E2TG 8/25/2020 - Some things on My Mind - Pokin' Round Mix (Gloves Remix)

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On my mind... I dedicate a sizable portion of my average day listening to and writing about new music. E2TG is dedicated to featuring new and often underground or lesser known music of various genres. I have long pondered this and myself as an oddity - not necessarily among the people I hang around but is terms of people in general. Many people are content to just listen to the music they already know. Or at most to check out the latest "hot" band according to someone. And, I get it. I was there several years ago, which is part of the reason I started E2TG. 

So, anyway, recently, I created a playlist on Spotify - at first it was going to include a handful of my all time favorite albums - just as a place to gather them. As I went on, I started adding more albums and ultimately, I decided to add as many albums as I could think of - albums that I own or owned and have listened to over and over through the years. My mind kept going down new paths and I kept adding music this playlist and now it is almost 62 hours long. At first, I called it Joe's Faves - but I eventually realized what it really was, and I renamed the Playlist "Comfort Food". When I shuffle songs from this playlist, it is like revisiting an old friend or having fried chicken or whatever at the end of a hard day. Some may bristle at the "Comfort Food" label being applied to some of the albums and artists on the list. But for me, in 2020, that is what they are... and that is not a bad thing at all. These are wonderful albums by wonderful artists across many genres and spanning years. 

Here is the thing, there is nothing wrong with comfort food - but if all I ate was comfort food, I would probably keep getting fatter and have other health issues. Listening to this "comfortable" music is not a bad thing, but for me, it can't be all I listen to... 

Onward...

Today, we present the next segment of this week's Playlist. Songs 16-22:

16. "Bare" by Matte Blvck

We start off this segment of the playlist with some darkwave, industrial., electronic music from San Diego, California. The trio of musicians have worked together in various incarnations, but decided in 2019 to work together on their own project. Their forthcoming album I'm Waving, Not Drowning was recorded during the COVID-19 shutdown, and this is their debut single. Happy to have more great darkwave music in this week's playlist. 

17. "Television Mister" by Jessica Luise

Next up, we have the new single from UK singer-songwriter Jessica Luise. This is first release with a full-band, and the press release name checked The Beautiful South - so I had to listen, and I this is a cool tune. Check it out!

18. "Dangerous Leon!" by The Aquabats!

Next up! We have the new single from the new album (Kooky Spooky ... In Stereo!) by costumed superhero punks, The Aquabats!  This is a ton of fun and thanks to Crashing Through Publicity for bringing this to my inbox!  Recommended for fans of exclamation points and cool fun music!

19. "Reckless" by Miss Molly Simms

Next up, we have a track from the wonderful new album by St. Louis' Miss Molly Simms. Miss Molly Simms came to prominence in St. Louis as a member of the rockabilly band Bible Belt Sinners. Her solo work has been more stylistically diverse, and with her latest album (her fourth) of which this is the title track, Miss Molly Simms has hit upon something special. The album features members of the Bottle Rockets, Old Souls Revival, and River Kittens.  

20. "Isolation" by Depression, Baby

Next up, we have a quarantine-influences single from North London 5-piece Depression, Baby. It is the follow-up to their earlier single "Home Again".  The band formed in 2019 and were on an upward trajectory heading into 2020. And then 2020 happened. They have focused on releasing music, and this is a song worth a listen. 

21. "Lock & Key" by KnightressM1

Next up, we have some Bay Area metal/rock from this impressive power trio featuring violinist, vocalist, pianist, and composer Emily Palen. The band also features drummer Rob Ahlers (50 FT Wave, Kristin Hersh), and bassist Uriah Duffy (Whitesnake).  I dig the sound and Palen's vocals are awesome. A great injection of metallic variety into the playlist. 

22. "Window" by Eric Bolander

The fertile grounds of Kentucky songwriters seems to be endless, and you can add Eric Bolander to a growing list of talented songwriters emerging from the Bluegrass State (or is it Commonwealth?). As with many of his contemporaries, Bolander brings a deep range of influences to his music that is rooted in the traditions of the folk/country genre. This is his latest single. 

Tomorrow 7 or so more songs...  

 

    Featured Friday Playlist

Tuesday Morning Shuffle

"Pokin' Round in the Ashes" by Adam Carroll (from South of Town)

From his debut album, "this is dedicated to William Shakespeare, Stephen King, and Ann Margaret".

        "Give It Back" by Angela Burns (from So That You Can Feel Better)

The next three songs take us back to the E2TG archives. First we have a track from a singe-songwriter based in Austin. I could not find any video for this song or artist. 

           "Gloves" by Forecast Tomorrow (from Hats, Gloves, and Grandfather Clocks)

Next up, we have a track from an album we featured back in 2016. Forecast Tomorrow are based in Sydney and this was their debut album.  

"Technocracy" by Zaibatsu (from Zero)

Next up, we have another 2015 release - this from the mysterious band known as Zaibatsu. I cannot find much about them, but I remember digging this album. 

