The archive to today's Ear to the Ground radio show (Ep. 62) is up at wxnafm.org. The direct link to the broadcast archive can be found HERE.
6:00am Sonny Boy by Owsley on Owsley (Giant)
6:01am Big Top (Tornado) [Live] by David Olney on Evermore (Strictly Country)
6:07am Ten Bullets in the Back by This Frontier Needs Heroes on Ten Bullets in the Back – Single (Real Job)
6:10am Is That All You Got (feat. Kyshona) by Wilderwater on Is That All You Got (feat. Kyshona) – Single (Significantly Circular Records)
6:16am Another Lover by Dylan van Dam on Another Lover – Single (Revanche Records)
6:20am I Come from Crazy by Roxi Copland on I Come from Crazy – EP (Roxi Copland Music)
6:23am Drive by FOR3ST HILLS on Drive – Single (FOR3ST HILLS)
6:29am Dreaming In the Town by The Chaw on Build Them an Image (747252 Records DK)
6:33am Another Way Escapes Me by Palm Ghosts on Another Way Escapes Me – Single (Ice Queen Records)
6:38am Mama by Yvng Ev on Mama – Single (Yvng Ev)
6:41am Leo the Lion by Kris N. on Leo the Lion – Single (Poptek Records)
6:45am Death Walks Among Us (Single Edit) by Depressed Mode on Death Walks Among Us (Single Edit) – Single (Inverse Records)
6:50am Ukranian National Anthem in Dub (feat. Jon Klein) by Jah Wobble & The Ukranians on Ukranian National Anthem in Dub (feat. Jon Klein) – Single (Jah Wobble)
6:56am In the Food Court of the Crimson King by Actual Form on Hyperzone (EarthQuaker Records)
Featured Friday Playlist recap (part 3 - an abrupt ending) (songs 22-27):
22. "After the Storm" by Spike Middleton
First up today, we have the new single from Nashville-based producer and artist Spike Middleton.
23. "Bubble Girl" by Tara Vern
Next up, we have the lead track from the new album by this guitar-playing ex-lawyer originally from Sydney, Australia and now based in Portugal. The album is called I Tried To Drown My Sorrows But The Bastards Learnt To Swim.
24. "Struck Gold" by ANC4
Next up, we have a new single from the Swedish power-pop quartet ANC4 (Arvidson & Nilsson Combo Four).
25. "The Dirties" by Lone Wild
Next, we have the latest single from the band Lone Wild, who made Nashville home in 2020.
26. "Minds" by Fabels
Next up, we have the title track from the new album from this Australian band that formed in 2010.
27. "Equality" by Abie Toiber
And, we close out the playlist with a great new single from singer-songwriter Abie Toiber who was born in Mexico City and who has lived in the USA and Israel.
Featured Friday Playlist recap (part 5 - The finale) (songs 23-26):
23. "Get Up" by Nevaeh Sky
First up, we have a recent single from this singer, songwriter, actress and model who is just 16 years old. Great song.
24. "8th & Downtown" by Lucas Aaron
Next up, we have the recent single from this California psych-pop artist. I dig it.
25. "Auslander" by Power of Dreams
This new single was recorded between Berlin, Bath, London, and Arizona. Auslander means foreigner in German. Written by Craig Walker about his experiences as a Irish man living in England, France, and Germany.
26. "Wave Upon Wave" by Eve Goodman
And we close the playlist out with a lovely new track from this Welsh singer-songwriter. Wales strikes again with a great tune to take us out...
Really ready for a long holiday weekend... But, I will be back Friday with the new Featured Friday Playlist. Stay tuned. Meanwhile, we have one more recap post and a brand new shuffle to get to today.
Stay safe everyone.
Well, it is time to wrap up this week's Featured Friday Playlist recap. No post tomorrow, but we will be back Friday with yet another all-new Featured Friday Playlist. Today - songs 23-28:
23. "These Days Are Ours" by Candy Opera
We start this last segment of music for the week with a track from the seriously long-awaited debut album by Liverpool band Candy Opera. It is their first new collection of music in over three decades. They recently released a couple of compilations of older music. A cool addition to our playlist.
24. "Roses All Around" by Soft Kill
Next up, we have a track from Dead Kids R.I.P. City - the new album by this Portland, Oregon based band whose sound is a great combination of post punk and shoegaze. It dig this a lot.
25. "Like Everyday" by Saccades
Next, we have the new single from this solo project of Manchester based (Edit: He may be based in Berlin) Nicholas Woods of The KVB. Really cool electronic sounds to this one and chill vocals. Check it out.
