Soulful Sunday

Legendary Songstress CARLY SIMON Impresses Vocally With New Riveting Gem From New Upcoming LP

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Reveries for the laziest day of the week

14 June 2026


New album artwork

At 82, American singer-songwriter legend CARLY SIMON, who became worldwide
known You’re So Vain (more than 700 million streams on Spotify) in 1972, returns
after 17 years with a new LP, titled Comes In Waves, her 24th, out on August 14th.

The lead single HOWL shows that Simon‘s voice has aged admirably. Impressively
strong and riveting. The song itself is a tremendously arousing gem. Exquisite performance.

Simon: “‘Howl’ lives in that space between betrayal and forgiveness, where anger has
to be voiced before it can be released. It’s about letting the frustration out so it doesn’t
sit and simmer. The song begins in anger, but it moves toward forgiveness, and speaks
to any situation where trust has been broken.”

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PATRICK WOLF – London’s Acclaimed Songsmith Shares Introspective Piece ‘THE LAUGHING DOVE’

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Reveries for the laziest day of the week

7 June 2026


Promo shot

Artist: PATRICK WOLF
Who: Acclaimed singer-songwriter from London
with several EPs and 7 albums under his belt.

Track: THE LAUGHING DOVE

Wolf: “A song I wrote in the desert this February standing on a distance
enough back from the world to gather a perspective on its spin and return
with this message from the dove – visiting me the morning a sandstorm was
making its way in – the video, compiled in part with my footage from my
yearly journeys is yours to disappear into too.”

TUTV: Wolf‘s voice stands out (again)
on this philosophising pondering.

LISTEN/WATCH

TOUR DATES

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KURT VILE Has Plenty Of Feel Good Songs On His New LP ‘PHILADELPHIA’S BEEN GOOD TO ME’

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Reveries for the laziest day of the week

31 May 2026


Press pic

The now 48-year-old electric folk star KURT VILE was born in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania,
and lives now in Philly. He’s so happy about his state that he made an album about it, named 10th LP PHILADELPHIA’S BEEN GOOD TO ME.

The album was largely recorded in Vile‘s home studio, OKV Central, located in Mount Airy, Philadelphia. He describes the album as his “bringing it all back home to Philly record“, and that he treated the recording process like it was his last album.

The Guardian (English newspaper) says: “Indie rock’s most easygoing dude gets existential. Sounding characteristically virtuosic but unbothered, Vile is more forward-thinking than ever
on a record that surveys the bliss and bumps of life in his mid-40s.”

TUTV: Nothing but feel-good tunes creating the lazy, relaxing, dreamy atmosphere
that Vile is so good at. His stress-free, tranquilizing sound, his sparkling guitar play, and
his knack for writing tunes that ease your mind in a luring way combine once again to make for a great companion for restful moments. Kurt Vile’s been good to us.

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North American Tour 2026

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FUTURE ISLANDS – Baltimore’s Synth Pop Romantics With Musing ‘TOMORROW’

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Reveries for the laziest day of the week

24 May 2026


Press photo by Shawn Bracknell

Baltimore‘s shiny synth-pop team FUTURE ISLANDS led by supple frontman
Samuel T. Herring celebrate their 20th anniversary as a band this year.

To mark the event, they just released a double album, titled
From A Hole In The Floor To A Fountain Of Youth featuring
20 tracks. Alternate hits, rarities, and fan favourites, some of
which have never appeared on streaming services.

One of the songs is romantic musing TOMORROW.

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KIDS WITH BUNS – Belgian Alluring Duo Entice With New Single ‘HALF OF A DREAM’

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Reveries for the laziest day of the week

3 May 2026

Band: KIDS WITH BUNS
Who: Belgian dream pop duo, featuring Marie Van Uytvanck and
Amber Piddington, who released their debut LP Out Of Place.

New single: HALF OF A DREAM
Piece from their upcoming new
full-length.

This enticing power pop lullaby/ballad
is just perfect for lazy Sundays.

Enjoy the beautiness of this sweet little gem.


