E2TG 7/16/2020 - In the Time of COVID - Say What! Mix (yue Remix)

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Crazy week - here, I am very short on time today, so I will be quick. I was thinking last night about mental health and COVID-19. First of all, I think mental health issues affect many people and are not talked about enough.  There are a variety of mental health issues that affect a sizable portion of the population.  Fortunately, in many cases, these issues are mild, and the people experiencing them are fully functional. However mild, though, the effects are real, and I believe what we have collectively experienced in 2020 has brought this to light for a lot of people. In some ways, when the shutdowns and stay at home orders hit, we were collectively forced to slow down and many of us lost one or more of our distractions.

For me, here is one example of how mental health issues can manifest.  Let's say, I have a period of free time. I am off work, I can't go out to live music, can't visit friends or family... so my mind begins assembling a list of things I need to and want to do. Then, my brain gets overwhelmed and I partially shutdown.  I may sleep a lot or I may binge watch Netflix shows or whatever, and I tell myself I deserve a break.  Then what happens is the slow period ends. I have to back to work or I have something else to occupy my time. And my brain recovers, and starts thinking about those things that I want and need to do. And, I begin to silently berate myself for my lack of productivity during my downtime. Which further damages my mental health.

It is a cycle. And, I must find a way of out the cycle while being gentle and patient with myself, but it is not easy and I may need help -which means I have to fight off the stigma for asking for help with mental health issues.

Keep in mind, my issues are mild (I think), and for some people they can be debilitating.  So, we all need to be gentle with each other and with ourselves. We are going fine, and even if we are not, we can and will do better with help, and there is nothing wrong with asking for help.


Our recap of this week's Featured Friday Playlist concludes with songs 21-24. We end on an extremely diverse and pretty awesome note.  Please be sure to check out this week's entire list while there is time and give the list a follow on Spotify.  A new list will be live sometime around midnight.

21. "Platinum" by Fintan McKahey

Fintan McKahey is a bedroom pop singer-songwriter/producer from West Cork, Ireland.  He is from a family of musicians - his father was the drummer for the 80s band Stump and his uncle was the singer of the band CousteauX. The new single is filled with magical references, and I love it. 

22. "Yesterday's Makeup" by Jackson Capps

Up next, we return back to Nashville with a new single from country singer and songwriter Jackson Capps. It is a song about the destructive patterns in relationships. It was recorded live in the studio. 

23. "Lazy Boi - Black Star Liner Remix" by Felixity

Felixity is a pop/neo-soul singer-songwriter from London.  This is the title track from the remixed version of her debut album. She enlisted several top producers on this remix album.  For this track, we worked with the Leeds band Black Star Liner. Cool stuff.

24. "Sick" by Shatterglass

And, we close out this week's playlist with some straight-ahead hard rock from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This is the title track from the band's brand new EP. 

    Featured Friday Playlist

Thursday Morning Shuffle

"One of Those Diamonds" by Stuffy Shmitt (from Family Favorites)

More Stuffy Shmitt music! Always glad when one of his songs comes up. 

"Don't Ever Leave Me" by Debra Power (from That's How I Roll)

Dynamic and powerhouse blues singer with a track from her recent album.  We featured the title track in the Featured Friday Playlist a few weeks back. 

"Say What!" by Red's Blues (from Broke Down in the Fast Lane)

More blues - an instrumental this time from the Sacramento based blues band.  We featured their previous album. This is from their brand new album. 

"Cole" by Adam Carroll (from Adam Carroll Live)

A 2002 live recording from the one and only Adam Carroll.  A song originally on his debut album South of Tonw. 

"yue" by elkyn (from beech)

Next up, a first listen to an EP due out tomorrow. Elkyn is 22 year old singer-songwriter Jospeh Donnelly who began writing songs at University in Leeds UK - were he is now based. beech is the debut release from this talented young artist.

"Lucky to be Loved" by 100 mile house (from Love and Leave You)

100 mile house is a folk duo from Edmonton, Canada. Their latest album was released back in late March. I really dig the sound of this duo. 

