Cowboys & Indies Monthly Indiessential charts 2021 - December

• The Best Of The British Indie/Alternative Scene
  
  1. UNITY  (LP)  ...  The KVB  (Invada Records)
  2. YOU AND ME  ...  The Boo Radleys  (Boostr)
  3. TRAPS  ...  Bloc Party  (Infectious/BMG)
  4. TOO LATE NOW  ...  Wet Leg  (Domino)
  5. RF  (LP)  ...  Rural France  (Meritorio)
  6. WAVES  ...  The Soundcarriers  (Phosphonic)
  7. CREATIVE JEALOUSY  ...  Honeyglaze  (Speedy Wunderground)
  8. THE ART OF LYING  (LP)  ...  Ist Ist  (Kind Violence Records)
  9. IT'LL ALL BE ALRIGHT IN THE END  ...  Thrillhouse  (Thrillhouse)
  10. THIS PLACE  ...  Klubber Lang  (FIFA Records)
  11. THE BAD THING  ...  The Mysterines  (Fiction Records)
  12. GOOD TO GO!  ...  Los Bitchos  (City Slang Records)
  13. CONVERTIBLE  (LP)  ...  The Altered Hours  (Pizza Pizza)
  14. HOW WE DRIFT  ...  Nile Marr  (Park The Van)
  15. PEARLDIVING  (LP)  ...  Robin Guthrie  (Soleil Après Minuit)
  16. THE CITY IS HUNGOVER  ...  Teenage Sequence  (Everything Sucks Music)
  17. TV FLICKER  ...  Pale Blue Eyes  (Full Time Hobby)
  18. PEOPLE IN CARS  (LP)  ...  Curse Of Lono  (Submarine Cat Records)
  19. WHAT IF?  (LP)  ...  Moonlight Parade (Southview Records)
  20. TRANQUILIZER  ...  Holy Youth Movement feat Andrew Innes  (Holy Youth Movement/Jagz Kooner)
  
  Compiled from playlists, listener requests and dj input for December 2021
  

Box Set Go! Show tracks for Sat. Dec. 25/21

• The first of two holiday special programs, Christmas night (or 'Box'-ing Day Eve) was
  a special theme show, Box Set Go! The show featured tracks from 3 Cherry Red Records
  box sets:
  Optimism / Reject: Punk & Post-Punk Meets D-I-Y Aesthetic 1977-1981
  Shake The Foundations: Militant Funk & The Post-Punk Dancefloor 1978-1984
  The Sun Shines Here: The Roots Of Indie Pop 1980-1984
  
  simple minds - this fear of gods - Shake
  pulp - there was... - The Sun
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  the fall - bingo-master's break-out - Optimism
  sisters of mercy - damage done - Optimism
  the pop group - rob a bank - Shake
  quando quango - tingle - Shake  
  young marble giants - final day - Optimism
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  it's immaterial - young man (seeks interesting job) - The Sun
  the passions - skin deep - Shake
  kissing the pink - big man restless - Shake
  blancmange - modichy in aneration - Optimism
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  visage - frequency 7 - Shake
  thompson twins - could be her, could be you - Optimism
  furniture - why are we in love - Shake
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  teardrop explodes - read it in books - The Sun
  the stranglers - love 30 - Shake
  wah! heat - better scream - The Sun
  thomas leer - don't - Shake
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  medium medium - them or me - Optimism
  essential logic - aerosol burns - Optimism
  au pairs - domestic departure - Optimism
  mo-dettes - masochistic opposite - Optimism
  fun boy three - faith & hope & charity - Shake
  family fodder - disco purge - Shake
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  tones on tails - lions - Shake
  the associates - boys keep swinging - Optimism
  the lines - on the air - Optimism
  the monochrome set - he's frank - Optimism
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  normil hawaiins - obedience - Shake
  vivien goldman - laundrette - Optimism
  the tesco bombers - break the ice at parties - Optimism
  dislocation dance - you'll never never know - The Sun
  dolly mixture - step close now - The Sun
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  jesus and mary chain - upside down - The Sun   
  the pastels - million tears - The Sun
  altered images - insects - The Sun
  haircut 100 - evil smokestacking baby - Shake
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  microdisney - hello, rascals - The Sun
  prefab sprout - radio love - The Sun
  the wild swans - god forbid - The Sun
  the pale fountains - just a girl - The Sun
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  hurrah! - the sun shines here - Scared To Get Happy
  friends again - state of art - The Sun
  the brilliant corners - tangled up in blue - The Sun
  biff bang pow - years of fun - The Sun
  the loft - winter - The Sun
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  the revolving paint dream - in the afternoon - The Sun
  st. christopher - crystal clear - The Sun
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  aztec camera - jump - The Sun
  the bluebells - everybody's somebody's fool - The Sun
  the laughing apple - wouldn't you - The Sun
• Listen -  http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/577-Cowboys_and_Indies-20211225-2100-t1640466000.mp3
  

