2 hours 7 minutes | Thursday, 15 August 2024
Welcome to Episode 34 of the Musical Circle, hosted, produced, and directed by Ben Charles. In this episode, Ben talks about the small changes that have been to the Musical Circle, instead of 3 songs in every section, it's now 4. Ben also talks about when the next Jazzy Checkpoint episode will be, coming August 29th, but before that date, Ben breaks the news about a special LIVE broadcast on Rainbow Radio Wales on August 28th. In this episode, there are the following sections: Under the Radar Section, New Waves (80s songs), Rock, Soul, Uptempo Bass, and the Yearly Jams Section highlighting songs from 2024. This episode serves as the Musical Circle debuts of the following: Khalid, Phonte, the bands Sleep Theory, Def Leppard, Fall Out Boy, WHAM!, Jennifer Hudson, Elijah Blake, Jerome Thomas, Bea Maher, Finn Rees, and Grafix. Here are all the songs in this episode in order:Yearly Jams Section (all songs from 2024)1. One Time - beabadoobee (from the 2024 album This Is How Tomorrow Moves)2. Ground - Khalid (from the 2024 album Sincere)3. All My Life - Benjamin Ingrosso (2024)4. Run For Your Life - Phonte (from the 2024 EP Pacific Time 2)Uptempo Bass Section5. Wildfire - Sub Focus (2024)6. Balance - Wilkinson featuring NORTH (2024)7. Feels Like Home - Ruth Royall (2024)8. Body Language - Grafix (2024)Rock Section9. Stuck in My Head - Sleep Theory (2024)10. 2. Rocket - Def Leppard (from the 1987 album Hysteria)11. The Outside - Twenty-One Pilots (from the 2021 album Scaled and Icy)12. Immortals - Fall Out Boy (from the 2014 movie Big Hero 6)Free Space Song 1: The Moment - Tame Impala (from the 2015 album Currents)Soul Section14. Angel - Jennifer Hudson (from the 2011 album I Got This)15. Genius (edited) - Ravyn Lenae (from the 2024 album Bird's Eye)16. DM's - Jerome Thomas featuring Pitch 92 (from the 2024 album Submerge)17. Is Everybody OK? - Elijah Blake (from the 2024 album Elijah.)Under the Radar Section (non-mainstream)18. Local - Bea Maher (from her 2024 EP Can't Love)19. Can't Be Replaced - Faye Meana (from July 2024)20. Expansion - Finn Rees (from the 2024 album Dawn Is A Melody)21. Outer Sea - Chiminyo and the band Uriri (from the 2024 album Infinite Reflections)New Waves Section (all 1980's songs in this section)22. Club Tropicana - WHAM! (from the 1983 album Fantastic)23. Fool's Paradise - Me'lissa Morgan (from the 1987 album Do Me Baby)24. Nothing Can Come Between Us - Sade (from the 1988 album Stronger Than Pride)25. The Power Of Love - Huey Lewis and the News (from the 1985 movie Back to the Future)Closing Song: Bon Voyage - Luna Li (from her 2024 album coming out tomorrow after this episode, August 16th, 2024, When Thought Grows Wings)The Musical Circle will return on August 22nd, 2024, for episode 35, with the title, "Patterns In the Circle"Credits:Special Thanks to the Following: Rhys Jones, the owner of Rainbow Radio Wales, John, Alex, Michael, Freddy, Daniel, Tristen, and with the many people who listen to and follow the Musical Circle. Another shoutout goes to my sister for keeping me motivated in doing the Musical Circle.Hosted by: Ben CharlesExecutive Producer: Ben CharlesProduced, Written, and Directed by: Ben Charles