Playlist 21.03.08

I have loads of admiration for the new Elbow album, 'The Seldom Seen Kid'.

The music is so bold and twisted and uncommon. Guy Garvey sings like he's an accomplice to murder and the duet with Richard Hawley, 'The Fix' is two deadpan talents giving it their all. Elbow play the Mandela Hall, Belfast, April 22.

Like many people, I was drawn into reggae music by The Clash, and Mikey Dread was a feature on the 'Bankrobber' single and over the 'Sandinista' album. News of his premature death was a chance to listen to one of his old albums. There's a heart-felt obit by Don Letts here.

Also recommended is the new album by Eileen Rose, an Irish-Italian from Boston who always delivers with gusto.

PLAYLIST 21.03.08

BBC Radio Ulster, 92-95 FM, 1341 MW

Online: www.bbc.co.uk/radioulster

Fridays, ten – midnight

Graham Parker – Hold Back The Night (Vertigo)

Jens Lekman – The Opposite Of Hallelujah (Secretly Canadian)

Billy Bragg – I Keep Faith (Cooking Vinyl)

Chatham County Line – Thanks (Yep Roc)

Elbow – The Fix (Polydor)

Eileen Rose - $20 Shoes (Evangeline)

The Boothill Foot Tappers- Jealousy (Mercury)

The Jane Bradfords – Little Miss Sunshine (Simple Tapestry)

Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan – Who Built The Road (V2)

Mikey Dread – Jah Jah Love In The Morning (Dread At The Controls)

Lowgold – Burning Embers (Cooking Vinyl)

Sia – the Girl You Lost (Sia)

Willie Nelson – Gotta Serve Somebody (Lost Highway)

Little Richard – Great Gosh A’mighty (WEA)

DeVotchKa – Head Honcho (Anti)

Elbow – One Day Like This (Polydor)

Candi Statton – When Will I (Rhino)

Tom McShane – Promise Me (Hearts Of Age)

Eileen Rose – Doesn’t Mean A Thing (Evangeline)

Elvis Costello and the RPO – I’m Your Toy (Demon)

Dawn Landes – Tired Of This Life (Rough Trade)

The Undertones – Precious Little Wonder (Cooking Vinyl)

Elbow – Starlings (Polydor)

Stu Bailie presents The Late show on Radio Ulster, every Friday from 10pm until midnight. See his playlist here.