MixTape #021

(Keiron Melling)

My guest mixer this week is Keiron Melling

The Fall's final full-time drummer, who occupied the drum stool for the last quarter of the group's existence; he played on the final half a dozen albums, from Imperial Wax Solvent to New Facts Emerge. He then went on to play in the band Imperial Wax alongside Pete Greenway, releasing Gastwerk Saboteurs in 2019 and Tranquilliser in 2024.

(YouTube & Spotify playlists at the bottom of the page)

Hit the ground running

1. Surfbort - Hippie Vomit Inhaler

'Why do Blondie, the Strokes and Gucci love punk band Surfbort?'

Something old

2. Link Wray- Fire and Brimstone

'In 1971, Link Wray reinvented himself and made one of the greatest roots rock albums ever, full of fuzz blasts, gnarled folk, and backwoods gospel. Rock’n’roll doesn’t get leaner or more primal.' A 9.1 review from Pitchfork.

Something new

3. WITCH- Nadi

Zamrock legends make comeback with first album in 40 years

WITCH: We Intend to Cause Havoc review – the history of Zamrock, Africa’s great forgotten rockers

The song on the other side of the new single that Keiron referred to is called 'Queenless King'

Something borrowed

4. Royal Trux - Money for Nothing

You can buy White Stuff here

Something Blue

5. Howlin' Wolf - Spoonful

Take It Down

6. The Pogues - A Pair of Brown Eyes