Ambiorix Top 40 – 2025-04

That we don’t only fall for Anglo-Saxon guitar and other sonic violence is proven by April’s chosen one. New Zealand’s two musical giants, Marlon Williams and Lorde, deliver an understated yet intense collaboration with “Kahore He Manu E” (#1). From the very first listen, the single burrows deep under your skin! “Kahore He Manu E” can be found on the entirely Māori-language album Te Whare Tiwekaweka, which should have already been proudly displayed in your record collection since early April.

Elsewhere on the April list, it’s striking how much it feels like we’ve musically landed back in the 80s. Welcome back, and a huge thumbs up to The Adventures with “My Imaginary Girlfriend” (#2). After 32 years, these guys have released a new album (Once More With Feeling) filled with barely updated synth sounds. They prove that time is a relative concept in this system and that stagnation and thawing after an immense hiatus can also be liberating and creatively rejuvenating. Just as pleasing is the return of A Flock Of Seagulls, Peter Murphy (ex-Bauhaus), and Pulp—artists who also trace their roots back to the long-lost 80s.

(Jan VH)

Playlist

1. KAHORE HE MANU E – MARLON WILLIAMS ft LORDE
2. MY IMAGINARY GIRLFRIEND – THE ADVENTURES
3. LA RUNAWAY – THE HORRORS
4. WARRIORS TWO, COOLEY HIGH – WU-TANG CLAN ft MATHEMATICS, METHOD MAN
5. RAIN IN THE RIVER – BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
6. BLACK EYELASHES – FRANZ FERDINAND
7. HENRY, COME ON – LANA DEL REY
8. VILLA SACCHETTI – BEIRUT
9. HERE IN MY ARMS – JASPER STEVERLINCK & MADELINE ROOSE
10. SPIKE ISLAND – PULP
11. LIES – DRESSED LIKE BOYS
12. THE ARTROOM WONDER – PETER MURPHY
13. TU VIENS MARIE? – THE LIMINANAS
14. JOY – FLOODLIGHTS
15. DELETED SCENES – MANIC STREET PREACHERS
16. SUDDENLY – BRIAN ENO ft BEATIE WOLFE
17. LOOSE TALK – BRYAN FERRY ft AMELIA BARRATT
18. LOVERS AND STRANGERS – A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS
19. DROWNED IN A SEA OF TEARS – SPARKS
20. TEN YEARS GONE – WATERBOYS ft BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
21. LEAN INTO THE WIND – THE DOVES
22. ACHILLES – THE DIVINE COMEDY
23. THE CLOUD IS COMING – DEAN WAREHAM
24. UNDER THE AURORA – COUNTING CROWS
25. HYMN OF THE HAAR – PATRICK WOLF
26. KILLER – RAVEONETTES
27. DAN ZAL IK KOMEN ELKE NACHT – LUC DE VOS / GORKI
28. EVERYTHING MUST MAKE SENSE – THE SHERLOCKS
29. A HORSE HAS ESCAPED – THE MEKONS
30. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH – THE HIVES
31. CAR SONG – THE CLOCKWORKS
32. YEAR OF THE SNAKE – ARCADE FIRE
33. 23’S A BABY – BLONDSHELL
34. CHARM – THE MEN
35. CATFIGHT IN DE DISCO – T’ HOF VAN COMMERCE
36. A MAN NEEDS A VOCATION – CRAIG FINN
37. THE DAY THE BARON DIED – PETER DOHERTY
38. SHEEP – THE MUTTONS
39. CLEAN HEART – PERFUME GENIUS
40. SMASH IT LIKE BELUSHI – GREEN DAY

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