Nothing Lasts Forever by Teenage Fanclub

I'm very glad that Teenage Fanclub have been in my life since 1991 when I discovered Bandwagonesque. Over 30-years! Nothing Lasts Forever of course, but the band are still here, still with me and still releasing music that fills me with a warm glow.

My love and appreciation for Teenage Fanclub grows stronger with every passing year. With every single, album and run of shows. With each anniversary of a classic album - happy forthcoming 30th birthday to Thirteen. With every new friend I make through a mutual love for the band - online or in person. 

Welcome to the world, Nothing Lasts Forever, the 12th Teenage Fanclub album. It is a beautiful album containing 10 songs of love, life, loss, hope and light. If Everything Arcade was reflective, then this new album is looking forward.

Norman Blake, Raymond McGinley, Francis Macdonald, Dave McGowan and Euros Childs seem to have the bit between their teeth. This is the second Fanclub album in a little over 2-years. We were previously used to/frustrated by an album every 5 or 6 years.

Of course Fanclub albums are always worth waiting for. Maybe even more so, as we all get older. Speaking of which, the passing of time is a theme throughout the album. 

Norman: “These songs are definitely personal. You’re getting older, you’re going into the cupboard getting the black suit out more often. Thoughts of mortality and the idea of the light must have been playing on our minds a lot. The songs on the last record were influenced by the breakup of my marriage. It was cathartic to write those songs. These new songs are reflective of how I’m feeling now, coming out of that period. They’re fairly optimistic, there’s an acceptance of a situation and all of the experience that comes with that acceptance. When we write, it’s a reflection of our lives, which are pretty ordinary. We’re not extraordinary people, and normal people get older. There’s a lot to write about in the mundane."

And so the album begins with Foreign Land Blake singing about time, the past and moving on. His heart beating brightly again after heartache and dark times. There is a delicious run on the bass by Dave before Raymond sets his guitar to stun on the instrumental section. 

It's time to move along

And leave the past behind me

My heart was like a stone

But now it's beating brightly

Official video - Foreign Land 

Raymond's up next with Tired Of Being Alone sounding wise and wistful. Is it just me, or does McGinley's voice sound more melancholic with age. Raymond's always had a knack for finding a hook/mantra to close some of his songs and this is a gem. 

Come with me, watch the seasons go

Summer nights with the sky aglow

Fallen leaves on the ground below

Let's walk outside in the falling snow

Official video - Tired Of Being Alone

Light is a theme that runs throughout the album, with the word featuring in 3 of the 10 song titles. I Left A Light On was the first single taken from Nothing Lasts Forever, away back in April 2022 to soundtrack a tour. The piano and strings really give it a lovely post Beatles Lennon solo type feel. Blake singing of a love spiraling out of control, of being lost, but leaving a light on. It's heartachingly beautiful.

Official video - I Left A Light On

Raymond: "We never talk about what were going to do before we start making a record. We don't plan much other than the nuts and bolts of where were going to record and when. That thing about light was completely accidental; we didn't realise that until we'd finished half the songs. The record feels reflective, and I think the more we do this thing, the more we become comfortable with going to that place of melancholy, feeling and expressing those feelings."

McGinley consistently urges listeners to See The Light, an early favourite of mine. There is a gentle saxaphone in the background and plenty of warm and chiming guitars. There is a brief pause before a gloriously playful guitar solo.

I don't need to roam

I go back home

To see the light

It's Alright is positive and uplifting, like Norman has just had a big blast of sunshine happiness. The lyric to the second verse highlights he is moving forward; take a step into the mystery. Euros tinkling keys come through on repeated listens. Blake goes on to sing it's looking clearer up ahead and Raymond's guitar solo really fizzes. There is a classic going to the country lyric; 

From city street

To country lane

Life is taking hold again

There'll be no need for worry now

It's alright

Falling Into The Sun starts with some fuzzy psychedelia sounds before bursting into life, Dave's bass sounds fantastic. The middle section before Raymond's guitar solo is unexpected and delightful, as is the guitar. 

