Bolis Pupul Shares Ma Tau Wai Road Single
For an album centered around family, it makes perfect sense that Bolis Pupul gives his sister an appearance on his latest single from the record dedicated to his mother. This go round, the groove carries a natural bounce to it, almost springy. That’s all juxtaposed with Salah Pupul’s voice, which has this bedroom pop dreaminess to it, almost crafting like a more pop-oriented version of a Fever Ray tune…which I don’t mind one bit. There’s lot of samples that also feel like they naturally fit into the scenery of the video, furthering Bolis storytelling in the album, which can sometimes be difficult in this genre. Letter to Yu is out on Mach 8th via DeeWee.

Last week was a strange one, particularly with the seeming loss of Pitchfork. But, here at ATH, we’re like the tortoise, just going slow and steady, doing our thing til we get to the proverbial finish line. There was tons of music to cover, and I mean tons, so we got to as much as we could, trying to highlight the stuff that wasn’t getting much love. Brand new music from Bolis Pupul came our way, plus Colin Newman reissue news. RayRay loved the new ripper from Gulfer. Personally, I loved the new Friko and Boy with Apple, and got to introduce you to new Fantastic Purple Spots from their EP next week! Sit back and enjoy some tunes.
I know Spotify is the devil, so please pass judgment knowing that I know it’s the devil, but I can’t turn my back on the beast…not to mention, the ease of access for everyone, which is where Spotify dominates the market. Alas, yes, I’m using Spotify for my playlist…until Bancamp offers me something better, but even they can’t be trusted anymore! So, I’ll just wrap up last week on my one! ATH Wrapped! We covered a lot of music, with some heavy-hitters like Real Estate, JAMC and Ducks Ltd. popping off with new stuff. There was a ton of tuneage from Australia: Pop Filter, Sachet, The Brights, Alluvial Nuggets and Good Morning. Plus, I’m flipping a coin between the Umbrellas and Bolis Pupul for my fave track of the week. What’s yours? Find out below!