As always, your biweekly hit of the best in new left-field pop from Canada, Australia and beyond. This week, though, with a couple of thematically appropriate non-new tunes, one from ATR all-timers Pet Shop Boys and another from Toronto’s Leslie Spit Tree-o. I’ll never understand why these guys weren’t so much huger than they were. They sound as good in 2019 as they did when this song came out, what, almost 30 years ago. #thatcantberight
What’s new? How about some punk energy courtesy of White Dog and Batpiss? And Danko Jones! Pop-wise, Gold Fields and Yothu Yinki and the Treaty Project establish a nice groove. Also in here: BBQT! Fritz! Holiday Sidewinder! Just go listen.
Your setlist:
Gold Fields
Solar
Yothu Yindi & the Treaty Project
Mabo
Pet Shop Boys
In the Night
Gauci
In the Night
Bleached
Hard to Kill
Holiday Sidewinder
Forever/Whatever
Danko Jones
I’m In a Band
MUM
Luka
White Dog
Storm the Streets
Batpiss
Nothing
Eagles of Death Metal
Long Slow Goodbye
Eaglemont
Hound
Fritz
Ghost Poke
BBQT
Flinch
Local Authority
Oil Rigs
Syrup, Go On
Don’t Go (Riding Down the Cosmic Drain)
Leslie Spit Tree-O
One Thought Too Long
All the Rage 