Mix #34

As ever, I'm behind - nearly everything in this playlist was added last year. Soz, added Charli to make up for it.

Mix #34

New bits: MJ Lenderman, King Creosote, The Linda Lindas, Beth Gibbons, Moin, Sheer Mag, Amaarae, Celina Sharma, Marina Herlop, Glasser, Kneecap, John Glacier, Tirzah, Mica Levi, L'Rain, Delilah Holiday, CMAT, Bill Ryder-Jones, English Teacher, Mary Lattimore, ØXN, Clarissa Connelly, Mount Kimbie, Fontaines, Armand Hammer, AntsLive and more

Old bits: Mark Kozelek, Molly Drake, Connie Constance, Richard Thompson, Portishead, Royal Trux, Patrice Rushen, Ready For The World, PJ Harvey, Wilco, Al Green, Luke Kelly, Townes Van Zandt, Donovan, Peaches, The Chiffons, Nico, Broadcast, Curtis Mayfield, Gil Scott-Heron, Leonard Cohen, Hurray For The Riff Raff, Richard Hell, Steely Dan and more. 

 

Cai Guo-Qiang

 

Since last post, I've been to Texas for the first time, visited the 5000 year old Newgrange outside of Dublin, went to Stonehenge for the Summer Solstice, backpack walked 3 day of the Pembrokeshire Coast, made my first pair of trousers & then shorts, had a fantastic two weeks in Japan, watched Stewart Lee, Harry Hill, Nish Kumar, Fern Brady, Kim Gordon, Erika de Casier, Sam Lee, BETH GIBBONS, Bill Ryder-Jones twice, Fat Dog maybe 17 times, Sorry, Waxahatchee, Villagers, Tirzah, Chanel Beads, Fat White Family, Julia Holter, Lime Garden, Joe Goddard, Cat Power, Armand Hammer + all the peeps at Glastonbury, Laura Lomas' The House Party, The Hills of California, Spirited Away, This is Memorial Device, John Travulva and attended my first spelling bee.

Mix #31

Here is a chunky playlist mostly made last year again but slowly catching up. 

Mix #31

Featuring new: Plains, U.S. Girls, Naima Bock, Shygirl, Charli XCX, Caroline Polachek, Weyes Blood, Mary Lattimore, Kelela, Ice Spice, First Aid Kit, Lisa O'Neill and some men.

Featuring old: Van Morrison, Hot Chip, Dorothy Ashby, Pharaoah Sanders, David McCallum, Minnie Riperton, Arthur Russell, Jimmy Scott, Bob Dylan, Captain Beefhart, Lulu and more.

 

Thérèse Dreaming - Balthus 

Since last words, I have seen John Cale at The Palladium, Caroline Polachek, Young Fathers, Melody's Echo Chamber, Wet Leg at the Royal Albert Hall, Alex G, Lankum, Channel Tres, Mozart Estate, The Hidden Cameras with Owen Pallett, Georgia, Anna Calvi doing Aladdine Sane (weird event), Bill Ryder-Jones, Panda Bear & Sonic Boom, La Priest, Richard Dawson, Minor Conflict, Sorry, ESG, Mdou Moctar and Shirley Collins. In particular Young Fathers were incredible but Lankum definitely best show I've seen this year, even seen them again since! I'm now very glad the gigs will calm down a bit though! 

Other activities: spent May Day in Padstow following Obby Osses around, went to my first Banya (Russian spa) but sadly did not get hit by branches, slept overnight in a church (champing), celebrated Sammy's 40th in Vienna, Valencia (for Las Fallas) and Rowans bowling alley and saw 2:22 which was good fun.