Just Released - 2014 [Ep.21, S.4]

“I’m becoming a ghost,

  So nobody can know me …”

                       “Alone In My Home” – Jack White [2014]

Jack White has a fascination for creating sounds with vintage equipment. That fascination which continues on his 2nd solo collection, ‘Lazaretto’ (literally, a quarantine for lepers). Bulging with White’s spatter-paint guitar riffs, deliberately confounding lyrics, syncopated rhythm - and occasional fiddle solo, it sounds like no one else. You’ll hear an entree to ‘Lazaretto’ in this week’s JR.

Serving it up raw in this edition is Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers with a preview from their long player, ‘Hypnotic Eye’ due at the end of next month. According to Tom its “a straight, hard-rockin’ record”. In the wake of its release, the band will begin a lengthy North American tour. Also still rocking, with ragged finesse is former Small Faces & Faces member, Ian McLagan with his Bump Band, naming their new album after the country in which they reside (‘United States’).

There’s Roots music as well, with the blissful harmonies of sisters, Johanna and Kiara Söderberg, known as the Swedish Folk duo, First Aid Kit. As well, you’ll hear from Adelaide Roots duo, The Yearlings. Their new collection, ‘All The Wandering’ follows 4 years of touring - and precedes another national tour, beginning next month.

Bringing the groove this week is the prolific Glasgow-based musician, King Creosote. His first new collection in 3 years (‘From Scotland With Love’) is timed for release next month to coincide with Scotland’s hosting of the Commonwealth Games. Also in a celebratory mood is Melbourne music mainstay, Lance Ferguson (The Bamboos) along with various friends in the Funk music combo, ‘Cookin’ On 3 Burners' .

You’ll hear some Deep Soul too, with a just released album from Brooklyn-based veteran, Lee Fields The record includes a nod to famous Oklahoma music legends, JJ Cale (“Magnolia”) and Leon Russell (“In The Woods”).

Emerging as a soulful force for Indigenous Aussie Music is Sydney-based musician, Radical Son. His long player, ‘Cause & Affect’ is three months out from its release but you’ll catch a preview of it right here.

      

King Creosote: “For One Night Only” (preview from the album, ‘From Scotland With Love’)

First Aid Kit: “The Bell”/”Stay Gold” (from the album, ’Stay Gold’)

Cookin’ On 3 Burners: “Losin’ Streak” (preview from the album, ‘Blind Bet’)

Lee Fields: “Magnolia”/“In The Woods" (from the album, ‘Emma Jean’)

The Yearlings: “Blue Sky Boy” (from the album, ‘All The Wandering’)

Ian McLagan & The Bump Band: “All I Wanna Do” (from the album, ‘United States’)

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: “American Dream Plan B” (preview from the album, ‘Hypnotic Eye’)

Jack White: “I Think I Found The Culprit"” (from the album, ‘Lazaretto’)

Radical Son: “Human Behaviour” (preview from the album, ‘Cause & Effect’)

To stream the show (any time): 'Just Released' 

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Just Released: 

Saturdays around Australia at 9:05pm on ABC Local Radio.

Replayed Sundays at 4:05pm (AEDST or AEST) on ABC Digital Radio.          

Streaming on demand via Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne,

Adelaide and Perth, Gold Coast, Newcastle, Hobart and Darwin.

JR can also be heard on Radio Australia throughout Asia & the Pacific. 

Just Released - 2014 [Ep.20, S.4]

“In the days of my youth, 

 I was told what it means to be a man…”

                       “Good Times Bad Times” – Led Zeppelin [1968]

The prolific sage, Author Unknown, was once quoted as saying: “Strong lager and some early Zep tunes. I ask thee, is there a better way to spend an evening?”  Revisiting the first few Led Zeppelin albums in their freshly remastered (and newly expanded) form, really IS a great way to spend an evening and in this week’s JR, we go back to when it all began. 

By sheer coincidence, you’ll hear more connections to the past from this week with Alabama group, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, reviving the great tradition of ‘60s Southern Soul and Australian singer Jen Cloher’s brooding new version of The Loved Ones’ 1967 classic, “Sad Dark Eyes”, released prior to her tour next month.

