New music including Halsey, Turnstile, Geese and Kali on this week’s West Of The Fields podcast

I continued delving into recent releases from Sleigh Bells, Angel Olsen, Lorde, Billie Eilish and Deafheaven on the show this week, while the retro alternative set featured a block of ’80s New Wave oddities from Europe and Canada as well as another tour through ’80s Japanese electronic, New Wave and city pop. Here’s the tracklist for the full show:

West Of The Fields August 31, 2021

  • R.E.M.- Leave (Alternate Version)
  • Halsey- I Am Not A Woman, I’m A God
  • Chvrches- Asking For A Friend
  • Purity Ring- Soshy
  • Sleigh Bells- Justine Go Genesis
  • Rina Sawayama- Enter Sandman
  • Sigrid- Burning Bridges
  • Swim School- Let Me Inside Your Head
  • Wolf Alice- Lipstick On The Glass
  • Beabadoobee- Cologne
  • Japanese Breakfast- Glider
  • Kacey Musgraves- Justified
  • Angel Olsen- If You Leave
  • Kedr Livanskiy- Boy
  • Helado Negro- Outside The Outside
  • Turnstile- Alien Love Call (feat. Blood Orange)
  • Lorde- The Path
  • Billie Eilish- I Didn’t Change My Number
  • Wet Leg- Chaise Longue
  • Deafheaven- In Blur
  • Viagra Boys- Creatures
  • Geese- Low Era
  • Matia Bazar- Elettrochoc
  • Mylene Farmer- Tristana
  • David Bowie and Pat Metheny Group- This Is Not America
  • Jane Siberry- One More Colour
  • Leda- Endless Race
  • Hipnosis- Windland
  • Nina Hagen- Smack Jack
  • Yellow Magic Orchestra- You’ve Got To Help Yourself
  • Akiko Yano- Genkotsuyama No Onigurisama
  • Seri Ishikawa- Snow Candle
  • Yuko Kanai- Hashire Usagi
  • Miharu Koshi- Image
  • Susan- Training
  • Saeko Suzuki- Chi wo Suu Kamera
  • Akina Nakamori- Marionette
  • Tatsuro Yamashita- Merry-Go-Round
  • Junko Yagami- Follow Me
  • Minako Yoshida- Monster Stomp
  • Magdalena Bay- Secrets (Your Fire)
  • Caroline Polachek- Bunny Is A Rider
  • Club Intl, John Eatherly and Madeline Follin- Lucky Star
  • Caribou- You Can Do It
  • Future Islands- Peach
  • Halsey- Girl Is A Gun
  • Parquet Courts- Walking At A Downtown Pace
  • The Killers- Sleepwalker
  • Sam Fender- Aye
  • Big Thief- Little Things
  • Yves Tumor- Jackie
  • Mew- Introducing Palace Players
  • Kali- I Just Wanna
  • R.E.M.- Electrolite

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Travis Gass

About Travis Gass

I'm an editor on the Digital Desk at the Bangor Daily News. I'm also the host of West Of The Fields, a college radio show that has aired continuously on UMaine's WMEB 91.9 FM since 1998.