The last three months of the year are about to start. Traditionally, the focus is rather on well-known artists, their Christmas albums and Best of compilations. However, my Songs of The Week have a really nice mixture of several genres – and emerging artists as well as established ones. Hope you like this set of songs.
Ray.An – Girls
Ray An used to tour in Southern Germany as Andrea Marie. Now she is changing her alter ego to Ray An – and rocks! I also love the slight touch of country / Southern rock in the song. What a powerful single release – just had to share it with you. A well-deserved lead of the playlist this week.
The Standstills – Motherlode (ft. Eagles of Death Metal)
The playlist jumps from Germany to Canada, home of the Standstills. Together with the Eagles of Death Metal, they released Motherlode this week. Nice dark, rocking sound.
Björn Martins – Kein Zufall
What an amazing voice from Saxony in Germany: Kein Zufall (“No fluke”) is a nice, straight German rock song with good lyrics and a high level of memorability. Love it!
Ghost – Mary On A Cross
The Swedish metal band sound very gentle on their new single release, Mary On A Cross. Almost kitschy, but I like it.
Luebke – Spiderwebs
A touch of Brit pop from Northern Germany: Ralf Luebke is an established musician in the regional music scene around Wilhelmshaven. I like the nice groove of his new song Spiderwebs.
Revolverheld – Wenn Du jetzt hier wärst
Revolverheld are quite famous in the German speaking countries. Even though their 2021 album did not sell as well as the releases before, they have a large fan base around here. Their new single by the Hamburg-origin band is definitely a nice one.
Zweikanalton – Koexistieren
Zweikanalton is a band from Linz, Austria. The duo consists of the two brothers Markus and Thomas Danninger. Nice modern German language pop with a good groove.
JPSon – Save Me
JPSon is a very interesting folk-poo artist from South Africa. Save me is featuring his debut album, which will be released in early 2023. Could be a really nice one.
Lisa Pac – Where Did You Sleep?
There are a lot of interesting artists from Austria emerging currently. I just had Alina’s debut EP A+ and Glück by Melissa Naschenweng on my this weekend’s review list. Lisa Pac is a Vienna artist, whom I featured with her song Bedroom in a July edition of Songs of the Week already. Where Did You Sleep? is another great listen.
Alexander Martin – Geht nicht gibt es nicht
Alexander Martin does not only make it to the playlist due to home region bonus (he is actually born close to the city I grew up). Very powerful and energetic schlager release.
Helene Fischer – Wenn alles durchdreht
Even though her market is just limited to the German speaking parts of Europe, Helene Fischer belongs to the best-paid female artists worldwide. Just to illustrate her popularity: in my home town Cologne, she will have six shows in a row in the 18,000 people LanxessArena next year. Thus, a new Helene Fischer single is always exciting – and I really like this song by the German-Russian artist.
Julia Buchner – Revolution meiner Liebe
Another schlager song – but Julia Buchner does it less rocking, but more pop-ish than Martin. Nonetheless, I like the vibe of the track by the Austrian artist.
BoyWiithUke – Sick of U (feat. Oliver Tree)
BoyWIthUke is definitely a social media artist: the US-American grew by TikTok videos – now he is more popular in Germany and the United Kingdom than in his own home country. Nice track, recorded in collaboration with Californian producer Oliver Tree
Frankie Cosmos – F.O.O.F.
Greta Kline is a New York-based artist. Together with her band Frankie Cosmos, she will release the fifth studio album this October. Nice indie-pop sound.
Bruce Springsteen – Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)
Is this The Boss? Yeah, Bruce Springsteen is rocking in gospel style – and it would be a shame not to mention this unique listen.
Buddy Guy x James Taylor – Follow The Money
In parallel to his lovely album The Blues Don’t Lie, Buddy Guy is releasing this feature single. Follow The Money is a great Chicago Blues sound with a lovely groove. Beautiful way to close this series for this week.
Songs of The Week – The Playlist
You may also listen to my Songs Of The Week and songs selected in some of the previous weeks on this Spotify playlist:
Austrian Music & Media
Here are all my Music & Media postings related to Austria:

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 14th March 2025)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 7th March 2025)

Sue Ann – Abgeschlossen EP

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 7th February 2025)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 24th January 2025)

Songs Of My Life: Falco – Coming Home (Jeanny Part 2)

Melissa Naschenweng – Alpenbarbie

Flyctory.com – My Favorite Songs 2024

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 13th December 2024)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 6th December 2024)

Evon Rose – Thunder Rumbling

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 22nd November 2024)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 15th November 2024)

Simone Kopmajer – Home For Christmas

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 8th November 2024)

Lisa Schmid – Bittersüss

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 18th October 2024)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 11th October 2024)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 4th October 2024)

Visions of Atlantis (28th September 2024, Essen)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 27th September 2024)

Rock of Ages – 2025 International Dates of the Musical

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 20th September 2024)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 30th August 2024)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 23rd August 2024)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 16th August 2024)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 19th July 2024)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 12th July 2024)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 5th July 2024)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 28th June 2024)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 21st June 2024)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 14th June 2024)

Wanda – Ende nie

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 31st May 2024)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 3rd May 2024)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 26th April 2024)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 19th April 2024)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 12th April 2024)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 5th April 2024)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 29th March 2024)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 22nd March 2024)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 15th March 2024)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 8th March 2024)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 1st March 2024)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 23rd February 2024)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 2nd February 2024)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 19th January 2024)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 12th January 2024)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 5th January 2024)

Flyctory.com – My Favorite Songs 2023

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 22nd December 2023)

Santa’s Soundtrack 2023? Some Christmas Releases This Season

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 1st December 2023)

King & Potter – Habits!

