Mixtape 128 :: What Happened to Delilah?
Mekons
The first wave of UK punk crested and shrank back, but the Mekons are still thrashing and foaming.
In this episode: AJJ, Bag, Bill Callahan, Bob Dylan, Boogarins, Booker T. & the MG's, Car Seat Headrest, The Chats, Dan Auerbach, Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks, Dim Dim, Electric Six, The Fearless Flyers (feat. Elizabeth Lea), Geggy Tah, Golden Shoulders, Jonathan Richman, The Just Joans, Mekons, Mikal Cronin, The Mountain Goats, Nightmares On Wax (featuring Jordan Rakei), Pixies, The Police, The Psychedelic Furs, The Ramones, The Rock*A*Teens, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Stop Calling Me Frank, The Suncharms, Tommy Guerrero, The Total Rejection, X, Young Fresh Fellows
| Song | Artist | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What Happened to Delilah? | Mekons | Old school weeper | |
| 2 | Cherrybomb | Dan Auerbach | Fairly Becky | |
| 3 | Delta 88 Nightmare | X | Still burning white hot | |
| 4 | Do What I Want | The Chats | They are being quite recalcitrant | |
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| 6 | Just What I Needed/Not Just What I Needed | Car Seat Headrest | Was that a cover? | |
| 7 | 6000 dias (Ou Mantra dos 20 Anos) | Boogarins | Brazilian magic | |
| 8 | 100 Years | Tommy Guerrero | Easy summer sounds | |
| 9 | Summerland | Young Fresh Fellows | At their most melodic | |
| BREAK | ||||
| 11 | Sunglasses At The Wedding | Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | Very quite low-key | |
| 12 | Hide The Medicine | The Psychedelic Furs | That alternative sound | |
| 13 | She's Gotta Go-Go | The Total Rejection | Don’t let anything stop you | |
| 14 | Monster Club | The Suncharms | Spooky times | |
| BREAK | ||||
| 16 | Typical | Nightmares On Wax (featuring Jordan Rakei) | More rainy night musics | |
| 17 | Don't Think Twice, It's All Right | Bob Dylan | When your rooster crows at the break of dawn | |
| 18 | I Can't Stand Your Face | Bag | Bouncy hatin’ song | |
| 19 | Riri | Dim Dim | Pleasant island ditty | |
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| 21 | Bicentennial | The Fearless Flyers (feat. Elizabeth Lea) | Channelling ZZ Top at some point | |
| 22 | Red Beans and Rice | Booker T. & the MG's | Back to the basics | |
| 23 | I’ve Got Reason (Switched On) | Mikal Cronin | Totally switched on | |
| 24 | Just to Annoy You | Stop Calling Me Frank | For the energy vampires | |
| BREAK | ||||
| 26 | Tandem Jump | Jonathan Richman | Nervous? | |
| 27 | I'm Your Puppet | The Rock*A*Teens | Very lonesome sounds | |
| 28 | Whoever You Are | Geggy Tah | Somewhat extended | |
| 29 | Bone Machine | Pixies | He bought me a soda | |
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| 31 | The One I Loathe The Least | The Just Joans | Shrewd analysis | |
| 32 | Loudmouth | AJJ | We all know one | |
| 33 | January 31, 438 | The Mountain Goats | Dance with the one that brought you | |
| 34 | The Quickening Has Begun | Golden Shoulders | Getting faster and faster | |
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| 36 | Danger! High Voltage! | Electric Six | So over the top | |
| 37 | Payday Blues | Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks | Farewell, Dan | |
| 38 | Driven To Tears | The Police | Serious stuff | |
| 39 | Rock 'N' Roll High School | The Ramones | Back to basics | |
| BREAK | ||||
| 41 | Pigeons | Bill Callahan | A big heaping slice of real life | |
