Vodafone Paredes de Coura 2018. Photo by Hugo Lima.
Another summer, another missed opportunity to have a vacation somewhere because there’s nowhere else we’d rather be other than at our little paradise of Paredes de Coura, in northwestern Portugal. The festival runs from the 14th to the 17th of August, but, like always, the fun begins way earlier than that, with four fun-packed, free entrance days with concerts and DJ sets right in the center of the small Minho village.
We knew from the first couple of singles that Julia Jacklin’s new album would be at least almost as good as her debut. We also know she never wrote a bad song, so a disappointment sounded very unlikely. Still, we weren’t prepared for how great it really is – and we’re so goddamn lucky she’s playing Festival Vodafone Paredes de Coura next August. See you all there.
Plus: new songs by Buck Meek, Damien Jurado, Baptiste W. Hamon, James Yorkston, Lowland Hum, Aldous Harding, Kalyn Fay, Molly Sarlé,Strand of Oaks, Orville Peck, J.S. Ondara, Justin Townes Earle, Reed Foehl, Harlem, Vandoliers, The Yawpers, Filthy Friends, and Black Country New Road.
Conor Oberst and Phoebe Bridgers have just dropped a surprise in the form of a collaborative LP, Better Oblivion Community Center. It ended up being, of course, our album of the week. Plus: brand new songs by Heather Woods Broderick, Sharon Van Etten, Lambchop, Lady Lamb, Vampire Weekend, Jenny Lewis, Ryan Adams, Robert Ellis, Michaela Anne, I’m With Her, Sallim, Hand Habits, White Fence, Julia Jacklin, the Mountain Goats, Michael Chapman, and Twain.
Bolachas Now Playing, a new music Spotify playlist updated every Tuesday.
Multi-instrumentalist and frequent Elvis Perkins collaborator Vera Sola has just released her first LP. We caught her live last week at the Le Guess Who? festival and were instantly mesmerised by the trio. Of course “Shades” is our album of the week. But there’s more, so scroll down for a playlist full of new stuff by The Weakerthans’ John K. Samson, Deer Tick, Pedro The Lion’s first song in 14 years (!), Fruit Bats, Stephen Steinbrink, Gooby Jim and the Goobs, State Champion, Ryan Downey, Julia Jacklin, Dominique Pruitt, Kim Lenz, Meg Baird and Mary Lattimore, Josephine Foster, Darren Hayman, The Wave Pictures, Mandolin Orange, Hayes Carll, J Mascis, and Sufjan Stevens.
Bolachas Now Playing, 39/2018 (#166):
John K. Samson – Saturday Night On Utopia Parkway
Deer Tick – Strange, Awful Feeling
Pedro The Lion – Yellow Bike
Fruit Bats – Getting in a Van Again
Stephen Steinbrink – You Could Always Leave
Gooby Jim and The Goobs – Butter
State Champion – Death Preferences
Ryan Downey – No More Miracles
Julia Jacklin – Head Alone
Dominique Pruitt – High in the Valley
Kim Lenz – Slowly Speeding
Vera Sola – Black Rhino Enterprises
Vera Sola – By Mothlight
Meg Baird and Mary Lattimore – Between Two Worlds
Josephine Foster – Challenger
Darren Hayman – Bigby
The Wave Pictures – I Came To You Once
Mandolin Orange – Golden Embers
Hayes Carll – None’ya
J Mascis – Web So Dense
Sufjan Stevens – Lonely Man of Winter
Bolachas Now Playing, a new music Spotify playlist updated every Tuesday.
Dre Babinski’s second album as Steady Holiday has been out in the US for a while now, but it has only been released in Europe last Friday. We love it too much to not promote it as our album of the week, even though so many potentially great records were released last October 5. We didn’t even have enough time to listen repeatedly to most of them, so here’s another 1h30 playlist. Songs by Motel Mirrors, Colter Wall,Phosphorescent, Adia Victoria, Swearin’, Fred Thomas (with Anna Burch), Ancient Shapes, Broken Social Scene, Fucked Up (with J Mascis and Jennifer Castle), Super Doppler, Titus Andronicus, Action Bronson, supersilent, Jerusalem In My Heart, Nathan Bowles, Bedouine, Molly Burch, Gabby’s World, Julia Jacklin, Dee White, The Wild Reeds, and Night Shop.
Bolachas Now Playing, 34/2018 (#161):
Motel Mirrors – I Wouldn’t Dream of It
Colter Wall – Thinkin’ on a Woman
Phosphorescent – C’est La Vie No.2
Adia Victoria – Dope Queen Blues
Swearin’ – Dogpile
Fred Thomas – Altar (feat. Anna Burch)
Ancient Shapes – Mental Slavery (We Can’t Quit)
Broken Social Scene – Old Dead Young
Fucked Up – Came Down Wrong (feat. Jennifer Castle and J Mascis)
Super Doppler – I Can Breathe
Titus Andronicus – Home Alone (on Halloween)
Action Bronson – White Bronco
Supersilent – 14.10
Jerusalem in My Heart – Wa Ta’atalat Loughat Al Kalam, Pt. II
Nathan Bowles – Elk River Blues
Bedouine – Hey, Who Really Cares?
Steady Holiday – All Aboard
Steady Holiday – Desperate Times
Molly Burch – Dangerous Place
Gabby’s World – Winter, Withdraw
Julia Jacklin – Body
Dee White – Tell the World I Do
The Wild Reeds – Fall With Me
Night Shop – Road to Carolina