There are echos of McCartney on the brilliant Self-Sedation. The freshness, the jaunty piano and the vocal melody. Blake delivers this beautiful line in the first verse; 

I wake up before the dawn to start my dreaming of you

The double chorus is superb and there is another brilliant lyric I picked up on; from a breakdown to a breakthrough while the instrumental is pure Macca.

Chiming guitar gently launches Middle Of My Mind, Raymond sounds super dreamy. If the album is largely about moving on, for the time being, McGinley is lost in his thoughts. 

Back To The Light sounded great as a single, it sounds even better as part of an album. Blake sings of finishing a gig and heading back to his love, highlighting his appreciation in the chorus and then throughout the rest of the song.

For you, you know I'd walk a country mile

Have your tissues ready for Raymond's beautiful I Will Love You that closes the album. The slow burning, near 2-minute, intro is beautifully dreamy, leading to McGinley singing about how his love will last through all that is wrong in the world. Until the end of time. Norman's harmonies on the chorus are gorgeous.

This is Teenage Fanclub at their best - heartfelt emotion, love and hope in the face of racisim, bigotry, pollution, capitalism ... the grim reality of modern day life. Love can help. Love can win.

I will love you

Until the sunlight decides to hide

I will love you

Until the planets collide

I will love you

Raymond: "In many ways, us-and-them-ism has taken over the world. I will love you is looking for positivity but its being totally fatalistic at the same time. This shit will exist forever, what are you going to do about it? I came up with the line I will love you/until the flags are put down/and the exceptionalists are buried under the ground while i was playing the guitar. I started wondering what that was all about and where it might go. It's looking for positives within a fatalistic, negative view of human nature."

INTERVIEW - Andy Bell

Back in August 2020 Andy Bell released a brilliant single called Love Comes In Waves and he very kindly answered some questions for my blog. Being the lovely guy he is, Andy was 100% up for another interview ahead of 3 Scottish dates next month under the guise of GLOK, his electronic alter ego.

GLOK play Edinburgh, Voodoo Rooms 11th October, Aberdeen, The Tunnels 12th October and Glasgow, Stereo, 13th October.

You can get tour tickets and pre-order Gateway Mechanics, the new GLOK album from this link.

Read on for an excellent interview. Andy is exceptionally open and honest as he reflects on his career, his songwriting and looks to the future. Is this an exclusive on a new Ride album?!

You've been super busy with Ride - the new albums have been fantastic and you've had a chance to reflect on your discography with reissues and playing albums in full on tour. 

Are there any songs (old or new - maybe you could choose one of each) that you particularly look forward to playing live? Why?

I really love playing Seagull off Nowhere because it’s never the same twice. I saw some early footage of us playing it recently, from 1990 or so, and the start what I was playing was all straight strumming, and Loz was playing a kind of Velvets beat. Now we do a version which is a bit more faithful to the recorded version, but there’s still parts of the song that can go into new places each time we play it. Of the newer songs - Lannoy Point is a favourite because it gets the crowds going. 

Seagull - Live on KEXP, 2015

Seagull - Live on The Happening, 1990

Lannoy Point

When you're writing, do you know in advance if the song is for Ride? Or does it depend where the song takes you? 

It’s not always immediately apparent and some would actually work in a variety of guises. But usually by the time I’ve finished a demo I know where it’s going to be going. If it’s a song with verses and choruses then it’s going to be for Ride, unless it’s going down a more folky path, which is often the sign that it will end up on a solo album. And the more dancey or  soundscapey music is for GLOK. But I don’t work on 1 song and finish it. I work on dozens of things all at the same time, everything is unfinished, I just dip in and out, and eventually something sounds done. Time will pass and I’ll suddenly feel like grouping sets of tracks together and sending them off towards a final point.

