12/19 - Keep Throwing Your Fists In Slow Repetition

Once again, a group of tunes to raise as a weapon when the infuriating world situation of 2019 batters your heart and soul.

PJ Harvey - The Crowded Cell

The Virtues - a four-episode gut punch by genius Shane Meadows, with the superbest of acting and a commissioned theme tune by PJ Harvey. There are still things to admire in the UK even in these ludicrous times.

Fugazi - Break

Masters of unconventional song structures break it down with a multilayered program declaration:

We take apart everything we build

Rage Against The Machine - Calm Like A Bomb

The situation is getting more dire, and RATM more relevant. I'm getting genuinely sick to my stomach by watching this stereo-screen shitshow of the Trump administration's abuses and the bigoted, misogynist Tory powergames. We've gotta kick the fascists and the capitalists in the nuts. Now.

Kate Tempest - Holy Elixir

Just in time, Kate Tempest arrives with a new album to dress this murky situation in blistering words. I have not listened yet, but this pre-taste gives me great comfort and raises my expectations.

Your loneliness is the symptom, not the sickness

Beyoncé ft Jay-Z - Deja Vu

Pray to Lady Bey. She reassures us that we'll see her again, and again, and again. Maybe it's what we need to get us through.