The MOJO Record Club

What’s on the flipside of a CD? Yo La Tengo’s Georgia Hubley and Ira Kaplan are the latest inductees to the MOJO Record Club, sharing their love of Bob Marley and The Clean with Andrew Male. Then stick around for a trip deep into Bob Dylan’s archives… Baby, follow us down!

Tracklisting:

1. Aselestine, by Yo La Tengo, written by Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley and released on Matador Records

2. Concrete Jungle, by Bob Marley, released on Island Records

3. In the Dreamlife You Need A Rubber Soul, by The Clean, released on Morr Music

4. Love Sick, by Bob Dylan, originally released by Colombia / SME Records – bootleg re-released by MOJO Magazine 2023

5. She’s a Fighter, song by Robert Forster, released on Tapete Records

Let’s make this one precious: Kevin Rowland joins the MOJO Record Club to discuss Dexys past and present and the enduring genius of Van Morrison. Plus Andrew Male and Chris Catchpole tackle new releases by Tinariwen and BC Camplight... “It ain’t why, why, why, it just is!”

Tracklisting:

1.  I’m Going to Get Free, written by Kevin Rowland and released on the 100 Percent label

2.  Caravan, written by Van Morrison and performed live at at the Troubadour, Los Angeles, Californian May 1973 with The Caledonia Soul Orchestra and released on Warner Bros records

3.  Tenere Den, by Tinariwen, written by Touhami Ag Alhassane and Eyadou Ag Leche and released on Wedge Records

4.  The Last Rotation Of Earth, written by Brian Christinzio and released on Bella Union Records

The MOJO Record Club decamps to Toyah and Robert Fripp’s kitchen to remember lockdown rock-outs, revisit Bowie’s liminal zones in Berlin and Milton Keynes, and discover the surprising connections between King Crimson and The Shaggs! Plus new albums from Bob Dylan and Califone.

Tracklisting:

1. 'Supermen', written by David Bowie, and originally released on Mercury Records in 1970

2. 'My Pal Foot Foot', composed by Dorothy Wiggin, arranged by The Shaggs and originally released on Third World Records in 1969

3. ‘ox-eye’, written by Tim Rutili and released on Jealous Butcher Records

4. 'Watching The River Flow', Bob Dylan / Leon Russell collaboration, released by Columbia Records in 1971

Pauline Black brings radical optimism to the MOJO Record Club, as she reveals the folk roots of The Selecter, and the liberating brilliance of Pentangle’s Basket Of Light. Then stick around for new releases, as Andrew Male and John Mulvey explore the latest records from Arooj Aftab and Lana Del Rey. Bongwater comparisons, anyone?

Tracklisting:

1.  Human Algebra, from the Human Algebra album, written by Pauline Black and released on DMF records

2.  Light Flight, (the theme music for the BBC’s first-ever colour drama series, Take Three Girls), from Basket of Light, written by Jansch, Thompson, McShee, Renbourn, Cox and released on Transatlantic Records in 1969

3.  Once I had a Sweetheart, written by Jansch, Thompson, McShee, Renbourn, Cox and released on Transatlantic Records in 1969

4.  To Remain, To Return, from the album Love in Exile, written by Arooj Aftab, released on Verve

5.  A&W from Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel under Ocean Boulevard? by Lana Del Rey, released by Polydor

Live from New Orleans and “the jazz side of life”, Rickie Lee Jones joins the MOJO Record Club – not just to discuss Van Morrison’s Veedon Fleece, but to sing us a fair portion of it! Plus Andrew Male and Jenny Bulley on the latest new releases from Bill Orcutt and Jana Horn. Let’s improvise!

Tracklisting:

1. Just in Time, by Comden & Green, performed by Rickie Lee Jones and released on BMG, Modern Recordings

2. Weasel, written and performed by Rickie Lee Jones Live from her Living Room (YouTube)

3. Linden Arden Stole the Highlights, written by Van Morrison and released on Warner Bros Records 4. The Life Of Jesus, written by Bill Orcutt and released on Palilalia Records

5. Leaving Him, written by Jana Horn and taken from The Window Is The Dream on No Quarter Records

Mogwai’s spaceship-hunting Stuart Braithwaite is Andrew Male’s latest guest, bringing with him a mighty audio “massage of the soul”. Plus MOJO Associate Editor Jenny Bulley, new records by Bill Callahan and Lucretia Dalt, and some ambient rabbits. It’s a trip!

