth, Kill Rock Stars, 2023)
29. Lower Plenty – Blue Shadows (No Poets, Bedroom Suck Records, 2023)
30. Half Stack – (I Swear) I’ll Get It Right (Sitting Pretty, Royal Oakie Records / Forged Artifacts, 2023)
31. Elijah Johnston – Fifth Beatle (Hometown Vampire, Strolling Bones Records, 2023)
32. Joey Nebulous – You’re Straight (Joey Spumoni Creamy Dreamy Party All The Time, Dear Life Records, 2023)
33. Class – Coward’s Disaster (If You’ve Got Nothing, Feel It Records, 2023)
34. A. Savage – Elvis in the Army (Several Songs About Fire, Rough Trade Records, 2023)
35. Kaksipäinen Koira – Kuolema voittaa aina (single, All That Plazz, 2023)
36. Lätsä – Laulu esineistä (II, Helmi Levyt, 2023)
37. (Sulut) – Niin me ajetaan (single, 2023)
38. Sir Liselot – Olen oppinut (Paprika, Quirkly Girl Moshpit, Minna Records, 2023)
39. Viitasen Piia – Paras kellua vaan (single, 2023)
40. M – Ounasjoen Ainoja (single, 2023)
41. Palor – Lemons (Palor single/EP, Musakonttori, 2023)
42. Andrew Bryant – Gravy (single, Sentimental Noises, 2023)
43. Jeffrey Martin – Red Station Wagon (single, Loose Music / Fluff & Gravy Records, 2023)
44. Myriam Gendron – Bric-a-Brac (single, Basin Rock, 2023)
45. Maybel – Matters (single, Idee Fixe Records, 2023)
46. Julie Arsenault – Start Again (single, Son Canciones, 2023)
47. Jeremy Squires – Play Dead (single, Blackbird Records, 2023)
48. Joanna Sternberg – Neighbors (single, Fat Possum, 2023)
49. Gabriel Birnbaum – Something Happened that Seemed to Point at Me Like an Arrow (single, Western Vinyl, 2023)
50. Daniel Sherrill – Shady Grove (single, American Standard Time Records, 2023)
51. Cactus Lee – Lowell Mass (single, Org Music, 2023)
52. Muireann Bradley – Richland Woman Blues (single, Tompkins Square, 2023)
53. The Resonant Rogues feat Sierra Ferrell – 93,500 Miles (single, 2023)
54. Sean Burns – Souvenir (single, Department Store Records, 2023)
55. Shawn Hess – ‘Til Ain’t It (single, 2023)
56. Matt Moran – Oh Brother (single, Broken Tenor Records, 2023)
57. Kathryn Legendre – Cigarettes (single, 2023)
58. Steph Green – Hold Me Under (single, 2023)
59. Dori Freeman – Wrong Direction (single, Blue Hens Music, 2023)
60. Nikki Lane – When My Morning Comes (single, New West Records, 2023)
61. Golden Shoals – Jimmy Bean Ain’t My Friend (single, 2023)
62. Jon Rauhouse & Blaine Long – Hey Babe (single, Fort Lowell Records, 2023)
63. Laura Veirs – Creatures of a Day (single, Raven Marching Band, 2023)
64. St. Yuma – Frequencies (single, 2023)
65. Trust Fund – Our American Tour (single, 2023)
66. Monster Furniture – Giant Egg (single, Scary Chair, 2023)
67. Fortunato Durutti Marinetti – Clerk of Oblivion (single, Soft Abuse / Quindi, 2023)
68. Jamie Turner – Memory Box (single, 2023)
69. Gonzalez Smith – Lexington Line (single, Bobo Integral, 2023)
70. Uni Boys – I Don’t Believe in Love (single, Curation Records, 2023)
71. Model Shop – Easy Winter (single, Meritorio Records, 2023)
72. Teenage Tom Petties – Bad Hire (single, Repeating Cloud / Safe Suburban Home Records, 2023)
73. Stoner Control – Seamless (single, Sound Judgement Records, 2023)
74. Dolour – Sun On My Brain (single, 2023)
75. Steven Adams – Heads Keep Rolling (single, Fika Recordings, 2023)
76. Skyscraper Stan – Let Me Be Frank With You (single, Cheersquad Records & Tapes, 2023)
77. Dylan Lancaster – Comin Up Roses (single, 2023)
78. Pete Molinari – Only When I Love (single, Blind Faith Records, 2023)
79. The Evening Sons – Summer Rain (Tracks, Curation Records, 2023)
80. Evangeline Gentle – High Vibes (Where the Diamonds Are, 2023)
81. Jerry David DeCicca – Sing (New Shadows, 2023)
82. Tinyhawk & Bizzarro – Edie-san (Nekorok, Humu Records, 2023)

