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Bolachas Now Playing

#427: The Felice Brothers, “Valley of Abandoned Songs”

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Bolachas Now Playing

#102: Nadia Reid, “Preservation”

Nadia Reid’s sophomore record, Preservation, is our album of the week for our 102th playlist. The New Zealander singer-songwriter will visit us soon – more on that later! – and her record’s been on repeat for weeks.

Bolachas Now Playing, 18/2017 (#102):

Wooden Wand – Mallow T’ward the River

Richard Dawson – Soldier

Nadia Reid – Preservation

Nadia Reid – The Arrow and the Aim

Julia Lucille – Plot of Ground

Girl Ray – Preacher

Waxahatchee – No Curse

Sarah Shook & the Disarmers – Heal Me

Girlpool – Powerplant

Cayetana – Certain for Miles

Pond – Sweep Me Off My Feet

Sevdaliza – Marilyn Monroe

The Magnetic Fields – ‘71: I Think I’ll Make Another World

The Deslondes – Hurricane Shakedown

Emperor X – Brown Recluse

The National – The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness

Cameron Avery – Disposable

Fleet Foxes – Fool’s Errand

Wilco – (What’s So Funny Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?

Old 97’s – Those Were the Days

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live

Vodafone Paredes de Coura 2015 – the review

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Someone playing in front of a lot of people in the most perfect scenery you can get in a music festival. Photo by Hugo Lima [Vodafone Paredes de Coura]

Writing a review about Vodafone Paredes de Coura is always one of the most painful things I can do as a music writer. First, if I am to judge the musical performances – and, of course, some of those were pretty forgettable, others not even worth mentioning, as there are always some rotten strawberries even in the nicest basket – I can never do justice to how good the festival is as a whole. Second, if I’m to write a review, it means this years’ edition of the festival – and the best week of the whole year for most people who attend it – is over, and there are 51 boring weeks left until we return.