Music For Listeners 09/23/2023

1) Beastie Boys-"Country Mike's Theme"  From the compilation album 'Anthology: The Sounds of Science'.
2) Sarah Jane Scouten-"Is It Just The Whisky Talking"  From the brand new album 'Turned to Gold'.
3) Voxtrot-"Another Fire"  From the brand new single for "Another Fire".
4) Standard Fare-"Love Doesn't Just Stop (BBC session)"  From the brand new EP 'Huw Stephens session 01.07.10'.
5) The Vaccines-"Heartbreak Kid"  From the forthcoming album 'Pick-Up Full Of Pink Carnations'.
6) The Hives-"The Way The Story Goes"  From the brand new album 'The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons'.
7) The Breeders-"Divine Mascis"  From the brand new album 'Last Splash (30th Anniversary Edition)'.
8) Declan McKenna-"Nothing Works"  From the forthcoming album 'What Happened To The Beach?'.
9) The Terrys-"Silent Disco"  From the brand new single for "Silent Disco".
10) Never-"Hard To Go"  From the brand new EP 'No Guarantee'.
11) King Creosote-"Blue Marbled Elm Trees"  From the forthcoming album 'I DES'.
12) Nation of Language-"Surely I Can't Wait"  From the brand new album 'Strange Disciple'.
13) Parkington Sisters-"I Don't Mind"  From the brand new album 'Collide'.
14) The Charlatans-"Can't Even Be Bothered"  From the album 'Between 10th and 11th'.
15) Ride-"Polar Bear"  From the album 'Nowhere'.
16) Marika Hackman-"No Caffeine (Radio Edit)"  From the brand new single for "No Caffeine".
17) Anna Hillburg-"Early Morning Dreams"  From the forthcoming album 'Tired Girls'.
18) Crime & the City Solution-"Brave Hearted Woman"  From the forthcoming album 'the killer'.
19) Fleetwood Mac-"Over My Head (Live)"  From the brand new album 'Rumours Live'.
20) Talking Heads-"Slippery People (Live)-"2023 Remaster"  From the brand new album 'Stop Making Sense (2023 Remaster)'.
21) Kate Bollinger-"J'aime les filles"  From the single for "J'aime les filles".
22) Luluc-"Diamonds"  From the brand new album 'Diamonds'.
23) Teenage Fanclub-"Falling Into The Sun"  From the brand new album 'Nothing Lasts Forever'.
24) Vanishing Twin-"Lotus Eater"  From the forthcoming album 'Afternoon X'.
25) Khruangbin & Nubya Garcia-"So We Won't Forget (Live at Radio City Music Hall)"  From the brand new album 'Live at Radio City Music Hall'.
26) Michael Peter Olsen-"So Far So Good"  From the forthcoming album 'Narrative Of A Nervous System'.
27) Matthew Halsall-"Jewels"  From the brand new album 'An Ever Changing View'.
28) Blur-"The Swan"  From the album 'The Ballad of Darren'.
29) "The Mid-Morning Recording"        Gently Tender-'Take Hold of Your Promise!'
A little over a decade ago there was a band who formed under the name Palma Violets. They put out two albums, and toured for five years straight. In 2018 they amicably split as a band. Three of the members of that band would join Celia Archer of The Big Moon to form this one. Their first singles were amazing. Simply amazing. I really was looking forward to a proper full length from the band, and in the summer of 2022, this debut album from them was released. While I did listen to the album digitally for a long while, it wasn't until recently that I finally bought a copy of the album. This has led me to listen to the album even more. I thought I'd play it on this show, not only because it is a stellar debut release, and really great to listen to as an album. It's really because I just acquired a copy of it to play. Import vinyl and CD's aren't cheap these days, and I just couldn't afford to pay over $50 for the album. I did find it a bit cheaper than that, and I'm glad I could get it on the airwaves in its entirety, as it was meant to be heard. I hope a few unsuspecting listeners found it for the first time. Being an older person than these artists are, and as much as I liked the work Palma Violets, this material is much more haunting and mature, and much more to my liking for repeat listens. I can't wait to hear their next works. "It's a new beginning. No longer shall I be in emptiness to rust. But who am I to be ?" - Michael - MFL
30) James-"Sayonara" From the album 'Wah-Wah'.


