KeySpins: The Chain #2
2nd in a series of Key Spins Chains
The Chain #2 is the 2nd in our Key Spins Chains series. This is where one of us adds three songs and the other adds songs with a musical or informational connector such as Producer or infuence. Robert starts this Chain.
We wrote all the details in our The Chain #1. Please visit that episode to learn more about the process. Look below the links for the actual connections and songs.
How to listen to this playlist?
Click on the link below for the streaming service you sub. Be sure to scroll to see the connections for each set.
Apple Music - The Chain #2
Spotify - The Chain #2
Chain #2 Playlist with Connections
Angine de Poitrine - Fabienk - Vol.II (2026)
Amon Tobin - Nightlife - Permutation (1998)
Matthew Dear - Dog Days - Leave Luck to Heaven (2003)
G: My link is Detroit Techno roots!
Depeche Mode - Going Backwards - The Belleville Three Full Vocal Mix Radio Edit - Going Backwards (Remixes) (2017)
Plastikman - Konception - Musik (1994)
Soft Kill - Whirl - Choke (2016)
R: Soft Kill listed The Replacements among their infuences.
The Replacements - I’ll Be You - Don’t Tell a Soul (Expanded) (1989)
The Lone Bellow - I Did It For Love - What A Time To Be Alive (2026)
The Strokes - Going Shopping - Going Shopping (2026)
G: My three are up. While the Strokes were the poster children for “Indie Sleeze” The Dandy Warhols paved the way.
The Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You - Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia (2000)
Killing Joke - Love Like Blood - Night Time (1985)
X - Devil Doll - More Fun in the New World (1983)
R: X had a side project called The Knitters and that inspired some new country to include 🤠
The Knitters - Poor Little Critter on the Road - Poor Little Critter on the Road (1985)
Jenny Lewis - Puppy and a Truck - Joy’All (2023)
Kacey Musgraves - Dry Spell - Middle of Nowhere (2026)
G: Kacey listed Alison Krause as her main influence.
Robert Plant - Rich Woman - Raising Sand (2007)
Tom Waits - Downtown Train - Rain Dogs (2023 Remaster) (1985)
The Blue Nile - The Downtown Lights - Hats (1989)
R: The Blue Nile wrote and produced ‘I Want You’ sung by Michael McDonald.
Bonus: Boz Scaggs formed Toto.
Toto reference to the first track of this list:
Michael McDonald - I Want You - Motown (2003)
Boz Scaggs - Lowdown (2023 Remaster) - Silk Degrees (2023 Remaster) (1976)
TOTO - Africa - Toto IV (1982)
G: Jeff Pocaro played drums on FM.
Steely Dan - FM - A Decade Of Steely Dan (1985)
XTC - Making Plans For Nigel - Drums And Wires (1979)
The The - Uncertain Smile - Soul Mining (1983)
R: Johnny Marr was a member of The The, Pretenders, and Modest Mouse, so goes my next three!
Modest Mouse - Dashboard - We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank (2007)
Gorillaz - DARE (feat. Shaun Ryder & Roses Gabor) - Demon Days (2005)
Jagwar Ma - Come Save Me - Howlin (2013)
G: JAGWAR MA remixed two songs from the Midlife automatic album.
Mildlife - Automatic - Automatic (2020)
Automatic - Skyscraper - Excess (2022)
Boards of Canada - Hydrogen Helium Lithium Leviathan - Inferno (2026)
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