This week: no words, just music. Some of the best new tracks from the last few weeks, plus choice selections from the best recent albums. Includes Suede, Beck, Field Harmonics, The Last Sound, Nine Inch Nails, Laura Marling, Jagwar Ma, Beady Eye, Miles Kane, Queens Of The Stone Age, The Pastels, White Lies, Boards Of Canada, Hookworms, No Ceremony and Zed Penguin. In the “rewind” part, a collection of classic tracks from the glorious year that was 1995, including Pulp, McAlmont And Butler, Black Grape, Ash, Elastica, Edwyn Collins, The Boo Radleys, Supergrass, Paul Weller, the Longpigs, Blur and Menswear…
Firstly, let me apologise once again for the lack of a column last Friday. After trying for a while, I’ve finally found myself a new job. But the hours are difficult and getting myself into a new sleeping routine has thrown the last two weeks into chaos. It was also my birthday a couple of days ago (June 12th), so this week I’m afraid the column will sacrifice my usual writing to bring you the most important stuff: the music. I will say ONE thing though: the Jagwar Ma album ‘Howlin” is an incredible piece of work… Check it out forthwith…
SUEDE – FALLING PLANES (B-SIDE OF ‘HIT ME’ SINGLE)
BECK – DEFRIENDED (NEW SINGLE)
FIELD HARMONICS – EVERYONE
NINE INCH NAILS – CAME BACK HAUNTED
BEADY EYE – I’M JUST SAYING
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE – FAIRWEATHER FRIENDS
JAGWAR MA – THE THROW
BOARDS OF CANADA – REACH FOR THE DEAD (FROM THE NEW ALBUM ‘TOMORROW’S HARVEST)
MILES KANE – OUT OF CONTROL
THE PASTELS – SUMMER RAIN
HOOKWORMS – RADIO TOKYO
LAURA MARLING – WHERE CAN I GO?
NO CEREMONY/// – FEEL SO LOW
THE LAST SOUND – THREE ROCK
WHITE LIES – GETTING EVEN
ZED PENGUIN – HEATHENS
1995
Some classic tracks from the days of my youth… Read about my memories of 1995 in these recent RW/FF columns…
PULP – COMMON PEOPLE
MCALMONT AND BUTLER – YES
BLACK GRAPE – REVEREND BLACK GRAPE
ASH – GIRL FROM MARS
ELASTICA – WAKING UP
EDWYN COLLINS – A GIRL LIKE YOU
THE BOO RADLEYS – WAKE UP BOO
SUPERGRASS – MANSIZE ROOSTER
PAUL WELLER – THE CHANGINGMAN
LONGPIGS – SHE SAID
BLUR – THE UNIVERSAL
MENSWEAR – DAYDREAMER