#FortnightFridayMusic
Feb 20 2026
This week we’re going #Underground

Julian Cope, "My Nation Underground” (1988)

After the breakup of his band The Teardrop Explodes in 1982, Julian Cope embarked on a prolific solo career, making sharp, intelligent, but catchy pop music. Here we have his fourth full-length solo release, the one that finally caught my attention, having lost track of him while following his still-active kindred Liverpudlians, Echo & The Bunnymen.

The track on My Nation Underground that got radio play was “Charlotte Anne” with a slow, almost martial beat, and featuring what might be a penny whistle - not the usual stuff of a radio hit. The album’s opening track, a cover of “5 O’Clock World,” a song made famous by The Vogues in the 60s, didn’t go far commercially as a single despite being given a crisp modern sound.

The title track featured here wields horn section blasts, densely layered vocals, pounding drums, appearances by harmonica and strings, yet still maintains a feeling of space in its expansiveness.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVS_RPl4kug

#JulianCope #TheTeardropExplodes #TeardropExplodes #EchoAndTheBunnymen #Liverpool #TheVogues

G-Nitro’s Daily Music Wrap-Up – 2/13/26

I suffer through an album by The Teardrop Explodes.

Favorite Videos include Tei's Beyond The Studio, WOODZ's Record Delivery, and more!

I also showcase last week's LastFM stats.

https://g-nitro.com/g-nitros-daily-music-wrap-up-2-13-26

#Music #1001Albums #TheTeardropExplodes #Tei #BeyondTheStudio #Woodz #RecordDelivery #LastFM

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #AfternoonShow

The Teardrop Explodes:
🎵 Brave Boys Keep Their Promises

#TheTeardropExplodes

https://open.spotify.com/track/4LcdEU7TiPolcpH4fTaiAp

My Beautiful Self: 11 oct 25
https://www.mixcloud.com/peterthomson1/my-beautiful-self-11-oct-25/

Celebrating 45 years of Remain In Light...

Talking Heads: Born Under Punches

#PrinceFarI: Deck Of Life

#JoyDivision: Transmission

999: Homicide

#TheFall: Jawbone And The Air Rifle

#Jawbone: Get Rhythm

#TheTeardropExplodes: Sleeping Gas

Talking Heads: The Great Curve

#TalkTalk: Such A Shame

#TheStranglers: No More Heroes

#TheHeads: Don’t Take My Kindness For Weakness

#X: Los Angeles

#TalkingHeads: Houses In Motion

Recorded #OnThisDay 46 years ago:

The Teardrop Explodes - Peel Session 1979

The complete session recorded by The Teardrop Explodes on 2 October 1979 for the John Peel show on BBC Radio 1 and broadcast on the 15th of that month.

Tracklist:

1. Brave Boys Keep Their Promises (0:07)
2. Ha-Ha I'm Drowning (2:26)
3. Went Crazy (6:03)
4. Chance (8:52)

https://vibracobra23.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-teardrop-explodes-peel-session-1979.html

#TheTeardropExplodes #PeelSessions #OTD

Post Punk Classics. No 51 in an occasional series:

The Teardrop Explodes - Treason (It's Just A Story)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVHBHrxXjUM

#TheTeardropExplodes #PostPunk #PostPunkClassics

Half the time
As I sit in disarray
I am thinking of a dream I never had

#NowPlaying

The Teardrop Explodes - Wilder (1981)

https://youtu.be/MQhEfZf6LLQ?feature=shared

#TheTeardropExplodes #JulianCope