Episode 36

     So, this is the second week in what will be a summer marathon for me. Thankfully, this early in the race I’m not showing any signs of strain—but I also haven’t consulted a calendar to see exactly how many stations there are between now and the end.
     I’ll keep my comments brief this morning, not because there isn’t lots to say, but because I’d rather let (most of) the show “speak” for itself. What I will write is that there are some aurally delicious new releases and reissues in the mix—items from the Au Pairs, Shearwater, Seke Molenga/Kalo Kawongolo, Espers and Brookville, among others. Combining those with the other new releases I’ve gotten this year, those that are scheduled for the coming weeks, and my deep digging in my own library, the future’s going to sound just as good as the past ... at least where this show is concerned....

• 12:00–1:00 a.m.:
• Lori Carson, “Breathe,” Stars, Restless
• XTC, “Jason and the Argonauts,” English Settlement, Virgin
• Herbert, “The Nine Seeds of Navdanya,” Plat du Jour, Accidental
• Seu Jorge, “Bem Querer (My Dear),” Cru, Wrasse
• The Soft Pink Truth, “Out of Step (Minor Threat),” Do You Want New Wave or Do You Want the Soft Pink Truth?, Tigerbeat6
• Mercury Rev, “Pick Up If You’re There,” Deserter’s Songs, V2
• The Au Pairs, “Headache for Michelle,” Stepping Out of Line: The Anthology, Castle Music
• Lou Barlow, “Morning’s After Me,” Emoh, Merge
• Jim White, “Stabbed in the Heart,” Wrong-Eyed Jesus!, Luaka Bop
• Shearwater, “Failed Queen,” Palo Santo, Misra
• The Smiths, “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle,” The Smiths, Sire
• R.E.M., “Time After Time (annElise),” Reckoning, IRS

• 1:00–2:00 a.m.:
• Seke Molenga and Kalo Kawongolo, “Bad Food,” African Roots, Trojan
• Caribou, “Yeti,” The Milk of Human Kindness, Domino
• The Beatles, “You Won’t See Me,” Rubber Soul, Parlophone
• World Party, “Beautiful Dream,” Egyptology, Chrysalis
• Throbbing Gristle, “Beachy Head,” 20 Jazz Funk Greats, Mute
• The High Violets, “Nocturnal,” To Where You Are, Reverb
• P.J. Harvey, “Horses in My Dreams,” Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea, Island
• Animal Collective, “The Softest Voice,” Sung Tongs, Fat Cat
• Espers, “Dead Queen,” Espers II, Drag City
• Cat Power, “Names,” You Are Free, Matador
• Brian Eno, “Baby’s on Fire,” Here Come the Warm Jets, EG

• 2:00–3:00 a.m.:
• Roxy Music, “Both Ends Burning,” Siren, Virgin
• The Blow Monkeys, “Atomic Lullaby,” Limping for a Generation, RCA
• Simple Minds, “Somebody Up There Likes You,” New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84), Virgin
• Siouxsie & the Banshees, “The Sweetest Chill,” Tinderbox, Geffen
• The Creatures, “A Strutting Rooster,” Feast, Polydor
• Talking Heads, “Pull Up the Roots,” Speaking in Tongues, Sire
• The Cardigans, “Do You Believe,” Gran Turismo, Stockholm
• Thomas Dolby, “Screen Kiss,” The Flat Earth, Capitol
• Red House Painters, “San Geronimo,” Ocean Beach, 4AD
• Brookville, “Crawling in Circles,” Life in the Shade, Unfiltered
• Rose Melberg, “Spin,” Cast Away the Clouds, Double Agent