Yellow Brit Road, 12 July 2020: Brighton, Rock, And The Great Canadian Obsession

<p>This week on the Yellow Brit Road, history, geography and modern rock epiphanies!</p> <p>We looked at the history of Canadian music's obsession with British bands during the British Invasion and the height of Beatlemania, particularly the interesting story of 60's Winnipeg rockers the Guess Who?</p> <p>Bringing in the fast-paced bangers, we played the latest synth rock single from <a href="https://tenfootrecords.bandcamp.com/track/rubbernecking-in-the-uk-single-2020" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Percy</a>, whose catalogue can be found on <a href="https://tenfootrecords.bandcamp.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ten Foot Records</a>, Derry City's rocking <a href="https://twitter.com/twbsavages" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wood Burning Savages</a>, explosive Norwich punks from the 2010s <a href="https://twitter.com/feverfeverband?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fever Fever</a>, a new lo-fi indie bop from <a href="https://twitter.com/GingerSnapsPop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ginger Snaps</a> (whose music can be <a href="https://soundcloud.com/gingersnapspop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">listened to here</a>), and London spoken word artist <a href="https://twitter.com/moak_tp?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">MOAK's</a> t<a href="https://www.moakonline.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ake on the lockdown</a>.</p> <p>Janglepop and post-punk/new wave fans are in for a treat on this show as we had a mini-set of some of the best new janglepop bands from around, Leeds' <a href="https://teampicture.bandcamp.com/album/the-menace-of-mechanical-music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Team Picture</a>, <a href="https://esband.bandcamp.com/album/less-of-everything" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">London band E's</a> and <a href="https://fontainesdc.bandcamp.com/album/a-heros-death" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fontaines D.C.</a></p> <p>We had a Brighton set featuring 2020 Me