Artist of the Week: Songhoy Blues

Premiere DateDec 12, 2020
Series Page Download Sponsor: The Northface
Categories Indie Music
00:00 Emily (All of A Sudden by Falcon Jane)
01:10 Feel Fine Tiña
03:47 Pit Boss Half Stack
06:15 Raisin Anna McClellan
08:09 Drinking During The Day Emily Edrosa
11:40 You Make Me Smile Mamalarky
14:58 Emily
15:35 All of A Sudden Falcon Jane
20:10  On The Road Katy J Pearson
25:01 Are You Fucking Your Ex Eels
28:35 Bullfrog Choirs Told Slant
31:08 Emily
32:40 Fey Fey Songhoy Blues
35:34 Finish

Songhoy Blues takes the top spot on this week’s BTR Top 10! Our hosts are spinning their new album, Optimisme (out on Fat Possum) the most this week!

Debuting on the countdown this week: Mamalarky, Emily Edrosa, Anna McClellan, Half Stack, Tiña

Find your favorite album in the mix and support the artist by buying an album or some merch!

Here’s The Full List:

1. SONGHOY BLUES, Optimisme (Fat Possum)
2. TOLD SLANT, Point The Flashlight And Walk (Double Double Whammy)
3. EELS, Earth to Dora (E-Works/PIAS)
4. KATY J PEARSON, Return (Heavenly, PIAS)
5. FALCON JANE, Faith (Darling)
6. MAMALARKY, Mamalarky (Fire Talk)
7. EMILY EDROSA, Another Wave Is Coming (Park The Van)
8. ANNA MCCLELLAN, I Saw First Light (Father/Daughter)
9. HALF STACK, Wings Of Love (Forged Artifacts)
10. Tiña, Positive Mental Health Music (Speedy Wunderground/PIAS)

Songhoy Blues / illo by Bryan Bruchman / reference photo courtesy the artist
Songhoy Blues / illo by Bryan Bruchman / reference photo courtesy the artist
Falcon Jane - 'Faith'
Told Slant - 'Point The Flashlight and Walk'
As a kid, Emily Smith could often be found in her bedroom recording radio shows. She obsessively recorded songs off the radio onto cassettes and mixed them together on a dual player. She was in love with…

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