The MOJO Record Club

The MOJO Record Club Reviews: Cassandra Jenkins & Johnny Blue Skies Jul 22, 2024

This week as the MOJO Record Club's Andrew Male and MOJO Associate Editor Jenny Bulley discuss new albums from Cassandra Jenkins and Sturgill Simpson's new alter ego Johnny Blue Skies. You wait forever for an expansive genre-expanding album of personal revelation and then two come along at once.

Tracklisting:

Petco, written by Cassandra Jenkins from ‘My Light My Destroyer', released by Dead Oceans
Jupiter's Faeries, written by Sturgill Simpson, from Passage de Desir, recording under his new identity as Johnny Blue Skies, released by High Top Mountain

The MOJO Record Club with Daragh Lynch Jul 15, 2024

The Lankum polymath discusses the beefed-up drone of the Lankum sound, the awesome power of repetition, folk as time travel, and delves deep into his wild youth and his love of the Subhumans and folk-punk Laureate, Patrik Fitzgerald.

Tracklisting:

(cover of D.K. Gavan’s) Rocky Road To Dublin, from the 2023 EP, Live In Dublin, Written by D.K. Gavin, arranged by Lankum and released on Rough Trade Records
Safety Pin Stuck In My Heart, written by Patrick Fitzgerald and originally released on Pete Stennett’s Small Wonder Records in 1978
Live Out My Stars, written by Patrick Fitzgerald and originally released on Pete Stennett’s Small Wonder Records in 1978

The MOJO Record Club with Peter Buck - bonus episode Jul 01, 2024

Peter Buck rocks up to talk about R.E.M., Laura Nyro, pandemic life and his new collaboration with Luke Haines.

Tracklisting:

1. The British Army on LSD, from the album, All the Kids are Super Bummed Out, by Luke Haines and Peter Buck, released by Cherry Red Records

2. Eli’s Coming, by Laura Nero, (eternally beguiling and cryptic 1968 LP), Eli And The Thirteenth Confession, released by Columbia

The MOJO Record Club Review: Beth Gibbons and Michael Head Jun 03, 2024

A new music special, as the MOJO Record Club’s Andrew Male and John Mulvey dig into a couple of key new releases from Beth Gibbons and Michael Head. A Scousadelic Krapp’s Last Tape, anyone?

1. Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band 'Shirl's Ghost, released on Modern Sky

2. Beth Gibbons 'Lost Changes' released on Domino Records

The MOJO Record Club with Richard Hawley - Part 2 May 27, 2024

Richard Hawley’s visit to The MOJO Record Club continues, as he goes deeper into The Fantastic Expedition Of Dillard & Clark, The Byrds, Gram Parsons, the wildness of bluegrass, the secret origins of country-rock, and his father’s connection to Hendrix!

Tracklisting:

Dillard and Clark, ‘Out on The Side’, written by Gene Clark , released on A&M Records

The MOJO Record Club with Richard Hawley May 25, 2024

The MOJO Record Club with Richard Hawley

Richard Hawley takes The MOJO Record Club on a journey from the mean streets of Sheffield to the bluegrass badlands of Dillard & Clark, via detours to the Lincolnshire Riviera and Asteroid City. What was Scott Walker better at – pool or darts?

Tracklisting:

1. Richard Hawley ‘Prism In Jeans’, written by Richard Hawley and released on BMG Records

2. Richard Hawley, ‘Hear That Lonesome Whistle Blow’, written by Richard Hawley and released on BMG Records

3. Dillard and Clark, ‘Train Leaves Here This Mornin’, written by Gene Clark and Bernie Leadon, released on A&M Records

The MOJO Record Club with Richard Thompson May 02, 2024

The MOJO Record Club with Richard Thompson

The captain of British folk-rock sails into the MOJO Record Club to discuss his new album, Ship To Shore, Donald Trump, his love for Doc Watson & The Watson Family, Liege & Lief and “BLOODBATHS OF LUST”!

