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Retro chanteuse: the fabulous Yola
The opposite of cover versions, some new songs sound like they’ve come straight from a time machine from decades before. This week’s guest music timelord, Dr philipphilip99, presents playlists recreating pasts with a perfect retro fit
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Honey badger: ‘Yeah? And? So what?’
As independent and tough as the honey badger, these playlists rise above any concerns. They don’t care what anyone else thinks. How come? They are brilliantly compiled by guest AmyLee, picked from hundreds of nominations
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Robert Wyatt is back
Going back for good reasons or bad, heartbreak or sheer habit, by nature or nature, emotional or physical places. Guest guru nosuchzone also returns with perfectly playful and poetic selections that go through all the levels
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Lacy days … a band of knots
Tied up, tied down, in difficulty, for practicality or pleasure, dreadlocks to complex knots, this week’s guest Marco den Ouden has untangled nominations to knit together two tremendous playlists to which any listener will feel attached
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The Unthanks
Take a deep breath, slowly exhale, press play and let marvellous meta-songs flow out in the form two lovely playlists by guest Suzi, taking in folk to reggae, funk to soul along the way, and inspired by last week’s topic suggestions
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Room for imagination. House shown in picture may differ from that which is advertised …
Leaving plenty of room for the imagination from a palace of nominations from last week's topic, guest agent EnglishOutlaw presents a musical property currently on the market that's a must-see and listen
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The Ramones … slightly regretting opening that door …
Brexit or breakup? Heartbreak or international crisis? Hitting the hurt and mistakes hard, from Ramones to Radiohead, guest writer Violet Vivid tells a personal tale of woe with a wonderful set of playlists from last week's topic
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Covered in gold: the Pointer Sisters have a Springsteen in their step
Amy to Beck, Bobby to Apple, this week's fabulous playlists by takeitawayGuru of versions by the other gender go much further than A to B, and show sometimes a cover can be Miles better
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