Also looking back is Paul Weller, adding to his 1998 career overview ‘Modern Classics’ with a second volume, ‘More Modern Classics’. The collection updates Weller’s music from ’98 to the present day and includes a new song which you’ll hear in this edition. 

Meanwhile Damian Howard’s reflective “Once In A While” evokes the charm of Australian Country Roots music in the 1970s. The younger brother of Shane and Marcia Howard (Goanna), Damian is now a 20-year veteran, himself. 

Also back, is the unmistakeable voice of Pretenders’ frontwoman, Chrissie Hynde. Named after the city in which it was recorded, ‘Stockholm’ is Chrissie’s first album released under her own name.

         

Recent visitors, the Arctic Monkeys have just released another single (the 6^th) from their highly acclaimed album ‘AM’ while emerging English singer, Sam Smith has a new treatment of his current hit ‘Stay With Me’ featuring additional vocals from America’s Mary J. Blige.

Set squarely in the here-and-now (if not just a little beyond it), is just released music from Sydney DJ & Producer, Beni (aka Benjamin Single), Canadian House music producer, Deadmau5 and American Deep Soul singer, Son Little.

      

Arctic Monkeys: “Snap Out Of It” (new single)

St Paul & The Broken Bones: “Call Me” (from the album, ‘Half The City’)

Son Little: “Your Love Will Blow Me Away When My Heart Aches” (new single)

Deadma5: “Seeya” (preview from the album, ‘while(1<2)’)

Beni: “Protect” (preview from the EP, ‘Protect/Can’t Hide’)

Led Zeppelin: “Good Times, Bad Times” (from the album, ‘Led Zeppelin’)

Jen Cloher: “Sad Dark Eyes” (new single)

Damian Howard: “Once In A While” (preview from the album, ‘Once In A While’)

Paul Weller: “Brand New Toy” (from the album, ‘More Modern Classics’)

Chrissie Hynde: “You Or No One”/”Down The Wrong Way” (from the album, ‘Stockholm’)

Sam Smith featuring Mary J. Blige: “Stay With Me” (new single)

To stream the show (any time): 'Just Released' 

You can also connect via local web pages at the links below..

Just Released: 

Saturdays around Australia at 9:05pm broadcast on ABC Digital Radio.

Streaming on demand at Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne,

Adelaide and Perth, Gold Coast, Newcastle, Hobart and Darwin.

JR can also be heard on Radio Australia throughout Asia & the Pacific. 

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Just Released - 2014 [Ep.19, S.4]

“Got to get back to you, babe,

  You’re the best I ever had…”

                       “Magnolia” – JJ Cale [1971]

On Eric Clapton’s list of inspirations, the late JJ Cale is second only to Robert Johnson. Cale gave the guitarist a couple of the biggest songs of his career: “After Midnight” and “Cocaine”. We don’t need a new version of either - and on Clapton’s new album, an “appreciation” of Cale’s music, we don’t get them. With versions of Cale’s songs by Tom Petty, Mark Knopfler, Derek Trucks - and Clapton, “The Breeze: An Appreciation Of JJ Cale” is out at the end of July and in this week’s show, you’ll hear a preview. 

Also wielding a guitar in this edition is American Blues player, Kenny Wayne Shepherd. Bringing his own coterie of guests (Joe Walsh and Ringo Starr among them), Shepherd pays tribute to some of the songs which inspired him in the early days. Meanwhile, we also have entrees to ‘Jack White’s follow-up to his solo debut, ‘Blunderbuss’ with a song from the forthcoming, Lazaretto’ - and an earthy groove from Mia Dyson’s soon to be released ‘Idylllwild’.

With Nikki Lane’s 2nd album, ‘All Or Nothin’’ we veer closer to Americana. Recorded in her adopted hometown of Nashville with in-demand ‘local’ producer, Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys), Nikki stays true to her Country roots.

