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The Sonic Bloom

Jan 30, 2023 3:00 AM – 6:00 AM

Music

With Esoterica

folky, punky, poppy, jangly, post-punky, and psychedelic goodness of the musical variety coming out of your speakers courtesy of moi. oh yeah, and occasional show tunes.

The Sonic Bloom, your way.

Some more Best of 2022 coming your way. Plus, some classics and new music hot off the pressing.

The Sonic Bloom
3:00 AM
Lalo Schifrin - Main Title
Lalo Schifrin Main Title Lalo Schifrin
Dirty Harry (The Original Score) Aleph Records 1971
3:03 AM
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3:07 AM
Skinny Puppy - Smothered Hope
Skinny Puppy Smothered Hope Skinny Puppy
Remission Nettwerk Music Group 1984
"Life shifts up and down."
3:12 AM
Ministry - Just One Fix
Ministry Just One Fix Ministry
Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs Rhino 1991
3:17 AM
Simple Minds - Traffic
Simple Minds Traffic Simple Minds N
Traffic - Single BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd 2022
3:20 AM
Simple Minds - Up On the Catwalk
Simple Minds Up On the Catwalk Simple Minds
Sparkle in the Rain UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) 1984
This album produced by Steve Lillywhite. Sparkle in the Rain is the sixth studio album by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, released on 6 February 1984 by record label Virgin in the UK and A&M in the US.
3:26 AM
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3:28 AM
Echo & The Bunnymen - Antelope
Echo & The Bunnymen Antelope Echo & The Bunnymen N
Evergreen (25 Year Anniversary Edition) London Music Stream 2022
3:30 AM
Split Enz - I Hope I Never
Split Enz I Hope I Never Split Enz
True Colours (40th Anniversary Edition) WM Australia 2020
3:35 AM
Electric Light Orchestra - Can't Get It Out of My Head
Electric Light Orchestra Can't Get It Out of My Head Electric Light Orchestra
Eldorado Epic/Legacy 1974

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The Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) are an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1970 by songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood with drummer Bev Bevan.

3:38 AM
Gang of Four - Return the Gift
Gang of Four Return the Gift Gang of Four
Entertainment! Matador 1979
3:45 AM
Minutemen - The Price of Paradise
Minutemen The Price of Paradise Minutemen
3-Way Tie (For Last) SST Records 1985
Written by D. Boon.
3:48 AM
David Bowie - Rubber Band
David Bowie Rubber Band
David Bowie Universal Records 1967
3:51 AM
Jean-Michel Jarre & Brian Eno - EPICA EXTENSION
Jean-Michel Jarre & Brian Eno EPICA EXTENSION N
EPICA EXTENSION - Single Columbia Local 2022
3:55 AM
Laura Cahen - La Jetée
Laura Cahen La Jetée Laura Cahen
Une Fille [PIAS] Le Label 2021
3:57 AM
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3:59 AM
Pushing Tiger Lilies - Sally Mills
Pushing Tiger Lilies Sally Mills Pushing Tiger Lilies N
A Ring To It Flower Cat Records 2022
Psychedelic jazz punk band from Bucks County! Will be releasing a new album in February.
4:05 AM
Solid Bronze - Green Light
Solid Bronze Green Light Solid Bronze N
Mt. Fuji Soul Selects Records 2022
4:09 AM
Little Flowers - All You Can Do (feat. Brian Dale Allen Strouse)
Little Flowers All You Can Do (feat. Brian Dale Allen Strouse) Little Flowers N
Impressionable (feat. Brian Dale Allen Strouse) - EP American Diamond Recordings 2022
4:17 AM
Those Looks - Hymnal
Those Looks Hymnal Those Looks N
Cults Near Me Mint 400 Records 2022
Check out their trippy video for Cults Near Me, too! slo jams from the wilds of NJ.
4:17 AM
Disaster Artist - The Magician and the Magic Lamp
Disaster Artist The Magician and the Magic Lamp Disaster Artist N
The Man in the Iron Mask Tuna Collective 2022
Local Philly band.
4:26 AM
Brian Eno - Everything Merges With The Night
Brian Eno Everything Merges With The Night Brian Eno
Another Green World EMI Marketing
Another Green World is the third studio album by English musician Brian Eno (credited simply as "Eno"), released by Island Records in November 1975. Produced by Eno and Rhett Davies, it features contributions from a small core of musicians, including Robert Fripp (guitar), Phil Collins (drums), Percy Jones (fretless bass), and Rod Melvin (piano). John Cale (of The Velvet Underground) plays viola on two tracks.
4:28 AM
Cass McCombs - Karaoke
Cass McCombs Karaoke Cass McCombs N
Heartmind Anti/Epitaph 2022
4:32 AM
Steve Gunn & Bing & Ruth - Reflection
Steve Gunn & Bing & Ruth Reflection N
Nakama Matador 2022
4:42 AM
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4:44 AM
Frank Ocean - Close to You
Frank Ocean Close to You Frank Ocean
Blonde Boys Don't Cry
4:45 AM
Daniel Caesar - Please Do Not Lean (feat. BADBADNOTGOOD)
Daniel Caesar Please Do Not Lean (feat. BADBADNOTGOOD) Daniel Caesar N
Please Do Not Lean (feat. BADBADNOTGOOD) - Single Republic Records 2022
4:48 AM
Frank Ocean - Dear April (Side A - Acoustic)
Frank Ocean Dear April (Side A - Acoustic) Frank Ocean
Dear April (Side A - Acoustic) - Single Blonded 2020
4:53 AM
Drivin' N' Cryin' - Honeysuckle Blue
Drivin' N' Cryin' Honeysuckle Blue Drivin' N' Cryin'
Mystery Road Island Records 1989
5:00 AM
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5:04 AM
Alpha Rabbit - Eternity
Alpha Rabbit Eternity Alpha Rabbit N
Eternity Mint 400 Records 2022
5:07 AM
Sleater-Kinney & Tunde Adebimpe - The Drama You've Been Craving
Sleater-Kinney & Tunde Adebimpe The Drama You've Been Craving N
Dig Me In: A Dig Me Out Covers Album V/A Sleater-Kinney 2022
5:08 AM
Maxine Funke - Room In the City
Maxine Funke Room In the City Maxine Funke N
Pieces of Driftwood Disciples 2022
5:10 AM
Anika - Godstar
Anika Godstar Anika N
Godstar - Single Sacred Bones Records 2022
A Psychic TV song!
5:15 AM
Gardener - Tamed
Gardener Tamed Gardener
New Dawning Time Sub Pop