You recently toured America with The Charlatans. How did that go? Would you consider a tour or some one-off shows in the UK? I'm sure either would be immensely popular!

It was brilliant and we’d like to do it again. And yes, I’d love to do it in the UK. They’re a lovely bunch of people and so are their fans. 

NOTE - The Charlatans and Ride have just confirmed that they will be touring America again in early 2024.

You recently reissued Carnival Of Light, an album I really enjoyed when it was released. However, it is well documented that it created quite a bit of tension in the band at the time. Was it hard to revisit? What do you think of the album now? Do you have any favourite songs from it?

When I heard the remastered version I thought it sounded great, the production stood up really well. What I think it lets it down is my own songwriting and singing. I love the songs the rest of the band wrote, and some of mine on Carnival of Light are OK. The music and playing I like. I just don’t think I was playing to my strengths at the time. My favourites on the album are Moonlight Medicine and Only Now. 

Moonlight Medicine

You seem to have everything pretty nailed at present; Ride, your solo material and also your electronic alias GLOK. How are you feeling about writing and creating? Are you 'in the zone' at present?

I am working through a process, something I’ve been going through for the last few years. I feel like I’m still clearing the decks and opening the channels for myself to get into some kind of ongoing flow state. The music I’ve released since 2019 is all part of that. What was going on up to that point I regard as some form of hoarding and I don’t think that’s very healthy artistically. 

I’m definitely not there yet in terms of my headspace, there’s a time lag as well. Ironically the times when things are released can often end up being times when you feel at a dead end, possibly due to being in a different state mentally, having to look back over where you’ve been can prevent you seeing where you’re going. Right now I’ve not worked on anything new for weeks. It’s been a mad Summer and I’ve done almost no music, I’m feeling the lack of it, like I really miss it. I guess I broke my hand, that’s held me up a bit too. But saying all that, I feel like I’m getting into a better and better headspace musically all the time. It’s just an ongoing process. 

With GLOK, what kind of set up do you have for playing live? And, at home or in the studio, do you have a favourite synth or drum machine?

I have my guitars, pedals and amps, and I have re-edited backing tracks which have been remixed by me from the GLOK multitrack masters, to play over. To play them I use DJ equipment because that allows me to extend or reduce different sections as and when I want to. For GLOK gigs I am also joined by my friend Chris (Innerstrings) who will be bathing the whole thing in a psychedelic light show. 

You recently worked with Dot Allison who has released a beautiful album. Is there anyone you'd love to write for or play on a record with?

There’s an artist called Justine Forever, who has just released an incredible track called Klaus, I’d love to work on a track with her, but in a way I’m happy enough just listening to her music, it’s probably better than GLOK anyway. 

Klaus

Speaking of writing songs for people - You wrote songs for Oasis and Beady Eye. Would you ever consider writing a song for Liam and sending it on? He does have people writing for him. Turn Up The Sun was such a perfect song for him (and Oasis). I was at Benicassim in 2005 and you came on to play that first, it was so powerful. 

I think with songs like Chinatown and Once, Liam has no need to be working with someone like me. He’s doing amazing and more power to him. The songs I wrote back in Oasis and Beady Eye, I’m very proud of them and he gave them everything vocally, he delivered them with total commitment every time, it was amazing. I think that Turn Up The Sun was the best thing I wrote for Oasis so it was an incredible feeling for me that it got played so much on that tour. 

Once

Turn Up The Sun - Benicassim 2005

What was your favourite Oasis song to play live? Why?

Rock n Roll Star was the one I had the best time playing, because it just rips. 

Rock n Roll Star - Wembley Arena 2008

Lastly, what next? Any plans or are you going with the flow?

I have the GLOK UK tour in October, there’s also the GLOK live album Gateway Mechanics which is released on September 29th via ES (Electronic Sound). 

