New music including Cut Copy, The Beths, Chicano Batman and Sharon Van Etten on this week’s West Of The Fields podcast

I continued exploring recent releases from EOB, Purity Ring, The Strokes and Hayley Williams on the show this week, while the retro alternative set paid tribute to recently passed Kraftwerk co-founder Florian Schneider with a block of Kraftwerk classics, in addition to songs from artists influenced by the iconic German electronic group. Here’s the tracklist for the full show:

West Of The Fields May 15, 2020

  • R.E.M.- Bad Day (Athens Demo)
  • Joe Goddard and Hayden Thorpe- Unknown Song
  • Cut Copy- Love Is All We Share
  • Chromatics- Teacher
  • The Beths- I’m Not Getting Excited
  • Dream Wife- Hasta La Vista
  • Haim- I Know Alone
  • Alison Mosshart- It Ain’t Water
  • Sharon Van Etten- (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding? (feat. Josh Homme)
  • EOB- Cloak Of The Night
  • I Break Horses- Neon Lights
  • Angel Olsen- All Mirrors (Johnny Jewel Remix)
  • Purity Ring- Vehemence
  • Chicano Batman- Color My Life
  • The Killers- Fire In Bone
  • Hayley Williams- Pure Love
  • Neil Young- Try
  • The Rolling Stones- Living In A Ghost Town
  • Pearl Jam- Alright
  • Kraftwerk- Ruckzuck
  • Kraftwerk- Komentenmelodie 2
  • Kraftwerk- Radioactivity
  • Kraftwerk- Trans-Europe Express
  • Kraftwerk- The Robots
  • Kraftwerk- Tour De France
  • Kraftwerk- Computer Love
  • David Bowie- V-2 Schneider
  • Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force- Planet Rock
  • Siouxsie & The Banshees- Hall Of Mirrors
  • Coldplay- Talk
  • U2- Neon Lights
  • The 1975- Guys
  • Phoebe Bridgers- Kyoto
  • Fenne Lily- To Be A Woman Pt. 2
  • Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever- Falling Thunder
  • Car Seat Headrest- Deadlines (Hostile)
  • The Strokes- Selfless
  • Charli XCX- Anthems
  • Rina Sawayama- Paradisin’
  • Desire- Escape
  • Empress Of- Not The One
  • Arca- La Chiqui
  • Yves Tumor- Strawberry Privilege
  • Portishead- Machine Gun
  • Fiona Apple- I Want You To Love Me
  • Phoebe Bridgers- I See You
  • The Beths- Dying To Believe
  • Porches- Hair
  • R.E.M.- Pete’s Hit

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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.