The Pogues - Red Roses for Me
A mixture of traditional Irish songs and MacGowan's own melodies makes The Pogues one of my favourite bands. It wasn't until I saw them live in 2012 that I realised that they were more than Fairytale of New York and the Irish Rover. This their debut from 1984 shows how much more they have to offer with MacGowan composition of Streams of Whiskey and the reworked traditional Waxie's Dargle being particular favourites.
2016 Album
Bombino - Azel
I can't remember how I first came to hear of Bombino but his 2013 track Amidinine was amongst my top 10 that year despite it being in Arabic which isn't my first language. Despite the language barrier it is clear to see that he is an amazing guitarist and this album which is a follow up to 2013s Nomad is another great one. Nomad was produced by an American and although had a very different sound, hadn't a western twang whereas Azel sounds very traditional and I love it.
Ant's Random Recommendation
Tinashe - Saved
I have literally just this moment found out that Tinashe now goes by the moniker of Rationale so I will have to go and listen to that but while I am researching that you should listen to 2010s Saved. It would be a lie to say that every song on the album is great but more than half are and those that are good are REALLY good. From when we first saw him supporting Noisettes I knew he would be a star. I imagine the name change came due to the American female singer also called Tinashe.
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