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OCTA New Music Weekly – Episode #255

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Busy weekend, but here’s a quick new music weekly before Sunday’s Helsinki visit to see Dylan LeBlanc. This was actually a pretty damn good release week.

Not a whole lot of listening yet, but let’s give the album of the week to the new Willy Tea Taylor & The Fellership record. Loved that on first listen. There’s quite a lot of diffent kind of things I love this week. Sean Burns has a great classic country record while Thomas Walsh has an awesome pop album. The American Analog Set returned and Steven van Betten’s album is just super sweet (although the song I have on the playlist hits really hard. My apologies for that). Maybel, Carla Geneve and Jerry Leger always big faves too and the list goes on an on. We also have new albums from Duff Thompson, Tommy and the Ohs, Desolation Horse, Golden Apples, The Mountain Goats, Monster Furniture, Jon Danforth, Jessi Colter, Nora Jane Struthers, Caitlin Kraus, Norma MacDonald, Flatland Cavalry, Black Pumas, The Gaslight Anthem and Micah Thunder.

A lot of good Finnish stuff. I think my early faves here are the double singles from Kielo Kärkkäinen and new band called Leipä (some usual suspects in the line-up though). Other finnish treasures are albums from Suudelmat, Favourite Colours and Tuomari Nurmio & FOLX, EP from Kaikki turhat haaveet and singles from Nuoruus, Säteri Super and Pekka Nisu. Oh and included A.Takalo’s couple of weeks old album, because I missed it at the time. Sounded real good on quick listen, so I will put that on rotation during the coming week.

The international song of the week is the new one from long time favorite Adam Remnant. Other early faves came from Adeem the Artist, John Craigie, Advance Base, BenBen, Bory, The Reds, Pinks and Purples, Liquid Mike and Frog. Again just to name a few.

That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and all the usual promotional nonsense. It all matters. See you tomorrow in Helsinki and here again next weekend. One of the best albums I’ve heard this year comes out then. That’s Jeffrey Martin. Until then. Love and empathy.

