Best singles of 2016

Fireball XL5 Best singles of 2016

Listen to each song using the links below:

1. Golden Age of Reason - Summer Days

2. Youngr - Out Of My System 

3. Fluir & Jesse Marantz - I've Gotta Have You

4. Yumi Yumi Hip Hop - Enamorats

5. Chairlift - Romeo

6. Starry Eyed Cadet - Worlds Collide

7. Kero Kero Bonito - Break

8. Nice As Fuck - Door

9. Kristin Kontrol - X-Communicate

10. Bleached-Keep On Keepin' On

11. Sea Pinks - Ordinary Daze

https://seapinks.bandcamp.com/track/ordinary-daze

12. Scenic World - Star Stuff

13. Tacocat - I Hate the Weekend

14. Mass Gothic - Every Night You've Got To Save Me

15. Frankie Cosmos - Floated In

16. The Magic - Gotta Keep Moving

17. Cristina Quesada-When I'm an Aeroplane

18. Niki & The Dove - You Want The Sun

19. Ice Choir - Designs In Rhythm

20. Sunflower Bean - Easier

November 25, 2016

Trying to get through a lot of releases from this year that I'm considering for my best of lists for 2016, some of them will likely make, some will not.


Best song I heard since the last show: Flowers - Pull My Arm, see the fun video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OWTNCJ5npU

Links from the show:

Listen to and buy music from Sleepwalk:
https://sleepwalkchicago.bandcamp.com/album/shimmer

You can download the latest show directly here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/jh5pinu6gyich3v/2016-11-25_final.mp3?dl=0

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Fireball XL5 Setlist - November 25, 2016
TALK - Theme
Flowers - Pull My Arm
The Siddeleys - Sunshine Thuggery
The Belafontes - Saturday
Zimt - Du Kannst So Leben Wie Du Willst
The Goon Sax - Susan
TALK
The Radio Dept. - Committed To The Cause
The Orchids - A Kind Of Eden
Many Voices Speak - Staying
Ice Choir - Designs in Rhythm
Sleepwalk - Shimmer
TALK
Chairlift - Romeo
Royksopp ft. Susanne Sundfor - Never Ever
Teleman - Brilliant Sanity
The New Division - Starfield
Games ft. Laurel Halo - Stawberry Skies
TALK - Random Ending
Maze ft. Frankie Beverly - Joy And Pain

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October 21, 2016

I can't stress enough that everyone should watch the video for the Shamir song linked below, I know it is an ad for Ray-Bans but it is still great.

Best song I heard since the last show: Shamir - Tryna Survive, see the fun video here: http://pitchfork.com/news/68404-shamir-shares-new-song-tryna-survive-stars-in-short-film-watch/

Links from the show:

Hear more from the Age of Reason:
https://soundcloud.com/the-golden-age-of-reason

Find out about Lion's Den:
http://www.clashmusic.com/news/premiere-lions-den-scars

Listen to and buy music from Scenic World:
https://scenicworld.bandcamp.com/


You can download the latest show directly here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/afjxtu9rdaheqbu/2016-10-21_final.mp3?dl=0


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Fireball XL5 Setlist - October 21, 2016
TALK - Theme
Shamir - Tryna Survive
Pale Spectres - D(r)iving
Lion's Den - Scars
The Golden Age of Reason - Summer Days
Plumtree - Sodium Chloride
TALK
Frankie Cosmos - Floated In
Wireheads - Bananafish
Sushi Backpack - Happy
Starry Eyed Cadet - Take A Ride
Brunch Club - Not Dead Yet

TALK

The Magic - Gotta Keep Moving
Exit Someone - Sydney The List Go On
Pure Moods - Blurb
Scenic World - Star Stuff
Consequences - Bobbypin

TALK

Yo La Tengo - Simpson's Theme

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September 20, 2016

As much as I tried to keep within Indie Pop I have to admit it got back to electo pop pretty quickly.

Best song I heard since the last show: Nice As Fuck - Door, see the fun video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMnUPy4dp4k

Links from the show:

See the great video from Yumi Yumi Hip Hop:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvMml_1_S60

Find out more about Imperial Teen:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Teen

You can download the latest show directly here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zojttz1g5635vm2/2016-09-20_final.mp3?dl=0


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Fireball XL5 Setlist - September 20, 2016
TALK - Theme
Nice As Fuck - Door
Yumi Yumi Hip Hop - Enamorals (Snap! Clap! 2016)
Language Of Flowers - If Its Not You
Triunvirato - Atras Tigre
Imperial Teen - You're One
TALK
West Nile - Lucifer Baby
Videopark Station - Comes To You
Hibou - Above Us
Top Sound - Hemani
Wild Meadows - Nowhere
TALK
Dripping Wet - Everything Grows
Seazoo - Teeth
Corners - Love Letters
Motorama - Tell Me
Plums - Near Sleeper
TALK
Lykke Li - Jerome


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August 26, 2016

This may have ended up being the longest podcast I have done in a while as those funk songs in the last set really are a lot longer than the typical indie pop song.

