As accustomed, every year around this time we look back and review some of the best albums that I’ve enjoyed in the past year. In this installment of the Little Lighthouse, we review albums that took #30-#14 positions on my list. Although, it should be said that the list is that of a moment, and not a result of a very careful deliberation. Enjoy the music! Top 13 next week.
Yawpers – Earn Your Heaven;
Motorpsycho – Lux Aeterna;
Meat Puppets – The Great Awakening;
Mattiel – Rescue You;
Thee Melomen – Time Has Come;
Ty Segall – Squealer;
Redd Kross – Punk II;
Eamon McGrath – Unsung Warsong;
Morlocs – Buffoon;
Bad Moves – Out of Reach;
Lisa Prank – Rodeo;
Jonathan Richman – Alegre Soy;
The Flesh Eaters – The Green Manalishi;
Mikal Cronin – Fire;
Wolfmanhatan Project – Jar in the Staircase;
Eugene Chadbourne and The Sunwatchers – Give Back The Key To My Heart;
Those Pretty Wrongs – Undertow.
Today we introduce the newest album from King Khan’s 17 year old daughter Saba Lou. Also new to us is Tucson AZ one-man-band Diners lead by Tyler Broderick. Great new albums with loads of catchy songs are released by More Kicks from London UK and The Whiffs from Kansas City. Willie Nile is back with a new record and so are Tim Lee and Susan Bauer, together this time as Bark. Schizophonics new LP is also finally in our hands, it’s called People in the Sky. We also introduce a relatively new track from Julie Christensen. Next week, we begin our review of best albums in 2019!
Rodney Crowell with Billy Gibbons – 56 Fury;
Willie Nile – Somewhere It’s Raining;
Bark – Drilla Hole;
Bark – Signal;
Trixie Whitle – Danger Mind;
More Kicks – What You Thinking;
The Whiffs – Seventeen;
Lisa Prank – Truth About You;
The Bevis Frond – Blew Me Out;
The Magnolias – When I’m Not;
Diners – You’ve Got It;
The Schizophonics – Like a Mummy;
Faz Waltz – Oh Penny;
Trotsky Icepick – Trust;
Scarcity of Tanks – Gentlemen On Junk;
Longport Buzz – Who Is He;
The NoMen – Salvage My Youth;
Saba Lou – On The Fields;
Julie Christensen – Breaking Open.
We begin today internationally. We started with Frustration from Paris, France, and Metal Babies from Australia. Then Fabienne DelSol from London revisits an old Warren Zevon tune. And then we land back into the good old USA. Rain Perry has a lovely song about Julie Christensen. Las Nubes come from Florida and we check them both live from Cleveland and from their recent album. Allysen Callery has a neat cover of an old Donovan tune. Last Daze from Austin are back with the new album. Obnc is a new band too, but I know absolutely nothing about them. They sound good though!
Mark Lanegan – Two Bells Ringing at Once;
Furstration – Pulse;
The Metal Babies – Forty Minues;
Teenage Fanclub – Metal Baby;
Lyme & Cybelle – Follow Me;
Fabienne DelSol – Follow Me;
Rain Perry – St. Julie of Iowa;
Julie Christensen And Stone Cupid – Cold Tennessee Rain;
The Flesh Eaters – The Wedding Dice;
Luke & The Apostles – Not Far Off;
Amon Duul II – Archangel’s Thunderbird;
Breeders – Archangel’s Thunderbird;
Las Nubes (Live in CLE);
Las Nubes – Tired of Trying;
Allysen Callery – Catch The Wind;
The Shivas – Start A Fire;
Exploding Eyes – Something Critical;
Last Daze – Shed My Skin;
Obnc – Dive Bar of Dreamers;
Detroit featuring Mitch Ryder – Rock ‘n’ Roll.
Our entire show today is dedicated to Josh Homme’s supergroup Desert Sessions. He gathered together and impressive list musicians to work with him over the years on ten stunning volumes of sessions. And These days, the ad-hoc group has brought out two more volumes after a long gap in recording activity. To celebrate that fact, we hear the greatest hits that I selected.
The Desert Sessions – A#1;
The Desert Sessions – Noses In Roses, Forever;
The Desert Sessions – Crucifire;
The Desert Sessions – Dead in Love;
The Desert Sessions – I Wanna Make it Wit Chu;
The Desert Sessions – Nova;
The Desert Sessions – Monster in the Parasol;
The Desert Sessions – Eccentric Man;
The Desert Sessions – A Girl Like Me;
The Desert Sessions – Rickshaw;
The Desert Sessions – monkey in the midd;
The Desert Sessions – Cake (who shit on the);
The Desert Sessions – Hanging tree;
The Desert Sessions – Nenada;
The Desert Sessions – Screamin’ eagle;
The Desert Sessions – Easier Said Than Done;
The Desert Sessions – Polly wants a crack rock;
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