UKNY for January 2
English Teacher (photo by Holly Whitaker, PR)
A New Year has rounded the corner, but on "UKNY" at 11 p.m., I'm still relishing some excellent releases of the past year, especially from fast-rising, young bands like the Leeds quartet English Teacher, Galway's NewDad, and The Nagging Doubts from Sydney, Australia whose second EP, Autocalm, was one of the very best of 2021.
Also, in the mix for 2021 standouts, dependable veterans like Wolf Alice, Damon Albarn, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Sons of Kemet, and the inspired pairing of Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie and Jehnny Beth of Savages.
Late night globetrotting on "UKNY," Sundays 11 p.m.-midnight, on 90.7, streaming online, and in the Weekend Archives for two weeks after broadcast.
Songs played:
1. (NZ-US) Unknown Mortal Orchestra, “That Life,” single
2. (Galway, IE) NewDad, “Slowly,” Waves EP
3. Wolf Alice, “How Can I Make It OK?,” Blue Weekend
4. Afflecks Palace, “Carpe Diem,” What Do You Mean It’s Not Raining?
5. English Teacher, “Wallace,” single
6. SAULT, “Bitter Streets,” Nine
7. Sons of Kemet, “Think of Home,” Black to the Future
8. (Sydney, AU) The Nagging Doubts, “Through a Glass Darkly, Pt. 1” Autocalm EP
9. (Sydney, AU) The Nagging Doubts, “Through a Glass Darkly, Pt. 2, Autocalm EP
10. (Toronto, CA) The Weather Station, “Atlantic,” Ignorance
11. Damon Albarn, “The Cormorant,” The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows
12. (UK-FR) Bobby Gillespie and Jehnny Beth, “Remember We Were Lovers,” Utopian Ashes
13. Rachel Chinouriri, “Through the Eye,” 4° in Winter
