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#193: Fruit Bats, “Gold Past Life”

 

We had to. In a week full of great releases, we had to feature Fruit Bats’ first collection of new songs in three years, “Gold Past Life”, released on the 21st. Eric D. Johnson cements its place as one of the songwriters of his generation with a better ratio of “great” to “barely decent” songs – almost half of the record’s songs have already been featured in this playlist, so you know it’s true.

Plus: new tracks by black midi, Pip Blom, Super Doppler, Night Moves, Alex Cameron, The Raconteurs, Lucy Dacus, Purling Hiss, Andrew Combs, Nev Cottee Band, Jesse Malin, Tyler Childers, Divino Niño, Steve Gunn, Willie Nelson, Horse Jumper of Love, I am Oak, Mega Bog, Wilder Maker, Native Harrow, and Daughter of Swords.

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#187: Big Thief, “U. F. O. F.”

At first listen, Big Thief’s third LP looked like a tough nut to crack, way less immediate than “Capacity”. You won’t find “U.F.O.F.”’s beauty through background listening while you send passive-agressive emails, are stuck in traffic, or go through tons of lines of code. It needs your full attention to be properly rewarding. Try it later today. Plus: new songs by Anna Tivel, Aldous Harding, Aviva le Fey, Kassi Valazza, Frankie Lee, Nataly Dawn, Sam Outlaw, Calexico and Iron & Wine, The Felice Brothers, Fruit Bats, Super Doppler, Nev Cottee Band, black midi, Stef Chura, Titus Andronicus, Tropical Fuck Storm, Altın Gün, Kate Tempest, Cate Le Bon, Julia Shapiro (Chastity Belt), and Vampire Weekend.

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#183: Weyes Blood, “Titanic Rising”

It doesn’t take long for the listener to realize Natalie Mering is an artist in her prime while listening to her fourth record as Weyes Blood. While the already remarkable “Front Row Seat to Earth” had its number of high peaks coupled with a couple of less remarkable moments, “Titanic Rising” is a serious contender for album of the year, and definitely a career best for someone we once thought was just Enya for people who order matcha lattes at modern coffee establishments. (Sorry about that.)

Plus new tracks by the likes of Vera Sola, Heather Woods Broderick, Siskiyou, Jake Xerxes FussellPhil Cook, Laura Stevenson, Alex Rex, M. Lockwood Porter, Los Coast, Super DopplerJonah Tolchin, Carl Anderson, Drunken PrayerPUP et al.

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#161: Steady Holiday, “Nobody’s Watching”

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Dre Babinski’s second album as Steady Holiday has been out in the US for a while now, but it has only been released in Europe last Friday. We love it too much to not promote it as our album of the week, even though so many potentially great records were released last October 5. We didn’t even have enough time to listen repeatedly to most of them, so here’s another 1h30 playlist. Songs by Motel Mirrors, Colter Wall,Phosphorescent, Adia Victoria, Swearin’, Fred Thomas (with Anna Burch), Ancient ShapesBroken Social Scene, Fucked Up (with J Mascis and Jennifer Castle), Super Doppler, Titus Andronicus, Action Bronson, supersilentJerusalem In My Heart, Nathan Bowles, BedouineMolly Burch, Gabby’s World, Julia JacklinDee White, The Wild Reeds, and Night Shop.

Bolachas Now Playing, 34/2018 (#161):

Motel Mirrors – I Wouldn’t Dream of It

Colter Wall – Thinkin’ on a Woman

Phosphorescent – C’est La Vie No.2

Adia Victoria – Dope Queen Blues

Swearin’ – Dogpile

Fred Thomas – Altar (feat. Anna Burch)

Ancient Shapes – Mental Slavery (We Can’t Quit)

Broken Social Scene – Old Dead Young

Fucked Up – Came Down Wrong (feat. Jennifer Castle and J Mascis)

Super Doppler – I Can Breathe

Titus Andronicus – Home Alone (on Halloween)

Action Bronson – White Bronco

Supersilent – 14.10

Jerusalem in My Heart – Wa Ta’atalat Loughat Al Kalam, Pt. II

Nathan Bowles – Elk River Blues

Bedouine – Hey, Who Really Cares?

Steady Holiday – All Aboard

Steady Holiday – Desperate Times

Molly Burch – Dangerous Place

Gabby’s World – Winter, Withdraw

Julia Jacklin – Body

Dee White – Tell the World I Do

The Wild Reeds – Fall With Me

Night Shop – Road to Carolina

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#156: Mitski, “Be the Cowboy” / The Devil Makes Three, “Chains are Broken”

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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