You can get tour tickets and pre-order the album from this link:

https://linktr.ee/AndyBellGLOK

We also have a Ride album finished and ready to go. It’s been along time coming, without a doubt the longest gestation period ever for a Ride record. It was mastered by John Davis, who has tragically just passed away. John was a very talented man who was a lot of fun to be around, a huge Bowie fan, and so enthusiastic and positive. He’ll really be missed. So yeah, the records ready. We just signed off on the sleeve art and then it’s up to the record company to give us a release date. But we’re really happy with it.

Lucky

Trust Me #60
Lucky by Radiohead

Lucky is an incredibly important song in Radiohead's extensive back catalogue. Originally released in 1995 on the Help album for War Child, Lucky clearly stood out. It was, and is, utterly majestic.

Radiohead left their mark on 1995, releasing The Bends in March, while a string of singles from the album stretched from My Iron Lung in September 1994 through to Street Spirit (Fade Out) in January 1996. 

The band were in exceptional form, their development from debut Pablo Honey in 1993 was staggering and there was a lot more to come. 1995 was peak Britpop with landmark albums by Blur, Oasis, Pulp, Elastica, Black Grape and Supergrass. Radiohead were in a class of their own and they quickly cemented that with 1997's OK Computer album.

The concept for the Help album was simple and based around John Lennon's idea for his Instant Karma single; record one day, mix the following, release the next. Many bands opted for re-recordings or cover versions, which (sheer quality aside) is another reason why Lucky stood out a mile.

Help artwork by John Squire

Lucky is like a bridge between The Bends and OK Computer, the sound of a band believing that anything was possible. And even if it felt impossible, they'd give it a go anyway.

Thom Yorke begins quietly, but his voice threatens to explode any time ... and when it does ... it soars heavenly, but with gut wrenching emotion. Watching the video of children affected by war with Yorke singing it's gonna be a glorious day, I feel my luck could change is incredibly moving.

Just listen to the final minute of the song as the band really do soar heavenwards, Greenwood's guitar is beautifully piercing, it sounds like there is an orchestra somewhere in the background ending with Yorke singing when you're standing on the edge.

Radiohead recorded the song in just five hours with Nigel Godrich on production duties. Godrich had previously assisted John Leckie with his production of The Bends, the results on Lucky promoted him to the role of producer for OK Computer.

When asked about the Help Album session, Godrich said; "Those things are the most inspiring, when you do stuff really fast and there's nothing to lose. We left feeling fairly euphoric."

Yorke, speaking about the song and session, said; "Lucky shaped the nascent sound and mood of OK Computer. Lucky was indicative of what we wanted to do. It was like the first mark on the wall."

War Child UK 

Lucky - official video

Check below for all previous blogs in my Trust Me series. For the playlist, search for Everything Flows - Trust Me on Spotify , or CLICK HERE

