Week wrap: new singles plus everything else I wrote about last week including books, music, and more
Jump to new releases, this week’s music posts, or things to read.
Hi! You’re here! Thank you.
Off to a wedding today, and since Monday was a holiday, it’s been a quiet week, short playlist, but you should listen to Lucky Break some more. Or this week’s playlist.
Last Friday night I decided to make some changes, which resulted in a ton of bug hunting. So if you find things that are broken, please let me know.
I try not to be negative on this site, but The Art Thief is not a good book!
Know what else is no good? The Mysterines show getting cancelled!
Another slim week next week – I’m travelling Monday and at a concert Friday (Bully! Thunder Queens! Nyssa! Treble Charger! Violent Femmes(?!)).
Here is this week’s playlist for Apple Music and Spotify
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New Singles from Blog Faves
- Toronto’s Kathy Katouzi released “FLATL!NE“, and it’s been in my head all week. Both singles she’s put out this year have been instant faves
- Jagged Baptist Club released new banger “You Are a Dog“, second single from the upcoming Physical Surveillance LP (November 15)
- UK indie band Honeyglaze released “Pretty Girls”, a restrained single from the album Real Deal, coming Sept 20
- Somehow I missed that electronic OGs Seefeel announced their first album since 2011, titled Everything Squared, coming September 20. The second single “Sky Hooks” was released recently
Singles from from new artists (to me)
- The latest single from Toronto indie artist Grizzly Coast “Washed” is a killer sing-along-in-the-car-at-top-volume song
- More indie rock from Hamilton: The Ninety Seven released their polished and promising single “CHEERS 2 YOU“. Promising start
- Mila Degray just crossed my radar with her recent indie pop single “Adore Her More“. Then this morning she followed it up with “Masculine Charm”.
From the blog
A song from each of these artists is on the playlists: Apple Music and Spotify
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Keep In Touch
M. Vaughan
lisbon
Keep in Touch, the new EP from DJ-turned-indie artist M. Vaughan is moody, nostalgic and soothing. It’s perfect for a lazy afternoon at the beach. …read more
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Soft No
Soft No
Philadelphia
The debut EP from Soft No is dense, propulsive and melodic. They sound like they’ve been doing this for a long time. …read more
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INTRO
Kaeto
London, UK
Kaeto’s music is eclectic and unpredictable neo-trip-hop. Dig in before her mixtape hits next month. …read more
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Short things
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Week wrap – August 9, 2024
Weekly review – new releases from old favourites, and a recap of the posts from the past 7 days. …read more
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Short fiction links – August 8
Short fiction by Amy DeBellis, M. Lea Gray, Karen Heuler and Michael Deagler …read more
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The Great Canadian Song Cycle
Aengus Finnan is asking the public to help build an amazing musical map of Canada. He’s also biking across the country and telling stories on Instagram. …read more
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Janan Ganesh’s Rules of Reading
Ganesh’s advice is snobby, but it’s not terrible. Books don’t work like other media. It’s complicated. In a fairly literary online community I’m in, someone shared this article in FT Magazine (archive link). Janan Ganesh writes about “What and how to read”. On first read, this seemed pretty snooty, but I’ve been thinking about it… …read more
Book reviews
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How to Write an Autobiographical Novel
byAlexander Chee
The essays collected in How to Write an Autobiographical Novel are individually excellent and should be savoured rather than binged. …read more
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Challenger
byAdam Higginbotham
Challenger is essential reading. As much about human tragedy as about institutional hubris and corner-cutting. …read more
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