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#150: T. Hardy Morris, “Dude, the Obscure”

Bolachas Now Playing, a new music Spotify playlist updated every Tuesday. 

T. Hardy Morris headlines our 150th playlist! The Dead Confederate frontman has a new album out on New West Records. Make sure you give it a go. Plus: new songs by John Calvin Abney, Dawes, Great Lake Swimmers, Israel Nash, Amanda Shires, Low, Stuart A. Staples, Saintseneca, Wilder Maker, Sean Henry, gobbinjr, Steady Holiday, Tomberlin, Tony Molina, Jeffrey Foucault, and The Milk Carton Kids.

Bolachas Now Playing, 23/2018 (#150): 

John Calvin Abney – Always Enough

Dawes – My Greatest Invention

T. Hardy Morris – Purple House Blues

T. Hardy Morris – NY

Great Lake Swimmers – Alone but Not Alone

Israel Nash – Lucky Ones

Amanda Shires – Eve’s Daughter

Low – Dancing and Blood

Stuart A. Staples – A New Real

Saintseneca – Frostbiter

Wilder Maker – Impossible Summer

Sean Henry – Imperfection

gobbinjr – sorry Charlie

Steady Holiday – Nobody’s Watching

Tomberlin – Seventeen

Tony Molina – Wrong Town

Jeffrey Foucault – Pretty Hands

The Milk Carton Kids – I’ve Been Loving You

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#149: Snail Mail, “Lush”

Bolachas Now Playing, a new music Spotify playlist updated every Tuesday. 

Snail Mail’s debut “Lush” is our record of the week! She’s younger and has already accomplished more than you. How do you feel about that? Plus: new tracks by SOPHIE, Hilary Woods, Let’s Eat Grandma, Blonde Redhead, Protomartyr, Death Cab for Cutie, Dawes, Villagers, John Parish, Michael Nau, American Aquarium, Rayland Baxter, Andy Jenkins, Sam Evian, Levi Parham, Erin O’Dowd, Punch Brothers, and Harrison Whitford.

Bolachas Now Playing, 22/2018 (#149): 

Snail Mail – Speaking Terms

Snail Mail – Let’s Find an Out

SOPHIE – It’s Okay to Cry

Hilary Woods – Black Rainbow

Let’s Eat Grandma – Ava

Blonde Redhead, Ludovico Einaudi – Where Your Mind Wants to Go

Protomartyr – Wait

Death Cab for Cutie – Gold Rush

Dawes – Telescope

Villagers – A Trick of the Light

John Parish – The First Star

Michael Nau – Funny in Real Life

American Aquarium – One Day at a Time

Rayland Baxter – Strange American Dream

Andy Jenkins – Hazel Woods

Sam Evian – You, Forever

Levi Parham – Boxmeer Blues

Erin O’Dowd – Forgiveness

Punch Brothers – It’s All Part of the Plan

Harrison Whitford – Strangers in the Making

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NOS Primavera Sound 2018

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One of the worst nightmares of a music festival – especially one that boasts as one of its highlights the stunning greenery of the park where its grounds are located – is having twelve hours of non-stop rain as its headliner. Saturday, June 9th, the third and last day of a sold-out NOS Primavera Sound, was blessed with a late autumnal weather that might have ruined the day for some, but ultimately enhanced the experience for most. We’re talking about the stoic vast majority of festival goers who endured the most annoying of elements for what it seemed like forever to witness a rare local apparition of the biggest headliner of the circuit, one of the least divisive big acts of the scene, the constant top performer while most big names go through phases.

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#148: Natalie Prass, “The Future and the Past”

Bolachas Now Playing, a new music Spotify playlist updated every Tuesday. 

