SUNDAY SOUL: We can't go past Earth, Wind and Fire given this week's death of the band's co-founder Maurice White. Here they are in 1999 playing their song Reasons: … [Read more...]
Bag Raiders – Sunlight
SATURDAY SYNTHETIC: Bag Raiders are an Australia outfit around for coming up to a decade, and songs like 2010's Sunlight make it clear why they've got longevity. And hell, any clip with a chimpanzee in it automatically deserves inclusion. … [Read more...]
Tommy Roe – Dizzy
THURSDAY TOP 10s: Dizzy is a sing that's been covered a number of times, but the original came in as the sixth most popular song in the US in 1969 and held the top spot on the charts for four weeks. Here it is in all its balloon-infused glory: … [Read more...]
R.E.M. – Hope
WEDNESDAY'S WHATEVER: Trying to pick a favourite R.E.M. song from their enormous body of work is impossible, so instead I've picked what I consider to be one of their most interesting / esoteric / deep songs. Hope for me definitely fits that bill. The song comes from the band's 1998 album Up. Leonard Cohen gets a songwriting credit due to the similarity of the song to … [Read more...]
Headless Chickens – Gaskrankinstation
Twisted Tuesday: I still remember seeing this clip for the first time late one night in 1991. They're a much underrated New Zealand outfit and a perfect for our Twisted Tuesday slot: … [Read more...]
Shinedown – Cut The Cord
METAL MONDAY:US-Based Shinedown have been around since 2001 and this 2015 release shows they're a long way off running out of steam. Hope this Monday has been ok for you and if it hasn't that this song will prime you for a better Tuesday. … [Read more...]
Emeli Sandé – Next To Me
SUNDAY SOUL: This 2012 soul song from Scottish artist Emeli Sandé was released initially in Ireland and became her first song to reach the top 40 in the US. Doesn't get much more cross-Atlantic than that. … [Read more...]
Black – Wonderful Life
SATURDAY SYNTHETIC: Really sorry to hear this week of the death of Black (Colin Vearncombe) as a result of injuries he sustained in a car accident. He released a range of albums and was still active in music up until his death. Thank you for your music sir: … [Read more...]
Curtis Mayfield – Superfly
FRIDAY FUNK: Somewhere I believe there's a secret underground bunker occupied by all the funk greats - a funk heaven of sorts where it's endless jams. I like to think Curtis Mayfield would be one of the core team there. This song would have got him in the door and straight to the inner sanctum: … [Read more...]
Alice on the Roof – Easy Come Easy Go
THURSDAY TOP 10s: Belgian singer-songwriter Alice Dutoit is better known as Alice on the Roof and this song hit number 2 on a key Belgian chart during 2015. It's no surprise it's charted well - it is one beautiful song: … [Read more...]