30/14 - The Spinal Cord of JFK Wrapped in Marilyn Monroe's Negligee

The world is falling apart. But, as Patti said at her gig last night; we have the power.

Mavina Reynolds - It Isn't Nice

Thanks to Athena Farrokhzad and her excellent radio program for reminding me of the good fight, of poetry, and of this song.

Suede - Lazy

They're reminding us there's things to be done
But you and me, all we want to be, is lazy...

Nina Simone - New World Coming

There's a new world coming
And it's just around the bend
There's a new world coming
This one's coming to an end

There's a new voice calling
You can hear it if you try
And it's growing stronger
With each day that passes by

Grinderman - The Palaces of Montezuma

The final episode of the second season of Luther. It ruled. And it ended perfectly with this song.

SBTRKT ft. Ezra Koenig - NEW DORP. NEW YORK

Crank this up in the car on a hot, sunny day. Waaay up.

29/14 - I'll Bottle Sounds of Me for You

A few songs for warm warm days.

Múm - We Have a Map of the Piano

For slumbering in the hammock.

The Modern Jazz Quartet - Concorde

For looking at clouds.

Lisa Ekdahl - I Tveksamhetens Tid

For indulging in pleasant nostalgia.

Yeasayer - Sunrise

For waking up in a sweaty sleeping bag.

Queens of the Stone Age - I Sat By the Ocean

For sitting by the ocean.

28/14 - This Is A Never Dug Disco

Here's some fresh stuff

Antipop Consortium - Splinter

But first old favourites. Magicians with words.

Staggering like four legs on one man

Aesop Rock - Freeze/Honeycomb Interlude

And another.

You should have shot yourself in the foot when it was in your mouth...

Timber Timbre - Beat the Drum Slowly

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Sharon van Etten - Our Love

*crush*

Woodkid - The Golden Age

 

27/14 - These Songs Lick My Soul, Lick It Free

A list dedicated to that rare bit of heaven that is Swedish summer.

Doris Day - Over The Rainbow

Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Away above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me

Nicolai Dunger - Soul Rush

Sunny days lick my soul, lick it free 
With days like this and nights like weeping songs 
‘cause they belong to anyone who’s felt the need for a rush

Songs: Ohia - Just Be Simple

This whole life has been about: try to be simple again

The Cardigans - Higher

This is a singular album. One of those recordings when a band breaks with its past, creates a completely new sound, makes a cohesive statement, and then moves away again, free. I might love later Cardigans even more, but picking this album up now it astounds me how different it sounds. Beautiful and chilly at the same time.

Marta Acuna - Dance, Dance, Dance 

Bring it on! I can take even more summer!

26/14 - There's a Highway That Is Curling Up Like Smoke Above His Shoulder

The week I left Glasgow after five years of calling it my home.

Marissa Nadler - Firecrackers

Leonard Cohen - The Stranger Song

The ultimate leaving song of all time.

John Jacob Niles - I'm Goin' Away

Bought the Boone-Tolliver Recordings the other week. A splendid investment.

Stuart A. Staples ft. Lhasa - That Leaving Feeling

We all have dreams of leaving
We all wanna make a new start
Go and pack a little suitcase
With the pieces of our hearts
All those worries and those sorrows
We can just dust them away
Buy a coffee and a paper
And go step on to a train

Nkosi Sikelel'i Afrika

This wonderful homely tune has been the national anthem of no less than five african countries (currently three)! I really wanted to include this Namibian version, but any children's choir will do.


Ok... the bridge or some place later, eh?