The Listening Club - 20th October 2019

Greetings folks,

Hope you're all doing fine. As usual trying not to type anything related to current British politics, but the combination of that metashambles and me managing to lose a very, very important thing that will most likely never ever be seen again (no need for details, sure you've all been there) has led to a rather grumbly state of mind this weekend. Still, as I always say at times like this, thank god for music. And beer. And good company...

Speaking of which, last week chez #LC, wor @nessiest managed to hit everyone hard in the emotionals with her choice of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds new opus "Ghosteen". Thanks to her for the pick and for sailing the frisb across to @zbendr, who is back within #LC timezone range, and has this to say by way of introduction to his pick of the day...

“Imagine…you lived in a shambolic world. Your everyday plod through life was a shambles, and things just crumbled and rusted when you touched them. You were…a Shambles King Midas, of sorts.

Now, imagine you scraped together a few coppers to pay for a holiday. After packing your favourite clothes into a small battered fibreboard suitcase, you took a discount airline to an exotic place, in a country that no longer exists.

But you’re not staying in the nice part.

You unpack your clothes into a broken wardrobe, grab your hat, and stroll down to the local taverna. I think that’s what they call them here : “tav er na”. As your first cheap drink arrives, a band unpacks battered and bent instruments and…simply starts playing.

And you realise that being shambolic is, sometimes, a bit magnificent."

Direct download is here, and the stream's below:

See you at 8pm BST (GMT+1)