Song of the Day: “Debt” by Molly Burman

Posted on 06/30/2021 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged England, indie pop, London, Song of the Day.

Molly Burman (Photo by Dora Paphides)

19-year-old Molly Burman has made real inroads these last couple of months and continues to generate buzz with another slice of gold in perhaps her most immediate song yet with the empower-pop smarts of “Debt.”

Song of the Day: “Too Much” by Gary Kemp

Posted on 06/04/2021 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged England, Gary Kemp, London, Song of the Day, sophistipop, Spandau Ballet.

Gary Kemp (Photo courtesy the artist)

Gary Kemp, best known for his dazzling work with Spandau Ballet, releases a solo album, titled INSOLO, on July 16. Gary now shares a single and video for “Too Much” from the upcoming album.

Song of the Day: “Fight” by The Subways

Posted on 04/30/2021 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged England, garage, punk, Song of the Day, The Subways.

The Subways (Photo by Sarah Louise Bennett)

Having attended various marches during the band’s hiatus of 2016-2019, it was the Black Lives Matter marches in the summer of 2020 that inspired THE SUBWAYS guitarist Billy Lunn to go home and write “Fight” in just a few fiery hours.

Song of the Day: “Scratching at the Lid” by Piroshka

Posted on 04/27/2021 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged England, London, Miki Berenyi, Piroshka, shoegaze, Song of the Day.

Piroshka (Photo courtesy Bella Union)

Today Bella Union are thrilled to announce the release of Piroshka’s stunning second album, Love Drips and Gathers, that is due out on July 23. The album builds on the acclaim of the band’s 2018 debut LP Brickbat and the reputations of the former members of Lush, Moose, Elastica, and Modern English.

To celebrate the release, Piroshka have shared a video for lead track “Scratching at the Lid” directed by Connor Kinsey / Home Picture Films.

Song of the Day: Gang of Four’s “Paralysed” by Warpaint

Posted on 03/25/2021 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged Andy Gill, England, Gang of Four, post-punk, Song of the Day, Warpaint.

Warpaint (Photo by Mia Kirby)

The third single to be taken from the album The Problem of Leisure: A Celebration of Andy Gill and Gang of Four, is a new interpretation of “Paralysed” by Parklife faves Warpaint.

Song of the Day: “The Great Attractor” by Nick Rhodes and Wendy Bevan

Posted on 03/24/2021 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged ambient, Duran Duran, England, instrumental, London, Nick Rhodes, Song of the Day, violin, Wendy Bevan.

Nick Rhodes and Wendy Bevan (Photo by Radka Leitmeritz)

Duran Duran synthesist Nick Rhodes and violinest Wendy Bevan team for Astronomia I: The Fall of Saturn, the first of four albums to be released on equinox or solstice days throughout 2021.

Nick’s own Tape Modern published the ambient instrumental on Friday, March 19, and the duo then shared a visualizer video for “The Great Attractor.”

Song of the Day: “Cosmic Fringes” by Paul Weller

Posted on 03/02/2021 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged England, folk, Paul Weller, Song of the Day, soul.

Paul Weller (Photo courtesy Black Box)

We may be cursed to be in the midst a global pandemic, buffeted by all of its stresses and pain, but everyone knows that art provides succour, that music is the most reliable balm.

For many there is further significant comfort to be drawn from the knowledge that Paul Weller is in the midst of an unbelievably prolific purple patch. Paul Weller will not let us down when we need him most, as evidenced by his most recent single, “Cosmic Fringes.”

Song of the Day: “Strong Feelings” by Dry Cleaning

Posted on 02/10/2021 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged Dry Cleaning, England, London, post-punk, Song of the Day.

Dry Cleaning (Photo by Steve Gullick)

London-based band Dry Cleaning — Nick Buxton (drums), Tom Dowse (guitar), Lewis Maynard (bass) and Florence Shaw (vocals) — announce their debut album, New Long Leg, out April 2 on 4AD, and present a new single/video, “Strong Feelings.”

Song of the Day: David Bowie’s “Five Years” by Duran Duran

Posted on 01/08/2021 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged David Bowie, Duran Duran, England, new wave, Song of the Day.

Duran Duran (Photo by Stephanie Pistel)

New wave legends Duran Duran long have embraced their David Bowie influences. And the quartet also have covered Bowie’s songs, first grabbing attention with their fantastic cover of “Fame,” which they introduced on their first-ever US tour (which included a date at The Bayou here in DC back in 1981).

Today, in celebration of what would have been Bowie’s 74th birthday, Duran Duran release a cover of his epic “Five Years” from The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.