Animal Wednesday

 

Our animal-themed journey through music history is slowly drawing to a close. Before we reach the final stop, however, we’re making a stop in the early seventies. In 1973, Little Feat released ‘Dixie Chicken’, one of their classics. The live version from what is perhaps their finest album shows why they were among the greatest in the music world back then.

Around the same time, Steve Miller released another masterpiece. One of the last notable albums in classic rock, packed with brilliant songs.

In 1989 Pixies released their second album Doolittle and one of the best songs from this album is still Monkey Gone To Heaven.

Monday's Long Song

 

Back from a modest but very good skat tournament, today I’m featuring a band that hasn’t yet received the recognition it deserves. In 2019, W.H.Lung, a band from Manchester named after a Chinese supermarket, released their debut album.

Musically, they follow a path that blends shoegaze with elements of krautrock and post-rock. The album is so varied that it can veer between new wave and synth-pop without ever sounding cringey. The album’s opener captivates with a gleaming, driving beat and no-frills guitar solos that keep the track alive for over ten minutes.

W.H.Lung - Sympatico People