You’ll hear Pop music this week from Sydney’s Bertie Blackman with a preview of her album, ‘The Dash’ arriving (wait for it) in October – a single from the self-titled debut by Melbourne quartet, World’s End Press - and some inventive percussion by American Pop experimentalists, tUnE-yArDs, from the duo’s just released 3rd album, ‘Nikki Nack’.

They’ve spent some time on solo street but spotted this week on the Comeback Trail was Angus & Julia Stone (the duo). Their self-titled 3rd album arrives in early August containing the fruits of recent sessions with acclaimed US producer, Rick Rubin. You’ll hear a preview of it this week.

Scoring music for movies, computer games, orchestra and opera along with his own recordings, qualifies Canadian Owen Pallett as a ‘serious’ musician. His 2nd album, ‘In Conflict’ challenges and captivates in equal proportion.   

And the Bastille song? Not so freshly-minted, we’ll admit - but it’s the new single from their current album, ‘Bad Blood’, flagging the band’s imminent Australian tour. Following their brief visit last year, Bastille return in June for a (slightly) more extensive tour. Australian supporters can check their local guides for more details. Except for Adelaide. (As you were, Adelaide).   

         

      

Bastille: “Bad Blood” (new single from the album, ‘Bad Blood’)

The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band: “You Can’t Tell A Book By The Cover” (from the album, ‘Goin’ Home’)

Jack White: “Just One Drink” (preview from the album, ‘Lazaretto’)

Bertie Blackman: “Run For Your Life” (preview from the album, ‘The Dash’)

Angus & Julia Stone: “Heart Beats Slow” (preview from the album, ‘Angus & Julia Stone’)

World’s End Press: “That Was A Loving House” (from the album ‘World’s End Press’)

tUnE-yArDs: “Water Fountain” (from the album, ‘Nikki Nack’)

Owen Pallett: “In Conflict” (from the album, ‘In Conflict’)

Nikki Lane:  “Right Time” (from the album, ‘All Or Nothin’’)

Mia Dyson:  “Crazy Horse” (preview from the album, ‘Idyllwild’)

Eric Clapton & Friends:  “Call Me The Breeze” (preview from the album, ‘The Breeze: An Appreciation Of JJ Cale’)

To stream the show (any time): 'Just Released' 

You can also connect via local web pages at the links below..

Just Released: 

Saturdays around Australia at 9:05pm broadcast on ABC Digital Radio.

Streaming on demand at Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne,

Adelaide and Perth, Gold Coast, Newcastle, Hobart and Darwin.

JR can also be heard on Radio Australia throughout Asia & the Pacific. 

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Just Released - 2014 [Ep.18, S.4]

                          

“Stop right there, brother,

  Halt your sweet self for a minute now …”

                       “Come Around With Me” – Bernhoft [2014]

Modern Soul singers have a deep well from which to draw their inspiration. Not many, however, can evoke the sound of greats like Curtis Mayfield or Stevie Wonder. Fewer still emerge from Norway. Ticking both boxes is Neo-Soul singer, Jarle Bernhoft. Already a big name in Europe, Bernhoft now appears ready for the wider world.

English Pop singer, Sam Smith is another emerging talent you’ll hear in this week’s JR. Not long out of his teens, Sam’s voice and songs of unrequited love belie his youth. A recent visitor to Australia, Sam’s debut album is already making a positive impression.

One more newcomer you’ll hear this week is Mississippi Blues guitarist Jarekus Singleton, whose debut album, ‘Refuse To Lose’ lays out his personal manifesto and reveals a powerfully gifted player in the incendiary style of those who inspired him, including Stevie Ray Vaughan and Albert King.

Displaying a similar dexterity (albeit from a radically different approach) is Australian guitarist and singer, Jeff Lang. He’ll be touring the country in June and July - most likely, visiting a town near you.

Fatboy Slim has had a long affection for the music of Brasil and with the World Cup celebrations in mind he’s displaying that affection through ‘Bem Brasil’, an album of Rave-ready anthems with the help of a few like-minded collaborators. This week you’ll hear a preview from the album featuring the Dutch Remixer, Gregor Salto.  Meanwhile, other previews you’ll hear come from new albums from Passenger (June) and Morrissey (July) and Megan Washington (September).

