Playlist 377 - Nov 10 2015

A string of great guitar music in the first half of the show this wk.

Field Music, storming prog pop with horns from the Brewis brothers.
The Phoenix Foundation, a twitchier, funkier variety.
The Chills, bringing a radiant glow to guitar pop.
Richard Lloyd, an unreleased power pop gem from the great ORK Records comp.

Change of tack in second half to take in showtunes from -

Julia Holter (well, that's my take on them anyway, in her case a mutated rarefied strain)
The genius of Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim from the s'track of West Side Story
Alela Diane & Ryan Francesconi, not so much showtunes but sublime pastoral sounds
Eska, Mercury Prize nominated in the UK, beautiful shifting soul music.

And Serge Gainsbourg, creating his own kind of magpie soul in 1964.

More on the blog.

Nov 10 2015 w/ ORK Records,The Drink,The Chap,Serge G,West Side Story,Julia Holter,Alela Diane++ by The Underground Of Happiness on Mixcloud



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Playlist 377
Tues Nov 10 2015
11.00am-12.00pm
(repeated on Tuesdays 8.30pm)
UCC 98.3FM
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Playlist
Wreckless Eric - Days of my life (playing The Old Church, Stoke Newington, London, Dec 3+8, w/ Howard Eynon)
The Chap – Jammer
The Scaramanga Six – Rules
Field Music – The noisy days are over (playing Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, Mar 10)
The Phoenix Foundation – Mountain
The Chills – Molten gold
Richard Lloyd - (I Thought) You Wanted To Know (ORK Records)
The Drink – Potter’s grave (playing Roisin Dubh, Galway, Jan 21)
AJ Holmes & The Hackney Empire – Just retribution
Julia Holter – Everytime boots (playing High & Lonesome Festival, Leeds, Nov 14)
Marni Nixon w/ Yvonne Othon & Suzie Kaye – I feel pretty (from the soundtrack of the film West Side Story)
Serge Gainsbourg – New York USA
Alela Diane & Ryan Francesconi – Shapeless
Joanna Newsom - Leaving the city
Eska – Shades of blue (playing Islington Assembly Hall, London, Nov 27)
JR Green – Nigerian princess (playing High & Lonesome Festival, Leeds, Nov 14)

*next week's show features music from Mikael Tariverdiev, Lail Arad & Howard Eynon among others

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