Well, here we are. I haven't written a radio update since April, and the time has really gotten away from me. As I mentioned in a previous blog post starting in March I have gone back to full-time work, but in terms of my workload that has only been half the story. Where we live now in the north country Spring is a very special time of year, we have a few weeks of sweet spot in late May where most of the planting needs to get done and that has been a big priority as of late. What is perhaps a little funny about that is I made some really aggressive orders for saplings earlier in the year when I wasn't working, so coupled with the constant need for mowing, the amount of free time I have left over is pretty minimal. But that's behind us now and I can finally look to the future.

Another big time investment as of late has been the submission platform I am building at GETSEEN.app, which is just maybe a week or two out from full beta launch, and that is really exciting. What started out as a simple drop-in replacement for the contact forms I am hosting with Airtable has evolved into an open-ended submission platform for creatives to get paid for their work and keep way more of the money they earn. But I won't spend much time explaining that here, feel free to click through and take a look and we are open to sign-ups if you are interested. The payments will be processed exclusively through Dropp.cc, which allows for smaller fees and a better experience, but does require both submitters and creatives to have an account set up. I'll be writing some support documents to cover that soon. Expect some big changes over the next few weeks and then a stable release starting in July.

Let's move on to the music, which as usual I've been pulling in new tracks for radio play even as all these other things have been going on. One of my favorite things in life is curating for CHILLFILTR radio, so I hope our listeners can appreciate the time that is spent continuing to add new and exciting music. Since April, the list of new adds is absolutely monstrous. Anyway, here it is. A few things of note: one, is that I've found some unreleased tracks from my own catalog that I put on CHILLFILTR radio. So now that is absolutely the only place you will ever hear those songs; that gives me joy for some inexplicable reason. :)

And just to drop a few names for you in terms of what stood out to me recently, Ziggy Alberts was someone who I found through my mild obsession with Donovan Woods; and that makes two big finds through him, because it was also in a collaboration with Donovan Woods that I found Aoife O'Donovan who is amazing. So Donovan Woods—if you're reading this, big props on the choices you've been making for collaboration. I'm a fan of the music, and you certainly have great taste. Maybe you can work with The Lone Bellow next?

Joy Oladokun has been making a lot of waves recently, and I've added a large selection of tracks from her recent album "in defense of my own happiness." I even added a Harry Styles song, which I heard first on NPR radio. I typically don't do much with truly mainstream music, but "Matilda" is just such a well-written song that I had to make an exception.

Max García Conover is someone I have had my eye on for a number of years now, and his new album "Deer" does not disappoint. Finally, Abigail Lapell has recently released "Stolen Time" which is a very solid album, and perhaps my biggest surprise of all was discovering Lomelda. I don't even have words for how impressed I was with their 2020 release "Hannah."

cln - Undone (feat. Holly Hebe)

Litche - Colour of You (feat Anna)

Jerry Folk - U Got It

Klangkarussell - Calling Out Your Name (feat. Mando Diao)

Rachel Mazer - Something New

Krister Axel - When They Come To Take Me In For You

Krister Axel - Sunshine

Krister Axel - Harvest

BENEE - Winter [feat. Mallrat]

The Luxury of Being Human - Stories

The Luxury of Being Human - change the shade

The Luxury of Being Human - Bring summer back

The Luxury of Being Human - Luv Buzz

The Luxury of Being Human - two dreams in a wild place

Ziggy Alberts - Searching for Freedom - 05 Heartbeat

Ziggy Alberts - Searching for Freedom - 04 Letting Go

Ziggy Alberts - Searching for Freedom - 03 Don't Get Caught Up

Ziggy Alberts - Searching for Freedom - 02 Together

Skeleton Trees - Bite

Paprika Kinski - Lamento

LEIF VOLLEBEKK - I'm Not Your Lover - Live at the Troubadour

LEIF VOLLEBEKK - Apalachee Plain - Live at KCRW

LEIF VOLLEBEKK - Blood Brother - Live at KCRW

LEIF VOLLEBEKK - Transatlantic Flight - Live at Roy Thomson Hall

LEIF VOLLEBEKK - Hot Tears - Live at KCRW

LEIF VOLLEBEKK - Long Blue Light - Live at Starling Farm

ELIS NOA - I Was Just About to Leave - 02 Weights

ELIS NOA - I Was Just About to Leave - 03 Make Me Think Of You

ELIS NOA - Mad About You

Harry Styles - Matilda

Natty Reeves - White Lies

Ben Cottrill - Give Me Thunder

Ziggy Alberts - THE SUN & THE SEA (feat. Donovan Woods)

Riley Catherall - Vacant Lot

Riley Catherall - Venture In Vain - 01 Watered Down Man

Riley Catherall - Venture In Vain - 03 Robin

Riley Catherall - Venture In Vain - 05 Meet Me There

Chelsea Rose - 01 Eyes

max garcía conover - deer - 01 mary died a lover

max garcía conover - deer - 02 world war 3 is gonna be so dumb

max garcía conover - deer - 03 la scala

max garcía conover - deer - 04 i saw the devil he looks like me

max garcía conover - deer - 05 the gods of wasted time

max garcía conover - deer - 06 the cat tracks in sweet grass

max garcía conover - deer - 07 rich man

max garcía conover - deer - 10 the rocketeer

Stavroz - Nobody Around

Gabriels - Love And Hate In A Different Time (Jon Doe Radio Edit)