Tracklist:

1. Singapore Sadie, written by Richard Thompson and released on New West Records

2. Your Long Journey, written by A.D. Watson*, Rosa Lee Watson and released one Folkway Records in 1963

3. The Train that Carried my Girl from Town, written by A.D. Watson*, Rosa Lee Watson and released on Folkway Records in 1963

The MOJO Record Club: Shabaka Hutchings and Myriam Gendron reviewed May 02, 2024

Andrew Male and John Mulvey dig into a couple of their favourite new releases from Shabaka Hutchings and Myriam Gendron. For all your ambient jazz flute needs – and more…

Tracklist:

1. I’ll Do Whatever You Want, featuring André 3000, Floating Points and Laraaji, written by Shabaka Hutchings and released on Impulse! Records

2. Long Way Home, written by Miriam Gendron and released on Thrill Jockey in the UK

The MOJO Record Club with Oren Ambarchi Mar 27, 2024

The MOJO Record Club podcast welcomes the brilliant Australian multi-tasker Oren Ambarchi to our ranks, for a wide-ranging chat about David Behrman, Paul McCartney and AMM, Jim O’Rourke,10cc, and the karaoke secrets of the global avant-garde elite! Plus Andrew Male and John Mulvey dig into new releases by Oisin Leech and Cassie Kinoshi.

Tracklisting:

1. Oren Ambarchi, Johan Berthling and Andreas Werliin ‘Tre’ from the album, Ghosted II, released on Drag City Records

2. David Behrman ‘Leapday Night Scene I’ from the album, Leapday Night, originally released on the Lovely Music label, 1987

3. David Behrman ‘Interspecies Smalltalk Part II’ from the album, Leapday Night, originally released on the Lovely Music label, 1987

4. Oisin Leech, ‘Colour of The Rain’, written by Oisin Leech and released on Outside Music

5. Cassie Kinoshi’s seed. ‘Gratitude’ written by Cassie Kenosha and released on International Anthem

The MOJO Record Club with Mike Scott Feb 23, 2024

The Waterboys’ Mike Scott joins The MOJO Record Club to explore his Whole Of The Moon era, revisit John Lennon’s Imagine, deconstruct Dancing In The Dark, and tell us about recording with Bob Dylan. Plus new releases from Brittany Howard and Gerycz Powers Rolin. Every precious dream and vision underneath the stars!

Tracklisting:

1. The Waterboys ‘This is the Sea’, written by Mike Scott and released on Chrysalis Records

2. John Lennon ‘Oh My Love’, written by John Lennon and Yoko Ono and released on Apple Records

3. GERYCZ POWERS ROLIN ‘Activator’ written by GERYCZ POWERS ROLIN and released on the 12XU label

4. Brittany Howard, ‘Prove It To You’ written by Brittany Howard and released on Island Records

5. Brittany Howard, ‘Samson’ written by Brittany Howard and released on Island Records

The MOJO Record Club with Joe Talbot from IDLES Jan 30, 2024

Season Two of the MOJO Record Club kicks off with a righteous first guest: Joe Talbot of IDLES, who tells Andrew Male about TANGK, Timber Timbre, Lee Moses, Bill Callahan, The Pharcyde, Van Morrison, Traams, The Smiths and much more. Plus new albums from The Smile and House Band, and “a sinister raconteur with a dagger…”

TRACKLISTING:

IDLES 'Grace' written by IDLES and released on Partizan Records
IDLES 'Dancer' written by IDLES and released on Partizan Records
'Timber Timbre 'I Get Low' written by Taylor Kirk and released on Arts & Crafts
TRAAMS 'A House on Fire' written by TRAAMS and released on Fat Cat Records
The Smile 'Friend of a Friend' written by Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood & Tom Skinner, released on XL Recordings
House Band 'Spinners' written by House Band, available on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube

The MOJO Record Club with Yo La Tengo Sep 16, 2023

What’s on the flipside of a CD? Yo La Tengo’s Georgia Hubley and Ira Kaplan are the latest inductees to the MOJO Record Club, sharing their love of Bob Marley and The Clean with Andrew Male. Then stick around for a trip deep into Bob Dylan’s archives… Baby, follow us down!

Tracklisting:

1. Aselestine, by Yo La Tengo, written by Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley and released on Matador Records

2. Concrete Jungle, by Bob Marley, released on Island Records

3. In the Dreamlife You Need A Rubber Soul, by The Clean, released on Morr Music

4. Love Sick, by Bob Dylan, originally released by Colombia / SME Records – bootleg re-released by MOJO Magazine 2023

5. She’s a Fighter, song by Robert Forster, released on Tapete Records

The MOJO Record Club with Pauline Black Sep 16, 2023

Pauline Black brings radical optimism to the MOJO Record Club, as she reveals the folk roots of The Selecter, and the liberating brilliance of Pentangle’s Basket Of Light. Then stick around for new releases, as Andrew Male and John Mulvey explore the latest records from Arooj Aftab and Lana Del Rey. Bongwater comparisons, anyone?

