The Thread :: 2:00pm 29th Jan 2019

The Thread links one song to the next and then that song to the next one, etc through a common theme.

 

Today’s thread starts with songs with Words in the titles – songs from Leah Flanagan, Halfway, Steve Mason (of Beta Band fame) and Sleater-Kinney.

The to St Vincent (currently producing a new Sleater-Kinney album!) with Happy Birthday, Johnny and on to a bunch of Happy songs – from Jonathan Something, Hiss Golden Messenger, John Fullbright and Broken Social Scene.

Moving to all things Broken – Broken Social Scene to St Paul & The Broken Bones, then Nadine Khouri’s Broken Star, The Nature Strip’s Broken Leg, Joey’s Coop’s Broken Bike, Amaya Laurcirica’s Broken Glass and new Juliana Hatfield (Broken Doll).

From Juliana Hatfield’s Broken Doll, we move to a Doll theme – Husker Du’s Hate Paper Doll, New York Dolls, Russian Doll from Grant-Lee Phillips, The Chills’ Satin Doll, Elvis Costello & The Attractions’ Shabby Doll, Cat Power’s Baby Doll to Falling Joys’ Baby Doll Messiah.

 

From there, it is on to the Dresden Dolls, with Amanda Palmer on vocal.  She also features on the John Grant track You & Him.  Then on to another John (Lennon) and the wonderful Mind Games.  From there – on to Games from Algiers.

Rounding out today’s thread – Calexico’s Epic (from their album Algiers) and finishing up with Jess Ribero (who recently supported Calexico in Sydney).

 

And that’s another thread!  Hope you enjoy listening!

PLAYLIST

Leah Flanagan   Two Words

Halfway   If We Say the Words

Steve Mason   Words In My Head

Sleater-Kinney   Words & Guitar

St Vincent   Happy Birthday, Johnny

Jonathan Something   Happy Day

Hiss Golden Messenger   Happy Day (Sister My SIster)

John Fullbright   Happy

Broken Social Scene   Stay Happy

St Paul & The Broken Bones   All I Ever Wonder

Richard Swift   Broken Finger Blues

Nadine Khouri   Broken Star

The Nature Strip   Broken Leg

Joeys Coop   Broken Bike

Amaya Lauricica   Broken Glass

Juliana Hatfield   Broken Doll

Husker Du   Hate Paper Doll

New York Dolls   Trash

Grant-Lee Phillips   Russian Doll

The Chills   Satin Doll

Elvis Costello & The Attractions   Shabby Doll

Cat Power   Baby Doll

Falling Joys   Baby Doll Messiah

Dresden Dolls   Coin-Operated Boy

John Grant   You & Him (featuring Amanda Palmer)

John Lennon   Mind Games

Algiers   Games

Calexico   Epic

Jess Ribero   Hurry Back To Love