Monthly Archives: July 2020

SONG OF THE DAY John MOuse – Le Pigeon

Posted on July 31, 2020 by The Listening Post Blog

Listen to this track and you may never feel at ease around pigeons again!  Who would’ve thought to write such a random and menacing narrative about a seemingly harmless bird!! When lockdown commenced, Welsh singer-songwriter, John Davies, a.k.a. John MOuse, … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY U.S. Warren and The Genghis Pea – Hard Headed Woman

Posted on July 30, 2020 by The Listening Post Blog

So, what do you make of this!?!  Today I present you with Hard Headed Woman, a track released in 1972 on Jerma Records subsidiary label, Chytowns Records. Performed by U.S Warren and a band called The Genghis Pea (what a … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY The Abigails – Black Hell

Posted on July 28, 2020 by The Listening Post Blog

Emerging from L.A sometime in 2012 in haze of dusty desert mystery, The Abigails make dark Country music.  Consisting of Warren Thomas, Kyle Mullarky, Ellie Mae, Shades Agrey, Eric Fisher, the band are led by the soft brooding voice of … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Posse – Keep Me Awake

Posted on July 27, 2020 by The Listening Post Blog

Originally featuring on the b-side to their rather scorching/scorched 2017 Kismet single, Keep Me Awake also appeared on the band’s final record, Horse Blanket – released that same year. Posse were made up of Paul Wittman-Todd (guitar/vocals), Sacha Maxim (guitar, … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Honey

Posted on July 26, 2020 by The Listening Post Blog

With no solid confirmation of a new album (yet), Australia’s King Gizzard have recently released a new single – the first of 2020 in fact!  Honey is everything you’d expect from a song with this title, but don’t get me … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY The Werps – Love’s A Fire

Posted on July 25, 2020 by The Listening Post Blog

There was also a ‘hornless’ version of today’s song recorded at the time of its release in 1967, but this doesn’t even come close to what you can feast your ears on if you press play above! The Werps recorded … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Eyesore & The Jinx – Leisure Time

Posted on July 24, 2020 by The Listening Post Blog

Discordant, skittish, highly charged and rather tasty; this is Liverpool’s Eyesore & The Jinx!  Consisting of Josh Miller (vocals, bass), Liam Bates (guitar) and Eoghan Robinson (drums), this post-punk three-piece have no problem when it comes to airing their contempt … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Alex Izenberg – Lady

Posted on July 23, 2020 by The Listening Post Blog

I never get disheartened when I hear a song that instantly grabs my attention and then someone comes along and says “this ain’t all that is it?”  I just shrug my shoulders and marvel at how we all hear so … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Night Beats – Little War in the Midwest

Posted on July 21, 2020 by The Listening Post Blog

The guitars sound possessed, vocals are juicy and a wired rawness just seeps out of every howling note – this must some early Night Beats!! Seattle’s purveyors of all things psychedelic have created some of the finest, heavy doses of … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Jackie Harris – No Kind of Man (Instrumental)

Posted on July 20, 2020 by The Listening Post Blog

Released on Chess Records, there were two versions of today’s song recorded when it emerged as a single in 1965.  No Kind of a Man was issued as an instrumental (on the b-side), with the main vocal format on the … Continue reading →

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