Tracklisting:

1. Human Algebra, from the Human Algebra album, written by Pauline Black and released on DMF records

2. Light Flight, (the theme music for the BBC’s first-ever colour drama series, Take Three Girls), from Basket of Light, written by Jansch, Thompson, McShee, Renbourn, Cox and released on Transatlantic Records in 1969

3. Once I had a Sweetheart, written by Jansch, Thompson, McShee, Renbourn, Cox and released on Transatlantic Records in 1969

4. To Remain, To Return, from the album Love in Exile, written by Arooj Aftab, released on Verve

5. A&W from Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel under Ocean Boulevard? by Lana Del Rey, released by Polydor

The MOJO Record Club with Stuart Braithwaite Sep 16, 2023

Mogwai’s spaceship-hunting Stuart Braithwaite is Andrew Male’s latest guest, bringing with him a mighty audio “massage of the soul”. Plus MOJO Associate Editor Jenny Bulley, new records by Bill Callahan and Lucretia Dalt, and some ambient rabbits. It’s a trip!

Tracklisting:

1. Ritchie Sacramento, by Mogwai, written by Mogwai and released on Rock Action Records

2. Sleep’s Dopesmoker from 2003 written by Sleep and released on Tee Pee Records

3. Coyotes, by Bill Callahan, written by Bill Callahan and released on Drag City

4. ‘No Tiempo’, is the opening track from the album jAy! Written and performed by Lucrecia Dalt and released on RVNG Intl records

The MOJO Record Club with Robert Forster Sep 16, 2023

The Mojo Record Club with Robert Forster Robert Forster waxes lyrical on Roberta Flack, Leonard Cohen, Samuel Beckett and the necessity of pretension. But where, ask Andrew Male and Ian Harrison, do The Go-Betweens sit on the prog/post-punk spectrum?

Tracklisting:

1. Tender Years, written by Robert Forster and released on Tapete Records

2. This is The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, written by Ewan McColl and arranged and conducted by William Fischer and sung by Roberta Flack, and released on Atlantic Records

3. Signal, written by The Necks and released on Northern Spy Records

4. Intrigue: Progressive Sounds in UK Alternative Music 1979-89

The MOJO Record Club with Ian Anderson Sep 16, 2023

We head back to a hot London summer at the end of the hippy era, as Jethro Tull’s “Nureyev with a flute” Ian Anderson talks vividly about Roy Harper, folk versus rock, musicians versus the music biz, and much more. Plus Andrew Male and Danny Eccleston dig MOJO’s compilation of unheard Stax demos, and yet more great Arthur Russell finds.

Tracklisting:

1. Locomotive Breath from Aqualung originally released on the Chrysalis label in 1971

2. In A beautiful rambling Mess, from Come Out Fighting Genghis Smith, originally released on CBS in 1967

3. The Boy With a Smile, from Picture of Bunny Rabbit LP, written by Arthur Russell, and released on Audio Records originally in 1985

4. MOJO covermount, Mack Rice’s demo of Respect Yourself, written by Mack Rice and Luther Ingram and first covered by The Staple Singers in 1971

The MOJO Record Club with Norman Blake Sep 16, 2023

Teenage Fanclub’s Norman Blake is our latest inductee to the MOJO Record Club, bringing with him the astonishing Quebec by Ween. Plus Andrew Male and John Mulvey dig into Neil Young’s long-awaited Chrome Dreams, and the final album by the incendiary trumpeter and composer jaimie branch.

Tracklisting:

1. Back To The Light, written by Norman Blake, and released on the bands own label, PeMa

2. It’s Gonna Be A Long Night, written and arranged by Ween and released on Sanctuary Records

3. Among His Tribe, written and arranged by Ween and released on Sanctuary Records

4. Sedan Delivery, written by Neil Young and released on Reprise Records

5. Take over the World from ‘Fly Or Die Fly Or Die Fly Or Die ( ( world war ) )’ composed by Jaimie Branch and released on International Anthem Records

The MOJO Record Club with Lloyd Cole Sep 16, 2023

From his Massachusetts attic studio Lloyd Cole ponders music celebrity golf tournaments, tells us the best way to insult a musician and talks to Andrew Male and Jenny Bully about his love for Joan As Police Woman’s 2006 debut LP, Real Life. Plus, new albums by Mudhoney and Everything But The Girl, stray cat noises, the joy of small dogs and the middle-aged wit and melancholy at the heart of Gen X music.