1. Willy Tea Taylor & The Fellership – Dangerous Beautiful (The Great Western Hangover, Blackwing Music, 2023)
2. Duff Thompson – Bring it to You (Shadow People, Mashed Potato Records, 20239
3. Tommy and The Ohs – So It Seems (Box Truck Boogie, Perpetual Doom, 2023)
4. Sean Burns – The Same Old Thing Again (Lost Country, Department Store Records, 2023)
5. Jerry Leger – Sort Me Out (Donlands, Latent Recordings, 2023)
6. Desolation Horse – Haircut (Biff, American Standard Time Records, 2023)
7. Maybel – Passing Through (Gloam, Idee Fixe Records, 2023)
8. Steven van Betten – Zoe (Friends and Family, Futere Gods, 2023)
9. Carla Geneve – Spilt Milk (Hertz, Dot Dash Recordings, 2023)
10. Thomas Walsh – Love in a Circumstance (The Rest Is History, Curation Records, 2023)
11. Golden Apples – Guard Stick (Bananasugarfire, Lame-O Records, 2023)
12. Monster Furniture – Got a Good Job (Giant Egg, Scary Chair, 2023)
13. The American Analog Set – Konika & Maliko (For Forever, Hometown Fantasy, 2023)
14. The Mountain Goats – Jenny III (Jenny from Thebes, Merge Records, 2023)
15. Jon Danforth – Out of My Head (Repetitions, 2023)
16. Caitlin Kraus – Fool (Gone Beyond, 2023)
17. Norma MacDonald – Co-Star (In Waves, Noyes Records, 2023)
18. Nora Jane Struthers – Life of a Dream (Back to Cast Iron, Blue Pig Records, 2023)
19. Jessi Colter – Hard on Easy Street (Edge of Forever, Appalachia Record Co, 2023)
20. Micah Thunder – Mountain Pass (The Korean Cowboy, 2023)
21. Flatland Cavalry – The Best Days (Wandering Star, Interscope Records, 2023)
22. The Gaslight Anthem – I Live in the Room Above Her (History Books, Rich Mahogany Recordings / Thirty Tigers, 2023)
23. Black Pumas – Chronicles of a Diamond (Chronicles of a Diamond, ATO Records, 2023)
24. Favourite Colours – Railing (Summer’13, Purple Skies, 2023)
25. Suudelmat – Julia (Katuvatko kuolleet elämää, Suru Records, 2023)
26. Kaikki turhat haaveet – Kaikki turhat haaveet (Pelkkää tuulen suhinaa EP, Minna Records, 2023)
27. Nuoruus – Hän kertoo olevansa (single, Need Money For Records, 2023)
28. Säteri Super – Vääriä valintoja (single, Ya Ya Records, 2023)
29. Tuomari Nurmio & FOLX – Ei paha tavallaan (Rajaseudun laki, Vallila Music House, 2023)
30. Pekka Nisu – Se aika ei palaa (single, KHY Suomen Musiikki, 2023)
31. A.Takalo – Puuttuva rengas (Kuva taivaasta, Salatut elämät, 2023)
32. Leipä – Toinen avaruus (Minna single, Tulli-levyt, 2023)
33. Kielo Kärkkäinen – Valkovuokkonäyt (single, Texicalli Records, 2023)
34. Adam Remnant – Sunrise at the Sunset Motel (single, Coiled Myth Records, 2023)
35. John Craigie feat TK & The Holy Know-Nothings – Where It’s From (single, 2023)
36. Advance Base – How You Got Your Picture on a Wall (single, Orindal Records, 2023)
37. The Satchel Kid feat Carl Edblom – Dogs Running in Dream (single, Ella Ruth Institutet, 2023)
38. BenBen – Clouded Head (single, Perpetual Doom, 2023)
39. Austin Lucas – Just a Girl (single, Grindethos Records, 2023)
40. Katie Jo – Used to Be (single, Fossil Water Records, 2023)
41. Dalton Mills – Redbirds (single, 2023)
42. Adeem the Artist – Fast Cars (single, Four Quarters Records / Thirty Tigers, 2023)
43. Matthew “Doc” Dunn – Fantastic Light (single, Cosmic Range Records, 2023)
44. Memorytown – Mirror (single, Plum Records, 2023)
45. Bory – We Both Won (single, Earth Worms, 2023)
46. Ian M Bailey – It’s Summer Rain (single, 2023)
47. The Reds, Pinks and Purples – Dull Panic & Sunday Gloom (single, Tough Love, 2023)
48. The Laughing Chimes – A Promise to Keep (single, Slumberland, 2023)
49. Liquid Mike – Mouse Trap (single, 2023)
50. Dazy – Forced Perspective (single, Lame-O Records, 2023)
51. Katy Kirby – Table (single, Anti, 2023)
52. Fever Feel – Just a Flavour (single, 2023)
53. Frog – Black on Black on Black (single, tapewormies, 2023)
54. Jon Rauhouse & Blaine Long – Nothing Lasts Forever (single, Fort Lowell Records, 2023)
55. St. Yuma – To the Maximum (single, Quietly Records, 2023)
56. Martha Scanlan & Jon Neufeld – Buck Brush (single, Jealous Butcher Records, 2023)
57. Rose Cousins, Jill Barber and Jenn Grant – Dark Angel (single, Old Farm Pony / Nettwerk, 2023)
58. Amanda Fields & Megan McCormick – Dying Leaves (single, Are and Be Recordings, 2023)
59. Dori Freeman – Movie Screen (single, Blue Hens Music, 2023)
60. Lana Nauphal – Oh He Oh My (single, 2023)
61. Lotta St. Joan – Between You and I (single, 2023)
62. Suonio & Taskinen – Jatkuu (Selväpiirteinen EP, 2023)
63. Sepänkadun köyhät ja nöyryytetyt – Sepänkadun köyhät ja nöyryytetyt (Hyvästit pojille, Panama-levyt, 2023)
64. Dylan LeBlanc – The Outside (Coyote, ATO Records, 2023)
65. Cactus Lee – Pale Rider (Caravan, Org Music, 2023)

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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 #254

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The album of the week is the new Dylan LeBlanc album for two great reasons. First and foremost, it’s a damn good album. Secondly, he will actually starts his European tour here in Finland next week. He will play in Tampere, Telakka on the 28th and in Helsinki, On the Rocks on the 29th. Extremely highly recommended. Both the record and the upcoming concerts.

There’s plenty of other great releases too. Maybe Sun June and Stanley Brinks are at the top of my list, but we also great new ones from Matt Moran (EP), Dusk, Mike Adams at His Honest Weight, Tedo Stone, Cactus Lee, Ha Ha Tonka, Steph Green, Dylan Rodrigue, Katie Von Schleicher, Maya De Vitry (EP), Israel Nash, Malena Cadiz, Gracie Lane, Dylan Lancaster and Malin Pettersen.

