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.
Back to our original Tuesday programming. One of our favorite Dutch acts, Annelotte de Graaf’s Amber Arcades has finally released her second album, European Heartbreak, late last week on Heavenly Recordings. There are just too many good songs being released this time of the year, so we hope you can devote 1h30 of your time to these 25 songs by St. Vincent, Sharon Van Etten, Swearin’, Lala Lala, The Goon Sax, Squirrel flower, Molly Burch, Mirah, Courtney Marie Andrews, Anna St. Louis, Haley Heynderickx + Max Garcia Conover, Erica Buettner, Vera Sola, Kristina Murray, Scott Orr, Carl Broemel, Daniel Romano, Night Shop, Matt Costa, Sammy Brue, Ryley Walker, PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING, and Jacco Gardner.
Bolachas Now Playing, 33/2018 (#160):
Sharon Van Etten – Comeback Kid
St. Vincent – Fast Slow Disco
Swearin’ – Future Hell
Lala Lala – Destroyer
The Goon Sax – A Few Times Too Many
Squirrel Flower – Not Your Prey
Amber Arcades – Oh My Love (What Have We Done)
Amber Arcades – Hardly Knew
Molly Burch – Candy
Mirah – Counting
Courtney Marie Andrews – Heart and Mind
Anna St. Louis – Desert
Haley Heynderickx, Max García Conover – Slow Talkin’
Erica Buettner – Train to Porto
Vera Sola – The Colony
Kristina Murray – Tell Me
Scott Orr – Fall Apart
Carl Broemel – No One Else
Daniel Romano – Empty Husk
Night Shop – My Love
Matt Costa – Lovely Saturday
Sammy Brue – Love Song Again
Ryley Walker – Busted Stuff
Public Service Broadcasting – White Star Liner
Jacco Gardner – Volva
Bolachas Now Playing, a new music Spotify playlist updated every Tuesday.
We’re back in style with a two hour long double playlist featuring new records by Mitski and The Devil Makes Three! This songwriter-heavy playlist features new and recent songs from OHMME, Steady Holiday, Anna St. Louis, boygenius (Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus), Molly Burch, J Mascis, Scott Orr, Bill Ryder-Jones, Richard Thompson – RT, Micah P. Hinson, Carl Broemel, Kurt Vile, Super Doppler, St. Paul and The Broken Bones, The GROWLERS, Jerry Paper & Weyes Blood, Laura Gibson, Send Medicine, Kevin Devine, Iron & Wine, The Tallest Man On Earth, Erica Buettner, Tomberlin, Marissa Nadler, Adrianne Lenker of Big Thief, Soccer Mommy, Mutual Benefit, infinite bisous, and Donnie Fritts. This took a while. We won’t be happy if nobody listens to it.
Bolachas Now Playing, 29/2018 (#156):
Mitski – Two Slow Dancers
Mitski – Me and My Husband
Ohmme – Water
Steady Holiday – Mothers
Anna St. Louis – Understand
boygenius – Bite The Hand
Molly Burch – To the Boys
J Mascis – See You At The Movies
Scott Orr – Seasons
Bill Ryder-Jones – Mither
Richard Thompson – The Storm Won’t Come
The Devil Makes Three – Castles
The Devil Makes Three – Can’t Stop
Micah P. Hinson – Small Spaces
Carl Broemel – Dark Matter
Kurt Vile – Loading Zones
Super Doppler – Welcome Back
St. Paul & The Broken Bones – GotItBad
The Growlers – Problems III
Jerry Paper, Weyes Blood – Grey Area
Laura Gibson – Tenderness
Send Medicine – Shakes Me Too
Kevin Devine – Prehistoric
Iron & Wine – Waves of Galveston
The Tallest Man On Earth – Down in My Heart
Erica Buettner – Sea Green Eyes
Tomberlin – I’m Not Scared
Marissa Nadler – Blue Vapor
Adrianne Lenker – cradle
Soccer Mommy – I’m on Fire
Mutual Benefit – Come to Pass
infinite bisous – @ Home
Donnie Fritts – I’d Do It Over Again
Bolachas Now Playing, 36/2017 (#121):
Sean Riley & the Slowriders – Bring Your Boy Home
Lucinda Williams – Something About What Happens When We Talk
Margo Price – Wild Women
Margo Price – Don’t Say It
The Deep Dark Woods – San Juan Hill
Hayes Carll – Magnolia Wind
Ronnie Fauss – Bright Lights of L.A.
Kevin Morby – Baltimore (Sky at Night)
Sammy Brue – I Know
Scott Orr – Violent Blue
Leif Vollebekk – Tallahassee
Adam Ostrar – Spare Me
Ron Gallo – Am I Demon?
Gun Outfit – Sally Rose
Xylouris White – Only Love
tUnE-yArDs – Look at Your Hands
Jessie Ware – Stay Awake, Wait For Me
Frazey Ford – When We Get By
Nicholas Krgovich – My Riverboat
John Maus – Bombs Away