Best song I heard since the last show: Niki and the Dove - You Want The Sun, hear the song here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM2WyQwocMs

Links from the show:

Watch the fun video for Skylar Spence's Fall Harder:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aed4G0cQCNQ

I couldn't find any of my Gap Band Cassettes, but here is what the album covers looked like:
http://thebest-music.com/2014/12/the-gap-band-gap-band-v-jammin-1983-320-kbps/


You can download the latest show directly here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/qaf1lhdiei05wlc/2016-08-26_final.mp3?dl=0


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Fireball XL5 Setlist - August 26, 2016
TALK - Theme
Niki and the Dove - You Want The Sun
Skylar Spence - Fall Harder
Bob Moses - Tearing Me Up (A-Trak Remix)
Brett - On Account of Your Love
School of Seven Bells - Open Your Eyes
TALK
Space Daze - Close The Curtains (Watoo Watoo)
The Keep Left Signs - You're The Only One
Bodyheat - Sleep On It
Public Access TV - Sudden Emotion
Geowulf - Saltwater
TALK
The Gap Band - I Don't Believe You Want To Get Up And Dance (Oops)
Rick James - You And I
Fatback - Gotta Get My Hands On Some (Money)
Newcleus - Jam On It
Rene and Angel - I Love You Move
TALK
The Smiths - Frankly, Mr. Shankly


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July 22, 2016

Back to the indie pop after last show's summer-like feel, starting with Christmas in July with my top song by Red Sleeping Beauty (although the song was released on an album this year that particular song is a few years old).

Best song I heard since the last show: Red Sleeping Beauty - Merry Christmas, Marie, hear the song here (I couldn't find an official video): https://soundcloud.com/redsleepingbeautymusic/merry-christmas-marie

Links from the show:

Watch the fun video for Kero Kero Bonito's Break:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEmqJBcQ2lg

See and sign up for the Just Shows weekly mailout (Toronto version, but you can get to the others from this link):
http://justshows.com/toronto/


You can download the latest show directly here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/t316yzu8fz0ut98/2016-07-22_final.mp3?dl=0


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Fireball XL5 Setlist - July 22, 2016
TALK - Theme
Red Sleeping Beauty - Merry Christmas, Marie
Sea Pinks - Ordinary Daze
The Kickstand Band - Summer Fun
High Highs - How Could You Know
Dropbox - Ocean Blue
TALK
The Wendy Darlings - Tell Me Why
Diet Cig - Harvard
Laura Stevenson - Torch Song
Mise en Scene - When I Met You
Kero Kero Bonito - Break
TALK
We Were Lovers - Islands
Yumi Zouma - Riquelme (Essa-y remix)
Chain Wallet - Muted Colours
Drug Train - All My Friends
TOPS - Outside
TALK
Belle and Sebastian - String Bean Jean

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June 24, 2016

After the heavily indie pop focused based last podcast, this one has a summer feel that as a lot of the songs came from the summer song list that is linked below.

Best song I heard since the last show: Fluir and Jesse Marantz - I've Gotta Have You, hear the song here (I couldn't find an official video): https://soundcloud.com/fluirmusic/ive-gotta-have-you

Links from the show:

See the full 100 indiepop summer songs from Indie Popups here:
https://soundcloud.com/indiepopups/sets/top-100-indie-summer-pop-ups-2016


You can download the latest show directly here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/xohnk876bnya5iq/2016-06-24_final.mp3?dl=0


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Fireball XL5 Setlist - June 24, 2016
TALK - Theme
Fluir and Jesse Marantz - I've Gotta Have You
Saffari - Following the Sun
Girl Friend - Waste My Time
Tigertown - Lonely Cities
The Little Indians - Good Love
TALK
Youngr - Out Of My System
Wylder - Bayhouse
Balue - Summer Lovin'
Luna Shadows - Hallelujah California
Cat Princess - The Sun Also Rises
TALK
Smoove and Turrel - Will You Be Mine
S-Express - Theme from S-Express
Heatwave - The Groove Line
One Way - Mr. Groove
Pigmeat Markham - Here Comes The Judge
TALK
The Futureheads - Skip To The End


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