On this week’s edition –> Michele K-tel is OVERJOYED about the first new Half Japanese release in 13 years (!), from Brazil –> Moreno Veloso’s spin on the bossa nova tradition of his father Caetano + MORE independent music from Scotland’s PAWS…along with a set of music that was found in translation. Confused? Tune in.

Half Japanese “In Its Pull” Overjoyed (Joyful Noise)
Al Green “Love and Happiness” I’m Still In Love With You (Hi Records)
Ken Schaphorst “Get Happy” Over the Rainbow – The Music of Harold Arlen (Accurate)
Tall Dwarfs “Luck or Loveliness” In the Dying Days of Helen Young (Tall Dwarfs)
The Clean “Wipe Me, I’m Lucky” Anthology (Flying Nun)
Snapper “Death & the Weirdness in the Surfing Zone” (Flying Nun) RIP Peter Gutteridge

Moreno Veloso “Um Passo a Frente” Coisa Boa (Luaka Bop)
Caetano Veloso “A Bossa Nova É Foda” Abraçaço (UMG)
Quarteto Em Cy “Amoralina Brazil” Bossa Beat ! Bossa Nova And The Story Of Elenco Records (Soul Jazz)
Do Amor “Undum” Rolê: New Sounds of Brazil (Mais Um Discos)

Paws “Give Up” Youth Culture Forever (FatCat)
Ivor Cutler “I Give Up” A Wet Handle (Creation)
Techniques “You Don’t Care” Roots of Reggae: Rock Steady (Heartbeat)
The Aislers Set “Emotional Levy” How I Learned To Write Backwards (Slumberland) 9/28 @ The Chapel
Ty Segall “The Clock” Manipulator (Drag City)
Actress “Time” Ghettoville (Ninja Tune)
Peter Jefferies “The Fate Of The Human Carbine” The Last Great Challenge In A Dull World (De Stijl)

Robyn Hitchcock “Comme Toujours” The Man Upstairs (Yep Roc)
The Wedding Present (Cadeau De Mariage) “Pourquoi êtes-vous si raisonnable maintenant?” 7″ (Reception)
Camera Obscura “Amigo Mio” Keep It Clean (Elefant)
Robert Wyatt “Hasta Siempre Comandante” Comicopera (Domino)
Pixies “Isla de Encanta” Come On Pilgrim (4AD)
Johnny Cash “Wo Ist Zuhause,Mama” Unreleased Johnny Cash
Ruins “Comme A La Radio” Hyderomastgroningem (Tzadik)
Box Tops “Mi sento felice”
The Mekons “Big Zombie” Edge Of The World (Quarter Stick)

Amy Denio “Amame” Prodigal Light (Spoot) Support the Spoot Music Explosion!
Polar Bear “Lost In Death, Pt. 2” In Each and Every One (Leaf)
Shabazz Palaces “Dawn in Luxor [Explicit]” Lese Majesty (Sub Pop)

Pere Ubu ‘Irene’ Carnival of Souls (Fire)
Bill Frisell “Goodnight Irene” East/West (Nonesuch)