Hi, For this weeks NEVER HEARD THAT, we travel to the USA. SUFJAN STEVENS is a musician who could be described as an artists artist. He is a multi-instrumentalist who happily jumps between musical styles. His live shows are quite an experience and he is happy to jump from full Read More
Hi, Todays NEVER HEARD THAT brings focus on the Australian band GONDWANALAND. Starting in the mid 80s this band created some really special music. It was ambient, it was moving and it was pioneering. Close your eyes with this one and you will be there, out in the red centre. Read More
Hi, The focus for this weeks NEVER HEARD THAT show is the DAVE MATTHEWS BAND and their track Let You Down. A highly musical band that weaves their way through a whole variety of styles, I think this track captures them at their best. This track hits the heart strings Read More
Hi, To a lot of people, the advent of the synthesizer in the late 70s and particularly the early 80s, was considered a blight on modern music. It was seen as something that took the talent out of the fine art of music making. No matter what your thoughts are Read More
Hi, This weeks NEVER HEARD THAT highlights the wonder of the UK band, COCTEAU TWINS. Another unique and experimental band, they absolutely sound like no one else. At least in this song, Iceblink Luck the vocals are sung in English, I think. Enjoy COCTEAU TWINS on NEVER HEARD THAT. Cheers, Read More
Hi, This weeks NEVER HEARD THAT celebrates one of the worlds truly unique bands – PENGUIN CAFE ORCHESTRA. Sitting somewhere between pop and classical this ensemble produced some fascinating music that effortlessly tugs at the heart strings. Go on the journey that is Chartered Flight by PENGUIN CAFE ORCHESTRA on Read More
Hi, Welcome to another NEVER HEARD THAT show. I must admit that this relatively obscure artist and his track from 1958 is a bit left-field but what I am hoping is that it will prove to you that great music has been around for a long time and sometimes comes Read More
Hi, This weeks NEVER HEARD THAT artist, DANIEL LANOIS, is perhaps far well more known through his production work. For example, he has handled those duties for U2 on their best selling albums. He happens to be a great songwriter too. Come and have a listen to this track on Read More
Hi, For this weeks NEVER HEARD THAT show we are going back to the 80s. Though not the commonly referred to 80s which was all about acts like Wham and Rick Astley. For many, the 80s was an impressive time for music – the industry had changed and embraced musical Read More
Hi, This weeks NEVER HEARD THAT podcast focuses more on playfulness, experimentation and production. The feature track for this NEVER HEARD THAT show is called Darkness by the duo LAMB. Hope that you enjoy. Have a listen under headphones to this one if you can! Cheers, Andrew Muecke Photo from Read More