26. "The Way I Am" by Joe Fox & the Frantics
Next, we have the new single from L.A. based indie rock band Joe Fox & the Frantics. Cool tune.
27. "Dedicated" by Paperwing
Paperwing is the project of Swedish composer and producer Jenny Soovik. Avant-garde pop with a dreamy sound backed by a formal musical education. A wicked combination.
28. "BadxGood" by RUMBLE, Too Many T's
And, we close this segment of music and this week's Playlist with the latest single from Chinese Man Records and a track from the forthcoming new album from RUMBLE. A great way to close out the Playlist.
So with Thanksgiving approaching here in the US, I am trying to focus on the things for which I am thankful. I am thankful for E2TG and all our readers - regular and occasional. I am thankful for the incredible talented people I have been able to meet because of E2TG. I am thankful for the true friendships I have formed through music. I am thankful for the unique opportunities which came to me as a direct or indirect result of E2TG - including becoming a radio host/DJ, emceeing shows etc.
In this time of uncertainty, I am thankful for relative comfort and safety and I wish the same for everyone.
It is Tuesday, and due to the holiday this week, this will be our penultimate Feature Friday Recap post for the week - Songs 17-22:
17. "Blue Cherry" by Magic Wand
Up first is a dream-pop duo who are based in L.A. Chris and Dexy Valentine first met via MySpace when one was in L.A. and the other was in Nashville. I dig their sound.
18. "Love or Hatred" by Tucker Land
Next up, we have the single from the forthcoming new album by this band who are based in Saskatoon. Two of the members of the band Leslie Stanwyck and Johnny Sinclair were part of the power pop band The Pursuit of Happiness who had a huge hit in 1988 with "I'm An Adult Now". The current band has a very nice alt-country sound. I am digging this track and look forward to hearing more.
19. "The Party" by The Last Morrell
Next up, we have a groovy new track from the debut album - Sarcasm - by this UK artist. When I say "groovy", I mean this track grooves with a Stevie Wonder song all while painting an increasing picture of a seemingly inescapable party. Great stuff.
20. "Stranger" by Pale Moon
Next up, we have a lovely new single from this indie-folk duo who are based in Barcelona. This is the first single from a forthcoming new album which was recorded in a remote part of the Spanish countryside.
21. "Do It With Love" by Starry Skies
Next, we have the title track from the new album by this Glascow based whose members come from Scotland, England, and Australia. Their previous album was recorded the studio of Belle and Sebastian's Stevie Jackson. Very cool sound.
22. "Only A Friend - Live" by Picturehouse
And, we close out this segment of music with the lead track from 1999 - Live in Dublin. Picture House was originally active from 1996-2004 before reforming in 2014. This live recording captures the band at their peak. A great ending for this segment of music.
Tomorrow - we wrap up this week's Playlist recap and prepare for a day of giving thanks and then a new Playlist on Friday.
Well it is officially October now. October has historically been one of my favorite months - the height of Autumn which is probably my favorite season.
In reality, though, I think many of my feelings about the season are nostalgic in nature - remembering backyard football games, the chill in the air, the smells of burning leaves. I guess the chill is still a thing, but now when I smell burning - I have concerns about it, and I haven't playlist backyard football in years...
And yet, I still look forward to fall.
Today, we wrap up our recap of this week's Featured Friday Playlist and prepare for a whole new playlist tomorrow... As usual, we save some great music for last... Songs 19-21
19. "Quarantina" by ASM
ASM are back again this week - with another track from their Blue Cocoon album on Chinese Man Records. I dig this one a whole lot.
20. "Ideas (Mensa Deathsquad Remix)" by XL427
Next up, we have a track from Ohio based shoegaze/dream pop band XL427 featuring Andy Ingram who is also the head of Dayton based Poptek Records. This remix is handled by KC based darkwave band Mensa Deathsquad. A great collaboration.
21. "There Must've Been a Reason" by All Night Dining
We close out this Playlist with the debut single from Manchester band All Night Dining - who released Butterfly earlier this year. The single was delayed due to COVID-19 and like so many bands and artists we know - the virus slowed the momentum but did not slow the drive of this up and coming band.
There is so much heaviness in the world today, and so much rancor. People are angry - I think some is justified and some is maybe not, but that is all perspective maybe... But, the discord from comment sections of news articles and social media posts is spilling out into the streets - often with tragic results. I abhor violence - no matter what or who perpetrated the violence - which is not to say that all violence is equal or that sometimes violence may be justified - but I still abhor it.
But, none of that was my point, my point is that there is so much heaviness - so much at stake in elections and swaying public opinion and trying to contain COVID-19 in the face of mass indifference.. but I digress again....
