UKNY for May 31
Dermot Henry (photo courtesy of Adventure Recordings/Island Records UK, PR)
On his captivating debut EP, Aiming Torches at the Sun, Dermot Henry's perceptive, finely-etched songs branch from love and loneliness, toggling between grander arrangements and quieter byways. Working with Dom Monks (Laura Marling, Michael Kiwanuka, Big Thief) on this EP, it's clear that Henry has a good idea of where he wants to be as a songwriter. On tonight's "UKNY" at 7 p.m., more from Henry's five-song first EP.
You might have caught RIP Magic opening for LCD Soundsystem last December at Knockdown Center — the London band has released their followup to their James Murphy-produced debut single, "5Words." Dublin's caustic and thrilling Gurriers are hurtling to their second album, Nobody's Coming to Save You, on September 25, releasing the title track.
The Last Dinner Party have finally released one of the previously unreleased highlights of their live sets — and Basement is back, after eight years, with what is the Ipswich rock band's best album to date, WIRED.
Also, more from Hamburg's Brockhoff, Brighton's The Stanford Family Band, London's Family Stereo, and New York-born, L.A.-based aja monet's exquisite second album, the color of rain. And a farewell to the magnificent Sonny Rollins too.
That's "UKNY," Sundays from 7-8 p.m., on 90.7FM, streaming online, and in the Archives after broadcast.
1. (Hamburg, DE) Brockhoff, “Front Row,” Easy Peeler
2. RIP Magic, “Screwdark,” single
3. (UK-FR-PL) Tricky and Marta Zlakowska, “Out of Place,” Different When It’s Silent
4. Basement, “Satisfy,” WIRED
5. The Stanford Family Band, “When Lonesome, “ Go Again EP
6. Family Stereo, “Waiting on Nina,” The Thread
7. Everything But the Girl, “Alfie,” Baby the Stars Shine Bright (deluxe)
8. (New York City, US) Sonny Rollins, “Alfie’s Theme Differently,” Alfie (original score)
9. Dermot Henry, “My Favourite Book is One I’ve Read a Bunch,” Aiming Torches at the Sun EP
10. (Murrieta, US) Olivia Rodrigo, “The Book of Love (Magnetic Fields cover),” HELP (2)
11. caroline, “U R UR only aching,” caroline 2
12. The Last Dinner Party, “Big Dog,” single
13. PJ Harvey, “The Sky Lit Up,” Is This Desire?
14. (Dublin, IE) Gurriers, “Nobody’s Coming to Save You,” Nobody’s Coming to Save You