Spotify Playlist

Tidal Playlist

Playlist Archive on Spotify

Playlist Archive on Tidal

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 Tidal. This means a few tracks might be missing from the Tidal version, if they are not available on that platform. Usually it’s 1-3 tracks that are not on Tidal. 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 #251

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Another very crowded release week. No chance for one man to cover all that during one weekend, but here’s my best effort.

My album of the week is the new from The Evening Sons. What a wonderful power pop blast right there. New Evangeline Gentle and Jerry David DeCicca albums were also high on my list. Wilco is obviously the big one, but I don’t usually start with the household names and therefore I have barely scratched the surface there. I will get to it eventually and most likely will really like it. We also got albums from Colin Miller, Omar Velasco, Maria Elana Silva, Meredith Lane, The Country Side of Harmonica Sam, Lindsay Lou, Ross Cooper, Jack Browning, Jerry Joseph, Mojohand, Casey Neill & The Norway Rats, No-No Boy, Roberta Lea, Thorsten Nesch (EP), The Small Intestines, Jim Rioux (EP), John P. Strohm, CJ Stranger, Kurt Baker, The Sextones and Say She She. Oh yeah and then there’s that Setting album. Probably great, but didn’t include it here because I’m not sure does that really work on a playlist. But check it out for sure.

Finnish sections starts with the gorgeous new album releases from Tinyhawk & Bizzarro and Ahti Kulo. Then we have some awesome singles too like the return of Kaspar and a debut from new band called Oho! Other great Finnish singles came from Pambikallio, Antti Autio, Suudelmat and Kaino Kim Vieno.

International singles are again buried on the second half of the playlist due to the sheer amount of album releases. Steven van Betten’s new song can be the song of the week, because it’s just a lovely and I love that. Other early faves came from Bry Webb, BenBen, Kacey Johansing, Jerry Leger, Dylan LeBlanc, Kelly Hunt and Duff Thompson. Again just to name a few. I haven’t really had a lot of time to listen yet, so who knows what become the biggest faves.

That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and all the usual promotional nonsense. It all matters. Next up Jason Ringenberg live here in Turku. See you local folks there. Back here next week with another episode of this new music project. Love and empathy.