Previous Trust Me blogs

1. Something On Your Mind by Karen Dalton

1A. Crimson and Clover by Tommy James and the Shondells

2. I Am, I Said  by Neil Diamond

3. Where's The Playground Susie?   by Glen Campbell

4. If You Could Read My Mind by Gordon Lighfoot

5. Gimme Some Truth by John Lennon

6. Gone With The Wind Is My Love by Rita and the Tiaras

7. In The Year 2525 by Zager and Evans

8. The Music Box by Ruth Copeland

9. The Ship Song by Nick Cave

10. Sometimes by James

11. I Walk The Earth by King Biscuit Time

12. Didn't Know What I Was In For by Better Oblivion Community Centre

13. When My Boy Walks Down The Street by The Magnetic Fields

14. The Man Don't Give A F**k by Super Furry Animals

15. All Flowers In Time Bend Towards The Sun by Jeff Buckley and Liz Fraser

16. Are You Lookin' by The Tymes

17. A Real Hero by College & Electric Youth

18. Feelings Gone by Callum Easter

19. Sunday Morning by The Velvet Underground

20. Did I Say by Teenage Fanclub

21. Don't Look Back by Teenage Fanclub

22. Your Love Is The Place Where I Come From by Teenage Fanclub

23. Belfast by Orbital

24. Clouds by The Jayhawks

25. Dreaming Of You by The Coral

26. Everlasting Love by Love Affair

27. Walk Away Renee by The Left Banke

28. Teenage Kicks by The Undertones

29. Shaky Ground by Sneeze

29. Rill Rill by Sleigh Bells

30. I Can Feel Your Love by Felice Taylor

31. The State We're In by The Chemical Brothers w/ Beth Orton

32. Sunshine After The Rain by Ellie Greenwich

33. Losing My Edge by LCD Soundsystem

34. Mondo 77 by Looper

35. Les Fleurs by Minnie Riperton

36. Rat Trap by The Boomtown Rats

37. How High by The Charlatans

38. I Can't Let Go by Evie Sands

39. Pop Song 89 by R.E.M.

40. Summertime Clothes by Animal Collective

41. There She Goes by The Las

42. We're Going To Be Friends by White Stripes

43. Autumn Sweater by Yo La Tengo

44. Sister Rena by Lomond Campbell

45. Revolution by The Beatles

46. Lazarus by The Boo Radleys

47. Wrote For Luck by Happy Mondays

48. American Trilogy by The Delgados

49. Loser by Beck 

50. Silent Sigh by Badly Drawn Boy

51. Comedy by Shack

52. Take The Skinheads Bowling by Camper Van Beethoven

53. Freakscene by Dinosaur Jr

54. Thank You For Being You by The Pastels

55. I Think I'm In Love by Spiritualized

56. Chestnut Mare by The Byrds

57. Cannonball by The Breeders

58. Like A Rolling Stone by Bob Dylan

59. You Make Me Weak At The Knees by Electrelane

Never Ending Mixtape part 85

 

How are ya?

Welcome to part 85 of my Never Ending Mixtape.

Last month we left the mixtape with the dreamy sound of Hope Sandoval singing with Mercury Rev on the song Big Boss Man. We pick up with The Rain Parade, new Teenage Fanclub, Wilco, new Carla J Easton ahead of her forthcoming album, The Strokes and The Clash.

And we head all the way to song number 3,473 - Dodgy with Ain't No Longer Asking. Dodgy actually played in Uddingston at the weekend and they were brilliant. They had power pop songs like In A Room, sing-a-longs like Staying Out For The Summer and Good Enough, and acoustic ballads or psychedelic anthems like Grassman.

Search for Everything Flows Never Ending Mixtape on Spotify or CLICK HERE.

Enjoy - play from the start, click on shuffle, or scroll down towards the end for the latest additions.

OLD FAVES

Train In Vain by The Clash, Into Your Arms (hotel sessions) by The Lemonheads, Lets Go Surfing by The Drums, White Winter Hymnal by Fleet Foxes, Wuthering Heights by Kate Bush, Luka by Suzanne Vega, Heavy Metal Drummer by Wilco, Forbidden City by Electronic, Melodies Haunt You by Dodgy

RECENT DISCOVERIES
New Town by Life Without Buildings, I Wanna Give You Tomorrow by Benny Troy, My Mind Holds On To You by Barbara Stant, The Girl Across The Street by Moses Smith

NEW SONGS
Back To The Light by Teenage Fanclub, Goodbye Albert by Blur, Skipping Like A Stone by The Chemical Brothers w/ Beck, Sugar Honey by Carla J Easton

Addicted To Love

Cover version of the month #91
Sonic Youth / Ciccone Youth cover Robert Palmer

Have you ever wanted to hear Kim Gordon singing Robert Palmer's monster hit Addicted To Love? Even if you haven't previously, I bet you do now!

If asked to think of a 1980's music video, Robert Palmer's Addicted To Love might be the first one you think of. It's certainly up there with Jackson's Thriller and Dire Straits Money For Nothing for me. The Addicted To Love video become pretty iconic with the singer backed by a band of female models, his blow dryed hair (he sure didn't take 2 bottles into the shower!), white shirt and black tie, with his band of models stoney faced with bright red lipstick, hair slicked back and all in black - it still looks incredible. So powerful and it has been mimicked many times.

Palmer released the song as a single in 1986. Produced by Bernie Edwards from CHIC, it is a brilliant slice of pop rock. Brash drum beats kick things off, followed by buzzsaw distorted guitar and stabbing horns. Palmer begins to list things that are going wrong due to his addiction.

You can't sleep, you can't eat

There's no doubt, you're in deep

Your throat is right, you can't breath

Another kiss is all you need

We've all been there, haven't we? Head over heels, can't think about anything else, craving that fix of love, touching and feeling. Then the monster chorus with the kiss off hook kicks in. It's a great tune, I imagine this song would generate a positive response in almost any DJ set. It's fun, powerful and has a great feel to it.

Whoa, you like to think that you're immune to the stuff, oh yeah

It's closer to the truth to say you can't get enough

You know you're gonna have to face it, you're addicted to love

Ciccone Youth, a side project of Sonic Youth, began life in 1986 when the bands friend Mike Watt (formerly of Firehose and Minutemen) jammed with them and they recorded a cover version of Madonna's Burning Up, released as Burnin' Up on a 7-inch record.

Eventually, The Whitey Album was released in 1989, a year on from breakthrough album Daydream Nation, compromising of songs recorded between 1986-1988. The quality of the recordings is pretty mixed to be honest, as is the quality of the songs or experimental noise the band created. 

However, it definitely sounds like they had fun! J Mascis guests on a song with the utterly brilliant title Two Cool Rock Chicks Listening To Neu!  Sadly, the 'song' isn't as good as the title! 

Sonic Youth's cover version was allegedly recorded in a karaoke vocal booth. Kim Gordon sounds breathless, cool and super sexy. If the recording was DIY then so is the video, completely the opposite of Palmer's iconic shoot. Gordon dressed a little like Madonna, dancing and miming in front of a video screen.

Sonic Youth may well have been the coolest independent band on the planet at this point. The aforementioned Daydream Nation album and Teen Age Riot single had stamped their mark and expanded their audience. Next up was 1990's Goo album, their first for a major label. But here they were having fun with their friends and covering Robert Palmer. Super cool! You'll also hear Thurston Moore covering Madonna's Into The Groove if you do check The Whitey Album. But I prefer Kim singing Palmer.

The Robert Palmer original and Sonic Youth cover version are added to my Everything Flows Cool Cover Versions playlist on Spotify which also features all of the songs below. Search for the title or CLICK HERE

Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer official video

Addicted To Love - Ciccone Youth official video

Previous covers of the month blogs

1. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' 

2. Going Back To My Roots

3. Nirvana play The Vaselines

4. Slip Inside This House

5. Top 10 covers by Teenage Fanclub

6. Only Love Can Break Your Heart

7. Time For Livin' 

8. Sound and Vision 

9. All Along The Watchtower

10. I Am The Walrus 

11. Guiding Star

12. You’ll Never Walk Alone

13. Hurt

14. This Guy's In Love With You

15. I Wish I Never Saw The Sunshine

16. California Soul

18. Wonder wall 

19. Dancing In The Dark

20. Always On My Mind

21. Ceremony

22. Heroes

23. Different Drum

24. Wild Horses

25. Respect

26. Mr Tambourine Man

27. I Heard It Through The Grapevine

28. Superstar

29. Twist and Shout

30. Purple Rain

31. Baker Street

32. Not Fade Away

33. Stop Your Sobbing

34. I Don't Want To Grow Up

35. Serious Drugs

36. Dancing With Myself

37. How Does It Feel To Feel?

38. Love Buzz

39. ABBA-esque
40. Jumpin' Jack Flash

41. Discoland

42. Varshons 2 by The Lemonheads

43. The Langley Schools Music Project
44. Witchi Tai To
45. Our Lips Are Sealed
46. Sunshine Of Your Love
47. Here Comes The Sun
48. I Think We're Alone Now
49. Don't Let Me Down 
50. It's Oh So Quiet
51. Alcoholiday 
52. Summer Holiday
53. Who Do You Think You Are?
54. Head On
55. Nothing Compares 2 U