VIDEO PLAYLIST

NEW AND RECENT RELEASES

Tomorrow and This Week
7/17 - The Bobby Lees - Skin Suit (LP)

7/17 - Soft Set - "Never Die" (single)

7/17 - Michot's Melody Makers - Cosmic Cajuns from Saturn (LP)

7/17 - Laura Cortese & The Dance Cards - Bitter Better (LP)

7/17 - Graham Bramblett - The Great Inbetween (LP)

7/17 - ElJay - Champion (EP)

7/17 - Sienne - "Side by Side" (single)
7/17 - elkyn - beech (EP)
7/17 - The Allergies - Say the Word (LP)
7/17 - LadyCouch - "Heartache" (single)
7/17 - KEYS - "This Side of Luv" (single)

7/18 - Union Kain - Black Dawn (EP)

Last Week

7/07 - Afton Wolfe - Petronius' Last Meal (EP)

7/08 - Short-Haired Domestic - "A Song in Latin..." (single)
7/09 - Black Needle Noise - "She Talks to Angels" (single)

7/10 - Hurricane Ruth - Good Life (LP)

7/10 - Fintan McKahey - "Platinum" (single)

7/10 - Nocona - Los Dos (LP)

7/10 - Easy Love - Wander Feeler (LP)

7/10 - Ten Penny Gypsy - Fugitive Heart (LP)

7/10 - Andy Baker - North Country Sky (LP)

7/10 - Static X - Project Regeneration Vol. 1 (LP)

7/10 - Black Paisley - "Need Some Soul" (single)
7/10 - Raz & Alfa - "Secrets & Lies" (single)
7/10 - The Spiritual Leaders - Underwater with You (EP)
7/10 - Jah Cure - "Rock the Boat" (single)
7/10 - NineteenHateHate - "TopBoy" (single)

7/11 -Rev. J. Mikhael Smith and the Brimstone Miracle - "10:18" (single) 
7/11 - Civic Green - "There is Always a Light" (single)

Next Week:

7/22 - The City Gates - "Siegfried 1969" (single)

7/24 - Tawny Ellis - Love Life (LP)

7/24 - Lee Gallagher - L.A. Yesterday (LP)

7/24 - Even As We Speak - Adelphi (LP)
7/24 - The Wild Blue - Anonymous Future (EP)

7/24 - The Danberrys - Shine (LP)

7/24 - Ted Russell Kamp - Down in the Den (LP)

7/24 - A Shoreline Dream - "Seek to Hide" (single)

7/24 - Rev. J. Mikhael Smith and the Brimstone Miracle - Dogwood Winter (EP)
7/24 - Seela - Cool (LP)
7/24 - Nick Faber- The Lost Highway Tapes (LP)
7/24 - Vexillary - SurViolence (EP) 
7/24 - Certain Animals - "Too Long" (single)

7/24 - Pozzi - "From the Ashes" (single)

Upcoming:

7/26 - Herb Barclay Project- "Gusta" (single)

7/28 - Caterpillar - "Tangents" (single)

7/31 - The Jason Daniels Band - Downloads from the Universe (LP)

7/31 - Shishi - Mafitishei (LP)

7/31 - Vee VV - "Ugly Freedom (Toka Remix)" (single)
7/31 - Adrift - "Our Moment" (single)

8/07 - The Furious Seasons - La Fonda (LP)

8/07 - Jason Molina - Eight Gates (LP)

8/07 - Steven Bruce - Same Time, Same Place, Same Station (LP)

8/07 - Vincent Cross - The Life & Times of James ‘The Rooster’ Corcoran (LP)

8/14 - Michael McArthur - How to Fall in Love (EP)

8/14 - Sylvie Simmons - Blue on Blue (LP)

8/21 - Eric Bolander - "Window" (single)

8/21 - A Shoreline Dream - The Melting (LP)

8/21 - Liar,Flower - Geiger Counter (LP)