Tracklisting:

1. Wolves, written and performed by Lloyd Cole and released on the earMUSIC label

2. Christobel, written and performed by Joan Wasser and released on Reveal Records

3. Anyone, performed by Joan Wasser, written by Joan Wasser and Anohni and released on Reveal Records

4. Nothing Left To Lose, performed by Everything But the Girl, written by Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn and released on Buzzin’ Fly Records

5. Move Under by Mudhoney, written by Mudhoney from the album Plastic Eternity released on Sub Pop Records

6. Little Dog by Mudhoney, written by Mudhoney from the album Plastic Eternity released on Sub Pop Records

The MOJO Record Club with James Skelly Sep 16, 2023

The Coral’s James Skelly helps Andrew Male and Chris Catchpole “explore the spaces between the sun and the shadows”. To be explored, specifically: Cillian Murphy and Bela Lugosi; Phil Spector and Celine Dion; and elusive butterfly and self-proclaimed “all-out pain” Bob Lind. Oh, and new ones by Sparklehorse and our old friend Alabaster DePlume, too!

TRACKLIST

1. That’s Where She Belongs, by The Coral, written by James Skelly and released on Run On Records

2. Elusive Butterfly, by Bob Lind, written by Bob Lind, produced by Jack Nitzsche and released on World pacific Records in 1966

3. Did You Know, by Alabaster De Plume, featuring Momoko Gill and MettaShiba and composed in the act of performing by Alabaster DePlume, Falle Nioke, Rozi Plain, Sarathy Korwar, Tom Skinner, Kenichi Iwasa, James Howard, Tom Herbert, Natalie Pela, Rosa Slade, Elly Condron, Luisa Gerstein, Matt Webb, Michael Chestnutt, Ursula Russell, Conrad Singh, Hannah Miller, Donna Thompson, Matthew Bourne, Momoko Gill and Ruth Goller, from the album, Come With Fierce Grace, released on International Anthem

4. Evening Star Supercharger, by Sparklehorse, written by Mark Linkous and released on Anti Records

5. Listening to the Higsons, by Sparklehorse, written by Mark Linkous and released on Anti Records

The MOJO Record Club with Nick Banks Sep 16, 2023

Pulp’s Nick Banks is the latest guest of the MOJO Record Club; author, potter, punk historian and Jarvis Cocker’s faithful drummer. Nick joins Andrew Male and Chris Catchpole to discuss the Pulp reunion, creativity over technique and The Slits... He remembers the first time, and the second, and the third! Plus new releases from Public Image Ltd and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy.

Tracklisting:

1. My Legendary Girlfriend, written by Pulp and released on Fire Records in 1991

2. Typical Girls, written by by Viv Albertine, Tessa Pollitt, Ariane Forster and Paloma Romero and released on Island Records

3. Car Chase, written by Lydon, Smith, Edmonds and Firth and released on PiL Official Records

4. Bananas, written by Will Oldham and released on Domino Records

The MOJO Record Club with Kristin Hersh Sep 16, 2023

The MOJO Record Club with Kristin Hersh Catch a wave with Kristin Hersh, as the Throwing Muses legend tells Andrew Male and Chris Catchpole about “tasty” sounds, Experimental Jelly, being a surf mom, and 40 years of fighting the good fight against the music biz. Plus the new album from Blake Mills, and some unheard revelations from Vivian Stanshall… A glance from an expiring cod!

Tracklisting:

1. Ms Haha from Clear Pond Road, written by Kristin Hersh and released on Fire Records

2. He Quits, written by Tomorrow’s Tulips and released on Burger Records in 2013

3. A Waste, written by Tomorrow’s Tulips and released on Burger Records in 2013

4. Skeleton Is Walking, from Blake Mills Jelly Road, written by Blake Mills and Chris Weismann and released on the New Deal and Verve label

5. Lady Rawlinson’s Lilt, from Rawlinson End, written by Vivian Stanshall and released by Madfish Records

The MOJO Record Club with Jim O'Rourke Sep 16, 2023

Composer producer and all-round musical polymath Jim O’Rourke joins host Andrew Male and MOJO Editor John Mulvey to discuss his recent score for Kyle Armstrong’s Hands That Bind and one of his favourite LPs, Jaco Pastorius’ 1981 jazz fusion masterpiece, Word Of Mouth. Plus, we delve into some of the week's best new releases from Kieran Hebden & William Tyler and the spellbinding new album from Julie Byrne and finally discover what "chord-cheating" means.

