Hello there,
It's the second and final part of the 1991 retrospective this time, with many bases covered once again - any List that includes Po! and Public Enemy can't be accused of being samey, I reckon.
As the festive period fast hoves into view, it's probably worth me pointing out that the appearance of Kirsty MacColl as a guest on Billy Bragg's track here, plus in a solo capacity next week, is as close as you're going to get to seeing F******** O* N** Y*** on That Music List.
It'll be the eleventh anniversary of her passing on December 18th, and I'd implore folk to mark the occasion by championing any of her many more deserving tracks, from the painfully autobiographical "Soho Square" to the commentary of "Free World". Go discover.
In that spirit of discovery, finding out just how heavily drenched in shoegaze Moonshake's debut single had been was a complete revelation to me - I missed it completely first time around. The Boo Radleys' fuzzy beginnings were better known to me, but less so "Tortoiseshell" even so. It's a pleasure to include this earlyish b-side as well.
J xx
Click on the video or link to play each tune (links last checked as all working 08/04/2026).
POPPY FACTORY - Stars
FOREHEADS IN A FISHTANK – Happy Shopper
BLUEBOY - Clearer
CUBIC 22 – Night in Motion
BILLY BRAGG - Sexuality
MOONSHAKE - Gravity
PUBLIC ENEMY – Can’t Truss It
THE FATIMA MANSIONS – Bertie’s Brochures
THE BOO RADLEYS - Tortoiseshell
808 STATE – In Yer Face
PIXIES – Alec Eiffel
THEY GO BOOM! – Body
SLINT – Good Morning, Captain
LFO – We Are Back
TEENAGE FANCLUB – Like a Virgin
PO! – Fay
THE JUSTIFIED ANCIENTS OF MU MU – It’s Grim Up North (Drummond vocal; single version)
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