LIST 64 - 26/08/11

Hello again,

Still the Indietracks festival of this year casts its influence over That Music List all of four weeks on, albeit this time in the most delightful form of a brand new White Town single with a video filmed entirely at the festival itself!

Jyoti Mishra wasn't actually on this year's "official" line-up, for want of a better expression, but as indiepop royalty - and indiepop royalty from just up the road from the Butterley venue, at that - his presence at this event is always a cause of cheer.

That new output seemed like as good an excuse as any to make White Town the Then And Now subject for this week, so there's something he put out 14 years earlier included as well (and not "Your Woman", either).

Elsewhere, Moustache Of Insanity continue to be this year's gift that keeps on giving, courtesy of an indiepop-bitcore crossover b-side that sets the plot and gameplay of the old Donkey Kong arcade game to music; and it's also a pleasure to welcome back to action the likes of Howling Bells, Sourpatch, Lo-Fi-FNK, Rosie Taylor Project and Peter Bjorn & John for the first time in a while.

The inclusion of "Mathematically Safe" will confuse some, but it's one of only a couple of songs I could find which mentions Cartmel - the home of sticky toffee pudding, Britain's most cheerily eccentric racecourse, and my favourite place on earth. I'm off up there tomorrow for more pudding, racing and eccentricity. Self-indulgent, moi?

Oh, and the other song I could think of was an Eliza Carthy number. But you probably all shouted that at the screen way ahead of me. :-)

J x


MASCOT FIGHT – That’s A Photocopier (Not A Chair) (2007)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpok7_M8JpA

TIGERCATS – Banned at the Troxy (2011)
http://www.vimeo.com/23626034

TENNISCOATS – Baibaba Bimba (2007)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVZBDoitcRo

MOUSTACHE OF INSANITY – The Monkey and My Princess (2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swaASu0b13Q

THE ROSIE TAYLOR PROJECT – Sleep (2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlOfnem7SSQ

CULTS – Go Outside (2010)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxVIK0ZJvtA

STANDARD FARE – Suitcase (2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amml6E2XtNU

WHITE TOWN – She’s A Lot Like You (2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWwgPVCBqTU

WHITE TOWN – The Death of My Desire (1997)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97tEw8PpM54

WHITE WISHES – Come And Say Hello (2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9qJoO660N8

NICOLE ATKINS – Vultures (2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTAZHTKY6qU

THE DEIRDRES – Milk is Politics (2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7xRpo58SVo

LO-FI-FNK – Boom (2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBSxpeEoSjY

PETER, BJORN AND JOHN – Dig A Little Deeper (2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKiQhT4F9c0

KEY LOSERS – Cheap Display (2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3gbM7dmtRk

PANDA BEAR – Last Night at the Jetty (2010)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPzNq03e7e8

SOURPATCH – Cynthia Ann (2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7pZjnNWgIA

CASSOLETTE – Not Just Anyone (2010)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwy82EsOMp8

HALF MAN HALF BISCUIT – Mathematically Safe (2000)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBt0nsgCWgk

HOWLING BELLS – Into the Sky (2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0wkapy1FBU

VERONICA FALLS – Bad Feeling (2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2uQnrOV6xo

THE HERMIT CRABS – About You Before (2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQnrHdFeD34

LIST 63 - 19/08/11

Hello again,

Back to a regular, non-themed mish-mash once more for this week, though with Victoria And Jacob's inclusion I'm ensuring the memories of Indietracks 2011 continue to linger on (and there's plenty more where that came from yet...).

Apropos of Victoria And Jacob, many thanks to the correspondent who pointed out that the Victoria And Jacob whose cover of "Blackbird" I included the other week almost certainly wasn't the actual synthpop duo Victoria And Jacob who played at Butterley. Does that mean that after 60-odd Lists and over 1,200 tracks I've finally dropped a factual bollock? Alas, it would appear so. Placing something in this List from the real Victoria And Jacob was therefore the least I could do. That and thrashing myself with a broken bottle and listening to the Viva Brother album by way of punishment.

Actually I didn't listen to the Viva Brother album. I'd been bad, but not *that* bad...

J x


BELLE AND SEBASTIAN – Come On Sister (2010)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aOl3V1A13I

ART BRUT – Lost Weekend (2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_IGqNoB4eI

GIORGIO TUMA – Imaginary Soundtrack for Yuri Norstein (2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVOiKrt9wxs

THE NOTES – Awake (2010)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV5TlYiuHuQ

AIAS – Quan Tornis Demà (2010)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UovGuICkr0E

SKINNY GIRL DIET – Eyes (2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEeTz8DyA5Y

AT SWIM TWO BIRDS – I Must Be Losing You (2009)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LetipiaJbMU

WENDY JAMES – Municipal Blues (Live) (2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQycE7TUWLQ

PATRICK WOLF – House (2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCoJXqGn_kg&ob=av2e

