This is a reissue of 1971 - sought after psych-folk album which came out just last week on Now-Again Reserve Records. Tremendous. I didn't know anything about this album or about Mark Fry but I am captivating. Fry was just 19 when this was originally recorded.
New single from this Toronto based Jewish roots band. It is the lead single from an album due out in the fall.
A new project from our old friend Sverre of Supercrashingstar. Supercrashingstar has a new album out - which we will feature in the new Playlist premiering tomorrow.
Great new punk country single from the UK - with BJ Cole on lap steel guitar.
And why not close out the playlist with one of the strongest songs on the list. Scatter & Gather is the new album from this North Carolina based singer-songwriter. Fantastic songs and great sounding music. A wonderful way to close out the week's playlist.
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First up, we have the new single from this California band (based between L.A. and Joshua Tree) led by Zander Bleck and featuring Michael Pozzi (who we have previously featured recording as Pozzi). It is a unique form of desert rock.
UK producer combining hip-hop and jazz.
New single from the L.A. artist currently based in Rome.
Second single from the Vancouver based artist.
We end this segment with a nifty tune from this UK band who are preparing their next album. Great sound.
Canadian band. 2nd single from forthcoming debut album.
Fantastic instrumental from this French based composer. Combines jazz fusion, beatmaking, tripping piano, broken beats, warmth, nostalgia, and abstract hip-hop.
UK artist. I love this song. Check it out.
We start the playlist this week with four of my favorite local musicians/songwriters. I met Cold Equation's Drew Kohl and Lindsay Ellyn around the same time - in late 2014. Kohl has recently moved to Nashville from Georgia with his Young America bandmate Taylor Alexander. Ellyn has moved from New York City and was working an her first EP. It was a heady time for me- meeting a ton of talented people and really immersing myself in the Nashville music community for the first time. Kohl has now released three fantastic songs under his new moniker, and Ellyn - who ended up marrying Kohl's old band mate, released her full-length debut on Friday. This song is a stunning rerecording one of my favorite songs of hers with vocals by the talented Kiely Connell and Jason Eskridge (of Sunday Night Soul fame).
I think I formally met Megan Palmer shortly after meeting Kohl and Ellyn. I first saw her playing fiddle for Tim Easton and then Darrin Bradbury, but from the first time I heard her own songs I was captivated. It wasn't until later that I learned she had a full-time career as a palliative care nurse, and this is the second single in a row where she deals head-on with that part of her life. I was fortunate enough to see Megan in person for the first time in over a year on Thursday night and I heard her and Bob Lewis perform.
I am not sure if I have every properly met Taylor Cole, and I was much later to hearing his music with his band Tayls, but over the last year in particular his music has connected with me. An Instagram post he made about this song could have been written by me. It was uncanny.
5. "Change in Me" by Eddie Turner
Blues guitarist born in Cuba, raised in Chicago and now based in Denver, Colorado.
6. "All I Want (feat. Jake Shears)" by Boys Noize
7. "Runnin' Free" by Jeff Crosby
New single from the singer songwriter who divides time between Nashville and Boise Idaho.
8. "Let Me Let Go" by Dentist
9. "Old Mill" by Soo Line Loons
We featured a couple of early singles but the self-titled third album by this Minneapolis band is out now.
10. "Happy Every Day Leaning Latin Mix" by Aaron J. Trumm
11. "Every Day I Have the Blues" by Will Johns
12. "Where The Wind Cuts Your Skin" by Nature's Neighbor
13. "Sabor" by Dallas String Quartet and Jesus Molina
14. "Ticket for Two - Radio Edit" by Morten Remar
15. "Second Life" by Molino
16. "Stuck in Quarantine" by Jeremie & the Delicious Hounds
17. "Your Name" by Artio
18. "Wish You Well" by Scott Rocco
19. "Her Love" by Joe Wright
(More songs tomorrow)
Since this is my first post of only writing about some of the songs, I feel compelled to say that all of the music is fantastic and if I had unlimited time I would do each track justice. I strongly encourage you to listen to as much of the playlist as you can and if you hear something you like - find out more. If you can't find more information, please hit me up and I was steer you in the right direction. Music, these days, is easy to consume to fully appreciate it and experience it, takes effort - but it is worth it.
Nashville based singer-songwriter who was on Season 10 of The Voice with her first single of 2021.
Next up, we have the single from this alternative rock band from Chicago. A really cool song.
Next up, we have some hard rock music from Texas.
Next up, we have a Finnish band that combines psych rock with 80s college rock to great great sound. This is the lead track from their new album due out a week from tomorrow.
Next up, we have the new single from the forthcoming Bi Iconic album from this UK band that originally formed in the late 80s. Spurred on my a Facebook group set up by fans, this new incarnation of the band is doing some cool things.
Next up, we have a track from the new live album, We Thought There'd Be More People Here, by this dark psych pop band from the Pacific NW.
Next up, we have lovely song about travelling from this duo from the Netherlands who spend time busking through Europe. Really great stuff.
Next up, we have a track from the debut album, Sleep by this emerging Vietnamese-American singer-songwriter who grew up in Kansas City, Missouri before leaving for art school in Chicago. Really excited to have this song in our playlist.
Next up, we have another debut album this from Chicago based hard pop/grunge band.
And we close with a track from What Lies Ahead of Us from Brazilian prog rock/metal band Pentral who worked producer Tim Palmer on this new album. A great way to close out this segment of music, and the playlist for this week.
First up, we have the new single from this singer, songwriter, producer, and musician from Hopkinsville, Kentucky. A fun summery song to start us off today.
Next up, a cover of the Soundgarden song from the jam band that formed in Boulder Colorado in 1989. It is from their new album Brand New Good Old Days
Next up, UK pop funk trio Harri Larkin returns to the playlist with their new single.
The latest single from this Scottish rock/metal band. They are expected to release their debut EP later this year.
London based The Nextmen reunite with Eva Lazarus for their new single. Great stuff.
Next up, we have the debut single from the forthcoming debut album (Electric Storm is due out May 17) by this hard rock band from Italy.
Next up, more hard hitting rock music this time from this band from Miami that was founded in 2014.
Next up, we have the lead track from the 2nd album by this trans-oceanic brother-sister duo. This new album features elements of rock, folk/singer-songwriter with some electronic elements. Sister Amanda is based in Barcelona while brother Benjamin is based in southern Vermont.
Next up, we have the debut single from this singer-songwriter based in London. An impressive debut.
And we close this segment with the title track from the new EP by this Paris-based singers-songwriter originally from the French Alps which was inspired by a trip to Mexico and the Mojave Desert. A great way to close out this segment of music.
