Playlist 468 - Nov 14 2017

Something I’ve been thinking about for a while is a cello themed show. Well a little preview in the middle of this week’s show. Penny Rimbaud was in Crass and has made a very interesting new album of treatments of Wilfrid Owen’s war poems, featuring some gorgeous piano and cello. I wouldn’t call it backing, it’s more like a jazz trio with one of the parts being a voice.

Also in there is the Andy Nice contribution to the Front & Follow compilation celebrating 10 years in the world, beautiful loops and layers. And Solo Collective teasing out the durational element of this endlessly fascinating instrument.

Little Tornados making beguiling dream pop featuring Caroline Sallee of Caroline Says.

Who is in there in her own right with one of my favourite songs of the year somehow bridging the gap between bossa nova and kosmische.

And Bonny Doon sounding like a young 20s Silver Jews with the poetry and the guitars and the wonderful bittersweet stance on life.

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Playlist 468
Tues Nov 14 2017
11.00am-12.00pm
(repeated on Tuesdays 8.30pm)
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Playlist
Tune-Yards – Look at your hands (playing The Roundhouse, London, Mar 20)
Palm – Pearly
Hater – Blushing (playing The Taproom at London Fields Brewery, Dec 2, w Pictish Trail)
This is the Kit – By my demon eye (playing Cyprus Avenue, Cork Jan 16)
The Clientele – Lunar days
Death & Vanilla – Dioz delirium
Penny Rimbaud – Song of songs
Andy Nice – Atlantean
Solo Collective – Solo repeat (playing Capstone Theatre, Liverpool, Nov 21)
Little Tornados – I disappear
Caroline Says – My fiancé’s pets
Earth Girl Helen Brown – Chisa Ramopolo
Bill Mackay & Ryley Walker – I heard them singing
Goat Girl – Cracker drool (playing O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, Nov 23, w Marika Hackman)
Bonny Doon – I see you *next week's show features music from The Go! Team, Sone Institute & Old Fire, among others

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