56. Hey Jude

57. Seven Days Too Long

58. L.O.V.E Love

59. Into Your Arms

60. Heart Of Glass

61. Take Me To The River

62. We Can Work It Out 

63. Talking In My Sleep

64. Lola

65. Lost In Music

66. My Little Red Book

67. Isn't It A Pity

68. Walk On By

69. Walk Away Renee

70. Tainted Love

71. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

72. Listen The Snow Is Falling

73. Mrs Robinson

74. He's Gonna Step On You Again

75. In My Life

76. Caravan Of Love

77. The Only Way Is Up

78. Dancin' Round & Round

79. With A Little Help From My Friends

80. Killing Me Softly

81. Ain't No Mountain High Enough

82. Drop

83. Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay

84. Sympathy For The Devil

85. I Bet That You Look Good On The Dancefloor

86. Love Will Tear Us Apart

87. Indian Rope Man + bonus Strawberry Fields Forever + This Wheels On Fire

88. Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You

89. Love The One You're With

90. Cum On Feel The Noize

You Make Me Weak At The Knees

Trust Me #59
You Make Me Weak At The Knees by Electrelane

First thing yesterday morning (Monday 4th September) I took a walk in the sunshine, put my headphones on, clicked shuffle on my Never Ending Mixtape and You Make Me Weak At The Knees by Electrelane came on.

Although it's on my playlist (along with over 3,500+ songs) I've probably only listened to the song a couple of times in my life. I must have discovered it, added it and never gone back. 

I'm glad I found it again. With sunshine streaming through the trees, the jazzy beats and crystal clear piano flourishes, twinkles and doodles sounded absolutely divine.

You Make Me Weak At The Knees is the closing song on 2004's The Power Out, their second album, produced by Steve Albini. It's a really beautiful song and if you can take a walk in the sunshine with your headphones on ... I'd highly recommend checking it out. 

Verity Susman and Emma Gaze formed Electrelane back in 1998. I've never really delved into the bands catalogue, but I'm been enjoying doing that over the last couple of days. They veer in style from scratchy guitar grooves (like Take The Bit Between Your Teeth), to spacey keyboard/synth instrumentals (debut single Film Music), Stereolab style pop like Only One Thing Is Needed, through to the dreamy jazzy wonder of You Make Me Weak At The Knees.

There are rumours that the band are working on new music.

Official video

You Make Me Weak At The Knees is added to my Trust Me playlist on Spotify. You can find a list of all the songs on it to date below, along with links to the blogs.

