Summer vacation. Thankfully so, because both mind and the body need the rest. But hobbies continue, so here’s the new music weekly. A lot of country and especially country Bens this week. The new one from Johnny Blue Skies (aka Sturgill) is the album of the week even though I usually go with a less household name for that. I haven’t made a deep dive yet, but liked it a lot on quick listen. We also have new albums from Maya De Vitry, Rainy Eyes, Chris Emmert & Austin Stambaugh, West of Roan, Ben Arsenault, Ben Vallee (this is about a month old, but I missed it back then), Ben Jarrell, Jak ..read more

Another busy weekend, but here’s finally a new music weekly. Trying to cover the past two weeks with this one and I’m pretty sure I missed a whole lot of good stuff. New Gabriel Birnbaum is the album of the week(s). There’s also great new albums from Laughing, Bacchae, Joe Wunderle, Charlie Overman, Zach Bryan, Alice Wallace, Kaitlin Butts, Silverada, The Golden Roses, Aaron Frazer, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, The Felice Brothers, Rose Gerber (EP), Duff Thompson, Wilco (EP), Richard Tripps, Alluvial Nuggets, Redd Kross, Nighttime, and Queen of Jeans. Only a few Finnish things ..read more

Here’s a very quick midsummer edition of the new music weekly. I didn’t have a whole lot time to listen, so I’m sure there’s good stuff missing from this. Here we go anyway. There’s new albums from Cooper Kenward, Lucas Benoit, Wes Tirey, Travis Feutz (EP), Katie Mae & The Lubrication, Matthew Paige (EP), Chamberlain / Gonzalez, Max Blansjaar and Johanna Samuels (EP). Finnish releases this week are album from Tahmela Six plus singles from Yona & Arppa, Janeveera, Sami Heikkilä and Tuomo & Markus and Verneri Pohjola. New Flora Hibberd song is the international single of the week ..read more

Here we go again. This time a bit earlier edition. The album of the week is the new Eamon Fogarty. I loved all the advance singles and the whole thing didn’t let me down. What a beauty. There’s also new albums from Mr. Sam & The People People, Sadler Vaden, TJ Douglas, Jason Hawk Harris (EP), The Decemberists, BenBen + Lily Desmond (EP), Donald Beaman, Ghost Party, Joe Ghatt, Jeffrey Silverstein (EP), Peter Oren (EP), Brian Sumner, Isobel Campbell, Jill Barber, Madeline Hawthorne, Jenny Don’t and the Spurs and Jess Cornelius. The Finnish part of this is led by the new EP from Jean Ramsay ..read more

Another quick delayed new music weekly. Just got back home late Sunday evening from a small vacation trip to Mariehamn. I’m sure there’s stuff missing from this, but here we go anyway. There’s new albums from Strand of Oaks, Jesse Daniel, Bonny Light Horseman, Marina Allen, M G Boulter, Margaux, Pat Hull, Little Wings, Jason McNiff, Gill Landry, Nick Dittmeier (EP), Joana Serrat, Fantastic Cat, Pedro the Lion, Good Looks, Rose Hotel, Razor Braids and Kayla Ray. The big one from Finland is the wonderful debut album by Ystävät. Then there’s also great albums from Folkjykä & Kuntoutujat, Ve ..read more

Another very quick somewhat delayed new music weekly. A big week though, because one of my absolute favorite songwriters in the world has a new album out and available. I’m talking about Anna Tivel and her great new album is the album of the week. We also have great new records from Luka Kuplowsky, The Bird Calls, Noelle & The Deserters, Joshua Quimby, Leon Majcen, St. Yuma, Curtis McMurtry, King Hannah, Camille Thornton, Maya Hawke, Sofia Wolfson, Amery, Swamp Dogg, Buffalo Tom, Wyndham Baird, Caleb McCoach and everyone I managed to miss. The Finnish part of this has a new albums from J ..read more

Another quick new music weekly. I probably should put more effort to these. Thankfully it was a bit less crowded week due to memorial day weekend in the US. The Pearlfishers and Adam Ross can share the album of the week honors. Some great pop albums there. This week we also have new albums from Yea-Ming and the Rumours, Motorists, Bess Atwell, Dolour, The Reds, Pinks and Purples, Gregory Ackerman (EP), Wyatt C. Louis, Kim Richey, Lana Nauphal, Steel Fringe (EP), La Luz, Sweet Megg and Bill MacKay. Memorial and Wesley Fuller have been out for a while, but I just lately discovered and therefor ..read more

I was away for the weekend, but here’s a very quick new music weekly. Long time fave Micah Schnabel has a new awesome album out there and that’s the album of the week. We also have great new albums from Tim Easton, Joe Kaplow, Kaia Kater, Ana Egge, Apples With Moya, Lightheaded, Spencer Thomas, Beth Gibbons, Martha Spencer, From Nowhere Wil and Meaghan Collins. The Finnish part of this is led by excellent new Kaspar album and the awe-inspiring debut single from Olva. I’m kinda madly in love with that song Mehiläisille. I mean oh my.. everything about that song. One of my favorite songs of 20 ..read more

A bit delayed new music weekly once again, but here it finally is. New Myriam Gendron is the album of the week. Other big early faves are the new ones from Josienne Clarke, Jake Nicoll and Jackie West. Then there’s also great new albums from Pokey LaFarge, Abigail Lapell, Chris Kasper, Todd Farrell Jr (bandcamp last week, now streaming too), Kelsey Waldon, Shannon & The Clams, Stripmall Ballads (EP), Amy O, Austin Miller, Alice Carolyn, Stephen’s Shore (EP) and Arlo McKinley (EP). The Finnish section is quite short this time around, but it’s still a really special one. ITE EEROLA is prob ..read more

A big release week once again and there’s all kinds of greatness both from Finland and abroad. New Adeem the Artist has to be the album of the week. Otherwise Cuppy will be cross with me and I don’t want to upset the employee of the month. But yeah, love that record for sure. Other big album releases came from Mac Cornish, Emily Nenni, The Lemon Twigs, Jon McKiel, Mammoth Penguins, Jessica Pratt, The Deep Dark Woods, Emily Barker, Cara Beth Satalino, Noel McKay, Jay Gavin, Tylor & The Train Robbers, Nathan Kalish (EP), Jonah Sissoyev (EP), Spencer Hoffman (EP), Camera Obscura and Extra ..read more