Moving the podcast

After many years of doing this podcast using the name Fireball XL5 I have decided to change the name to the one I use for my DJ nights: The Coolest Thing About Love

I feel this better represents the type of music I play and be assured that the show will continue to feature the best recent indie pop that I can find, along with some ventures into funk and soul as usual.

So please come on over to thecoolestthingaboutlove.ca where the Itunes link is working along with a way to get an email everytime I release a new podcast.

Listen to more details of the move here:

http://trepid.org/TCTAL/final_fireballxl5.mp3

Best albums of 2017

Fireball XL5 Best albums of 2017


Listen to a song from each album using the links below:

1. Anna of the North - Lovers

2. Alvvays - Antisocialites

3. The Perfect Kiss - Disconnect

4. Yumi Zouma - Willowbank

5. The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - The Echo Of Pleasure

6. Nite Jewel - Real High

7. Molly Nilsson - Imaginations

8. TOPS - Sugar At The Gate

9. Jens Lekman - Life Will See You Now

10. Blue Hawaii - Tenderness

11. She-Devils - S/T

12. The Drums - Abysmal Thoughts ‏

Best singles of 2017

Fireball XL5 Best singles of 2017

Listen to each song using the links below:

1. Forever - Falling

2. Nite Jewel - 2 Good 2 Be True

3 (tie). Anna of the North - Someone

3 (tie). Rex Orange Country - Loving Is Easy

4. Yumi Zouma - Depths (Pt. I) @YumiZouma

5. Starry Eyed Cadet - Kind

6. The Pains Of Being Pure at Heart - When I Dance With You

7. Molly Nilsson - About Somebody

8. Alvvays - Dreams Tonight

9. Morly - Sleeping In My Bed

10. TOPS - Petals

11. The Perfect Kiss - Disconnect

12. Aldous Harding - Imagining My Man

13. Blue Hawaii - No One Like You

14. The Drums - Blood Under My Belt

15. Wazonek - Christine

16. Jens Lekman - How we met, the long version

17. Friend Request - Outside

18. Men I Trust - Tailwhip

19. Alex Lahey - Lets Go Out

20. Charmpit - Vacation

December 22, 2017

Trying to get through some songs from 2017 during this the last show of the year.  Starting off with yet another great song that I found out from the great website/SIRIUS XMU show Gorilla vs Bear (see his list of the best songs of 2017 linked below) and ending with a funky set.


Best song I heard since the last show: Men I Trust - Tailwhip see the video here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IZKcb3LndA

Links from the show:

See Gorilla vs. Bear's list of top singles of 2017:
http://www.gorillavsbear.net/gorilla-vs-bears-songs-of-2017/

See the video of "Imaging My Man" by Aldous Harding:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE-A0cNSLmc


You can download the latest show directly here:
http://trepid.org/TCTAL/2017-12-22_final.mp3


For information on how to sign up for the podcast or join the Facebook group, see the bottom of this message.

Fireball XL5 Setlist - December 22, 2017
TALK - Theme
Men I Trust - Tailwhip
You'll Never Get To Heaven - Beyond The Clouds
Van She - Kelly
Patience - White Of An Eye
Rococode - Panic Attack
TALK
Aldous Harding - Imagining My Man
Desire - Under Your Spell
Sheer Mag - Need To Feel Your Love
Worries - Voice
Swimming Tapes - Souvenirs
TALK
Footnotes - The Entertainer
Entertainers  - I Wanna Be Your Everything
Indeep - Last Night A DJ Saved My Life
First Choice - Let No Man Put Asunder
Alfa Anderson - Perfectly Chic
TALK - Random Ending
Husker Du - I Don't Know For Sure

Fireball XL5 Podcast Homepage: http://www.fireballxl5.ca/

Podcast link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/rcfrkn1ii687w5s/fireballxl5.rss?dl=0

Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fireball-XL5-Podcast/225528710795185

November 17, 2017

The first song of the show by Morly is a great down-beat, haunting tune that started a set that went together well.  The next set featured a song by Molly Nilsson that could have also been my top song, see the link for the video below.  I ended with a set of funk for the first time in a while

Fun fact about this show: It wasn't until after that I realized that I played both a song called "Un-American Woman" and one titled "All American Girls".


