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Magic Whips, Setting Sons, And One For The Ladies

Tuesday, May 5

The Magic Whip is the first studio album from British band Blur since 2003’s Think Tank and the first album from the band’s original four piece lineup since 1999. Listen for selections from it as well as from Different Class the 1995 album from Britpop band Pulp. 

Wednesday, May 6

Talking Book is the late 1972 release from Stevie Wonder and part of a series of classic albums he recorded throughout the 1970s. The record features guest appearances from Jeff Beck, David Sanborn, and Ray Parker Jr. Parker would eventually write the theme to the blockbuster comedy Ghostbusters after leaving the band Raydio which he had Top 40 success with in the late 1970s. We’ll hear from that band’s 1978 self-titled album as well. 

Thursday, May 7

Released in 1979 Setting Sons was the fourth album from British punk rock trio The Jam and its most ambitious to that date. The album tells the story of three friends who grow up and apart only to reunite in adulthood to discover how little they have in common. The album is also notable for lacking the pop influences evident on the band’s previous record, 1978’s All Mod Cons. Listen for selections from Setting Sons on this episode of the show as well as music from the 1997 self-titled release from Blur. 

Friday, May 8

Initially met with critical skepticism upon its release in 1994 Carnival of Light saw the band Ride shift from a droning-psychedelic influenced sound to a more straightforward pop direction. By the end of 1994 the band itself would largely disown the record but now, 20 years after its release, many are hailing it as one of the essential albums of its era. Listen for selections from it and from Blur’s release from the same year, Parklife

Saturday, May 9

Having spent a short time as the frontman of the band Haircut 100, Nick Heyward began his solo career in 1983 and although he reached some acclaim in that time it was his 1993 recording From Monday to Sunday that remains his best-loved recording. We’ll hear from that album and from Haircut 100’s 1982 release Pelican West

Monday, May 11

We join Global Village in celebrating Twilight Zone Day. Listen for music from John Grant, Golden Earring, Leonard Nimoy and others. 

Tuesday, May 12

Untethered Moon is the first release in six years from Idaho’s Built To Spill and is already being hailed as one of the best releases of the year. We’ll hear selections from it as well as from God Don’t Make No Junk the 1994 debut by The Halo Benders, featuring members of Built To Spill and Beat Happening. 

Wednesday, May 13

We celebrate the birthday of Stevie Wonder with music from Jeff Beck, Syreeta, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Wonder himself. 

Thursday, May 14

Released in 1995 Wake Up! is the acclaimed album from Britpop band The Boo Radleys. Although the group would never find the kind of commercial success that many of its contemporaries did it remains one of the most loved acts of the ‘90’s Britpop era. Listen for selections from it as well as from 1989’s This One’s For The Ladies by American pop rock band Young Fresh Fellows. 

Friday, May 15

Released in 1993 Wild Wood remains one of the most successful albums by Paul Weller, formerly of The Jam. We’ll hear selections from it as well as music by Weller’s post-Jam outfit The Style Council, from the album Confessions of A Pop Group.

Jedd Beaudoin is host/producer of the nationally syndicated program Strange Currency. He has also served as an arts reporter, a producer of A Musical Life and a founding member of the KMUW Movie Club. As a music journalist, his work has appeared in Pop Matters, Vox, No Depression and Keyboard Magazine.