I have started to update the Festive 50’s and will post the links here when the updates are complete. I will also update the FF 50′ of the 1990’s to run, as per requests, towards the number one rather than the opposite as the person who compiled the original playlists has done. The original post is here.
I will also indicate the number of tracks available. If you notice any additional tracks after the update has been posted please let me know in the comments.
This playlist is based on tracks played at our last night. The guest dj was Chimes, who used to run the Ten Year Plan and Penelope Tree nights, turning in a fine post punk set.
The track listings for the night can be found here.
The Slits have just released their new album and the first since 1982’s Return of the Giant Slits. Trapped Animal features fifteen tracks including recent single Ask Ma. The album leans heavily towards their reggae trappings so if you are expecting something like Cut think again!
Liam Maher the ex lead singer of Flowered Up who were the East End’s answer to indie dance/baggy has sadly passed away. Best known for their epic 13 minute single Weekender the band were signed to Heavenly Records before ending up on London The band also appeared on the covers of both Sounds and the NME even before their debut single It’s On was even released.
They were a cracking live band with the audience generally invading the stage during the gig. They also had their own dancer, Barry Mooncult, who was dressed as a large flower! Happy Daze indeed!
I wrote about Lacrosse back in May when posting a link to their excellent 2007 debut album This New Year Will Be for You and Me. The follow up from earlier this year is now up on Spotify. Once again it’s excellent indie pop! Recommended.
US singer Al Martino, who had the first ever number one in the UK charts, has died at the age of 82. Here In My Heart stayed at number one for over 9 weeks topping the first ever New Musical Chart in November 1952. Not my usual musical taste but having always been a big fan of chart history indiefy needs to mark his passing.
Northern Portrait are a Danish band hailing from Copenhagen who have a great love for 1980’s UK Indie such as Pulp and The Housemartins. However the band they most sound like is The Smiths who the band claim have not to have heard until the comparisons were first made. I also think they sound a bit like Finnish band Cats On Fire who I wrote about here.
I have had the pleasure of both meeting the band and putting them on in London earlier this year. A couple of videos from that show can be found below. I think they are superb live and they also wowed the crowd at this years indietracks Festival.
The band are currently working on their début album. Tracks in progress can be streamed from their My Space page.
I think I made my feelings for Matinee Recordings clear here the other week! Their 2007 compilation the Matinee Hit parade has shown up following a recent update. It’s a special album for the label and they explain more:
Brilliant new compilation commemorating a decade of top quality pop music from respected California indie label Matinée Recordings. To celebrate the anniversary, the label invited 13 artists to record a new, 45-caliber A-side for its elite ‘Hit Parade’ collection, and the result is nothing less than spectacular! The collection features previously unreleased, exclusive recordings from popular Matinée artists The Guild League (Australia), Harper Lee (England), The Hermit Crabs (Scotland), Lovejoy (England), The Lucksmiths (Australia), Math and Physics Club (USA), The Pines (England), Slipslide (England), and Would-Be-Goods (England) plus Matinée debuts from new label signings Bubblegum Lemonade (Scotland), Clay Hips (Germany/Finland), The Electric Pop Group (Sweden), and Strawberry Whiplash (Scotland). Demonstrating the continuing strength of the label’s roster, this extraordinary collection serves as both an essential new release for devoted followers and a wonderful introduction for label dilettantes. A classic addition to the already esteemed Matinée discography!
US singer Al Martino, who had the first ever number one in the UK charts, has died at the age of 82. Here In My Heart stayed at number one for over 9 weeks topping the first ever New Musical Chart in November 1952. Not my usual musical taste but having always been a big fan of chart history indiefy needs to mark his passing.
