Hello, partygoers! It’s a real party this week as we recorded the show on Dave’s birthday. So you can actually hear Dave getting a year older during the show!
To celebrate, we give side two of Mike Davidson’s mixtape a listen and have a lot of fun. On the down side, there was no cake!
So settle down into your big ol’ comfy chair with a mug or glass of your favourite tipple and let’s listen to:
- Stereolab – “Percolator” – Emperor Tomato Ketchup, 1996
- Jefferson Airplane – “Watch Her Ride” – After Bathing at Baxter’s, 1967
- The Super Friendz – “Karate Man” – Mock Up, Scale Down, 1995
- Midlake – “Roscoe” – The Trials of Van Occupanther, 2006
- Emitt Rhodes – “Really Wanted You” – Mirror, 1971
- The Real Kids – “All Kindsa Girls” – The Real Kids, 1977
- Elliot Smith – “Baby Britain” – XO, 1998
- Taylor Hollingsworth – “Keep Comin’ Back” – Life with a Slow Ear, 2009
- The Cryan Shames – “The Town I Want to Go Back To” – A Scratch in the Sky, 1968
- The War on Drugs – “Red Eyes” – Lost in the Dream, 2014
And we also heard:
- Stereolab – “Percolator (Demo)” – Emperor Tomato Ketchup [Expanded Edition], 1996
- The Barbarians – “Moulty” – Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-68, 1972
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Hiya goofballs!
Although I loved the show as always, this biweek’s song selection was more of a mixed bag than usual for me. Stereolab was mostly fine, but I found the bassline intrusive and show-offy – detracting from the song rather than embellishing it. Jefferson Airplane was so-so – I’ve never been a fan and this one didn’t convert me.
Then we hit a run of three solid gold numbers from Super Friendz, Midlake and Emitt Rhodes – loved ’em all. Real Kids, though, bleugh…
Elliot Smith was wonderful, probably my favourite. Taylor Hollingsworth was fine too – not a hugely original song for sure, but it had the super-endearing dumbness and live feel of a latter-day Louis Louis.
Cryan Shames – even though she didn’t care for it, Mary’s description of the song made it sound much more interesting than I’d originally thought. Then Dave was so enthusiastic in the song’s defence that I went back for several listens. I still wouldn’t say I like it all that much, but it did grow on me, and the weird bit at the end is fantastic, prefiguring Steve Hillage’s 1970s output.
Moulty by the Barbarians was a brilliant addition – one of those songs you have to hear to believe it really exists. War on Drugs could have been alright, but was marred by an over-echoey production which made me feel they didn’t have that much faith in the song itself. I agree there’s a big Dire Straits influence and a bit too much Waterboys as well.
Facts, trivia and dialogue from the pair of you were as fun and compelling as ever. Thanks for another great show!