The Friday Music Shuffle (5th June 2026)

Greetings pop pickers and welcome to the first shuffle of the meteorological summer of 2026.

Just for a change, my music device chooses ten random songs from my collection and I tell you what it has chosen. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to click on the song title and listen along.

I hope you find something you like.

1. Biz Ne Zaman Düşman Olduk by Gaye Su Akyol. Did I ever mention my love of Turkish rock music? I have now. A banging track from Gaye’s 2022 LP Anadolu Ejderi.
2. Panic!!! by The Roots. Short (1:23) but very sweet. From their brilliant 1996 album Illadelph Halflife.
3. El Baile Del Sobón by Los Amigos Invisibles. And now to Venezuela and a joint from the band’s excellent 2000 album Arepa 3000: A Venezuelan Journey Into Space. Buy this album.
4. Song For Barbara Payton by The Avalanches. Australia now and this from their classic long player We Will Always Love You.
5. Come In The Morning by Moby Grape. A quick hop to San Francisco in 1968. Interesting invitation.
6. Adagio For Strings by William Orbit. Wiki says: a 2000 version of Barber’s work by William Orbit from the 2000 album Pieces in a Modern Style.
7. The Bends by Radiohead. Utterly magnificent, title track of their utterly magnificent 1995 LP.
8. Tommy Gun by The Clash. Speaking of greatness, here’s 3:17 of rock and roll perfection from the band’s best album (IMHO), 1978’s Give ‘Em Enough Rope.
9. Are You Sleeping by Harry Nilsson. What a shuffle this is. Now a lovely tune from Harry’s 1977 long player The Point.
10. Still Within The Sound Of My Voice by Linda Ronstadt. From 1989’s Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind, this is a song written by Jimmy ‘Wichita Lineman’ Webb and rather lovely it is.

My music taste (!) has come a long way over the years and I am happy about that. Some incredible contrasts here.

This week’s Desert Island Disc is The Bends by Radiohead. Obviously.

Have a good week till next week.