Stop the insanity – 49 of these things down, only one to go until WYWR turns 50! In preparation for that magic moment and the end of year countdown let us turn to things of now, and hit you up Smoove B style with today’s latest music stylings….

Kicking things off this week with a thunderous intro of drums from the new Thavius Beck lp on Plug Research, this one grabs you and drags you, only for you to run into….

Well, the track of the year? Rhye’s ‘The Fall’ certainly ticks the box of anyone who ever heard Sebastian Tellier’s ‘La Ritournelle’ (ah, remember when you first heard that?!) and boy is it swoonsome. If you haven’t already, check the video – sad and lovely. I think it’s filmed in Copenhagen, where I believe the song was recorded – there’s certainly some Robin Hannibal sound in there somewhere I think…

More from Rhye later. Up next, the first of two from the new Tropics EP, Popup Cinema, which is darned great, and then a beat from Kareem Riggins. With harpsichord. Pairs is the theme of this week (along with countrysoul) and we’re giving you two from the excellent new Bullion/Elmore Judd EP ‘Petrol Laughs’, then two of the more chill numbers off of the Lukid album on Ninja Tune. Complex and moody stuff on that record, but brilliant.

After that, where to go? South! The second volume of Soul Jazz Records’ ‘Southern Delta Swamp Rock’ compilation has just come out and a celebration of country rock is indeed in order. Kick back to Ray Stinnett (just reissued on Light in the Attic, party like you’re on Haight in ’67!), Greg Allman, Jack Nietzche (hmm, not sure how well it fits the southern country rock thing but an awesome tune and I wanted it on), something from the new Band of Horses lp, Area Code 615, America (proto-Neptunes!), Midlake (God, how good was that album when it came out? It’s just as good now), and to finish the mighty CSN’s ‘Darkstar’. How about that for some southern fried gold?!

Disco next, rare as hen’s teeth (I’m told) stuff from Gloria Ann Taylor ($800 for a 12inch of this track apparently) and then another one of the recent Kon and the Gang release, ‘Strong Love (Everlasting)’. Following something off of this year’s earlier Rhye release we’re back on the beats and true weirdness/brilliance from one of WYWR’s favourite artists, back with a new single ahead of an album in early 2013. Autre ne Veut’s ‘Counting’ is on the Software label and it’s amazing.

Into the final furlong with Four Tet remixing Falty DL, a track off of the brilliant Hamburg-style album by Erdbeerschitznel (do get!), and then brilliant new retro from Sir Stephen and LA Vampires featuring the Estonian heroine, Maria Minerva. Boomkat described their track, ‘Supercool’ as sounding like it had been recorded off AM radio in 1988 or sometime. I totally agree. Following that, Sha-Lor get a reissue on RushHour and we’re totally embedded in the second summer of love.

To finish. Freebird. Normally I would say now more, but this is the original Muscle Shoals version, a surefire reason, if one were needed, to go out and grab that Soul Jazz compilation already.

Enjoy! Back with show 50 next time out and the best of 2012 rollout…