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Tour Dates

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RINGO STARR Charms With Sugary Country Nugget ‘I DON’T SEE MY EYES IN YOU ANYMORE’ From His Brand New 22th LP

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Sonic reveries for the laziest day of the week

26 April 2026

RINGO STARR fans know that he has always been a country aficionado.

With brand new full-length LONG LONG ROAD, the now 85-year-old former
Beatle has released his 2nd country longplayer in two years with big help from
renowned singer-songwriter/producer veteran T Bone Burnett.

it features guest appearances from Billy Strings, Sheryl
Crow, St. Vincent, Molly Tuttle, and Sarah Jarosz.

For this Soulful Sunday series, I picked the album’s sugary, catchy, and
easygoing country nugget I DON’T SEE ME IN YOUR EYES ANYMORE.

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WHAT’S GOING ON?

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19 April 2026

The title track of the late great soul star MARVIN GAYE‘s
1971 classic LP What’s Going On is so painfully relevant
again.

“Mother, mother
There’s too many of you crying
Brother, brother, brother
There’s far too many of you dying
You know we’ve got to find a way
To bring some lovin’ here today, yeah

“Father, father
We don’t need to escalate
You see, war is not the answer
For only love can conquer hate
You know we’ve got to find a way
To bring some lovin’ here today

Picket lines and picket signs
Don’t punish me with brutality
Talk to me
So you can see
Oh, what’s going on (What’s going on)
What’s going on (What’s going on)
Right on, baby

Mother, mother
Everybody thinks we’re wrong
Oh, but who are they to judge us
Simply ’cause our hair is long
Oh, you know we’ve got to find a way
To bring some understanding here today

Tell me what’s going on (What’s going on)
I’ll tell you, what’s going on (What’s going on)
Right on, baby, right on”

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OTHER BROTHER DARRYL – Boston’s Americana Country Collective Offer Hope On New Single ‘TAKE IT WITH YOU’

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Musings for the laziest day of the week

12 April 2026


Credit Pat Piasecki

Band: OTHER BROTHER DARRYL
Who: Country & Americana collective from Boston.
They released their debut LP Roll Shine Roll last year.

Track: TAKE IT WITH YOU
New single.

Nate Leavitt (guitarist and co-vocalist), “We’re shaped by our past. All of the experiences in our life are what makes us who we are. Good or bad, these are the things that make us who we are and it’s important to recognize that. It doesn’t mean you have to live in the past; in fact it’s the complete opposite. Live in the now but know you’re here because of your past.”

Dan Nicklin (co-vocalist, lyricist, and percussionist): “The sentiment of ‘bringing it with you’
is grabbing your baggage and taking it; you can unpack it if you want, but make sure you bring it with you because if you’re strong enough now to unpack it, it’s because of what you lived through. So don’t turn your back on those memories.”

TUTV: Warm Americana at its nostalgic best. Sonically, harmonically and
melodically. Take It With You is richly orchestrated with both an acoustic
glow and steel guitar sparkles, mellow organs and piano now and then
in the back.

Feel-good country rock vibes, early Eagles come to mind, sooth our troubled
state of mind and make us dream about much-needed better times. There’s
always an encouraging light that shines at the end of the melancholia tunnel.

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CHARLEY CROCKETT – American Country Star Charms With Nostalgic Musing ‘KENTUCKY TOO LONG’

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Reveries for the laziest day of the week

5 April 2026

Artist: CHARLEY CROCKETT
Who: Country superstar from
San Benito, Texas with 16 LPs
on his résumé.

Track: KENTUCKY TOO LONG

Single from his brand new
full-length Age Of The Ram.

Good old country vibes.
Great acoustic guitar play.

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GNARS BARKLEY For The Last Time – Hear Highlight ‘I AMNESIA’ From Their Final LP

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Reveries for the laziest day of the week

8 March 2026

American soul-heavy duo GNARLS BARKLEY got their name cemented
for eternity with their gigantic 2006 hit Crazy (more than 1,45 billion
streams on Spotify).

But they are/were quite lazy. They just launched only
their 3rd and, yes, already final LP in 20 years, baptized
Atlanta.

A soul-gospel colored record featuring several highlights. One of my favs is
I AMNESIA. A sing-along/foottapping/clap-along chant flavored with spiritual
vocals.

Here we go.


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