The brainchild of Seaweed's Aaron Stauffer (vocals/guitars) and the Screaming Trees' Van Conner (guitars, keyboards, drums), Gardener's origins date back to the late '80s. R.I.P. Van Conner.63d2d1baea00b.jpeg

5:20 AM
Mac DeMarco - Gualala
Mac DeMarco Gualala Mac DeMarco N
Five Easy Hot Dogs 2023
Gualala is about 60 miles south of Mendocino on the California coast. Inspired songs from DeMarco's travels throughout the country.
5:21 AM
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - I Killed Captain Cook
Unknown Mortal Orchestra I Killed Captain Cook Unknown Mortal Orchestra N
I Killed Captain Cook - Single Jagjaguwar 2022
5:24 AM
Alvvays - Easy On Your Own?
Alvvays Easy On Your Own? Alvvays N
Blue Rev Polyvinyl Records 2022
5:28 AM
Dizzy - Birthmark
Dizzy Birthmark Dizzy N
Birthmark - Single 2023
5:33 AM
Patrick Cowley - Menergy (feat. Sylvester)
Patrick Cowley Menergy (feat. Sylvester) Patrick Cowley
Menergy (Purple Disco Machine Remix) [feat. Sylvester] - Single Unidisc Music Inc. 2021
5:42 AM
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5:44 AM
Todd Rundgren - Believe In Me
Todd Rundgren Believe In Me Todd Rundgren
Runt Rhino 1970
5:46 AM
Foxygen - San Francisco
Foxygen San Francisco Foxygen
We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic Jagjaguwar 2013
5:50 AM
Fake Names - Expendables
Fake Names Expendables Fake Names N
Expendables Epitaph 2023
Fake Names is vocalist Dennis Lyxzén (Refused, INVSN, The [International] Noise Conspiracy), guitarists Brian Baker (Minor Threat, Bad Religion, Dag Nasty) and Michael Hampton (S.O.A., Embrace, One Last Wish), bassist Johnny Temple (Girls Against Boys, Soulside) and drummer Brendan Canty (Fugazi, Rites of Spring).
5:57 AM
Les Paul & Mary Ford - Smoke Rings (feat. Mary Ford)
Les Paul & Mary Ford Smoke Rings (feat. Mary Ford) Les Paul & Mary Ford
Bye Bye Blues! Capitol Records 1952
5:59 AM
Sault - Wildfires
Sault Wildfires Sault
Untitled (Black Is) Forever Living Originals 2020