Ready to transmit: the month’s best soul, synths and jams.
1 JOHN FOGERTY WEEPING IN THE PROMISED LAND
Saying good riddance to the ex-Prez, Fog’s first new song in eight years pours oil on the waters with a hymnal for stricken America. Find it: YouTube
2 BILLY NOMATES HEELS
First taste of the Emergency Telephone EP by Sleaford Mods pal/force of nature, Tor Maries. Lyrical defiance, Numan-y beat and Dusty-level soul: still feels like punk rock. Find it: YouTube
3 IMELDA MAY AND NOEL GALLAGHER FT. RONNIE WOOD JUST ONE KISS
Noely G and the former rockabilly in a carnal duet for the lockdown blues. Rolling Stone Ronnie weighs in with a solo. Find it: YouTube
4 XIU XIU FT. LIZ HARRIS A BOTTLE OF RUM
From new duets album, Xiu Xiu’s Jamie Stewart recruits CA neighbour for pop both otherworldly and familiar (to ’80s 4AD fans). Find it: YouTube
5 PINO PALLADINO & BLAKE MILLS JUST WRONG
Spaced-out jam from superstar bassist, Rough
& Rowdy Ways guitarist and friends. Like an ambient jazz-funk take on The Beach Boys’ Let’s Go Away For A While.
Find it: YouTube
6 CABARET VOLTAIRE BILLION DOLLAR
More old skool acid-Cabs action, as a malfunctioning upright
games console megaphones its madness by night. Off the Shadow Of Funk EP. Find it: streaming services
7 SQUID FT. MARTHA SKYE MURPHY
From Sussex, itchy funk becomes etherisedglide becomes screaming chaos. Nutzoid video, too. From the imminent Dan Careyproduced debut Bright Green Field.
Find it: YouTube
8 HAMISH HAWK CATERPILLAR
Prolix, post-punk-informed pop with whooping vocals and driving bass from Edinburgh artist. Video boasts black & white Escher visuals and David Byrne dance moves. Find it: YouTube
9 BITCHIN BAJAS JAMMU
Your essential lockdown de-stress: an analogue bubblebath by Chicago’s new age synth emissaries, live in Brussels, 2018. Find it: Bandcamp
10 KRIS KRISTOFFERSON SUNDAY MORNIN’ COMIN’ DOWN
He officially retired in January, but he’ll always be with us in songs like this masterpiece of piercing, hungover melancholy. Find it: streaming services