Reflection Spells! Show tracks for Sat. Dec. 18/21

• bronski beat - why?
  hard feelings - sister infinity
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  loop - halo
  black doldrums - sad paradise
  holy coves - the hurt within
  a ritual sea - hit a lie
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  blush club - supermarket spree
  ski lift- i wanna be you
  fresh - morgan & joanne
  melt yourself down - pray for me i don’t fit in
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  she drew the gun - behave myself
  the long blondes - the whippet fancier
  moderate rebels - i don’t want to go to the shop
  ladytron - blue jeans
  -----northern soul spotlight   
  roy redmond - ain’t that terrible
  the watt 103rd street rhythm band - the joker (on a trip thru the jungle)
  esther phillips - just say goodbye
  wendy rene - bar-b-q
  wilson pickett - baby call on me
  -----lp session - pye corner audio 'Entangled Routes'   
  pye corner audio - earthwork
  pye corner audio - the creeper
  pye corner audio - growth potential
  pye corner audio - phantom orchid
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  paul draper - omega man (feat steven wilson)
  holy youth movement - tranquilizer (feat andrew innes)
  manic street preachers - little baby nothing (feat traci lords)
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  the catchers - cotton dress
  marlow - blame it
  desert ships - fire on the moon
  babeheaven - don't wake me
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  blanketman - the signalman
  magazine - shot by both sides
  krooked tongue - freaky love
  klubber lang - this place
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  laura-mary carter - blue's not my colour
  josienne clarke - driving at night
  the coral - vacancy
  jetstream pony - courses for obstacles
  dream nails - they/them
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  penelope isles - terrified
  sprints - modern job
  black hill transmissions - just out of reach
  mild horses - suited
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  firestations - reflection spells
  sam juner - lost my way
  damon albarn - polaris
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  teenage sequence - all this art
• Listen -  http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/577-Cowboys_and_Indies-20211218-2100-t1639861200.mp3
  

The City Is Hungover! Show tracks for Sat. Dec. 11/21

• warmduscher - wild flowers
  the umlauts - boiler suits & combat boots
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  pj harvey - let england shake (demo)
  deep throat choir - alchemilla
  raveloe - catkins
  girl ray - murder on the dancefloor
  shygirl - cleo
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  the mysterines - the bad thing
  nile marr - how we drift
  pale blue eyes - tv flicker
  ava vox - crash
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  foals - wake me up
  klaxons - golden skans
  wilderman - neveready
  eli brown feat madge - be your dog
  -----northern soul spotlight   
  the apollas - mr creator
  frankie valli - you’re ready now
  eddie floyd - big bird
  herbie goins & night-timers - number one in your heart
  bobby wilson - feels good
  -----lp session - the altered hours 'convertible'   
  the altered hours - thistle
  the altered hours - radiant wound
  the altered hours - stratocaster dreamcatcher
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  the shambolics - if you want it
  alias kid - out with the boys
  the gulps - stuck in the city
  rats - patsy decline
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  cate le bon - moderation
  pretty robotic - she's obviously some sort of film star
  the edible eyes - super-injunction
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  rural france - teenage tom petty
  rural france - resident comedian
  champyun sounds - page market page
  average life complaints - precious pressures
  manic street preachers - europa geht durch mich (feat nina hoss)
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  spinn - people should know better
  tomi tomaski - pure air
  moonlight parade - hanging around
  moonlight parade - no way of knowing
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  clinic - miracles
  curse of lono - ursula andress
  curse of lono - so damned beautiful feat tess parks
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  robin guthrie - questern
  robin guthrie - oceanaire
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  teenage sequence - the city is hungover
  black country, new road - concorde
• Listen -  http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/577-Cowboys_and_Indies-20211211-2100-t1639256400.mp3
  

Endless Songs! Show tracks for Sat. Dec. 4/21

• ron grainer & delia derbyshire - doctor who original theme
  delia derbyshire - pot au feu
  delia derbyshire & martin hannet - synth exchanges track 3
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  the boo radleys - you and me
  ride - future love
  strawberry guy - when morning comes
  modern studies - endless song
  martin carr - flames
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  thrillhouse - it'll all be alright in the end
  the the - sweet bird of truth (live)
  johnny marr - how soon is now (live at the crazy face factory)
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  the divine comedy - the best mistakes
  chartreuse - deep fat
  chilli jesson - st. vitamin
  fine. - every ache
  miles kane - nothing's ever gonna be good enough (feat corinne bailey rae)
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  saint etienne - her christmas coat
  david newton & thee mighty angels - winter tragedy
  dayflower - sonic
  yumi and the weather - howl
  -----lp session - the kvb  'unity'   
  the kvb - unbound
  the kvb - structural index
  the kvb - omni
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  wet leg - too late now
  wet leg - oh no
  valeras - rita
  shangri-la - intervals
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  bloc party - traps
  idles - meds
  the bug feat jason williamson - treetop
  champyun sounds - display making
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  naima bock - 30 degrees
  los bitchos - good to go!
  teose - what’s going on?
  tacsidermi & sister wives - o fy nghof (from my memory)
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  ist ist - fat cats drown in milk
  ist ist - if it tastes like wine
  inti - plastic lives
  the anderson tapes - outta the house
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  soundcarriers - waves
  jetstream pony - strood mcd f.c.
  belle and sebastian - like dylan in the movies
  mcalmont & butler - yes
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  peter doherty & frédéric lo - the fantasy life of poetry & crime
  elbow - the only road
  bedroom vacation - car crash
• Listen -  http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/577-Cowboys_and_Indies-20211204-2100-t1638651600.mp3
  

