Continuing my annual tradition of recapping a year's worth of choice blog posts into one handy compendium, here's the condensed version of Wilfully Obscure, circa 2025. Discounting "Mystery Monday" entries I don't think I gave you much more than 60-70 digitizations, a far cry from just ten years ago when I easily flung twice that amount of music at you. The reasons for this are numerous, and I'd be lying if I said last year wasn't thoroughly challenging. The nutshell premise as always is if you feel the need to catch up you might as well begin (but hopefully not end) here. As was the case with previous yearly roundups, I've inserted a few random morsels exclusive to this playlist (denoted with an *)
What can I say? I brought the jangle in a stupendous way with the likes of
Yazoo Beach,
Suns of the Silence,
A Few, and
The Loch Ness Mouse, all worth their ever lovin' weight in sweet harmonies and clangy chords. If you're hankering for a bit more roughage in your ear canal, insurgent, power-chord vendors
Dirty Looks,
Yo, and
Roy G Biv should suffice. No shortage of post-punk/adjacent goodies are present, along with heaps of left-of-the-dial magic.
Tirez Tirez, and a once lost, synth-pop nugget courtesy of
Who's Who fill the anomaly quotient splendidly, and I even cap off the whole affair with a 'Mats cover, random as it may seem. Have a blast.
01. Maxxturs - It's Just Like You
02. Victorian Parents - Uncommunique
03. The Neats - Cariboo
04. The Passions - Into Night
05. Faith Global - Love Seems Lost
06. The Charlottes - Liar
07. That Hope - Jeff Matt Joey
08. The Montanas - Chains
09. Dirty Looks - Let Go
10. Prime Movers - Change For The Better*
11. Bob Beland - Stealin' Cars
12. Yo - Pot O' Gold
13. Roy G Biv - Off My Path
14. Shrubs - Never Go Back
15. The Fad - Run on Back to You*
16. Principles of Literary Criticism - She Gets
17. Sleep of Reason -That's a Nice Thought
18. A Few - Best Around
19. Yazoo Beach - By the Hand
20. Lovers and Other Monsters - Breathing Walls, Breaking Glass
21. Suns of the Silence - So You Thought That You Could Fly
22. The Loch Ness Mouse - Vespa 50
23. Chris Bailey - Easier Done Than Said (Do It!)
24. Tirez Tirez - Under the Door
25. Standing Waves - Vertigo
26. Who's Who & Christopher Saint - Ulterior Motives*
27. Silver Receiver - Can't Hardly Wait*
I've been coming to this site on and off for a long time, but I'm trying to get away from streaming services, so I'll probably be here more. Thanks for all the work you put in. I've heard some great stuff here, and I look forward to what comes next.
ReplyDeleteGreat comp. It may be random, but I think it holds together very well. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteGood stuff! I remember around '79 for so, I was still in high school, saw a syndicated show called 'RockWorld' that showed video clips, way before MTV, and I fell in love with the two clips from the great Dirty Looks, 'Lie to Me' being one of them......saw them in NJ on the Stiff Tour 1980 and they were awesome live!!!!! thanks!
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