Monday Night Album Club 117

Monday Night Album Club 117
Listening party
Date	2nd September 2024
Theme	New album
Album	Romance
Artist	Fontaines D.C.
Other
Scott's rating	Scott's rating
Previous episode	Monday Night Album Club 116
Next episode	Monday Night Album Club 118

The Monday Night Album Club on the 2nd of September 2024 was a listening party held on the Community Garden Radio Discord and on Community Garden Radio. It was the hundred and seventeenth edition of the Album Club, and the album chosen was "Romance" by Fontaines D.C.. The pre-mix was curated by Tuftii..

It was the eighty fourth album club to be broadcast directly on Community Garden Radio.

Background

Fontaines D.C. won with 16 votes to Lost Bitchos! 6 votes and The Bug Club's 4.

Pre-pre Mix

As randomly selected from the CGR Mixtape.

• The Libertines - Don't Look Back into the Sun Open in Spotify

• BIG SPECIAL - BLACK DOG / WHITE HORSE - Acoustic Version Open in Spotify

• Dartz! - Once, Twice, Again! Open in Spotify

• Gustaf - Close Open in Spotify

• The Flying Lizards - Money - Edit Open in Spotify

Pre-mix

• Really Good Time - Mountain of Spit Open in Spotify

• Chalk - Static Open in Spotify

• Gurriers - Des Goblin Open in Spotify

• Basht. - Gone Girl Open in Spotify

• The Clockworks - Mayday Mayday Open in Spotify

• Wunderhorse - Midas Open in Spotify

• The Murder Capital - Don't Cling To Life Open in Spotify

• shame - Fingers of Steel Open in Spotify

• Talk Show - Gold Open in Spotify

• Enola Gay - Cortana Open in Spotify

The vote

There was no vote this week, as next week we will listen to the Winner of the Mercury Music Prize (if they haven't already featured on Album Club).

Tuftii chose three of their favourite albums on the list, citing Charli XCX as their tip for the win:

• English Teacher - This Could Be Texas Open in Spotify

• Nia Archives - F.A.M.I.L.Y Open in Spotify

• Charli xcx - Von dutch Open in Spotify

Dan vs Matt Remix

Tuftii then played a remix they made for Dan vs Matt's Live Banger Off: A remix of Bill Conti's "Gonna Fly Now" with Majestic vs. Boney M's "Rasputin" extended edit.

People's Penultimate Pick

• Jimmy G chose this for Paul Cole: Foo Fighters - My Hero Open in Spotify

• Sarlichin chose this as her pick from EOTR Festival: Nation of Language - Weak In Your Light Open in Spotify

Tuftii's Tail End Tracks

• Death Cab for Cutie - Grapevine Fires Open in Spotify