Pauline Black brings radical optimism to the MOJO Record Club, as she reveals the folk roots of The Selecter, and the liberating brilliance of Pentangle’s Basket Of Light. Then stick around for new releases, as Andrew Male and John Mulvey explore the latest records from Arooj Aftab and Lana Del Rey. Bongwater comparisons, anyone?Tracklisting: 1. Human Algebra, from the Human Algebra album, written by Pauline Black and released on DMF records2. Light Flight, (the theme music for the BBC’s first-ever colour drama series, Take Three Girls), from Basket of Light, written by Jansch, Thompson, McShee, Renbourn, Cox and released on Transatlantic Records in 19693. Once I had a Sweetheart, written by Jansch, Thompson, McShee, Renbourn, Cox and released on Transatlantic Records in 19694. To Remain, To Return, from the album Love in Exile, written by Arooj Aftab, released on Verve5. A&W from Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel under Ocean Boulevard? by Lana Del Rey, released by Polydor

Let’s make this one precious: Kevin Rowland joins the MOJO Record Club to discuss Dexys past and present and the enduring genius of Van Morrison. Plus Andrew Male and Chris Catchpole tackle new releases by Tinariwen and BC Camplight... “It ain’t why, why, why, it just is!”Tracklisting: 1. I’m Going to Get Free, written by Kevin Rowland and released on the 100 Percent label2. Caravan, written by Van Morrison and performed live at at the Troubadour, Los Angeles, Californian May 1973 with The Caledonia Soul Orchestra and released on Warner Bros records3. Tenere Den, by Tinariwen, written by Touhami Ag Alhassane and Eyadou Ag Leche and released on Wedge Records4. The Last Rotation Of Earth, written by Brian Christinzio and released on Bella Union Records

Live from New Orleans and “the jazz side of life”, Rickie Lee Jones joins the MOJO Record Club – not just to discuss Van Morrison’s Veedon Fleece, but to sing us a fair portion of it! Plus Andrew Male and Jenny Bulley on the latest new releases from Bill Orcutt and Jana Horn. Let’s improvise! Tracklisting: 1. Just in Time, by Comden & Green, performed by Rickie Lee Jones and released on BMG, Modern Recordings 2. Weasel, written and performed by Rickie Lee Jones Live from her Living Room (YouTube) 3. Linden Arden Stole the Highlights, written by Van Morrison and released on Warner Bros Records 4. The Life Of Jesus, written by Bill Orcutt and released on Palilalia Records 5. Leaving Him, written by Jana Horn and taken from The Window Is The Dream on No Quarter Records

The Mojo Record Club with Robert Forster Robert Forster waxes lyrical on Roberta Flack, Leonard Cohen, Samuel Beckett and the necessity of pretension. But where, ask Andrew Male and Ian Harrison, do The Go-Betweens sit on the prog/post-punk spectrum?Tracklisting: 1. Tender Years, written by Robert Forster and released on Tapete Records2. This is The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, written by Ewan McColl and arranged and conducted by William Fischer and sung by Roberta Flack, and released on Atlantic Records3. Signal, written by The Necks and released on Northern Spy Records4. Intrigue: Progressive Sounds in UK Alternative Music 1979-89

The MOJO Record Club with Natalie Merchant Natalie Merchant reveals her spectacular Nico, Marlene Dietrich and Ray Davies impressions, as she rolls up at the club to discuss Chelsea Girl, “medieval torture”, stealing eight-tracks and much more. Plus Andrew Male and Danny Eccleston pore over the new Depeche Mode album and an amazing Kinks “psychic download”!Tracklisting: 1. Come On, Aphrodite, featuring Abena Koomson-Davis of Resistance Revival Chorus2. These Days, sung by Nico, written by Jackson Browne (when he was sixteen years old) and released on Verve Records in 19673. Wrap Your Troubles, written by Lou Reed, sung by Nico and and released on Verve Records in 19674. Can’t Get Used To Losing You, Written By – Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, arranged by Robert Mersey and released on Columbia Records in 19635. Ghosts Again, written by Martin Gore and Richard Butler and released on Mute Records6. Days, taken from the Kinks compilation, entitled The Journey Pt. 1, released on Castle Communications