Awesome Finnish release week as well led by the new Sepänkadun Köyhät ja Nöyryytetyt album. We also got excellent albums from Pambikallio and Jarkko Martikainen plus an EP from Suonio & Taskinen. A few gorgeous singles from Aavikko feat Nicole Willis and Karlo Haapiainen & Varaslähtö. Oh and I missed a couple of things last week. These are album from Vimma and single from Tyynyt. That Tyynyt single was a really bad miss, because it’s such a wonderful song.

The international single of the week is obviously the first single from the next Willi Carlisle album. Love that guy. Other early faves came from Zach Russell, Andrew Bryant, Vincent Neil Emerson, Charley Crockett, Evan Cheadle, Thomas Walsh, Michael Nau and Bastards of Soul. Again just to name a few.

That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and all the usual promotional nonsense. Maybe we’ll see in Helsinki next Sunday at the Dylan LeBlanc concert. But most likely another episode of this new music weekly before that. Until then. Love and empathy.

1. Dylan LeBlanc – Dust (Coyote, ATO Records, 2023)
2. Matt Moran – The Boy Who Looked Like Elvis (Oklahoma Vernacular EP, Broken Tenor Records, 2023)
3. Dusk – Be Nice To Me All Day Long (Glass Pastures, Don Giovanni Records, 2023)
4. Sun June – Sage (Bad Dream Jaguar, Run For Cover Records, 2023)
5. Stanley Brinks – Good Moon (Good Moon, Fika Recordings, 2023)
6. Mike Adams at His Honest Weight – Pyramid Schemes (Guess For Thrills, Joyful Noise, 2023)
7. Tedo Stone – Hard Rock Cruise (Back 9 of Life, Super Canoe, 2023)
8. Dylan Rodrigue – 30 on 2 (Entropy, kid vommit, 2023)
9. Ha Ha Tonka – Tired and Stuck (BloodRedMoon, 2023)
10. Cactus Lee – River Rhone (Caravan, 2023)
11. Steph Green – Last Seance (Lore, 2023)
12. Katie Von Schleicher – Bottle It? (A Little Touch of Schleicher in the Night, Sipsman, 2023)
13. Maya De Vitry – Baby Elephants (Infinite EP, Mad Maker Studio, 2023)
14. Malena Cadiz – Whatever You Need (Hellbent & Moonbound, 2023)
15. Israel Nash – Pieces (Ozarker, Loose Music, 2023)
16. Dylan Lancaster – Kathy & Linda (Stressful Fantasy, 2023)
17. Gracie Lane – Watch it Fall Apart (Doing My Time, 2023)
18. Willi Carlisle – Critterland (single, Signature Sounds, 2023)
19. Sierra Ferrell – Fox Hunt (single, Rounder Records, 2023)
20. Charley Crockett – Killers of the Flower Moon (single, Son of Davy, 2023)
21. Zach Russell – Milk & Honey (single, Carlboro Records / Thirty Tigers, 2023)
22. Vincent Neil Emerson – The Golden Crystal Kindgom (single, La Honda Records / RCA Records, 2023)
23. Andrew Bryant – Shiloh (single, Sentimental Noises, 2023)
24. Suonio & Taskinen – Huijaat vieläkin (Selväpiirteinen EP, Ya Ya Records, 2023)
25. Jarkko Martikainen – Tahdon saada sen verran kuin antaa voit (Itse tehty elämä, Sakara Records, 2023)
26. Sepänkadun Köyhät ja Nöyryytetyt – Hyvästit pojille (Hyvästit pojille, Panama-levyt, 2023)
27. Pambikallio – Sydämenhaikeus (Parc de Pambi, Helmi Levyt, 2023)
28. Vimma – Kielot (Tornadon silmässä, Nordic Notes, 2023)
29. Aavikko feat Nicole Willis – Space Disco Muysic (single, Soit Se Silti, 2023)
30. Tyynyt – Taivaalla kaupungin kangastus (single, Nefer Maglev, 2023)
31. Karlo Haapiainen & Varaslähtö – Lex Amor (single, Helmi Levyt, 2023)
32. Bastards of Soul – You Let Me Down Again (single, Eastwood Music Group, 2023)
33. Wesley Bright – Six Minute Mile (single, Palmetto Street Recording Co, 2023)
34. Pale Jay & Chris Keys – Share a Dream (single, Mello Music Group, 2023)
35. Michael Nau – Shiftshaping (single, Karma Chief Records, 2023)
36. Evan Cheadle – I’ve Been Fooling You (single, Victory Pool, 2023)
37. Bry Webb – Outbound Only, No Return (single, Idee Fixe Records, 2023)
38. Pheribee – Placate the Atmosphere (single, 2023)
39. Wojtek the Bear – Second Place on Purpose (single, Last Night From Glasgow, 2023)
40. Thomas Walsh – We Knew (single, Curation Records, 2023)
41. Summer Set – Center of Attention (single, Fort Lowell Records, 2023)
42. Ducks Ltd – The Main Thing (single, Carpark, 2023)
43. Emmett Morris – Take You Down to Vegas (single, 2023)
44. Skyway Man – Winds (single, Mama Bird Recording Co, 2023)
45. The Maureens – Rainy Day (single, Meritorio Records, 2023)
46. Mightmare – Killer Killer (single, Kill Rock Stars, 2023)
47. Wila Frank – The Returning Dream (single, Tone Tree Music, 2023)
48. Malin Pettersen – Trouble Finding Words (Trouble Finding Words, Die With Your Boots On, 2023)
49. Emma Geiger – All Your Words (single, 2023)
50. Ana Egge – Last Day of Our Acquaintance (single, StorySound Records, 2023)
51. Chelsea Rose – Bittersweet Relief (single, Paul is Dead Records, 2023)
52. Jeremy Squires – Vampires (single, Blackbird Record Label, 2023)
53. Sinai Vessel – Birthday (single, 2023)
54. Fever Feel – Polish the Plastic (single, 2023)
55. John Blek & The Broken Strings – The City Sleeps (single, Bigger River Recording Co, 2023)
56. Dusty Stray – Happiness Strikes (single, Great Waters, 2023)
57. Blue Stoplights – Fistful (single, 2023)
58. Charlie Hill – Hackensack (single, 2023)
59. Melissa Erin – He’ll Love Me Tomorrow (single, 2023)
60. Sean Burns – Before She Made Me Crawl (single, Department Store Records, 2023)
61. Bonnie Montgomery – I’ll Know (single, Gar Hole Records, 2023)
62. Jaime Wyatt – Back to the Country (single, 2023)
63. Janne Tapion Sisäinen Avaruus – Kuori (Jättiläisen tasku, Eclipse, 2023)
64. Anna Hillburg – It Certainly Feels / Little Sister (Tired Girls, Speakeasy Studios SF, 2023)
65. Kacey Johansing – Watch It Like A Snow (Year Away, Night Bloom Records, 2023)