1. The Evening Sons – Morning Serenade (Tracks, Curation Records, 2023)
2. Colin Miller – Fallin (Haw creek, Ruination Record Co, 2023)
3. Evangeline Gentle – Bad Kids (Where the Diamonds Are, 2023)
4. Jerry David DeCicca feat Aquilles Navarro – Angelina (New Shadows, 2023)
5. Omar Velasco – Well Dressed (Like the Fruit Falls from the Tree, Inner Cult Records, 2023)
6. Maria Elena Silva – Narrowed (Dulce, Astral Spirits Records & Big Ego Records, 2023)
7. The Country Side of Harmonica Sam – More Habit than Desire (Back to the Blue Side, Sleazy Records, 2023)
8. Meredith Lane – Gas Station Baby (Greyhound, American Standard Time Records, 2023)
9. Ross Cooper – Love Like the Old Days (Lightning Heart, 2023)
10. Roberta Lea – Dinner, Sunset, Nina Simone (Too Much of a Woman, Heaven Lea Records, 2023)
11. Jack Browning – Dog Tired (Red Eye Radio, R&D Productions, 2023)
12. Lindsay Lou feat Billy Strings – Nothing’s Working (Queen of Time, Kill Rock Stars Nashville, 2023)
13. No-No Boy – Nashville (Empire Electric, Smithsonia Folkways Recordings, 2023)
14. Jerry Joseph – Loving Kindness (Baby, YOu’re the Man Who Would Be King, Cosmo Sex School Records, 2023)
15. Mojohand – The Town I’m From (Moving On, Mojohand Records, 2023)
16. Casey Neill & The Norway Rats – The Ones You Ride With (Sending Up Flares, Fluff & Gravy Records, 2023)
17. Wilco – Levee (Cousin, dBpm Records, 2023)
18. John P. Strohm – Ready for Nothing (Something to Look Forward To, Propller Sound Recordings, 2023)
19. CJ Stranger – Coming Up for Air (Coming Up For Air, 2023)
20. The Small Intestines – Chimes of Love (Hide in Time, Lost and Lonesome / Meritorio, 2023)
21. Kurt Baker – Not Right (Rock’n’Roll Club, Wicked Cool Records, 2023)
22. Jim Rioux – Bridges (Mercury EP, Forest Route, 2023)
23. Thorsten Nesch – Let Me Have One Dream (Let Me Have One Dream, Polterzeitgeist Records, 2023)
24. The Sextones – This Could Last Forever (Love Can’t Be Borrowes, Record Kicks, 2023)
25. Say She She – Passing TIme (Silver, Karma Chief Records / Colemine Records, 2023)
26. Tinyhawk & Bizzarro – Manuru (Nekorok, Humu Records, 2023)
27. Ahti Kulo – Polte (Ja niin mekin katoamme, Need Money for Records, 2023)
28. Oho! – Patetia (single, Oho! Music, 2023)
29. Pambikallio – Kukkaniityllä (single, Helmi Levyt, 2023)
30. Antti Autio – Norja (single, Soit Se Silti, 2023)
31. Suudelmat – Kun kuolen mitä tapahtuu (single, Suru Records, 2023)
32. Kaino Kim Vieno feat Karin Mäkiranta – Suez (single, Minna Records, 2023)
33. Kaspar – Who Am I (single, Inspiration Recordings, 2023)
34. BenBen – Color Clouds (single, Perpetual Doom, 2023)
35. Jonas Lundvall – Coming Up for Air (single, Wallpaper, 2023)
36. Kacey Johansing – Old Friend (single, Night Bloom Records, 2023)
37. Steven van Betten – Surrounded By All These Beautiful People I Love (single, Future Gods, 2023)
38. Bry Webb – Modern Mind (single, Idee Fixe Records, 2023)
39. Jerry Leger – Slow Night in Nowhere Town (single, Latent Recordings, 2023)
40. Dylan LeBlanc – Coyote (single, ATO Records, 2023)
41. The Bones of J.R. Jones – Animals (single, Tone Tree Music, 2023)
42. Duff Thompson – Up and Go (single, Mashed Potato Records, 2023)
43. Bonnie Montgomery – River (single, Gar Hole Records, 2023)
44. Kelly Hunt – Lost Highway (single, Compass Records, 2023)
45. Jaime Wyatt – Althea (single, New West Records, 202)
46. Elijah Ocean – Sober October (single, 2023)
47. Ken Pomeroy – Pareidolia (single, 2023)
48. Dylan Smucker – Angel in My Dreams (single, 2023)
49. David Garnham and the Reasons to Live – Bury Me in Darwin (single, 2023)
50. Goodnight, Texas feat Kirk Hammett – Runaways (single, 2 Cent Bank Check, 2023)
51. Leslie Stevens – Secrets (single, Soundly, 2023)
52. Tedo Stone – COV Blues (single, Super Canoe, 2023)
53. Heffner – Tommy (single, 2023)
54. Elijah Johnston – 8am (single, Strolling Bones Records, 2023)
55. Sun June – Mixed Bag (single, Run for Cover Records, 2023)
56. Carla Geneve – Drive Carefully (single, Dot Dash Recordings, 2023)
57. Jacob Miller – I Want You Back (single, 2023)
58. Louie Short – Good to Me (single, 2023)
59. Chris Brain – Please (single, Big Sun Records, 2023)
60. Wila Frank – Falling Hours (single, Tone Tree Music, 2023)
61. Kacie Hill – Slow Moving (single, 2023)
62. Farmer Dave & The Wizards of the West – Flesh and Blood (single, Curation Records, 2023)
63. Brown Horse – Stealing Horses (single, Loose Music, 2023)
64. Sammy Kay – California (single, 2023)
65. Brian Sumner – Losing You (single, 2023)
66. Katsy Pline – Lost and Lonesome Too (Incandescent Fire, Take a Turn Records, 2023)
67. Lydia Loveless – Summerlong (Nothing’s Gonna Stand My Way, Bloodshot Records, 2023)
68. Jeff Moller feat Indianna Hale – Garden (Sigh Baby, Royal Oakie Records, 2023)
69. Hulda Huima – Hurjat tuulet (Muurahaiset nukkuu, Minna Records, 2023)
70. Teenage Fanclub – I Will Love You (Nothing Lasts Forever, PeMa, 2023)

