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#253: Jerry David DeCicca, “The Unlikely Optimist…”

Bolachas Now Playing, a new music Spotify playlist, updated every Wednesday.

Almost a decade after the last The Black Swans release, frontman Jerry David DeCicca keeps putting out great solo albums. Which are not strictly solo, if you look at the cast of musicians enlisted here, a list that includes the legendary Augie Meyers (of the Texas Tornados and the Sir Douglas Quintet). The result is an instrumentally rich set of Americana songs that are probably your best introduction to DeCicca’s work as a songwriter.

This week, we have new tracks by Kacy & Clayton & Marlon WilliamsThe Weather StationSharon Van EttenSteady HolidayJane WeaverOhmmeSUUNS & Jerusalem In My HeartViagra BoysWoodsJeremy IveyCordovasLanghorne Slim, Family Jordan, James Ellis and the Jealous GuysThe Slim KingsElvis PerkinsKevin MorbyJulia Jacklin, Desure, Le Ren, Julie Byrne, The Orchestra of CardboardTomberlinPearl CharlesHoly Motors, and Jennifer Castle.

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#246: Bright Eyes, “Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was”

Bolachas Now Playing, a new music Spotify playlist, updated every Wednesday.

While 2020 has certainly been a shitshow of a year, we could only have hoped Bright Eyes‘ first record in almost a decade would have saved it. We weren’t wrong to hope. The brilliance that is “Down In The Weeds Where The World Once Was” is here and please excuse us while we take the rest of the year off to plunge into this sturdy pool of sadness, death and divorce.

Plus: new tracks by H.C. McEntireThe ShilohsFenne LilyThe Lemon TwigsJosh RitterChuck ProphetLydia LovelessSteve Gunn / John Truscinski, Nubya Garcia, Rhodri Davies, TFS Band, Still House Plants, METZiLiKETRAiNSNaked GiantsGuided By VoicesOld 97’sThe Nude PartyHoly MotorsNo JoyKate BollingerGrace Gillespie, and Angel Olsen

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#141: Sarah Shook & the Disarmers, “Years”

Bolachas Now Playing, 14/2018 (#141): 

Gulfer – Secret Stuff

The Cairo Gang – Real Enough To Believe

Superorganism – Something for your M.I.N.D.

Forth Wanderers – Ages Ago

illuminati hotties – Paying off the Happiness

Hop Along – Look of Love

Sarah Shook & the Disarmers – The Bottle Never Lets Me Down

Sarah Shook & the Disarmers – Lesson

Marem Ladson – Shades of Blue

Soccer Mommy – Cool

Wye Oak – Join

Fenne Lily – Car Park

Jess Williamson – Mama Proud

Faustina Masigat – Stay with Me

Erin Rae – Can’t Cut Loose

Amen Dunes – Satudarah

Holy Motors – Valley

Altin Gün – Kırşehirin Gülleri

Sons of Kemet – My Queen is Harriet Tubman

Imarhan – Alwa

Dungen, Woods – Loop

Western Centuries – Warm Guns