The weekly run down of the past week’s featured new music – a.k.a. Weekend Showcase 2.19 edition – features an even 50 songs, which is nine songs and 160 minutes shorter than the Grateful Dead tribute album, Day of the Dead. The past included 2 premieres, 7 albums reviews, 1 Mundo list, and 42 other singles. Ten countries are represented, including Australia, Canada, England, France, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Scotland, Sweden, and United States.
The playlist and tracklisting, as usual, follows the list of articles from the past week.
Enjoy the great music and discover music’s hidden gems.
Premieres:
- Gentleman Brawlers, “My Theory” (video premiere)
- Spooky Cigarette – “Spiritual Hypochondriac” (single premiere)
Albums:
- Eagulls – Ullages (Partisan Records)
- Kikagaku Moyo – House in the Tall Grass (Guruguru Brain)
- The Living Gods Of Haiti – Killing Lotus (Kwaidan Records)
- Major Leagues – Dream State (Popfrenzy)
- Robjn – Post-Mortem (self-released)
- Twin Peaks – Down In Heaven (Grand Jury Music)
- Various Artists – Day of the Dead (4AD)
Singles:
- Melodic Tonic ’16, vol. 19: Adult Jazz, Let’s Eat Grandma, Mazlyn, Peter Bjorn & John
- The Matinee May 17th: Amaroun, Amber Arcades, Caveman, DYAN, FURS, The Glass Children, Grado, Wild Cohen
- The Matinee May 18th: THE JACQUES, Saltwater Sun, Seramic, St. Tropez, Wild Powwers, WOMPS
- The Matinee May 19th: Alex the Astronaut, Animali, ARMS, Bugeye, Chief Ghoul, Gang of Youths, Glenn Davis, MiNNETONKA
- The Matinee May 20th: Bayonet, Coast Modern, Ethan Burns, Peter Vogelaar ft. Cat Dowling, Theme Park, Vogue Dots
- Saturday Sampler for May 21st: Goodbye Heart, Happyness, Lisa Prank, NE-HI, Öhrn, Sarah Klang, Sasha, Tash Sultana, The Wild Reeds, Will Courtney
Other:
Weekend Showcase 2.19
- Gang of Youths – “Strange Diseases” (Sydney, Australia)
- Amber Arcades – “Fading Lines” (Utrecht, Netherlands)
- ARMS – “Keep It Light” (Brooklyn, USA)
- Bugeye – “Disco Dancer” (London, England)
- Tash Sultana – “Gemini” (Melbourne, Australia)
- Goodbye Heart – “Lives On Lives” (Seattle, USA)
- Glenn Davis – “Off The Line” (Columbus, OH, USA)
- Ethan Burns – “Homeward” (Los Angeles, USA)
- Happyness – “SB’s Truck” (London, England)
- Will Courtney – “The Pain (Song for Dennis Wilson)” (Santa Fe, NM, USA)
- Caveman – “80 West” (Brooklyn, USA)
- Glass Children – “Undone” (London, England)
- Kikagauku Moyo – “Silver Owl” (Tokyo, Japan)
- Theme Park – “You Are Real” (London, England)
- Animali – “Who?” (Lyon / Paris, France)
- Mazlyn – “Head Now” (Ispwich, England)
- Vogue Dots – “If You Stay” (Halifax, Canada)
- Sarah Klang – “Sleep” (Gothenburg, Sweden)
- Peter Vogelaar – “Take Me With You” (Feat. Cat Dowling)” (Waterford, Ireland)
- The Wild Reeds – “Everything Looks Better (In Hindsight)” (Los Angeles, USA)
- NE-HI – “Buried On The Moon” (Chicago, USA)
- Saltwater Sun – “Now Or Never” (London, England)
- Peter Bjorn & John – “Dominos” (Stockholm, Sweden)
- Eagulls – “Skipping” (Leeds, England)
- Wild Powwers – “Wet N’ Wild” (Seattle, USA)
- MiNNETONKA – “We Fight Fires” (Wirral, England)
- Adult Jazz – “Eggshell” (Leeds, England)
- Chief Ghoul – “Train” (Louisville, USA)
- Let’s Eat Grandma – “Eat Shiitake Mushrooms” (Norwich, England)
- Major Leagues – “Better Off” (Brisbane, Australia)
- Sasha – “Fall On My Feet” (London via Surrey, England)
- Alex the Astronaut – “Holes In The Story” (New York City, USA via Sydney, Australia)
- Öhrn – “What Are You Waiting For” (Stockholm, Sweden)
- Coast Modern – “Guru” (Los Angeles, USA)
- Seramic – “Found” (England)
- WOMPS – “Manners” (Glasgow, Scotland)
- Twin Peaks – “Butterfly” (Chicago, USA)
- The Living Gods of Haiti – “Killing Lotus” (London, England & Paris, France)
- St. Tropez – “I Wanna Live In St. Tropez” (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
- DYAN – “St. James” (Winnipeg, Canada & Los Angeles, USA)
- Spooky Cigarette – “Spiritual Hypochondriac” (San Diego, USA)
- Grado – “Curtain Call” (East Anglia, England)
- Gentleman Brawlers – “My Theory” (New York City, USA)
- THE JACQUES – “Eleanor Ring Me” (Bristol, England)
- Lisa Prank – “Take It All” (Seattle, USA)
- Robjn – “Monolith” (Cambridge, England / Northern Europe)
- WildCohen – “Jackson’s Son” (Sheffield, England)
- FURS – “Holy Reviewer” (London, England)
- Bayonet – “Everything” (Sheffield, England)
- Amaroun – “Fear” (Northamptonshire, England)
Supporting labels: 4AD, Cinematic Music Group, Displaced Records, Father/Daughter Records, Gold Robot Records, Grand Jury Music, Hand in Hive, Heavenly Recordings, The House Band Co, INGRID, Kwaidan Records, Lemon Zen Records, Partisan Records, Scruff of the Neck Records, Sea You Entertainment, Spoonjuice Records, Transgressive Records, Tri Angle Records, Wading Bird Records, War Room Records, and Wren & Shark.
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