What a muppet, I totally forgot to play something off the new album by Ass and I also forgot to play the new single by The Fresh and Onlys.  I only mention this because I also forgot both last week too!  Guess what’s going to be in next week’s show listeners..?

This is what was in tonight’s show:

Menomena – “Queen Black Acid” (LP – “Mines”) (City Slang)
Flying Lotus – “MmmHmm” ft. Thundercat (LP – “Cosmogramma”) (Warp)
The Soft Pack – “More Or Less” (single) (Heavenly)
Steve Mason – “Am I Just A Man” (single and LP – “Boys Outside”) (Double Six)
Apagya Show Band – “Ma Nserew Me” (LP – Various Artists – “Afro-Beat Airwaves”) (Analog Africa)
School Of Seven Bells – “Bye Bye Bye” (LP – “Disconnect From Desire”) (Full Time Hobby)
Dangermouse, Sparklehorse & Vic Chestnutt – “Grim Augury” (LP – “Dark Night Of The Soul”) (Parlophone)
Frank Turner – “Try This At Home” (single and LP – “Poetry Of The Deed”) (Xtra Mile)
Timber Timbre – “Demon Host” (single) (Full Time Hobby)
Mint Julep – “Cherry Radio” (Explorers Club single) (Arctic Circle / Loaf)
American Men – “Ccccool World” (EP – “Cool World”) (LuckyMe)
Camera Obscura – “The Nights Are Cold” (single) (4AD)
Black Mountain – “Old Fangs” (single) (Jagjaguwar)
Yeasayer – “Madder Red” (single and LP – “Odd Blood”) (Mute)
Toddla T ft Wayne Marshall – “Sky Surfing” (single) (Ninja Tune)

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:

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