My point is that there is so much heaviness and any attempt at levity or of reprieve seems at best lazy or at worst - disrespectful of those suffering. I like joking around at a funeral... but then again, I know that after my father died, we had to have some moments of laughter as part of the healing. So, finding a brief reprieve is not lazy or disrespectful - especially if it helps prepare you for the battle to come.
Laughter and music are part of my finding a reprieve from the heaviness...
Today, we cover songs 15-19 of this week's Playlist:
15. "Streetlight" by Dan FrieseFirst up today, we have a track from Jane Songs - the first album by this singer-songwriter from Eugene, Oregon. Sounds great.
16. "Have the Sun Lick Your Mind" by Marble Mammoth Next up, we have the new single from this Swedish indie/psych band. Digging it,
17. "We Wither, We Bloom" by The Northern Belle From Sweden, we head to Norway, and the title track to the new album by The Northern Belle. A definite 70s influence here, and I am a big fan already.
18. "That Wave" by Calm and Concise Next up we have track by this fascinating multi-genre duo of Brian Montoya (singer-songwriter and producer) and Pragmatic (producer/poet). They vibe here is positive, and I am happy to have this song in this week's playlist.
19. "That Place, That Face, That Moon" by Q&A (Tony Quarrington & Zoey Adams)We close this segment of music with some wonderful jazz/big band. influenced music via the Canadian label Sonic Peach Music - from the duo - backed by top Canadian musicians in a very classy and elegant arrangement. A fine ending to this part of the playlist.
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.
I said something on my radio show last week about being intentional and related that to the excuse I sometimes hear (and sometimes have used) when I feel I have fallen short in some way... "Well, it was intentional". We say that as if it excuses our action or inaction. As if it makes everything okay... but to me it should be considered an admission rather than an excuse - as in, I was not being intentional in my actions and so I (fill in the blank). To me, this realization is a wake-up call to be more intentional in how I live my life, I am not going to lie - this is not easy - the habit of floating through life with out thought or concern - is hard to break. And such a life may even be appealing.
I mean, who doesn't want a life of ease and not worries - I think there is a song from The Lion King about it... "every time that I farted...". But, here is the deal, as I see it, we are seeing a reckoning coming for some long-term injustices and transgressions. Whether it is "Me, Too" or Black Lives Matter or LGBTQ+ rights or something else... if some has ingrained bad habits surrounding any of these things - in the words we use, in the way we act - then unless we act with intention, we will continue to follow these bad habits and the "excuse" - "It was not intentional" will no longer be an excuse but a confession that we have fallen short of what we could be if we took the time and effort to be intentional.
Now, we have songs 14-18 of this week's Featured Friday Playlist...
14. "Lonely Without You" by Cayucas
First up today, we have a new single from this band from Santa Monica - whose name comes from a sleepy little down in San Luis Obispo County. It was released ahead of their new album Blue Summer which is due out in September.
15. "Creole Girl" by Vincent Cross
Next up, we have a track from an amazing new album by Irish born, New York based singer-songwriter Vincent Cross. The album is called The Life and Time of James "The Rooster" Corcoran - which is a biographical album about a colorful ancestor of Cross' who was a gang leader and champion of the Irish working class in 19th century Manhattan. Musically, the album draws on the music of the time place of Corcoran's life.
16. "Cryin' Eyes" by Steven Bruce
Next up, we have a track from Same Time, Same Place, Same Station - the debut album by this singer-songwriter from Fredericksburg, Virginia. Bruce was a founding member of Whiskey Revival. This is a stunning debut, and I look forward to hearing much more from him.
17. "You Turn Me On - Jim Sclavunos Remix" by Jonny Polonsky
We have featured Chicago-born, New York based artist Jonny Polonsky before. Here he gets the remix treatment from No Wave legend Jim Sclavunos - who has been a member of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds since 1994 and was a member of Teenage Jesus & the Jerks. Sclavunos was also an early member of Sonic Youth for their first album and a one-time member of The Cramps.
18. "King of Suburbia" by Polymer
We close out this segment of music with the new single from Sydney-based rock band Polymer - from their forthcoming debut album Zealot's Box. A great way to close out this part of the playlist. Tomorrow songs 19-23...
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.
It is Wednesday already! A rainy day in Nashville. The news of the day is depressing and disheartening. It is one of those moments where I cannot believe we have gotten to the place we are. I try to be positive and hopeful, but today I am not feeling it.
I do know that music has ALWAYS been there for me, and I expect that nothing will change that. So, let's get to what we do here!