"The Old Man and the Kid" by Darlin' Brando (from Also, Too...)

And, at the end of today's shuffle, we get to a 2020 release - from June - by the L.A. singer-songwriter known as Darlin' Brando.  We featured a song from this album on the Featured Friday Playlist at the beginning of the summer. 

VIDEO PLAYLIST

 

NEW AND RECENT RELEASES

THIS WEEK

8/25 - Andrew Grimm - A Little Heat (LP)

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

8/28 - Fabien Jack - "Silent Alarm" (single) (? on release date?)

8/28 - of1000faces - "Astronomica" (single) (? on release date?)

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)

8/28 - Certain Animals - "Truth" (single)

8/28 - The Agency - "Defender" (single)

8/28 - Dianne Davidson - Full Circle (LP)

8/28 - Raveis Kole - "Angel from Montgomery" (single)

8/28 - The Blam Blams - Opening Night (LP)

8/28 - Jessy Yasmeen - "Let's Slip Away" (single)

8/28 - Michael Landin - On a Clear Day (LP)

8/28 - Jacob Wallace - "Wanderer" (single)

8/28 - Pace - "Boatman's Weather" (single)

8/28 - From Venus - "Unconditional" (single)

8/28 - Maria Shiel - Fire in the Sea (LP)

8/28 - ReMission International (Wayne Hussey) - "TOS2020" (single)

LAST WEEK

8/17 - KnightressM1 - "Lock and Key" (single)

8/18 - Jeremy Ivey - "Someone Else's Problem" (single)

8/18 - Matte Blvck - "Bare" (single)

8/19 - KC Beck - "Wake Me Up When This Year's Over" (single)

8/19 - The Persian Leaps - "Lost Cause" (single)

8/20 - Jessica Luise - "Television Mister" (single)

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

8/21 - A Shoreline Dream - 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)

8/21 - Ghostwood Development Project - "Almost Human" (single)

8/21 - The Sea At Midnight - "We Share the Same Stars" (single)

8/21 - Buckle Bunny - "Lizard Brain" (single)

8/21 - Parker Lee - "Drunk" (single)

8/21 - Pozzi - Tyrant (LP)

8/21 - The Hengles - "Fire in the Rain" (single)

8/21 - Julien Shah-Tayler (feat. MGT) - "Evolution" (single)

8/21 - Bad Sauna - "Niin kuin se ennen oli (“As It Was Before”)" (single)

8/21 - Aquabats - Kooky Spooky ... In Stereo! (LP)

8/21 - Aquabats - "Dangerous Leon" (single)

8/21 - Little King - "Blend" (single)

8/21 - Benchmarks - Summer, Slowly (LP)

         

NEXT WEEK

8/31 - Andre Salvador & the Von Kings - Last Night From Glasgow (LP)

9/03 - COY Swede - "You Are" (single)

9/04 - India Ramey - Shallow Graves (LP)

9/04 - The Star Prairie Project - "Frantic Mind" (single)

9/04 - Jabbawoki - Something's Cookin' (EP)

9/04 - Parker Lee- Scrundle (LP)

9/04 - Andrew Adkins - "Vagabond Shoes" (single)***

9/04 - Dirk Powell - When I Wait for You (LP)

9/04 - Ghostlawns - "Ffoi" (single) 

9/04 - Annie Dressner - Coffee at the Corner Bar (LP)

UPCOMING

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

9/11 - Atta Boy - Big Heart Manners (LP)

9/11 - Johnny Thunders - Que Sera Sera: Resurrected (Boxset)

9/11 - Brian Cullman - Winters Clothes (LP)

9/11 - Brophy's Law - "Record Collector" (single)

9/18 - The Pull of Autumn - Small Colors (LP)

9/18 - Anton Barbeau - Manbird (Double LP)

9/18 - The Persian Leaps - Smiling Lesson (EP)

9/22 - Babybird - King of Nothing (LP)

9/24 - Magnolia Bayou - Strange Place (LP)

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

9/25 - Music Maker Relief Foundation - Hanging Tree Guitars (LP)

9/25 - Andrew Grimm - A Little Heat (LP)

9/25 - Cayucas - Blue Summer (LP)

9/25 - of1000faces - Astronomica (LP)

9/25 - Mt..Doubt - Doubtlands (LP)

10/02 - Buckle Bunny - Pet Speak (LP)

10/02 - The Jensen Sisters - Yellow Frames (LP)

10/02 - Mantis & The Prayer - Murder Ballad and the Blue (AA singles)

10/02 - Kouatchou - "My Teacher"/"Change" (AA singles)

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

10/09 - Great Peacock - Forever Worse Better (LP)

10/09 - Zao - Preface: Early Recordings 1995-1996 (LP)

10/09 - Zao - All Else Failed: 25th Anniversary Edition (LP)

10/09 - Jeremy Ivey - Waiting Out the Storm (LP)

10/16 - Malin Pettersen - Wildhorse (LP)

10/16 - Monette - "Monotony" (single)