Tracklisting:

1.   Ritchie Sacramento, by Mogwai, written by Mogwai and released on Rock Action Records

2.   Sleep’s Dopesmoker from 2003 written by Sleep and released on Tee Pee Records

3.   Coyotes, by Bill Callahan, written by Bill Callahan and released on Drag City

4.   ‘No Tiempo’, is the opening track from the album jAy!  Written and performed by Lucrecia Dalt and released on RVNG Intl records

Direct from Ardent Studios in Memphis, Big Star’s Jody Stephens brings a neglected Texan treasure to the MOJO Record Club. But why has Willis Alan Ramsey still not released a follow-up, 51 years later? And what new releases are Andrew Male and John Mulvey excited about in spite of themselves?

Tracklisting:

1. Willis Alan Ramsey, Boy from Oklahoma, written by Willis Alan Ramsey and originally released on Shelter Recording Company and A&M Records

2. Those Pretty Wrongs, Paper Cup, written by Jody Stephens and Luther Russell, released on Curation Records

3. Roger, Pea Vida, written by Roger Jose Cury, arranged by Arthur Verocai and released on Diamond West Records

4. The Tubs, Wretched Lie, written by Owen Williams and George Nicholls, released on Trouble In Mind Records

The Mojo Record Club with Robert Forster Robert Forster waxes lyrical on Roberta Flack, Leonard Cohen, Samuel Beckett and the necessity of pretension. But where, ask Andrew Male and Ian Harrison, do The Go-Betweens sit on the prog/post-punk spectrum?

Tracklisting:

1. Tender Years, written by Robert Forster and released on Tapete Records

2. This is The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, written by Ewan McColl and arranged and conducted by William Fischer and sung by Roberta Flack, and released on Atlantic Records

3. Signal, written by The Necks and released on Northern Spy Records

4. Intrigue: Progressive Sounds in UK Alternative Music 1979-89

From Liverpool with Love! MOJO’s Album Of The Year winner Michael Head joins Andrew Male to reveal how Forever Changes forever changed Shack, The Pale Fountains and The Red Elastic Band. Plus Iggy Pop, Jeff Parker, Miles & Gil, Matt Monro and, as usual, much more.

Tracklisting:

1. Fluke, song and lyrics by Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band, from Dear Scott on the Modern Sky UK label

2. A House Is Not A Motel written by Arthur Lee, performed by Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band, from Dear Scott on the Modern Sky UK label

3. Strung Out Johnny, written by Iggy Pop, Andrew Watt, Chad Smith, and Josh Klinghoffer from the new Iggy album Every Loser, released on Atlantic/Gold Tooth records

4. “2019-07-08 II”, composed By Anna Butterss, Jay Bellerose, Jeff Parker, and Josh Johnson from Jeff Parker’s Mondays At The Enfield Tennis Academy, on Eremite Records

We head back to a hot London summer at the end of the hippy era, as Jethro Tull’s “Nureyev with a flute” Ian Anderson talks vividly about Roy Harper, folk versus rock, musicians versus the music biz, and much more. Plus Andrew Male and Danny Eccleston dig MOJO’s compilation of unheard Stax demos, and yet more great Arthur Russell finds.

Tracklisting:

1.  Locomotive Breath from Aqualung originally released on the Chrysalis label in 1971

2.  In A beautiful rambling Mess, from Come Out Fighting Genghis Smith, originally released on CBS in 1967

3.  The Boy With a Smile, from Picture of Bunny Rabbit LP, written by Arthur Russell, and released on Audio Records originally in 1985

4.  MOJO covermount, Mack Rice’s demo of Respect Yourself, written by Mack Rice and Luther Ingram and first covered by The Staple Singers in 1971

Andrew Male and the team reassemble for a trip into the liminal zone in search of 2022’s hidden musical treasures. Heavy vegetables, good dust and coffee shop riot grrls guaranteed!

Tracklisting:

1.  Broken Eyes by Plosivs, released on Swami Records

2.  Feline, by Mart Avi, self-released on Bandcamp

3.  This is Rolling Mills Are Burning Down by Jake Xerses Fussell released on Paradise Of Bachelors

4.  Barely Woke by Moor Mother with Wolf Weston, released on Anti

Teenage Fanclub’s Norman Blake is our latest inductee to the MOJO Record Club, bringing with him the astonishing Quebec by Ween. Plus Andrew Male and John Mulvey dig into Neil Young’s long-awaited Chrome Dreams, and the final album by the incendiary trumpeter and composer jaimie branch.