Cowboys & Indies Monthly Indiessential charts 2021 - November Singles

• The Best Of The British Indie/Alternative Scene
  
  1. BILLY GOODBYE  ...  Franz Ferdinand  (Domino)
  2. WAKE ME UP  ...  Foals  (Warner)
  3. CULT LEADER TACTICS  ...  Paul Draper  (Kscope)
  4. HALO  ...  Loop  (Cooking Vinyl)
  5. ALYGATYR  ...  Kasabian  (Sony)
  6. ECHO EVERYWHERE EP  ...  Keeley  (Dimple Discs)
  7. LAY OF THE LAND  ...  The Shop Window  (The Shop Window)
  8. ALL BEING FINE  ...  King Hannah  (City Slang)
  9. I AM YOU  ...  Just Mustard  (Partisan)
  10. EAT THE MOON  ...  Slant  (Pool Valley Music)
  11. GOOD GRIEF  ...  English Teacher  (Nice Swan Recordings)
  12. IWR  ...  Caroline  (Rough Trade)
  13. GIRLKIND  ...  Sinead O'Brien  (Chess Club)
  14. WHAT'S THE USE?  ...  Peaness  (Totally Snick Records)
  15. 100 METRE SPIRIT EP  ...  Hanya (Sneaky Dog Records)
  16. A SONG FOR DREAMERS  ...  Dutch Mustard  (Bad Influence)
  17. RINA  ...  Velma  (Velma)
  18. GENDER STUDIES EP  ...  M(h)aol  (Tulle)
  19. THE HOME COUNTIES  ...  Home Counties  (Alcopop! Records)
  20. CHEW MY CHEEKS  ...  Prima Queen  (Nice Swan Records)
  
  Compiled from playlists, listener requests and dj input for November 2021
  

Cowboys & Indies Monthly Indiessential charts 2021 - November Albums

• The Best Of The British Indie/Alternative Scene
  
  1. CRAWLER  (LP)   ...  Idles  (Partisan Records)
  2. FLYING DREAM 1  (LP)  ...  Elbow  (Polydor)
  3. THE NEARER THE FOUNTAIN, MORE PURE THE STREAM FLOWS  (LP)  ...  Damon Albarn  (Transgressive)
  4. WHICH WAY TO HAPPY  (LP)  ...  Penelope Isles  (‎Bella Union)
  5. FOLDING LINES  (LP)  ...  Sea Fever  (Sea Fever)
  6. FORTITUDE VALLEY  (LP)  ...  Fortitude Valley  (Fika Recordings)
  7. LIVE AT THE RUM PUNCHEON  (LP)  ...  Swansea Sound  (HHBTM / Skep Wax)
  8. QUEENSWAY TUNNEL  (LP)  ...  Zuzu  (Planet Z Records)
  9. MISPLACED WORDS  (LP)  ...  Jetstream Pony  (Spinout Nuggets/Shelflife)
  10. ALL IN  (LP)  ...  Apollo Junction  (Shed Load Records / Singing Light Music)
  11. Y IN DUB  (LP)  ...  The Pop Group  (Mute)
  12. WHEN YOU WALK AWAY  (LP)  ...  Fur  (777 Music)
  13. PATTERN RECOGNITION  (LP)  ...  Glok  (Bytes)
  14. THE MILLION THINGS THAT NEVER HAPPENED  (LP)  ... ‎ Billy Bragg  (‎Cooking Vinyl)
  15. LANDSCAPES UNCHANGED   (LP)  ...  Mewn  (Simonie Records)
  16. DOPAMINE  (LP)  ...  Soccer96  (Moshi Moshi)
  17. ANIMALS  (LP)  ...  Cat Dowling  (FIFA Records)
  18. SUN OUTSIDE MY WINDOW  (LP)  ...  Strawberry Guy  (Melodic)
  19. HOW TO STEAL THE WORLD  (LP)  ...  Red Rum Club  (Modern Sky)
  20. ASSEMBLY  (LP)  ...  Keg  (Alcopop! Records)
  
  Compiled from playlists, listener requests and dj input for November 2021