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Title:       On the Radio - June 2026
Date:        2026-06-30
Tags:        music
Link:        https://spool-five.com/posts/2026-06-30-on_the_radio/
Word Count:  343
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Related to my previous blog post[1], here are some of the interesting
things I heard for the first time on the radio over the past couple of
months.
=>[1] https://spool-five.com/posts/2026-04-08-on_the_radio/


-Looking Over from my Hotel Window - Yoko Ono-

> Age 39, looking over from my hotel window
> Blue dots and red dots skating away in the park
> I used to be there twenty years ago
> Huffing over a mug of hot chocolate drink

Lyrically, this song is very dark, but there is something about the
melody and simple production (a piano and some delay) that I liked.

Song on Youtube[2]
=>[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBks7QQhSxQ


-Moussolou - Oumou Sangaré-

I heard this on the radio very recently and loved it a lot. To be honest,
I don't know much about or listen to a lot of West African music, but
I would love to hear more. If anyone has any recommendations, feel free
to reach out!

Moussolou (Youtube)[3]
=>[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9pXHDAErek

This song also reminded me of something I had heard and loved years ago.
It was from a great series that the website boomkat used to do called
"14 tracks". Anyway, I think one of the series was about Mali and it
had this great track.

Rail Band - Duga (youtube)[4]
=>[4] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hOAcYk6U1g


-Whiplash - Asha Sheshadri-

This song reminded me a bit of Cocorosie (their first album), in terms
of some of the sound effects. The piano and general mood of nostalgia
is a bit like Leyland Kirby, and then the vocals reminded me of a lot
of great female artists, like Lena Platonos, Julia Holter, and, of course
Yoko Ono! But it mostly sounds like its own thing, sounds great.

Listen on Bandcamp[5]
=>[5] https://recitalprogram.bandcamp.com/album/whiplash


-Veins - Helen Svoboda-

Another brand new and very interesting artist for me.

Listen on Bandcamp[6]
=>[6] https://helensvoboda.bandcamp.com/track/veins-feat-selma-savolainen