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 #9

Another few months, another corker of a playlist for you. This one is a bit more chilled than the last edition

Mix #9

This one has some new discoveries like JW Ridley, Madeline Kenney, W. H. Lung, Amanda Bergman, Tunisian singer Emel Mathlouthi, Soccer Mommy, Photay and Novelty Daughter.  

I saw Ry Cooder at The Radio 2 Folk Awards earlier this year and didn't really know who he was. I included a song on a previous playlist but hadn't delved that deep into him. Whilst visiting a friend in Wales, he put on the 'Paris, Texas' soundtrack which it turns out, Cooder did. Now, seemingly, a timely inclusion, following the sad news about Harry Dean Stanton.

The Breeders return, Parquet Courts' Andrew Savage has a solo record, Weyes Blood covers 'Everybody's Talkin', John Maus is back, Mavis Staples reminding me of Sheer Mag, a mini exploration of Jimmy Webb (another oldie I didn't know, that Art Garfunkel one and whoah, MacArthur Park!), Baxter Dury sounding seedy as, OCS are Oh Sees and Weaves bring throat singer Tanya Tagaq onto a track to astounding effect (I happened to see Tagaq live in Canada in 2015 which was my first experience of her). 

Other things to mention, there is also a wonderful track by Ray Montgomery from last year (he played in The Pin Group who were on my last playlist) and a very good remix of Ryuichi Sakamoto by Motion Graphics. 

John Hinde

Mix #4

Some more tunes for you to enjoy. Stuff from the last few months, old favourites and random songs that have popped back into my head. 

Mix #4

Credit - Mária Švarbová