She just thinks I am a heathen
She just thinks I am a heathen
Happy Thursday, Radio Friend!
My robot assistant tells me:
This episode arcs from global collaborative brass (Maalouf/Batiste) through ethio-jazz (ZENA) and post-punk bursts (Dead Dads Club, Silica Gel) into a contemplative valley anchored by jazz standards (Dida Pelled’s “Hesitation Blues”), solo woodwind (Henry Solomon channeling Sidney Bechet), and ambient psych (Nash/Katsurada, Marina Herlop). The second hour rebuilds through Appalachian folk (Magic Tuber Stringband), shoegaze (feeble little horse), and a K Records/Perennial indie-pop cluster before closing with industrial intensity (Mandy, Indiana) and improvised jazz (SML). Jon Batiste threads through as a hidden through-line — featured vocalist on the opener, spiritual ancestor of the Great Big Joy Machine at the hour break.
It may be right, that robot.
My thinking was: open hot, catch a breather at the hour break, and more hotness before jazzing our way out of the broadcast week. Share and Enjoy!
Tune in at 10 AM ET to 88.1 FM and HD1 in Chattanooga and throughout the Tennessee Valley, on line everywhere at wutc.org and on the go in the WUTC App (Apple | Google).
Find out more about the show at wutc.org/chorddrift and while you’re there, please consider funding this radio show by funding WUTC, your public radio station. There’s a beautiful red ❤️ Donate button you can click. It’s so easy!
Playlists!
Not all tracks are available on every platform.
Track List!
Chord Drift with Paul Jorgensen
WUTC 88.1 FM & HD1 — Chattanooga, TN
Thursday, July 9, 2026–10:00 AM–12:00 PM ET
1. Ibrahim Maalouf & Jon Batiste — BRING THE LIGHT (feat. Trombone Shorty, Anthony Evans, Weedie Braimah, Pedrito Martinez & MonoNeon)
[embed]Apple Music Web Embed Edit descriptionembed.music.apple.com
Trumpets of Michel-Ange, Vol. 2 | Mister I.B.E. | 2026
Jazz / World Fusion | 4:43
2. Nirosta Steel — GO FOR THE NIGHT
[embed]Apple Music Web Embed Edit descriptionembed.music.apple.com
My Skyscraper | ULYSSA | 2026
Art Pop / Jazz-Pop | 5:40
3. ZENA — MY LOVE YOUR LOVE
[embed]Apple Music Web Embed Edit descriptionembed.music.apple.com
TEMESGEN | Brownswood Recordings | 2026
Jazz / Ethio-Jazz | 6:09
4. Dead Dads Club — Don’t Blame the Son for the Sins of the Father
[embed]Apple Music Web Embed Edit descriptionembed.music.apple.com
Dead Dads Club | Fiction Records | 2026
Rock / Indie Rock | 2:38
5. Silica Gel — Molecular Gastronomy
[embed]Apple Music Web Embed Edit descriptionembed.music.apple.com
Molecular Gastronomy | Independent | 2026
Indie Rock / Neo-Psychedelia | 3:13
6. The Big Moon — Gravity
[embed]Apple Music Web Embed Edit descriptionembed.music.apple.com
Forever | Fiction Records | 2026
Indie Rock / Alt-Pop | 3:42
7. Annabelle Chairlegs — Concrete Trees
[embed]Apple Music Web Embed Edit descriptionembed.music.apple.com
Waking Up | TODO Records | 2026
Indie Rock / Garage-Psych | 3:48
8. Bullion & L Devine — Francis Ford
[embed]Apple Music Web Embed Edit descriptionembed.music.apple.com
Nearly | Ghostly International | 2026
Electronic / Left-Field Pop | 3:08
9. SexyTadhg — Townie Girl
[embed]Apple Music Web Embed Edit descriptionembed.music.apple.com
SlutTrad | Blowtorch Records | 2026
Irish Trad Pop / Queer Folk-Pop | 2:58
10. Merryn Jeann — Amateur Radio Postcard
[embed]Apple Music Web Embed Edit descriptionembed.music.apple.com
Amateur Radio Postcard | Rescue + Return Records | 2026
Avant Pop / Indie Folk | 2:39
11. Dida Pelled — Hesitation Blues (cover)
[embed]Apple Music Web Embed Edit descriptionembed.music.apple.com
I Wish You Would | La Reserve | 2026
Jazz / Jazz Blues | 4:29, Originally by Traditional (1915)
12. Manuel Lizarazo — Almas Perdidas
