By Will McGuirk

Scour your local records store for these waxy droppings Jan 21. Some great pop tracks here starting with the Mod sounds of Miles Kane on his disc ‘Change the Show.’. Kane is ex- Last Shadow Puppets the band he co-founded with Alex Turner of the Arctic Monkeys. Taking his cue from the Northern Soul clubs of yore Kane gives you every reason to look good on the dance floor.

Mods had a hand in Brit no-waver Billy Nomates as well, Sleaford Mods that is. It was at a gig by the two piece raging ravers one Tor Maries aka Billy Nomates found her calling. Her 2020 debut is on vinyl this week. Its a rager of its own, with underpinnings of the Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde and Emily Haines of Metric.

‘Africa’ was released in 1973 by Zam-rock act Amanaz but has garnered some more modern attention via the soundtrack of Netflix hit series Ted Lasso. Amanaz broke up in 76 so there you have it.

On ‘Good and Green Again’ Jake Xerxes Fussell picks his way through Americana like a magpie, plucking gems of notes, notes shining like a National guitar, notes which were passed form eye to eye and ear to ear by the countless nameless. Fussell has opened for Wilco and Bill Callaghan and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy appears on the record.