Yellow Brit Road, 16 August 2020

This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we dive through new music and old, discuss guitaring faux pas, and talk about identity. We opened with a solid set by Siouxie and the Banshees, and in a curveball for this show, American singer Andy Williams. His version of Can't Take My Eyes Off You can be heard here, and Muse's jazz cover for a BBC performance in 2002, here. Rock music is not dead, and this show will testify to that! We heard indie music from Gaffa Tape Sandy, Beach Riot, SuperGlu, Billy Nomates, Big Joanie, and Ailbhe Reddy. Billy Nomates' debut album releases in August. We had some math rock from Clever Girl, an album recorded globally on tour by Delta Sleep, and pop excess (excuse the pun) from Rina Sawayama (with her song XS), who the Mercury Prize deemed "not British enough" on passport grounds, in spite of being one of Britain's most exciting young pop musicians. The podcast discussed in the show, United Zingdom, by journalist Zing Tsing, can be heard here. This week's Masala Chai was straight from Toronto, Canada and featured a dash of lime as we listened to the Seams' sublime Lemonade and Partner's Hello and Welcome. Their album Never Give Up releases in November. Consider supporting your favourite musicians directly by buying their music and merchandise! The playlist for this week can also be found here. Listen live on your dial at 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)