10/23 - The Agency - In the Haunted Woods (LP)

10/23 - Lera Lynn - On My Own (LP)

11/13 - The Flat Five - Another World (LP)

11/13 - Andrew Adkins - The Echoist (LP)

1/01/2021 - This Frontier Needs Heros - Go With the Flow (LP)

RECENT

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)

7/17 - SLiCE Bellafante - Leave it to Belle (LP)

7/17 - Bearcraft - "Outside in the Morning Snow" (single)

7/17 - Abby Reign - "Roll the Dice" (single)

7/17 - David Ramirez - "My Love if Like a Hurricane" (LP)

7/17 - ASM - "Return of the Sabretooth" (single)

7/17 - The Jensen Sisters - "Beat of a Bad Habit" (single)

7/17 - Mt. Doubt - "Dark Slopes Away" (single)

7/17 - Above Snakes - "Adrenaline" (single)

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

7/20 - Provision - Hearts Turn Dark (LP)

7/20 - Scott Holstein - "Hillbilly Love" (single)

7/20 - DALMAS Emmanuel - "Savages" (single)

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

7/23 - Other Child - Good Boy Charlie (EP)

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 - The Asteroid No.4 - "Swiss Mountain Myth" (single)

7/24 - Breichiau Hir - "Preseb O Ias" (single)

7/24 - rOZZ - Yess Sire! (LP)

7/24 - Kyle Maher - "Better" (single)

7/24 - Jon Hassell - Seeing Through Sound (Pentimento Volume Two) (LP)

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

7/24 - Erin Coburn - "The Misfit" (single)

7/24 - Are We Static - "The Godfather" (single)

7/24 - Betwixt - The Salty Tang - reissue (LP)

7/27  - Beauty in Chaos - "Stranger" (single)

7/27 - The Funhouse Collective - "Twilight Zone" (single)

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

7/29 - Drumagick - "A Feel"/"Cosmic Live" (single)

7/29 - I LIKE TRAINS - "Steady Hand" (single)

7/29 - Okey Dokey - "The Right Fit" (single)

7/29 - Cayucas - "Lonely Without You" (single)

7/29 - Smile - "Time to Run" (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)

7/31 - Max Helgemo - "Uncovered" (single)

7/31 - Sunny Gable - Little Things (EP)

7/31 - The Kondoors - "Mr. Rain" (single)

7/31 - Gim Kordon - "Joskus mä pelkään (Sometime’s I Fear)" (single)

7/31 - Tom Tikka & The Missing Hubcaps - Insane (LP)

7/31 - Billy Ray Rock - "My Baby Mama" (single)

7/31 - SWIM - Pass By (EP)

8/03 - PXPRS - "Coup de grâce" (single)

8/05- Dissonance/Cat Hall - Trials (EP)

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

8/07 - Kevin Gordon - Down To The Well: Solo Demos Unearthed (LP)

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

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

8/07 - Laura Donohue - "Muse" (single)

8/07 - The Flat Five - "Drip a Drop" (single)

8/07 - Jason Erie - "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" (single)

8/07 - Ci Gofod - "Dyfodol (feat. Lloyd Bastian of ‘Pseudo Cool’)" (single)

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

8/07 - Nelss - "In the Unknown" (single)

8/07 - Jonny Polonsky - "You Turn Me On (Jim Sclavunos Remix)" (single)

8/07 - Joshua - "If I'd Never Let Go" (single)

8/07 - Polymer - "King of Suburbia" (single)

8/07 - Carrus & Kurtz - The Genius of..., Vol. 4: The Humanity of Humility (LP)

8/07 - Anton Barbeau - "Manbird" (single)8/07 - Ryan Allen - Song Snacks Vol. 1 (LP)

8/07 - Depression, Baby - "Isolation" (single)

8/07 - Saronde (feat. Idd Aziz) - "Firewood" (single)

8/07 - The Party of Helicopters - Live at Earthquaker Day 2019 (LP)

8/07 - Phillip La Rosa - "Baggage" (single)

8/07 - La Cigarra - "Quimeras" (single)

8/08 - Miss Molly Simms - Reckless (LP)

8/11 - Brandon Phillips & The Condition - "Veronica" (single)

8/13 - Cindy - Free Advice (LP)

8/14 - R.B. Morris - Going Back to the Sky (LP)

8/14 - The Blam Blams - "Opening Night" (single)

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

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

8/14 - Mark W. Georgsson - Comes a Time (EP)

8/14 - Soft Set - "Never Die"/"7 on Up" (single)

8/14 - Ivan Moult - "What More Could I Want"'/"Toxic" (single)

8/14 - Biomechanimal - "Enter the Animal" (single)

8/14 - The Veer Union - "Slaves to the System" (single)

8/14 - Magnolia Bayou - "Sweet Magnolia" (single)

8/14 - Eito - While You Were Sleeping (EP)

8/14 - Razorwire Halo - "Cover My Eyes" (single)

8/14 - Skylar Gregg - Roses (LP)