Morrissey takes a break from cancelling concerts because he’s too cold, or it’s too noisy, to sing about the Notre Dame fire tragedy.
The K’s distil the sound of early indie music and fuse it with the fire of punk on their song about working-class life in a Northern town today.
THE DAY GARRY SOBERS SCORED A CENTURY WITH A HANGOVER
I was 15 when I saw the great Garry Sobers play for the first and last time at Lord’s. It was memorable in many ways, not least for being a colossal innings defeat for England, greeted with a massive pitch invasion by West Indies fans. It was even more memorable for witnessing Sobers’ last ever century – completed in three parts, the biggest one with a raging hangover.
Japanese Television play instrumental “space-surf” music fusing krautrock’s motorik rhythms with psychedelic guitars.
Gilla Band return from a four-year hiatus with a techno-influenced new tune, Giraffe, that proves they’ve lost none of their abrasive power.
Sophia Stel is a Canadian electronic artist who blends her emotional vocals with elements of hyper-pop and, on this mellow breakup tune, trip-hop.
This bass-heavy slice of minimal industrial techno by Maquina may be another first for me – a band from Lisbon.
Song of the Day
A Certain Ratio’s 1982 single Knife Slits Water gets an updated remix from Andy Meecham, aka The Emperor Machine.