LIST 69 - 30/09/11

Hello again,

A general mixture for you again this week, including what must be the best ever stab at marrying doo-wop and shoegaze (The Louche FC); the engine room of New Order reimagined in spooky, sparse, acid splashes (Gillian and Stephen); a fantastically creepy track from the godmother of Welsh indie that I've somehow managed to overlook for nearly two years (Annalogue); and a reminder that the finest Nottingham band ever to walk the Earth isn't, wasn't and ain't ever gonna be any of these mentioned in the Guardian's article on the city's music scene this week (The Melons).

The joy of the week's latest musical discoveries has, however, been overshadowed markedly by the discovery today that Peter Sykes, guitarist with This Many Boyfriends, died of a brain haemorrhage earlier in the week. Upwardly mobile following a couple of great singles in recent months (of which "Young Lovers Go Pop!" concludes this List in Peter's memory) and one of the star turns of Indietracks 2010, the band will doubtlessly be much the poorer without him as member and friend. That Music List offers its unreserved condolences to Peter's family and friends.

J x



PAPA TOPO – La Chica Vampira (2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVw8Y_t9QuE&ob=av3n

ALCIAN BLUE – Frozen Sleep (2006)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsSWuTtntdQ

DARREN HANLON – I Waited for the 17 (2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ktXU7tYsvk

ANNALOGUE – Tony Wilson (2009)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfJrPphAkfw

THE LOUCHE FC – Only in a Dream (2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOMSPdGvYmI

ACID HOUSE KINGS – Under Water (2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6GzGpgaVrs

THE RETROSPECTIVES – It’s All Mine (2010)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DChQj49E33E

I’M BEING GOOD – Thaddeus, Mask Of Thaddeus (2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhKKhXYvwnI

I’M BEING GOOD – Flat Response (1994)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVH3K_JVb4Q

SCROOBIUS PIP – Let Em Come (2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ8TzuqpSQs

LONEY, DEAR – My Heart (2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpPOynTcFuo

THE MELONS – Fast Lane (1997)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3ErDg_iyWo

LYKKE LI – I Follow Rivers (2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZYbEL06lEU

DUTCH UNCLES – Cadenza (2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMti9fN0VBQ

TENDER TRAP – Dansette Dansette (live at Indietracks) (2010)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XqeOBPaKE8

GILLIAN AND STEPHEN – FF (Gabe Remix) (2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfS64He49jk

THIS MANY BOYFRIENDS – Young Lovers Go Pop! (2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZdPu9fnvkE