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It’s likely to be of interest only to has-been rockers now of a certain age but languishing on Radio Humberside is a little gem of a programme:
Henry’s Jukebox
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p001d7fy
R ‘n’ B for the thinking man
Other than regretting Eliza’s fondness for the "wrong"
Planet Rock
, it strikes me I’ve not posted very much in the way of music on this thread at all so far this year.That will never do!
Here are a few tracks I’ve very much enjoyed of late, including some from the backlog of 2010 stuff I’m still getting through. With so much music out there and so little time to enjoy it, why do people give the likes of Beady Eye the time of day… Beats me.
WIRE – Two Minutes
(2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5WL_khq2AU
Yep,that
Wire. Still surviving successive cold winters, still refusing to grow old gracefully. Good.
THE LOVELY EGGS – Don’t Look At Me (I Don’t Like It)
(2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uuMy2ZN7A8
Lancaster’s finest husband-and-wife punk-popsters, brought to you once again by Rachel Neimann (the lass with the pink hair off ofMastermind
and
University Challenge
and stuff) and featuring a winning cameo from a certain Mr Shuttleworth. Miles and miles of win.
PEACH KELLI POP – Do The Eggroll
(2010)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LhZOl3cBZA
You know, sometimes I think there just aren’t enough twee-surf songs performed by usherettes with painted-on whiskers…KITTY, DAISY AND LEWIS – I’m So Sorry
(2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyKmukkJTVQ
Think any lovers of ska, dancefloor or even skiffle might love this. First track from London siblings’ sophomore album, and catchy as.SELEBRITIES – Can’t Make Up My Mind
(2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGO-R0i0gQ0
80s synth-tastic! Few New Order-ish guitar licks in there as well, I think.THE LIKE – He’s Not A Boy
(2010)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42p2nERiNFk
Bless me! A Mark Ronson-produced vehicle to which I’m not completely and utterly and terminally ambivalent! Ah well, if one waits long enough…AVEY TARE – Lucky 1
(2010)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wXX7vtZpMo
Do you know what I like nearly as much as Animal Collective albums? Albums from solo members of Animal Collective. Squelchy synths, syncopation, echoey vocals, almost-pop – this is not unfamiliar, nor unwelcome, sort of territory.ACID HOUSE KINGS – Would You Say Stop?
(2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KN2oCtb5aKA
I’ve saved the best until last. Peerless, perfect, Swedish pop that would have won Eurovision with a record score if only they’d thought to have entered it. D’oh…I still really, really, like music, me.
gc
Wire
– Sort of stuff I was into in the 70s, not too keen on this but maybe check out some of their other work.
5/10
The Lovely Eggs
– Quirky and fun.Could see myself dancing to this, but nobody else would want to see that.
8/10
Peach Kelli Pop
– Bunch of girls who cant sing or dance. Poor.
2/10
Kitty, Daisy & Lewis
– Not the kinda thing I’d buy, but a pleasant enough ditty.
6/10
Selebrities
– A bit dated but they do remind me a little of The Human League, so for that reason
5/10
The Like
– Very catchy and another that I could embarrass myself with on the dancefloor. I like
9/10
Avey Tare
– Depressive
1/10
Acid House Kings-
I’ve heard of these
A pleasant enough piece of pop7/10
Cheers.
Aerosmith – Back in the Saddle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDKxUt9UkmUGC – could Peach Kelli Pop be a nod to the the track of the same name on the classic Redd Kross album ‘Neurotica’.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-suoTLZkoQ
The Macdonald brothers – true genius.
Anyway, another contribution…
This track is Storm Song off one of the most consistently great albums I’ve heard in ages.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gU7N2YolQWo
Smoke Fairies’ Through Low Light & Trees
Going to check out Smoke Fairies a bit more when I get time; like what I’ve heard so far. Bought Twice Reflected Sun, Nancy Kerr and James Fagan; a rather lovely combination of Australian and English folk music [sans didgeridoos]. James sounds like a young Swarbrick and there’s quite a Fairporty feel to it.
GC – could Peach Kelli Pop be a nod to the the track of the same name on the classic Redd Kross album ‘Neurotica’.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-suoTLZkoQ
Almost certainly is, GD. "Visionary" and "Jimmy’s Fantasies" were always my fave Redd Kross tracks, for the record.
gc
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To stay with the French theme…
Camille – Mars Is No Fun
I’m liking this quirky Parisian.
Greatest song ever written according to the songwriter (and me)…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICpYABZTIpY
Can’t stop listening to Shelby Lynne’s new album, Revelation Road.
This is a long long way from the cheesy Nashville that she started out with.
Live and even more stripped down version of Heaven’s only days down the road:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guoXHhLdoro
Music Heaven on Forth Radio this morning:
Don’t The Fear The Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult
followed by
Teenage Kicks by The Undertones
They’ve just picked me off the ceiling!
Rob
Ah Teenage Kicks, that was famously the favourite record of the late, great John Peel. I probably slightly prefer My Perfect Cousin, but both are poptastic.
RIP Peely- and Sir Jim. Both of those guys gave up a lot of their time for others.
Now, I’ve got a cousin called Kevin
He’s sure to go to heaven
Always spotless clean and neat
The smoothest you can get them
He’s got a fur lined sheepskin jacket
My ma said they cost a packet
She won’t even let me explain
That me and Kevin were just not the sameOh my perfect cousin
What I like to do he doesn’t
He’s his family’s pride and joy
His mothers little golden boyHe’s gotta degree in economics
Maths – physics and bionics
He thinks that I’m a cabbage
Cos I hate university challenge
Even at the age of ten
Smart boy Kevin was a smart boy then
He always beat me at Subbuteo
Cos he flicked the kick
And I didn’t knowOh my perfect cousin ..
His mother bought him a synthesizer
Got the Human League into advise her
Now he’s making lots of noise
Playing along with the art school boys
Girls try to attract his attention
But what a shame it’s in vain total rejection
He will never be left on the shelf
Cos Kevin he’s in love with himselfGreat lyrics for their time and place.
Undertones – My Perfect Cousin
A wonderful half hour or so spent on The Undertones
Many thanks for the nudge, Get Over You is still my all time fave of theirs though.Thurston Moore – Circulation (from recent-ish album, Demolished Thoughts)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VPzstaQ35M&feature=related
Come – Finish Line (from the mid-nineties album Don’t Ask Don’t Tell)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU9-RDOQ-c8
What a vocal….. BLISS!
A pleasant enough piece of pop
Many thanks for the nudge, Get Over You is still my all time fave of theirs though.- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.