What are you listening to in 2026 and why might anyone be interested?

Brian Odgers also acoustic bassist on John McLaughlin’s debut album for Marmalade, ‘Extrapolation’.

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followed by

Rumillajta - City of Stone.

Stunning Andean music and I was once in a band that played the same music and we used to get our instruments from them - particularly high quality pan pipes, including the long bass ones.

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Followed by The Pop Group - Y Boxed set - some very manic sounds somehow held together….

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MJ Lenderman- Manning Fireworks - FLAC 24/96

Excellent electric guitar led Indy/Americana, fine songs well played and sung.

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Back Door | Self titled | Uniti Core. Another I first heard on Peel.

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Indeed he was, I believe he was a last minute replacement for Dave Holland, who, just before the recording of the album, was pinched by Miles Davis.

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Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen - Live In The Ozone, a bit of early country rock, although a touch low-fi in sound, the band are clearly enjoying themselves.

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Neil Young - Unplugged - WAV CD rip

A run through some of his greatest songs with a fine band, really beautiful music making.

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Cassandra Wilson | Blue Light ‘til Dawn | Uniti Core. I return to this album so often. Wonderful in every sense I think and an example of how good a standard/normal price CD can sound.

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Little Simz-Sometimes I might be introvert. Nothing introverted about the track, Point and Kill, or the rest of the album for that matter.

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Mark Knopfler - Screenplaying.

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I was listening to Linn Radio a few minutes ago and I heard this track and really enjoyed it:

It was a very good sound quality recording, and there was something witty and original and yet they got right into the groove of the song.

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Little River Bands self titled debut album

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Hunters and Collectors Best of..

Had some success in Aus with Throw Your Arms Around Me and When the River Runs Dry.

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Artists

David Naill

Buddy Miller

Irma Thomas

Heidi Feek

Deitra Farr

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Listening now.. listened recently in my daughter’s car while driving from Queenstown to Glenorchy. Felt in sync with the mountains and lakes. Such a good rootsy and contemplative


album from a wonderful musician (and one of the great guitarists).

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Harry Chapin - Short Stories

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On CD:-

Joe Zawinul - Zawinul

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Counting Crows - August And Everything After - CD (1993)

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Alabama Shakes | I Must Be Dreaming

I Must Be Dreaming marks a minor but distinctive shift from Sound & Color and their 2012 debut Boys & Girls , keeping its predecessors’ aching bluesiness while flirting with a more political tone and evoking the shaggy, uncompressed style of ‘70s psychedelic soul.

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