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.
Still no AC. I don’t want to talk about it.
The next couple weeks will be light posting – Monday’s a holiday, Friday I have to do wedding things. Then I’m off to a cottage for a week and I don’t know what the wifi situation is like. They say it’s good, but…we’ll see. Meantime:
Once again, read the short things: These stories by Lena Valencia are great. I’m hoping to pick up her book next week. Listen to the Math Club record and the Julia-Sophie record – each in a single sitting, with headphones, in a place that you can get emotional.
Here is this week’s playlist for Apple Music and Spotify
Things to listen to
New singles from new artists (to me)
- Pony (Toronto) released Freezer, a melodic and catchy power pop song
- Dummy (LA) released Nine Clean Nails, second single Nullspace from upcoming LP Free Energy
- tibia (Stockholm) released their debut single Two Weeks of Gloria, a kind of alt-rock style mashup
- Sunflower Bean (NYC) released Shake, loud, bluesy, guitar-first alt-rock
- Colatura (NYC) released Suffer Dude a couple of weeks ago, but I just heard it yesterday
- Silver Firs and STAINWASHER (Stockholm) released Lost, the latest dark pop
From the blog
A song from each of these artists is on the playlists: Apple Music and Spotify
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Math Club – Sleeping in the Sun
Hamilton, ON
Math Club’s Sleeping in the Sun is gorgeous, poetic, cathartic and flawless. It’s easily one of my favourite records of 2024
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Fast Blood – Sunny Blunts
Newcastle
Fast Blood’s debut LP Sunny Blunts is fast and melodic indie punk rock. End-to-end, this album is an all-timer
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Lucky Break
San Francisco
Lucky Break is from California, and her striking voice perfectly suits the laid-back indie singer/songwriter’s musical style
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Alex Vile — various singles
Seattle
Alex Vile’s long run of singles is enough for one killer alt-rock LP. Plus a new conspiracy theory
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Bahia – Blinds/Stills EP
Miami
Bahia’s music is low-key, addictive indie pop/EDM that sounds best late at night. I hope there’s more on the way
Things to read
Short things
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Is Sleep Training Harmful? – The Pudding
The Pudding’s latest data visualization is a killer example of how to debunk myths using empathy and data
Book reviews
Till next week, y’all. Don’t be afraid to say hi.
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