Garage rock review today with a return by Australia’s Zerodent, return by Louisiana’s Dash Rip Rock, collaboration between Radio Birdman’s Deniz Tek and Angry Samoan’s Jeff Dahl and a new album by Brooklyn’s Dion Lunadon. From the garage rock capital of the world, Detroit, we check out new music from Tyvek and Sugar Tradition. Plus, introducing R.M.F.C. from Australia, KÜken from Hamburg, Bone Idl from Chepstow and Fret Rattles from Minneapolis.
The Amber Lights – Debbie by the christmas tree
KÜken – Black Air
Zerodent – Panic Bolt
Zerodent – Not Good For Me
Capsula – En El Infierno
Bone Idl – Goodwill
Dion Lunadon – Secrets
Dion Lunadon – It’s the Truth
Deniz Tek – Ballad of Chief Joseph
Deniz Tek & Jeff Dahl – Hate
Dash Rip Rock – True Drunk Love
Dash Rip Rock – Big Daddy Like Whiskey
Tyvek – Wayne County Roads
Tyvek – Trash & Junk
R.M.F.C. – Spectrum
CLASS – Behind the Ball
The Spells – En Vogue
Sugar Tradition – Fragile
Fret Rattles – Degeneration Ride
Outtacontroller – Less Is More
Taxi Girls – After Effect
Vains – Clean Slate
Part three of our list of best albums in 2019! Today we review some albums which did not make it to our top 30, which may probably just be the lack of my own attention. But before that, I’ve noticed that a whole bunch of good albums were shorter than 30 minutes this year, which is an interesting phenomenon. Albums were too long when we switched formats from LP to CD, but with less than 30 minutes, they seem to be a little too short. Back in the day, those would be classified as Mini LPs. So, today we also check the list of best Mini Albums, all of which were pretty hot last year. At the top of that list is Gyasi.
Best Albums in 2019
01 Danny and the Doorknobs - Jukebox in the LA River
02 The Dates - Ask Again Later
03 Luther Russell - Medium Cool
04 Outrageous Cherry - Meet You In The Shadows
05 Terry And Louie - A Thousand Guitars
06 Leyla McCalla - The Capitalist Blues
07 The See No Evils - Out Of The Shadows
08 Rosalie Cunningham - Rosalie Cunningham
09 Criminal Hygiene - Run It Again
10 Sad Planets - Akron Ohio
11 The Schizophonics - People in the Sky
12 Altin Gun - Gece
13 Guadalupe Plata - Three Demons
14 Those Pretty Wrongs - Zed for Zulu
15 Eugene Chadbourne & Sunwatchers - 3 Characters
16 Wolfmanhattan Project - Blue Gene Stew
17 Mikal Cronin - Seeker
18 The Flesh Eaters - I Used to Be Pretty
19 Jonathan Richman - SA
20 Lisa Prank - Perfect Love Song
21 Bad Moves - Tell No One
22 Morlocs - Manic Candid Episode
23 Eamon McGrath - Guts
24 Redd Kross - Beyond the Door
25 Ty Segall - Deforming Lobes
26 Melomen - Disappear
27 Mattiel - Satis Factory
28 Meat Puppets - Dusty Notes
29 Motorpsycho - The Crucible
30 The Yawpers - Human Question
Best Mini Albums in 2019
01 Gyasi - Androgyne
02 Jordan Jones
03 Porcupine - What You've Heard Isn't Real
04 Zerodent - Landscapes of Merriment
05 UV-TV - Happy
06 Pharlee
07 Ezra Furman - Twelve nudes
08 Tony Molina - Songs From San Mateo County
Tony Molina – Not The Way To Be
Ezra Furman – Evening Prayer
Pharlee – Ethereal Woman
UV-TV – World
Zerodent – Repatriated
Porcupine – Tell Me
Jordan Jones – Oh My Heaven
Gyasi – Colorful
Pat Todd and the Rankoutsiders – The Future Callin’
Jack Oblivian – Scarla
Ex Hex – Another Dimension
Trixie Whitley – May Cannan
Filthy Friends – Emerald Valley
Giant Sand – The Chill Outside
Datura4 – Cat on A Roof
ESC Life – Born To Be Mild
Wreckless Eric – Creepy People In The Middle of the Night
Today we have the new music from Mark Lanegan. His band just published the newest single. Zerodent from Perth Australia are preparing their first European tour and they put together a new EP specifically to promote their work at the tour. Also in Europe, from France, Automatic City hails with their brand new album. Then back to Australia, Datura4 has a new album as well and features Dom Mariani of The Stems and Greg Hitchcock of You Am I. Clara Engel has a new record out and you can pick it up at bandcamp. On Burger Records, we present the new singles from The Dates and Those Pretty Wrongs. Today’s show is dedicated to Manja from Disciplin A Kitchme who passed away last week. DuÅ¡an Äukić who played goÄ in Disciplina KiÄme in the late eighties passed away also, about a year ago. We pay tribute to both of them.
