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Modern Qualifier 46 – CURATED by Kat S!
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Our headliner is also today’s only CURATED GROUP by FT’s own Kat Stevens! I don’t know if there’s a theme or simply a unity of vibe, great stuff nonetheless.

  1. Single from the dream-poppers’ 2009 debut Eyelid Movies.
  2. Single from the Norwegian songwriter’s 2015 breakthrough Ten Love Songs.
  3. From the San Francisco based songwriter’s 2010 debut LP Ring.
  4. From the art-pop composer’s 2013 LP Loud City Song.
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Qualifier M46: CURATED by Kat S!

PHANTOGRAM - "When I'm Small" (YouTube)

SUSANNE SUNDFOR - "Delirious" (YouTube)

GLASSER - "Mirrorage" (YouTube)

JULIA HOLTER - "Horns Surrounding Me" (YouTube)

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Modern Qualifier 47 – Diddy Dirty Money, Katy B, Little Dragon, Kelis
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  1. From the 2010 LP Last Train To Paris. A Bracket Balancer.
  2. Top 5 hit from the 2014 LP Little Red. Nominated by Arron W.
  3. Single from the Swedish band’s 2011 EP Ritual Union. Nominated by Julia H.
  4. Closing track from the 2010 LP Flesh Tone. Nominated by actualeesimpson.
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Qualifier M47: HOME CRYING LITTLE BABY

DIDDY - DIRTY MONEY - "Coming Home" (YouTube)

KATY B - "Crying For No Reason" (YouTube)

LITTLE DRAGON - "Little Man" (YouTube)

KELIS - "Song For The Baby" (YouTube)

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Modern Qualifier 48 – Chelsea Wolfe, Wu Lu, The Mars Volta, Mastodon
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  1. From the California singer-songwriter’s 2015 LP Abyss. Nominated by stabilimentum.
  2. From the Brixton musician’s 2022 debut LP Loggerheads. Nominated by Matt L.
  3. Single from the band’s eponymous 2022 LP. Nominated by Bec.
  4. Single from the band’s 2006 LP Blood Mountain. Nominated by jacobkupp.
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Qualifier M48: CARRION SOUTH BLACKLIGHT BIRCHMEN

CHELSEA WOLFE - "Carrion Flowers" (YouTube)

WU LU - "South" (YouTube)

THE MARS VOLTA - "Blacklight Shine" (YouTube)

MASTODON - "Colony Of Birchmen" (YouTube)

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Modern Qualifier 49 – Maximum Balloon, Doug Hream Blunt, Tyler Childers, Joshua Ray Walker
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  1. From the 2010 Maximum Balloon solo project by TVOTR’s David Sitek. Nominated by garrymck.
  2. From the 2015 reissue (so yes, this is a stray from ANCIENT – sorry!) of the outsider funkster’s 80s work. Nominated by Bill A.
  3. From the Kentucky musician’s 2022 set Can I Take My Hounds To Heaven? Nominated by Jamie W.
  4. A 2022 single by the Dallas country singer. Also nominated by Jamie W. (Sorry!)
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Qualifier M49: GROOVE GENTLE ANGEL SEXY

MAXIMUM BALLOON ft THEOPHILUS LONDON - "Groove Me" (YouTube)

DOUG HREAM BLUNT - "Gentle Persuasion" (YouTube)

TYLER CHILDERS - "Angel Band (Jubilee Version)" (YouTube)

JOSHUA RAY WALKER - "Sexy After Dark" (YouTube)

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Modern Qualifier 50 – Lady Aicha, Suntou Susso, Hesa, DJ Kleytinha & MC Pipokinho
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  1. From the Ugandan collective’s (amazing) 2022 LP N’Djila Wa Mudujimu. Nominated by Arron W.
  2. From the Gambian kora player’s 2022 debut Kanefonyo. Nominated by Isabel E.
  3. This one is impressively Google-proof to the non-Arabic reader – it’s a 2023 single and I think it’s from Egypt! Nominated by Job De W.
  4. Also a 2023 single from the prolific brega funk MC. Nominated by Frank K.
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Qualifier M50: TIKANGA EKANASONG BITAEALUJ PIPOKA

LADY AICHA & PISKO CRANES ORIGINAL FULU MZIKI OF KINSHASA - "Tikanga" (YouTube)

SUNTOU SUSSO - "Ekanasong" (YouTube)

HESA ft FIGO, SADAT & MAHMOUD EL HUSSEINY - "بتعالج" (YouTube)

DJ KLEYTINHO & MC PIPOKINHA - "Bota Na Pipoka" (YouTube)

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TODAY’S PLAYLISTS (Modern Day 10)
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Into the final leg of Modern Qualifier polling with our only curated headline group and a very strong selection elsewhere.

If you haven’t already, you should probably have a look at this post and discussion where I’m talking about how well the move to a new site is or isn’t working and what might happen once the Modern Qualifiers finish. I’ve read everyone’s comments (here and on the Bird Site) and I’ll be doing a “what’s next” post after tomorrow’s remaining 4 groups! Now on with the PLAYLISTS…

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