A mellow track from American singer-songwriter Cat Power. This is an elongated version of a track from her 2006 album The Greatest.
Cat Power:
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J Dilla – Trashy
The Roe-o-Tation* – Special Category
Some classic soul to finish up the week. I don’t know too much about these guys having discovered them via Mr. Fine Wine but the track is killer.
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*Artist #676
Sandie Shaw* – (There’s) Always Something There to Remind Me
Classic track from 60’s icon Sandie Shaw. The Eurovision Song Contest a few weeks ago reminded me of her, as she was the first UK singer to win it in 1967 with Puppet on a String.
Sandie Shaw:
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*Artist #675
A Flock Of Seagulls* – I Ran (So far away) | (GPF)
Classic 80’s track from Liverpool band A Flock of Seagulls (what a great name!). There is some pretty special style on display in the video too.
A Flock of Seagulls:
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Late Nite Tuff Guy* – Reality (LNTG Forbidden Interpretation) | (NAT)
This is an excellent, chilled out re-imagining of an early-90’s classic by British band Soul II Soul. I discovered it via the excellent Far From Cyan blog.
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*Artist #673
Julianna Barwick – Anjos
A dreamy number from a fairly recent discovery of mine Julianna Barwick. It is taken from her excellent 2009 album Florine.
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Lykke Li – I know places
Another mellow track, this time from Swedish singer Lykke Li. It is taken from her 2011 album Wounded Rhymes.
Lykke Li:
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Real Estate – All The Same
A sunny, languid number from blog favourites Real Estate to start the week. It is taken from their 2011 album Days.
Real Estate:
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Aretha Franklin – I’m Trying To Overcome
I stumbled across this classic track by Aretha this week. I hadn’t heard it before but it’s pretty great. The easy power of her voice still makes me sit up and take notice even after all these years.
Aretha Franklin:
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