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Bolachas Now Playing, 09/2025 (#459):

Car Seat Headrest – Gethsemane
Frog Eyes – Put a Little Light on the Wretch That Is Me
Bob Mould – Hard To Get
The Hard Quartet – Coreopsis Trail
Tune-Yards – Limelight
illuminati hotties – 777
Steady Holiday – Seasonal Optimism
terraplana – morro azul
Moreish Idols – All In The Game
Pale Blue Eyes – Half Light
The Bones of J.R. Jones – Savages
The Golden Dregs – Big Ideas
Fust – Big Ugly
Niklas Paschburg – La Hormiga
Will Stratton – Bardo or Heaven?
Will Stratton – Higher and Drier
Jerry David DeCicca – Knives (feat. BJ Cole)
Neil Young – Lost In Space
Jason Isbell – Eileen
New Fossils – BRIAN’S TEA (feat. Áron Horváth)
lullahush – Maggie na bhFlaitheas
Sarah Quintana – laisse le bon temps rouler (feat. Leyla McCalla and Louis Michot)
The Slim Kings – Afterglow
Nick Garza’s Get Along – Silver to Hold
Nausia – Wabi-sabi
Satomimagae – Many

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Showcase festival MENT Ljubljana‘s tenth edition kicks off next week (21-24 February), and we’re going to be there for the first time. Tipped by industry insiders as one of the best events in Europe to discover new talent, we were drawn to it by the focus on European artists (not exclusively, from all over the Balkans, Central, and Eastern Europe), the iconic venues, and, of course, the charming capital of Slovenia. Labels, collectives and other entities (public radio station Val 202, legendary local label Moonlee, or Belgrade-based tastemakers Hali Gali) curate stages during the two main days of the festival, and are the best way to get a sense of regional scenes. To top it off, this year’s edition boasts an extra segment (and an extra day), CE/MENT, focused on clubbing and electronic music, and features an extensive three-day conference, the largest in the region, with over 120 industry representatives spread by 33 panels.

Our thirteen artists to watch all come from different European countries, and most sing in their native languages. A breath of fresh air from your typical anglocentric festival. (Yes, I’m writing this in English so we can understand each other, I’m aware.) We’ll be posting on our Instagram throughout the festival, so make sure you follow us there, too. MENT Ljubljana 2024 runs from 21 to 24 February, and both day tickets and passes are still available.

We have created a Spotify playlist with our top picks (see below), but the festival was kind enough to put together a playlist with all the artists on your favorite streaming service.