The Ledge #519: New Releases (Pt. 1)

Once again, I have so much new music that the monthly new release episode has to be a two part extravaganza. Part one is dedicated to "friends" of the show. There's new releases from friendly labels such as Big Stir Records and Rum Bar Records. There's tunes from quite a few artists that routinely submit their tracks for inclusion.

And there's material from a couple of actual friends, most notably the long-awaited return of power pop maestro Dave Scarbrough. I've known Dave for pretty much my entire live music life, and nobody in my little city can turn a melodic phrase like Dave. I'm so happy to see that he's got a great new album ("Happily Ever After"), and obviously I'm even more pleased that he included a Paul Westerberg cover ("As Far As I Know"). Do yourself a favor and grab it from his bandcamp.

I would love it if every listener bought at least one record I played on either of these shows. These great artists deserve to be compensated for their hard work, and every purchase surely helps not only pay their bills but fund their next set of wonderful songs. And if you buy these records directly from the artist or label, please let them know you heard these tunes on The Ledge! Let them know who is giving them promotion! You can find this show at almost any podcast site, including iTunes and Stitcher...or

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE SHOW!

1. Brad Marino, Another Sad and Lonely Night (Single)

2. Dave Scarbrough, As Far As I Know

3. Dave Scarbrough, Take My Hand

4. Nick Frater, Buggin' Out

5. Walker Brigade, Fallout

6. Walker Brigade, I Wanna Destroy You

7. The Short Fuses, How Much More

8. The Coolies, King Of Confusion

9. Pale Lips, Get Up And Go

10. Baby Shakes, This Town

11. Hayley And The Crushers, Lust To Love

12. Cindy Lawson, How It Feels

13. Cindy Lawson, I'm Loaded

14. The Darts (US), Love Tsunami

15. The Darts (US), Sh*t Show

16. The Dirty Truckers, Let It Go

17. The Dirty Truckers, All Down the Line

18. The Dogmatics, Don't Break My Heart

19. The Dogmatics, Acid Rain

20. Jay Allen and the Archcriminals, Frying Pan Justice

21. The Mochines, This Is Rock N Roll

22. Abbie Barrett, Here To Stay

23. Diablogato, She Just Wants To Rock N Roll

24. Sonny Vincent, Over a Cliff

25. The  Manikins, Dark Time For the City Lights

26. Miscalculations, Controlling My Shadow

27. The Judex, Step Off, Sucker

28. New Rocket Union, Twin Cities Breakdown

29. New Rocket Union, Upside Down

30. The Swongos, Shayla Shadows

31. The Sweet Things, Brown Leather

32. Pink Mountaintops, Nervous Breakdown

33. Pink Mountaintops, Nikki Go Sudden

34. The Fuzztones, Barking up the Wrong Tree

35. Tony Valentino, Dirty Water