Mostly Music

If you’re a drug-smuggling, wind-in-the-hair middle America child with a VW van in a wheat field, this will probably be your favorite episode. If not, it will probably be your second favorite because we’re pulling out all the stops to bring you the much needed levity and aural hallucinations required to get through the day with the musical stylings of these songwriting mavens:The Cure - A Strange DayWeyes Blood - Andromeda Underworld - Born Slippy (Nuxx)Caetano Veloso - SampaTalking Heads - Facts Of LifeSQÜRL & Anika - She Don’t Wanna Talk About ItRoxy Music - If There Is SomethingFazerdaze - Thick Of The HoneyGordon Lightfoot - Carefree HighwayNeil Diamond - Mr. BojanglesPink Floyd - Any Colour You LikeContact Us:mostlymusicpodcast@gmail.com

You can never go back home but you can always revisit the music that informed your identity, for better or worse, and allow yourself a break from contemporaneous mundanity by submitting yourself to the euphonious whims of your intrepid hosts Ignatius Pallafox and The Low Spark as they get by with a little help from their friends:Bauhaus - All We Ever Wanted Was EverythingBjörk - Hidden PlaceCandlebox - Far BehindMichael Henderson - SolidREO Speedwagon - Time For Me To Fly!!! - Let It Be BlueLCD Soundsystem - American DreamBeach House - Masquerade Pearl Jam - Immortality Richard & Linda Thompson - The Calvary CrossBuster Brown - Fannie MaeA Perfect Circle - OrestesThe Doors - Summer’s Almost Gone  Contact Us: mostlymusicpodcast@gmail.com

Whether your hunger yearns for new music or pines for classic staples (or is just the opening scene from a Tony Scott movie) we’ve got you covered for the next couple hours with songs that will vibrate in your memory and live within the sense they quicken.Coming along for the ride:Ryan Adams - In The MeadowRobert Miles - Fable (Dream Version)Animal Collective - Dragon SlayerA Great Big World - Say SomethingTom Waits - AliceBon Iver - The Wolves (Act I And II)Wet Leg - Piece Of ShitKatie Pruitt - Expectations Leonard Cohen - Light As The BreezePhoebe Bridgers - GeorgiaDelvon Lamarr Organ Trio - Don’t Worry ‘Bout What I DoThe Sisters Of Mercy - Lucretia My Reflection Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi’s DeadContact Us:mostlymusicpodcast@gmail.com

In an episode full of earworms, good luck not getting at least one of these tunes stuck in your head.  We’re wrapping up the year with some old and new favorites while also trying to figure out why Ridley Scott hates America.  This is only possible with a little help from our friends:The Beatles - For You BlueRedbone - Come And Get Your LoveThe Beatles - Two Of UsDjango Django Feat. Charlotte Gainsbourg - Waking UpRich Gang Feat. Young Thug & Rich Homie Quan - Lifestyle Vicente Fernández - Guadalajara Elvis Presley - Guadalajara Sigur Rós With Mogwai - LuvstoryDwight Twilley Band - Looking For The MagicMoby Feat. Skylar Grey - The Last DayMarcus King - No PainUnknown Mortal Orchestra - That LifeTangerine Dream - Betrayal (Sorcerer Theme)Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love IsContact Us:mostlymusicpodcast@gmail.com

Comatose hallucinations and bedridden nightmares… Is this the work of Stephen King or merely a day in the life of the Mostly Music hosts?  We know it may not be October yet, but join us and find out where exactly we’ve been these last few months while we syncopate our yarns with the gilded voices of these sonic mavens:Pop Smoke Feat. Lil Baby & Da Baby - For The NightSwervedriver - DuelThe Smiths - Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I WantOlivia Rodrigo - BrutalElvis Costello & The Attractions - Pump It UpMooski - Track StarThe Rolling Stones - Can’t You Hear Me KnockingBob Dylan - The Man In MeThe Del Vikings - Come Go With MeLeon Bridges - MotorbikeRebecca Ferguson - Nothing’s Gonna Hurt You BabySunny Day Real Estate - Every Shining Time You ArriveThe War On Drugs - Thinking Of A PlaceLebanon Hanover - Gallowdance Contact: Email: mostlymusicpodcast@gmail.comInstagram: IgnatiusPallafoxTheLowSpark

