Today we check out the latest in loosely speaking post wave. We have new singles from the Australian bands R.M.F.C. and Straight Arrows and also French band Frustration and Spitting Image from Reno, Nevada. We check out new album announcements from two Ohio bands, The Drin from Cincinnati and Public Squares from Cleveland. Bass Drum of Death from Oxford, Mississippi has a new album and Eamon McGrath did something outrageous – seven (yes 7!) new albums in just one day. Over in LA, Fernando Perdomo and Michael Collins collaborate as Broken Sound. Today’s show is dedicated to Tom Verlaine, legendary guitarist of Television who passed away on January 28.
Television – Days;
The Drin – Venom;
Bass Drum of Death – Find It;
Bass Drum of Death – Too Cold to Hold;
Spitting Image – Full Sun;
Broken Sound – She Likes Running;
New Brutarians – New Muse;
Eamon McGrath – Tides;
Public Squares – Voices;
Living Stereo – Soul 67;
Eggy – Magic 8 Ball;
Frustration – Winds Of Change;
Tom Verlaine – Mr. Blur;
R.M.F.C. – Access;
Straight Arrows – Fast Product;
Television – Marquee Moon.
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
Please tell us why we are here… Today we have fine new tunes from The Reflectors in LA, Nick Frater, Dean Owens and mylittlebrother from UK, Brad Marino from New Hampshire. Then there are new singles from our Canadian heroes, King Khan and Eamon McGrath. But the most exciting new single today is coming from Greece. Nomos 751 covered Yugoslav all-female band (and a personal favorite) Boye!
Disciplina Kicme – Planeta dosade;
The Reflectors – All Made Up;
Nick Frater – California Waits;
Cool Ghouls – To You I’m Bound;
Radio Days – When I’m With You;
Dean Owens – She Was a Raven;
Brad Marino – What Do You Know;
Chris Church – Fall;
Wilding – I Will Recover;
King Khan Unlimited – Play Safe;
King Khan – The Simple Truths;
mylittlebrother – Howl;
Cocktails – Part of the Problem;
Lelee – Generacija XYZ;
Vlasta Popic – Mastanje;
Boye – Moracu se boriti;
Nomos 751 – Moracu se boriti;
Eamon McGrath – April;
Rosali – Pour Over Ice;
The Last – Snake In The Grass.
Good songwriting today! We have new music by Sarah Harmer and Eamon McGrath, both from Canada, Adam Weiner and his Low Cut Connie on a new album. We also have one of the most legendary ones: Bruce Springsteen. Talking about legends, John Mayall has just celebrated his 86th birthday with a new single, collaborating with Buddy Miller. Willie Nile had a good record this year and there’s also a tribute organized in his honor. Shemekia Copeland has a lovely new feminist cover of Under My Thumb. Finally, Templo Diez is a new band from Netherlands that we introduce in today’s show.
Daniel Romano – Natural Lover;
Sarah Harmer – New Low;
Low Cut Connie – Help Me;
Swampmeat Family Band – Mother’s Lies;
Molly Tuttle – She’s a Rainbow;
The Rolling Stones – Under my Thumb;
Shemekia Copeland – Under My Thumb;
John Mayall – I’m as Good as Gone (Feat. Buddy Miller);
John Mayall – Curly;
Bette Smith – I Felt It Too;
Boomtown Rats – Rat Trap;
Any Trouble – Growing Up;
Bruce Springsteen – Last Man Standing;
Eamon McGrath – Sparkle & Bleed;
Dan Penn – Edge of Love;
Templo Diez – 305 South;
Graham Parker – One Guitar;
Willie Nile – the Fool Who Drank the Ocean.
Melancholic new summer episode today features new music from Eamon McGrath from Canada, Ethan Daniel Davidson from Detroit, and Plastic Pals from Sweden. We also feature Marshall Chapman from Spartanburg, SC, Loose Koozies from Detroit, Ben de la Cour from Nashville, Warmer from Idaho, Heather Anne Lomax from LA, Courtney Marie Andrews from Phoenix and Trixie and The Trainwrecks from Berlin Germany. Give it a shot!
Czeslaw Niemen & Akwarele – Gdzie To Jest;
The Plastic Pals – Hangin’ in the Louvre;
Marshall Chapman – Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow;
Sylvia Rose Novak – Dry;
Neil Young and The Crazy Horse – Powderfinger;
Loose Koozies – Easy When You Know How;
Ben de la Cour – Harmless Indian Medicine Blues;
Morphine – Thursday;
Mark Lanegan – Stockholm City Blues;
Little Albert – Blues Asteroid;
Ethan Daniel Davidson – Death Don’t Have No Mercy;
Eamon McGrath – Sign of the Times;
Swampmeat Family Band – Be Here To Love Me;
Warmer – Fishes Swim and Corals Grow;
Heather Anne Lomax – Better Luck;
Jim Capaldi – Boy With A Problem;
Courtney Marie Andrews- Old Flowers;
Trixie and The Trainwrecks – Summertime;
Big Brother And The Holding Company – Summertime.
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 have a line up of nice new comebacks. The Afghan Whigs are back collaborating with James Hall. Violent Femmes are also back with new tunes. Rich Hopkins (ex Sidewinders) with his Luminaros has a new album. John Fallon, who used to be with The Steppes is back with the new band Laissez Faires. Southern college rockers Drivin’n’Cryin’ are another comeback in this show. The younger generation returns too: Mikal Cronin has a new single and Eamon McGrath has a new album out.
