Songs from Under the Floorboard

Songs from Under the Floorboard It ran 12 years on XRAY FM until drifting to a stop on 1/8/25.

Songs From Under The Floorboard was a radio show dedicated to post-punk, darkwave, cold wave etc, from the US to Europe to Russia, Mexico, South America and all points between.

09/23/2026

There’s palpable and visceral poetry to Joy Division’s lyrics. Only spread across a comparatively small canon, considering the band’s huge impact, lead singer Ian Curtis delivered an array of themes and motifs that not only reflected a world slowly trudging its way into cold and lifeless modernity but also the intense and intrinsic sadness of Curtis’ personal life. 🎤 🎶

Following the singer’s tragic su***de in 1980, those lyrics that had once felt so charged and evocative now came with an extra dose of realism that had been largely unwanted. This extra weight has landed most definitely on the generations who followed the initial spurt of Joy Division’s success.

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09/23/2026
Shoegazey postpunk from blurred city lights!
09/23/2026

Shoegazey postpunk from blurred city lights!

from the album Unrest

Shoegazey postpunk from held!
09/23/2026

Shoegazey postpunk from held!

from the album Star Falling

Shoegazey postpunk from sennen!
09/23/2026

Shoegazey postpunk from sennen!

track by SENNEN

Shoegazey postpunk from The Bernadette Maries!
09/23/2026

Shoegazey postpunk from The Bernadette Maries!

from the album Soft

09/16/2026

Happy 65th birthday to Bilinda Butcher of My Bloody Valentine!

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