Playlist 565 - Aug 2025: after the solstice

the dub is the genius alien dub orchestra

loads of brass

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Playlist
1. Donna Regina – Nothing heavy (Karaoke Kalk)
2. Stella & The Dreaming – In another life (bandcamp) (playing Coughlans, Cork, Sept 26, w/ Ana Palindrome)
3. Emma Pollock – Prize Hunter (Chemikal Underground)
4. Thee Marloes – I’d be lost (Big Crown Records)
5. Sam Prekop – Light shadow (Thrill Jockey)
6. Kathryn Williams – Tender (One Little Independent) (playing St Pancras Old Church, London, Oct 24)
7. Julie Odell – Orioles eating oranges (Frenchkiss Records)
8. The Cords – Fabulist (Skep Wax) (playing Mono, Glasgow, Oct 5)
9. EERA – I’ll stop when I’m done (Test Card Recordings)
10. The Alien Dub Orchestra – Bike rack (Alien Transistor)
11. AVR – Renaissance (Holywood) (playing The George, London, Oct 15)
12. Mark McCausland – We’ll be just fine (Deltasonic Records) (from the soundtrack of the film The Spin)
13. Cormac O Caoimh – The heart of the human race (bandcamp)
14. Clémentine March – After the solstice (PRAH Recordings)
15. Carson McHone – Downhill (Merge Records)
16. Pictish Trail – Hold it (Fire Records) (playing The Castle, Manchester, Nov 16)
17. HAAi – Hey! (Mute)
18. J Appiah – Forget about it (Vero Music X 19Fifty7)
19. Mum – Only songbirds have a sweet tooth (Morr Music) (playing Islington Assembly Hall, London, Nov 24)
20. Robin Kester – The daylight (Memphis Industries) (playing La Belle Angele, Edinburgh, Aug 26)

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