Marianne Faithfull was a singer/songwriter who defied categorization, a fashion icon of the Swinging London scene of the 60's & 70's, and an actress who skyrocketed into the spotlight as Mick Jagger's girlfriend in 1966. Her youthful innocence was soon tarnished by a bad girl reputation (some would say unfairly) and she lost favor with the London crowd of the time. The next several decades would reveal a tumultuous series of peaks & valleys, including homelessness and the loss of her child, which changed Marianne and the sound of her music forever. Through it all, she continued to release music that testified to the tenacity of her spirit, collaborating with legends such as PJ Harvey, Nick Cave, Brian Eno, and more.

Join us on this journey & celebrate the life of the late, great Marianne Faithfull!

Track Listing:

08:42 As Tears Go By (1964)
12:48 Come and Stay with Me (1965)
32:10 Broken English (1979)
40:20 Why D'Ya Do It? (1979)
50:21 Truth, Bitter Truth (1981)
58:53 Times Square (1983)
01:09:00 Blazing Away (1990)
01:14:23 Madame George (1994)
01:20:22 She (1994)
01:31:17 Sliding Through Life on Charm (2003)
01:36:05 Mistery of Love (2004)
01:41:36 The Crane Wife 3 (2008)
01:47:48 The Stations (2011)
01:52:27 Give My Love to London (2014)
01:58:32 The Gypsy Faerie Queen (2018)
02:08:30 Love Is (2025)

Michael & Phillip play and discuss some of our favorite releases that have come across our desk over the last few months.

Track Listing:

00:40 Kandle // Wallpaper
09:28 Red Ribbon // YSFP
19:51 The Innocence Mission // Midwinter Swimmers
31:22 Valerie June // Joy! Joy!
41:38 L.A. Witch // The Lines
50:36 You Said Strange // My Own God
01:00:05 Anika // Hearsay

In this special episode, Michael & Phillip unpack the Laura Nyro 19-CD box set "Hear My Song: The Collection, 1966 – 1995", which will be released by Madfish Music on Friday (12/6). We take a walk through her decades-long career and sample songs from the collection.

Track List:

1. Wedding Bell Blues
2. Stoned Soul Picnic
3. Poverty Train
4. Eli's Coming
5. You Don't Love Me When I Cry
6. Captain St. Lucifer
7. Beads of Sweat
8. Gonna Take a Miracle (feat. LaBelle)
9. Nowhere to Run
10. I Am the Blues
11. Save the Country (Live at the Fillmore East, 1971)

Michael & Phillip play and discuss some of our favorite new (and new-ish) releases.

Track Listing:

00:20 Diamanda Galás // A Soul That's Been Abused
13:10 Guided By Voices // Fictional Environment Dream
27:02 Joni Mitchell // A Strange Boy
43:42 Nico // Frozen Warnings

Michael & Phillip play and discuss some of our favorite new (and new-ish) releases.

Track Listing:

00:40 Jon Hopkins // RITUAL (Evocation)
15:24 Molchat Doma // Ты Же Не Знаешь Кто Я (Ty Zhe Ne Znaesh Kto Ya)
30:23 Nikka Costa // Dance N’ Forget
42:18 Cassandra Jenkins // Petco
53:34 Tedious & Brief // Relief

Michael & Phillip play and discuss some of our favorite new (and new-ish) releases. Michael talks about the Anita Pallenberg documentary which he recently saw (Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg).

Track Listing:

00:18 Amyl & the Sniffers // U Should Not Be Doing That
06:05 El Perro Del Mar // Between You and Me Nothing
12:51 Leslie Stevens // Such a Good Time without You
21:00 Good Looks // Self Destructor
28:41 Sierra Ferrell // Dollar Bill Bar
34:55 Majorette // Tomorrow is Forever
39:00 Levitation Room // Strange Weather
43:48 Rykarda Parasol // Get Down with Your Bad Self
53:01 Review: Catching Fire: The Anita Pallenberg Story

Welcome to Scathingly Brilliant!

In this episode, Michael & Phillip play and review some recently released music and discuss a Pyramid Club event we attended in the East Village in early June.

Track listing:

00:19 Gabbarein // Kom Her
08:43 Ben Hazlewood // Always There
13:43 Population II // R.B.
21:29 Rose Hotel // Not Like That
28:47 Diamond Day // Come Over Here
36:53 The Thing // Midnight
43:02 Jessica Pratt // The Last Year
51:55 Discussion: Pyramid Club event 6/2/24