Playlist 525 - Jan 2022: new music

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 of Garbage Island (BB*Island)
16. Dana Gavanski – Letting go (Full Time Hobby) (playing Hope & Ruin, Brighton, Feb 27)
17. Bill Callahan & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy feat Hamerkop – Kidnapped by Neptune (Drag City)
18. Eileen Gogan with Sean O’Hagan – Wave (Dimple Discs)
19. The Soundcarriers – Waves (bandcamp)
20. elkyn – everything looks darker now (Curation Records) (playing Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds, Mar 18)
21. Erin Rae feat Kevin Morby – Can’t see stars (Thirty Tigers)
22. Jaguwar – Battles (Tapete)
23. Kev Hopper – Aroo R.A. (Dimple Discs)
24. Maya Shenfeld – Cataphora (Thrill Jockey)
25. Laetitia Sadier – New moon (Drag City/Duophonic Super 45s)
26. Modern Studies – Light a fire (Fire)
27. Noon Garden – Desiree (Liquid Label) (playing Workmans Club, Dublin, Feb 22, w/ Los Bitchos)
28. Quinquis – Adkrog (Mute)
29. Sir Simon – A little less bored (Comfort Noise)
30. The Last Sound – An air so fine (bandcamp - all proceeds to pmvtrust.ie)
31. Josephine Foster – Hum menina (Fire)
32. Spencer Cullum feat Erin Rae – In a mist (Aquarium Drunkard Lagniappe Session) (Full Time Hobby) (playing Servants Jazz Quarters, London, Mar 9)

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