Widge’s Sonic Emporium 2025-06-21 – Episode 96: “Broken Cars for the Reservoirs”

illuminati hotties – “will i get cancelled if i write a song called ‘if you were a man you’d be so cancelled'” (USA, 2020)
Tom Jones with Stereophonics – “Mama Told Me Not To Come” (Wales/UK, 1999)
Oceansize – “One Day All This Could Be Yours” (UK, 2003)
Dionne Warwick – “(there’s) Always Something There to Remind Me” (USA, 1967)
The Hardcore Priests of Yemen – “Sean’s Spooning His Mandolin” (Ireland, 2013)
Ween – “Even If You Don’t” (USA, 2000)
Mint Royale feat. Lauren Laverne – “Don’t Falter” (UK, 1999)
LOLO – “Don’t Dream It’s Over” (USA, 2013)
The Dreadnoughts – “Polka Pit” (Canada, 2025)
El Rego – “Se Na Min” (Dahomey (now Benin), ?/2008)
You & Explosion Band – “コズミック・カクテル” (Japan, 1978)
The Sorcerers – “Treasured Sacrament” (UK, 2020)
Faded Paper Figures – “Bones” (USA, 2020)
The Diodes – “Tired of Waking Up Tired” (Canada, 1978)
Broadway Calls – “A Rush and a Push and the Land Is Ours” (USA, 2008)
Ebba Åsman – “Did I Go? (ikonika remix)” (Sweden/UK, 2025)
Orange 9mm – “Turn It Up” (USA, 2025)
Lea Lea – “Jamie” (UK, 2017)
Reol – “煩悩遊戯” (Japan, 2019)
Manu Dibango – “The Panther” (Cameroon, 1973)
María Bonita – “Rezo El Rosario” (Mexico, 1980s/2024)
Komeda – “It’s Alright Baby” (Sweden, 1998)
Os Leoninos – “Ngandu” (São Tomé and Príncipe, ?)
Ninos Du Brasil – “Noite Atrás” (Italy, ?/2018)
Slapp Happy – “Slow Moon’s Rose” (Germany, 1974)
Emma Paki – “Solid Love” (New Zealand, 2010)
Metric – “All Comes Crashing” (Canada, 2022)
Sparks – “Those Mysteries” (USA, 1977)
Of Montreal – “Dustin Hoffman’s Wife Makes Sarcastic Remark, Cuts the Head off of a Duck, Places It Where the Tub Was and Begins to Groan” (USA, 2001)
Geoff & Maria Muldaur – “Brazil” (USA, 1968)