[embed]Apple Music Web Embed Edit descriptionembed.music.apple.com
Almas Perdidas | Independent | 2026
Latin Pop / Pop Latino | 2:15
13. Henry Solomon — Blue Horizon (cover)
[embed]Apple Music Web Embed Edit descriptionembed.music.apple.com
Solo Woodwind | Student | 2026
Jazz / Solo Woodwind Jazz | 4:12, Originally by Sidney Bechet (1944)
14. The Great Big Joy Machine — Gratitude
[embed]Apple Music Web Embed Edit descriptionembed.music.apple.com
The Great Big Joy Machine | CBS Studios Inc. | 2026
Soul-Funk / Genre-Spanning | 1:45
15. Jonny Nash & Tomo Katsurada — Anone None
[embed]Apple Music Web Embed Edit descriptionembed.music.apple.com
At The Emerald Pool | Melody As Truth | 2026
Ambient / Psychedelic Folk-Ambient | 4:34
16. Marina Herlop — Jaque
[embed]Apple Music Web Embed Edit descriptionembed.music.apple.com
Jaque | Self-released (Lapsus Records) | 2026
Experimental / Avant-Pop | 4:52
17. Shabason & Krgovich — Along the Dance Away
[embed]Apple Music Web Embed Edit descriptionembed.music.apple.com
Four Days in June | Idee Fixe Records | 2026
Indie Pop / Art Pop | 4:26
18. Magic Tuber Stringband — Devil on a Root Monster
[embed]Apple Music Web Embed Edit descriptionembed.music.apple.com
When Sorrows Encompass Me ‘Round | Feeding Tube Records | 2021
Folk / Experimental Appalachian Folk | 3:28
19. feeble little horse — Sweet
[embed]Apple Music Web Embed Edit descriptionembed.music.apple.com
Girl with Fish | Saddle Creek Records | 2023
Indie Rock / Noise Pop / Shoegaze | 2:35
20. The Smashing Times — It Comes and Goes
[embed]Apple Music Web Embed Edit descriptionembed.music.apple.com
Come Along With Me | K Records / Perennial | 2026
Indie Pop / Jangle Pop | 2:14
21. Allah-Las — Pt. Conception
[embed]Apple Music Web Embed Edit descriptionembed.music.apple.com
Sirenas | Mexican Summer / Calico Discos | 2026
Psychedelic Rock / Lo-Fi Psych-Garage | 4:09
22. Good Flying Birds — Dynamic
[embed]Apple Music Web Embed Edit descriptionembed.music.apple.com
Talulah’s Tape | Carpark Records / Smoking Room | 2025
Indie Pop / Jangle-Pop | 3:06
23. Styrofoam Winos — Swimminin
[embed]Apple Music Web Embed Edit descriptionembed.music.apple.com
Any River | Dear Life Records | 2026
Indie Rock / Alt-Country | 2:06
24. Touch Girl Apple Blossom — Vacation
[embed]Apple Music Web Embed Edit descriptionembed.music.apple.com
Graceful | K Records / Perennial | 2026
Indie Pop / Twee-Punk | 2:34
25. Kevin & the Bikes — Survival Techniques
[embed]Apple Music Web Embed Edit descriptionembed.music.apple.com
The Right to be Happy | Self-released | 2026
Indie Rock / Slacker Rock | 2:13
26. Sharp Pins — Queen of Globes and Mirrors
[embed]Apple Music Web Embed Edit descriptionembed.music.apple.com
Balloon Balloon Balloon | K Records / Perennial | 2025
Psychedelic Pop / Lo-Fi Power Pop | 2:50
27. The Hobknobs — Dictionary
[embed]Apple Music Web Embed Edit descriptionembed.music.apple.com
Helmets Off | THK Records / 12XU | 2026
Indie Pop / Post-Punk | 3:30
28. Mandy, Indiana — Dodecahedron
[embed]Apple Music Web Embed Edit descriptionembed.music.apple.com
URGH | Sacred Bones Records | 2026
Noise Rock / Industrial Post-Punk | 3:23
29. SML — Three Over Steel
[embed]Apple Music Web Embed Edit descriptionembed.music.apple.com
Small Medium Large | International Anthem | 2024
Experimental / Improvised Jazz | 5:43
https://chorddrift.com/2026/07/09/she-just-thinks-i-am-a-heathen/?fsp_sid=689
메타데이터
- post_id
- 4d7a3bc5f30b
- slug
- she-just-thinks-i-am-a-heathen-4d7a3bc5f30b
- url
- https://medium.com/@somanyhills/she-just-thinks-i-am-a-heathen-4d7a3bc5f30b
- canonical_url
- https://medium.com/@somanyhills/she-just-thinks-i-am-a-heathen-4d7a3bc5f30b
- author_url
- https://medium.com/@somanyhills
- status
- ok
- fetched_at
- 2026-07-22 12:16:40