Tracklisting:

1. ‘A Man's Mind Will Play Tricks On Him‘ by Jim O’ Rourke and released on Drag City Records

2. ‘John & Mary’ taken from the Word Of Mouth album, written by Jaco Pastorius, released on the Warner Bros label in 1981

3. ‘Panic’ / ‘Three Views Of A Secret’ taken from the Word Of Mouth album, written by Jaco Pastorius, released on the Warner Bros label in 1981

4. ‘Darkness, Darkness’ by Kieran Hebden and William Tyler, written by Jesse Colin Young and released on the Psychic Hotline Label

5. ‘Moonless’ written by Julie Bane and released on Ghostly International

The MOJO Record Club with The Drive-by Truckers Sep 16, 2023

The MOJO Record Club takes a road trip into the Dirty South with the Drive-By Truckers’ Mike Cooley and Patterson Hood. From Muscle Shoals, Alabama, to Athens, Georgia, in the company of The Glands, Hall & Oates, Todd Rundgren and more. Plus onwards to Northern Ghana and mid-Wales to review the best new albums!

Tracklisting:

1. Where The Devil Don’t Stay, by The Drive-By Truckers, written by Mike Cooley and released by New West Records

2. I Can See My House From Here, by The Glands, from the self titled album, released on Capricon Records

3. Johnny Gore and the “C” Eaters, by Daryl Hall & John Oates, from the album, War Babies, released on Capricorn Records

4. This is Bolga!, by Alogte Oho And His Sounds Of Joy, from the album O Yinne! released on the Philophon label

5. Bright Edge Deep by Jim Ghedi and Toby Hay, from the album Jim Ghedi and Toby Hay on Topic Records

The MOJO Record Club with Toyah Wilcox & Robert Fripp Sep 16, 2023

The MOJO Record Club decamps to Toyah and Robert Fripp’s kitchen to remember lockdown rock-outs, revisit Bowie’s liminal zones in Berlin and Milton Keynes, and discover the surprising connections between King Crimson and The Shaggs! Plus new albums from Bob Dylan and Califone.

Tracklisting:

1. 'Supermen', written by David Bowie, and originally released on Mercury Records in 1970

2. 'My Pal Foot Foot', composed by Dorothy Wiggin, arranged by The Shaggs and originally released on Third World Records in 1969

3. ‘ox-eye’, written by Tim Rutili and released on Jealous Butcher Records

4. 'Watching The River Flow', Bob Dylan / Leon Russell collaboration, released by Columbia Records in 1971

The MOJO Record Club with Kevin Rowland Sep 16, 2023

Let’s make this one precious: Kevin Rowland joins the MOJO Record Club to discuss Dexys past and present and the enduring genius of Van Morrison. Plus Andrew Male and Chris Catchpole tackle new releases by Tinariwen and BC Camplight... “It ain’t why, why, why, it just is!”

Tracklisting:

1. I’m Going to Get Free, written by Kevin Rowland and released on the 100 Percent label

2. Caravan, written by Van Morrison and performed live at at the Troubadour, Los Angeles, Californian May 1973 with The Caledonia Soul Orchestra and released on Warner Bros records

3. Tenere Den, by Tinariwen, written by Touhami Ag Alhassane and Eyadou Ag Leche and released on Wedge Records

4. The Last Rotation Of Earth, written by Brian Christinzio and released on Bella Union Records

The MOJO Record Club with Rickie Lee Jones Sep 16, 2023

Live from New Orleans and “the jazz side of life”, Rickie Lee Jones joins the MOJO Record Club – not just to discuss Van Morrison’s Veedon Fleece, but to sing us a fair portion of it! Plus Andrew Male and Jenny Bulley on the latest new releases from Bill Orcutt and Jana Horn. Let’s improvise!

Tracklisting:

1. Just in Time, by Comden & Green, performed by Rickie Lee Jones and released on BMG, Modern Recordings

2. Weasel, written and performed by Rickie Lee Jones Live from her Living Room (YouTube)

3. Linden Arden Stole the Highlights, written by Van Morrison and released on Warner Bros Records 4. The Life Of Jesus, written by Bill Orcutt and released on Palilalia Records

5. Leaving Him, written by Jana Horn and taken from The Window Is The Dream on No Quarter Records

The MOJO Record Club with Natalie Merchant Sep 16, 2023

The MOJO Record Club with Natalie Merchant Natalie Merchant reveals her spectacular Nico, Marlene Dietrich and Ray Davies impressions, as she rolls up at the club to discuss Chelsea Girl, “medieval torture”, stealing eight-tracks and much more. Plus Andrew Male and Danny Eccleston pore over the new Depeche Mode album and an amazing Kinks “psychic download”!

