WONGIE JOINT SONG OF THE WEEK: maxwell - pretty wings

maxwell - pretty wings

WONGIE SONG OF THE WEEK: v v brown - shark in the water

vv brown - shark in the water

peaches - more

peaches - more

WONGIE INTRO: God Help The Girl

God Help The Girl (an introduction)
god help the girl - come monday night (mp3)

FROM BIO:
For those who have followed the progress of 'God Help The Girl' since the call for singers on iMeem in 2007 - here is some information about the first release from the record:

‘Come Monday Night,’ an orchestrated pop song from the pen of Stuart Murdoch, is the first single release from the ‘God Help The Girl’ album, to be released on 22nd June 2009.

‘God Help The Girl’ is a story set to music, which Murdoch has been working on intermittently for the last five years and his first new music since Belle and Sebastian’s seventh album, ‘The Life Pursuit’ in 2006.

"I was out for a run and I got this tune in my head,” says Stuart of the album. “It occurred to me that it wasn't a Belle & Sebastian song. I could hear female voices and strings, I could hear the whole thing, but I just couldn’t envisage myself singing it with the group.”

Both of these elements feature on what is one of the standout tracks on the album. The singer is Catherine Ireton, a native of Limerick who now lives in Edinburgh, discovered via a friend of a friend, and who has also previously appeared on Belle and Sebastian record sleeves.

After auditioning early in the process, she ended up taking the majority of lead vocals on the album. In Catherine, Stuart has found a rare talent - her clear, lilting vocals bringing to life the characters in Stuart’s head and making for an ambitious and engrossing musical journey.

‘Come Monday Night’ also features an orchestra conducted by Rick Wentworth as well as Stuart, Stevie, Bob and Richard from Belle and Sebastian. The b-side is the sublimely titled ‘Howard Jones Is My Mozart.’

little boots - new in town

Little Boots - New In Town

little boots - new in town

live wongie: gomez - airstream driver / whippin' picadilly (live @ absolute radio)

gomez - airstream driver


gomez - whippin' piccadilly

matt and kim - lessons learned / daylight

matt and kim - lessons learned


matt and kim - daylight

kanye west feat young jeezy - amazing

kanye west feat young jeezy - amazing

live wongie: bat for lashes - daniel (live on later with jools holland)

bat for lashes - daniel (live on later with jools holland)

WONGIE DISCOVERY: marmaduke duke - rubber lover / single ladies (live on bbc radio 1 live lounge)

marmaduke duke - rubber lover


marmaduke duke - rubber lover (live on bbc radio 1 live lounge)


marmaduke duke - single ladies (live on bbc radio 1 live lounge)

WONGIE DISCOVERY: bombay bicycle club - always like this

Always Like This

bombay bicycle club - always like this

live wongie: karima francis - use somebody (kings of leon cover for later with jools holland)

karima francis - use somebody (kings of leon cover for later with jools holland)

live wongie: lady gaga - viva la vida (live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)

lady gaga - viva la vida (live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)

esser - headlock (spike stent mix)

esser - headlock (spike stent mix)

black eyed peas - boom boom pow

black eyed peas - boom boom pow

passion pit - the reeling

passion pit - the reeling

live wongie: eddi reader feat emily smith - leezie lindsay (celtic connections 2009)

eddi reader feat emily smith - leezie lindsay (celtic connections 2009)

live wongie: the doves - kingdom of rust / winter hill (live @ later... with jools holland)

the doves - kingdom of rust / winter hill (live @ later... with jools holland)

live wongie: noisettes - don't upset the rhythm (live @ later...with jools holland)

noisettes - don't upset the rhythm (live @ later...with jools holland)

live wongie: yeah yeah yeahs - heads will roll / zero (live at Later...with Jools Holland)

yeah yeah yeahs - heads will roll / zero (live at Later...with Jools Holland)

live wongie: bat for lashes - use somebody (bbc live lounge / kings of leon cover)

bat for lashes - use somebody (bbc live lounge / kings of leon cover)

st. vincent - actor out of work

st. vincent - actor out of work

peaches - talk to me

peaches - talk to me

frightened rabbit - head rolls off

frightened rabbit - head rolls off

trance dance bitch dance: deadmau5 feat kaskade - i remember

deadmau5 feat kaskade - i remember

WONGIE BAND OF THE WEEK: golden silvers - true romance

golden silvers - true romance


golden silvers - magic touch

micachu & the shapes - lips

micachu & the shapes - lips

sheee's back!: fiona apple - why try to change me now (cy coleman cover)

fiona apple - why try to change me now (cy coleman cover)

indie dance bitch dance: filthy dukes - this rhythm

filthy dukes - this rhythm

tori amos - welcome to england

tori amos - welcome to england

jay brannan - can't have it all

jay brannan - can't have it all

oren lavie - her morning elegance

oren lavie - her morning elegance