UKNY For July 18

Back in the autumn of 2019 (which now feels like a thousand years ago), Liz Lawrence, who sings backing vocals with Bombay Bicycle Club, was at WFUV's Studio A for an FUV Live session with that band. But Liz has her own very active solo career, releasing her album, Pity Party, that year as well. Liz's next album, The Avalanche, will be out on September 17 and on tonight's "UKNY" at 11 p.m., we'll hear something from that terrific new project.

Manchester's Porij will release their debut EP, Baby Face, on September 17 too, and I'll delve into that, and dig deeper into Sault's latest surprise release, Nine, which is only available until October 2. Mercury Prize nominne Jorja Smith has a beautiful new EP out, called Be Right Back, and Vanishing Twin are also preparing another album, Ookii Gekkou, released October 15.

Also in tonight's mix: London's Little Simz, Teesside's jak lvr, and a dreamy track from New York's own Lightning Bug, who eloquently recall the ambient tides of Cocteau Twins and Talk Talk.

That's "UKNY," Sundays 11p.m.-midnight, on 90.7, streaming online, an available in the Weekend Archives after broadcast.

Songs played:

1. Liz Lawrence, “Down for Fun,” The Avalanche
2. Lonelady, “Time Time Time,” Former Things
3. Porij, “Ego, Baby Face EP
4. Sault, “Bitter Streets,” Nine
5. Vanishing Twin, “Big Moonlight (Ookii Gekkou),” Oukii Gekkou
6. Jorja Smith, “Weekend,” Be Right Back EP
7. Boards of Canada, “Happy Cycling,” Music Has the Right to Children (U.S. edition)
8. jak lvr, “Call It Love (If You Want To),” single
9. Little Simz, “Rollin Stone,” Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
10. (Freetown, SL, Los Angeles, US, London UK) Kondi Band feat. Mariama, “She Doesn’t Love You,” We Famous
11. (Melbourne, AU) Maple Glider, “As Tradition,” To Enjoy Is the Only Thing
12. (New York, US) Lightning Bug, “The Right Thing is Hard to Do,” A Color of the Sky
13. Lucy Gooch, “It Brings Me Back to You,” Rain’s Break