Playlist 437 - Mar 7 2017

A raft of instrumental music this week for some reason, just plenty of it about I suppose, and plenty of great stuff.

The Comet Is Coming have UK dates in March and May (and beyond)
Gavin Prior, new album has some great ambient sounds in it
Noveller, new album, more epic guitar soundscapes
Mind Over Mimrrors, intriguing kosmische-meets-roots sound
Mica Levi, wonderful wrongfooting soundtrack from the film Jackie.

We also had Cormac O Caoimh whose new album plies more of that gorgeous Prefab Sprout territory.
Diagrams, beautiful folk music with propulsive beats.

And Basil Kirchin exploring the limits of library music, brilliantly.

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Playlist 437
Tues Mar 7 2017
11.00am-12.00pm
(repeated on Tuesdays 8.30pm)
UCC 98.3FM
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Playlist
The Comet Is Coming – March of the rising sun (playing Liverpool Psych Fest, Sept 23)
Gavin Prior – Always summer somewhere
Noveller – Corridors
Mind Over Mirrors – Glossolaliac
Jake Xerxes Fussell – Jump for joy (playing Café Oto, London, May 1)
Richard Osborn – Breton fisherman
Cormac O Caoimh – Born (playing Triskel Christchurch, Cork, May 13)
Mick Harvey feat Jess Ribeiro – Prevert’s Song (playing Under the Bridge, London, Mar 25)
Mica Levi – Vanity (from the soundtrack of the film Jackie)
Basil Kirchin – Primitive London 1
Brokeback – Night falls on Chillicothe
Spoon – Hot thoughts (playing O2 Forum, London, June 30)
Trans Am – I want 2B ignored (playing Corsica Studios, London, Apr 15)
Courtney Marie Andrews – How quickly your heart mends
Diagrams – Wild grasses

*next week's show features music from Warm Digits, Blue Orchids & Animals That Swim, among others

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