Brendan Biondi: When You Come Home
A second selection from Mr Biondi’s hugely talented songwriting dog.
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Vernon Oxford: His and Hers
Second instalment of Matt’s country heartbreakers. Love it – ‘In the carport, two carsh, hish and hersh.’ From 1980.
Bobby Durham: I Drove Her There
Commencing a short series of country classics on the theme of breaking up, recommended by our friend Matt. This 1987 gem contains the brilliant line: ‘The taxi took her to … Continue readingBobby Durham: I Drove Her There
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks: Cold Son
From the album Real Emotional Trash. It sounds a bit dodgy at first but really gets going around the minute mark.
Kathleen Edwards: Copied Keys
One of the standout tracks from her second album, Back To Me.
Jolie Holland: Sascha
From the Escondida album – I love the moment when the trumpet takes over seamlessly from Jolie’s voice.
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Death Is Not The End
Dylan’s team seem to have done a good job removing the original from YouTube but Nick the Antipodean Undertaker deputises ably.
Rondellus: The Wizard
Now this is a weird one. An Estonian Black Sabbath tribute band playing medieval instruments. Another Andy Marshall suggestion – thanks, Andy.
Super Cooper
A GUIDED tour of my record shelves will discover nestling between Ry Cooder and Elvis Costello a musician who, while hardly a household name, rightly belongs in such illustrious company. … Continue readingSuper Cooper
Pink Fairies: Waiting For The Man
Suggested by Andy Marshall following the Reed/Bowie version aired last week, here are the Fairies at the Roundhouse in 1975.