         

      

Bernhoft: “Come Around With Me” (from the album, ‘Islander’)

Conor Oberst: “Hundreds Of Ways” (from the album, ‘Upside Down Mountain’)

Sam Smith: “I’m Not The Only One”/”Stay With Me” (from the album, ‘In The Lonely Hour’)

Jeff Lang: “Watch Me Go” (from the album, ‘I Live In My Head A Lot These Days’)

Morrissey: “Istanbul” (preview from the album, ‘World Peace Is None Of Your Business’)

Fatboy Slim Presents Gregor Salto: “Samba Do Mundo” (preview from the album, ‘Fatboy Slim presents Bem Brazil’)

Jarekus Singleton: “I Refuse To Lose”/”Crime Scene” (from the album, ‘Refuse To Lose’)

Washington:  “Limitless” (preview from the album, ‘There There’)

Passenger:  “Bullets” (preview from the album, ‘Whispers’)

To stream the show (any time): 'Just Released' 

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Just Released: 

Saturdays around Australia at 9:05pm broadcast on ABC Digital Radio.

Streaming on demand at Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne,

Adelaide and Perth, Gold Coast, Newcastle, Hobart and Darwin.

JR can also be heard on Radio Australia throughout Asia & the Pacific. 

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Just Released - 2014 [Ep.17, S.4]

“Here’s a carrot, Mr. Rabbit, somethin’ for you to chew,

  Get back in the hat, nothing’s magic about you …”

                       “Mr. Rabbit” – Mic Conway’s National Junk Band [2014]

Mic Conway has performed a lot of shows for kids in his lengthy career but his nursery rhymes for grown-ups are much more fun. Witness the lyric above. If you think it’s actually about a furry bunny, then you don’t live in Australia.  Mic Conway’s National Junk Band has just released its first new album in 5 years and you’ll discover how subversively entertaining it is in this week’s JR.

There’s more Aussie music in this edition from Sydney’s Andy Bull with a new single just released in advance of his second album, ‘Sea Of Approval’, set to arrive early in July.

You’ll also hear from two of the most anticipated releases of the year thus far: The Black Keys’ ‘Turn Blue’ and Coldplay’s ‘Ghost Stories’. Both represent a departure from the sound those bands were previously known for - and both were made during dissolving personal relationships of the bands’ key members.

Remixing the past is almost never a good idea. Taking the voices of iconic singers like Billie Holiday and Marvin Gaye and fusing them with the rhythms of 2014 World Cup hosts Brazil is refreshingly different. You’ll hear the surprising results right here from the new compilation, ‘Studio Rio Presents The Brazil Connection’.

In an era of digital recording technology, it seems only fitting that Neil Young would team up with Jack White to make an album recorded with primitive technology, the ‘Voice-o-Graph’. ‘A Letter Home’ is Neil’s love letter to the past and whatever it lacks in sound definition (which is a lot) is made up for in commitment.

As well, we preview forthcoming albums from both Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan. ‘Band of Brothers’ is Willie’s first album of (mostly) new songs in almost 2 decades and ‘Shadows In The Night’ is the title of Dylan's next album, due “later this year” - his personal tribute to the songs of Frank Sinatra.

      

Andy Bull: “Talk Too Much ” (preview from the album, ‘Sea Of Approval’)

Coldplay: “A Sky Full Of Stars”/”Ink” (from the album, ‘Ghost Stories’)

Neil Young: “Reason To Believe” (from the album, ‘A Letter Home’)

Willie Nelson: “The Wall” (preview from the album, ‘Band Of Brothers’)

The Black Keys: “Turn Blue”/”Gotta Get Away” (from the album, ‘Turn Blue’)

Billie Holiday: “You’ve Changed” (from the album, ‘Studio Rio Presents The Brazil Connection’)

Marvin Gaye: “Sexual Healing” (from the album, ‘Studio Rio Presents The Brazil Connection’)

Mic Conway’s National Junk Band: “Diagonally Parked In A Parallel Universe”/”Mr. Rabbit” (from the album, Diagonally Parked In A Parallel Universe’)

Bob Dylan: “Full Moon And Empty Arms” (preview from the album, ‘Shadows In The Night’)

To stream the show (any time): 'Just Released' 

You can also connect via local web pages at the links below..

