de-minimis

07 April 2017

let's eat grandma - 'rapunzel'

Great band name. Even better band.

jherek bischoff - 'attuna'

Great music from 2016.

big little lions - 'say hello'

And we're back in Canada with the great pop songs.

douglas dare - 'stranger'

What a tune.

team ghost - 'revelations'

French band Team Ghost channelling The Pet Shop Boys here with this absolute monster of a tune.

erasure - 'love you to the sky (adam turner remix)'

This is fresh off the press. Can't wait to see them soon.

the charlatans - 'plastic machinery'

The brand new single from The Charlatans. Pretty good it is too.

the dontels - 'soul nitty gritty'

Rock and roll. Oh yes!

alejandro cuestas - 'fur caroline (diwex remix)'

People that know me know that I like my minimal techno dark and moody. Just like this.

foreign fields - 'when you wake up'

Taken from the 'Take Cover' album, here's the brilliant Foreign Fields.

brett dennen - 'strawberry road'

Just lovely.

omd - '66 and fading'

I'd love to know what the title refers to. Anyone?

barry white - 'barry's theme'

Doesn't get much better than Barry White. Check out that lush orchestration.

saltland - 'magnolia'

Brand new and from the 'A Common Truth' album here is the very excellent Saltland.

gazelle twin - 'anti body wrangler remix'

Back to something a bit more intense.

violent femmes - 'big car'

Gotta love garage rock.

julia jacklin - 'same airport different man'

Now this is a very good track. Have a listen.

the notwist - 'gone, gone, gone, gone'

Very under-rated are Notwist.

cloudland canyon - 'an arabesque'

Another track from 2016 here.

britta phillips - 'million dollar doll'

Some wonderful synth-led pop from Ms Phillips.

anna wise - 'precious possession'

Very nice. Very smooth.

holly macve - 'timbuktu'

A singer that deserves all the praise is Holly Macve. A very special talent.

the sunshine underground - 'luminescent'

Electro-pop from Leeds sounding bloody good here.

elbow - 'k2'

And back with something a little more upbeat.

portishead - 'only you'

It's like that.

the gaylads - 'soul beat'

Not a band name that's aged particularly well but the tune is stone cold a classic.

money -'i'll be the night'

Their Suicide Songs album was one of my albums of the year and it's great to re-discover it this evening.

irma vep - 'you know i've been ill'

The tunes keep coming!

bloc party - 'into the earth'

One of the highlights from a so-so album.

phoria - 'mass'

I'd forgotten quite how good this track is. Just perfect.

high tide - 'time unlimited'

Going right back with some Italian house.

The Smiths - 'the hand that rocks the cradle'

Lyrics that cut as sharp as this are rare indeed.

submotion orchestra - 'illusions'

Now this is quite special.

lusine - 'slow motion'

This one is for all fans of electronica.

gorillaz - 'let me out'

Brand new ahead of the album. It's very 'Algiers', isn't it?

sugar pie desanto - 'soulful dress'

Tune!

rogue wave - 'she sells sanctuary'

This is an intriguing cover of the Cult classic especially for Record Store Day.

flo morrissey and matthew e white - 'looking for you'

One of the best covers from the collaboration of the year.

johnny osbourne - 'never stop fighting'

They didn't stop fighting in 1982 when this track was released and they are still fighting.

shugo tokumaru - 'gronlandic edit'

Here's something from leftfield. Tell me this isn't just the best.

regina spektor - 'the light'

I've blogged this before but I make no apologies for repeats. What an album.

air - ' adis abebah'

This is one of Air's more obscure tracks taken from the soundtrack to Quartier Lointain.

radiohead - 'decks dark'

I seem to be pulling out the heavyweights right now.

nick cave and the bad seeds - 'oh my lord'

Nick Cave showing just how brilliant a lyricist he is here.

lucinda wiliams - 'doors of heaven'

Going strictly blues now with the wonderful Lucinda Williams.

pink floyd - 'tbs9'

Taken from the Endless River album and written by the late, great Rick Wright.

trucido - 'sonny'

One of my all-time favourite Bandcamp discoveries was the 'Pam Grier' album by Trucido. So, so good.

free time - 'among the reeds'

Insomnia at least means I get to blog great tracks like this one from last year.

laura mvula - 'show me love'

British soul-singer Laura Mvula is just fantastic here with this song.

clarke hartnoll - 'do-a bong'

One half of Orbital plus Vince Clarke teamed up for this absolute beauty.

joan of arc - 'cha cha cha chakra'

And bang up to date with this brooding track from Joan of Arc (no, not that one. This one is from Ilinois).

françoise hardy - 'mon amie la rose'

Going right back now with this classic French number.

miranda lee richards - 'colours so fine'

Another one from last year and one of my favourite singers around.

nick drake - 'fruit tree'

At this time of the morning I think Nick Drake is probably compulsory.

wilco - 'we aren't the world (safety girl)'

One from last year now. Everyone loves Wilco.

sean rowe - 'gas station rose'

This is just wonderful. Taken from his new album 'New Lore'.

jamiroquai - 'hot property'

He's back...

delay trees - 'hum'

A Bandcamp discovery here. Delay Trees are a Finnish band with a great new album out. Do check it out.

said the whale - 'miscarriage'

I'm on a bit of a Canada vibe today. Here's Said The Whale with a great track from their latest album.

father john misty - 'ballad of the dying man'

I still don't quite know what to make of FJM. Genius or Elton John tribute? I'm undecided. In the meantime this is from his latest album.

diet cig - 'barf day'

Love, love, love this.

lou canon - 'who i am'

Canada is quite spoilt for riches with female lo-fi electronic artists and Lou Canon is one of the best. This is from her new album 'Suspicious'.

balto - 'shots in the dark'

Taken from their new album 'Strangers', this is a cracking tune.

blaenavon - 'orthodox man'

Very nice. You need to listen to this.

lykke li & david lynch - 'i'm waiting here'

One of Lynch's best collaborations.

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gabor szabo - 'galatea's guitar'

Night all.

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