Playlist 29th April

I’ve been partial to the Hard Chargers for a while. A local combo with the washboard, the resonator guitar, the bass fiddle and a joyous, rumblethump beat. Their residency at the Black Box café in Belfast last December was a rolling pleasure and they can readily put up on a street corner and deliver the boogie. The previous recording was a little basic and didn’t fully translate the charm. Now they have emerged with two tracks, ‘Just Somebody’s Friend’ plus ‘Fine And Dirty’. It’s raw and syncopated and doused in the cranky old methods of Clarksdale and Chicago. With Rory Gallagher as a benign spirit guide. And Screaming Joy Hawkins as cheerleader.

Upcoming gigs in Ballymena, Belfast and Bangor. More info here.

The Doors – Hello I Love You (Elektra)

Diamond Rugs – Hightail (Partisan)

Paul Weller – Olde Original (Virgin)

Bronagh Gallagher – Fool (Salty Dog)

Bronagh Gallagher – Short Cut (Salty Dog)

Houndmouth – On The Road (Rough Trade)

George Jones – White Lightning (Proper)

Still Corners – Future Age (Sub Pop)

The Wonderstuff – Friendly Company (IRL)

Sigur Ros – Isjaki (XL)

Scott Walker – We Came Through (Fontana)

The Hard Chargers – Just Somebody’s Friend (white)

Handsome Family – Octopus (Loose)

Luke Wilson King – The Coming Tide (Bloodshot)

Iron & Wine – The Desert Babbler (4ad)

George Jones – A Good Year For The Roses (Proper)

Charles Bradley – Let Love Stand A Chance (Daptone)

Bill Ryder Jones – He Took You In His Arms (Domino)

Patti Griffin, Robert Plant - Ohio (Columbia)

68 Degrees – Curses (white)

Iron & Wine – Singer And The Endless Song (4ad)

George Jones – The Grand Tour (Epic)

Deadstring Brothers – Like A California Wildfire (Bloodshot)