Spotify Playlist

Tidal Playlist

Playlist Archive on Spotify

Playlist Archive on Tidal

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 Tidal. This means a few tracks might be missing from the Tidal version, if they are not available on that platform. Usually it’s 1-3 tracks that are not on Tidal. 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 #250

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Another milestone! 250 weeks done. Who knows how many to go. Thanks for listening and/or reading.

An all-time favorite Teenage Fanclub has new album out and available, so that’s got to be the album of the week for sure. There’s plenty of other great things too. This week we have new albums from Lydia Loveless, Jeff Moller, Caleb Stine, Charles Wesley Godwin, Katsy Pline,Colored Lights, Steve Sloane (now streaming), Dan Edmonds, Brent Cobb, Little Mazarn (EP), Josh Travis, Sally Anne Morgan, Rachel Kilgour, Karen & The Sorrows (EP), The Mellows, Jeffrey Alexander and the Heavy Lidders, Roger Joseph Manning Jr, Cinema Hearts (EP), Al Menne, Jenny Owen Youngs, Slaughter Beach, Dog and Rebecca Lee Daniels (EP).

Finnish treasure of the week is the new Hulda Huima album. In fact, one of my favorite Finnish albums of the year altogether. A couple of other great album releases too from Juppe and Babel. Plus singles from Sepänkadun Köyhät ja Nöyryytetyt, Ville Miettinen, Brian & Helvetin Peruna and Lau Nau.

And finally the international songs of the week. There’s a whole lot of them on the second half of the playlist. The album releases took all the space on the first half, but there’s plenty here that I love so much. Kelly Sloan’s fabulous I Wanna Wake Up is maybe the song of the week even though I’ve heard it before. So looking forward to her record. A new one from big personal fave Andrew Bryant is always a big deal. Some other early faves came from Jason Hawk Harris, Vincent Neil Emerson, The David Tattersall Group, Jess Parker, Maya De Vitry, Tre Burt and Abby Hamilton. Again just to name a few.

That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and all the usual promotional nonsense. It all matters, if you want another 250 episodes of this new music project. Ok, I won’t promises that much no matter what haha. Back next week with another one. Until then. Love, empathy and compassion.

