The Half Time Score

It's my regular time to fill a radio show with a six month musical report. So I've spent a few weeks looking back over the old playlists and playing some of the songs that have lit up the year thus far. And happily enough, there have been plenty. Like many critics, I'm fond of the new records from Bon Iver, Vampire Weekend and Fleet Foxes, which all hail the melody, the harmony and the belief that music can spin you out of the usual doldrums. Still loving that Hold Steady single.Tune in tonight at 10pm and I trust you will concur.

In terms of local music, it's another licence to hear tunes by the likes of Oppenheimer and Boathouse. Nick Cave is on the menu and perhaps unfashionably, I've gone with a track by REM, who didn't deliver a career best with the new album, but are still alive with smart nuances and much heart. Friends, I may even play some Neil Diamond.

I'm taking a little time away from the blog circuit, but we'll meet again soon enough to gas about music and stuff.