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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 #253

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A delayed Sunday edition of the new music weekly. Probably a lot of stuff is missing, because I was away for the weekend and didn’t have a whole lot to listen new music. But here we go anyway.

We’ll start with a couple of power pop blasts from Uni Boys and Rinehearts. Debut album from Abby Hamilton is also a big deal. The earlier EP was my #3 on my eoty list back in 2020 and it’s great to finally get a full length. Kacey Johansing and Kyle Cox are also big faves of mine and they both have a new beautiful album out there. And that’s not all, there’s new albums from Helena Deland, Anna Hillburg, Mark Fredson, Kelly Hunt, Tex Crick, The Bones of J.R. Jones, Terra Lightfoot, Floating Action, Caitlin Harnett & The Pony Boys, Squirrel Flower and Molly Parden. oh and there’s also song from the Another Michael album that I missed a few weeks ago.

A magnificent Finnish release week too. Maybe the highlight there is the new gorgeous Janne Tapion Sisäinen Avaruus album. I’m also really loving the singles from Salaliitto, MeriTuuli and Joose Keskitalo. Other Finnish gems this week are albums from Vilma Talvitie and Kim Kaino Vieno plus singles from Kot-kat, Knife Girl, Jaakko Eino Kalevi and Santeri Sihvonen & Karjalan Konnat.

And finally the international singles. Some early favorites here came from Adeem the Artist feat Andrea Kukuly Uriarte, Will Payne Harrison feat Van Plating, Willy Tea Taylor and The Fellership, J.E. Sunde, Daniel Ellsworth and Jordan Blackmon, Duff Thompson, Jack Symes and Leyla McCalla & Alynda Segarra. Again just to name a few.

That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and all the usual promotional nonsense. It all matters. Back next week with another hopefully less rushed episode. Until then love and all other beautiful things.

