THIS week, we start with an ending. No, we’re not gone daft, the top entry in our brilliant playlist is called Coda.
It’s from The Room’s guitarist Steve Anderson. He’s just released a solo album and Coda is one of the tracks from it.
What better way to whet your appetite for the whole thing?
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Steve Anderson – Coda
Steve plays guitar for one of Wokingham Festival’s favourite bands, The Room, and he has just released his solo album, Journeyman’s Progress – Part One from which this track is taken.
It’s a wonderful album of instrumentals showcasing Steve’s skills as a guitarist and musician, with Steve playing most of the instruments on the album.
On this piece, Coda, Steve is joined by his fellow The Room bandmate Chris York on drums – https://journeymansprogress.co.uk/
Gong – My Sawtooth Wake (Live)
Gong are a legendary musical collective whose diverse musical world includes elements of psychedelia, jazz, space rock and more.
The latest incarnation of the band carries the flame that began when the original lineup was formed in 1969 and they will be bringing their psychedelic sounds to Reading’s Sub 89 on Thursday, March 3, when they visit the town as part of a huge UK tour.
My Sawtooth Wake gives you a taste of what to expect as it’s from the new live album, ‘Pulsing Signals’ – https://www.gongband.com/
Split the Dealer – Hard To Take
He was in our Top 10 of the year list in both 2020 and 2021 and here’s his new single.
Split has a full band show at Reading’s Sub 89 on May 13th and on Feb 25th he has an acoustic set at the Purple Turtle – https://www.facebook.com/splitthedealer
Paul Draper – Omega Man (ft. Steven Wilson)
Paul is a former front person with 90s band Mansun and he has just released an excellent new solo album, Cult Leader Tactics. He will be live at Reading’s Sub 89 on Sunday, February 28 – https://pauldraperofficial.com/
Lonely Robot – Under Stars
Lonely Robot was created by John Mitchell who works from his Reading-based recording studio, Outhouse as songwriter, musician and producer. He played a special show at Everyman in Kings Cross on Feb 16th – https://johnmitchellhq.com
Mordecai Smyth – Fear of Flying
Here’s some wonderful psychedelic pop sounds released on Wokingham’s Mega Dodo Records. Mordecai has a new album due in May and has just released this single, Fear of Flying from it – https://www.facebook.com/stickytapeandrust
The Wave Machine – Don’t Pretend
Angus Trott aka The Wave Machine appeared in our best of 2021 list with Ocean’s Brew and now here’s his new single. It’s another uplifting positive song that makes you smile – https://www.facebook.com/thewavemachine
The Paradox Twin – Perfect Circles
This band from Reading appeared in best of year lists around the world and this is from their acclaimed Silence from Signals album. They will be travelling to Fusion 3.5 Festival in Stourport on March 4 – https://www.theparadoxtwin.com/
Harriet – I’m Not in Love
Harriet has a truly wonderful voice and she showed when she visited Wokingham Music Club at Whitty Theatre on February 18. Here’s her beautiful version of 10cc’s classic – https://www.harrietsmusic.com/
The Honey Pot – Somewhere Between Here and Anywhere
The Honey Pot, who released their latest album, The Secret, on Wokingham’s Billywitch Records, performed at the legendary Half Moon Putney on January 30 – https://www.facebook.com/thehoneypotband
