Daily Jam - Life's What You Make It

Yesterday i posted a track from Beth Gibbons and Rustin Man, AKA Talk Talk's Paul Webb.  Well, speaking of Talk Talk, here they are with a track from their 1986 album "The Colour or Spring."  This is the album when they started to set a little weird and the segue into their arty post rock period.  Listen to "Life's What You Make It" below, our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - Funny Time of Year

Winter officially starts now, but we've got nothing but 70-80 degree days ahead of us here in the greater Austin area...which i think sucks.  So here's to listening to some music to put me in an appropriately chilly mood.  Here's Beth Gibbons (Portishead) and Rustin Man (Talk Talk's Paul Webb) with "Funny Time of Year," our Daily Jam.

Beth Gibbons

We are getting new solo music from the one and only Beth Gibbons in May with the Portishead singer's upcoming new album "Lives Outgrown."  Working with Joel Ford and Talk Talk's Lee Harris, this one just moved up to one of my most anticipated releases of the year.  Check out first single "Floating on a Moment" below and pre-order the record here from Domino.

Daily Jam - I Believe in You

I love that by the late '80s, UK synth pop band Talk Talk morphed into an experimental post rock band.  After singles like "It's My Life" and "Talk Talk," literally nobody saw that coming.  Phenomenal.  Anyway, here's a track from that later era, 1988's "I Believe in You," our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - Mysteries

Since the moment i heard it for the first time, i have adored "Mysteries," the opening track from Beth Gibbons' and Rustin Man's "Out of Season" LP.  I don't know if i ever would have guessed that pairing members of Portishead and Talk Talk together would create utter magic, but indeed it did.  Listen to the haunting track below, our Daily Jam.

RIP Mark Hollis

In my ill state yesterday, i missed that Mark Hollis passed away.  The former Talk Talk front man is probably best known for his early '80s synth pop work, though the evolution of that band is something to behold, going from dancey synth pop to sprawling, experimental post rock in a span of 10 years.  So, RIP Mark Hollis.  I'm going to spend a little time with your discography.  In the meantime, let's listen to "I Believe in You" from 1988's "Spirit of Eden."