31/07/2014

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.

25/07/2014

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.

15/07/2014

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

 

10/07/2014

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!

01/07/2014

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?