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I'm Tom. Music geek, leftish, sub-optimally organised librarian, optimist - Pompey FC, Hampshire CCC and KC Royals fan, so needed! Musically all over the shop. Tile courtesy of the William Morris Gallery, Walthamstow. Rubbish at sticking to character lim
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If you've followed me recently because I'm in a couple of music Starter Packs, thank you! But please let me manage any expectations - I'm genuinely just a bloke who posts songs he likes, usually within themed 'music challenges', and enjoys other people's contributions. That's pretty much it...! :-)
Day 14: Jaga Jazzist

From Norway; progressive-post-jazz-fusion-electro-future-jazz-funk-glitch-acid-post-rock-experimental-jazz-jazz-techno-jazz if you really want to pigeonhole them... And magnificent live.

Apex (Live)
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Jaga Jazzist - 'Apex' (Live) by Brainfeeder
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November 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Day 38: Jealous Of The Birds - Kodachrome (2020; UK)

JOTB is actually Belfast-based Naomi Hamilton, and this isn't the Paul Simon song... Beautifully crafted and arranged indie-folk-pop-rock with a rolling, tumbling chorus leading into a climactic playout.

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Jealous of the Birds - Kodachrome [Official Audio] by Jealous of the Birds
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November 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Day 13 (I misnumbered my days yesterday!): This Poison! - Poised Over The Pause Button

For all us home tapers who killed music with our C90s in the 1980s ;-)

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Poised Over The Pause Button by This Poison!
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November 12, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Day 13: Night Flowers

Nothing released since 2019, and with bassist Greg now in Fortitude Valley, they may no longer exist, sadly. But 'Wild Notion' was a dreamy indie pop album, Sophia a great front woman, and they had a drummer called Zebedee.

Cruel Wind
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Cruel Wind by Night Flowers
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November 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Day 37: Half Asleep - midnight seam (2025; Belgium)

Half Asleep is Valérie Leclerq. Starting with Reichian piano, it then goes sort of Belgian Laurie Anderson, then Belgian David Lynch, then Belgian Black Country, New Road, and ends kind of Belgian Beethoven.

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Midnight seam by Half Asleep
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November 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Day 13: Tom Tom Club - Genius Of Love

Talking Heads yesterday, so it had to be Tina and Chris today.

Bohannon
Bohannon
Bohannon
Bohannon

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November 11, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Day 13: Diane Birch

A Portland singer-songwriter with a sumptuous voice. This is an irresistible, irrepressibly happy song with a video that I love to bits - if it doesn't charm your socks off, they must be glued on.

Valentino
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Diane Birch - Valentino (Official Music Video) by Diane Birch
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November 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Day 36: The New Pornographers - Cat And Mouse With The Light (2023; Canada)

For those who have an idea of my musical heroes, a vote and a bonus for the glorious Neko Case will come as no surprise whatsoever :-)

11 points, please.

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The New Pornographers - Cat And Mouse With The Light (Official Audio) by The New Pornographers
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November 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Day 11: Talking Heads - Life During Wartime

"This ain't no Mudd Club, or CBGB..."

"But I ain't got no speakers, ain't got no headphones, ain't got no records to play..."

I'm hoping a song referring to the absence of music still counts!

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Life During Wartime (Live) (2023 Remaster) by Talking Heads
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November 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Day 11: The High-Back Chairs

Without a doubt one of the poppiest acts ever signed to Dischord, possibly *the* poppiest - perhaps having the co-founder on drums helped? ;-) One album and one EP of what was basically turbo-charged power pop.

Cannon Fodder
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Cannon Fodder by High Back Chairs
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November 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Day 35: Emma Pollock - Future Tree (2025; UK)

Emma Pollock takes her time in releasing music - four albums in 18 years - but when she does, it's worth the wait. Combining gorgeously with the piano and cello, hers is still one of my favourite voices.

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Future Tree by Emma Pollock
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November 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Day 10: Paul Simon - René And Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The War

They dance by the light of the moon
To the Penquins,
The Moonglows,
The Orioles,
And The Five Satins,
The deep, forbidden music
They’d been longing for.

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Rene and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog After the War by Paul Simon
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November 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Day 10: Stevie Wonder as a drummer.

Because he's an absolute genius in so many ways, I feel we overlook what an incredible drummer he was/is, so this is more a 'not recognised enough'. Here he is jamming with Italian band Formula 3 on a 1971 live TV show.

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Stevie Wonder on drums with Formula 3 by Mr. Wolf
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November 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Day 34: BADBADNOTGOOD and MF DOOM - The Chocolate Conquistadors (2020: Canada/UK)

When Caps Lock ruled the world (in a good way)... It made it a very funky place.

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November 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Day 9: Danny Wilson - The Second Summer Of Love

Acid on the radio, acid on the brain,
Acid everywhere you go, acid in the rain...

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Danny Wilson - The Second Summer of Love by dannywilsonofficial
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November 8, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Day 9: The Green Pajamas

From Seattle, some swirling, melodic psychedelic rock. This is from their 1998 album ‘All Clues Lead To Meagan's Bed’, and if it’s your cuppa, they have about 30 albums to dive into!

The Green Pajamas - Morning In Myra's Room
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Morning in Myra's Room by The Green Pajamas
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November 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
And of course I've just realised I got the hashtag wrong, which is very fitting for a song with the opening line "You f***ed it up"...!!

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Day 8: Aimee Mann - Long Shot

Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford of Squeeze guest on the 'I'm With Stupid' album; they don't play on this song, but Aimee's guitar part from 1:35 means they're here in spirit...

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Long Shot by Aimee Mann
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November 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Day 33: Cerys Hafana - Cilgerran (2022; UK)

Originally on her 2022 album 'Edyf', this is a live version from the 2023 Lleisiau Eraill Aberteifi (Other Voices Cardigan) festival, because watching her play the Welsh triple harp is captivating.

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Cerys Hafana - Cilgerran | Lleisiau Eraill: Aberteifi 2023 by Lwp
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November 8, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Day 8: Aimee Mann - Long Shot

Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford of Squeeze guest on the 'I'm With Stupid' album; they don't play on this song, but Aimee's guitar part from 1:35 means they're here in spirit...

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Long Shot by Aimee Mann
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November 7, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Day 8: Katydids

Led by Susie Hug and future Pretender Adam Seymour, and produced by Nick Lowe, they should have been huge, but split up in 1991 when dropped by Reprise after two albums.

I know @joywaves.bsky.social agrees!

Lights Out (Read My Lips)
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Lights Out (Read My Lips) by Katydids
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November 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Day 32: Little Simz - Introvert (2021; UK)

@davidjsiron.bsky.social said when choosing this that it "announces itself and then it *stays* announced", and I can't describe it any better than that!

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Little Simz - Introvert (Official Video) by Little Simz
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November 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Day 7: Cowboy Junkies - Blue Moon Revisited (Song For Elvis)

I remember hearing this for the first time on the radio, and just being transfixed.

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Blue Moon Revisited (Song For Elvis) by Cowboy Junkies
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November 6, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Day 7: The Bodines

Just the one 1987 album, the Ian Broudie produced 'Played', and a handful of singles either side, but I still think of them as one of the key indie-jangle bands of the time.

"It scares the health out of me..."

Therese
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The Bodines Therese by Claude Mono
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November 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Day 31: Modern Nature - Build (2022; UK)

A spiritual descendent of 'Spirit Of Eden'... Admirers of the likes of Talk Talk, These New Puritans and Black Country, New Road may appreciate this; the way it...erm... builds is rather special.

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Build by Modern Nature
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November 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM