Whiskey & Bananas Vol. 29

Moth to the Flame — Chairlift

Get into the holiday weekend mood with this upbeat indie pop song. 

Let’s Dance — Ramones

The Ramones take on the 60s dance classic.

Lipslap — Kero Kero Bonito

This Japanese pop-inspired project from London is on fire — can’t wait to check them out in Chicago this fall. 

I’ll Be Loving You — The King Khan & BBQ Show

The retro rock n roll duo The King Khan & BBQ Show makes you feel like dancing and that it’s 1958 again. 

Betty — Pom Poms

Talk about retro — this new pop project from LA is bringing the classic vibes hard, and we’re digging it. 

Dia Ja Manche — Dionisio Maio

Legend has it, in 1968 a ship carrying keyboards and synthesizers disappeared en route from Baltimore to South America, and reappeared on a small island in Africa covered in cosmic space particles, changing the course of African dance music. It’s pretty groovy. (https://analogafrica.bandcamp.com/album/space-echo-the-mystery-behind-the-cosmic-sound-of-cabo-verde-finally-revealed) 

I Couldn’t Spell !!*@! — Sam the Sham & The Pharoahs

Even copywriters know sometimes there aren’t enough words for when someone breaks your heart — and this deep cut from 60s pop-rock group puts it to song. 

Bang Bang — Betty Chung

Hong Kong singer Betty Chung covered this Nancy Sinatra classic in Mandarin in the 60s.

Far Away Eyes — The Rolling Stones

Run a few red lights (not really) in honor of this Stones semi-deep cut, a mainstay of quiet classic rock radio afternoons. 

U.F.O. — Jim Sullivan

If the cosmic African synths of Dionisio Maio’s earlier track didn’t carry you away, let Jim Sullivan’s “U.F.O.”

Keep listening for the 4th of July holiday track…