Tracklisting:

1. Back To The Light, written by Norman Blake, and released on the bands own label, PeMa

2. It’s Gonna Be A Long Night, written and arranged by Ween and released on Sanctuary Records

3. Among His Tribe, written and arranged by Ween and released on Sanctuary Records

4. Sedan Delivery, written by Neil Young and released on Reprise Records

5. Take over the World from ‘Fly Or Die Fly Or Die Fly Or Die ( ( world war ) )’ composed by Jaimie Branch and released on International Anthem Records

A tour of rock’s meaner alleyways, courtesy of our guest Tim Burgess and the scuzz-opera of his secret hero, Armand Schaubroeck. Plus Andrew Male and Ian Harrison draw Tim into a cul-de-sac with new releases from Weyes Blood and Horse Lords. Street hassle obligatory!

Tracklisting:

1. Tim Burgess, Sure Enough, written by Tim Burgess and released on Bella Union Records.

2.Armand Schaubroeck Steals, Father Michael Loves Sister Jennifer, from the album, I Came to Visit but Decided to Stay, written by Armand Schaubroeck Steals and released on Mirror Records. 3.Armand Schaubroeck, The Bells, released by Mirror Records Horse Lords, Mess Mend, released By RVNG Records.

4.Weyes Blood, It’s Not Just Me, It’s Everybody, released on Sub Pop records

From his Massachusetts attic studio Lloyd Cole ponders music celebrity golf tournaments, tells us the best way to insult a musician and talks to Andrew Male and Jenny Bully about his love for Joan As Police Woman’s 2006 debut LP, Real Life. Plus, new albums by Mudhoney and Everything But The Girl, stray cat noises, the joy of small dogs and the middle-aged wit and melancholy at the heart of Gen X music.

Tracklisting:

1. Wolves, written and performed by Lloyd Cole and released on the earMUSIC label

2. Christobel, written and performed by Joan Wasser and released on Reveal Records

3. Anyone, performed by Joan Wasser, written by Joan Wasser and Anohni and released on Reveal Records

4. Nothing Left To Lose, performed by Everything But the Girl, written by Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn and released on Buzzin’ Fly Records

5. Move Under by Mudhoney, written by Mudhoney from the album Plastic Eternity released on Sub Pop Records

6. Little Dog by Mudhoney, written by Mudhoney from the album Plastic Eternity released on Sub Pop Records

Composer producer and all-round musical polymath Jim O’Rourke joins host Andrew Male and MOJO Editor John Mulvey to discuss his recent score for Kyle Armstrong’s Hands That Bind and one of his favourite LPs, Jaco Pastorius’ 1981 jazz fusion masterpiece, Word Of Mouth. Plus, we delve into some of the week's best new releases from Kieran Hebden & William Tyler and the spellbinding new album from Julie Byrne and finally discover what "chord-cheating" means.

Tracklisting:

1. ‘A Man's Mind Will Play Tricks On Him‘ by Jim O’ Rourke and released on Drag City Records

2. ‘John & Mary’ taken from the Word Of Mouth album, written by Jaco Pastorius, released on the Warner Bros label in 1981

3. ‘Panic’ / ‘Three Views Of A Secret’ taken from the Word Of Mouth album, written by Jaco Pastorius, released on the Warner Bros label in 1981

4. ‘Darkness, Darkness’ by Kieran Hebden and William Tyler, written by Jesse Colin Young and released on the Psychic Hotline Label

5. ‘Moonless’ written by Julie Bane and released on Ghostly International

This week, the whirlwind of creativity that is Warren Ellis gently ushers your host Andrew Male and MOJO Editor John Mulvey into the church of Alice Coltrane. Plus Nina Simone, John Coltrane, Jerry Lee Lewis, Karen Dalton, Bob Dylan, Bitchin Bajas, Ralph Stanley and a stunning Lou Reed revelation!

Tracklisting:

1.Alice Coltrane - My Favourite Things, from Alice Coltrane With Strings – World Galaxy (Impulse Records, 1972)

2.Alice Coltrane - A Love Supreme from Alice Coltrane With Strings – World Galaxy (Impulse Records, 1972)

3.Alice Coltrane talking about her harp from Alice Coltrane documentary (dir. St. Clair Bourne, 1970) 4.Lou Reed - Heroin (May 1965 Demo) from Lou Reed - Words And Music May 1965 (Light In The Attic, 2022)

5.Bitchin Bajas - Amorpha from Bajascillators (Drag City, 2022)

Soundtrack don Barry Adamson joins Andrew Male for a trawl through the shadowy world of classic movie scores. Plus new albums from Suede and Makaya McCraven, and an epiphany in the Scala Cinema!