We did not deserve the vacations we had. So, after a few weeks of absence, here’s a double playlist with two hours of new music, spearheaded by the great new Natalie Prass record, “The Future and the Past”. Plus new tracks by Public Service Broadcasting, Wild Pink, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Tony Molina, Israel Nash,The Nude Party, T. Hardy Morris, Fraser A. Gorman, Andrew Combs, Spiritualized, Father John Misty, Frazey Ford, Nicole Atkins, Jennifer Castle, Ainsley Farrell, Erin Rae, Sarah Louise, The Milk Carton Kids, Jeffrey Foucault, Neko Case,Frog Eyes, Luluc, Mutual Benefit, Fog Lake, Snail Mail, Aisha Burns, Lera Lynn, Desirae Garcia, and Sam Evian.

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NOS Primavera Sound 2018: printable timetables & playlist

It’s that time of the year again! The seventh edition of the Porto edition of the Primavera Sound festival brings along the seventh edition of our printable timetables you all know and love, and, with it, our seventh preview of the lineup.

Download the timetables (always subject to change; Liminal Soundbath was cancelled): Regular PDF / Mobile PDF / Customisable Excel file

Meanwhile, we have also published our usual headliner-free Primavera Spotify playlist (check the end of the post) so you can check out some of the smaller names on the lineup that deserve our seal of approval. We tried to achieve a balance between local artists, songwriters, indie pop/rock, electronica and stuff you cannot really fit in a single basket. Some have been around for a while (Shellac, Wolf Parade, The Twilight Sad…), others are quickly establishing themselves as household names on their genres (Waxahatchee, Thundercat, Amen Dunes…) while others are still giving their first steps on festival lineups (DJ Lycox, Jay Som, Fogo Fogo…). All aboard.

Thursday, June 7th

First day usually means people are not coming to the festival early because they’re either working or being a tourist in downtown Porto and we obviously cannot blame anyone who decides to do something else in the limited time they have in such a beautiful town you don’t see every day. But, as we will see, this year, some of the most interesting acts play fairly early, starting with Fogo Fogo (SEAT stage, 17:30) paying homage to Cape Verdean funaná, followed by the unique songwriting of Waxahatchee (NOS stage, 18:20) and the classic indie rock of the Scottish band The Twilight Sad (SEAT, 19:15). Later on, after headliners Father John Misty and Lorde, Lisbon dance outfit Moullinex (Super Bock stage, 23:20) opens the dance floor of a very energetic last third of the day.

Friday, June 8th

Again, there’s way too much stuff to see right from the start: local stoner mammoths Black Bombaim (Super Bock, 17:00) give way to one of the finest songwriters on the festival this year. Amen Dunes (SEAT, 18:00) is back with an unmissable new record, and while you’re still cherishing what you’ve just seen, Zeal & Ardor (Super Bock, 18:50) will provide a challenge even for those who thought they’ve seen it all. There’s nothing wrong with mixing gospel and blues with noisy metal. Then, even though the overlapping acts are strong, don’t even think about missing the reason why we all sign up for this, the annual celebration of SHELLAC OF NORTH AMERICA (Super Bock, 21:00). Then, as the night starts to cool off, you can be sure you won’t feel cold dancing to the sweet kuduro-ish tunes of DJ Lycox (Bits stage, 23:00) in the new electronic stage of the festival, before immersing yourself in the world of Thundercat (Pitchfork stage, 23:30), the coolest and grooviest bass guitar player around.

Saturday, June 9th

You don’t need to understand Portuguese to appreciate the pop melodies of Luís Severo (SEAT, 17:00). Then stick around for Aussie indie rockers (with a touch of twang) Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever (SEAT, 18:00), the nightmare of anyone that makes printable festival timetables and has to adjust column sizes to adapt to long band names. Young songwriters Vagabon (Pitchfork, 19:00) and Jay Som (Pitchfork, 22:00) also make their first appearance in Portugal and are not to be missed, but the latter has a mountain to climb, playing at the same time headliner Nick Cave takes the stage and at the same time Wolf Parade (SEAT, 21:45) finally play their debut show in the peninsula, thirteen years after the seminal Apologies to the Queen Mary. It’s a tough call, but we’re sorry, Nick. And good luck trying to choose between The War on Drugs and Nils Frahm later on. We’ll just leave you with a small playlist with a few songs you should listen to.