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05 June 2017

hagen mosebach & schallfeld - 'blacktop (der klient remix)'

This is a rather under-stated but nonetheless quite awesome remix.

conor oberst - 'a little uncanny'

More genius from one of my favourite songwriters.

ron gallo - 'why do you have kids?'

Well...why?

of monsters and men - 'mountain sound'

Bloody love OMAM.

nadia reid - 'ain't got you'

New Zealand singer Nadia Reid with an incredible song.

roger waters - 'broken bones'

Taken from the new album. Jury's still out on this one for me.

guided by voices - 'amusement park is over'

I've given up trying to keep up with GDV's prodigious output, splendid though it is. The man is too prolific!

missio - 'bottom of the deep blue sea'

Top tune.

the xx - 'replica'

One of their lesser known tracks from the new album.

horse thief - 'falling for you'

I seem to be on a mellow tip at the moment. No worries, thoroughly enjoying all these great new tracks from 2017.

crushed stars - 'sleepwalking'

Ah, now this is very good. Mellifluous even.

tall tall trees - 'lost in time'

Just perfect.

nick cave and current 93 - 'all the pretty little horses'

Forgotten completely about this tune.

fleet foxes - 'fool's errand'

A little bit Everly Brothers in the delivery of this song.

pixx - 'waterslides'

Love their new album. So many great tracks on it.

saint etienne - 'magpie eyes'

Saint Etienne's new album is as bubblegum pop-tastic as I'd hoped and more.

04 June 2017

dan auerbach - 'waiting on a song'

A beautiful day demands beautiful country-pop and the Black Keys lead singer delivers in spades with this track from his new album. A lovely tribute to Nashville.

sun kil moon - 'philadelphia cop'

My love hate relationship with SKM continues unabated.

factory floor - 'ya'

This techno tune is relentless. So good.

the temper track - 'closer'

I think this was a bonus track on the deluxe version. So glad I invested in that.

matt elliott - 'the calm before'

Time to turn down the tempo.

wire - 'forward position'

Ever reliable. I don't think I've ever heard a duff Wire track.

03 June 2017

clock opera - 'whippoorwill'

Their album has been a bit of a grower. A bit like how this tune builds as it progresses actually!

rebekka karijord - 'the orbit'

The drumming and bass guitar lift this tune so well.

the proper ornaments - 'back pages'

Harking back to the early 90s with a jangle-tastic tune.

kid wise - 'hold on'

Here's a band that I've loved listening to over the past year.

vanbot - 'not that kind (moscow)'

I love the concept behind this album and all the Russian references.

fink - 'she was right'

From one of the standout albums of 2017.

electric guest - 'see the light'

Beautiful.

emma ruth rundle & jayle jayle - 'about time you came to me'

Just the right music to drown all the negativity in the world.

chuck prophet - 'bobby fuller died for your sins'

I love the tribute to "I Fought The Law" embedded into the chorus of this song. Fuller, of course, wrote the original track.

nathan fake - 'hoursdaysmonthsseasons'

Sublime.

actress - 'runner'

Big nods to Blue Monday with this track.

samantha crain - 'betty's eulogy'

Just perfect.

sondre lerche - 'baby come to me'

A Danish musician who is surely destined for great things.

nadine khouri - 'thru you i waken'

Bang up to date with this brilliantly talented singer/songwriter.

nick cave and the bad seeds - 'fable of the brown ape'

Tune!

kostadinova - 'point of departure (original mix)'

Amazing how minimal techno clears my mind and makes me feel instantly better.

flume - 'bring you down feat. george maple'

A track that flows perfectly from the previous one.I should be a DJ!

jamie isaac - 'cnt you see'

I love the jazzy old school feel to this track.

army of bones - 'dead in the water'

Wakey wakey!

slugabed - 'time 2 let it go'

So much going on with this track and so much to enjoy.

rational youth - 'this side of the border'

No messing with this tune.

alt-j - 'adeline'

The new Alt-J album is quite a dark affair.

ulrika spacek - 'mimi pretend'

Their new album hasn't disappointed. I was a bit worried that it wouldn't come up to the standards set by the previous but all fears have been allayed.

cigarettes after sex - 'k'

I'm very excited about their upcoming new album. Just check this, the first track from it. A perfectly-formed instant classic.

