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#70: Robert Ellis, “Robert Ellis”

Post author By bolachas
Post date July 8, 2016

This week we present Robert Ellis’ stellar self-titled new record.

Tags angel olsen, cass mccombs, drive-by truckers, jason collett, lucy dacus, robert ellis, ryan bingham, sara watkins, steve gunn, teenage fanclub, the avalanches, the avett brothers, the felice brothers, the tallest man on earth

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#69: case/lang/veirs, “case/lang/veirs”

Post author By bolachas
Post date June 28, 2016

This week on our playlist we showcase the new albums by case/lang/veirs — a collaboration between, yes, Neko Case, k.d. lang and Laura Veirs — and Brandy Clark, one of our favorite country singers of the past years. But there’s more: plenty of American singer-songwriters have been releasing great songs lately, so you know what to expect from this week’s Bolachas Now Playing.

Tags anthony d'amato, austin lucas, badbadnotgood, band of horses, brandy clark, carter tanton, case/lang/veirs, daniel romano, devendra banhart, jonathan tyler, kaytranada, lydia loveless, nikki lane, the dwarfs of east agouza, the goon sax, whitney

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NOS Primavera Sound 2016, the review

Post author By bolachas
Post date June 28, 2016

I’ll start this article by stating the obvious: the fifth edition of NOS Primavera Sound ended up having the most solid set of shows so far. As it’s the case with most festivals, this obviously depends on the choices you make, your taste in music, from where you choose to watch the gigs from, your level of intoxication, your company (or absence of) and, of course, the profile of the crowd surrounding you. Never leave those bastards spoil any show for you. Also, don’t be that bastard. Everybody hates you. Why don’t you just play with your phone in the new amazing food truck area instead of being in the front rows shouting like you’re in a loud bar? Summer festivals definitely need to have a stage with DJs permanently playing dance music the whole day. Maybe those idiots who don’t want to see concerts anyway spend the whole day there.

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#68: Car Seat Headrest, “Teens of Denial”

Post author By bolachas
Post date June 17, 2016

For many, Car Seat Headrest was the “winner” of last week’s NOS Primavera Sound. The young singer-songwriter had just released his latest output, now on Matador, Teens of Denial, the album we’ve chosen to highlight this week on our playlist.

Tags angel olsen, badbadnotgood, beck, car seat headrest, fruit bats, matt paxton, max jury, miles mosley, moonface, of montreal, robert ellis, ryley walker, sara watkins, sinaii, the deslondes, the goon sax

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NOS Primavera Sound 2016: 16 artists you shouldn’t miss

Post author By bolachas
Post date June 6, 2016

NOS Primavera Sound 2016 (NPS16) starts next Thursday, and who wouldn’t be excited to be there again? On top of that, just imagine you’ve moved from Portugal to a less sunny place. Of course you would be counting the hours. Now, practical stuff: have you printed the lovely timetables we made? Still having trouble deciding what to see? Our weekly Spotify playlist is entirely dedicated to NPS16. Check it out on the widget below, then read our festival preview.