The MOJO Record Club

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

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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 Rickie Lee Jones Sep 16, 2023

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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“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

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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

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