8/21 - Xanthe Alexis - The Offering (LP)
8/21  - Reardon Love - "Locked in the Panopticon" (single)

8/28 - The Northern Belle - We Wither, We Bloom (LP)

8/28 - Special Moves - Little Help (LP)

8/28 - Debbie Lagrange - "La chanson des moustiques" (single)

8/28 - Molly Tuttle - ...but I'd rather be with you (LP)

8/28 - Caterpillar - Where Shadows Go to Speak (LP)

8/31 - Andre Salvador & the Von Kings  - Last Night From Glasgow (LP)
9/04 - India Ramey - Shallow Graves (LP)
9/04 - The Star Prairie Project - "Frantic Mind" (single)

9/11 - Mike Barnett - +1 (LP)

9/25 - Buildings and Food - Up Down Strange Charm (LP)

10/09 - Year of October - Wastelands (LP)

10/16 - Malin Pettersen - Wildhorse (LP)

Recent:

6/01 - Bessie Smith - Get in Union (LP) (from the Alan Lomax Archives)

6/01 - Darwin - "Dance Alone" (single)

6/04 - Benedict Sinister - "Your Parents (Dancing with the Stars)" (single)

6/05 - Nicole Boggs and the Reel - "None of Your Business" (single)

6/05 - People Without Shoes and Inkswell - Plasma Platter (LP)

6/05 - Short Haired Domestic - "A Song in Latin... A Song in Hindi..." (single)
6/05 - Turkeyfoot - Promise of Tomorrow (LP)

6/05 - Delta Maid - Katie (LP)

6/05 - KissDoomFate - "Innocence" (single)

6/05 - Lacey Williams - "Cut N' Curl" (single)

6/05 - Johnny Irion and Friends - "Inside the Endless OM" (single)

6/05 - Skanger - "Condolences" (single)

6/05 - Good Foxy - "Dust" (single)

6/05 - Merv Pinny - "I Feel Like a Prisoner" (single)

6/05 - Carrus & Kurtz - The Genius of Carrus & Kurtz Vol 1-There are No Words (LP)

6/05 - Bands Against Brutality - Bands Against Brutality (LP)

6/05 - Various Artists - Mix for a Movement (LP)

6/05 - Eric Bolander - "Magic Moon" (single)

6/05 - Crooked Heart - Perpetual Twilight (LP)

6/05 - Steven Bruce - "Cryin' Eyes" (single)

6/05 - Ghost Town Remedy - "Therapy" (single)

6/07 - Alondra Galopa - "Sound of Silence" (single)

6/08 - Learn to Fly - "Broken Nation" (single)

6/09 - Kevin Herig - Barcelona (Memoryy Remix)

6/10 - Mile Me Deaf - Ecco (LP)

6/10 - The Vignatis - “Red, White & Blue” (single)

6/11 - Luciano Illuminati - Terra Vision 2020 (LP)

6/12 - Sammy Brue - Crash Test Kid (LP)

6/12 - Andrea & Mud - Bad News Darlin' (LP)

6/12 - Teghan Devon - Little Lion (EP)

6/12 - Culture Vultures - "Reflection (ft Hollie Singer & Dai Pump$)" (single)

6/12 - India Ramey - "King of Ashes" (single)

6/12 - Nate Lee - Wings of a Jetliner (LP)

6/12 - Eli Gauden - Call My Name (EP)

6/13 - Ja-Mali - "Codeine Veins" (single)

6/15 - The Bustermoon - Mareena Roots (LP)
6/15 - Kalmhain  - Eigenlicht (LP)

6/16 - Carlos Severe Marcelin - Impressionist (LP)

6/17 - DIVES - "100 Times" (single)

6/18 - Monsieur Minimal - "Release Me (Easteria Remix)" (single)

6/19 - Darlin' Brando - Also Too... (LP)

6/19 - Dolour - The Royal We (LP)

6/19 - The Microdance - Our Love Noire (LP)

6/19 - Mendoza Line - We're All In This Alone (reissue) (LP)