Kinks – Mindless Child of Motherhood;
Mark Lanegan Band – Stitch It Up;
Zerodent – Not Good For Me;
Stonefield – Far From Earth;
Lonesome Shack – Too Bad;
Automatic City – Tiger Man;
Datura4 – Cat On A Roof;
Kerri Powers – Can’t Find My Way Home;
Swans – Can’t Find My Way Home;
Clara Engel – Open a Door;
The Dates – Any Other Nite;
Those Pretty Wrongs – A Day In The Park;
Luther Russel – Sad Lady;
Disciplina KiÄme – GoÄ, skreÄ + bubanj;
Disciplin a Kitchme – No One;
Disciplin a Kitchme – ÄŒovek koji ne nosi sat;
Disciplin a Kitchme – Nepokolebljivost pokazi ti uz neophodnu dozu neozbiljnosti.
Today we open up with a new band called The Fadeaways form Japan. Melvins have a new record with two bass players, Jeff Pinkus (ex Butthole Surfers) and Steven McDonald (of Redd Kross). We introduce two hard rock bands, Black Moth lead by Harriet Bevan and a feminist quartet War On Women from Baltimore. Zerodent of Perth Australia are back with the new album and so are Umreti Fit (Szeged, Hungary). Erika Wennerstrom of Heartless Bastards is going solo on a new record and Rich Hopkins has a new song with his Luminarios. Tune in next week for more!
The Well Wishers – Come Out and Play;
The Fadeaways – I’m Gonna Make You Mine;
Melvins – I Want to Hold Your Hand;
Melvins – I Want to Tell You;
Brett Smiley – I Want To Hold Your Hand;
Dream Syndicae – Tell Me When It’s Over (Live in CLE);
Black Moth – Istra;
War On Women – Dick Pics;
Greg ‘Stackhouse’ Prevost – Too Much Junk;
Relativity – Trusted You;
Zerodent – Divine Sonata;
Umreti Fit – Kaži mi;
Chip Kinman and PCH – Ladybird;
John Doe – Hotel Ghost;
Imperial State Electric – Break It Down;
Erika Wennerstrom – Twisted Highway;
Rich Hopkins and the Luminarios – Acoma Mary.
Juliana Hatfield has a new single, and Zerodent from Perth, Australia, have a new recording that we check out in this episode. We also check out the new digital single from Igor Djeke’s Harp Explosion. Suzi Quatro, Andy Scott of The Sweet and Don Powell from Slade have a new project together with a record full of cover versions. We also check out the new stuff from Lowest of The Low, lead by Ron Hawkins. We also listen to the live music from Uranium Club and Hy Maya. Hy Maya is an old Cleveland band, with live recordings recently unearthed by the Smog Veil Records. Today’s show is dedicated to Mark E. Smith from Fall, who recently passed away at the age of 60.
Charlie Feathers – Jungle Fever;
Juliana Hatfield – A Little More Love;
Lowest of The Low – Powerlines;
The Dreaming Spires – The Road Less Travelled;
The On and Ons – No Good for Yourself;
Paraf – Kada Se Oglasi;
Zerodent – Stay in;
The Fall – L.A.;
The Fall – Telephone Thing;
Uranium Club – Operation Pt. 1 & Pt. 2;
Hy Maya – Hydrogen Hover;
Johnny Jenkins – I Walk On Gilded Splinters;
Quatro, Scott & Powell – I Walk On Gilded Splinters;
Harp Explosion – Brand New Organ.
Today we introduce singer songwriter from Tulsa, Lauren Barth and a Swedish hard rock band Ball. Angaleena Presley from Pistol Annies has a second solo album out, and we check that out too. Dickinson brothers. North Mississippi Allstars have a new record out called Prayer for Peace. Zerodent from Perth Australia are back with the new EP. Our proud sponsors, Blue Arrow Records, have new excellent releases, Stutter Steps from Pittsburgh and Ethan Daniel Davidson from Detroit.
Danny Kroha – You Got To Move;
Lauren Barth – Want It Back;
Angaleena Presley – Good Girl Down;
Imelda May – Game Changer;
Stutter Steps – Floored;
Ethan Daniel Davidson – Close To The Gallows;
Ethan Daniel Davidson – Ain’t The Man I Used To Be (Live in CLE);
Lorette Velvette – You Got to Move;
North Mississippi Allstars – You Got To Move;
Gun Club – In My Room;
Platinum Boys – New Kind of Love;
Dream Syndicate – The Side I’ll Never Show;
Dream Syndicate – Out of My Head;
Ball – Fyre Balls;
The Prophet Hens – Popular People;
The Improbables – Save Yourself;
Zerodent – Seedy Achiever;
Zerodent – Soul Mender.
Today with start off by reminding our Cleveland listeners to check out the Zerodent live show in Cleveland’s Euclid Tavern. Then we check out the newest release by our fine sponsor Blue Arrow Records, Jon Langford and his new band Bad Luck Jonathan. He also has a new record with Mekons. We check out the new duet from Pittsburgh, The Specters with their studio and live recordings in our Live in Cleveland segment.
