#62

One of my favourite albums, this. And the track Space, Love appeared on so many mixtapes that I made for myself.

Courtesy Of Choice never really hit the same level, and there was a disappointing ATP performance in there too, which probably didn’t help, either.

Paul Smith (of Maximo Park) did a nice little retrospective/album of the week on his Star and Shadow radio show recently (not sure if this link will still work):

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#63

I found this song through Music League, and I’d literally never heard of her before. I’ve got no idea how big/acclaimed she got in her time or retrospectively, but this track at least feels like it should be one of the all-time classic 70s masterpieces - I should be sick to death of it after hearing it over and over through my life, rather than it being a brand new 2021 discovery

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#64

Neneh Cherry is great and that version of Dream Baby Dream is one of my favourite tracks of the last ten years or ever.

The Blank Project album was a belter too, but here’s an underrated one from her second solo album.

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#66

Just listened to Wildflowers this morning, really good!

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#67

Really enjoying Vol 3: When I’m Gone. Thanks for the recommendation!

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#69

My friend gave me this album on a CD-R about 15 years ago but the CD was a bit dodgy and skipped a lot after the first few tracks so not sure I ever heard the full album. But she mainly wanted me to hear this opening track which was a stunner

#70

Tori Amos should be as famous and respected as Tom Waits or Nick Cave; there’s literally no way she’s not just as good, i won’t have it. She had a run of incredible records (arguably Little Earthquakes to …Choirgirl Hotel) that are as thrilling, inventive, tuneful, diverse and smart as anyone’s.

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#71

Tracey Thorn

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#72

Only just read this, that was my submission to Music League and agree with what you say. It’s a total belter of a song. The song really rocks and her voice is wonderful.

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#73

Only just seen this thread. I reviewed Charlotte Carpenter around 5 years back a few times. Always struck me should could really take off but it never happened. Not strictly meeting the tread criteria but hey, definitely worth a listen, songs with lovely charm and openly interpretable to your own depth. I like that.

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#74

Great call

The Geraldine Fibbers version of Fancy is something else

#75

Ewan Pearson did an amazing remix of the title track from that album, which is excellent in anyway. Sounds like a great lost Bjork song.

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#76

Thalia Zedek has had an incredible life in music and deserves way more attention, her 90s band Come (with Chris Brokaw) released four amazing albums, and her solo albums are always reliably beautiful/devastating

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#77

It’s Rose Elinor Dougall from now but has to be Toni Halliday from Curve. This band has entered my top 10 I think and it’s largely because of her smooth vocals.

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#78

Jo Bench from Bolt Thrower.

I think these days she probably does but to have held her own in the male heavy metal world of the late 80s onwards, whilst staying true to punk veggie diy spirit and all along laying down basslines which make the metal poseurs across the world tremble before her, is frankly incredible.

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#79

Production by Dr Dre, and (according to some) the reason he had the skills and money available to make Straight Outta Compton, but I hadn’t heard of this until I watched a documentary they were in (Hip Hop Evolution I think?). Such a fun record.

#80

Curve really did get fucked by the music press. :confused: They deserved better.

#81

Think Lydia Lunch falls into this category. I’m not that knowledgeable of her entire catalogue but everything I do hear is brilliant, like always really dark and evocative. The grit in her voice is super cool too.

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