That Music List: LIST 149

Hello there,

Whilst compiling this week's List this afternoon, the sad news of Leonard Nimoy's passing broke via the various news outlets.

Cue a swift change to the end of today's running order to include a piece from the first of five albums by the actor, director, photographer and humanitarian. You can kind of see where the narrative is heading quite some time before it reaches its climax, but it's no less resonant for that. Rest in peace, Mr Nimoy, having indeed lived long and prospered as much as his most famous character would have advocated.

Elsewhere, this week I'm happy to share with you treats including ex-Pipette Gwenno revisiting her roots (mostly Welsh, but on the selected example Cornish) via the medium of some very fine dronepop; a predictably excellent collaboration between Maximo Park and Field Music's respective head fellows; a hitherto overlooked (by me, at least) effort from Knifeworld which confirms the activities and whereabouts of Kavus Torabi during Cardiacs' prolonged and probably permanent hiatus; and a previously promised original 1950s recording from the genuinely lost singer Connie Converse.

All this, plus a 2002 effort by Air sneaked out on the French music compilation I Hear Voices under the alias The Rainbow Brothers. The accompanying fan video blows their cover completely, though, if you hadn't already guessed it from the music alone!

J xx

RATKING ft KING KRULE - So Sick Stories (2014)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpBCXWKx4Tg

LIGHTNING IN A TWILIGHT HOUR - Everyone Talks about the Weather (2015)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdaUnAChTxQ

WORKING WEEK – Venceramos (1984)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpKqWxU8Spo

PAUL SMITH AND PETER BREWIS - Los Angeles Street Cleaner (2014)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYtm03sWCjA

KNIFEWORLD - Don't Land on Me (2013)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PX5KKQqN-c

CONNIE CONVERSE - Talkin' Like You (Two Tall Mountains) (195x)