Separation anxiety and a love for epic movie scores finds us back together to serve up the good, the sad, and the lovely to fill your hearts and ears with the pertinent sounds and timeless energy that is the dialect of music. SpotemGottem - Beat BoxDaBaby - MasterpieceLoma Prieta - Fly By Nightilluminati hotties - MMMOOOAAAAAYAYACrowded House - Don’t Dream It’s OverStill Woozy - KennyCigarettes After Sex - John WayneIamdoechii - Yucky Blucky FruitcakeGlass Candy - Digital VersicolorDonovan - Season Of The WitchDonovan - Isle Of IslayBrian Eno & David Byrne - RegimentJohnny Rivers - MemphisEnnio Morricone, Gareth Williams - The ThingEnnio Morricone - The Good, The Bad and the UglyEnnio Morricone - Al CaponeEnnio Morricone - The Grand MassacreEnnio Morricone - Navajo Joe Contact: mostlymusicpodcast@gmail.com

The intersection of nostalgia and modernity greets us as we navigate through this year of uncertainty while trying to avoid the calamitous clichés that rear their ugly heads in the form of self-inflicted punishment that we must all endure while trying to achieve self-fulfillment in new ways in the midst of catastrophe and inexperience. Sound a bit dramatic? Well, you’re probably right. Let’s just engage ourselves in these sonic stalwarts:Neil Young And Crazy Horse - Cortez The KillerMoor Jewelry - True OperaThe Jubalaires - Preacher And The Bear / NoahTamikrest - Tisnant An ChatmaThe Budos Band - Long In The ToothJuan Luis Guerra - Burbujas De AmorNatalia Lafourcade - Hasta La RaízTravis Scott And Kid Cudi - The ScottsR.A.P. Ferreira - NONCIPHERB-Legit, Big Tone, Celly Cel - Mobb ShitSleaford Mods - JobseekerBob Dylan - I’ve Made Up My Mind To Give Myself To YouThe Zombies - Time Of The SeasonLaura Marling - Held DownJerry Rivera - Amores Como El Nuestro John Prine - I Remember Everything Contact Us: mostl

A reprieve from the undoubtedly solitary confinement you find yourself in, Ignatius Pallafox and The Low Spark risk life and limb (and reputation) to bring you this year’s finest collection of musical talents spanning eras and genres, the likes of which have never been seen before on one palette. The task may be daunting, but listening shall be the highlight of your month/quarantine. Credits:Grant Green - Talkin’ AboutThe Equatics - Merry Go RoundManu Dibango - Soul MakossaKeaton Henson - You Don’t Know How Lucky You AreBaby Rose - RegretsJuan Diego Flórez - Cucurrucucú PalomaZephaniah OHora - He Can Have Tomorrow (I’ll Take Yesterday)Idris Muhammad - Piece Of MindBilly Bragg & Wilco - Way Over Yonder In The Minor KeyLucky Daye - Real GamesChris De Burgh - Lady In RedM83 - Goodbye Captain LeeThe Cactus Blossoms - BoomerangDave Matthews Band - Satellite Contact Us: mostlymusicpodcast@gmail.com

At the heart of every album lies a story to be unfolded. Is there a right way to unravel it? Perhaps as importantly, is there a wrong way? Helping us disseminate the mysteries of music is our venerable guest Trevaillé, along with:Joel Ross - Is It Love That Inspires You?Cat Power - Still In LoveGin Blossoms - Hey Jealousy Colin Hay - I Just Don’t Think I’ll Ever Get Over YouMulatu Astatke - YekatitJacob Miller - Tenement YardDoja Cat - Go To TownSidney Bechet Quintet - SummertimeDr. John - Such A NightCreedence Clearwater Revival - Long As I Can See The LightSchoolly D - P.S.K. ‘What Does It Mean’?Trevaillé - (X) RemixThe Cinematic Orchestra - All Things To All MenMaxo Kream - RoachesLil Was X - Old Town RoadSixto Rodriguez - Sugar ManLouisiana Red - The Sky Is CryingDon McLean - VincentDJ Malvado - Baile De FavelaValérie Leulliot - Au VirageThe Cure - Underneath The StarsThe Cinematic Orchestra - All That You Give

