El Rancho’s Clyde Built Radio show airs this Sunday 7th Feb at 11am. Get up in the morning for a soothing mix of melancholic sounds of yesterday. Recently discovered while surfing the the pages of Bandcamp on Friday is this lovely record by Jimmer Glynn & Alan Rackin (posted above). I love a undiscovered oddity, thanks to Anthology for dusting this one off.
Check the track list below.
Paul Adolphus – Good Morning Linda Perhacs – Hey, Who Really Cares Elton John – Hourglass Joan Armatrading – Willow Bruce Sherman – Slow R & B Bob Siebert – Rain Prefab Sprout – Wild Horses Bill LaBounty – Livin’ It Up William Stuckey – The First Time Moonlight – Am I Really Here Jimmer Glynn & Alan Rackin – Until Tomorrow Wendy And Bonnie – You Keep Hanging Up On My Mind HE 6 – 초원의 빛 The Riot Squad – Waiting for My Man Ft David Bowie Sibylle Baier – The End
Discovering a new track that instantly bonds you to a band is a magical thing, it’s more powerful than religion (to me). That’s what happened on a Saturday morning in 2016 when I first heard ‘No More Cryin’ by The Molochs, and for a good few years, I played them A LOT! I managed to see the band in Barcelona (Primavera Sound 2017) and Austin (SXSW 2018) and two shows in Glasgow’s Nice n’ Sleazy put on by Freakender of course. Their Innovative Leisure albums ‘America’s Velvet Glory‘ (2017) and ‘Flowers in the Spring‘ (2018) covered 60’s infused R&B and psych to UK baggy era indie with Flying Nun-esque charm.
Fast forward to 2020: a world upside down and creative confusion permeating the veins of artists of every ilk. What I’m I doing? Why I’m I doing this? What do I really I want to do? Where I’m I going? This existential crisis hit us all, but some of us dealt with it better than others. For The Molochs Lucas Fitzsimons, the realisation that his band weren’t cutting it for him anymore was tough, and with and feeling of being trapped in their style, he dissolved the group to grasp his vision and sound. THE CUSP is that vision.
‘Gum’ is the debut single from THE CUSP and it’s a street walking groove you can roam around the hood listening to on repeat. The track kicks off with crunky, acid house, P Funk, post punk and off kilter DIY noodling before Lucas’s druggy drawl arrives with a beatnik-mantra-esque chorus “We don’t like to function, we’re all young and able, we’re all but forgotten like the gum under the table”. All the classic 808 drum machine functions are cued up on point, bringing a fresh take on the hedonistic baggy sound of the Hacienda. Step on to THE CUSP and get your vibe back!
Out on Feb 2nd 2021 via Day End, “Gum” is THE CUSP’s debut release. Check it out below and support the artist if you can.
What led Lucas down this road? Chew on the Gum in this Spotify playlist…
This weeks El Rancho show is a trip through art pop, AOR funk, spacey jams, Turkish psych, cosmic Americana, country pop and tender heartbreak. Please let me know if I’ve missed anything!
Today’s show opens with ‘Power Cut’ by Nightshift. The track is taken from the album ‘Zoe‘ out on February 26th 2021 via Trouble In Mind. Founded and based in Glasgow the band are made up of various members of the DIY scene and they have touched on something special in their hypnotic sound. Coming out of the underground and into semi isolation with Covid 19 means the group have only played a few shows. The album was written and recorded remotely in lockdown and I can’t wait to hear it! You can stream the lead tracks and pre order via Bandcamp below.
On today’s show…
Nightshift – Power Cut (Trouble In Mind) Goat Girl – A-Men (Rough Trade) Ian Sweet – Sword (Polyvinyl) Fly Golden Eagle – Spinnin (Blacktooth) Constant Bop – Arrow Through Me (Paul McCartney Cover) (Radio Milk) Altin Gün -Yüce Dağ Başında (Glitterbeat) The CUSP – Gum (Day End) Farmer Dave and the Wizards Of The West – Babe Got Plans For Me (Curation) Izaak Opatz – A Better Man (Mama Bird) Beachwood Sparks – Surfing Saints (Curation) Vagabon ft. Courtney Barnett – Reason To Believe (Tim Hardin Cover) (Nonesuch) Esther Rose – Keeps Me Running (Father/Daughter) Widowspeak – The One I Love (REM Cover) (Captured Tracks)
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