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Music For Listeners 09/16/2023

1) Beastie Boys-"Country Mike's Theme"  From the compilation album 'Anthology: The Sounds of Science'.
2) The Staves-"You Held It All"  From the brand new single for "You Held It All".
3) Richard Normal Valentine-"A Little Rain"  From the brand new single for "A Little Rain".
4) Emma Anderson-"Bend The Round"  From the forthcoming album 'Pearlies'.
5) Slowdive-"The Slab"  From the brand new album 'Everything Is Alive'.
6) Modern English-"Long in the Tooth"  From the forthcoming album '1234'.
7) Hot Chip (feat. Yunè Pinku)-"Fire of Mercy"  From the brand new single for "Fire of Mercy".
8) The Soup Dragons (feat. Fred Schneider)-"No Music On A Dead Planet"  From the brand new single for "No Music On A Dead Planet".
9) Whitelands-"The Prophet & I"  From the brand new single for "The Prophet & I".
10) Dream Wife-"Love You More"  From the brand new single for "Love You More".
11) Talking Heads-"Cities (Live) [2023 Remaster]"  From the brand new soundtrack album 'Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition)'.
12) The Wedding Present-"X Marks The Spot"  From the compilation album '24 Songs'.
13) Ride-"Moonlight Medicine"  From the album 'Carnival of Light'.
14) Pip Blom-"Get Back"  From the forthcoming album 'Bobbie'.
15) English Teacher-"The Worlds Biggest Paving Slab"  From the brand new single for "The Worlds Biggest Paving Slab".
16) Hannah Cole-"Big Bite"  From the brand new EP 'Big Bite'.
17) Standard Fare-"Philadelphia (BBC Session)"  From the forthcoming EP 'Huw Stephens session 01.07.10'.
18) Dengue Fever-"Room 720"  From the brand new album 'Ting Mong'.
19) XTC-"My Bird Performs"  From the album 'Nonsuch'.
20) R.E.M.-"She Just Wants To Be"  From the album 'Reveal'.
21) Luna-"Going Home (Live)"  From the forthcoming album 'Live Bewitched'.
22) Kate Bollinger-"You At Home"  From the brand new single for "You At Home".
23) Kristin Hersh-"Bewitched Reruns"  From the brand new album 'Clear Pond Road'.
24) Helena Deland-"Bright Green Vibrant Gray"  From the forthcoming album 'Goodnight Summerland'.
25) Snail Mail-"Easy Thing"  From the forthcoming EP 'Valentine (Demos)'.
26) Matthew Halsall-"Natural Movement"  From the brand new album 'An Ever Changing View'.
27) Courtney Barnett-"Start Somewhere"  From the brand new soundtrack album 'End Of The Day (music from the film Anonymous Club)'.
28) Carlos Nino & Friends-"Eightspace 082222 (featuring Kamasi Washington, Surya Botofasina, and Aaron Shaw)"  From the brand new album '(I'm just) Chillin', on Fire'.
29) "The Mid-Morning Recording"        Kate Bush-'The Director's Cut'
I'm looking forward to autumn. This has been a brutal summer for us here in South Texas. I usually associate Kate's music with cooler weather, and maybe I'm looking forward to cooler weather so much, that I started listening to Kate a little more this past week. One album I haven't heard too too much from her is this one. A revisit and recording of some tracks from the album's 'The Sensual World', and 'The Red Shoes'. It took me a while to get used to these versions of the songs, but as time goes on, I'm taking a liking to them more and more. I particularly like the version of "Top of the City", which is pretty much a studio take on the version that would later appear on her live album 'Before the Dawn'. Also, there are a few artists making re-recordings of past work. A new interpretation of classics. This wasn't the first album to do this, but Kate was on to something with this release. I'm sure there are things that some artists would change if they could, but Kate went ahead and did that. It doesn't replace the originals, but the opportunity does offer a glimpse of how an artists would reinterpret their own work later in life. "Take it up to the top of the city." - Michael - MFL
30) James-"Sayonara" From the album 'Wah-Wah'.


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