Wednesday, 29 July 2009

70s AM Radio Revival


  1. Marmaduke Duke - Rubber Lover
  2. Heavy Blinkers - Maplewood
  3. Orwell - Everywhere
  4. Phoenix - If I Ever Feel Better
  5. The Feeling - Never Be Lonely
  6. The High Llamas - Peppy
  7. The Simple Carnival - Really Really Weird
  8. Coconut Records - Minding My Own Business
  9. Young and Sexy - Herculean Bellboy
  10. Mover - We Got It Going On (Feat. Ruby Turner)
  11. Papas Fritas - Questions
  12. Calvin Harris - Ready For The Weekend
  13. Belle Who - Coke & Brandy
  14. Hopeful Monster - Daily Electric
  15. Tahiti 80 - Matter Of Time
  16. The Aluminum Group - The World Doesn't Spin On Us
  17. The Rosewood Thieves - She Don't Mind The Rain
  18. Broadfield Marchers - Amazing Wheels
  19. Rooney - When Did your Heart Go Missing
  20. The Flower Machine - Instant Cathedral
  21. Sweet Apple Pie - Between The Lines
  22. Ivy - Undertow
I've been meaning to make this mix for a while now. It finally come to fruit last week and finished late last night. The premise is simple - modern day bands making the kind of music that owes more than a little debt to the acts that dominated AM Radio in the 70s. Bands like Supertramp, Steely Dan, Doobie Brothers, The Eagles, America. Bands that aren't quite as hip as they should be. But my word could they make a great pop tune. Great harmonies, beautiful melodies, luscious strings. Yum!

2 comments:

buglady said...

I went to high school with the guy behind Maplewood. I was just telling Gary last night that Fleet Foxes remind me of 70s bands (the harmonies).

buglady said...

Okay, it's funny that the track is called Maplewood, because the band has exactly the sound you were trying to capture in this mix. Here's their MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/maplewood