Wednesday, December 29, 2021

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

Sunday, December 26, 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
    -----
    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
    -----
    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

Sunday, December 19, 2021

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

Sunday, December 12, 2021

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
    -----   
    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

Sunday, December 5, 2021

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
    -----   
    wet leg - too late now
    wet leg - oh no
    valeras - rita
    shangri-la - intervals
    -----   
    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)
    -----   
    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

Thursday, December 2, 2021

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