{"id":6818,"date":"2025-01-09T18:23:37","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T18:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/?p=6818"},"modified":"2025-01-09T18:23:50","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T18:23:50","slug":"exclusive-shindig-qobuz-playlist-20-baroque","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/?p=6818","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive Shindig! Qobuz playlist #20: Baroque"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>We\u2019re very excited to be media partners with the truly\u00a0unique online streaming platform and\u00a0download store\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.qobuz.com\/\">Qobuz<\/a>. This month, the 20th of our monthly bespoke playlists, which take in all manner of genres and sub-genres, scenes and beyond, then and\u00a0<\/strong><b>now, surveys the wealth of baroque-pop made in the UK and USA<\/b><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6819\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Qobuz-Instagram-Baroque-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Qobuz-Instagram-Baroque-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Qobuz-Instagram-Baroque-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Qobuz-Instagram-Baroque-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Qobuz-Instagram-Baroque-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Qobuz-Instagram-Baroque-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Qobuz-Instagram-Baroque-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Qobuz-Instagram-Baroque-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Qobuz-Instagram-Baroque.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Play\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/open.qobuz.com\/playlist\/27968550\">here<\/a><em>\u00a0or use the scrollable frame with\u00a0tracklist the bottom of the page. You can sign up for a free trial today. Plans start from \u00a310.83 per month. For more on\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qobuz.com\/gb-en\/discover\">Qobuz<\/a><em>\u00a0read our interview with MD Dan Mackta\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/?p=5784\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.qobuz.com\/playlist\/27968550?zone=GB-en\" width=\"378\" height=\"390\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span>\ufeff<\/span><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><\/span><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><\/span>Your browser does not support iframes.<span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span>&lt;\/ifram<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Partly inspired by both the Bob Stanley &amp; Pete Wiggs Presents <em>American Baroque \u2013 Chamber Pop &amp; Beyond 1967-1971 <\/em>and <em>Tea &amp; Symphony \u2013 The English Baroque Sound 1968-1974<\/em> (including the somewhat different original, released on Sanctuary in 2007) and the stratospheric rise and brilliance of New York\u2019s The Lemon Twigs, the only contemporary band on this 50 track playlist, this set of songs goes some way in showing how the amalgamation of pop music with classical orchestration and motifs in the \u201960s and early \u201970s resulted in some truly sumptuous releases.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One thing we have been able to do, which boutique record labels can\u2019t and may not want to do, is mix some of the biggest names alongside regarded cult acts. The influence of \u201cstrings and things\u201d was, after all, everywhere.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even a casual fan of \u201960s pop will be aware how The Beatles and talented producer George Martin\u2019s experimentation undeniably paved the way for what is now referred to as \u201cbaroque-pop\u201d. <em>Rubber Soul<\/em>\u2019s \u2018In My Life\u2019 is often cited as one of the stylistic\u2019s earliest examples, whilst \u2018Eleanor Rigby\u2019 from the following year\u2019s <em>Rubber Soul<\/em> established orchestral arrangements as a new norm. Close behind were The Rolling Stones\u2019 Brian Jones with the highly effective \u2018Lady Jane\u2019, another archetype. Other key records from the UK canon were Procol Harum\u2019s \u2018A White Shade Of Pale\u2019.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Baroque<\/em> is essentially broken into two parts, opening with British artists and closing with an array of acts from the USA. Considering <em>Odessey &amp; Oracle <\/em>as perhaps the benchmark \u201cbaroque-pop\u201d album, we kick off with \u2018Care Of Cell 44\u2019, a song that inspired so much to come. From The Beatles (\u2018For No One\u2019) and The Rolling Stones (\u2018Lady Jane\u2019) through relevant entries from The Bee Gees, David Bowie, The Kinks, The Hollies, Barclays James Harvest and lesser-knowns Julian Brooks, Matthew Bones, Tim Andrews, Quiet World Of Lea &amp; John, Gordon Waller, and Sunchariot, to the rightly regarded acts in the middle, Honeybus, The Idle Race, and Nirvana. The British selection champions grandiose orchestrated balladry and pop song craft sprinkled with classical inflections.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The American selections, kicking off with undoubtedly the most important baroque band of them all The Left Banke\u2019s \u2018She May Call You Up Tonight\u2019 from their groundbreaking January \u201967 debut and The Lemon Twigs\u2019 delightful homage to the \u201cAmerican Baroque Sound\u201d, \u2018They Don\u2019t Know How To Fall In Place\u2019, from 2024\u2019s epic <em>A Dream Is all We Know<\/em>, air the timeless nature and accessible pop smarts of this approach to song-craft and production. If the hallowed Beach Boys\u2019 creditability rivals their UK counterparts, and the likes of The Association, Paul Revere &amp; The Raiders, and Harry Nilsson all had hits, the US entries are decidedly more underground. And like all good American interpretations, these tracks sprinkle more sugar, bigger toppings, and brighter colours into the mix, all building on and expanding the British idea. A few of these acts have also appeared on our <em>Sunshine &amp; Flowers \u2013 American Sunshine-Pop 1967-68<\/em> and <em>Cool Sunday Morning \u2013 American Soft-Psych 1966-71<\/em> playlists. At the time of release this music was pure and simply pop music.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The split works well, allowing Love\u2019s masterpiece \u2018Along Again Or\u2019 to sit alongside Barclay James Harvest\u2019s \u2018Galadriel\u2019. It\u2019s in essays like this where these parallels can be drawn. John Lees\u2019 lyrics for the \u201978 track \u2018A Tale Of Two Sixties\u2019 references Arthur Lee, Love, <em>Forever Changes<\/em>, and \u2018Andmoreagain\u2019, and if you listen to Barclays James Harvest the influence of Love was always there. America and Britain played musical tennis across the Atlantic helping music evolve. The \u201cbaroque-pop\u201d era, roughly 1965-75 was a veritable treasure trove of thoughtful and imaginative pop. Its influence has been felt ever since across, and just maybe The Lemon Twigs will invigorate the reach of the golden years Beatles, Beach Boys and beyond for a new audience, proving that in the streaming age musical discoveries and annotation are boundaryless and connected, offering more than any licensed album can ever do. 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