Ric Rawlins is not Welsh, and neither is he an authority on Welsh pop. So why is he hosting Ric’s Welsh Pop Hour? The Artrocker Reviews Editor says that he is merely paying tribute to a ‘melodic and mysterious world’ – the vast majority of which he can barely pronounce – which transcends nationality with its sheer gift for compelling songcraft. Check in with Ric for a fantastic playlist of ‘60s psychedelia, ‘70s strange-folk, ‘90s indie anthems and contemporary pop.
Ric Rawlins is not Welsh, and neither is he an authority on Welsh pop. So why is he hosting Ric’s Welsh Pop Hour? The Artrocker Reviews Editor says that he is merely paying tribute to a ‘melodic and mysterious world’ – the vast majority of which he can barely pronounce – which transcends nationality with its sheer gift for compelling songcraft. Check in with Ric for a fantastic playlist of ‘60s psychedelia, ‘70s strange-folk, ‘90s indie anthems and contemporary pop.
In volume seventeen, antipodean correspondent Tim Dickinson offers a brand new tune from Oz in A Song From Down Under, there’s tracks from M83ís imminent release Hurry Up Weíre Dreaming in New Best Album Ever, and Ladyhawke gets shouted at to Hurry Up And Make Another Album. There’s also a particularly amazing slice of J-Pop in Innocent Pleasures alongside brand new tunes from the likes of Swimming, Blood Orange and Teenage Bad Girl and a beautiful Epic Last Song from Spoon. Lovely stuff.
Our fantastic (and semi-resident) band The Tenderhips brave the rain at the Wilton Way street party, Come Dine With Me, to treat revellers to their brooding country-indie fare. To hear more and see them again in less wet climes, visit www.facebook.com/thetenderhips.
In a brand new show for London Fields Radio, long time friends and music lovers Rachel and Luke take you for a walk through the Aztec Garden. It’s a trip full of the newest and most exciting music from their favourite acts as well as regular features like ‘Good Cover Version’, ‘Across the Pond’ and ‘Labels and Fables’. Together, these form a very enjoyable bundle of music, which is almost enough to distract from their amateur production, nervous rambling and constant battle to stop saying “enjoy”.
This week, Nick Cave covers Pulp, Frank Ocean travels Across the Pond and we hear some Fables from Oneman’s 502 recordings Label. Plus other music from Tropic of Cancer, Africa Hi-Tech and The 2 Bears.