Welcome to the last show blog of the year. We had a spectacular year of more great new music, over 350 new track to be roughly as precise as my old grey cells can make it. We played a few of those songs we enjoyed over this year, spoke of gigs and surprises. I spoke briefly about all you chatterboxes who come up to me at Gigs when I’m meant to be DJing the events. We had time for a few more new tracks on this show, from Promenade Cinema – The Frixion – Cheddr, along with the annual Phoenix FM features of Presenter Pick- Which is where each show presenter picks their fave album and single for the year.
See below the Show rerun via Mixcloud, which you can rerun the whole show;
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My Presenter pick
- Album of 2018: Living Ghosts by Promenade Cinema
I have to say I couldn’t wait to hear this album after the first few singles from Promenade Cinema, and this debut delivered. The warm dramatic stories and heartfelt lyrics were spotlights shines through the brooding melodies and dynamic soaring synths. Each song had its own character from Polaroid Stranger to the widescreen emotional masterpiece that is Norway; I have to admit that track always brings a tear at its very intro. This debut album is a firm favourite for me and feels like it has been made by two Timelords, who fell in love at a gothic cinema, where Lady Gaga sold ice creams in the interval as John Foxx shone a torch to seat spirits, as they muse at the dramatic mystery of the Living Ghosts.
- Track of 2018: Black Heart by Strange Eyes
A simply beautiful debut with all the fine drama and mystery of a classic horror love story, set as a time travelling seductive vendetta, a track dripping in lush haunting synths and an ethereal dark hearted lyric. This spellbinding song kept me emotionally connected; add to this, a stunning video that delivers on the story that will draw you to the light.
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