June 15, 2022 Playlist

Sir Paul of Wings

The Self-Indulgent Birthday Special

Featuring Sir Paul McCartney

"Endangered Species" by eX-Girl (2004)
CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
eX-Girl "Endangered Species"  2004 (Japan)
For this year's self-indulgent birthday show, I am once again indulging my passion for weird Japanese girl groups. "eX-Girl" was a band I discovered in 2004 with the release of this album in America on Jello Biafra's Alternative Tentacles label (which was putting out some great underground stuff at the time, like the Zolar X compilation!) Their sound is uniquely their own: kind of metal, but rough around the edges so maybe more like punk rock, plus synthesizers and ultramodern techno sounds and three girl singers doing odd harmonies in a quasi-operatic style. Plus, they're Japanese but sing in English (always good for upping the weirdness factor). Sadly, this turned out to be their final album, but if you dig it their earlier records are just as wonderfully weird. Two more of my favorite contemporary Japanese girl groups appeared on the show this week: the underground trance rock of OOIOO and the otaku idol pop of Dempagumi.inc!
"McCartney" by Paul McCartney (1970)
2nd bonus CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
Paul McCartney "McCartney"  1970 (UK)
Paul McCartney turns 80 years old this week! Our second bonus classic album of the week is Mac's first solo album, which was a true solo album in that he played all the instruments by himself in his home studio at his farm in Scotland. At the time I think it was criticized for being unpolished (especially compared to Abbey Road which came out the previous year!) But that's a pretty interesting move considering Paul's reputation as the fussy perfectionist of The Beatles. Sure, some of the "songs" here are half-formed ideas and doodles, but McCartney's leftovers from this period are still gems. Only one song from this album became a staple of McCartney's catalog, the soulful ballad "Maybe I'm Amazed" (sort of a cousin of songs like "Let It Be"). This album's greatest significance may be the "big news" that came along with McCartney's announcement of this album's release: that he had officially quit The Beatles. Lawsuits ensued for several years and the quartet never played together again.
(N) = New Release
   
Artist Song Album Year Country
The BeatlesMagical Mystery TourMagical Mystery Tour1967UK
The BeatlesBirthdayThe Beatles (aka "The White Album")1968UK
The Monkees(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone (live)Live 1967rec. 1967, rel. 1987USA/UK
Sex Pistols(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone (The Monkees)Flogging A Dead Horse (compilation of singles and non-album tracks)1977UK
50 Foot Wave BlushBlack Pearl (N)2022 (Fire)USA
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets Bob HolidayNight Gnomes (N)2022 (What Reality?)Australia
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Predator XOmnium Gatherum (N)2022 (Flightless/ATO)Australia
 
 
Kurt Vile Say The Word(watch my moves) (N)
2022 (Verve)USA
Discovery ZoneDance IIRemote Control2020USA/Germany
Superorganism On & OnWorld Wide Pop (N - forthcoming album)2022 (Domino)UK
BPM15Q
 (pronounced "BPM-ichigo-Q") 		Kyo You Mu ("Today You Mu" - sic?)single (N)2022 (Victor)Japan
Haru Nemuri Shunrai ("Spring Lightning" - sic?)
Shunka-Ryougen (N)
("Spring Fire Lighting The Fields Ablaze")
2022 (TO3S)Japan
Wings (Paul McCartney)MumboWild Life1971UK
   
 
eX-GirlDodoEndangered Species
 CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK		2004Japan
eX-GirlPujevaEndangered Species
 CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK		2004Japan
eX-GirlThe Letter From Mr. TriscuitsEndangered Species
 CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK		2004Japan
eX-GirlPop Muzik (the artist known as "M")Back To The Mono Kero!2001Japan
TsuShiMaMiReManholeSouzou Ninshin ("Pregnant Fantasy")2004Japan
   
 
OOIOOSai
("Diced")		Taiga2006Japan
BoredomsPow Wow NowSoul Discharge1989Japan
Maximum The HormoneKoi No Megalover
("Megalover Of Love")		Buikikaesu!!
("Up From The Ashes!!")		2007Japan
88Kasyo Junrei
("88-point Pilgrimage")		Nou No Oukoku
("Kingdom Of The Brain")		Toukyo ("Freezing" - sic?)2018Japan
Kyary Pamyu PamyuDrinkerPamyu Pamyu Revolution2012Japan
Dempagumi.incMachibouke Ginga Station
("Waiting At Galaxy Station")		non-album B-side2016Japan
   
 
Paul McCartneyEvery NightMcCartney
 2nd Bonus CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK		1970UK
Paul McCartneyOo YouMcCartney
 2nd Bonus CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK		1970UK
Paul McCartneyKreen-AkoreMcCartney
 2nd bonus CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK		1970UK
Sheep Fiends Let's Go Now
Farm Jam X (N)
2022 (Sheep Fiends)USA
Sheep FiendsTired Of Being NiceThose Bastards!2020USA
   
 
Wolf/3000The Fog Parts And Islands Appearas yet unreleased recording (N)rec. 2022USA
             
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