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#204: Wilco, “Ode to Joy”

Wilco’s eleventh full length is probably their most inspired since insert the name of your favorite Wilco record here. After two less remarkable albums and a small hiatus, they’re back with an album that may sound quieter because we’re really supposed to focus on Jeff Tweedy’s superior songwriting and Glenn Kotche’s exquisite drumming style, the stars of this show. It’s a pleasure to be living in the same timeline as Wilco.

Plus: new tracks by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Angel Olsen, Johanna Warren, Lightning Dust, Big Thief, Kacy & Clayton, Marinho, Carla dal Forno, Kelsey Waldon, Colter Wall, The Avett Brothers, Craig Finn, Mikal Cronin, The Growlers, Altın Gün, Chromatics, Land of kush, The Messthetics, and Penguin Cafe.

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#186: Craig Finn, “I Need a New War”

I need a new playlist. The fourth solo LP by the Hold Steady’s Craig Finn, “I Need a New War”, has won the race to spearhead our playlist, following one of the year’s strongest Release Friday. Ten more sublime songs by one of the greatest songwriters of the century century. Plus: new tracks by Bedouine, Aldous Harding, Honey Harper, Olden Yolk, Lucy Dacus, Kevin MorbyDylan LeBlanc, Starflyer 59, Josh Ritter, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Wand, Psychedelic Speed Freaks, Kyle Craft, Marika Hackman, Jackie Cohen, Better Oblivion Community Center, Esther Rose, I am Oak, Jake Xerxes Fussell, Willie Nelson, and the Mountain Goats.

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#182: Andrew Bird, “My Finest Work Yet”

Andrew Bird’s “My Finest Work Yet” might not be exactly his best, but it’s definitely his most interesting record in ten years. It sounds familiar, it sounds like it has always been there, but it never sounds redundant. There has never been a better time to get back into his discography. What’s more: new songs by Kevin MorbyBedouineOlden YolkJosh RitterCraig FinnJustin Townes EarleLily & MadeleineDrugdealerDark TeaSam OutlawSon Volt, Richard Dawson, HRNSBlanco PalameraRyan PollieC DuncanChris ForsythBlack MidiLow Life, and American Football.

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#174: Blank Range, “In Unison”

Blank Range’s second album, “In Unison”, is our record of the week. If you’re into rocky americana with plenty of pop hooks a la Blitzen Trapper or Deer Tick, they’re your new guys. Plus: new tracks by Beirut, Avey Tare, Eriksson Delcroix, OzunaJards Macalé & Tim Bernardes, Nilüfer YanyaHarlem, Guided By Voices, FIDLAR, Robert ForsterCraig Finn, Josh Ritter, Motel Mirrors, Hayes CarllNils Frahm, Cass McCombs, Orville Peck, Andrew Bird, Soccer Mommy, and Stella Donnelly.

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#139: Courtney Marie Andrews, “May Your Kindness Remain”

Bolachas Now Playing, 12/2018 (#139):

Courtney Marie Andrews – Long Road Back to You

Courtney Marie Andrews – Two Cold Nights in Buffalo

Sarah Shook & the Disarmers – New Ways to Fail

Kacey Musgraves – High Horse

Speedy Ortiz – Lean In When I Suffer

Ulrika Spacek – Lord Luck

Okkervil River – Pulled Up the Ribbon

Ari Roar – Calm Down

Snail Mail – Pristine

Nilüfer Yanya – Baby Luv

Bonny Doon – Saw a Light

Hiss Golden Messenger – Passing Clouds

Craig Finn – Galveston

Yo La Tengo – Polynesia #1

Meshell Ndegeocello – Private Dancer

Caroline Says – Sweet Home Alabama

Alice Phoebe Lou – Devil’s Sweetheart

Jens Lekman – Correspondence: Forever Young, Forever Beautiful

Stella Donnelly – Boys Will Be Boys

Mount Eerie – Now Only

Buck Meek – Ruby