Cujo Moon - In the Stars

Golden Vessel - spinning

The Woodlands - Break It All

Yoe Mase - Zeroes & Ones

Chamberlain - Runaway Return

The Franklin Electric - Answers

SYML - You and I (feat. Charlotte Lawrence)

John Moreland - Birds In The Ceiling - 01 Ugly Faces

Damien Jurado - Reggae Film Star - 01 Roger

Damien Jurado - Reggae Film Star - 04 What Happened To The Class Of '65-

Damien Jurado - Reggae Film Star - 08 Taped In Front Of A Live Studio Audience

Stavroz - In Mindibu

Georgia Harmer - Just The Feeling

Georgia Harmer - Strongest Person

Georgia Harmer - Top Down

Georgia Harmer - Homes

Georgia Harmer - Know You Forever

Georgia Harmer - Talamanca

Joy Oladokun - In Defense of My Own Happiness - Bigger Man

Joy Oladokun - In Defense of My Own Happiness - heaven from here

Joy Oladokun - In Defense of My Own Happiness - if you got a problem

Joy Oladokun - In Defense of My Own Happiness - sunday

Joy Oladokun - In Defense of My Own Happiness - breathe again

Joy Oladokun - In Defense of My Own Happiness - look up

Joy Oladokun - In Defense of My Own Happiness - jordan

Joy Oladokun - In Defense of My Own Happiness - wish you the best

Abigail Lapell - Stolen Time - 01 Land Of Plenty

Abigail Lapell - Stolen Time - 02 Ships

Abigail Lapell - Stolen Time - 03 Pines

Abigail Lapell - Stolen Time - 04 Scarlet Fever

Abigail Lapell - Stolen Time - 05 All Dressed Up

Abigail Lapell - Stolen Time - 06 I See Music

Abigail Lapell - Stolen Time - 07 Waterfall

Abigail Lapell - Stolen Time - 08 Stolen Time

Abigail Lapell - Stolen Time - 09 Sewage

Abigail Lapell - Stolen Time - 10 Old Flames

Abigail Lapell - Stolen Time - 11 I Can't Believe

Callen - Love Myself Alone

juno roome - just like before

Dokkodo Sounds - Erase Me

Wes Collins - Jabberwockies - Jenny and James

Wes Collins - Jabberwockies - Cocoon

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dodie_-Build_A_Problem-1-10-_Sorry

dodie_-Build_A_Problem-1-5-_Special_Girl

dodie_-Build_A_Problem-1-4-_Cool_Girl

dodie_-Build_A_Problem-1-2-_I_Hate_Myself

Joy_Oladokun_-_Keeping_The_Light_On

Wes Collins - Jabberwockies - Under My Fingers

Josh Garrels - White Owl

Josh Garrels - Early Work, Vol. 2 (2020 Versions) - 08 New Day (2020 Reprise)

Luke Sital-Singh - Dressing Like a Stranger

Phoebe Bridgers - Sidelines

Olivia Penalva - Judge Away

River Whyless - Monoflora - 03 Oil Skin

River Whyless - Monoflora - 07 Promise Rings

River Whyless - Monoflora - 09 Michigan Cherry

SINE - Truth_Inside

Powfu (feat. Beabadoobee) - Death Bed

Dina ögon - Tombola 94

Old Sea Brigade - Man Made by Delusion

Violet Bell - MEET ME IN THE GARDEN

Michael Dunstan - Walk The Streets On Sunrise

Lomelda - Tommy Dread

Lomelda - Big Shot

Lomelda - Hannah Sun

Lomelda - Kisses

The Ballroom Thieves - Tenebrist

The Ballroom Thieves - I'm Around (feat. Ariel Posen)

The Ballroom Thieves - Covers - 01 Lost in the Light

The Ballroom Thieves - Covers - 02 My Backwards Walk

The Ballroom Thieves - Covers - 03 Hymn #101

The Ballroom Thieves - Shine

Walter Martin - The Bear --- 01 Hunters in the Snow

Walter Martin - The Bear --- 04 Baseball Diamonds

Walter Martin - The Bear --- 05 The Bear

Walter Martin - The Bear --- 09 The Crow Symbolizes Love

Walter Martin - The Bear --- 10 The Song is Never Done

Donovan Woods - Big Hurt Boy - 03-i-hope-you-change-your-mind

Donovan Woods - Big Hurt Boy - 02-leave-when-you-go-feat-ralph

Donovan Woods - Big Hurt Boy - 06-no-time-soon

Donovan Woods - Big Hurt Boy - 04-cheyenne

Donovan Woods - Big Hurt Boy - 05-a-picture-of-us-smiling-at-a-party-5-years-ago

Donovan Woods - Big Hurt Boy - 01-i-won't-mention-it-again

Carolina Story - Dandelion - 02 - Lay Me Down Easy