Just Released: 

Saturdays around Australia at 9:05pm on ABC Local Radio.

Replayed Sundays at 4:05pm (AEDST or AEST) on ABC Digital Radio.          

Streaming on demand via Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne,

Adelaide and Perth, Gold Coast, Newcastle, Hobart and Darwin.

JR can also be heard on Radio Australia throughout Asia & the Pacific. 

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Just Released - 2014 [Ep.16, S.4]

“A house is a home, even when it’s dark,

  Even when the grass is overgrown in the yard …”

                       “A House Is A Home” – Ben & Ellen Harper [2014]

Ben Harper has previously made records in collaboration with The Blind Boys Of Alabama and Charlie Musselwhite. On his latest, Ben takes the idea of ‘bringing it all back home’ more literally. This time, he’s brought his mum. This week on JR, you’ll hear Ben & Ellen Harper from their just released album, ‘Childhood Home’.

The Harper’s aren’t the only ones in a co-operative mood this week. We also have Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott (formerly of English Pop/Rock band, The Beautiful South), reunited for a new album.

Known for the many (and varied) collaborations in his career, Brian Eno now shares new ideas in Electronica with Underworld singer, Karl Hyde.

And the air of collegiality continues to pervade: On his just released ‘Fly Rasta’ album, Ziggy Marley is joined by veteran Reggae singer, U-Roy while guitar legend, Carlos Santana evokes the spirit of Bob Marley with the help of (wait for it) Ziggy Marley.

The Folk music duo, Luluc was back in Australia three months ago when they toured as support for American Indie band, The National. The former Melbourne duo are now living in Brooklyn, New York and in this edition you’ll hear a preview of their soon to be released second album, ‘Passerby’

Music from decades past continues to reach into the present. And this week in JR you’ll hear the “latest” in ‘50s flavoured Rock ‘n’ Roll from Nick Waterhouse, while ‘60s Soul revivalist, Eli Paperboy Reed shows signs of leaning more toward present day Pop.

When things get “ethereal” this week, you’ll know its music from the new album by Tori Amos. “Selkie” may be the only song about a seal turning into a human that you’ll hear all week.

And in the wake of their recent (and brief) Australian tour, we preview the imminent debut album by emerging UK Electro-Pop band, Glass Animals. 

      

Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott: “D.I.Y.” (from the album, ‘What Have We Become’)

Nick Waterhouse: “Ain’t There Something That Money Can’t Buy” (from the album, ‘Holly’)

Eli ‘Paperboy’ Reed: “Well Alright Now” (from the album, ‘Nights Like This’)

Ziggy Marley: “Fly Rasta (featuring U-Roy)” (from the album, ‘Fly Rasta’)

Santana: “Iron Lion Zion (featuring Ziggy Marley)” (from the album, ‘Corazon’)

Ben & Ellen Harper: “A House Is A Home” (from the album, ‘Childhood Home’)

Luluc: “Without A Face” (from the album, ‘Passerby’)

Tori Amos: “Selkie” (from the album, ‘Unrepentant Geraldines’)

Brian Eno & Karl Hyde: “Daddy’s Car” (from the album, ‘Someday World’)

Glass Animals: “Pools” (preview from the album, ‘ZABA’)

Eli ‘Paperboy’ Reed: “Nights Like This” (from the album, ‘Nights Like This’)

To stream the show (any time): 'Just Released' 

You can also connect via local web pages at the links below..

Just Released: 

Saturdays around Australia at 9:05pm on ABC Local Radio.

Replayed Sundays at 4:05pm (AEDST or AEST) on ABC Digital Radio.          

Streaming on demand via Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne,

Adelaide and Perth, Gold Coast, Newcastle, Hobart and Darwin.

JR can also be heard on Radio Australia throughout Asia & the Pacific. 

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