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#244: Mary Chapin Carpenter, “The Dirt and the Stars”

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

It’s been a while since Mary Chapin Carpenter was topping charts and earning Grammies while on a major label, but her songs – the rootsy, the country, and the folky ones – have never sounded wiser and personal than they do now. Plus: new tracks by the one and only Chico da Tina, Melt Yourself Down, Moor X Jewelry, Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids, The Budos Band, Jaga Jazzist, Kamaal Williams, Lianne La Havas, Kate Bollinger, Yellow Days, Tim Heidecker, Helvetia, Dehd, Daniel Blumberg, Jason Ogden (of Penny Blacks), Jason Molina Music, Sarah Davachi, Shirley Collins, Garcia Peoples, the Mountain Goats, Jenny O., WIDOWSPEAK, Dawes, and Shabason, Krgovich & Harris.

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#237: Phoebe Bridgers, “Punisher”

Though it helps, you don’t have to be a 25 year-old millennial to deeply empathise with Phoebe Bridgers’ sophomore album, “Punisher”. The star-studded ensemble of guests (Conor Oberst, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus) and its universal and hauntingly beautiful themes of lost love, impostor syndrome and the end of the world will leave their mark on you. We dare you to try to listen to it only once. +: new tracks by Bob Dylan, Bright Eyes, Hayley Thompson-King, Mike Polizze (Purling Hiss), Tiña, The Fiery Furnaces, Elephant Stone, Sun on Shade (Heath Fogg from Alabama Shakes), Los Retros, Gum Country, Sports Team, Fontaines D.C., Noveller, Jeremy Fetzer, Wilder Maker & Gabriel Birnbaum, Thomas Csorba, Colter Wall, John Craigie, Neil Young, Willie Nelson, Ronnie Fauss, Arlo McKinley, Steve Gunn & Cass McCombs, and Mary Chapin Carpenter.

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#65: Andy Shauf, “The Party”

Happy release day to Andy Shauf, whose record The Party is our album of the week! Old favorites Super Furry Animals and Wolf Parade are also back with their first new songs in a while. Plus: new songs by Okkervil River, Karl Blau, Marissa Nadler, Brandy Clark, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Fruit Bats, White Denim, Speedy Ortiz, Mitski, Cullen Omori, Plaid, and Kaytranada.

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