


We had to. In a week full of great releases, we had to feature Fruit Bats’ first collection of new songs in three years, “Gold Past Life”, released on the 21st. Eric D. Johnson cements its place as one of the songwriters of his generation with a better ratio of “great” to “barely decent” songs – almost half of the record’s songs have already been featured in this playlist, so you know it’s true.
Plus: new tracks by black midi, Pip Blom, Super Doppler, Night Moves, Alex Cameron, The Raconteurs, Lucy Dacus, Purling Hiss, Andrew Combs, Nev Cottee Band, Jesse Malin, Tyler Childers, Divino Niño, Steve Gunn, Willie Nelson, Horse Jumper of Love, I am Oak, Mega Bog, Wilder Maker, Native Harrow, and Daughter of Swords.

If you’re immediately sold on a record just by knowing Matthew E. White has put a finger on it, we don’t need to convince you further. If, on top of that, you’re a fan of Jonathan Rado-produced albums (like the most recent Father John Misty, Weyes Blood, Whitney, or Alex Cameron), you’re in for a treat. Fortunately for everyone else, Jackie Cohen’s debut LP is much more than its indie dream team of producers. We’ve been anxiously waiting for it to drop since we first heard (and featured) “FMK” back in March, and now it’s all ours.
Plus: new songs by Pile, Idles, The Dream Syndicate, Black Mountain, Alex Rex, John Southworth, A.A. Bondy, Kelly Finnigan, The Teskey Brothers, Buddy & Julie Miller, Old Man Luedecke, John Prine, Carl Anderson, Johnathan Rice & Courtney Marie Andrews, Kacy & Clayton, Kassi Valazza, Lola Kirke, Carly Rae Jepsen, Alex Cameron, Olympia, Mara Connor & Langhorne Slim, and Joe Kaplow.
Bolachas Now Playing, 31/2017 (#116):
Deer Tick – Cocktail
Deer Tick – S.M.F.
Alex Cameron – Marlon Brando
Morrissey – Spent the Day in Bed
Destroyer – Tinseltown Swimming in Blood
Plastic Flowers – How Can I
Hammock – When the Body Breaks
Mavis Staples – If All I Was Was Black
The Weather Station – Kept It All to Myself
Julia Jacklin – Cold Caller
Jen Cloher – Regional Echo
San Fermin – Asleep on the Train
Jesse Woods – Buckle Bunny
Gill Landry – Denver Girls
Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real – Just Outside of Austin
David Crosby – Sky Trails
Sumie – Leave Me
Florist – Understanding Light
Phoebe Bridgers – Funeral
Bolachas Now Playing, 29/2017 (#114):
Wolf Parade – You’re Dreaming
Alex Cameron – Runnin’ Outta Luck
LCD Soundsystem – other voices
LCD Soundsystem – change yr mind
Ibeyi, Kamasi Washington – Deathless
Vince Mira – Mujer Perdida
Jillette Johnson – In Repair
Lilly Hiatt – Trinity Lane
Ratboys – The Record
David Rawlings – Cumberland Gap
Hiss Golden Messenger – When the Wall Comes Down
Courtney Barnett, Kurt Vile – Over Everything
JD McPherson – LUCKY PENNY
The Rural Alberta Advantage – Brother
Deer Tick – Card House
Chris Forsyth & the Solar Motel Band – Have We Mistaken the Bottle for the Whiskey Inside
Michael Nau – I Root
Iron & Wine – Summer Clouds