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Modern Qualifier 30 – Penelope Isles, Mauskovic Dance Band, Dummy, Freezepop
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— 18 May 2023 Tom
  1. Opening track from the Brighton indiepoppers’ 2019 Until The Tide Creeps In. Nominated by Aidan B.
  2. This one’s from the Amsterdam producer’s 2018 Down In The Basement EP. Nominated by TremendaoNeil.
  3. From this LA band’s 2021 debut LP Mandatory Enjoyment. Nominated by ladyelevator.
  4. Going all the way back to 2004’s Fancy Ultra-Fresh collection of indie synthpop. Nominated by Julia H.
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Qualifier M30: CHLORINE OPPOSITE DAFFODILS HEART

PENELOPE ISLES - "Chlorine" (YouTube)

THE MAUSKOVIC DANCE BAND - "The Opposite" (YouTube)

DUMMY - "Daffodils" (YouTube)

FREEZEPOP - "Duct Tape My Heart" (YouTube)

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j_e_l   16 months ago

Test - comments format

Tom   16 months ago

Felt like MDB were streets ahead here - big apologies to its nominator but Freezepop’s twee romance is the track I’m currently least looking forward to hearing again in R1…

Jeff Worrell   16 months ago

Already knew the MDB; it’s fine. We’ve had a Penelope Isles song before in a poll, right? I liked that one and this one’s good too. But it was hard to see past Freezepop here, and now of course I’m […]

Tom   16 months ago

Apologies to our NOMINATORS here cos I forgot to credit them in the post! Corrected now.

Modern Playlists Day 6 + Covers Crowdsourcing
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— 18 May 2023 Tom

Welcome back! This post is doing DOUBLE DUTY as a standard playlist post but also as a crowdsourcing exercise for one of the Day 11 groups next week, a themed group on “21st Century Covers of 20th Century Songs”.

There are two criteria here. One is that it’s a genuinely transformative cover, not just an ‘interpolation’ or some John Lewis piano shit. So like “Comfortably Numb” by Scissor Sisters. The other is that it’s something we haven’t polled before. So NOT like “Comfortably Numb” by Scissor Sisters.

Suggestions in comments please! Now onto the playlists:

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stabilimentum   16 months ago

Paul Banks - I'm a Fool to Want You Molotov - Amateur (cover of Rock Me Amadeus)

Steve Mannion   16 months ago

The Residents - Paint It, Black (2000) Tiga - Burning Down The House (2004) Gonzales, Feist & Dani - (Like A) Boomerang (2005) Gnarls Barkley - Gone Daddy Gone (2006) Feist - Sealion ) […]

somejerkoff   16 months ago

The first one that comes to mind is Hot Chip’s “Dancing in the Dark.” Other ones I’m a big fan of: Titus Andronicus, “A Pair of Brown Eyes” Spoon, “Held” (or keeping with Britt Daniel in a band […]

I miss the bees   16 months ago

(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction - Cat Power Miss You - The Concretes Space Oddity - We are KING Baby’s on Fire - Superpitcher I Started Something I Couldn’t Finish - Bow Wow Wow Panic - Tiffany […]

Modern Qualifier 21 – BASS PLAYERS LIP FOLKS
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— 16 May 2023 Tom

A beast of a headliner drawn from YOUR Bracket Balancer votes.

  1. A 2011 single from the Deluxe version of Pink Friday.
  2. Willie Hutch-sampling 2007 single from the Underground Kings LP.
  3. Her 2007 debut single, later found on VYP (Voice Of The Young People).
  4. A single from 2002’s Under Construction.
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Qualifier M21: BASS PLAYERS LIP FOLKS

NICKI MINAJ - "Super Bass" (YouTube)

UGK ft OUTKAST - "Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You)" (YouTube)

LIL MAMA - "Lip Gloss" (YouTube)

MISSY ELLIOTT ft LUDACRIS - "Gossip Folks" (YouTube)

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Arron Wright   16 months ago

Very disappointing result for that reason.

Jeff Worrell   16 months ago

Four great songs. I didn’t remember Lip Gloss banging quite so fiercely as this, so that’s my vote. We should have Sausage in a poll someday.

