Music For Listeners 08/03/2024

1) Beastie Boys-"Country Mike's Theme"  From the compilation album 'Anthology: The Sounds of Science'.
2) Anna St Louis-"Farther Away"  From the brand new single for "Farther Away".
3) Dr. Dog-"Authority" From the brand new album 'Dr. Dog'.
4) Been Stellar-"Start Again" From the brand new album 'Scream from New York, NY'.
5) W. H. Lung-"How To Walk (Radio Edit)" From the forthcoming album 'Every Inch Of Earth Pulsates'.
6) Los Bitchos-"Kiki, You Complete Me" From the forthcoming album 'Talkie Talkie'.
7) Lunar Vacation-"Sick (Radio Edit)" From the forthcoming album 'Everything Matters, Everything's Fire'.
8) Mammoth Penguins-"Blue Plaque" From the album 'Here'.
9) Bad Bad Hats-"Meter Run" From the album 'Bad Bad Hats'.
10) Snail Mail-"Tonight, Tonight" From the soundtrack album for "I Saw The TV Glow".
11) Cal in Red (feat. James Mercer)-"Kitchen"  From the forthcoming album 'Kitchen'.
12) Ride-"Essaouira"  From the album 'Interplay'.
13) The Secret Beach-"L.A. Haircut"  From the album 'We Were Born Here, What's Your Excuse?'.
14) David Bowie-"Hang On To Yourself (Early Ziggy Session Take)"  From the brand new box set 'Rock 'N' Roll Star!'.
15) Voxtrot-"New World Romance"  From the single for "New World Romance".
16) Blushing-"The Last Time (MFL Session)" Recorded for broadcast on Music For Listeners.
17) Buttercup-"How to Think More About Sex"  From the album 'Battle of Flowers'.
18) Red Rum Club-"Afternoon"  From the album 'Western Approaches'.
19) James-"Way Over Your Head"  From the album 'Yummy'.
20) Yannis & The Yaw (feat. Tony Allen)-"Rain Can't Reach Us"  From the forthcoming album 'Lagos Paris London'.
21) Lutalo-"The Bed"  From the forthcoming album 'The Academy'.
22) Ween-"Transdermal Celebration (Live)"  From the album 'Live in Chicago'.
23) Kate Bollinger-"What's This About (La La La La)"  From the forthcoming album 'Songs From A Thousand Frames Of Mind'.
24) Memorials-"Acceptable Experience (Radio Edit)"  From the forthcoming 'Memorial Waterslides'.
25) Acid House Kings-"Will You Love Me In The Morning?"  From the album 'Sing Along with Acid House Kings'.
26) Thee Sacred Souls-"Live for You"  From the forthcoming album 'Got a Story to Tell'.
27) Hermanos Gutiérrez-"Abuelita"  From the brand new album 'Sonido Cósmico'.
28) Paul McCartney & Wings-"Blackbird"  From the brand new 7" EP 'Backyard'.
29) Ella Raphael-"Mad Sometimes"  From the forthcoming album 'Mad Sometimes'.
30) This Is The Kit-"Moonshine Freeze"  From the album 'Live At The Minack Theatre'.
31) Beth Gibbons-"Tell Me Who You Are Today"  From the album 'Lives Outgrown'.
32) "The Mid-Morning Recording"       10cc–'The Best Of 10cc'
The band 10cc is playing in San Antonio this coming Thursday. I never thought they would ever play in this town. I believe this is their first major tour of the US in 40 years! I first heard of them with Graham Gouldman's solo soundtrack album to the animated film 'Animalympics'. (Now, I even have a couple of animated cels from the film.) I had surely heard their biggest hits in the 70's when I was even younger, but that soundtrack has always stuck with me as a favorite. As I grew older through my teens, I started to collect the works of graphic designer Storm Thorgerson more and more. Thus, my collection of 10cc records grew and grew. The picture of the sheep on the couch, on the beach, that is not so prominently featured on the UK cover of their album 'Look Hear', is the only official print I have of Storm's work. What I also started to notice was the name Strawberry Studios and became aware of the origins of the studio. The work they did with their own studio is a big influence on the sounds of so many that followed. That brings me to the past 30 to 40 years of listening to these records. The band was much much more than the hits, and some incorrectly say they didn't have that many. I went ahead and selected a compilation from them because I just couldn't decide which 10cc album I wanted to feature before their stop here in town. Hopefully someone out there became more aware of how many great hit songs they really have, and how atmospheric their quality of production really is. "And just because I call you up. Don't get me wrong, don't think you've got it made, ooh." - Michael - MFL
33) James-"Sayonara"  From the album 'Wah-Wah'.