BEWARE little green men from Mars? This week’s playlist features Flying Saucer Attack, with a fantastic opening riff.
We’re including it after enjoying a fantastic gig from The Rezillos when they came to Reading’s Facebar recently, their first date here in nearly 50 years. Phew!
You’ll love it, and the nine other tracks we’ve selected.
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Rezillos – Flying Saucer Attack
Check out the opening bass on this song by The Rezillos from what must be one of the best ever pop punk albums, Can’t Stand the Rezillos.
Brilliant stuff.
A few weeks ago the band came to Reading for the first time since 1978 to perform at a Club Velocity Facebar event. They certainly made up for their absence, playing classics and more as the energetic band led by the charismatic duo of Fay Fife and Eugene Reynolds showed that they still have incredible passion and energy – https://www.rezillos.rocks/
Caravan – In the Land of Grey and Pink
Caravan released an album that is often cited as one of the best progressive rock albums ever made and here’s the title track of that album. They were pioneers of the 1970s Canterbury Scene and we are very excited that this legendary band will be coming to headline Wokingham Festival on Bank Holiday Monday, August 28. Their current line-up of excellent musicians is led by founder member, Pye Hastings, so this promises to be a very special event – https://officialcaravan.co.uk/
Odyssey – Going Back to My Roots
They had some huge disco hits in the late 70s/early 80s, including this one, and now Odyssey will be playing live in Reading on Friday, June 9, at the Disco Abbey event being organised by Blue Collar. The band is led by Steven Collazo, who used to live in Caversham so, with a set of disco classics and a great line-up of other artists and DJs, this should be quite a party – https://www.facebook.com/odysseyNY
Myopia – Unendable
An exciting new band from Essex with a single that is both beautiful and powerful. They will be at the Windsor Trooper on Thursday, June 1, and University of Reading on Friday, June 2. They will also be at Wokingham Festival on August 28 – https://linktr.ee/myopiaofficial
Spriggan Mist – The Portal
One of the stand outs on Spriggan Mist’s 2017 album, The Portal was the title track which has been remixed and mastered by Aaron Cilia, with Fay Brotherhood providing new lead vocals – https://www.sprigganmist.com/
Sean McGowan – Casanova
Southampton-born singer, Sean McGowan, has a new album, Who on Earth, and he will be live with his full band at a Club Velocity show at Reading’s Rising Arts Centre this Friday 26 –- https://www.facebook.com/seanmcgowanmusicuk
Dream Wife – Orbit
We were blown away by Dream Wife when they visited Reading to headline the launch party of Are You Listening? Festival. This single is from the band’s forthcoming third album Social Lubrication – https://www.dreamwife.co/
Hello Indigo! – Fall Through You
This new young indie band from Cardiff will be at Wokingham Festival in August – https://www.facebook.com/helloindigouk
Savour the Flavour – Fish and Chip Song
Any song that mentions local landmarks Nine Mile Ride and Bob’s Fish & Chips has got to be worth a listen. This is from the band’s new album Crikey! It’s Savour the Flavour – http://www.flavoursong.co.uk/
Voyager – Promises
Congratulations to Voyage who made it to the final of Eurovision and put in a brilliant performance too – https://www.voyagerau.com/
