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SF0171 Festive Forthy Pt 1 2024, #40 – 28
The first of 3 episodes rounding up the best alternative tracks of 2024. Starting with #40-28.
Ian Forth
Communications strategist, podcaster (www.sombrerofallout.com and www.vinylmaelstrom.com), novelist.
SF0170 The Days of our Lives
A selection of day tracks with yesterdays, todays, tomorrows, weekdays – and starting with “This Perfect Day”.
SF0169 Broadcast And Their Influence
A celebration of the music of experimental pop artists Broadcast and some of the band they influenced.
SF0168 Deep Waters
Songs about water – murky, deep, still, treading, tables, coolers, edges and living adjacent to.
SF0167 – Steve Pringle Unleashed
Steve Pringle, author of the definitive Fall chronicle “You Must Get Them All” takes us through his life in music.
SF0166 History and Some People Who Made It
Whether you believe individuals make a difference to history or not, here are some songs about history and the people in it.
SF0165 Britpop: An Alternative History
The tentpole hits of Britpop are well established, but in this episode we take a trip down some of the B-roads and byways of the British music scene in the mid-90s.
SF0164 Insecurity
A selection of tracks on the subject of feeling like an impostor, inadequate or out of our depth.
SF0163 Angels and Ghosts
The subject is angels and ghosts but the mood ranges from visceral to joyous to reflective on these afterlife tracks.
SF0162 50 Years On: 1974 Revisited
A reassessment of 1974, 50 years on. An almost themeless era as music wondered where to go next after the 60s, psychedelia, heavy metal, glam rock and the golden age of reggae. (And before punk came thundering in.) A fascinating…
SF0161 Boredom
An uplifting episode – though ironically the tracks are about boredom.
SF0160 Song for Europe, or Sombr-Euro Fallout – The Return
Alternative songs about Europe and European cities to celebrate Euros 2024.