Best song I heard since the last show: Morly - Sleeping In My Own Bed, hear the song here: https://morly.bandcamp.com/track/sleeping-in-my-own-bed

Links from the show:

See the fun video for Molly Nilsson's song "About Somebody":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjbMXHfEZ24

See the awesome video for "All American Girls" by Sister Sledge:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hv6WwaIx5g

The original "Running Away" by Sly and the Family Stone:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7bvIIgQIJU


You can download the latest show directly here:
http://trepid.org/TCTAL/2017-11-17_final.mp3

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Fireball XL5 Setlist - November 17, 2017
TALK - Theme
Morly - Sleeping In My Own Bed
Chromatics - Back From The Grave
Mellah - Nada
Dinner - Un-American Woman
Sunshine Faces - More Than Science
TALK
Ruby Haunt - Whatever
Molly Nilsson - About Somebody
Petite League - Shin Bruise
The Clientele - Everyone You Meet
The Raincoats - Running Away
TALK
Sister Sledge - All American Girls
Womack And Womack - Teardrops
Archie Bell And The Drells- Strategy
Harari - Give
Dwight Sykes And Jahari - Walk With Me
TALK - Random Ending
The Cure - Close To Me

Fireball XL5 Podcast Homepage: http://www.fireballxl5.ca/

Podcast link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/rcfrkn1ii687w5s/fireballxl5.rss?dl=0

Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fireball-XL5-Podcast/225528710795185

October 27, 2017

I started out with a dreamy song by Yumi Zouma and continued down the indie pop path for the first 2 sets.  I ended with a set inspired by the recent Satellite Radio channel called Carolina Shag.

Best song I heard since the last show: Yumi Zouma - Depths (Pt. 1), hear the song here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJOn241bGxE

Links from the show:

See what you think of the Wazonek album:
https://wazonek.bandcamp.com/album/whichever-way-the-winds-are-blowing

Listen to and download the track from Hello, I'm Sorry:
https://helloimsorry.bandcamp.com/track/all-my-friends-are-romantics

Find out about Carolina Shag:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolina_shag

You can download the latest show directly here:
http://trepid.org/TCTAL/2017-10-27_final.mp3

For information on how to sign up for the podcast or join the Facebook group, see the bottom of this message.

Fireball XL5 Setlist - October 27, 2017
TALK - Theme
Yumi Zouma - Depths (Pt. 1)
Miami Horror - Sometimes
Hello, I'm Sorry - All My Friends Are Romantics
Tei Shi - How Far
Wazonek - Christine

TALK

White Town - She's A Lot Like You
The Stroppies - Go Ahead
Blushh - It's Fine
The Electric Pop Group - Postcard
Dim Vanilla - The Sun That Day

TALK

Georgia Prophets and Billy Scott - I've Got The Fever
Jackie Wilson - This Love Is Real
Eldridge Holmes - Lovely Woman
Joe Tex - Under Your Powerful Love
Wild Cherry - 1 2 3 Kind Of Love

TALK - Random Ending

When Nalda Became Punk - Summer, You And Me


Fireball XL5 Podcast Homepage: http://www.fireballxl5.ca/

Podcast link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/rcfrkn1ii687w5s/fireballxl5.rss?dl=0

Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fireball-XL5-Podcast/225528710795185

September 22, 2017

I finally got around to spotlighting the great festival called Indietracks which takes place each year in a historical train station in England.  I have never been to the festival but if there is no NYCpopfest again next year I will have to look into it.  As well they always put out a compilation of the bands that are playing each year, from that I got my first set and my Top Song.


Best song I heard since the last show: Evripidis and his Tragedies - Fifteen Again, see the video for the song here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL_hxlEW4pU

Links from the show:

Information on the Indietracks Festival:
http://www.indietracks.co.uk/

Where you can buy the annual Indietracks Festival compilation:
https://indietracks.bandcamp.com/

Read about the strange story of superorganism:
https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/ypazdb/superorganism-its-all-good-something-for-your-mind


You can download the latest show directly here:
http://trepid.org/TCTAL/2017-09-22_final.mp3


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Fireball XL5 Setlist - September 22, 2017
TALK - Theme
Evripidis and his Tragedies - Fifteen Again
The Orchids - Bemused, Confused, and Bedraggled
Charmpit - Vacation
Milky Wimpshake - Putting Things Right
Luby Sparks - Pop. 1979
TALK
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - When I Dance With You
No Vacation - Mind Fields
Alvvays - In Undertow
Nap Eyes - Don't Be Right
Superorganism - Something For Your m.i.n.d
TALK
The Homie - Too Late
Computer Magic - Been Waiting
Giraffage - All That Matters
Mall Grab - Cant
Freeez - I.O.U.
TALK - Random Ending
Boomdaddy - Big Life


Fireball XL5 Podcast Homepage: http://www.fireballxl5.ca/

Podcast link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/rcfrkn1ii687w5s/fireballxl5.rss?dl=0

Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fireball-XL5-Podcast/225528710795185