Canadian folk singer-songwriter Matthew Swann records under the name Astral Swans. He’s back with a new, self-titled record, which includes a few great duets with fellow songwriter Julie Doiron. (Also, we’ve been doing this for 300 weeks. We’re old.)
Bolachas Now Playing, a new music Spotify playlist updated every Tuesday.
Last new music playlist before we switch to Festival Vodafone Paredes de Coura mode, and it’s a long one as we don’t want to leave great songs on hold for a month. Contrasting with the length of this playlist, we highlight Tony Molina’s gorgeous, 14 minutes long new record, “Kill the Lights”. If you’re into Teenage Fanclub, Big Star, and 1min long tracks, you’ll be in heaven.
Plus: new songs by Andrew Combs, Sharaya Summers, Amber Arcades, Punch Brothers, Black Belt Eagle Scout, Phantastic Ferniture, Late Bloomer, The Hold Steady, Israel Nash, Phosphorescent, Spiritualized, Molly Burch, Jessica’s Brother, Petal, Liz Cooper & The Stampede, Marem Ladson, Kristina Murray, Fraser A. Gorman, Ryan Downey, Iron & Wine, Lucius, and Wild Pink.
Bolachas Now Playing, 28/2018 (#155):
Andrew Combs – 4 x 10
Sharaya Summers – Prodigal
Amber Arcades – Alpine Town
Tony Molina – Afraid to Go Outside
Tony Molina – Now That She’s Gone
Tony Molina – Before You Go
Punch Brothers – Three Dots and a Dash
Black Belt Eagle Scout – Soft Stud
Phantastic Ferniture – Uncomfortable Teenager
Late Bloomer – Heaven
The Hold Steady – The Stove & the Toaster
Israel Nash – Sweet Springs
Phosphorescent – New Birth in New England
Spiritualized – Here It Comes (The Road) Let’s Go
Molly Burch – Wild
Jessica’s Brother – All the Better
Petal – Tightrope
Liz Cooper & the Stampede – Fondly & Forever
Marem Ladson – Woods
Kristina Murray – Lovers & Liars
Fraser A. Gorman – Silence Turns to Gold
Ryan Downey – Renewed
Iron & Wine – What Hurts Worse
Lucius – Right Down the Line
Wild Pink – All Some Frenchman’s Joke
Bolachas Now Playing, a new music Spotify playlist updated every Tuesday.
Snail Mail’s debut “Lush” is our record of the week! She’s younger and has already accomplished more than you. How do you feel about that? Plus: new tracks by SOPHIE, Hilary Woods, Let’s Eat Grandma, Blonde Redhead, Protomartyr, Death Cab for Cutie, Dawes, Villagers, John Parish, Michael Nau, American Aquarium, Rayland Baxter, Andy Jenkins, Sam Evian, Levi Parham, Erin O’Dowd, Punch Brothers, and Harrison Whitford.
Bolachas Now Playing, 22/2018 (#149):
Snail Mail – Speaking Terms
Snail Mail – Let’s Find an Out
SOPHIE – It’s Okay to Cry
Hilary Woods – Black Rainbow
Let’s Eat Grandma – Ava
Blonde Redhead, Ludovico Einaudi – Where Your Mind Wants to Go
Protomartyr – Wait
Death Cab for Cutie – Gold Rush
Dawes – Telescope
Villagers – A Trick of the Light
John Parish – The First Star
Michael Nau – Funny in Real Life
American Aquarium – One Day at a Time
Rayland Baxter – Strange American Dream
Andy Jenkins – Hazel Woods
Sam Evian – You, Forever
Levi Parham – Boxmeer Blues
Erin O’Dowd – Forgiveness
Punch Brothers – It’s All Part of the Plan
Harrison Whitford – Strangers in the Making
Brazilian fun outfit Boogarins are this week’s featured band with two tracks off their latest record, MANUAL, but there’s more to love: 12 new songs by Ludovico Einaudi, M.I.A., David Bowie, The Felice Brothers, Punch Brothers, Kate Tempest, Aaron Lee Tasjan, The Cave Singers, Dylan LeBlanc, Floating Points, Floating Action, and Freddie Gibbs.
We got a bit deeper than the usual on our second installment of our weekly Spotify playlists. Panda Bear and Justin Townes Earle make it to the list again with two new songs, but it’s Dawn Richard who steals the show with two songs off her new record, Blackheart. Brand new songs from singer-songwriters whose new albums were just announced (Waxahatchee and Matthew E. White) also make the list; and please don’t miss on the magnificent treatment country singer Lee Ann Womack gave to ol’ Uncle Neil’s classic Out On The Weekend. And please give the new Siskiyou a spin – their new album Nervous just came out on the superb Constellation (GY!BE, Silver Mt Zion, Matana Roberts, Vic Chesnutt, etc etc etc – you didn’t even need me to point that out to you) and it’s both amazing and available on Spotify.