6/19 - Jenny Reynolds - Any Kind of Angel (LP)

6/19 - DeLeo - Mythomania (EP)

6/19 - Buildings and Food - "Streetlights" (single)

6/19 - Maria Matiss - "More Than Heaven" (single)

6/19 - Leon Majcen - Back 'Til I'm Gone (LP)

6/19 - Raveis Kole - “Help One Another (We All Can)” (single)

6/19 - Kids Love Surf - "Oyo" (single)

6/19 - Sylvettte - "Kelpius" (single)

6/19 - Patrick Ames - "Reawakened" (single)

6/19 - The Asteroid No. 4 - "The After Glow" (single)

6/19 - The Academy of Sun - The Quiet Earth (LP)

6/19 - Brett Ryan Stewart - "It's Alright to Grow Old" (single)

6/19 - WeWantMore - "Heartbreak" (single)

6/19 - The Neville Staple Band - "Lockdown" (single)

6/19 - Michael McArthur - "Purple Rain" (single)

6/19 - Highway Women - "Shake the Dust" (single)

6/19 - Pozzi - "Tyrant" (single)

6/19 - Lady Couch - "Foolish and Blue" (single)

6/20 - Alpha Pegasi - "Summertime (Doin' Time)" (single)

6/20 - David Starling - "Cowards" (single)

6/22 - Remington Super 60 - "Still Near" (single)

6/24 - I Like Trains - "Dig In" (single)

6/26 - The Special Pillow - World's Finest (EP)

6/26 - Dedicated Men of Zion - Can't Turn Me Around (LP)

6/26 - Serratone - "Groovy Lucy" (single)

6/26 - 8 Floors Up - "Roman Bones Make Good Glue" (single)

6/26 - The Speed of Sound - "Glide on By" (single)

6/26 - Fellow Hollow - "Where can I buy fresh berries at night?" (single)

6/26 - Scenius - "Darkest Lines" (single)

6/26 - Melissa D. - Little Girl (EP)

6/26-  TJ George - Fragmented Soul Vol 2 (EP)

6/26 - Dead Method - "Babylon" (single)

6/26 - Indie Dog - "Moving On" (single)

6/26 - Laura Cortese & The Dance Cards - "Typhoon" (single)

6/26 - Molly Tuttle - "Fake Empire" (National cover) (single)

6/26 - Holy Knives - "Always Gone" (Jamie Hince Remix) (single)
6/26 - Geoff Gibbons - "Keep on Driving" (single)
6/26 - No Party for Cao Dong - "Same Old, Same Old" (single)
6/27 - Joseph C. Krause - Iztac (EP)

6/29 - Sofia Talvik - Paws of a Bear - Unplugged (LP)

7/01 - Pussycat Doghouse - Bananas (LP)

7/01 - Monsieur Minimal - "Easteria" single

7/01 - Shatterglass - Sick (EP)
7/01 - Red's Blues - Broke Down in the Fast Lane (LP)

7/03 - The Vignatis - Red, White & Blue - Gypsybilly Vol. 4 (LP)

7/03 - Nicole Boggs and the Reel - None of Your Business (EP)

7/03 - Paul Nelson - Birmingham Woman (LP)

7/03 - Matthew Frederick - "Laura Jones" (single)

7/03 - Year of October - "Black Widow" (single)

7/03 - Michael McArthur - Oh, Sedona (EP)

7/03 - Petter Carlsen - "Contradictions" (single)

7/03 - Divine Horsemen - "Mystery Writers" (single)

7/03 - Mayflower Madame - "Sacred Core" (single)

7/03 - Andrew Adkins - One Evening In Brooklyn: Live! (EP)

7/03 - Angela Easterling - "Home" (single)

7/03 - Felixity - Love Sick Remixed (LP)

7/04 - Jackson Capps - "Yesterday's Makeup" (single)

7/04 - gLife - Master of Flow (EP)
7/04-  Learn to Fly - "Cherished Ruins" (single)