Playlist 278 - Sept 3 2013
The first show back after the summer recess (and for once we had a summer to speak of), so plenty of new music to catch up on. And one of the best is new from Limerick band Hidden Highways (pictured below), a beautiful, tremulous cut from their debut album, Old hearts reborn , out next week. I paired it with Shearwater , joined by Sharon Van Etten on guest vocals, another absolute folk showstopper. Also in there was the delirious glam pop of Jacques Caramac & The Sweet Generation , brilliant; garage rock with brass from King Khan & The Shrines , love it; new music from Manchester's Magic Arm , very catchy; and great to hear new material from Fuxa and Jeffrey Lewis (the latter paying tribute stunningly to Pussy Riot). Plus three other very impressive new Irish releases, Cork in fact - Saint Yorda playing around very nicely with steel drums and rack toms; The Vincent(s) with another impressive blues howl; and Kevin Murphy , doing something interesting with hushed folk ...