Playlist 363 - July 7 2015

New music this week from The Doomed Bird of Providence, an English-based folk ensemble who play the songs of Mark Kluzek, an Australian who has been researching his native country's early colonial history for some years and translating it compellingly into song. The new You brought the knife EP traces the life of one Maria Murray, a former slave and convict who forged a new life down under, amid rugged strings and brilliant no nonsense colloquial vocals.

Qluster (yes with a Q) is Hans Joachim Roedelius with Onnen Bock and Armin Metz all on piano making gorgeous meditative music which still retains an ambient undercurrent.

New/old guitar instrumental from William Tyler, his first EP is reissued on Merge. Laetitia Sadier tours the UK this month, anyone there should check out her sublime cosmic soul from the last album. Virginia Wing are at Liverpool Psych Fest in September, another great live band from what I've heard.

The Jean Paul Sartre Experience, classic Flying Nun. And Paperface, swooning orchestral pop with loads of heart.

More on these pages as ever.

July 7 2015 w/ Doomed Bird,Qluster,Jenny Hval,William Tyler,Virginia Wing,JPS Experience, Aero Flynn by The Underground Of Happiness on Mixcloud



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Playlist 363
Tues July 7 2015
11.00am-12.00pm
(repeated on Tuesdays 8.30pm)
UCC 98.3FM
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Playlist
Mercury Rev – Holes
Marcus Hamblett – Be new
The Doomed Bird of Providence – I weave through the trees
Qluster – Traum von Fliegen
Jenny Hval – I called
William Tyler – The green cigar kept smiling
Laetitia Sadier – Release from the centre of your heart (playing Indietracks Festival, Ripley, July 26)
Aero Flynn – DK-PI (playing End of the Road Festival, Sept 4)
Paperface – A bigger man
Virginia Wing – Donna’s gift (playing Liverpool Psych Fest, Sept 25+26)
The Star Department – Superhawk
The Jean Paul Sartre Experience – I like rain
Howard Eynon – Commitment to band
Son Lux – Change is everything
A.J. Holmes & the Hackney Empire – Martyn’s elephant charm

*next week's show features music from C Duncan, Kathryn Joseph & Man of Moon among others

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Ireland.



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