And now our Featured Friday review continues with songs 13-17
13. "World on Fire" by Blue Eyed Christ, En Esch, Mea Fisher
A state of the world statement from this Chicago based industrial electronic rock band. Hard and pretty cool.
14. "Bed of Sun" by Cap'n Marble
Indie pop duo from California who met in Boston at Berklee School of Music. Breezy and catchy.
15. "Truth Be Told" by The Attic Movement
UK based alternative rock band with a beautiful song.
16. "Conipher's Song" by Lazaris Pit
Hardcore psychedelic post punk from Raleigh, North Carolina. Digging it.
17. "Can't See the Light" by The Wolfhounds
The Wolfhounds formed in 1984 and were included on the C86 compilation. The broke up around 1990 but reunited in 2006 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of C86. This is their latest release.
Well, here we are day whatever of this quarantine. It is amazing to me how something so strange and unexpected has come to feel almost normal. There seems to be some disagreement about what will happen next and when. I think many of our torn - ready to get on with things but not wanting matters to be worse or to extend the recovery process.
As I have previously concluded, I do not think the world after the quarantine will be the same as the world before. For one thing, we've lost John Prine and Hal Wilner and so many more. Unfortunately, I am not sure that all businesses that closed will be able to reopen. I think big crowds will make some people uneasy for some time to come.
On the plus side, many of us are learning new skills or practicing old skills that had become rusty. I know I am learning to appreciate things that I may have previously taken for granted - simple things. There seems to still be so much we don't know and it is unclear what the future looks like until a vaccine is developed. Even if this quarantine ends, do we face another in the fall?
Music has been my solace for as long as I can remember, and that is still the case. I updated some releases last night, and I downloaded a ton of new music. I don't think any of new songs came up in today's shuffle, but many of them are added to the release list below and others will be in the next Featured Friday Playlist.
Let's get to today's shuffle!
Featured Friday Playlist
Tuesday Morning Shuffle
An interesting and very excellent shuffle today...
"Diggin' A Stigmata" by Benjamin Jason Douglas (from First World Blues)
Perhaps a little taste of Slump Test in this song from Ben Douglas's album First World Blues which came out a couple of years ago. Slump Test was one of the two last bands I saw live before this began. I hope there is a Decline of Southern Civilization in all of our futures.
"Promised Land" by Beth McKee (from Sugarcane Revival)
Florida singer-songwriter Beth McKee was referred to me by Tim and Susan Bauer Lee of Bark, and I am so glad to have been made aware of her music and her work. Beth was a member of the country music band Evangeline in the late 80s and early 90s.
"Let's Get Happy" by The Buddies (from The Buddies)
Always good when a song by The Buddies comes up in the shuffle. And some good advice for any time but now in particular. Maybe not really advice, but more an exhortation. The Buddies started in Nashville - where half the members still live (The Collins Family). The rest live in Michigan, Chicago, and Missouri (Coley Kennedy, Pete Javier, and Jeremy Barrett).
"No Recover" by Eric Bachmann (from No Recover)
Next up, we have the title track from the 2018 album by Eric Bachmann (Crooked Fingers and Archers of Loaf). He was born in North Carolina, currently lives in Athens, Georgia and has lived many places including Nashville, Tennessee.
"Cane River Blues" by Adam Carroll
We close with a track from the 1998 debut album South of Town by the singer-songwriter from Texas. A great finish to the shuffle.