PRINCESS CHELSEA – Monkey Eats Bananas (2009)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YeLuDgzxCM

BEARSUIT – When Will I Be Queen? (2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4VIZ0JpDD4

BEARSUIT – Hey Charlie Hey Chuck (2001)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8PSeQNlpBQ

VICTORIA AND JACOB – There is a War (2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyycTPMbZOs

NODZZZ – Ye Olde Indian Towne (2010)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz7illy2VUY

GRUFF RHYS – Shark Ridden Waters (2010)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usGdERPWoPU

TTC – Leguman (2000)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9mm9Lhaxmo

PEACH KELLI POP – Doo Wah Diddy (2010)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIGbmGkiauU

THE HIT PARADE – There’s Something About Mary (2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3T6xyIowLc

SPAGHETTI ANYWHERE – Girlfriends with Boyfriends (2009)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHlJhDXPSmQ

SLEIGH BELLS – Infinity Guitars (2010)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fheYx_ZPU18

THE UNTHANKS – Starless (2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7p49EwkmkI

FOXES! – The Panda Bear Song (2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2HTVyln5FI&NR=1

LIST 62 - 12/08/11 (cover versions special)

Hello again,

Don't worry - last week's absence doesn't presage another huge hiatus from That Music List. I just came back to a larger post-Indietracks workload than I'd envisaged. Needless to say, it was another stellar weekend down in Butterley, and maybe all the better for the smaller number of well-known acts than previously as it meant more nice surprises.

If it doesn't seem too divisive to nominate favourites, I'd have to go for Haiku Salut, Moustache Of Insanity, The Wendy Darlings, The Garlands, Frankie Machine, Amore De Dias, The Hidden Cameras, Edwyn Collins, Tiny Fireflies, Very Truly Yours, Math & Physics Club, White Town (impromptu acoustic set), Oxo Foxo (both of her lovely, kids-oriented sets) and above all The Sweet Nothings. The superb set of the last-named on the Sunday afternoon was all the more joyous, having continued to see these Sheffield chums of mine come on leaps and bounds in recent months (not least during their July tour).

As usual, such a shame that it had to come to an end after three perfect days, but also as usual, there are treasured memories from the weekend to take to the grave. Really really.

This week's List comprises cover versions and cover versions only, though not all obvious or well-known by any means and only one bothered the charts in the interpretation presented. This List has been in the compiling for quite some time, with Wanda Jackson's "You Know I'm No Good" practically the first thing added weeks ago, before the original performer's tragic passing. If not originally included as a tribute to Amy Winehouse, then, I certainly don't mind anyone regarding it as such.

Returning to the Indietracks theme, finally, two clips from that festival feature in the List, including the one which garnered the most votes (by some margin) when the official Indietracks blog polled readers just before this year's renewal as to what their favourite ever performanceat Butterley was. For those who may need a clue before reading further down, think of a keyboard-prodding Spaniard dressed as a spaceman...

J x


FELIX KUBIN – Lighting Strikes (2009)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO9ZmgImYSI

WANDA JACKSON – You Know I’m No Good (2010)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYLZ-zDmSJQ

CARDIACS – Suzannah’s Still Alive (1988)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YMs5QwHmMc&NR=1

EUX AUTRES – My Love Will Not Let You Down (2009)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYNNDcB2Eto

JAMES FIGURINE – Blinded by the Lights (200x)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9BdHIpk1E0

THE MOTORCYCLE BOY – Run Run Run (1990)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCr4ZyI2r8I

THE JUST JOANS – All The Umbrellas in London (live in London) (2010)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSFwaNqBxhQ&NR=1

DAVE STEWART & COLIN BLUNSTONE – What Becomes... (1981)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbB5V-RE8uw

THE SUNNY STREET – What Is Love (2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twg05hhisFY

THE FIELD MICE – Burning World (live in London, 16/02/91) (1991)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bms5BDWHKSs

THE HIGH LLAMAS – At the Chime of a City Clock (1992)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZgH_0IL5Jc

WORLD OF FOX – Jeane (live at Indietracks) (2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQOQ2sP3AkU

FLYING SAUCER ATTACK - Outdoor Miner (1995)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGZOjHmLKD0

ACE BUSHY STRIPTEASE – Roly Poly (2010)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZw80s8QwyE

LYKKE LI – After Laughter (Comes Tears) (2009)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J4N4jFBTmY

THE CAT’S MIAOW – Baby I Love You (1996)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csOnDYwDo8c

FATHER MURPHY – There Is A War (2010)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbCaVtvqfJI

KATHY McCARTHY – Grievances (1995)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQQTWmi6Uxs

TRACEY THORN & JENS LEKMAN – Yeah! Oh Yeah! (2009)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lddn8XQMp24

LAETITIA SADIER – Summertime (2010)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgqcC5eCJxs

LA CASA AZUL – Love is in the Air (live at Indietracks) (2009)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ke48Ql9yqw