Though not our aim to be wistful, we keep circling back to the concept of "music as a time machine". Join us as we comb through the music of today and yesteryear whilst searching for some order to this chaos. Helping us out:Lou Donaldson - Alligator Bogaloo Sharon Van Etten - The End Of The WorldDominic Chianese - Core 'NgratoTownes Van Zandt - All I NeedRyan Adams - Fuck The RainKlaatu - Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary CraftKing Princess & Fiona Apple - I Know Better Oblivion Community Center - Didn't Know What I Was In ForKing Princess - Pussy Is GodThe Cribs - Be SafeElizabeth Cotten - Oh Babe It Ain't No LieMarisa Anderson - Sant Feliu De GuíxolShawn Smith - Wrapped In My MemoryTrevor Jones - PromentoryBob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Against The WindContact: mostlymusicpodcast@gmail.com

A little country, a bit of blues, and a touch of nostalgia. Join us as we sift through the music permeating our brains. Helping us out, along with an appearance from Zarg AKA The Taste:Wayne Shorter - TenderfootOld Crow Medicine Show - Wagon WheelThe Byrds - Life In PrisonKatie Pruitt - Grace Has A GunChilledCow - Sampled Mix LivestreamQuintron - Place UnknownBuilt To Spill - Terrible/PerfectMazzy Star - Fade Into YouBukka White - Parchman Farm BluesMississippi Fred Mcdowell - Kokomo Me BabyBoygenius - Souvenir Crooks - New MexicoCamp Cope - The OpenerTatsuro Yamashita - SparkleBob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Night MovesBrainbombs - Lipstick On My Dick

At long last our summer hiatus has ended. Join us as we catch you, and each other, up on all the music seeping from our pores. With a little help from:Django Reinhardt - Django’s TigerDjango Reinhardt - I’ll See You In My DreamsElliott Smith - Between The BarsCarole King - You’ve Got A FriendKim Jung Mi - HaenimHobo Johnson - Peach SconeDon Babylon - Ow, My Tiny HeartSizzle - Thank You MamaMance Lipscomb - FreddieRadiohead - Climbing Up The WallsDonnie & Joe Emerson - Good TimeNew Radicals - You Get What You GiveSister Rosetta Tharpe - Can’t No Grave Hold My BodyGary Numan - M.E.Sad Lovers & Giants - My Heart’s On FireTelevision - Marquee Moon

We’re getting high (and low). How did we come up with this setlist? Listen and find out.Ellis Marsalis - Little JoyJohn Lennon - Mother Abuse of Power - View Of The FewThe Blood Brothers - This Adultery Is RipeBen Harper & Charlie Musselwhite - No Mercy In This LandSongs: Ohia - The Old Black HenCharley Patton - Circle Round The MoonPinback - BooTom Waits - Temptation The Four Seasons - SherryChildish Gambino - This Is AmericaSheck Wes - Mo BambaAvicii - Ryu (Laidback Luke Edit)Hardrive - Deep InsideT-Bone Walker - Mean Old WorldRavi Shankar - Karmady

Wars and Typhoons and Veils and boots full of water. Sure, it's a bit maudlin, but cut through the fog of Spring with these artists:Art Blakey - In The BasementTyphoon - EmpiricistSunny War - ViolentSunny War - If It Wasn't BrokenBeck - The Golden AgeRyan Adams - Too Tired To CryThe Veils - Axolotl Boards Of Canada - SixtyninerNeil Young - Come On Baby Let's Go DowntownJeff Buckley - Lover, You Should've Come OverTownes Van Zandt - Tower SongA Perfect Circle - OrestesJimi Hendrix - Manic DepressionChicano Batman - JealousyThe Young Rascals - I've Been Lonely Too Long? & The Mysterians - 96 TearsWaxahatchee - Catfish

