Initially, I wasn’t going to do a special episode for All India Radio’s new album, Fall, but the more I listened, the more I was compelled. Martin Kennedy has teamed up with with singer/songwriter Leona Prue and a handful of talented musicians to craft this album, and it’s All India Radio’s best work yet. Here’s to many more musical collaborations between Martin and Leona.
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So I’m playing songs by Dive Index and Science for Girls this week, and it got me to thinking. I did a special episode for Dive Index, but I’ve pretty much scattered Science for Girls’ music throughout multiple episodes, and I’m wondering which approach y’all like better. Feel free to leave a comment here with your thoughts.
By the way, that little voice in the back of our heads that I mentioned at the top of this episode? Mine’s telling me that I really need to redesign this web site soon. Among other things…
Warren Ellis used to write a column about comics called Come In Alone. The title referred to the only way people can enjoy a comic book. We can experience other media — movies, music, etc. — together with friends or complete strangers, but comics were almost exclusively experience by one person at a time. I wonder, sometimes, if we experience music the same way a bit too often…
This week features a sneak preview of Natalie Walker’s new album With You, which hits stores on August 19, and brand new music from All India Radio’s new album Fall, which is available now. You’ll be hearing a lot more from both those discs in the coming weeks.
Dive Index’s fantastic album Mid/Air was featured in Dave’s Lounge #95. Here’s a video from the closing track of that album, “The World Is Kind” — a lovely little kaleidoscope of theme park rides, which serves to remind me that I need to get myself on some roller coasters very, very soon…
The past few days have been incredibly fast-paced around here — moving from one event to another, trying to catch a breath along the way. I could probably use a little down time myself right about now. Good thing I’ve got just the show for that…
