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