Playlist 10.04.09

The new Decemberists album is barmy. Musically, it's influenced by the English folk acts of the late Sixties, by Sandy Denny and by Anne Briggs, who accidentially gifted them the title, 'The Hazards Of Love'. Thematically, it's a billowing fairy story, full of rich characters and dramatic upswings. All of the above might suggest that a visit from the Taste Police is pending, but somehow the team from Portland, Oregon, make a decent confection.

The upcoming Panama Kings single finds the band in the company of techno wideboay Alex Metric, who takes the latent dance dimension and boosts it plenty. It's already pleasing the 6 Music playlists and will hopefully take the band that little bit further into the hearts of the people. Finally, a recommendation for Thomas Truax, who has put together an album of music that has previously graced the soundtracks of David Lynch films, 'Baby Please Don't Go' locates the paranoia and the loathing that has always lurked in the lyric.

Playlist 10.04.09



BBC Radio Ulster, 92-95 FM

Online: www.bbc.co.uk/radioulster

Fridays, ten - midnight

Larry Williams - Short Fat Fannie (Specialty)

Imeda May - Smothering Me (Universal)

Phoenix - Liztomani (V2)

Lost Bothers - Fallen (Bird Dog)

Michelle Shocked - Anchorage (London)

God Help The Girl - Come Monday Night (Rough Trade)

The Congos - The Wrong Thing (Blood And Fire)

Amadou & Miriam - Ce N'Est Pas Bon (Because)

Tom Waits - In The Neighbourhood (Island)

Thomas Truax - Blue Velvet (SL)

Passion Pit - The Feeling (Columbia)

Sandie Shaw - Hand In Glove (EMI)

Decemberists - The Hazards Of Love 2 (Rough Trade)

St Germain - Sure Thing (Blue Note)

Paul Simon - The Obvious Child (Warner)

David Kitt - Beat A Retreat (Gold Spillin)

Thomas Truax - Baby Please Don't Go (SL)

Panama Kings - Golden Recruit (Broken Sound)

Only Ones - Another Girl Another Planet (CBS)

The Aliens - Sunlamp Show ( Pet Rock)

Shirley Brown - Yes Sir Brother (Stax)

Ladyhawke - Back Of The Van (Modular )

Betty Hall Jones - This Joint's Too Hip (EMI)

MJ Hibbert - We're Old And We're Tired (AAS)

Spanish Harlem Orchestra - Mama Guela (Ryko)

Camille Howard - X Temporaneous Boogie (Specialty)