Tracklisting:

1. Come On, Aphrodite, featuring Abena Koomson-Davis of Resistance Revival Chorus

2. These Days, sung by Nico, written by Jackson Browne (when he was sixteen years old) and released on Verve Records in 1967

3. Wrap Your Troubles, written by Lou Reed, sung by Nico and and released on Verve Records in 1967

4. Can’t Get Used To Losing You, Written By – Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, arranged by Robert Mersey and released on Columbia Records in 1963

5. Ghosts Again, written by Martin Gore and Richard Butler and released on Mute Records

6. Days, taken from the Kinks compilation, entitled The Journey Pt. 1, released on Castle Communications

The MOJO Record Club with Jody Stephens Sep 16, 2023

Direct from Ardent Studios in Memphis, Big Star’s Jody Stephens brings a neglected Texan treasure to the MOJO Record Club. But why has Willis Alan Ramsey still not released a follow-up, 51 years later? And what new releases are Andrew Male and John Mulvey excited about in spite of themselves?

Tracklisting:

1. Willis Alan Ramsey, Boy from Oklahoma, written by Willis Alan Ramsey and originally released on Shelter Recording Company and A&M Records

2. Those Pretty Wrongs, Paper Cup, written by Jody Stephens and Luther Russell, released on Curation Records

3. Roger, Pea Vida, written by Roger Jose Cury, arranged by Arthur Verocai and released on Diamond West Records

4. The Tubs, Wretched Lie, written by Owen Williams and George Nicholls, released on Trouble In Mind Records

The MOJO Record Club with Ian Rankin Sep 16, 2023

There’s uncooked haggis on the rider and compelling stories galore, as the excellent novelist Ian Rankin joins Andrew Male and Keith Cameron to hymn the fairy tales for hard men of Jackie Leven. Plus a trip into the darkened teenage bedrooms of The Murder Capital, and a reckoning with the eternal challenges of John Cale. From Fife to The Waste Land, and all stops in between.

Tracklisting:

1. My Spanish Dad, from Creatures of Light and Darkness, written by Jackie Leven, released on Cooking Vinyl Records in 2001

2. The Sexual Loneliness of Jesus Christ, from Creatures of Light and Darkness, written by Jackie Leven, released on Cooking Vinyl Records in 2001

3. The haunting of John Rebus, from Creatures of Light and Darkness, written by Jackie Leven, released on Cooking Vinyl Records in 2001

4. Return My Head, written by The Murder Capital and released on Human Season Records

5. Story of Blood, feat. Weyes Blood, written by John Cale and Weyes Blood, released on Domino Records

The MOJO Record Club with Mick Head Sep 16, 2023

From Liverpool with Love! MOJO’s Album Of The Year winner Michael Head joins Andrew Male to reveal how Forever Changes forever changed Shack, The Pale Fountains and The Red Elastic Band. Plus Iggy Pop, Jeff Parker, Miles & Gil, Matt Monro and, as usual, much more.

Tracklisting:

1. Fluke, song and lyrics by Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band, from Dear Scott on the Modern Sky UK label

2. A House Is Not A Motel written by Arthur Lee, performed by Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band, from Dear Scott on the Modern Sky UK label

3. Strung Out Johnny, written by Iggy Pop, Andrew Watt, Chad Smith, and Josh Klinghoffer from the new Iggy album Every Loser, released on Atlantic/Gold Tooth records

4. “2019-07-08 II”, composed By Anna Butterss, Jay Bellerose, Jeff Parker, and Josh Johnson from Jeff Parker’s Mondays At The Enfield Tennis Academy, on Eremite Records

The Best Of The MOJO Record Club Sep 16, 2023

All the hits and more, as Andrew Male revisits a few highlights of our podcast so far with Thurston Moore, Miki Berenyi, Robyn Hitchcock, Alabaster DePlume, Gina Birch, Tim Burgess, Barry Adamson and the MOJO gang. Your one-stop soul-cleansing music podcast destination!

The MOJO Record Club Xmas Special Sep 16, 2023

Andrew Male and the team reassemble for a trip into the liminal zone in search of 2022’s hidden musical treasures. Heavy vegetables, good dust and coffee shop riot grrls guaranteed!

Tracklisting:

1. Broken Eyes by Plosivs, released on Swami Records

2. Feline, by Mart Avi, self-released on Bandcamp

3. This is Rolling Mills Are Burning Down by Jake Xerses Fussell released on Paradise Of Bachelors

4. Barely Woke by Moor Mother with Wolf Weston, released on Anti

The MOJO Record Club with Gina Birch Sep 16, 2023

“Let’s be brilliant!” Punk paragon Gina Birch is the latest star to join the MOJO Record Club, with tales of Raincoats, Hangovers and a musical revelation via food poisoning. Then Jenny Bulley joins Andrew Male to unpack the new David Bowie box, discover a lost treasure of outlaw country, and sample some fresh Turkish psych... Release the Anatolian Dragon!

