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Flashlite #794

Leyla McCalla

Today we check out exciting new music from venerable Ian Hunter. Also Kid Congo is back with his Pink Monkey Bird and a new album. Afghan Whigs published a cool new Lou Reed cover. Amy Rigby has a new single and Leyla McCalla has a new album. Speedways have a new compilation record out and we introduce new names for us: Baron Four and Lord Esme.

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Lou Reed – I Love You, Suzanne
The Baron Four – Never Feeling Blue
Ian Hunter – People
Ian Hunter – This is what i’m here for
The Reflectors – Supernova
The Speedways – Kisses Are History
Lord Esme – Alison Rhodes
Daniel Romano – All of thee above
The Peanut Butter Conspiracy – Is there anything i can do
Amy Rigby – Dylan In Dubuque (Single Version)
Leyla McCalla – Open The Road
Rosali – Rewind
Emily Wolfe – Road to Ruin
Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds – The Boy Had It All
The Afghan Whigs – I Love You Suzanne
The Afghan Whigs – Demon in Profile
Deep Purple – Love Help Me

Playlist, The Best of 2021

Flashlite #675

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2021

Last year we started our year-end review of best albums that we heard in the past year. This week we head positions 14 to 1. For the number one this year I chose Californian band Cool Ghouls. After several delightful garage rock records, last year they took a huge leap and made a fantastic genre spanning record that shows good taste, measure and expert knowledge of rock’n’roll history. One song will remind you of Beach Boys, other on Todd Rundgren, another one of Byrds, Love, Leonard Cohen… approach seems deliberate and result is stunning album. In a post-post-post modern post-capitalist world an this album looks like a conveyor belt in which best moments of the past roll by one by one, perfectly strung together until the final product comes out. They do their recycling shamelessly and proudly. It’s paradoxically original. It’s an art form. And we love it here.

Our list for 2021 looks like this…


30 The Most - Of What We Have
29 Mike Edison and Guadalupe Plata - The Devil Can't Do You No Harm
28 Chris Church - Game Dirt
27 Kid Khan Unlimited - Opiate Them Asses
26 Daniel Romano - Kissing The Foe
25 Grave Flowers Bongo Band - Strength Of Spring
24 Motorpsycho - Kingdom of Oblivion
23 Yola - Stand For Myself
22 The Exbats - Now Where Were We
21 Shaye Zadravec - Now and Then
20 David Gahan and The Soulsavers - Imposter
19 Danny Kroha - Detroit Blues
18 Murlocs - Bittersweet Demons
17 Salebarbes - Gin à l'eau salée
16 Red Devil Ryders - Pour Me Another One
15 Big Hogg - Pageant of Beasts
14 Endless Boogie - Admonitions
13 Bevis Frond - Little Eden
12 Lelee - Cuka, bije, pumpa
11 Astute Palate
10 Divine Horsemen - Hot Rise of an Ice Cream Phoenix
09 Kid Congo - Swing From The Sean DeLear
08 Rosali - No Meduim
07 Petrified Max - Year Gone By
06 Dinosaur JR - Sweep Into Space
05 Richard Rose - Radiation Breeze
04 A Little More Time With Reigning Sound
03 Bat Fangs - Queen of My World
02 The Reflectors - Faster Action
01 Cool Ghouls - At George's Zoo

And playlist for today is:

Endless Boogie – Bad Call;
The Bevis Frond – Cherry Gardens;
Lelee – Pozeluvam;
Astute Palate – Loose Wings;
Divine Horsemen – Mind Fever;
Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds – (Are You) Ready, Freddy;
Rosali – Mouth;
Petrified Max – Blue Skies Always;
Dinosaur JR – And Me;
Richard Rose – Evil Twin;
Reigning Sound – You Ain’t Me;
Bat Fangs – Never Coming Down;
The Reflectors – Carry On;
Cool Gouhls (Closing Meddley).

Obituaries, Playlist

Flashlite #629

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Clara Engel

Today we experiment with sounds a little bit. Non-conventional genres and artists are on the playlist. We first start with a new project for John Dwyer, Nick Murray, Brad Caulkins, Tom Dolas and Greg Coates, which is perhaps called Witch Egg. Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds follow with a 15 minute dance dreamlike song. Sun Kil Moon is also here with another lengthy new piece. Emma Ruth Rundle teams up with metal heads Thou. Marianne Dissard has an unconventional cover of Ritchie Valens’ Come on Let’s Go. Clara Engel has a new album, and it’s always a surprise and a new, interesting sonic exploration. At the end of the show we pay tributes to Sylvain Sylvain, Phil Spector and Tom Stevens from Long Ryders.

Trash – Road To Nowhere;
John Dwyer, Nick Murray, Brad Caulkins, Tom Dolas, Greg Coates – Greener Pools;
Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds – He Walked In;
Thou & Emma Ruth Rundle – Orphan Limbs;
Sun Kil Moon – Morning Cherry;
Clara Engel – Thieves;
Marianne Dissard – Come On, Let’s Go;
New York Dolls – Frankenstein;
Ramones – Danny Says;
Long Ryders – Days Long Ago;
Righteous Brothers – You’ve lost that lovin’ feelin’.