The Listening Club - 11th April 2021

Greetings folks,

Hope you're all doing okay. Bit of a week of same old same old here in Amsterdam; still chilly and soggy with the odd flash of sunshine, and the vaccination programme continues its crawl down the age groups. We personally won't see a sniff of it until mid-May at the earliest, as long as they don't end up banning 'em all due to random side effects that is... :-/

Back in the safe land of #LC, last Sunday we had @wojsvenwoj sailing one in from left field, with his pick of "Black Christ Of The Andes" by Mary Lou Williams from 1965, which had the assembled clicking their fingers and boggling their brains in equal measures. Thanks to Woj for the pick, and for sailing the frisb across to @myemuisemo, who has this to say by way of introduction to their debut selection...

"Two of my fascinations collide here. One is for finding ways to experience 1960s music as raw, fresh, and innovative, the way it was originally heard, rather than as iconic tracks everyone knows. The other is music somewhat local to places I’ve lived. The Beatles are the obvious touchstone for this band’s debut album, but with a tougher, more swaggering tone. I’m curious what knowledgeable listeners will make of this lost band that dissolved before this album was released.

Mix up a cocktail garnished with a maraschino cherry and contemplate whether it’s too early to swap the white shirt and narrow tie for something in psychedelic paisley."

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

See you 8pm BST (GMT+1)