It’s time for the delayed Episode 36, consisting of 49 songs FULLY MIXED in the podcast above, or on Apple Podcasts. ¿Listo?
This episode’s highlighted track: Track 5
Cleo Sol - Why Don’t You*
Gaining notoriety as a member of the enigmatic collective SAULT, London native Cleo Sol has since carved out a niche of her own, bringing a fresh, airy take to the 90s neo-soul lineage that shapes her sound. From her 2020 album Rose in the Dark, “Why Don’t You” moves with a serene sense of inevitability as Sol’s whisper-soft reassurances drift over billowing, reverb-laden piano chords and plate-saturated percussion. Produced by longtime collaborator Inflo, the track carries a faint gospel shimmer, framing vocals that feel delicately singular even as they echo Jill Scott’s emotional tenderness and Erykah Badu’s unhurried phrasing.
What makes “Why Don’t You” so distinctive is its effortless catchiness, especially considering there isn’t a proper hook or chorus to speak of. Where most tracks would make a dramatic sprint toward catharsis, Sol chooses patience, letting the song unfurl in slow motion. Only towards the end do the swelling strings and backing vocals step forward, resolving into a soft, mantra-like chant of “sometimes we fall in love… love is always in us,” before slowly and gracefully fading away.
The setlist:
Artist / Song Name / Album / Year
Dur-Dur Band / Dooyo / Dur-Dur Vol. 5 / 1985
Disclosure / Dooyo (Disclosure Remix) / Dur-Dur Band - Dooyo Remix / 2025
Rock Master Scott & The Dynamic Three / The Roof Is on Fire (Us Hitmix) / Request Line / The Roof Is on Fire / 1984
U.S. Girls / Running Errands (Yesterday) / Running Errands - Single / 2025
Cleo Sol / Why Don’t You / Rose in the Dark / 2020
Automatic / Black Box / Is It Now? / 2025
Heaven 17 / (We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang / Penthouse and Pavement / 1981
Tom Trago / Ignorance / Ignorance - Single / 2025
Röyksopp / Poor Leno / Melody A.M. / 2001
Scott Lavene / Prettiest Peach / Prettiest Peach - Single / 2022
Ratatat / Seventeen Years / Ratatat / 2004
Kourosh Yaghmaei / Gole Yakh / Gole Yakh / 1991
Mos Def / The Embassy / The Ecstatic / 2009
Altın Gün / Goca Dünya / On / 2017
Natalie Bergman / Gunslinger / My Home Is Not In This World / 2025
Alex Chilton / Jumpin’ Jack Flash / Free Again: The “1970” Sessions / 2002
L’OK Jazz & Franco / Annie Ngai nalinga / 1966-1968 / 1968
Babe Ruth / The Mexican / First Base / 1972
Oby Onyioha / Enjoy Your Life / I Want To Feel Your Love / 1981
Jeff Kaale / Cookie / Best Of / 2018
Earl Sweatshirt / TOURMALINE / Live Laugh Love / 2025
Herman Jones / Gimme Your Love / Smiling / 2025
World Party / Is It Like Today? / Bang! / 1993
Asha Bhosle / Udi Baba / Vidhaata (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) / 1982
Sweet Baboo / Let’s Go Swimming Wild / Ships / 2013
Sydney Rose / Turning Page / Turning Page - Single / 2020
Neu! / Hallogallo / Neu! / 1972
Rosie & The Originals / Angel Baby / Angel Baby / 1961
Dianilis / Kamukamo Shikamo Nidomokamo [feat. Lufca] [Spanish Version] / Kamukamo Shikamo Nidomokamo (From “Mono No Aware”) - Single / 2025
Cameo / Shake Your Pants / Cameosis / 1980
Toots & The Maytals / 54-46 Was My Number / Sweet & Dandy / 1969
The Budos Band / Up From the South / The Budos Band / 2000
G.L.O.B.E. & Whiz Kid / Play That Beat Mr. D.J. / Play That Beat Mr. D.J. - EP / 1983
Portishead / Toy Box / Glory Box - EP / 1995
Paul Nero / Pitzi Cats / Nero Fiddles / 1951
Action Bronson / Easy Rider / Mr. Wonderful / 2014
DARGZ / The Only Way / Friends & Family / 2025
Lokkhi Terra & Dele Sosimi / Afro Sambroso [Rampa Version] / Afro Sambroso (feat. Francesco Chiocci) - Single / 2020
Can / Vitamin C / Ege Bamyasi / 1972
Daughter of Swords / Morning In Madison / Alex / 2025
Beacon / Our House / Our House - Single / 2022
Simian / Drop & Roll / Chemistry Is What We Are / 2001
Melanie / People in the Front Row / Garden in the City / 1971
Kevin Morby / Beautiful Strangers / Beautiful Strangers - Single / 2016
Karen Dalton / Something On Your Mind / In My Own Time / 1971
Ingrid and the Ministers / Last Train Blues / Last Train Blues - EP / 2024
King Harvest / Dancing In the Moonlight / Dancing In the Moonlight - Single / 1970
Hermanos Gutiérrez / El Bueno Y El Malo / El Bueno Y El Malo / 2022
Funkadelic / Maggot Brain / Maggot Brain / 1971
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