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Listened to some more Slits today, I still like them. Uncut gems. The Clash and Specials come to mind, though this is not exactly Ska (just like The Clash aren’t). Sign of the Times I guess.
Oh and also Electrelane (try “On Parade”).
slits got their big break opening for the clash in 1977. mick jones (was that his name?) would tune their guitars for them because the slits had no prior musical knowledge and didnt know how to tune
For people who don’t use spotify:
Songs of the Day ------------ Come Pick Me Up Ryan Adams ------------ White Winter Hymnal Fleet Foxes ------------ What Time Is It? Spin Doctors ------------ Pua Paoakalani (Instrumental Version) The Hiram Olsen Group, Nina Keali'iwahamana ------------ Fairytale of New York (feat. Kirsty MacColl) The Pogues, Kirsty MacColl ------------ B.O.B. - Bombs Over Baghdad Outkast ------------ Say Goodbye Dave Matthews Band ------------ Megasus Megasus ------------ Basement Music #1 Frank Zappa ------------ My Foolish Heart Astrud Gilberto ------------ vampire Olivia Rodrigo ------------ Underclass Hero Sum 41 ------------ Howlin' for You The Black Keys ------------ TC and Honeybear John Grant ------------ Who's Gonna Take The Weight? Gang Starr ------------ Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle) Limp Bizkit ------------ First Down Fatboy Slim ------------ The Master's Call Marty Robbins ------------ I Wish You Would Taylor Swift ------------ i Kendrick Lamar ------------ Euphoria Angels & Airwaves ------------ Gobbledigook Sigur Rós ------------ The Wind Cries Mary Jimi Hendrix ------------ Widower The Dillinger Escape Plan ------------ Heart Neneh Cherry ------------ Breathe The Prodigy ------------ Gloria: In Excelsis Deo Patti Smith ------------ I'm Shakin' Jack White ------------ Milk Lizard The Dillinger Escape Plan ------------ No Sympathy Super Furry Animals(just because I have this script sitting in my PATH)
Very nice; earmarked. (I had previously stored The Slits as Punk, apparently erroneously)
there’s still punk, just a lot more on the dub/reggae side
one of the first to really lean into that too. also the main inspiration for the riot grrrl movement of the 90s
