Dig into this week’s Saturday Alternative playlist! The Fitting Room albumw as Delivery by Mikaela Davis, out now on Rounder Records.
Mikaela Davis’ debut album, Delivery, is as much a showcasefor the harp as it is for herself. A singer songwriter and harpist from Rochester, NY, Mikaela incorporates the instrument into her music in ways you might not expect. Sure, the soft and angelic plucks and strums naturally create a wonderfully dreamy atmosphere throughout, but then she’ll use it to flourish some rootsy soulful grooves like on the song “Get Gone,” included as the second track on the album as if to say “this isn’t gonna be what you think it is.” It certainly didn’t hurt to have sonic wizard and indie producer extraordinaire John Congleton with her in studio either. Mikaela plays not only harp, but keys on the album, and it’s no wonder she’s been enlisted by the likes of Bon Iver, The Punch Brothers, Marco Benevento and others to perform with them on tour.
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Heart Slows Down – Aaron Lee Tasjan – Karma For Cheap
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Stick – Ovlov – Tru
Total Football – Parquet Courts – Wide Awake!
Soft Stud – Black Belt Eagle Scout – Mother of My Children
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That’s A Lifestyle – Dirty Projectors – Lamp Lit Prose
Standing In The Middle of the Field – Cut Copy – Haiku From Zero
Easy Money – Westerman
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Small Victories – The Lemon Twigs
The Spider and Me (feat. Mild High Club) – King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Sketeches of Brunswick East
With You – Twin Peaks
Nobody’s Watching – Steady Holiday – Nobody’s Watching
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Dark Saturday – Metric
Those Last Words – High Sunn – Missed Connections
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Break Me – DMA’s – For Now
Siren – Wilderado – Favors
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Million Dollars to Kill Me – Joyce Manor – Million Dollars to Kill Me
You’re Dreaming – Wolf Parade
Boyfriend – Marika Hackman – I’m Not Your Man
Double Down – Slothrust – The Pact
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Amelia Baker – Rayland Baxter – Wide Awake
Standing On the Edge of Tomorrow – The Damned
Muted Beatings – Albert Hammond Jr. – Francis Trouble
Russian Doll – Jealous of the Birds – The Moths of What I Want Will Eat Me In My Sleep
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Water – Ohmme – Parts
Oom Sha La La – Haley Heynderickx – I Need to Start a Garden
Bad Luck Again – The Rural Alberta Advantage – The Wild
Good Times Are Gone Again – Fred Thomas – Aftering
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Sanctuary – Super City – Sanctuary
Hammer – Tune-Yards – I can feel you creep into my private life
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Something For Your M.I.N.D. – Superorganism – Superorgansim
Ache – Trevor Powers – Mulberry Violence
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Lucky Ones – Israel Nash – Lifted
It Runs Through Me (feat. De La Soul) – Tom Misch
Soft Spoken – Naia Izumi
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Get Gone – Mikaela Davis – Delivery
Little Bird – Mikaela Davis – Delivery
Pure Divine Love – Mikaela Davis – Delivery
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Don’t Leave It In Our Hands – The Essex Green – Hardly Electronic
Disappointing Diamonds Are the Rarest of Them All – Father John Misty – God’s Favorite Customer
Why – Animal Flag
The Gold (Manchester Orchestra cover) – Phoebe Bridgers
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Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows – Best Coast – Best Kids