Tracklisting:

1.   Prelude, Vertigo by Bernard Herrmann, 1996 reissue of Vertigo on Varese Sarabande

2.   Vertigo, sung by Billy Eckstine and written by Jay Livingston-Ray Evens and released on Mercury in 1958

3.   The Fours, by Makaya McCraven, from the album, In These Times, released on International Anthem

4.   15, by Suede taken from the album Autofiction released on BMG

Psych-pop maestro Robyn Hitchcock joins host Andrew Male and MOJO Editor John Mulvey for a mind-expanding flashback to the 1960s. Plus the week’s best new releases, as the team attempt to join the microdots between jazz, heavy metal and everything in between.

Tracklisting:

1.   Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine, taken from the album Electric Music For The Mind And Body, written and performed by Country Joe And The Fish, released on Vanguard Records

2.   Section 43, taken from the album Electric Music For The Mind And Body, written and performed by Country Joe And The Fish, released on Vanguard Records

3.   Karaoke by Cass McCombs from the album, Heartmind, released on Anti

4.   My Name is Blank by Boris, from the album Heavy Rocks, released on Relapse Records

Miki Berenyi is Andrew Male’s latest guest, discussing her new autobiography, revisiting her ‘90s in Lush, and revealing her passion for The Passions. Plus the week’s key new releases with Andrew and MOJO’s Jenny Bulley. Subscribe now at mojo4music.com/podcast/

Tracklisting:

1. Lush - Light From A Dead Star from their 1994 album, Split (4AD, 1994)

2. Piroshka - Everlastingly Yours from Brickbat (Bella Union, 2018)

3. I'm in Love with A German Film star by The Passions on Top Of The Pops

4. The Passions - Bachelor Girls from Thirty Thousand Feet Over China (Polydor, 1981)

5. The Passions - Alice's Song from Thirty Thousand Feet Over China (Polydor, 1981)

6. Kiwi Jr - The Extra Sees The Film from Chopper (Sub Pop, 2022)

7. Rich Ruth - Older But Not Less Confused from I Survived, It’s Over (Third Man, 2022)

8. Nada Surf - Blonde On Blonde by Nada Surf from Let's Go (Heavenly reissue, 2022)

Thurston Moore and your host Andrew Male range far and wide across the musical universe in Episode Two of the MOJO Record Club: The Velvet Underground, Big Joanie, Jack White, The Supremes, Herb Alpert, The Stooges and more!

Tracklisting:

Tracklisting:

1.   Hashish by Thurston Moore, from the album By The Fire, released on Daydream Library

2.   Shadows & Light Source Both, poem by Rumi, music and performance by Maggie Nicols (recorded at Café Oto)

3.   Fall Asleep by Big Joanie, written by Big Joanie, from the album, Sistahs, released on Daydream Library

4.   Cranes in the Sky, performed by Big Joanie, written by Solange (performed live) released on Third Man Records

5.   Living Torch from the album, Entering Heaven Alive by Jack White released on Third Man Records

6.   Living Torch I by Kali Malone, from the album Living Torch, released on Portraits GRM

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New musical discoveries from the visionary Alabaster De Plume, our host Andrew Male and MOJO Editor John Mulvey. Plus an exclusive interview with Patti Smith. The MOJO Record Club is officially open!

Tracklisting:

1.     Now (Stars Are Lit) written by Alabaster De Plume, from the album, Gold - Go Forward in the Courage of your Love, released on International Anthem

2.     Tank!, written and performed by Yoko Kano & The Seatbelts, from the Soundtrack, Cowboy Bebop, released on Victor Entertainment

3.     Memory, written and performed by Yoko Kano & The Seatbelts, from the soundtrack, Cowboy Bebop, released on Victor Entertainment

4.     Space Lion, written and performed by Yoko Kano & The Seatbelts, from the soundtrack, Cowboy Bebop, released on Victor Entertainment

5.     Standing in the Light of Love, by Neil Young released by Reprise

6.     Such Things Should Never Happen, from the album Psalms by Nick Cave, released on Bad Seed Ltd

7.     Patti Smith conversation with Andrew Male (recorded for MOJO magazine)

8.     Fireflies by Patti Smith, written by Patti Smith & Oliver Ray, released by Arista

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