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David Berman of Silver Jews, 1967-2019
Song of the Day: In tribute, two songs, that could be any number from the pen of the tragically departed David Berman, singer of Silver Jews and more recently Purple Mountains, one of the greatest lyricists of the past 30 years
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Keith Flint of The Prodigy
Song of the Day: Another sudden death of a great performer, and this time a tribute to the Prodigy’s Keith Flint, who began as a dancer for the punk rave band, but who’s magnetic presence turned into a charismatic co-frontman
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The Distance comes from Cake's second album, Fashion Nugget (1996)
Song of the Day: Following Kraftwerk and Yello, we return to the road. Or do we? Is this classic by the Sacramento rock band about an obsessive racing driver, or something else entirely?
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Don't let yourself go hungry, fox in the snow …
Song of the Day: A wintry scene for an equally wintry day, and continuing our creatural theme, a melancholy but beautiful number from the Glasgow band's second album of 1996, If You're Feeling Sinister
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The Cardigans, with singer Nina Persson
Song of the Day: Two wonderful 90s tracks from the Swedish band, both looking at relationship problems in wry and musically inventive ways
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From the cover of Nicolette's album Let No-One Live Rent Free in Your Head
Song of the Day: Alongside Tricky, another collaborator who appeared on Massive Attack's 1994 album Protection, Scottish/Nigerian Londoner Nicolette Love Suwoton's slightly forgotten gem from her brilliant second LP Let No-One Live Rent Free in Your Head, is a sensual mix of electronica, pop, jazz and and trip-hop, yearning for an apolitical utopia
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