This month's new playlist
May 2024
May 2024’s playlist = just over 3 hours of cracking new music, a whopping 51 songs and includes: Travis, Bull, Better Joy, A Certain Ratio, Personal Trainer, Mr Ben & The Bens, Mull Historical Society, Melin Melyn, The Golden Gaytimes, Lime Garden, Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band, Elbow, Isobel Campbell, Bad Bad Hats, FEET, The Pernice Brothers, John Grant, Pete Astor, Maximo Park, The Reds, Pinks and Purples, Paraorchestra (with Brett Anderson), Richard Hawley, The Miserable Rich, The Rhythm Method, Holiday Ghosts, Charlotte Day Wilson, Bored At Grandma’s House, James, Vampire Weekend, Ed Harcourt, Sweet Unrest, Been Stellar, Local Natives, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, The Staves, Kelley Stoltz, Isla (feat Josh Rouse), Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Faye Webster, Lorde, Nihilists (feat James Mudricski), Mammoth Penguins, Love Fame Tragedy, Milou Moon, seegz, Ed Harcourt, Kelley Stoltz, Pom Poko, Kaiser Chiefs, Fontaines D.C. and finally a true classic - Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) – Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel. And yes, yes, yes, I have accidentally put in two tracks by Kelley Stoltz which breaks the rules of making a good playlist, but I love him, so I don’t care…x
“The making of a good compilation tape is a very subtle art. Many do’s and don’ts. First of all, you’re using someone else’s poetry to express how you feel. This is a delicate thing.”