The Underground of Happiness

A 2 hour show that went out on Mar 1st 2021 on UCC98.3FM. One in a series of occasional Lockdown Specials. Lot of new releases in this one, lot of good tunes. Enjoy x Playlist 1. The Chills – You’re immortal (Fire) 2. The Chills – Monolith (Fire) 3. Buffet Lunch – The power of rocks (Upset the Rhythm) 4. Cathal Coughlan – Owl in the parlour 5. The Hamrahlid Choir – Sonnets (One Little Independent) 6. Boa Morte – By the time 7. Colleen – Gazing at Taurus-Santa Eulalia (Thrill Jockey) 8. Lucy Gooch – Ash and orange (Fire) 9. Sarah Neufeld – Stories (One Little Independent) 10. Cory Hanson – Paper fog ( Drag City) 11. Jack Cheshire – Tiny hands (Loose Tongue Records) 12. Esther Rose – Keeps me running (Full Time Hobby) 13. M Ward – You’ve changed (ANTI) 14. Sam Brookes – 18 and sleeping 15. Goose – Viper 16. Dntel – Fall in love (Morr Music) 17. Ed Dowie – Number Eight wire (Needle Mythology) 18. Nation of Language

A round up of my favourite music released in 2020. Despite everything, it seems like a marvellous year for recorded sound. Enjoy and stay well. x Playlist Sleeper & Snake – Shoot through (Upset The Rhythm) Louis Philippe & The Night Mail – Rio Grande (Tapete) Emily Barker – Sonogram (bandcamp) Arch Garrison – The more I know (Believers Roast) Bill Callahan & Bonnie Prince Billy feat. Sean O’Hagan – Wish you were gay (Drag City) Skinshape feat. D’alma – Sua alma (Big Crown Records) Caribou – Home (Merge Records/City Slang) The Hamrahlid Choir – Cosmogony (One Little Independent) Keeley Forsyth – Large oak (The Leaf Label) Nadia Reid – Get the devil out of me (Spacebomb) Bert Jansch – Crimson moon (Earth, reissue) Tame Impala – Is it true (Caroline) Rats on Rafts – Tokyo Music Experience (Fire) Mikael Tariverdiev – Prelude from My younger brother (Earth) (from the soundtrack of the film My younger

Sounds from the universe. Sounding well. With love. x Playlist The Chills – The male monster with the id (Fire, reissue) St Vincent – Piggy (Caroline) Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard – 30,000 megabucks (Communion) Terry Gross – Specificity (Or what have you) (Thrill Jockey) Sleeper & Snake – Lock up the loose (Upset The Ryhthm) Louis Philippe & The Night Mail – Fall in a daydream (Tapete) Emily Barker – The woman who planted trees Arch Garrison – Lady young ghost (Believers Roast) Joe Hisaishi with New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra – Procession of the spirits (from the soundtrack of the film Spirited away ) Bill Callahan & Bonnie Prince Billy feat. Sean O’Hagan – Wish you were gay (Drag City) Drug Store Romeos – Jim, let’s play (Caroline) Half Japanese – Undisputed champions (Fire) Margot – Falling in between days (Full Time Hobby) Trashcan Sinatras – Twisted and bent (Go! Discs) Skinshape – Another day (Big Crown Records) Edwa

autumn give a little bit it'll do you good x Playlist The Notwist feat. Saya – Ship (Morr Music/Alien Transistor) Normil Hawaiians – In the stone (Upset The Rhythm) Sam Prekop – Comma (Thrill Jockey) Bert Jansch – Crimson moon (Earth, reissue) Tame Impala – Tomorrow’s dust (Caroline) Lizette & Quevin – Talk to me (Big Crown Records) B-Fax – Therefore (Disco-Ordination) El Michels Affair feat. Piya Malik – Dhuaan (Big Crown Records) El Michels Affair feat.Shannon Wise – Sha na na (Big Crown Records) Gabriel Olafs – Bára (Hugar Rework) (One Little Independent) Global Charming – Charming (Subroutine Records) Half Japanese – Wondrous wonder (Fire) Holy Sons – Lady of the hour (Thrill Jockey) Jens Kuross – Golden Septembers Josephine Foster – The wheel of fortune (Fire) Lee Fields & The Expressions – Two timer (Big Crown Records) M Ward – For heavens sake (Anti) Naked Roommate – Mad love (Upset The Rhythm) Mera Bhai – Manana groove (Moshi Mosh

A set of tunes pulled from the ether of this 2020 summer. Much love. X Playlist Josephine Foster – I’m a dreamer (Fire) The Allergies feat The Cuban Brothers – Let them know (Jalapeno Records) Spirit Fest – Circle love (Morr Music) Go Hirano – Windy shores (Morr Music/Alien Transistor) Stuart Moxham & Louis Phillippe – Tidy away (Tiny Global Productions) William Tyler – An opening (from the soundtrack of the film First Cow) (Merge) Malena Zavala – En la noche (Yucatan Records) 79.5 – My dream (Big Crown Records) The Dears – Is this what you really want (Dangerbird Records) El Michels Affair – Hipps (Big Crown Records) Brainstory – Runaway (Big Crown Records) Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard – Double denim hop (Caroline International) Hiss Golden Messenger – Cat’s eye blue (Live at Spacebomb) Dead Famous People – Goddess of chill (Fire) Hater – Sift (Fire) Holy Hive – Be thou by my side (Big Crown Records) Laurence Pike – Nero (The Leaf Label

New music for you. Curated by the universe. Enjoy. Playlist Pozi - Whitewashing (PRAH Recordings) The Cool Greenhouse – The sticks (Melodic) The Dears – Heart of an animal (Dangerbird Records) The Beths – Dying to believe (Captured Tracks) Dick Dent – Juliet (Riviera Sun Records) Nation of Language – September again (self-released) M Ward – Unreal city (Anti Records) Cabane feat Bonnie “Prince” Billy – tu ne joueras plus a l’amour (Cabane Records) Damien Jurado – Fool Maria (Loose Recordings) AJ Lambert – One rizla (Bandcamp) Trashcan Sinatras – The closer you move away from me (Oceans Apart Recordings) Coco – One time villain (FCA Records) Bananagun – People talk too much (Full Time Hobby) El Michels Affair feat The Shacks – Enfant (Big Crown Records) Girlhood – The love I need (Team Talk Records) Holy Hive – Broom (Big Crown Records) Jason Joshua – Language of love (Big Crown Records) Skinshape feat D’Alma – Sua Alma (Big Crown Records) Thee Sacred So