Sounds Ace

FIRST EPISODE OF 2011! Great! This week is a regular Sounds Ace new/old/whatever situation FEATURING: La Sera (pictured), The Ronettes, The Babies, Juana Molina, Bright Eyes, Kevin Ayers, Jeffrey Lewis and Vacant Lots.  I hope you like it!  x esther 

THIS IS IT! Final Sounds Ace of 2010! As promised, it's the second part to my Best Of series in honour of the year's end and features some of my favourite songs from this past year INCLUDING: Titus Andronicus (who's fronter Patrick Stickles is pictured), Joanna Newsom (best song of 2010 for me, I think???), Japanther, Women, Woods, Zola Jesus, The National and Ariel Pink!  Thank you to all my listeners, downloaders and subscribers! TOGETHER, WE SOUND ACE.  See you next year!  Esther

End of 2010! WHAT. A. YEAR. So I've decided to do TWO best of episodes; one this week and one next week! I thought that this week would be a dance party special edition, where I would play some of my favourite of those kinds of songs so you had something joyous to listen to! So now you do! FEATURING: Happy Birthday, Robyn, James Blake (pictured), Liars, Delorean, The Books, Sleigh Bells and Deerhunter!

Almost at the end of 2010!!! Still got room for Best Of episodes. BUT FOR NOW here are some excellent new/old tunes that have been wafting through Sounds Ace HQ (Sounds Ace HQ is a MacBook) during these past few weeks, BY ARTISTS SUCH AS: Stewart Brodian (who's he?? GOOD QUESTION), Super Wild Horses (Melbourne), Jonathan Richman (pictured, beautiful), Reading Rainbows (Philly), Junip (who're THEY? ANOTHER good question), KANYE WEST and ugh, how predictable, The Vassar College G-Stringers (I KNOW!).  I hope you like! xxx Esther "Sounds Ace" Werdiger

KIM DEAL SPECIAL! Featuring: The Pixies, The Breeders, The Amps and Sonic Youth.  Long overdue Kim Deal special will school you on all matters KD.  x

THIS WEEK ON SOUNDS ACE: Gil Scott-Heron, Caribou Vibrations Ensemble, Apples in Stereo, Botany, Abe Vigoda and Orange Juice. 

Matador Records turn 21! Featuring new Matador bands: Esben and The Witch, Harlem, Girls, Cold Cave, Kurt Vile, New Pornographers (ok, ONE old Matador band) and Perfume Genius (pictured).   yay!  x e

Feetch'ring: Susan Christie, How To Dress Well (pictured), Galaxie 500, Guided By Voices, Electrelane, Half Japanese, Karen Dalton and The Olivia Tremor Control.  FREEFORM. Hope you like it!  x

Featuring Judee Sill, Judy Garland, Joanna Newsom, Nina Simone, Neko Case and Odetta. 

Featuring Lydia Lunch, Jay Reatard, The Fastbacks, The Velvet Underground, The Shop Assistants, Daniel Johnston & Jad Fair (pictured), Dangerdoom and Shirley & Dolly Collins.   NOT FEATURING: Psychic TV, Kate Bush or Susan Christie. These songs either freaked me out or made me sad. Sorry!     

Featuring: Matthew Dear Belle and Sebastian  Pavement La Sera  Marnie Stern (pictured) ABBA No Age Candi Staton Thanks to the listener who sent me that Crocodiles record I asked for last week! Who wants to buy a t-shirt?? xxx

Season 3!!! T-shirts available! Featuring : Women Bobb Trimble Deerhunter  Frankie Rose and the Outs  Crocodiles  Los Saicos  The Mountain Goats  MIA

Sarah Records Special! Featuring: The Field Mice, Talulah Gosh, The Orchids and The Sea Urchins

Featuring: New Music! Yo La Tengo, Islands, Atlas Sound and Whitney Houston

Pavement Special!

Best Openers Special: Belle and Sebasitian, Radiohead, Iggy Pop, Broken Social Scene, Electrelane and Pavement.

The Antlers, The xx, Vivian Girls, Washed Out, Discovery.

Featuring Taken by Trees, jj, Japandroids, Volcano Choir and YACHT

Featuring White Denim, Crocodiles, Camera Obscura, Bat for Lashes and The Dirty Projectors.

Featuring: Bill Callahan, Blank Dogs, Woods, Prefuse 73 and Twinsistermoon.