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SF0096 Festive Forthy 2021 Part Three, Numbers 13-1
The Top Tracks from 2021 as chosen by Sombrero Fallout. Eclectic, eccentric, essential.
- Discussing music by:
- Lil Ugly Mane
- Xenia Rubinos
- The Goon Sax
- Land of Talk
- The Altered Hours
- Tirzah
- Yard Act
- Black Country, New Road
- Sorry
- Dry Cleaning
- Bachelor
- Richard Dawson with Circle
- English Teacher
SF0095 – Festive Forthy 2021, Part Two: Numbers 26-14
The second of three episodes rounding up the best alternative tracks from 2021.
- Discussing music by:
- Black Midi
- Wet Leg
- Kiwi Jr
- Loraine James
- Mogwai
- Rosie Tucker
- Yasmin Williams
- Parannoul
- Qlowski
- Neil Young and Crazy Horse
- Luke Haines
- Lucy Dacus
- Low
SF0094 – Festive Forthy 2021, Part One: Numbers 40-27
The first episode in this year’s best tracks selection, in the opinion of Sombrero Fallout.
- Discussing music by:
- Du Blonde, Ezra Furman
- Maroon Town
- Goat Girl
- Parquet Courts
- Madlib
- Juliana Hatfield
- Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily
- NOV3L
- Nana Yamato
- Pynch
- Let’s Eat Grandma
- Lael Kneale
- Newdad
- Anorak Patch
SF0093 Australian Post Punk Today
A survey of all that’s great in Australian post-punk over the last few years.
- Discussing music by:
- Nice Biscuit
- Power Supply
- The Green Child
- Sachet
- Buzz Kull
- Divide and Dissolve, feat Chelsea Wolfe
- Good Morning
- Underwater Jesus
- Mere Women
- Love of Diagrams
- Loose Tooth
- Twerps
- Primo!
- Delivery
SF0092 – MBV’s Loveless 30 Years On
A celebration of the debt owed by the bands who listened to My Bloody Valentine’s soundscape masterpiece from 1991: Loveless.
- Discussing music by:
- My Bloody Valentine
- Drop Nineteens
- The Boo Radleys
- Slowdive
- Astrobite
- Mogwai
- Swervedriver
- Ringo Deathstarr
- Pinkshinyultrablast
- Alvvays
SF0091 – Berlin
Berlin, internationally famous for its clubs, its lifestyle, its vibe. Take a tour with a collection of songs about Berlin or recorded in the city.
- Discussing music by:
- Lou Reed
- My Favorite
- Teenage Waitress
- Beirut
- Stanley Brinks and the Wave Pictures
- Parquet Courts
- Adult Mom
- Peggy Gou
- Thieves Like Us
- Botanica
- Voxtrot
- They Might Be Giants
- Pixies
- Ling Tosite Sigure
- Paul Kalkbrenner
- The Whitest Boy Alive
SF0090 Guest Host Pinko Fowler, Part 2
Part 2 of the Sombrero interview with indie music maven Pinko Fowler. Tales of Mark E Smith, Snub TV and the full-on craziness of Hunter S Thompson, plus classic alternative tracks.
- Discussing music by:
- Sonic Youth
- Big Black
- Serge Gainsbourg (featuring Charlotte Gainsbourg)
- Insecure Men
- Deus
- The Fall
SF0089 Writing, Reading and Libraries
Songs about books, reading, writing, libraries. Unfashionable these days, maybe, but the inspiration for some great tracks.
- Discussing music by:
- Talking Heads
- Julia Brown
- The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
- Lonely Tourist
- Maximo Park
- Arcade Fire
- Emily Haines and the Soft Skeleton
- !!!
- Father John Misty
- Belle and Sebastian
- Camera Obscura
- Arctic Monkeys
- Aztec Camera
SF0088 Is modern life rubbish?
Modern life can often be very vexatious, even if cognitively we know we’re better off than ever. Here’s a celebration of how rubbish modern life is.
- Discussing music by:
- The Dismemberment Plan
- Richard Dawson
- Home Counties
- Stereolab
- The Drones
- Cathal Coughlan
- Yard Act
- Half Man Half Biscuit
- Jonathan Richman
- Grandaddy
- Modest Mouse
- Black Box Recorder
SF0087 Richard H Kirk of Cabaret Voltaire (1956 – 2021)- A Tribute
Another musical visionary leaves the scene, far too young. Richard H Kirk along with his Cabaret Voltaire bandmates, was a primary architect behind today’s electronic music, as this episode amply demonstrates.
- Discussing music by:
- Cabaret Voltaire
- Fad Gadget
- Severed Heads
- Clock DVA
- Test Dept
- Aphex Twin
- Boards of Canada
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