Disciplin A Kitchme – Spas je fonk I;
Zerodent – Still Hanging On;
The Safeties – Evidence;
Nico Missile- Call Of The Wild;
Killer Shrews – The Brain From Planet Eros;
Bad Luck Jonathan – 3 Eyed Piranha;
Mekons – O Money;
The Specters (Live in CLE);
The Spectres – I Want Her So;
King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard – Robot Stop;
Thee Oh Sees – Plastic Plant;
Sparks – Equator;
Mose Allison – If You Live;
Dinosaur Jr – Lost All Day;
Disciplin A Kitchme – Spas je fonk II.
Today we begin our traditional review of the best records at the Little Lighthouse in the past year. Although “the best” should be understood in a very limited way. These records is basically just a very personal selection of new music that stuck with me this year. It may not be the best, but it somehow resonated in my mind. The time will tell whether these records will last longer than one season, but I definitely tend to go back to the stuff that I liked.
The list this year has 25 titles, and we first cover the bottom end of the list. The next week is 2016 and we will cover the top 10. This was a good year for the music from ex-Yugoslavia. We have two bands in the lower part of the list (Vlasta Popić and Bernays Propaganda). One more title will be covered next week. It was also a good year for Swedish bands. This year we have Ghost and Bäddat För Trubbel. Australians are traditionally welcome on our list(Zerodent, Paul Kelly and one more next week). Memphis, Austin, Detroit and San Francisco still rule in the US. Looking forward to 2016 – hopefully with even more surprises for the new generations of rockers…
Sweet Apple – I Surrender;
The Bevis Frond – Second Son;
Paul Kelly – Where Were You When I Needed You (With Clairy Browne);
The Yawpers – Walter;
Vlasta Popić – O vodi;
The Ghost – From The Pinnacle To The Pit;
Sonny Vincent and Spite – Now That I Have You;
Low Cut Connie – Taste So Good;
Fuzz – Jack The Maggot;
Zerodent – You;
Soldiers of Fortune – Dog Tooth Down;
Cairo Gang – A Heart Like Yours;
Bäddat För Trubbel – Fran Afterwork Till Lillordag;
Giant Sand – Texting Feist;
Bernays Propaganda – ÄŒuvaj se od tie Å¡to te Äuvaat.
Today we have some big bands that came up with new records recently. Nick Saloman’s Bevis Frond sounds strong on Example 22. Los Lobos rock out with some of the best tunes they made in their long career on Gates of Gold. Electric Six continue steady stream of annual records with Bitch Don’t Let Me Die and Eagles of Death Metal are back after seven years of silence with Zipper. Juliana Hatfiled had a record with her trio early this year, but also, four other ladies from Boston called Potty Mouth emerge greatly inspired by Juliana. Finally, our friends in Perth Australia, Zerodent, are trying to find home for some newly made recordings, and we sample one of the songs.
Faces – That’s All You Need;
Barreracudas – Backup Plan;
Zerodent – I Am Coming In;
Lemonheads – It’s About Time;
Juliana Hatfield Three – Ordinary Guy;
Potty Mouth – Creeper Weed;
Ben Vaughn – Then The North Wind Blew;
Bevis Frond – This One;
Bevis Frond – Backanile;
Electric Six – If U R Who U Say U R;
Mark Lanegan – Methamphetamine Blues;
Mark Lanegan – When It’s In You;
Eagles of Death Metal – I Love You All The Time;
Los Lobos – Gates of Gold;
Sonny Vincent – Don’t Tell Me (Live in CLE);
Trotsky Icepick – Boy With A Book;
Nikki Sudden – Such A Little Girl;
Sandy Denny And The Strawbs – All I Need Is You.
Today we have new music from Australia. King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard has a new single and we have a new band from Perth called Zerodent. Their new demos are just in fresh from over there. Today we also have two performers from Canada as well: Ron Sexsmith and The Barr Brothers. Check out the new music from My Buddy Moose from Rijeka, Croatia. I was wondering what’s happening to Mike Therieau. I really liked his album Living From A Suitcase eight years ago. I’ve found him playing with a new band called Shurman over in Austin. Finally we say goodbye to Rock Vodka, also known as David Thum, the original drummer of Tex And The Horseheads who passed away recently.
Vlasta Popić – Nova;
Oblivians – Trouble;
Zerodent – Pieces;
Eamon McGrath – Let Your Hair Grow Long;
The Sonics – The Hard Way;
The Barr Brothers – Half Crazy;
Howlin’ Wolf – Smokestack Lightnin’ (Blues Alphabet);
Mike Therieau – Midnight Apt. 9 Blues;
Shurman – Leaving Song;
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – The River;
Natural Child – Bailando Con Lobos;
Chris McKenna & GG1 – Maximum Love Vibes;
Ron Sexsmith – The Other Side;
My Buddy Moose – The Second Best (Offical audio);
Jim Lauderdale – Past It (Live in CLE);
Tex And The Horseheads – Lock Me Up.
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