A theme today! Music from Japan, 1980s-present. Shibuya-kei, new age, P.S.F. Records, game soundtracks, noise rock, onkyo, and more.
Happy first of the month! Thanks for tuning into Soundcheck. Catch up on tracks from today’s show here, including new music from MØ and Harry Hudson.
This Up Next Session with Australian singer-songwriter Amy Shark is great. Her debut EP Night Thinker was released last year. Single “Adore” opened today’s show.
Also check out “Only One” from rising artist Carlie Hanson. Find it and her debut “Why Did You Lie?” on her Soundcloud.
Ann
Back to Soundcheck
Back to The Sting
Fall in Love (Homework Edit) — Flying Lotus, A Tribute to J Dilla (excerpt)
Basement Window — Foxes in Fiction, Swung From the Branches
great star — Glassine, No Stairway
Visualization — Blank Banshee, Blank Banshee 0
Cut Throat (Instrumental) — Death Grips, Exmillitary
Cello — Slowdive, Pygmalion
In the Grocery Store — Ricky Eat Acid, Talk To You Soon
Mom LIkes the 80’s — Blithe Field, Warm Blood
Sublunary — King Krule, The Ooz
The Landing — Duster, Stratosphere
I. the Sun — The Microphones, Mount Eerie
Pretty — Girlpool, Before the World was Big
Blue Line Swinger — Yo La Tengo, Electr-O-Pura
Notes:
Thanks for tuning into Soundcheck! You can find today’s track list here.
Although this show doesn’t often feature Top 40 pop, Taylor Swift’s reputation, which dropped last Friday, is making serious waves and will certainly have an impact on pop, and inevitably indie and alt sounds over the next few years. “Delicate” is a standout, and “I Did Something Bad” which opened Friday’s show, represents a serious shift form Swift’s 1989 days.
Ann Powers’ insightful review of reputation for NPR can be found here. This album has already moved over a million units in less than a week, but the music really speaks for itself. Swift’s pop culture capital is as strong as ever.
Have a good weekend, and for those headed home for Thanksgiving break next week, safe travels!
Ann
