I was away from home for the weekend, so another quick and late edition of the new music weekly. There’s definitely stuff missing, but here’s what I managed to put together Sunday evening.
Hectorine is the album of the week. The first single Is Love an Illusion? is my favorite song of 2025 so far and this album is also wonderful. Extremely highly recommended. Love that Logan Farmer EP too. Other album gems came from Florry, My Politic, Moontype, New Chance, meka, TWINS, Stereolab, Bouguet, Phi-Psonics, River Crombie, Elk Hound (rarities comp), Robert Forster, Tor Thomassen, Silverada, Sam Stoane, Caitlin Canty (full album only CD/Vinyl for now, download/stream in October) and Evan Bartels (EP).
The highlight of the Finnish section is the new Jean Ramsay album. I mentioned it a month ago when it was just CD or Bandcamp download, but now this minimalistic rootsy greatness is also available on the evil streamers. Check it out. Other Finnish gems are singles from The Chiefs, Tinyhawk & Bizzarro, Jenna-Marie Laine, The HuHuman, Pekko Käppi & K:H:H:L, Tomi Puukko, Lodger and Vasas flora och fauna feat Folke Nikanor.
International single of the week is the new Josiah Flores song. A powerful protest song for migrant worker rights. Important during these dark times. Long time favorite Joe Bourdet hit a homerun too with his meadow rock rendition of an old Dan Fogelberg tune Illinois. Some other big early faves are new ones from James McMurtry, Cooper Kenward, Evan Blix, Michael Robert Murphy, R & D, Ryli… again just to name a few.
That’s all for now. Like, share, follow and all the usual promotional nonsense. It all matters. Sorry if I forgot some stuff. It’s close to midnight, so this will have to do. Back next week with another of these things. Love.
1. Hectorine – Heart of Stone (Arrow of Love, Take a Turn Records)
2. Florry – Waiting Around to Provide (Sounds Like Florry, Dear Life Records)
3. Logan Farmer – Butchers (Butchers EP, Western Vinyl)
4. My Politic – The Lonely 21st Century (Signs of Life)
5. Moontype – Let Me Be (I Let the Wind Push Down on Me, Orindal Records)
6. New Chance – Twice Bitten (A Rock Unsteady, We Are Time)
7. meka – What Once Was (The Rabbit, Dumont Dumont)
8. TWINS feat Martha Rose – Marisma (Healing Dreams, Earth Libraries)
9. Stereolab – Transmuted Matter (Instant Holograms on Metal Film, Warp Records)
10. Bouquet – Spellbreaker (Spellbreaker, Ulrike Records)
11. Phi-Psonics – We’re All One (Expanding to One, Gondwana Records)
12. River Crombie – Road to Tomorrow (Arriving (Solo Guitar Pieces))
13. Elk Hound – Ancient Bones (Excess Entropy: Rare, Live and Reviled Renditons, Elk Hound Music)
14. Robert Forster – Such a Shame (Strawberries, Tapete Records)
15. Tor Thomassen – Utålmodige hjerte (Utålmodige hjerte, Safe & Sound Recordings)
16. Silverada – Wake Me Up (Texas 42, Prairie Rose Records)
17. Sam Stoane – Coyote Cries (Tales of The Dark West, Cloverdale Records)
18. Caitlin Canty – Strangers / Lovers (Night Owl Envies the Mourning Dove, Tone Tree Music) – Full album only CD/Vinyl for now. Download + streaming in October
19. Evan Bartels – Death of a Good Man (To Make You Cry EP, UMG)
20. Joe Bourdet – Illinois (single, Mountain Sounds Recorders)
21. Cooper Kenward – Wheelies (single, Soggy Anvil Records)
22. James McMurtry – Sailing Away (single, New West Records)
23. Nowhere Wil – Happy Hour (single, Spooky Poncho)
24. Josiah Flores – La Lucha (single, Speakeasy Studios SF)
25. Jean Ramsay – The Ghost (Between the Briar and The Rose)
26. The Chiefs – Baby Craves Human Flesh (single, Xonoring Records)
27. Lodger – God has rejected the western world (single, Soit Se Silti)
28. Tomi Puukko – Mä haluun vaan rokata ja rollata (single, Puukko Records)
29. Tinyhawk & Bizzarro – Donichi (single, Humu Records)
30. The Huhuman – Grave Pleasures (single, Mielilevyt)
31. Vasas Flora och Fauna feat Folke Nikanor – Et Vild (single, Startrack)
32. Pekko Käppi & K:H:H:L – Oi dai, dai! (single, Svart Records)
33. Lyyti – Jos tää on unta (single, Johanna Kustannus)
34. Jenna-Marie Laine – Ennen kuin se katoaa (single, Laine)
35. R & D – Everything Becomes a Sign (single, Ruination Record Co)
36. Hillary Reynolds – Can’t Turn off My Mind (single, Billie’s Bandits)
37. Shilpa Ray – I’m a Ghost (single, Northern Spy)
38. Pearl Charles – City Lights (single, 7″ version)
39. Evan Blix – More than a Moment (single)
40. Sam Blasucci – Don’t Speak (single, Amateur Circus)
41. Ryli – Break (single, Dandy Boy Records)
42. Whitney’s Playland – Long Rehearsal (single, Meritorio Records)
43. Fortitude Valley – Sunshine State (single, Specialist Subject)
44. Grey Causeway – Geo Metro (single, Dandy Boy Records)
45. The Jimmy C – Don’t Cry (single, Cheersquad Records & Tapes)
46. Strange Pilgrim feat Sunbathe – Some Quiet Dream (single, Royal Oakie Records)
47. Wednesday – Elderberry Wine (single, Dead Oceans)
48. Constellation Myths – Spare Room (single)
49. David Robert Pollock – Favors (single, Anxiety Blanket Records)
50. Ken Yates – The Great Resolution (single, Tone Tree Music)
51. Michael Robert Murphy feat Will Sergeant and Ian Skelly – Whispers on the Wind (single, Blaggers Records)
52. Hallelujah the Hills – It’s Undeniable (single, Discrete Pageantry Records)
53. Patton Magee – Country Brat (single, Many Hats Distribution)
54. Patrick Sweany – My Time Ain’t Long (single, Nine Mile Records)
55. Kevin Gordon – Buddy Montgomery (single, Little Rain Music)
56. Jonathan Peyton & Abigail Peyton – No Time (single, Cloverdale Records)
57. Beau Jennings feat Samantha Crain – Doves (single)
58. Pat Hull – Maiden Name (single, Only One On the Mountain)
59. Caroline Spence – Effortless (single, Tone Tree Music)
60. Sarah Summer – Climb (single, Jollymonster Publishing)
61. Common Holly – Terrible Hands (single, Keeled Scales)
62. Abby Webster – I Wanna Live! (single)
63. Ken Pomeory – Innocent Eyes (Cruel Joke, Rounder Records)
64. The Lowtimers feat Kassi Valazza – Tired Mind (Cracks, Way She Goes Record Co)
65. Ne Lintuizet – Mietin tulevaa (Uusi huone, Texicalli Records)
A few Bandcamp cuts for the lovely non-streamers:
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 other platforms. This means a few tracks might be missing from the from the other platforms, if they are not available there. Oh and there’s a bunch of older episodes on my Spotify profile, if you miss an episode or want to revisit.
