Whiskey & Bananas Vol. 29

Moth to the Flame — Chairlift Get into the holiday weekend mood with this upbeat indie pop song.  Let’s Dance — Ramones The Ramones take on the 60s dance classic. Lipslap — Kero Kero Bonito This Japanese pop-inspired project from London is on fire — can’t wait to check them out in Chicago this fall.  I’ll Be Loving You — The King Khan & BBQ Show The retro rock n roll duo The King Khan & BBQ Show makes you feel like dancing and that it’s 1958 again.  Betty — Pom Poms Talk about retro — this new pop project from LA is bringing the classic vibes hard, and we’re digging it.  Dia Ja Manche — Dionisio Maio Legend has it, in 1968 a ship carrying keyboards and synthesizers disappeared en route from Baltimore to South America, and reappeared on a small island in Africa covered in cosmic space particles, changing the course of African dance music. It’s pretty groovy. (https://analogafrica.bandcamp.com/album/space-echo-the-mystery-behind-the-cosmic-sound-of-cabo-verde-finally-revealed)  I Couldn’t Spell !!*@! — Sam the Sham & The Pharoahs Even copywriters know sometimes there aren’t enough words for when someone breaks your heart — and this deep cut from 60s pop-rock group puts it to song.  Bang Bang — Betty Chung Hong Kong singer Betty Chung covered this Nancy Sinatra classic in Mandarin in the 60s. Far Away Eyes — The Rolling Stones Run a few red lights (not really) in honor of this Stones semi-deep cut, a mainstay of quiet classic rock radio afternoons.  U.F.O. — Jim Sullivan If the cosmic African synths of Dionisio Maio’s earlier track didn’t carry you away, let Jim Sullivan’s “U.F.O.” Keep listening for the 4th of July holiday track…