The Laissez Fairs – Marigolds Return
The Afghan Whigs – You Want Love (feat. James Hall);
Violent Femmes – Not OK;
Violent Femmes – Love & Me Make Three;
The Strange – Last Summer Song;
Rich Hopkins And Luminarios – No Regrets;
Rich Hopkins And Luminarios – Another State Of Mind;
The Laissez Fairs – Lillie May;
The Steppes – Take Heart My Love;
Eamon McGrath – Young Men;
Eamon McGrath – City of Glass;
Mikal Cronin – Show Me;
Mikal Cronin – Am I Wrong (Live in CLE);
Kevn Kinney – Gotta Move On;
Drivin N Cryin – If I’m Not There I’ll Be Here;
The Lemonheads – Wild Child;
Lou Reed – Wild Child.
Yawpers are back with their third album and so is Eamon McGrath, this time with the newest single. We dig into Memphis neo-traditionalists, Luther Dickinson collaborates with Amy Helm, Amy LaVere, Sharde Thomas and the Como Mamas as Sisters of the Strawberry Moon and another four of his friends, Rhiannon Giddens, Amythyst Kiah, Leyla McCalla and Allison Russell, perform together as Our Native Daughters. Also down south, our good friend Kim Simpson has a new album and we check out Helen Rose for the first time in our show. Veteran and legendary musician who played with Iggy Pop, David Bowie and Todd Rundgren, Hunt Sales is back in a new project. Finally, Scientists visited our town and we check out their new song.
Prix – Love You All Day Long;
The Yawpers – Dancing on My Knees;
Eamon McGrath – GUTS;
Peter Sarstedt – Easter Eggs;
Turtles – You Showed Me;
Luther Dickinson & Sisters of the Strawberry Moon – Fly With Me;
Our Native Daughters – Mama’s Cryin’ Long;
Those Pretty Wrongs – Fool of Myself;
The Hot Dogs – Another Smile;
Luther Russell – The Sunnyland;
Chris Bell – Speed of Sound;
Jimmy Webb – Psalm One-Five-O;
Kim Simpson – By Lake Kavano;
Helen Rose – John Coltrane on the Jukebox;
Dream Syndicate – John Coltrane Stereo Blues;
Pontiac Brothers – Be Married Song;
Gun Club – She’s Like Heroin;
Flesh Eaters – She’s Like Heroin;
Hunt Sales Memorial – Way on My Own;
The Scientists – Self Doubt;
The Scientists – Self Doubt (Live in CLE).
In our year end review (part 3) we hear exceprts from some really good albums that somehow didn’t make it to our top 25 list and we also hear samples from singles, 45s and downloads that did not end up on any album. Still, we enjoyed them a lot! Next week – new stuff!
War on Women – Capture The Flag;
Mooner – Ternganga;
Beechwood – Over On Everyone;
Eamon McGrath – Chlorine;
Turisti – Nemas cemu da se nadas;
Oh Sees – Nail House Needle Boys;
All Them Witches – 1st vs. 2nd;
Faux Killas – Alliecat;
Cowbell – Neon blue;
Trotsky Icepick – World War X;
Number Ones – Long Way To Go;
Jonathan Richman – Not So Much To Be Loved As To Love;
Remedy – Fix It;
ESC Life – Fill The Void.
Today we have a new tune from Eamon McGrath. Giant Sand also came back with a re-recording of one of their oldest tunes Tumble and Tear. Eli Paperboy Reed teamed up with High and Mighty Brass Band on a new album. We also introduce Texxcoco from the picturesque Las Palmas, Garage in July from Grabovec in Croatia and Greed Island from Dover, NH. We make dedications to Danny Kirwan of Fleetwood Mac and Jon Hiseman from Colloseum. Both of them passed away recently.
Night Beats – Obviously 5 Believers;
Giant Sand – Tumble and Tear;
Eamon McGrath – Never Enough;
The Choir – Boris’ Lament;
Jack-O & The Tennessee Tearjerkers – Walk Of Shame;
The Numbers – Government Boy;
Texxcoco – Thank You for Being a Whore;
Eli Paperboy Reed – Well, Alright Now;
Barrence Whitfield & The Savages – Sunshine Don’t Make the Sun;
Alice Bag (Live in CLE);
Garage In July – Za Iggyja;
Greed Island – Lunchbox;
Turisti – Zajedno sanjamo;
Zerodent – I Live A Lie;
Ford Madox Ford – I’m Haunted;
Faux Killas – The Truth;
Fleetwood Mac – Coming Your Way;
Colloseum – I Can’t Live Without You.
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Yawpers are back with their third album and so is Eamon McGrath, this time with the newest single. We dig into Memphis neo-traditionalists, Luther Dickinson collaborates with Amy Helm, Amy LaVere, Sharde Thomas and the Como Mamas as Sisters of the Strawberry Moon and another four of his friends, Rhiannon Giddens, Amythyst Kiah, Leyla McCalla and Allison Russell, perform together as Our Native Daughters. Also down south, our good friend Kim Simpson has a new album and we check out Helen Rose for the first time in our show. Veteran and legendary musician who played with Iggy Pop, David Bowie and Todd Rundgren, Hunt Sales is back in a new project. Finally, Scientists visited our town and we check out their new song.
In our year end review (part 3) we hear exceprts from some really good albums that somehow didn’t make it to our top 25 list and we also hear samples from singles, 45s and downloads that did not end up on any album. Still, we enjoyed them a lot! Next week – new stuff!
Today we have a new tune from Eamon McGrath. Giant Sand also came back with a re-recording of one of their oldest tunes Tumble and Tear. Eli Paperboy Reed teamed up with High and Mighty Brass Band on a new album. We also introduce Texxcoco from the picturesque Las Palmas, Garage in July from Grabovec in Croatia and Greed Island from Dover, NH. We make dedications to Danny Kirwan of Fleetwood Mac and Jon Hiseman from Colloseum. Both of them passed away recently.