New music including Wishy, Billie Eilish, Porches and The Weather Station on this week’s West Of The Fields podcast

West of The Fields

I continued exploring recent releases from Mount Kimbie, Justice, A. G. Cook, Allie X, Jessica Pratt, Beth Gibbons, Cindy Lee, Camera Obscura and Maggie Rogers on the show this week, while the retro alternative focused on some classic ’90s alternative music from Japan, in honor of the recent Pitchfork Sunday Review of Fishmans’ “Long Season” album, a record that was once totally obscure here in the West, but has increasingly been embraced by a growing online cult of dreampop fans. The set features two selections from “Long Season,” as well as tunes from acts that did see some of their records released in the U.S. at the time (Cornelius, Pizzicato Five, Buffalo Daughter) and many that never got a U.S. release but should have (Supercar, Mishio Ogawa, Poison Girl Friend and my beloved Ringo Sheena). Here’s the tracklist for the full show:

West Of The Fields May 21, 2024

• R.E.M.- These Days
• Wishy- Love On The Outside
• John Cale- Shark – Shark
• Mount Kimbie- Boxing (feat. King Krule)
• Peggy Gou- Lobster Telephone (Full Length)
• Jamie xx- Baddy On The Floor (feat. Honey Dijon)
• Justice- Mannequin Love (feat. The Flints)
• Billie Eilish- L’Amour De Ma Vie
• Porches- Joker
• A. G. Cook- Without
• Empire Of The Sun- Music On The Radio
• Allie X- Truly Dreams
• Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross- Compress / Repress
• Desire- Vampire
• The Weather Station- Moonlight
• Caroline Polachek- Starburned and Unkissed
• Cassandra Jenkins- Delphinium Blue
• Beth Gibbons- Lost Changes
• Jessica Pratt- Nowhere It Was
• Cindy Lee- All I Want Is You
• Fishmans- Long Season Pt. 2
• Poison Girl Friend- Fact 2
• Mishio Ogawa- Denki
• Flipper’s Guitar- Groove Tube
• Cornelius- Star Fruits Surf Rider
• Pizzicato Five- Sweet Soul Revue
• Carnation- Edo River
• Denki Groove- Shangri-La
• Number Girl- Tōmei Shōjo
• Yura Yura Teikoku- Konchu Rock
• Buffalo Daughter- New Rock
• Kahimi Karie- Lolitapop Dollhouse
• Doopees- Doopee Time
• Takako Minekawa- Fantastic Cat
• Puffy AmiYumi- True Asia / Asia No Junshin
• Supercar- Lucky
• Ringo Sheena- Marunouchi Sadistic
• The Brilliant Green- The Lucky Star ☆☆☆
• Fishmans- Long Season Pt. 5
• Beabadoobee- Take A Bite
• Maggie Rogers- Never Going Home
• Camera Obscura- Pop Goes Pop
• Gesaffelstein- Lost Love (feat. Yan Wagner)
• Cindy Lee- Durham City Limit
• Corridor- Caméra
• Hinds and Beck- Boom Boom Back
• The Black Keys- Paper Crown (feat. Beck and Juicy J)
• Kings Of Leon- Nowhere To Run
• St. Vincent- The Power’s Out
• Amen Dunes- What I Want
• Chanel Beads- Urn
• Fat White Family- Work
• Local Natives- Neon Memory
• R.E.M.- King Of The Road

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