The Show: Made me sing like Gene Autry

Starting today’s show the way Shane Meadows decided to start every episode of his recent BBC TV series Gallows Pole, with the psych blues of The Mystery Lights.

And on with the show…

Direct download: The Joint – 12 August 2023

Notebooks out completists, here’s the playlist in full…

  • THE MYSTERY LIGHTS – What Happens When You Turn the Devil Down
  • PINKY ANN RIHAL – Tere Liye
  • THE INTREPIDS – After You’ve Had Your Fling (Get Down To The Real Thing)
  • NORMAL NADA THE KRAKMAXTER – Batida 28
  • THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS – Live Again (featuring Halo Maud)
  • THE ARMED – Liar 2
  • SHIT & SHINE – GIRL vs PJ HARVEY – Childhood (live at Hay Festival 2022)
  • UNITED GRIND – Ambush Ballad (with HiJinks featuring Lena Jackson)
  • THE BUG – Brutalized(Headwrecked)
  • MAY RIO – Need You Like
  • JORJA SMITH X NIA ARCHIVES – Little Things (Remix)
  • CAMP LO – Luchini AKA This Is It
  • BAMBII – One Touch
  • BLACK BONES – Pressure Point
  • MFR SOULS X MDU AKA TRP – The Game (Amapiano Bootleg)
  • HAGAR THE WOMB – Idolisation
  • SHIT & SHINE – UHOK
  • TKAY MAIDZA – Ring-a-Ling
  • FLO MILLI – Fruit Loop
  • TINA PEEL – Pajama Party
  • ARMAND HAMMER – Trauma Mic (featuring Pink Siifu)
  • JANELLE MONÁE – Water Slide
  • RANKIN TOYAN – Natty Step It Inna Me Tracks & Socks (Answer Riddim)
  • THE VOIDZ – American Way
  • GOLD PANDA – The Corner (featuring Open Mike Eagle, Infinite Livez, McKinley Dixon) *
  • DENZEL CURRY – BLOOD ON MY NIKEZ
  • COI LERAY – Radioactive (featuring Skillibeng)
  • NATION OF LANGUAGE – Too Much, Enough
  • THE BUG – Vertical(Never see you again)
  • DJ SLIINK & BANDMANRILL – Real Hips 2
  • KWENGFACE, JOY ORBISON, OVERMONO – Freedom 2
  • PAPA NUGS – 145 In A Ford Escort
  • RUBBER BLANKET – Pepsi
  • CONFLICT AT SERENITY POOLS – Stained Glass Curtain
  • LIQUID MIKE – American Record
  • SISTER JULIE – Sister Dub (featuring Sister Carol)
  • PURP – Ride
  • CARLY RAE JEPSEN – Psychedelic Switch

* The inspiration for this week’s lyrical heading.

The Show: Without music you are all dead.

R.I.P. Lee Scratch Perry

Summer is just around the corner, so what better soundtrack could there be for a weekend of warm sunshine than Scotch Rolex, The Bug, MC Kano and, of course, Benefits?

And on with the show…

Direct download: The Joint – 4 September 2021

Notebooks out completists, here’s the playlist in full…

  • KENJIRO HIROSE – Marine Boy Theme Tune
  • DOJA CAT – Need To Know (Official Live Performance)
  • THE BLOW – I’m Not in Love
  • THE ARMED – ULTRAPOP
  • ALPHA MAID – SUM1
  • THE PARROTS – Lo Dejaría Todo
  • JOSEPHINE SILLARS – Desperate Characters
  • ASYMMETRIC – Turbulence
  • SLEIGH BELLS – Justine Go Genesis
  • PRIMAL SCREAM – Shine Like Stars (Andrew Weatherall Remix)
  • ELEKTRIČNI ORGAZAM – Vi
  • BURNA BOY – Kilometre
  • ANGEL OLSEN – Safety Dance
  • THE FIERY FURNACES – The Fortune Teller’s Revenge
  • MOONCHILD SANELLY – Yebo Teacher
  • SCOTCH ROLEX – Success (featuring Lord Spikeheart)
  • NINA SIMONE – Backlash Blues
  • BENEFITS – Empire
  • FROM NURSERY TO MISERY – My Life In Shatters
  • SAINT ETIENNE – Penlop
  • CAROLINE SHAW & SŌ PERCUSSION – Lay All Your Love On Me (Live)
  • STEFFLON DON & MS BANKS – Dip
  • THE BUG – Vexed (featuring Moor Mother)
  • MC KONO – Il Jini Song Wapi
  • HELADO NEGRO – Outside The Outside
  • SFERRO – Stargazer
  • UNIIQU3 – Microdosing
  • DEATH IS NOT THE END – Gretel
  • MUZI – Fools Love (featuring BlackRose)
  • MUMBLE TIDE – Good 4 Me
  • LURK – Bermuda
  • LEE SCRATCH PERRY & FULL EXPERIENCE – Disco Devil