S6E252 - New Model Army 'Thunder and Consolation' with Markus Reuter

<p>For the official start of our SIXTH season, musician/composer/producer/instrument designer <strong>Markus Reuter</strong> brings us an album that grabbed onto his psyche as a teenager in Germany and STILL captivates him over 30 years later: '<strong>Thunder and Consolation</strong>' by Bradford, Yorkshire band <strong>New Model Army</strong>. Led by singer/songwriter <strong>Justin Sullivan</strong>, the band creates hard-to-classify musical soundscapes that perfectly compliment Sullivan's biting lyrics about navigating one's family, finding your tribe and coming to terms with the often harsh realities of human nature:<br /> <em>"These tracks stretch out before me - the ones you left behind</em><br /> <em>What I want and what I feel - it's yours, yours, not mine"</em></p> <p>Songs featured in this episode: <em>Green and Grey</em> - New Model Army (Live Köln, 2006); <em>River of Things</em> - Markus Reuter (featuring Fabio Trentini and Asaf Sirkis); <em>Tentacles</em> - Stick Men; <em>51st State, 125 MPH</em> - New Model Army; <em>Schubert Ständchen (Serenade)</em> - Peter Schreier; <em>Ambition, Love Songs</em> - New Model Army; <em>Layla</em> - Derek and the Dominos; <em>Lovesong</em> - The Cure; <em>I Love The World, Vanity, Stupid Questions, 225, Inheritance, Green and Grey, Green and Grey (Live Rockpalast, 2006), The Ballad of Bodmin Pill, Family, Family Life, Vagabonds</em> - New Model Army; <em>51st State of America</em> - The Shakes; <em>Archway Towers</em> - New Model Army; <em>One Cut Suffices</em> - Markus Reuter (featuring Fabio Trentini and Asaf Sirkis)</p>