VIDEO PLAYLIST
Recent and Upcoming Releases:
Recent:
2/29 - Jimmy Who and the Night Creatures - Tinker's Blues (EP)
3/04 - Zoe Schwarz Blue Commotion - Chameleon (LP)
3/04 - Iron Mike Norton - "Help Me Make It Through the Night" (single)
3/06 - Surrija - "Sylvette" (single)
3/06 - Dean Fields - While the Baby Was Sleeping (LP) 3/06 - Broads and Milly Hirst - Ollust (LP) 3/06 - The Mastersons - No Time for Love Songs (LP) 3/06 - Ghostwood Development Project (Feat. Kool Keith) - "Gulley" (single)
3/06 - The Mystery Plan - Ballad of JC Quinn (LP)
3/06 - Brian Wright and the Sneakups - "Patrick's Crossing" (single)
3/06 - Jonny Polonsky - Kingdom of Sleep (LP)
3/06 - Tiny Fighter - "Perfect Game" (single)
3/06 - African Head Charge - Drumming is a Language (LP)
3/06 - African Head Charge - Songs of Praise - reissue (LP)
3/06 - African Head Charge - Churchical Chant Of The Iyabinghi (LP)
3/06 - Baby Chaos- Ape Confronts Cosmos (LP) 3/09 - Marco Bonvicini - "Colors" (single)
3/09 - Terry Presume - I Got Nothing to Lose (EP)
3/13 - The Flatmates - The Flatmates (LP)
3/13 - Kleenex Girl Wonder - Ponyoak (20th Anniversary Edition) + BLP (demos and out-takes) (LP) 3/13 - Sandwick - Reconstruct (LP) 3/13 - Foley and the Fire - "Springsteen on the Radio" (single) 3/13 - Kalee Smyth - The Ceiling (EP)
3/13 - Sha Davis - Songs I Wrote When You Left (EP)
3/13 - The Losing Touch - "Through the Night" (single)
3/13 - Gerry Gareau - Feet Off The Brakes (EP)
3/13 - Ayla Brook and the Sound Men - Desolation Sounds (LP)
3/13 - The Academy of Sun - "The Parts That Need Replacing" (single)
3/13 - Sunday Morning - Consequences of Love (EP) 3/13 - Rosemary Fossee - "Tu me manques" (single)
3/13 - BYSTS - "Spread Out" (single)
3/18 - Marco Bonvicini - Colors (EP)
3/19 - Victor DeLorenzo - Tranceaphone (EP)
3/20 - Matt Wilson and His Orchestra - When I Was a Writer (LP) 3/20 - Chris Moyse - Bitter Ballads and Cynical Prayers (LP)
3/20 - Samuel Boller - Kingdom of the Sun (LP) 3/20 - The Blam Blams - "Isabella" (single) 3/20 - Jon Hassell - Vernal Equinox (reissue) (LP)
3/20 - Kid Be Kid - Lovely Genders (EP)
3/20 - Toni Sauna - Dead Flour (single)
3/20 - Ender Bender - "Star Killer" (single)
3/20 - Strange Majik - 20/20 (LP)
3/20 - I YA TOYAH - Code Blue: Reloaded (LP)
3/23 - Sofia Talvik - "Meanwhile in Winnsboro" (single)
3/23 - Horace Green - Live from the Algoma Club (EP)
3/24 - Mighty Brother - "Naked Winter" (single)
3/24 - Eye Said So - "Blue Sunday" (single)
3/27 - Mayflower Madame - Prepared for a Nightmare (LP)
3/27 - The 81s - 2 Things and 118 Others (LP)
3/27 - Mayflower Madame - "Swallow" (single)
3/27 - Alienbaby Collective - F I S H B O W L / T E R R E S T R I A L (Double EP) 3/27 - Mairena - "Weird All the Time" (single) 3/27 - Lucille - Come on,Fly (LP)
3/27 - Nicole Boggs and the Reel - "Money" (single)
3/27 - Ben Reel - The Nashville Calling (LP)
3/27 - 100 Mile House - Love and Leave You (LP)
3/27 - Watermelon Slim - Traveling Man (Double Live LP)
3/27 - Lilly Hiatt - Walking Proof (LP)
3/27 - Porcelain Pink - "Sideways" (single)
3/27 - The Ocelots - Started to Wonder (LP)
3/27 - Harry Stafford - Gothic Urban Blues (LP)
4/01 - HMS Morris - "Poetry" (single)
4/02 - I Am A Rocketship - "My Nature" (single)
4/02 - Steve Forbert - "Rand" (Pandemic song) (single)
4/03 - Chip and the Charge Ups - Lightning in Our Veins (LP)
4/03 - Surrija - Surrija (LP)
4/03 - Stumbleine - Sink Into the Ether (LP)
4/03 - Neutrals - Rent Your House (EP)
4/03 - Clwb Fuzz - "No Heaven" (single)
4/03 - Weeks Island - Droste (EP)
4/03 - The Mystery Plan - Zsa Zsa (LP)
4/03 - Tiny Fighter - Going Home (LP)
4/03 - Hallows - Subtle (EP)
4/03 - Ferdous - "Counting Stars" (single)
4/03 - Stick Crickets - "Eternal Suck" (single)
4/08 - Zilverbacks - The Dark Horse; At A Time When Time Was Irrelevant (LP)
4/06 - Sean Alan - "The Day That Brought the Whole World to Its Knees (single)
4/08 - ex-mothers - arrhythmia (EP)
4/09 - Ellison - "Sing" (single)
4/10 - Eliza Gilkyson - 2020 (LP) 4/10 - Dan Montgomery - Smoke and Mirrors (a phonographic memory) (LP) 4/10 - Pokey LaFarge - Rock Bottom Rhapsody (LP)
4/10 - The Dream Syndicate - The Universal Inside (LP)