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 24th November 2023)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 17th November 2023)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 10th November 2023)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 3rd November 2023)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 27th October 2023)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 20th October 2023)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 29 September 2023)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 15 September 2023)

Rock of Ages – 2024 International Dates of the Musical

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 08 September 2023)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 01 September 2023)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 25 August 2023)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 04 August 2023)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 21 July 2023)

Avec – I Feel Alone These Days EP

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 30 June 2023)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 23 June 2023)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 09 June 2023)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 02 June 2023)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 26 May 2023)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 19 May 2023)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 05 May 2023)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 28 April 2023)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 21 April 2023)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 14 April 2023)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 07 April 2023)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 31 March 2023)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 24 March 2023)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 10 March 2023)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 24 February 2023)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 17 February 2023)

Simone Kopmajer – With Love

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 03 February 2023)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 20 January 2023)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 13 January 2023)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 06 January 2023)

Flyctory.com – My Favorite Albums / EPs 2022

Flyctory.com – My Favorite Songs 2022

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 16 December 2022)

Some 2022 new Christmas Song Releases – Good Ones and Weird Ones

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 09 December 2022)

Tanzos – Win Fight Dream Lose EP

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 18 November 2022)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 11 November 2022)

Weird Al Yankovic is touring Europe 2023 – Tour Dates and Travel Hints

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 28 October 2022)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 21 October 2022)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 14 October 2022)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 7 October 2022)

Melissa Naschenweng – Glück

Arina – A+ (EP)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 23 September 2022)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 09 September 2022)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 02 September 2022)

Hannah – Kuhrios

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 26 August 2022)

Louisa Specht – Karussell EP

Gipsy Kings & More Than Words (11th August 2022, Cologne)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 29 July 2022)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 22 July 2022)

More Than Words – Today (Make Today Be the Best Day of Your Life)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 08 July 2022)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 24 June 2022)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 10 June 2022)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 3 June 2022)

Christa Fartek – Nashville and Me

Junipa Gold – Something Divine EP

VoixxBradler – Blast

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 6 May 2022)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 22 April 2022)

Mira & Adam – Prolog

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 15 April 2022)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 08 April 2022)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 01 April 2022)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 25 March 2022)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 18 March 2022)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 25 Feb 2022)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 18 Feb 2022)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 28 Jan 2022)

Claus Trophobia – Space Rock Voodoo

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 14 Jan 2022)

Julia Raich – Mein Schlagerr(a)ich

Some Non-Country Christmas Songs 2021

Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung – EAVliche Weihnachten – Ihr Sünderlein kommet?

Country Music Picks – The German Songs (26th October 2021)

The Hits of the Trips – My Summer 2021 in Music

Please Madame – Angry Boys, Angry Girls

CueStack – Diagnosis:Human

Country Music Picks – The German Songs (20th July 2021)

Allessa – Sommerregen

LOST – Long Nights Good Friends Red Wine

Alexander Eder – Schlagzeilen

Karen McDawn – To The Moon And Back
Media Review – Blues Top Pick!s
Here are all my Top Pick!-rated Media Reviews related to the blues:

Bobby Rush & Kenny Wayne Shepherd – Young Fashioned Ways

Dorothy – The Way

Charley Crockett – Lonesome Drifter

Mitch Ryder – With Love

The Sheepdogs – Hell Together EP

T.G. Copperfield – Steppenwolf

Bad Temper Joe – At The Villa EP

Sean Webster – Summer Has Gone

Jack McBannon – Tennessee

The Lunar Effect – Sounds of Green and Blue

Taylor McCall – Mellow War

Luke – Strange Boy in Town

Bobby Rush – All My Love For You

Andreas Diehlmann Band – Long Way To Go

Eamonn McCormack – Eamonn McCormack

Laura Cox – Head Above Water

Wally – Alles halb so wild

Dr. John – Things Happen That Way

Whiskey Myers – Tornillo

Dana Fuchs – Borrowed Time

Katie Henry – On My Way

Keb’ Mo’ – Good To Be …

Incredible Pack – Time For Decisions

Lucinda Williams – Have Yourself A Rockin’ Little Christmas (Lu’s Jukebox Vol. 5)

Gov’t Mule – Heavy Load Blues

Greyhound George Band – Get Up And Walk!

The Record Company – Play Loud

Samantha Fish – Faster

Helge Schneider – Die Reaktion – The Last Jazz Vol. II

Kat Eaton – Talk To Me

Joe Bonamassa – Now Serving: Royal Tea Live From The Ryman

Black River Delta – Shakin’

Rev. Peyton’s Big Damn Band – Dance Songs For The Hard Times

Bad Temper Joe – One Can Wreck It All

Willie Nelson – That’s Life

Joe Bonamassa – Royal Tea

DeWolff – Tascam Tapes