Over the weekend, I realized that it’s been a few months since I made a mix, so this is a quick set with some dance tunes and some rock tunes. It’s mostly new music, but I threw in a couple oldies that fit my mood. There’s no real adherence to genre because that’s not how I listen to music at home. All of the artist names on the set list below link to where they’ve been previously mentioned on Beatique.
There are two really-new releases on the mix. One is “Return of the Sharp Heads,” from Baxter Dury’s latest album, Allbarone, which was released last weekend. It’s such a fucking awesome track, with background vocals that sound like a super creepy version of the children’s choir on “Another Brick in the Wall” and a tight, horror movie dance beat. The whole album is fire and I highly recommend it.
The mix closes out with Gorillaz new single, “The Happy Dictator,” which is a collab with Sparks. It is not a coincidence that the song appears right after Heaven 17’s “Fascist Groove Thang.” It is also not a coincidence that this mix features Bob Vylan, the British duo who keeps getting “canceled” by people who aren’t cool enough to know who Bob Vylan is in the first place.
Lead Into Gold – It’s All a Sign
Baxter Dury – Return of the Sharp Heads
Mareux – Nonstop Romance
Saint Etienne – Save It for a Rainy Day
Alison Goldfrapp – Find Xanadu
Pulp – Got to Have Love
Primal Scream – Rocks
The Creation – Making Time
Bob Vylan – He’s a Man
Hunx and His Punx – Wild Boys
The New Eves – Highway Man
N8NOFACE – Waiting to Wait for You
Heaven 17 – We Don’t Need This Fascist Groove Thang
Gorillaz – The Happy Dictator
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Liz O. is an L.A.-based writer and DJ. Read her recently published work and check out her upcoming gigs or listen to the latest Beatique Mix. Follow on Instagram or Bluesky for more updates.
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