1. Teenage Fanclub – Self-Sedation (Nothing Lasts Forever, PeMa, 2023)
2. Colored Lights – Primitive Move (Colored Lights, Bobo Integral, 2023)
3. Jeff Moller – Sigh Baby (Sigh Baby, Royal Oakie Records, 2023)
4. Lydia Loveless – Poor Boy (Nothing’s Gonna Stand In My Way Again, Bloodshot Records, 2023)
5. Steve Sloane – Waiting for the Sad (Let the Sunset Have My Stuff, 2023)
6. Dan Edmonds – Always Here (Danny Boy, 2023)
7. Little Mazarn – Lake Texoma (Honey Island General Store EP, Double Yolk Record House, 2023)
8. Katsy Pline – Lately Only Teardrops (Incandescent Fire, Take a Turn Records, 2023)
9. Caleb Stine – Outlaw (Outlaw In Your Mind, 2023)
10. Charles Wesley Godwin – Miner Imperfections (Family Ties, Big Loud Records, 2023)
11. Brent Cobb – It’s a Start (Southern Star, Ol’ Buddy Records / Thirty Tigers, 2023)
12. Josh Travis – Old Beat Up Paint (Few of Days & Full of Trouble, 2023)
13. Roses for Paradise – Lightning (Love In Middle America EP, Dirty Rose Records, 2023)
14. Rachel Kilgour – Ontario (My Father Loved Me, 2023)
15. Sally Anne Morgan – Diamond Joe (Carrying, Thrill Jockey Records, 2023)
16. Karen & The Sorrows – Why Do We Want What We Want (Why Do We Want What We Want EP, Ocean Born Mary Music, 2023)
17. The Mellows – Tomorrow in the Morning (Children of Wolfman, Tomika / Modular, 2023)
18. Jeffrey Alexander and the Heavy Lidders – Counting Up and Down (New Earth Seed, Arrowhawk Records, 2023)
19. Roger Joseph Manning Jr – On Our Way to the Moon (Radio Daze / Glamping, Omnivore, 2023)
20. Cinema Hearts – All My Life (I Want You EP, Burnished Records, 2023)
21. Slaughter Beach, Dog – Henry (Crying, Laughing, Waving, Smiling, Lame-O Records, 2023)
22. Al Menne – Freak Accident (Freak Accident, Double Double Whammy, 2023)
23. Jenny Owen Youngs – Everglades (Avalanche, Yep Roc, 2023)
24. Hulda Huima – Kaivosta kasvaa kukka (Muurahaiset nukkuu, Minna Records, 2023)
25. Sepänkadun Köyhät ja Nöyryytetyt – Kultainen noutaja olikin rottweiler (single, Panama-levyt, 2023)
26. Brian & Helvetin Peruna – Turussa kaikki on toisin (single, KHY Suomen Musiikki, 2023)
27. Ville Miettinen – Villapaita (single, Humu Records / Hillotehdas / Asbestilevyt, 2023)
28. The Southgates – Citrus Tree (single, Valassaaret, 2023)
29. Juppe – Familiar (Feeling Bad About Feeling Sad in the Happiest Country in the World, Soliti, 2023)
30. Babel – Bride’s Tip (Marriage, PME Records, 2023)
31. Lau Nau – Nukahtamislaulu (single, Fonal Records, 2023)
32. Kelly Sloan – I Wanna Wake Up (single, Victory Pool, 2023)
33. Maya De Vitry – Stacy, In Her Wedding Gown (single, Mad Maker Studio, 2023)
34. Abby Hamilton – Whatever Helps You Sleep (single, Blue Gown Records, 2023)
35. Tre Burt – Piece of Me (single, Oh Boy Records, 2023)
36. Jason Hawk Harris – Bring Out the Lillies (single, Bloodshot Records, 2023)
37. Andrew Bryant – Prodigal (single, Sentimental Noises, 2023)
38. Dalton Mills – One Go Around (single, 2023)
39. Vincent Neil Emerson – Little Wolf’s Invincible Yellow Medicine Paint (single, La Honda Records, 2023)
40. JD Clayton – Arkansas Kid (single, 2023)
41. J.M. Clifford – Complicated Man (single, Brooklyn Basement Records, 2023)
42. Rebecca Lee Daniels – All I Know (In Full Bloom EP, 2023)
43. Jess Parker – Wholesome Prison Blues (single, Ragged Gum Records, 2023)
44. Caitlin Harnett & The Pony Boys – Sideways (single, 2023)
45. Espanola – On Halloween (single, Sonic Unyon Records, 2023)
46. Bella White – Unknown Legend (single, Rounder Records, 2023)
47. Jacksonport – From Here to There (single, Ay Caramba Records, 2023)
48. The David Tattersall Group – Bright Moon (single, Bella Union, 2023)
49. Shoulder Season – Why Would I? (single, 2023)
50. The Evening Sons – I Gotta Gurl (single, Curation Records, 2023)
51. Nat Vazer – Maniac (single, Perpetual Doom, 2023)
52. The Ophelias – Rind (single, 2023)
53. Norma MacDonald – The Heart Wants (single, Noyes Records, 2023)
54. Abigail Lapell – Isabeau (French Lullaby) (single, Outside Music, 2023)
55. Jolie Holland – Orange Blossoms (single, Cinquefoil Records, 2023)
56. Joseph Shabason – Zero / Donny Barley (single, Telephone Explosion Records, 2023)
57. Adeline Hotel – Little Chili (single, Ruination Record Co, 2023)
58. Ben Somer – Ivor Wynne Pine (single, Down by the Point Records, 2023)
59. Laura Veirs – Rocks of Time (single, Raven Marching Band, 2023)
60. Terra Lightfoot – Kept You In My Pocket (single, Sonic Unyon Records, 2023)
61. Nora Jane Struthers – I Can Hear the Birds (single, Blue Pig Music, 2023)
62. Margo Cilker – All Tied Together (Valley of Heart’s Delight, Fluff & Gravy Records / Loose Music, 2023)
63. Will Johnson – Of Passengers and Plight (No Ordinary Crown, Keeled Scales, 2023)
64. Buffalo Nichols – Cold Black Stare (The Fatalist, Fat Possum, 2023)
65. Janne Westerlund – Talvikaravaani (Talvikaravaani, If Society, 2023)