Just Rewarding   16 months ago

Recently obsessed with Gossip Folks, thankful that it introduced me to Double Dutch Bus, 40 years late, so weird and perfect and of its moment and silly, it feels a parody. https://www.youtube.com […]

SmoothBrain   16 months ago

I seem to remember Lip Gloss popping up on heaps of mashups I listened to at the time, at least in my circles these were better known that the original. Hearing it now I can't believe how committed […]

Modern Qualifier 22 – PRIDE MONTHS STONEMILKER DAY
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— 16 May 2023 Tom
  1. From the 2017 LP DAMN. Nominated by therealbreadco.
  2. Single from 2002’s 100 Days Off LP. Nominated by Ed S.
  3. Single from 2015’s Vulnicura LP. Nominated by Bec.
  4. Title track from a 2003 EP which reworks a track from the Summer Sun LP. Nominated by Daniel W.
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Qualifier M22: PRIDE MONTHS STONEMILKER DAY

KENDRICK LAMAR - "PRIDE" (YouTube)

UNDERWORLD - "Two Months Off" (YouTube)

BJORK - "Stonemilker" (YouTube)

YO LA TENGO - "Today Is The Day - Rock Version" (YouTube)

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ismathers   16 months ago

some of those synths interact weirdly with my nervous system, I think

ismathers   16 months ago

"Two Months Off" is still the only song that has ever made me feel like I'm coming up on something when I was just walking around, dead sober, on a warm, sunshower-y day. Incredibly easy vote for it […]

ajjr82   16 months ago

I feel bad about picking another indie song, but that specific YLT feedback sound just does something to me.

Derrick Harder   16 months ago

I’ve kept up with Yo La Tengo but haven’t really listened to anything from Bjork or Underworld since Vespertine and Beaucoup Fish respectively. Very very easy vote for Underworld here, this tune is […]

Modern Qualifier 23 – CURATED by Dan B
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— 16 May 2023 Tom

First of today’s Curated Groups comes from Dan B – it’s a terrific collection of recent dance/electronic tracks, if there’s a wider theme I’ll let him elaborate!

  1. Techno remix of the Manchester outfit’s 2021 track.
  2. A 2022 track from the Italian DJ/Producer, on Factory 93 Records.
  3. A 2021 collaboration between the French twin sisters and the Coventry rapper.
  4. From the EDM duo’s 2022 LP Wet Tennis.
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Qualifier M23: CURATED by Dan B

MANDY, INDIANA - "Alien 3 (Daniel Avery Remix)" (YouTube)

ANFISA LETYAGO - "Rosso Profondo" (YouTube)

IBEYI ft PA SALIEU - "Made Of Gold" (YouTube)

SOFI TUKKER ft TUCK'S DAD - "Larry Bird" (YouTube)

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Ed Still   16 months ago

I think it helped that they all had hints of other songs I really like, Rosso Profundo in particular have me a strong flavour of former Golden Beat winner Poni Hoax.

Dan Bright-Amaya   16 months ago

Very much (pleasantly) surprised by how the voting is going. One of these artists is an order of magnitude more popular on Spotify so half expected them to run away with it, but not going that way […]

vinnycrackers   16 months ago

Agree, I had to listen twice, and it wasn't even a chore, I was glad to do it.

Ed Still   16 months ago

Top to bottom one of the best Curated Groups I've ever heard. Not a clue what I'm voting for except it's one of the first 4

Modern Qualifier 24 – CURATED by George O
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— 16 May 2023 Tom

It’s a Curated Group – this one’s from George O, they’re chronologically pretty tight but I don’t think there’s a particular theme, it’s a great group though.

  1. From the UK indie rockers’ self-titled 2018 debut. Stands for “Fuck U Up”
  2. The closing track from her 2018 LP Record.
  3. From the Spanish indie poppers’ 2019 Agosto 7″ on Elefant Records.
  4. A track from Could It Be Different?, the Scottish band’s final LP from 2018.
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Qualifier M24 - CURATED by George O!

DREAM WIFE ft FEVER DREAM - "F.U.U." (YouTube)

TRACEY THORN - "Dancefloor" (YouTube)

LINDA GUILALA - "Salga Bien" (YouTube)

THE SPOOK SCHOOL - "Keep In Touch" (YouTube)

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itinerantgeoff   16 months ago

This is a wonderful group - thank you George! I know the Tracey Thorn one, and love it too - one of my favourite records of the past few years, probably shows my age that I relate to it so much. […]

stabilimentum   16 months ago

Delightful group! As a Spanish language speaker Linda Guilala strikes some deep chords here. A beautiful mixture of delicacy and angst. Spanish dreampop is really something special.

Matt   16 months ago

The Spook School were on my list of things I might nominate until I saw someone had beaten me to it; had to vote for them here, although it was tough not to vote for FUU. Linda Guilala is new to me […]

Baltimore Jacks   16 months ago

I wasn't familiar with their work at all, but enjoyed this enough to vote for it despite the presence of a good Spanish language song (which I'm always going to be inclined to vote for) and "F.U.U." […]

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