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Song of the Day: Kate Bush “Hounds of Love”

Alex Deley  10:00 am on February 6, 2020February 4, 2020

“Hounds of Love” from the singular, Kate Bush invites the listener on an intricate exploration of the difficulties of romantic intimacy.

Categories: Blog, music, pop, Song of the Day, synth pop Tags: alternative, Kate Bush, music, pop, song of the day, synth pop

Song of the Day: Bryan Ferry “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue”

DJ Stereo Faith  10:00 am on February 5, 2020February 3, 2020

Bryan Ferry unleashes an incredible and sophisticated read of Bob Dylan‘s ’60s classic, “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue”.

Categories: Blog, music, rock, Song of the Day Tags: alternative, Bob Dylan, Bryan Ferry, music, rock, Roxy Music, song of the day

Song of the Day: Aimee Mann “The Other End Of The Telescope”

Alex Deley  10:00 am on December 26, 2019December 19, 2019

Aimee Mann turns in a gorgeous read of “The Other End Of The Telescope” (co-written with Elvis Costello), plus 2 other versions of the song!

Categories: alternative, Blog, music, Song of the Day Tags: Aimee Mann, alternative, Elvis Costello, music, song of the day, Til Tuesday

Song of the Day: Ian McCulloch “The Flickering Wall”

DJ Stereo Faith  10:00 am on September 24, 2019September 9, 2019

Echo & The Bunnymen singer, Ian McCulloch, comes over all indie pop with the lead-off track from his 1989 solo debut.

Categories: alternative, Blog, music, post-punk, punk, Song of the Day Tags: alternative, Echo & The Bunnymen, Echo and The Bunnymen, Ian McCulloch, indie, music, song of the day

Song of the Day: Patti Smith Group “Ask The Angels”

DJ Stereo Faith  10:00 am on September 19, 2019August 27, 2019

Patti Smith went full punk with “Ask The Angles”, the lead-off track to her sophomore album, helping cement her role in the punk movement.

Categories: alternative, Blog, music, punk, Song of the Day Tags: alternative, Lenny Kaye, music, Patti Smith, Patti Smith Group, punk, song of the day

Song of the Day: Split Enz “I Got You”

Alex Deley  10:00 am on September 17, 2019September 3, 2019

“I Got You” caught Split Enz announcing their new musical direction/ defection to New Wave with a pop bang.

Categories: alternative, Blog, music, Song of the Day Tags: alternative, music, Phil Judd, song of the day, Split Enz, Tim Finn

Song of the Day: The Pretenders “The Wait”

Neville C.  10:00 am on September 11, 2019September 11, 2019

Your correspondent recalls seeing The Pretenders live for the first time in 1981 and being absolutely blown away by them.

Categories: alternative, Blog, garage rock, music, punk, rock, Song of the Day Tags: alternative, Chrissie Hynde, Martin Chambers, music, punk, song of the day, The Pretenders

Song of the Day: Pylon “Cool”

Alex Deley  10:00 am on July 9, 2019July 9, 2019

“Cool” was Pylon‘s ironic emotional hot-take of a single about forging your own path artistically. The band took its own advise.

Categories: alternative, Blog, music, post-punk, punk, Song of the Day Tags: alternative, athens, music, post-punk, punk, Pylon, song of the day, Vanessa Briscoe Hay

Song of the Day (America Week): Violent Femmes “American Music”

DJ Stereo Faith  10:00 am on July 3, 2019July 3, 2019

America Week continues as oddball alternative trio, Violent Femmes, deliver an ode to their love of American music.

Categories: alternative, Blog, music, punk, Song of the Day Tags: alternative, america week, music, post-punk, song of the day, Violent Femmes

Song of the Day: Cocteau Twins “Carolyn’s Fingers”

Alex Deley  10:00 am on June 26, 2019June 26, 2019

“Carolyn’s Fingers” may be peak Cocteau Twins, with Liz Fraser‘s voice hitting operatic registers amid a sea of layered guitars.

Categories: alternative, Blog, music, post-punk, punk, Song of the Day Tags: 4AD, alternative, cocteau twins, Dream Pop, music, post-punk, robin guthrie, song of the day

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