Search for Everything Flows - Trust Me on Spotify , or CLICK HERE

Official video

Previous Trust Me blogs

1. Something On Your Mind by Karen Dalton

1A. Crimson and Clover by Tommy James and the Shondells

2. I Am, I Said  by Neil Diamond

3. Where's The Playground Susie?   by Glen Campbell

4. If You Could Read My Mind by Gordon Lighfoot

5. Gimme Some Truth by John Lennon

6. Gone With The Wind Is My Love by Rita and the Tiaras

7. In The Year 2525 by Zager and Evans

8. The Music Box by Ruth Copeland

9. The Ship Song by Nick Cave

10. Sometimes by James

11. I Walk The Earth by King Biscuit Time

12. Didn't Know What I Was In For by Better Oblivion Community Centre

13. When My Boy Walks Down The Street by The Magnetic Fields

14. The Man Don't Give A F**k by Super Furry Animals

15. All Flowers In Time Bend Towards The Sun by Jeff Buckley and Liz Fraser

16. Are You Lookin' by The Tymes

17. A Real Hero by College & Electric Youth

18. Feelings Gone by Callum Easter

19. Sunday Morning by The Velvet Underground

20. Did I Say by Teenage Fanclub

21. Don't Look Back by Teenage Fanclub

22. Your Love Is The Place Where I Come From by Teenage Fanclub

23. Belfast by Orbital

24. Clouds by The Jayhawks

25. Dreaming Of You by The Coral

26. Everlasting Love by Love Affair

27. Walk Away Renee by The Left Banke

28. Teenage Kicks by The Undertones

29. Shaky Ground by Sneeze

29. Rill Rill by Sleigh Bells

30. I Can Feel Your Love by Felice Taylor

31. The State We're In by The Chemical Brothers w/ Beth Orton

32. Sunshine After The Rain by Ellie Greenwich

33. Losing My Edge by LCD Soundsystem

34. Mondo 77 by Looper

35. Les Fleurs by Minnie Riperton

36. Rat Trap by The Boomtown Rats

37. How High by The Charlatans

38. I Can't Let Go by Evie Sands

39. Pop Song 89 by R.E.M.

40. Summertime Clothes by Animal Collective

41. There She Goes by The Las

42. We're Going To Be Friends by White Stripes

43. Autumn Sweater by Yo La Tengo

44. Sister Rena by Lomond Campbell

45. Revolution by The Beatles

46. Lazarus by The Boo Radleys

47. Wrote For Luck by Happy Mondays

48. American Trilogy by The Delgados

49. Loser by Beck 

50. Silent Sigh by Badly Drawn Boy

51. Comedy by Shack

52. Take The Skinheads Bowling by Camper Van Beethoven

53. Freakscene by Dinosaur Jr

54. Thank You For Being You by The Pastels

55. I Think I'm In Love by Spiritualized

56. Chestnut Mare by The Byrds

57. Cannonball by The Breeders

58. Like A Rolling Stone by Bob Dylan

Anything Goes and Everything Flows DJ Mix 26

Hello and welcome to my latest 60-ish minute mix where I create a playlist of songs that I'd love to hear in a pub like McChuills or The Variety Bar in Glasgow. I used to frequent these pubs 'back in the day' and often enjoy the DJ and the tunes so much that I wouldn't head out to clubs. Their music policy was very much anything goes and everything flows ... and I loved it!

I still try to get to McChuills on occasions but have to admit that it has been years since I've hung out in Sauchiehall Street. The ABC used to be my main reason for heading up that way. It really has left a gaping wound in that part of Glasgow.

On to my mix. We start with a Ray Mang original followed by a mix, then Groove Armada mixed by Greg Wilson and the band then creating some euphoric pop with Mutya from Sugababes.

If you're a regular visitor to my blog then you'll know I love a good cover version, so we then have 2 recent discoveries of covers of Bowie's Heroes and Black Box's Ride On Time.

The mix then veers off a little with Caribou's super chilled Home, going down an 00's indie route with Peter, Bjorn and John followed by The Drums. Staying in the 00's we move back into electronic music with the dreamy Empire Of The Sun, disco heaven from Phoenix, the hands in the air and punch the sky ecstatic goodness of Justice vs Simian that was a monster tune in The Arches for a while, before closing with Australia's Cut Copy and a classic from New Order's Technique album.

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Look Into My Eyes - Ray Mang

Judge Not (Ray Mang Disco Mix) - The Phenomenal Handclap Band

DIY Disco (Greg Wilson version) - Groove Armada

Song 4 Mutya (Out Of Control) - Groove Armada

Heroes - The Tribe Of Good

Ride On Time - The Bamboos

Home - Caribou

Young Folks - Peter, Bjorn & John

Lets Go Surfing - The Drums

Walking On A Dream - Empire of the Sun

Too Young - Phoenix

We Are Your Friends - Justice Vs Simian

Need You Now - Cut Copy

Vanishing Point - New Order