Tracklisting:

1. Gina Birch, Wish I Was You, written by Gina Birch and released on Third Man Records

2. IQU, This is Flower And Moon, written by IQU and released on K Records

3. IQU, Yopparai (a Drunkard Who Fell From Heaven) written by IQU and released on K Records

4. IQU, Can’t You Even Remember That written by IQU and released on K Records

5. David Bowie, Queen Bitch, written by David Bowie and released on Parlophone Records

6. Gaye Su Akyol, Sen Benim Mağaramsın, written by Gaye Su Akyol and released on Glitterbeat Records

7. Gaye Su Akyol, Sen Benim Mağaramsın, written by Gaye Su Akyol and released on Glitterbeat Records

8. Gaye Su Akyol, Anadolu Ejderi, written by Gaye Su Akyol and released on Glitterbeat Records

9. Steve Young, Seven Bridges Road, written by Steve Young, Reissued by Real Gone Music and originally released on A&M Records (1969)

The MOJO Record Club with Tim Burgess Sep 16, 2023

A tour of rock’s meaner alleyways, courtesy of our guest Tim Burgess and the scuzz-opera of his secret hero, Armand Schaubroeck. Plus Andrew Male and Ian Harrison draw Tim into a cul-de-sac with new releases from Weyes Blood and Horse Lords. Street hassle obligatory!

Tracklisting:

1. Tim Burgess, Sure Enough, written by Tim Burgess and released on Bella Union Records.

2.Armand Schaubroeck Steals, Father Michael Loves Sister Jennifer, from the album, I Came to Visit but Decided to Stay, written by Armand Schaubroeck Steals and released on Mirror Records. 3.Armand Schaubroeck, The Bells, released by Mirror Records Horse Lords, Mess Mend, released By RVNG Records.

4.Weyes Blood, It’s Not Just Me, It’s Everybody, released on Sub Pop records

The MOJO Record Club with Peter Buck Sep 16, 2023

Peter Buck rocks up to talk about R.E.M., Laura Nyro, pandemic life and his new collaboration with Luke Haines. Plus Andrew, John and the usual animal menagerie wax lyrical about new releases by the Arctic Monkeys and Oren Ambarchi… Talk about the passions!

Tracklisting:

1. The British Army on LSD, from the album, All the Kids are Super Bummed Out, by Luke Haines and Peter Buck, released by Cherry Red Records

2. Eli’s Coming, by Laura Nero, (eternally beguiling and cryptic 1968 LP), Eli And The Thirteenth Confession, released by Columbia

3. II, from Shebang by Oren Ambarchi, released on Drag City

4. Pilgrimage, by REM, from the album Murmur, released by Universal Music

The MOJO Record Club with Barry Adamson Sep 15, 2023

Soundtrack don Barry Adamson joins Andrew Male for a trawl through the shadowy world of classic movie scores. Plus new albums from Suede and Makaya McCraven, and an epiphany in the Scala Cinema!

Tracklisting:

1. Prelude, Vertigo by Bernard Herrmann, 1996 reissue of Vertigo on Varese Sarabande

2. Vertigo, sung by Billy Eckstine and written by Jay Livingston-Ray Evens and released on Mercury in 1958

3. The Fours, by Makaya McCraven, from the album, In These Times, released on International Anthem

4. 15, by Suede taken from the album Autofiction released on BMG

The MOJO Record Club with Warren Ellis Sep 15, 2023

This week, the whirlwind of creativity that is Warren Ellis gently ushers your host Andrew Male and MOJO Editor John Mulvey into the church of Alice Coltrane. Plus Nina Simone, John Coltrane, Jerry Lee Lewis, Karen Dalton, Bob Dylan, Bitchin Bajas, Ralph Stanley and a stunning Lou Reed revelation!

Tracklisting:

1.Alice Coltrane - My Favourite Things, from Alice Coltrane With Strings – World Galaxy (Impulse Records, 1972)

2.Alice Coltrane - A Love Supreme from Alice Coltrane With Strings – World Galaxy (Impulse Records, 1972)

3.Alice Coltrane talking about her harp from Alice Coltrane documentary (dir. St. Clair Bourne, 1970) 4.Lou Reed - Heroin (May 1965 Demo) from Lou Reed - Words And Music May 1965 (Light In The Attic, 2022)

5.Bitchin Bajas - Amorpha from Bajascillators (Drag City, 2022)

The MOJO Record Club with Robyn Hitchcock Aug 19, 2022

Psych-pop maestro Robyn Hitchcock joins host Andrew Male and MOJO Editor John Mulvey for a mind-expanding flashback to the 1960s. Plus the week’s best new releases, as the team attempt to join the microdots between jazz, heavy metal and everything in between.

