Tamara Lindeman’s work as The Weather Station is finally getting the critical acclaim it deserves. In “Ignorance”, and following what she started with the already superb self-titled album, the Canadian singer-songwriter goes way beyond her folkish roots and employs a constellation of musicians to dress up her stellar songs in lush instrumentation. We’ll be very surprised if this ends up outside our top three albums of the year.
In a surprising contender for first new exceptional album of the year, James Yorkston teams up with Swedish folk-rock-ish outfit The Second Hand Orchestra to deliver “The Wide, Wide River”, a “krautfolk” machine that got us hooked at first listen.
Bolachas Now Playing, 40/2017 (#125):
Jason Molina – Solitude
Adrian Crowley – The Wish
Adrian Crowley – Unhappy Seamstress
Calexico – Voices in the Field
Marco Z & The Pretty Dead Sea – The Most Beautiful Night
Robert Plant – The May Queen
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – Come and Be a Winner
The Wood Brothers – River Takes the Town
Curls – Gentle and Kind
Gill Landry – The Only Game in Town
Gambles – Hello, Laura (ft. Father John Misty)
The Staves & yMusic – All the Times You Prayed
Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band – Picasso
Gunn-Truscinski Duo – Quiet Storm (Taksim III)
Sufjan Stevens – Mystery of Love
Peter Oren – Anthropocene
Jim James – The World is Falling Down
Nick Garrie – I’m on Your Side
Korey Dane & Zella Day – Blood on the Mattress
Joe Purdy & Amber Rubarth – Someone Singing to Me
Meg Duffy is also known as the bassist in Kevin Morby’s live band, but she’s making a name for herself as Hand Habits. Her first album for Woodsist is our album pick for this week.