Playlist 16.04.12

In one of his more humorous outbursts, Paul Weller complained that you couldn't read the writing on CD sleeves. Remember, this is the guy that Noel Gallagher called "Victor Meldrew with a sun tan". His disposition isn't always cheerful. But actually, I'm with Weller on this one. Graphic designers still lay out their sleeves like old-fashioned albums, but these classic proportions require a font size of eight point or maybe smaller. Trying to read these designs in a shadowy radio studio sometimes results in high comedy as titles are mispronounced or fluffed.

I was especially enraged at the new Amadou And Mariam album, 'Folila'. The writing is tiny, but it's also hand written. Seemingly by a badly trained chimp. To enrage us further, the artwork is covered in colour smears and underlays, putting a severe challenge on the slightest comprehension. On viewing this abhorrence, my face contorted into many varieties of pique. My eyes narrowed and my mouth puckered. I... don't... believe... it.

Robert Parker - Barefootin' (Nola)

JD McPherson - North Side Girl (Decca)

Alabama Shakes - I Ain't The Same (Rough Trade)

Amadou and Miriam - C'est Pas Facile Pour Les Aigles (Because)

Howler - This One's Different (Rough Trade)

Kathleen Edwards - Sidecar (Zoe)

Grimes - Oblivion (4ad)

The Shirelles - Soldier Boy (Dino)

Grand Rapids - Feels Like A Lifetime (Pure)

The Beach Boys - I'm Waiting For The Day (Capitol)

Tu Fawning - Skin And Bone (City Slang)

Delta Spirit - California (Rounder)

Lee Renaldo - Off The Wall (Matador)

Azari & III - Hungry For The Power (Island)

Richard Berry - Louie Louie (Flip)

Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros - That's What's Up (Rough Trade)

Nick Cave - Nobody's Baby Now (Mute)

Spiritualized - Life Is A Problem (Double Six)

Rainy Boy Sleep - Shopping Centre Song (Hidden Art)

Buddy Rich - Three Is The Magic Number (Blue Note)

Cry Baby - When The Lights Go Out (Helium)

Paul Brady - You Win Again (Proper)

Jerry Lee Lewis - Today I Started Loving You Today (Mercury)

Rachel Sermanni - Eggshells (Middle Of Nowhere)

Robert Wyatt - Shipbuilding (Rough Trade)

The Skyranch Boys - Indigo Snow (white)

Woody Guthrie - Talking Dust Bowl Blues (Righteous)

The Spook Of The 13th Lock - Suffer The Wait (Transduction)