The Underground of Happiness

Some odds and ends here. Mixture of things that fell through the cracks towards the end of last year, plus some new releases from January. More great sounds in the world. Enjoy. x Playlist 1. God is God – The song Part II (bureau b) 2. The Monochrome Set – Hello, save me (Tapete) 3. Analphabet – The wirtschaftswunder (bureau b) 4. Blue States feat Allison Brice Grasso – Alarms (Memphis Industries) 5. Guerilla Toss – Cannibal capitol (Sub Pop) 6. Junk Drawer – Tears in Costa (Art For Blind) 7. Lael Neale – Hotline (Sub Pop) 8. Naima Bock – 30 degrees (Sub Pop) 9. Prima Queen – Chew my cheeks (Nice Swan Records) 10. Sprints – Little fix (Nice Swan Records) ( playing Ulster Sports Club, Belfast, Mar 6 ) 11. Saroos feat Sequoyah Tiger – Frequency change (Alien Transistor) 12. Odd Nosdam & Rayon – From nowhere to north (Morr Music) 13. Abiodun Oyewole – My life (AFAR) 14. Anita Lane – Home is where the hatred is (Mute) 15. The Burning Hell – Bird Queen

Part 2 of this lookback. Enjoy. x Playlist Cathal Coughlan – Owl in the parlour (Dimple Discs) Alasdair Roberts og Volvur – Nu solen gar ned (Drag City) Ann Scott – Sweetheart (Raghouse Records) Bobby Oroza – I got love (Big Crown Records) Brainstory – Bye bye (Big Crown Records) Daniel Blumberg feat Josephine Foster – The world to come (from the soundtrack of the film The world to come ) (Node Records/Wise Music Group) Ed Dowie – Number Eight Wire (Needle Mythology) Henrik Lindstrand – Enghave lys (Alex Somers rework) (One Little Independent) Fine Place – It’s your house (Night School Records) Junior Brother – Life’s new haircut (Strange Brew) Low – Days like these (Sub Pop) Lucy Gooch – Rain’s break (Fire Records) M Ward – Birthday (Anti) Pretty Happy – Sea sea sea (Art For Blind) Rats on Rafts – Osaka (Fire Records) Ruthann Friedman – Hurried life (Tompkins Square) (reissue) Sack – What a way to live (Dimple Discs) St Vincent – Pay your way in pain (L

Part 1 of a 2 Part series. Songs that stuck with me through 2021. I hope something sticks with you. Enjoy. x Playlist Herbert feat Verushka – Fantasy (Accidental) Vanishing Twin – Big moonlight (ookii gekkou) (Fire Records) Marina Allen – Oh, Louise (Fire Records) Nation of Language – Across that fine line (PIAS) Virginia Wing – …Out for something (Fire Records) Shannon Lay – Rare to wake (Sub Pop) Shuko feat Lee Fields & Nia Wyn – Nothing’s gonna change (For the Love of It Recordings) The Magic Lantern – Bound for glory (Hectic Eclectic Records) Vanessa Anne Redd – By the time (Sharp Attack Records) Craig Fortnam – Ark (Onomatopoeia Records) David Lance Callahan – Born of the Welfare State (Tiny Global Productions) Robert Sotelo – Dear Resident (Upset The Rhythm) Saroos feat Ronald Lippok – Tin & glass (Alien Transistor) Dntel – The lilac and the apple (Morr Music/Les Albums Claus) Sparks feat Simon Helberg – So may we start (from the soundt