Today we bring you the new record from Juliana Hatfield, first solo after her collaboration with Paul Westerberg and a playful album of Olivia Newton John covers last year. Matthew Sweet is also active, these days his new album Wicked System of Things is capturing attention of many music lovers. Legendary Long Ryders are back with a new single too. Nikki Hill, out in Durham, NC is back with the new album called Feline Roots. Jon S. Williams of City of Cool sent us one of his recent live sets. Dave Hill who we enjoyed last year as a part of Painted Doll duet is back with yet another interesting band Valley Lodge. We also introduce Italian band The Dirtiest and Teardrop City over in Oxford Mississippi, lead by Laurie Stirratt (ex Blue Mountain).
Juliana Hatfield – I Honestly Love You;
The Dirtiest – Cento Shot;
Teardrop City – I Felt It, Too;
The Dream Syndicate – Hero Takes a Fall;
The Bangles – Hero Takes A Fall;
Juliana Hatfield – Staying In;
Nikki Hill – Get Down, Crawl;
Nikki Hill – Oh My;
The Raincoats – Lola;
Goodchilde – Helpless;
Matthew Sweet – Flashback;
The Long Ryders – Greenville;
The Long Ryders – I Had A Dream;
Porcupine – Tell Me;
Painted Doll – Find Your Mind;
Valley Lodge – Home;
Jon S. Williams And The Recalcitrants – Goodnight Irene;
Juliana Hatfield – I Honestly Love You (Reprise).
Every year around this time we look back. This year is again. We begin the new 2019 with a retrospective of best albums in last year. Next week I will present the lest top 12 albums last year. This week we focus on positions 25-12.
Just as we introduced the new John Paul Keith’s new single, his new album with The Motel Mirrors also came out. It also features Amy LaVere and Will Sexton in the line up. The rest of the new music today are all new introductions. First we have two new bands form Los Angeles: Dommengang and L.A. Witch. Clevelander and a hopeful in the comedy business Dave Hill teamed up with Chris Reifert from Autopsy and Death in a new band called Painted Doll. We also have Bad Moves. They come from Washington DC. Australian Rebecca Louise Chilcott goes by the name of Ruby Boots and another singer songwriter, Sue Foley comes from Canada. They both have new interesting albums. Rench is a guy from Brooklyn who mixes country with hip hop beats in his band Gangstagrass, but this time we check out his new solo record.