Mawkish Twaddle is back after a monthlong break during which I visited Australia and New Zealand. This week’s program has exciting new sounds from The Cat’s Miaow, Sundae Painters, Watch Paint Dry, Extraa, Joe Ziffer, William William Rodgers, Red Pants, Hot Apple Band, Dark Tea, The Shna, Rachel Love, Thin Ears, Juniper, Bas Jan, Frog Power, ex.girls, Josephine Network, Wilding, Fortunato Durutti Marinetti, epic45, Tara Clerkin Trio, Victoria, Wurld Series, C Duncan, Violent Change, Mo Troper, The Smashing Times, Thomas Walsh, The Lewers, Bar Italia, Gruff Rhys, Luces Negras, Tyvek, Guided By Voices, The Bevis Frond, The Abdo Men, Jane Weaver, and Uni Boys.

There’s also a newly reissued 1997 track from The Apartments, a newly compiled 1998 selection from Scala, and a heretofore unreleased 1966 gem from Margo Guryan.

From the past: Piero Piccioni, Cardiacs, The Everly Brothers, and The Aislers Set.