Spotify Playlist

Tidal Playlist

Playlist Archive on Spotify

Playlist Archive on Tidal

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 Tidal. This means a few tracks might be missing from the Tidal version, if they are not available on that platform. Usually it’s 1-3 tracks that are not on Tidal. 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 #249

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First new music weekly as a 22 years old music blog. That’s quite a long time if I may so. Something to be proud of I guess. Thank you all who still listen/read no matter whether it’s frequently or occasionally. Love you all.

This was a magnificent release week led by the new Margo Cilker album. That’s my album of the week, but there’s several special ones here for sure. Will Johnson was the other I had highlighted in advance, but oh my there’s so much to love this week. We also have new albums from Buffalo Nichols, Stephen Wilson Jr, Van Plating, Matt Paxton & The Pintos (EP), Lady Apple Tree, Woods, Dolly Valentine, Viv & Riley, Bahamas, Sarah Jane Scouten, Charlie Kaplan, Corinne Sharlet (EP), Isaac Vallentin, Sarah Mary Chadwick, Mitski, Vagabon and Rachel Sermanni.

The new Janne Westerlund album is the Finnish favorite of the week. Legendary Radiopuhelimet has a new album too. Plus then we have great new singles from Krypta, Lätsä, Vino Puu, Sir Liselot and Favourite Colours.

Julie Arsenault and Gonzalez Smith can share the international song of the week honors. They are quite different, but I love them both. Other early faves came from Katsy Pline, Skyway Man, Kyle Cox, Will Payne Harrison feat Tabitha Weeks, William Alexander, Peter Oren, Willy Tea Taylor & Fellership.. Again just to name a few.

That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and all the usual promotional nonsense. It all matters. Thanks again for the past 22 years and I hope you stay with me as long as this sound adventure continues. I have no idea, but at least right now I don’t have plans to quit. Who knows whether that will change. But yeah. Love love love. Back next week with the episode #250. Another milestone on the horizon there.