We are pleased to be joined by our esteemed guest, the smoky, sultry, sensational, and slightly salacious, VinCi Vibe. Join us as we celebrate the women in music who have shaped our lives and changed the spiritual and emotional landscape of our souls. Would we willfully launch a thousand ships and plunge them into a shore of rocks? For these artists, yes. With a little help from:Mary Lou Williams - A Grand Nite For SwingingThe Cranberries - LingerRhiannon Giddens - JulieVinCi & Her Groove Sector - Sweet SurrenderSonic Youth - I Dreamed I DreamEarly Monarchs - WhyThe Courtneys - TourPortishead - The RipSade - Never As Good As The First TimeBjörk - Possibly MaybeEsther Suarez - Amor BonitoLianne La Havas - Green & GoldKandace Springs - The World Is A GhettoEmmylou Harris - Feelin' Single-Seein' Double

A new year and a new episode, replete with slurred speech and the pain that only comes with the 1st of January. Indulge us while we indulge ourselves with music old and new in an attempt to discover the cure for the common hangover.Helping us out:Alice Coltrane - Gospel TraneBlues Traveler - HookJames Cotton - South Side BoogieNeutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The SeaBjörk - Arisen My SensesHank Williams - I'm A Long Gone DaddyTownes Van Zandt - Only Him Or MeKaren Dalton - It Hurts Me TooGlassjaw - New White Extremity Morrissey - My Love, I'd Do Anything For YouMiguel - HaremChuck Berry - You Never Can TellCardi B - Bodak Yellow Lil Pump - Gucci GangThe Pack - VansGoapele - Cool Breeze

Why Drive to Twin Peaks when you can Inherit Vice from a Legend of The Craft? Listen, or There Will Be Blood. A quasi film soundtrack episode, by popular demand, with a little help from:Bud Powell - Tempus FugitBud Powell - So Sorry, PleaseSlowdive - Sugar For The PillGlass Candy - Digital VersicolorKavinsky, Lovefoxxx - NightcallMatthew Sweet - Dark SecretRadiohead - Talk Show HostJonny Greenwood - Adrian PrussiaPrimitive Radio Gods - Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My HandLuke Bryan - Light It UpFleetwood Mac - CrystalBoris - AbsolutegoBryan Ferry - Is Your Love Strong EnoughLindsey Buckingham - Time Bomb TownBadly Drawn Boy - Life Turned Upside DownDesire - Under Your SpellSlowdive - Slomo

Reunited and it feels so good. No, we are not joined by Peaches & Herb, but rather our dear old friends Mandinga aka Zero-Tech and XR aka Family Juelz. Join us as we run off the rails on life, love, red-flags, and, oh yeah, music. Helping us out:J.J. Johnson - Blue TromboneSiouxsie And The Banshees - Hong Kong GardenThe Glove - A Blues In DragBrian Eno - Spider And IFrank Ocean - Self ControlPortishead - StrangersLives Of Angels - Golden AgeLink Wray - RumbleLink Wray - Take Me Home JesusPost Malone - Feeling WhitneyAphex Twin - XtalAphex Twin - Iz-UsLee "Scratch" Perry - People Funny BoyThe Congos - Open Up The GatesArcade Fire - Good God DamnArcade Fire - Electric BlueLink Wray - Juke Box Mama

Lost all hope for the current state of music? We're here to help. There is a ray of light at the end of this contemporary morass... Sun Ra - Plutonian NightsRadiohead - The National AnthemSlowdive - Catch The BreezeBhai Nirmal Singh Nagpuri - Toon Karta Sachyar Maida SaiColdplay - We Never ChangeThe Sound - Skeletons Dinosaur Jr. - Feel The PainSebadoh - Soul And FireThe Deslondes - Hurricane ShakedownCayetana - Hot Dad CalendarLuke Bell - Hold MeCowboy Junkies - See You AroundPhoebe Bridgers - Smoke SignalsThe Cactus Blossoms - Mississippi

You know you wanna listen...Featuring:Herbie Hancock - Fat MamaHerbie Hancock - Cantaloupe IslandMestre Suassuna - Luana ÉSharon Van Etten - TarifaRobert Miles - Children (Dream Version)Annie Lennox - No More "I Love You's"M.I.A. - Paper PlanesThe Clash - Straight To HellThe Magnetic Fields - I Don't Believe In The Sun