Music For Listeners 04/18/2020

1) Beastie Boys-"Country Mike's Theme"  From the compilation album 'Anthology: The Sounds of Science'.
2) Willie Nelson-"First Rose Of Spring"  From the forthcoming album 'First Rose Of Spring'.
3) Girl Ray-"Could Have Been So Good"  From the brand new AA digital single for "Could Have Been So Good"/"Can't Help Myself".
4) Summer Camp-"Disneyland of The Heart/Women In Love"  From the album 'Romantic Comedy'.
5) Kate Davis-"Did You Love Somebody"  From the album 'Trophy'.
6) Mija-"So Close"  From the album 'Desert Trash'.
7) Waxahatchee-"War"  From the brand new album 'Saint Cloud'.
8) Sammy Miller and the Congregation-"Eagle Rock (Radio Edit)"  From the album 'Leaving Egypt'.
9) Fleetwood Mac-"Danny's Chant"  From the album 'Bare Trees'.
10) Catholic Action-"Sign Here"  From the brand new album 'Celebrated by Strangers'.
11) PINS-"Hot Slick (Radio Edit)"  From the brand new single for "Hot Slick".
12) Day Wave-"Potions"  From the forthcoming EP 'Crush'.
13) Bloody Beach-"Jigsaw"  From the album 'Pirate Radio Presents'.
14) Melodysheep-"The Science Rap (Ali G)"  From the album 'Remixes for the Soul'.
15) Jason Joshua-"Language of Love"  From the brand new compilation album 'Penrose Records Vol. 1'.
16) Laura Marling-"Strange Girl (clean)"  From the brand new album 'Song For Our Daughter'.
17) Ben Folds-"You To Thank"  From the album 'Songs For Silverman'.
18) The Charlatans UK-"Title Fight"  From the album 'Tellin' Stories'.
19) The Monkees-"Me and Magdalena (Live)"  From the brand new album 'The Mike and Micky Show - Live'.
20) Blueprint Blue-"Bitter Musician"  From the album 'Tourist'.
21) R.E.M.-"Pilgrimage"  From the album 'Murmur'.
22) The Orb-"Shape Shifters (In Two Parts) (Coffee & Ghost Train Mix)"  From the brand new album 'Abolition of the Royal Familia'.
23) The Mauskovic Dance Band-"Late Night People"  From the album 'The Mauskovic Dance Band'.
24) Perlee-"Conditions to Thrive"  From the brand new EP 'Slow Creature'.
25) Peter Gabriel-"Mercy Street"  From the album 'So'.
26) Brian Eno With Daniel Lanois & Roger Eno-"Like I Was A Spectator"  From the album 'For All Mankind'.
27) "The Mid-Morning Recording"           The Cure-'Disintegration'
Another one of the albums that I'm surprised hadn't been played before. I had a CD copy of this album at some point, but I lost it sometime in the 90's. I recently watched their 40th anniversary show from Hyde Park, and it got me onto a little bit of a kick revisiting their back-catalog. I recently found another CD copy of this album remastered, so I figured on playing it tonight as the spring time unfolds, and life, even in a pandemic, starts to be reborn. This album to me feels like a "new chapter" and a hopeful rebirth. It was certainly the case for the band themselves, as they found incredible stardom with this album. They were already one of the best Gothic/new wave bands out there, but when this album came out, it was a game changer. Being in high school when it was released was a great thrill. Everyone of my friends at the time loved this record. A lot of them still do think it is their strongest album, and I feel that it is the masterpiece of their catalog. I dedicate it to the Class of 1990, 30 years on. "If only I'd thought of the right words. I could have held on to your heart. If only I'd thought of the right words. I wouldn't be breaking apart, all my pictures of you." - Michael - MFL
28) James-"Sayonara"  From the album 'Wah-Wah'.