Sure Is Sure - The Style Council

There's a new doc about The Style Council on Sky Arts tonight (I think) and it reminded me of the band's last album which was rejected by their record label for some inexplicable reason (I think it was too house-y or some such nonsense). Buffoons! 

Chanson - Don't Hold Back

Popped into the wonderful SPS Records in Teignmouth on Saturday and took a punt on an album by a band called Chanson for 50p and it contains this little disco funk gem! Awsome. Enjoy!

PS: SPS have just launched their new website too, here's a link. 

Solomon Bites The Worm - The Bluetones

 

One of my teeth broke completely in two this week...yes, I know, nice eh?...and when I was sitting in the dentist's chair having it whipped out I couldn't help thinking of this track for several reasons. Getting old and having bits of you fall off (or be removed) may suck but I guess it beats the alternative. And with that cheery thought ringing in your ears have as good a weekend as it's possible to have right now. 

Tim Cole RIP

Very sad news this morning with the passing of Tim Cole, one half of The Correspondents (the chap with the beard), aged just 35. Anyone lucky enough to have seen the band live will know what an awesome show they put on and, in a fairer world, they would have been so much bigger than they were. No cause of death has been announced yet but the suddenness of it all and Mr Bruce's tribute to a 'brilliant complicated man who never fully appreciated the extent of his talent' sadly makes you fear the worst. RIP Tim.  

Yello - Waba Duba

 

Forty odd years into their uniquely odd career Yello are back with a new album and single (okay so this track came out back in June but I was all locked down and stuff), the latter giving more than a gentle nod to their greatest hits The Race and Oh Yeah...and why not eh? If I looked as cool as Dieter Meier at 75 I'd be a happy chappy...hell if I'm still able to feed myself at 75 I'd be a happy chappy. 

Happy birthday Vermin in Ermine

 

Apparently Marc Almond's debut solo album Vermin in Ermine hit the racks (ahhhh, those were the days) on this day in 1984. Good grief. If you've not heard it it's an extraordinary work and the opening track Shining Sinners is a ruddy great place to start. I've watched entire seasons of TV series with less of a plot than this song. 

Blue Monday - Orkestra Obsolete

 

Ever wondered what New Order's Blue Monday would sound like if it was played by a bunch of oddballs in a cellar in the 1930s? Yes...me too. 

Gorillaz - Strange Timez

I'm pretty sure we can agree that these are indeed strange times, there's something odd about Robert Smith leaving the se-cure-ity of his regular band for the cartoon dance pop world of Gorillaz too. It works though. It also reminds me a little of this complete and utter classic from Dan le Sac and Scroobius Pip. Enjoy! 

Time (Clock Of The Heart) - Culture Club

 

Okay, this is getting silly now...where's the last week gone eh? Ah well, at least the rapid passing of time reminded me of this classic from the mighty Culture Club. Enjoy. 

October Song by Amy Winehouse

October already eh? Good. The sooner 2020's over with the better. 2021 might not be much cop either but at least we'll hopefully be on the way to some kind of normality...surely?! Anyway, in celebration of the start of the new month here's a little Amy from when the poor soul could still stand up straight and belt out a tune.