Flashlite #673

Jenny Don't

Last show of 2021! We check out new singles for Jenny Don’t and The Spurs, Eamon McGrath, The Strange (with Chris Eckman) and John Paul Keith. We also check out James McMurtry from Austin TX, Pilgrim from Tulsa, OK, Suicide Swans from Australia, all with new albums. And of course, the legendary Neil Young is also here with a track from his new record. We say goodbye to Michael Nesmith, a Monkee and a great songwriter who passed away this year, 10 days before his birthday.

Shannon McNally – You Show Me Yours And I’ll Show You Mine
Jenny Don’t & The Spurs – Three Or Four Nights
Eamon McGrath – Cannonball
Sierra Ferrell – In Dreams
James McMurtry – Decent Man
Pilgrim – Katie
Rosali – Whisper
Suicide Swans – Below Zero
The Strange – Not Now Not Ever
Chapel Hart – You Can Have Him Jolene
Chuck Prophet – One Last Dance
Jim Lauderdale – Sister Horizon
Neil Young – Song of the Seasons
Dori Freeman – Walk Away
John Paul Keith – If We Make It Through December
Michael Nesmith – Some of Shelly’s Blues
Monkees – What Am I Doing Hanging ‘Round

Flashlite #672

Shilpa Ray

Cold post punk synthesizer based show for the cold winter with new music from Shilpa Ray from New York City, New Vogue from Montreal, Canada, KWKA from Fredonia, NY, Dentist in New Jersey and Well Wishers from San Francisco. Also new from whatever was left of Yugoslavia, Marko Artukovic and Paraf. Lost the count of King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, but they have another one. We introduced Sweet Knives of Alicja Trout recently, but here is now another new fresh album from her credited to Alicja-Pop.

Dave Gahan and Soulsavers – Lilac Wine
Shilpa Ray – Bootlickers of the Patriarchy
New Vogue – Safe on the autobahn
Metrolight – Satellite Station
KWKA – Sediment
Alicja-Pop – Vines
Ty Segall – Changing Contours
Dentist – Spilled Coffee
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Butterfly 3000
Marko Artukovic – Vreme
Paraf – Novi Berlin
Nomos 751 – MAT
UV-TV – Holland Sunday
Billy Nomates – Hippy Elite
The Well Wishers – Love And Science
+Kraftwerk – Autobahn

Flashlite #671

Susanna Hoffs

Today we check out new music from Susanna Hoffs (who used to be in Bangles). She made a cover record. Successful Failures from Trenton, NJ and Loose Koozies from Detroit are back with new tunes. Italian powerpoppers Radio Days have a new single. We introduce Grand Splendid from Montreal in Canada and Warmbabies from Nice in France. We close the show with two obits related to visual art characters important to rock music. Photographer Mick Rock passed away on November 18th and painter Kosta Bunusevac passed away on September 8th.

Disciplina Kicme – Zub;
The Successful Failures – Naval Victories;
The Warmbabies – Girls Don’t Like It;
The Bevis Frond – Find The Mole;
Velvet Underground – Femme Fatale;
Rainy Day – I’ll Be Your Mirror;
Susanna Hoffs – Femme Fatale;
Grand Splendid – Magic;
UV-TV – Distant Lullaby;
The Exbats – Practice On Me;
The On and Ons – Vanishing Act;
Radio Days – 1998;
Loose Koozies – The Butterfly;
Sad Planets – Want You To Want You;
Step-Panther – Bike Lock;
Sonny Vincent – The Rain is Black Again;
Rebel Star – Sunce;
Disciplina Kicme – Dozivljaji Zelenog Zuba;
Iggy and The Stooges – Search and Destroy;
Lou Reed – Vicious.

Flashlite #670

Alicja Trout

Beautifully crafted new music today. Alicja Trout of Lost Sounds and River City Tanlines is back with her new band Sweet Knives. After a great new record with Divine Horsemen, Julie Christensen also announces a new solo record with music written by Kevin Gordon. Dave Gahan teamed up with Rich Machin and Ian Glover of Soulsavers for a new exciting record of covers. Julie Doiron from Montreal has a new album. Gabriella Cohen, Doug Tuttle and Camp Cope have new singles. Action City is Michael Slawter and Shawn Lynch and they hail from North Carolina.

Fernando Perdomo – Day After Day;
Sweet Knives – Dont Think Too Much;
Gabriella Cohen – Just For The Summer;
Thalia Zedek Band – Cranes;
Bat Fangs – Action;
Julie Doiron – Et Mon Amour;
Julie Christensen – Find My Way;
Divine Horsemen – Falling Forward;
Kevin Gordon – Find My Way;
Doug Tuttle – Lead Mask;
Dave Gahan and Soulsavers – Not Dark Yet;
Bob Dylan – Not Dark Yet;
Ruby Amanfu – Not Dark Yet;
Camp Cope – Blue;
Action City – Safe and Sound;
The Who – Success Story.

Flashlite #669

Amythyst Kiah

Today, new music from Amythyst Kiah, L.A. Witch, Endless Boogie, Sue Foley, Carolyn Wonderland, The Buttshakers, Muddy Gurdy, North Mississippi Allstars and two Billy Childish projects: The Chatham Singers and The William Loveday Intention.

Wanda Jackson – You Drive Me Wild;
Amythyst Kiah – Black Myself;
L.A. Witch – Ghost on the Highway;
Gun Club – Ghost On The Highway;
Endless Boogie – The Offender;
Ida Mae – Mountain Lion Blues;
Sue Foley – Pinky’s Blues;
Carolyn Wonderland – Honey Bee;
John Mayall – Distant Lonesome Train;
The Buttshakers – Hear Me;
The Chatham Singers – Chatham MTB;
The William Loveday Intention – You Gotta Move;
Muddy Gurdy – You Gotta Move;
North Mississippi Allstars – Set Sail;
Sharde Thomas – We Made It.