I had an operation today, but no you don’t now have to call me Alberta.  It was only a minor operation.  That said, I will never be able to listen to Windstorm by School Of Seven Bells the same way again.  That was the tune in my head when I went into theatre, and I tried oh so very hard to just focus on singing that song over and over in my head, rather than thinking about what the surgeon was doing….“focus on the song, Albert, focus on the song!!!” I told myself.

Remind me to tell you Phil Cope’s joke about the snail in the pub some time.

This is what I played tonight:

Delorean – “Come Wander” (single) (Matador)
Caitlin Rose – “Learnin’ To Ride” (LP – “Own Side Now”) (Names)
School Of Seven Bells – “Windstorm” (single and LP – “Disconnect From Desire”) (Full Time Hobby)
Women – “Untogether” (LP – “Public Strain”) (Jagjaguwar)
O.O.O. – “Death Rattle” (EP – “Slow Thaw”) (self-released)
Grinderman – “Heathen Child” (single and LP – “Here Come The Wolfman”) (Mute)
Darren Hayman – “Nothing You Can Do About It” (single) (Fortuna Pop!)
Dangermouse, Sparklehorse & James Mercer – “Insane Lullaby” (LP – “Dark Night Of The Soul”) (Parlophone)
Jono McCleery – “Tomorrow” (single) (Ninja Tune)
Frank Turner – “Try This At Home” (single and LP – “Poetry Of The Deed”) (Xtra Mile)
!!! – “The Hammer” (LP – “Strange Weather, Isn’t It?”) (Warp)
Dan Michaelson And The Coastguards – “Love Lends A Hand” (single) (Editions)
M.I.A. – “Born Free” (LP – “/\/\/\Y/\”) (XL)
Jon Hopkins – “Vessel (Four Tet remix)” (single) (Double Six)

In case you are wondering about today’s op by the way, it was to remove a couple of skin lesions.