Well summer has gone by quickly. Who has had time to spend behind a computer screen when the weather has been so great? Once again, apologies for not posting this sooner, to all those who have been waiting with bated breath.
Pirate Broadcast #013
1. Tijuana Cartel - White Dove (2010) - Hailing from the Gold Coast in Australia, this four-piece incorporates world beats and electronica to create their sound: "Multi-layered grooves, touches of slide and flamenco guitar, trumpet,Vocals and Afro Cuban Percussion mixed with some hardened electronica", according to their bio. Influences not unlike Canada's Tea Party, there is a hint of retro 80's as well.
2. Brian Protheroe - Hotel (1976) - Today, Brian's well-aged good looks have brought him more acting roles (MI5) than musical recognition. But his background was in folk/blues/rock, going back to the mid-60's when the Beatles topped the charts. From Folk Blues Incorporated, he augmented his income performing in repertory theatre in London. He was discovered on the stage and a solo career began. Taken from his third album, I/You (which also features members of Jethro Tull), "Hotel" garnered much airplay on the fledgling Spirit of Radio's playlist.
3. John Foxx and The Maths - Evergreen (2011) - The ex-Ultravox vocalist continues to create with this track taken from the Interplay CD released this past spring. A recent issue of MOJO Magazine featured a demo version cover of Pink Floyd's "Have A Cigar". For a free download of the finished version PLUS a download of Evergreen, click on this link to MOJO's website.
4. The Wombats - Techno Fan (2011) - Sharing a hometown with The Beatles, this fourth single from these Liverpudlian's album, This Modern Glitch, has been tearing up the UK charts this summer with this track. Their tongue-in-cheek lyrics and sound recall the American pop feel of bands like Weezer. Fans in the Southwest US can look for them this fall at The Voodoo Experience music festival in New Orleans on Oct 28-30.
5. Austra - Beat And The Pulse (2010) - This Canadian performer's 2010 release, One Big Silence, continues to find fans, and this track is one of the reasons. It's video, directed by Claire Edmondson and featuring topless dancers, ensures it's non-inclusion in the daytime programming at Muchmusic, and maintaining it's indie, somewhat underground, status. Dark, almost gothic, this is late night music.
6. Shreikback - Loving Up The Thing (2010) - Back with original guitarist/singer Carl Marsh and guest Andy Partridge (XTC), Barry Andrews is back for the twelfth Shriekback album, Life In The Loading Bay. To quote the record label verbiage, "Despite the increased quotient of subtle textures and atmospheric embellishments, Barry still knows how to deliver a knockout hook, as on the glorious ‘Loving Up The Thing’, which could wreak similar havoc on more discerning modern dance floors as their ‘My Spine is The Bassline’ did in the early 80s."
Until next time......
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