1. Uni Boys – Intentions (Buy This Now! Curation Records, 2023)
2. Rinehearts – Call Me Up (Full Bloom, Cheersquad Records & Tapes, 2023)
3. Abby Hamilton – Lucky (#1 Zookeeper (of the San Diego Zoo), Blue Gown Records, 2023)
4. Kacey Johansing – Year Away (Year Away, Night Bloom Records, 2023)
5. Helena Deland – Saying Something (Goodnight Summerland, Chivi Chivi, 2023)
6. Kyle Cox – Never Alone (Who Cares, 2023)
7. Anna Hillburg – How Do You Make Believe (Tired Girls, Speakeasy Studios SF, 2023)
8. Tex Crick – Easy Keepers (Sweet Dreamin’, Mac’s Record Label, 2023)
9. Floating Action – Silent Waves Crash Cold (Glacial Speed, Airloom, 2023)
10. Mark Fredson – Leaning Into Heartache (Outskirts, 2023)
11. Terra Lightfoot – Come Back Around (Healing Power, Sonic Unyon Records, 2023)
12. Caitlin Harnett & The Pony Boys – Lil Ripper (All Nigh Long, 2023)
13. The Bones of J.R. Jones – Salt Sour Sweet (Slow Lightning, Tone Tree Music, 2023)
14. Kelly Hunt – Ozark Symphony (Ozark Symphony, Compass Records, 2023)
15. Molly Parden – Where Do All of Our Passing Days Go? (Sacramented, Tone Tree, 2023)
16. Another Michael – Common Ground (Wishes to Fullfill, Run For Cover, 2023)
17. Squirrel Flower – Stick (Tomorrow’s Fire, Full Time Hobby, 2023)
18. Adeem the Artist & Andrea Kukuly Uriarte – Dirt Bike (single, Four Quarters Records / Thirty Tigers, 2023)
19. Willy Tea Taylor and The Fellership – Bakersfield (single, Blackwing Music, 2023)
20. Will Payne Harrison feat Van Plating – Goodbye, Sweetheart (single, 2023)
21. Joose Keskitalo – Looking for Her (single, Helmi Levyt, 2023)
22. Santeri Sihvonen & Karjalan Konnat – Rakkauslauluja (single, 2023)
23. Janne Tapion Sisäinen Avaruus – Askeleet (Jättiläisen tasku, Iso Pinkki / Eclipse, 2023)
24. MeriTuuli – Siivet (single, Eclipse, 2023)
25. Vílma Talvitie – Mistä taivas alkaa (Mistä mihin, 2023)
26. Salaliitto – Tärkeä ihminen (single, Salalevyt, 2023)
27. Kot-kat – Korvessa (single, Kazakstan, 2023)
28. Kim Kaino Vieno – Empty Chair (European Histories in E(strogen), Minna Records, 2023)
29. Knife Girl – Beautiful (single, Soliti, 2023)
30. Jaakko Eino Kalevi – Drifting Away (single, Domino Recording Co, 2023)
31. Kendra Morris – Fine Right Here (single, Karma Chief Records, 2023)
32. J.E. Sunde, Daniel Ellsworth and Jordan Blackmon – I Know You and I Love You (single, 2023)
33. Anne Malin – I’ll Find a Way (To Carry it All) (single, 2023)
34. Holy Matter – Autumn’s Envy (single, Royal Oakie, 2023)
35. Leyla McCalla & Alynda Segarra – Zanj (single, Anti, 2023)
36. Duff Thompson – Shapeshifter (single, 2023)
37. Jack Symes – Silver Dollar (single, Ay Caramba Records, 2023)
38. Wyatt C. Louis – Bobtail Road (single, Royal Mountain Records, 2023)
39. Leslie Stevens – Blue Roses (single, Soundly, 2023)
40. Nicholas Campbell feat Melissa Payne – Prisoner (single, 2023)
41. Idanha – A Boy Named Pinto (single, 2023)
42. Tejon Street Corner Thieves – The End of Apathy (single, Liars Club Records, 2023)
43. Great Peacock – Damn Good Feeling (single, 2023)
44. Old Californio – Destining Again (single, 2023)
45. Leah Blevins – Anywhere is Home (single, Crabtree Records / Thirty Tigers, 2023)
46. Desolation Horse – Swimming (single, 2023)
47. Tedo Stone – Cougar Kiss (single, Super Canoe, 2023)
48. memorytown – Sugar in Your Cup (single, Plum Records, 2023)
49. Allegra Krieger – Impasse (single, Double Double Whammy, 2023)
50. Norma MacDonald – Glass Flowers (single, Noyes Records, 2023)
51. Jason Hawk Harris – Roll (Thin Places, Bloodshot Records, 2023)
52. John R. Miller – Harpers Ferry Moon (Heat Comes Down, Rounder Records, 2023)
53. Freschard & Stanley Brinks – Waiting (Iron Eye, Fika Recordings, 2023)
54. The David Tattersall Group – Night Owls (The David Tattersall Group, Bella Union, 2023)
55. Lätsä – Viimeinen laulu (II, Helmi Levyt, 2023)

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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 #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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