01 June 2017

marika hackman - 'my lover cindy'

The new Marika Hackman album has been a long time coming and it's already an instant hit with me. Love it.

klaos - 'goldene haut'

A bit of deep house for you. I'm not usually a fan of vocoder but this tune uses it well.

sean rowe - 'the vine'

What a voice. That's the real deal and no mistake.

saltland - 'forward eyes ii'

Cellist with Esmerine and Thee Silver Mt Zion, Rebecca Foon has gone solo with a new album 'A Common Truth'.

ibibio sound machine - 'joy'

This is a little bit darker than her usual output but still works so well.

french for rabbits - 'feathers and dreams'

Ah. Dream-pop. How I've missed you.

emily barker - 'sister goodbye'

Another fantastic new tune.

the magnetic fields - ’70 they’re killing children over there'

Hard-hitting and somewhat bleak but a great tune too with quite a bassline.

san fermin - 'better company'

Brooklyn 8 piece with a poppy little track from their new album.

austra - 'future politics'

I have probably posted this before but it's well worth a re-post.

einar stray orchestra - 'glossolalia'

Einar Stray Orchestra are an incredible talent. This tune is epic.

conor oberst - 'hotel by the sea'

The bloke's a genius for sure.

delroy wilson - 'riding for a fall'

Some old school reggae.

rose elinor dougall - 'before we're strangers (demo version)'

Yes!

sloppy heads - 'plane to see'

I've had the new album a little while but only just gotten round to giving it a proper listen. I love the DIY feel to it. Reminiscent of Daniel Johnston.

glass vaults - 'savant'

It's great to hear New Zealand bands doing their own thing and Glass Vaults have certainly carved out a unique sound that just rocks.

mersault - 'ode to gremlin'

I do love their new album. Just check this tune out.

jakob ogawa - 'you might be sleeping'

Ah. Now this is right up my street. Scandinavian, dreamy and gorgeous female lyrics.

tift merritt - 'my boat'

Her new album has been a slow burner for me but I've come to love it.

los campesinos! - 'i broke up in amarante'

This'll wake you up.

mick harvey- ' puppet of wax, puppet of song'

The Bad Seeds' side project has been an unexpected delight.

skyway man - 'old city river'

I'd best describe this music as outside of time or place. It's just a wonderful pop tune.

the moonlandingz - 'this cities undone'

Sort of like a psychedelic Sugarcubes. And I mean that with the very highest of praise.

molly burch - 'try'

Another artist that's made 2017 a great year for new music.

landlady - 'cadaver'

Do yourself a favour and get the new Landlady album.

peter silberman - 'ahimsa'

Peter Silberman is an artist that always has me wanting more. Bloody brilliant.

fujiya and miyagi - 'r.s.i'

Brighton's finest in the best of health.

vancouver sleep clinic - 'unworthy'

A great track from their new album 'Revival'. Actually it's quite sublime.

the mountain goats - 'abandoned flesh'

A great list of cultural reference points in this great tune from The Mountain Goats.

her - 'jeanie j'

I feel like catching up with some tunes. This is a belter.

30 May 2017

wear your wounds - 'steps'

Variously described as post-rock, I'm not sure it does Wear Your Wounds justice. This is a beautiful piano piece however you describe it and is taken from the new album Dunedevil.

wooden wand - 'one can only love'

James Toth's decamp to Kentucky is certainly agreeing with him. His latest Wooden Wand album is an absolute joy and this a particular highlight from it.

24 May 2017

bjorn riis - 'forever comes to an end'

Airbag's Bjorn Riis returns with his second album and it's absolutely epic. Seriously, there aren't too many musicians making these kind of tunes anymore with David Gilmour-esque guitar solos that just soar but then, being the Norwegian that he is, he can't resist a little bit of a metal riff in there too. So good.

luke sital-singh - 'still'

The track is a few years old now but Luke Sital-Singh has packaged it within his brand new album ' Time Is A Riddle'. It's an excellent track on what is a superb album that doesn't break any new ground but what it does deliver are perfectly formed pop tunes.

23 May 2017

diagrams - 'wild grasses'

Taken from the new Diagrams album 'Dorothy', it's a collaboration between pop/folk singer Sam Genders aka Diagrams and 90 year old poet Dorothy Trogdon who provides the lyrics to this concept album exploring nature. If it all sounds a bit pretentious then nothing could be farther from the truth, it's actually quite a beautiful LP.