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Plus Wishy, L’Rain, Lava La Rue, Man/Woman/Chainsaw, and a Wrap-up of the Last Three Weeks’ Other Notable New Tracks
Jul 17, 2026
By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip)
Welcome to the 25th Songs of the Week of 2026. This edition actually covers the last three weeks. The week before last was the July 4th holiday and last week I was getting over jetlag and our hosting company was having a technical issue that caused our website to be down for a day. So it’s a supersized list this week. More
Plus Shearwater, L’Rain, she’s green, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jun 12, 2026
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the 22nd Songs of the Week of 2026. This week Caleb Campbell, Mark Moody, and Matt the Raven helped me decide the list. We considered over 30 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 14. More
The Soundtrack Also Features Proper., Sloppy Jane featuring Phoebe Bridgers, Florist, Caroline Polachek, and More
May 10, 2024
By Mark Redfern
The new A24 film, I Saw the TV Glow, was released to select theaters last week and today the soundtrack was released. It features new songs by Bartees Strange, Jay Som, The Weather Station, Proper., Sloppy Jane featuring Phoebe Bridgers, Florist, Caroline Polachek, and more. Stream the whole thing here. More
Plus Wilco, The Joy Formidable, Peter Gabriel, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Sep 29, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the 31st Songs of the Week of 2023. This week Andy Von Pip, Marc Abbott, Mark Moody, Matt the Raven, Scott Dransfield, and Stephen Humphires all helped me decide what should make the list and we settled on a Top 10. More
I Killed Your Dog Due Out October 13 via Mexican Summer
Sep 27, 2023
By Mark Redfern
L’Rain (aka multi-instrumentalist Taja Cheek) is releasing a new album, I Killed Your Dog, on October 13 via Mexican Summer. Now she has shared another song from it, “r(EMOTE).” More
Plus L’Rain, Anjimile, GUM, Patio, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Aug 25, 2023
By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip)
Welcome to the 26th Songs of the Week of 2023. Last week’s Songs of the Week was our first one after a month-long hiatus and there were a lot of strong choices (plus we put together a playlist of all the great songs we missed while on vacation). This week, the pickings weren’t as plentiful, but there were still some new tracks we liked. More
I Killed Your Dog Due Out October 13 via Mexican Summer
Aug 25, 2023
By Mark Redfern
L’Rain (aka multi-instrumentalist Taja Cheek) has announced a new album, I Killed Your Dog, and shared its first single, “Pet Rock,” via a music video. She’s also announced some fall tour dates. More