1. Margo Cilker – Beggar For Your Love (Valley of Heart’s Delight, Fluff & Gravy Records / Loose Music, 2023)
2. Stephen Wilson Jr – Grief is Only Love (Son of Dad, Big Loud Records, 2023)
3. Buffalo Nichols – Turn Another Stone (The Fatalist, Fat Possum, 2023)
4. Will Johnson – Tempest Time Again (No Ordinary Crown, Keeled Scales, 2023)
5. Matt Paxton & The Pintos – Tornado (Tornado, Down by the Point Records, 2023)
6. Van Plating – Joel Called the Ravens (Orange Blossom Child, Singular Recordings, 2023)
7. Viv & Riley – The Long Way (Imaginary People, Free Dirt Records, 2023)
8. Lady Apple Tree – Midnight Oil (Lady Apple Tree, 2023)
9. Dolly Valentine – Superstitious Woman (The In-Between, Holy Golden Music, 2023)
10. Woods – Sip of Happiness (Perennial, Woodsist, 2023)
11. Isaac Vallentin – Suburban Nightcrawl (Bardo, Gatekeepers of Love, 2023)
12. Bahamas – Into the Unknown (BOOTCUT, Brushfire Records, 2023)
13. Sarah Jane Scouten – The Great Unknown (Turned to Gold, Light Organ Records, 2023)
14. Corinne Sharlet – Belief and Imagination (Belief and Imagination EP, 2023)
15. Rachel Sermanni – Grace of Autumn Gold (Dreamer Awake, Proper, 2023)
16. Abby Johnson – Riverside (Abby Johnson, Earth Libraries, 2023)
17. Charlie Kaplan – She Will Stop At Nothing (Country Life in America, Glamour Gowns, 2023)
18. Gonzalez Smith – She’s My Girl (single, Bobo Integral, 2023)
19. Mitski – My Love Is All Mine (The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We, Dead Oceans, 2023)
20. Vagabon – Lexicon (Sorry I Haven’t Called, Nonesuch Records, 2023)
21. Sarah Mary Chadwick – Someone Else’s Baby (Messages to God, Kill Rock Stars, 20239
22. Julie Arsenault – Tiny Beam of Light (single, Son Canciones, 2023)
23. Katsy Pline – Guess I’m Always Leaving (single, Take a Turn Records, 2023)
24. Maybel – Rebloom (single, Idee Fixe Records, 2023)
25. Skyway Man – The Holding On (single, Mama Bird Recording Co, 2023)
26. Lätsä – Ulkoavaruus (single, Helmi Levyt, 2023)
27. Vino Puu – Tuulenpesä (single, 2023)
28. Krypta – Dorian Gray (single, Svart Records, 2023)
29. Radiopuhelimet – Kylmää hikeä (Radiopuhelimet, If Society, 2023)
30. Janne Westerlund – Pimeydestä vastaava (Talvikaravaani, If Society, 2023)
31. Sir Liselot – Lumitalo (single, Minna Records, 2023)
32. Favourite Colours – Remember that Day (single, Purple Skies, 2023)
33. The Sextones – Love Can’t Be Borrowed (single, Record Kicks, 2023)
34. Bastards of Soul feat Keite Young – This Love (single, Eastwood Music Group, 2023)
35. Kyle Cox – Nothing Can Make Me Blue (single, 2023)
36. Peter Oren – Bless the Telephone (single, Sentinel Species, 2023)
37. Leyla McCalla – Crown (single, Anti, 2023)
38. Will Payne Harrison feat Tabitha Meeks – Wildflowers (single, 2023)
39. Golden Shoals – Bitter (single, 2023)
40. Willy Tea Taylor & The Fellership – Devil’s Taxidermy (single, Blackwing Music, 2023)
41. John R. Miller – Basements (single, Rounder Records, 2023)
42. William Alexander – Blackwood Town (single, 2023)
43. Daniel Sherrill – Wandering Boy (single, American Standard Time Records, 2023)
44. Todd Snider – Juice (single, Aimless Records / Thirty Tigers, 2023)
45. The Bones of J.R. Jones – I’ll See You In Hell (single, Tone Tree, 2023)
46. Wilco – Cousin (single, dBpm Records, 2023)
47. Sufjan Stevens – Will Anybody Ever Love Me (single, Asthmatic Kitty, 2023)
48. Astral Swans feat Jairus Shariff – Shine the Light Inside (single, 2023)
49. Anna Hillburg – Girl Girl Girl (single, Speakeasy Studios SF, 2023)
50. Steven Adams – Moderation (single, Fika Recordings, 2023)
51. Spearmint – Three More Songs On Jukebox (single, Hitback, 2023)
52. Mike Adams at His Honest Weight – Basement Spacemen (single, Joyful Noise, 2023)
53. Uni Boys – Let’s Watch a Movie (single, Curation Records, 2023)
54. Class – Behind the Ball (single, Feel It Records, 2023)
55. Small Intestines – Stop Pretending (single, Meritorio / Lost and Lonesome, 2023)
56. For All the Girls – Harmony (single, 2023)
57. Mark Fredson – New Kinda Blue (single, 2023)
58. Louien – Please (single, Jansen Records, 2023)
59. Kate Bollinger – You at Home (single, Ghostly, 2023)
60. Izzy Heltai – 25 (single, 2023)
61. Jessye DeSilva – The Boys of Summer (single, 2023)
62. Desolation Horse – Good Boy 2 (single, 2023)
63. Mojohand – Cypress Cemetary Waltz (single, 2023)
64. Nick Shoulders – Long Spring (All Bad, Gar Hole Records, 2023)
65. Jobi Riccio – One Last Time (Whiplash, Yep Roc, 2023)

Spotify Playlist

Tidal Playlist

Playlist Archive on Spotify

Playlist Archive on Tidal

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 Tidal. This means a few tracks might be missing from the Tidal version, if they are not available on that platform. Usually it’s 1-3 tracks that are not on Tidal. 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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