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New Year, New Records

Snow edit4Did you get records for Christmas? We did! They are our very favourite kind of present. So this month on Buffet we play a mix of new releases and stuff we got so – as usual – it’s a spread. You can listen to the show here and here’s the track list:

M.I.A. – Warriors
The Twilight Singers – Teenage Wristband
Sauna Youth – The Bridge
Hinds – Bamboo
Ty Segall – Candy Sam
Tom Waits – Dog Treat
Erykah Badu – The Cell
Ben Folds Five – Sky High
Savages – Waiting For A Sign
Ulrika Spacek – Beta Male
The Drones – Cold and Sober
Yann Tiersen – Porz Goret
Archers of Loaf – White Trash Heroes

And if you fancy a quick flashback to 2015 our end of year review is also up on Mixcloud. We got to see some great bands and play brilliant music last year, how very lucky we are:

Monotony – Luxury Flats
Yo La Tengo – Friday I’m in Love
Julia Holter – Feel You
Young Fathers – Rain or Shine
Neko Case – Somebody Led Me Away
Gruff Rhys – All Weddellau All Weddol
Janelle Monae & Wondaland Records – Hell You Talmbout
The Drones – Taman Shud
Patti Smith – Frederick
Sleaford Mods – Bronx In A Six
John Grant – Down Here
Sufjan Stevens – Death With Dignity
Nina Simone – Lilac Wine
Algiers – Black Eunuch

Finally, our chums from The Record Club have just started broadcasting a monthly show which is worth a listen.

We’re back on Sunday 21st February – see you then!

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Loads of new music! Buffet #85

If you tuned in, we thank you. If you’re here to find out how to catch up, click on this bit. We played quite a lot of new stuff, including a new one from Field Music, which had me going “This is totally Prince!” So I Tweeted them and they said ‘yes’, we loves Parade (it’s also one of my fave LPs).

And here’s a list of what we played…

1. The Mike Sammes Singers – First Lady (jingle)
2. Savages – Answer
3. John Grant – Snug Slacks
4. Tender Prey – Please Pain Principle
5. Low – No Comprende
6. Loyle Carner – Ain’t Nothing Changed
7. Craig Finn – Sarah, Calling From a Hotel
8. Skinny Girl Diet – Silver Spoons
9. Einsturzende Neubauten – Sag Mir Wo Die Blumen Sind
10. Field Music – The Noisy Days Are Over
11. John Grant and the BBC Philharmonic – Queen of Denmark
12. Jane Weaver – Time Will Steal
13. No Means No – Now
14. Vieux Farka Toure & Julia Easterline – Little Things
15. Cardiacs – Nurses Whispering Verses

We’re back on 29th November – cheers!

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Wednesday 4th August – le playlist

Greetings,

I’m back from WOMAD…had a fantastic time and totally recommend going. It’s got a really great atmosphere, very chilled, love the mix of dance, arts and music and continually discovering new stuff. I’m just putting together a WOMAD show, featuring music from some of my favourite acts. I tried to buy tunes while I was there but so did a million other people so I’m not sure when it’ll be broadcast but I’ll give you some warning!

Onwards to Wednesday night’s show (4th Aug), here’s what’s taking my fancy:

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