Happy Birthday to John Peel (born on 8/30/1939), one of my heroes. He championed a lot of independent bands and played them on his radio show on BBC One. Earlier in life, when I saw a Peel Sessions album, I'd pick it up because I knew that it would be interesting. This week also features songs about bad luck and bad days. Finishing up with a few songs about good luck and new beginnings, and some White Stripes Peel Sessions.
Playlist
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What We All Want by Gang of Four on Return The Gift (BMG) - Break
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Connection by Elastica on Elastica (Deceptive) -
Three Girl Rhumba by Wire on Pink Flag (Pink Flag) -
Welcome To The Monkey House by The Dandy Warhols on Welcome To The Monkey House (Captiol) -
We Used To Be Friends by The Dandy Warhols on Welcome To The Monkey House (Capitol) - Break
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Featured Dreams Never End by New Order on Peel Sessions (Strange Fruit) Happy John Peel Day (one day late)!
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Featured Insight by Joy Division on Peel Sessions (Strange Fruit) -
Featured Lou by Adam Ant on Peel Sessions (Strange Fruit) - Break
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Die To Be A Butterfly by Ora The Molecule on Human Safari (Mute) New -
Talk About It by Jungle on Loving In Stereo (AWAL) New -
Seduction by Disclosure on Never Enough (Self-Released) New - Break
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Psychic by The Goon Sax on Mirror II (Matador) New -
VO by Piroshka on Love Drips & Gathers (Bella Union) New -
Helpless by Caveman on Smash (Fortune Tellers) New - Break
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Shellstar by Deafheaven on Infinite Granite (Sargent House) -
Slomo by Slowdive on Slowdive (Dead Oceans) -
Dreams Burn Down by Ride on Nowhere (Creation) - Break
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Today Has Been A Fucked Up Day by Beck on Stereopathic Soul Manure (Flipside) -
Really Bad Weekend by Art Brut on Bang Bang Rock & Roll (Fierce Panda) -
Bad Luck Charm by Lo Tom on Lo Tom (Barsuk) - Break
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Bad Day by Blur on Leisure (SBK) -
Bad Science by Cursive on Happy Hollow (Saddle Creek) -
Bad Vibrations by The Black Angels on Phosphene Dream (Blue Horizon) - Break
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The Bad Thing by Arctic Monkeys on Favourite Worst Nightmare (Domino) -
Bad Mouth by Fugazi on 13 Songs (Dischord) -
Too Bad So Sad by Metric on The Shade EP (Fat Possum) - Break
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Start Together (Live) by Sleater-Kinney on Live In Paris (Sub Pop) -
Begin Again by Purity Ring on Another Eternity (4AD) -
Good Fortune by PJ Harvey on Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea (Island) - Break
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Little Room by The White Stripes on The Complete John Peel Sessions (Third Man) -
You're Pretty Good Looking by The White Stripes on The Complete John Peel Sessions (Third Man) -
We're Going To Be Friends by The White Stripes on The Complete John Peel Sessions (Third Man)