The Eighteenth Day of May

Released on Joe Boyd’s legendary Hannibal label, this reissue features a brilliant bonus LP of the “the 2nd album that never was”. The Eighteenth Day of May evoked a legendary era, and now they are a justifiably legendary band too.

There is a Place is the latest offering from husband-and-wife duo The Left Outsides, a truly sumptuous listening experience, totally engrossing from the first note, and each separate track refuses to let your ears go. Virtually every track sounds different, yet together they form a sequence of enviable, unexpected and yet almost disembodied unity.

Our Song of the Day is from The Left Outsides, they’re performing Gower Wassail in their own unique way. Introspective and ethereal English folk-psychedelia.

I haven’t done a mix for what seems like ages, I had an idea for one today and this is the result…like most of my mixes this is pretty laid back after an upbeat folky start. Have a good weekend!

For today’s Song of the Day we go back to 2005 with The Eighteenth Day of May who had a great fresh take on British psych-folk. The Highest Tree is a personal favourite from their only album.