UKNY For July 8

Will the FIFA World Cup lead to an England v. France final next weekend? Well, that remains to be seen (Belgium is pretty formidable), but tonight's UKNY at 11 stretches, Eurostar-style, from London's St. Pancras Station to Paris Gare du Nord.

French phenoms Phoenix, one of our FUV Essentials, has transformed Brooklyn Steel into a little corner of Rome over the past few days — the final two shows of the band's "Speciale" five-gig residency are tomorrow and Tuesday nights. We'll hear from the pride of Versailles and a couple of other of Gallic copains too, like Halo Maud (who wrote about her "Five Essential Phoenix Songs"). Also, Phoenix will be live-streaming their Monday night show, if you were shut out of tickets. (I was there on Friday night — it's an exhilarating, joyful show, so don't miss it.)

Also, new UK offerings from Brighton's Orchards, Norwich's Let's Eat Grandma, and London's Teleman.

Missed the show? You can always catch UKNY on demand in the Weekend Archives for up to two weeks after broadcast.

Songs Played:

1. Orchards, “Double Vision,” Losers/Lovers EP
2. Let’s Eat Grandma, “Falling Into Me,” I’m All Ears
3. Gorillaz, “Souk Eye,” The Now Now
4. (Versailles, France) Phoenix, “Goodbye Soleil,” Ti Amo
5. (Paris, France) Halo Maud, “Wherever,” Je Suis Une île
6. (Puyricard, France) Melody’s Echo Chamber, “Visions of Someone Special, On A Wall of Reflections,” Bon Voyage
7. (Italy) M+A, “When,” These Days
8. Teleman, “Cactus,” Family of Aliens
9. Boy Azooga, “Taxi To Your Head,” 1,2 Kung Fu
10. Charles Watson, “Abandoned Buck,” Now That I’m A River
11. (Sydney, Australia) Phantastic Ferniture, “Gap Year,” Phantastic Ferniture
12. (Hamburg, Germany) Helena Hauff, “No Qualms,” Qualm