Tracklisting:

1. Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine, taken from the album Electric Music For The Mind And Body, written and performed by Country Joe And The Fish, released on Vanguard Records

2. Section 43, taken from the album Electric Music For The Mind And Body, written and performed by Country Joe And The Fish, released on Vanguard Records

3. Karaoke by Cass McCombs from the album, Heartmind, released on Anti

4. My Name is Blank by Boris, from the album Heavy Rocks, released on Relapse Records

The MOJO Record Club with Miki Berenyi Aug 05, 2022

Miki Berenyi is Andrew Male’s latest guest, discussing her new autobiography, revisiting her ‘90s in Lush, and revealing her passion for The Passions. Plus the week’s key new releases with Andrew and MOJO’s Jenny Bulley. Subscribe now at mojo4music.com/podcast/

Tracklisting:

1. Lush - Light From A Dead Star from their 1994 album, Split (4AD, 1994)

2. Piroshka - Everlastingly Yours from Brickbat (Bella Union, 2018)

3. I'm in Love with A German Film star by The Passions on Top Of The Pops

4. The Passions - Bachelor Girls from Thirty Thousand Feet Over China (Polydor, 1981)

5. The Passions - Alice's Song from Thirty Thousand Feet Over China (Polydor, 1981)

6. Kiwi Jr - The Extra Sees The Film from Chopper (Sub Pop, 2022)

7. Rich Ruth - Older But Not Less Confused from I Survived, It’s Over (Third Man, 2022)

8. Nada Surf - Blonde On Blonde by Nada Surf from Let's Go (Heavenly reissue, 2022)

The MOJO Record Club with Thurston Moore Jul 25, 2022

Thurston Moore and your host Andrew Male range far and wide across the musical universe in Episode Two of the MOJO Record Club: The Velvet Underground, Big Joanie, Jack White, The Supremes, Herb Alpert, The Stooges and more!

Tracklisting:

1. Hashish by Thurston Moore, from the album By The Fire, released on Daydream Library

2. Shadows & Light Source Both, poem by Rumi, music and performance by Maggie Nicols (recorded at Café Oto)

3. Fall Asleep by Big Joanie, written by Big Joanie, from the album, Sistahs, released on Daydream Library

4. Cranes in the Sky, performed by Big Joanie, written by Solange (performed live) released on Third Man Records

5. Living Torch from the album, Entering Heaven Alive by Jack White released on Third Man Records

6. Living Torch I by Kali Malone, from the album Living Torch, released on Portraits GRM

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The MOJO Record Club with Alabaster De Plume and Patti Smith Jul 08, 2022

New musical discoveries from the visionary Alabaster De Plume, our host Andrew Male and MOJO Editor John Mulvey. Plus an exclusive interview with Patti Smith. The MOJO Record Club is officially open!

Tracklisting:

1. Now (Stars Are Lit) written by Alabaster De Plume, from the album, Gold - Go Forward in the Courage of your Love, released on International Anthem

2. Tank!, written and performed by Yoko Kano & The Seatbelts, from the Soundtrack, Cowboy Bebop, released on Victor Entertainment

3. Memory, written and performed by Yoko Kano & The Seatbelts, from the soundtrack, Cowboy Bebop, released on Victor Entertainment

4. Space Lion, written and performed by Yoko Kano & The Seatbelts, from the soundtrack, Cowboy Bebop, released on Victor Entertainment

5. Standing in the Light of Love, by Neil Young released by Reprise

6. Such Things Should Never Happen, from the album Psalms by Nick Cave, released on Bad Seed Ltd

7. Patti Smith conversation with Andrew Male (recorded for MOJO magazine)

8. Fireflies by Patti Smith, written by Patti Smith & Oliver Ray, released by Arista

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Trailer Jun 24, 2022

Coming soon! The MOJO Record Club. Calling all crate diggers, MOJO readers, and music lovers! Join your host Andrew Male, as he ventures into the innermost realm of records and music with special guests each episode. So whether you're new to the MOJO family, a longtime fan or just a record lover, you're invited to nestle in and join in the hunt for undiscovered gems, swap old favourites and rediscover weird lost treasures. Get a taster of the first series here...

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