Michael Feuerstack is a living legend of the Canadian underground. Between his work as Snailhouse and in his own name, “Harmonize the Moon” is his thirteenth LP. Its ten songs, drifting between classic folk and soft indie rock, are the perfect soundtrack to welcome Spring, if that’s a thing where you live.
Seems like Nick Cave has had enough of being quiet. The standout track of CARNAGE, his new LP with long-time collaborator Warren Ellis, has to be “White Elephant”. Halfway through the menacing sounding song, the whole thing turns into a full fledged gospel hymn and we’re left wondering whether Jason Pierce is pulling the strings behind the scenes. It was then we knew it would be fairly easy to pick our album of the week.
Ok, we said we were going to hibernate for a few weeks. But then we decided to give it another go – there are still albums and songs to be released in the first few days of December, right? There are twenty more songs to be heard, so why wait until next year? This week we focus on the posthumously released final album by Willard Grant Conspiracy, almost two years after the passing of frontman Robert Fisher, plus new and recent tracks by Lambchop, Jennah Barry, Pistol Annies, Sarah Shook & The Disarmers, Jessica Pratt, Fog Lake, Harlem, Susto, The Decemberists, Cass McCombs, Lubomyr Melnyk, Daniel Knox, Steve Gunn, Donivan Berube, Pedro the Lion, The Cactus Blossoms, Aidan Moffat & RM Hubbert, and Angelo De Augustine.
Bolachas Now Playing, a new music Spotify playlist updated every Tuesday.
Rayland Baxter has a new album out, which means it’s the second time in two months that a record named “Wide Awake” is our highlight of the week. 77 minutes of new songs for you to enjoy, courtesy of Luluc, Rosali, Marissa Nadler, Gregory Alan Isakov, Rodney Crowell (Official), The Jayhawks, Loose Koozies, Doug Tuttle, Fog Lake, Toby Hay, David Bazan, Hater, Tony Molina, Cullen Omori, Mudhoney, Zu93 (Zu + Current 93), John Grant, and The Lemon Twigs.
Bolachas Now Playing, 26/2018 (#153):
Luluc – Needn’t Be
Rosali – Silver Eyes
Marissa Nadler – Where Do I Go
Gregory Alan Isakov – Chemicals
Rayland Baxter – Sandra Monica
Rayland Baxter – Hey Larocco
Rodney Crowell – Earthbound
The Jayhawks – Everybody Knows
Loose Koozies – Slow Down Time
Doug Tuttle – Twilight
Fog Lake – Talk
Toby Hay – Leaving Chicago
David Bazan – Thread
Hater – I Wish I Gave You More Time Because I Love You
Tony Molina – Jasper’s Theme
Cullen Omori – A Real You
Mudhoney – Paranoid Core
Zu93 – (The Absence of the Mirror Emperor)
John Grant – Love Is Magic
The Lemon Twigs – If You Give Enough
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.