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Flashlite #667

Exbats

Today we check in with Guided By Voices who have a third new album within a year. Family band The Exbats are back with their strongest effort yet. Habibi has a new single. In France, we check out Warmbabies. On the power pop side of things, Nick Frater is back with a new record. On the edgier side of things, Poison Boys from Chicago who have a new album. Also in Chicago we check out a cool Prince cover from Local H. We pay respect to fallen heroes. Don Everly of The Everly Brothers passed away on August 22 this year. Also, Yu Grupa loses their third drummer within a year. Raša Djelmaš passed away on October 28th this year.

The Murlocs – Misinterpreted;
Poison Boys – Don’t You Turn on Me;
Guided By Voices – High in the Rain;
The Bevis Frond – Everyone Rise;
Ride – Twisterella;
The Warmbabies – Last Days Of Summer;
Nick Frater – Buggin’ Out;
Chris Church – Bell the Cat;
The Brothers Steve – Electro-Love;
Daniel Romano – Don’t Turn Around Janet;
Hindu Love Gods – Raspberry Beret;
Local H – When Doves Cry;
Habibi – Call Our Own;
Bat Fangs – Talk Tough;
The Exbats – Coolsville USA;
Pablo Solo – Open Up Summertime;
Yu Grupa – Laz;
Everly Brothers – I Used To Love You;
Everly Brothers – I Wonder If I Care as Much.

Flashlite #578

Becca Stevens

Ahead of the upcoming International Women’s Day on Sunday, we dedicate this entire show to more or less recent female performers. We begin with the new country record for Aubrie Sellers who pleasantly surprised us with strong songs and loud guitars, breathing new life into a genre we thought was over. Habibi over in Brooklyn, but originally heading from Detroit are an all female line up fronted by Lenaya Lynch and Rahill Jamalifard. Also in Detroit, Detroit Cobras are back with a recent new single. On the singer-songwriting scene, we have brand new singles for Nicole Atkins, Becca Stevens, Ada Lea and Gemma Ray. The Exbats is a father and daughter duet, lead by the young Inez McClain.

Nicole Atkins – Maybe Tonight;
Aubrie Sellers – Glad;
The Detroit Cobras – Stay Down;
The Sirens – Go Back;
Las Nubes – Can’t Say;
Habibi – Gypsy Love;
Habibi – Born Too Late;
The Exbats – Try Burning This One;
Saba Lou – Novum Ovum;
Parlor Snakes – Das Meer;
Nicole Atkins with Britt Daniel – Captain;
Becca Stevens – Feels Like This;
Becca Stevens – The Confession;
Laura Nyro – The Confession;
that dog. – Bird on a Wire;
Rain Perry with Mark Hallman – Whittier Street;
Ada Lea – Woman, Here;
Gemma Ray – Roll On River;
Last Daze – Make Me.

Flashlite #487

Glenn BrancaKing Khan and Sean Spits have a new album together as Louder Than Death. Catl is also back with their new album Bide My Time Until I Die. We introduce Habibi from Brooklyn, Sunny Slopes from Carrboro, NC, Black Rainbows from Italy and Blind Owls from Corpus Christi, TX. Mike St Jude And The Valentines are live in Cleveland. Today’s episode is dedicated to the memory of Glenn Branca, one of the greatest contemporary composers, who grew out of the New York underground rock scene as a part of Theoretical Girls, but made his mark on the avant-garde neo-classical scene. He Passed away from throat cancer on Mat 13 this year.

Yellow Payges – Our Time Is Running Out;
Blind Owls – I Know;
Louder Than Death – New Stains;
The Spits – Come With Me;
King Khan Experience – Knock Me Off My Feet;
Lemonheads – Green Fuz;
Habibi – Green Fuz;
Sunny Slopes – 10,000;
Mike St Jude And The Valentines (Live in CLE);
Theoretical Girls – Lovin In The Red (Second Version);
Glenn Branca – Lesson No. 1;
The Replacements – Hitchin’ a Ride (Live at Maxwell’s, Hoboken, NJ, 2;4;86);
The Celibate Rifles – Sometimes (I Wouldn’t Live Here If You Payed Me);
Zerodent – I Live A Lie;
catl – Grind It Down;
catl – Drive;
Black Rainbows – 13th Step of the Pyramid.