Tracklist:

Blue Öyster Cult - Then Came the Last Days of May
Beck - Go It Alone
Hiss Golden Messenger - Nu-Grape
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1
Alpha Blondy - Seba Allah Y'e
Teenage Fanclub & De La Soul - Fallin'
Spoon - Inside Out
Generationals - TenTwentyTen
E.VAX - Koko
Peter Gabriel - Road to Joy (Bright-Side Mix)
Digable Planets - Pacifics 
Little Simz - Gorilla
A Tribe Called Quest - Check the Rhime
Slimkid3 & DJ Nu-Mark & Darondo - I Know, Didn't I
JR JR - Good Old Days (Classixx Remix)
The Dead South - Banjo Odyssey
PillowTalk - Slim's Night Out
Tom Jones - Talking Reality Television Blues
Fugazi - Sweet and Low
Guru & Donald Byrd - Loungin'
New Zealand Singers - What's the Time Mr Wolf?
Gorillaz - Kids with Guns
Maribou State - Blackoak
Degiheugi & Zackarose - Favelas
Blondie - Rapture (Disco Version)
Shadow - D'Hardest
Chilly Gonzales - Cut Dick
Woolfy - Shooting Stars (Turbotito Remix)
Alt-J - The Gospel Of John Hurt
Panama - Destroyer
Yard Act - 100% Endurance (Elton John Version)
Fat Freddy's Drop - Bare Bones (Philippa Remix)
Ryan Adams - Wildest Dreams
Marianne Faithfull - Broken English
Bob Dylan - Cold Irons Bound
Antony Szmierek & Yemi Bolatiwa - Working Classic

The Best Of The Music Game // 2023 // 2nd Gear

"You don't sound like anyone else," said Danny Thompson - renowned bass player for Nick Drake and Joe Strummer - about English musician Conil.

The GRAMMY-winning engineer for Tom Waits and Elvis Costello, Tchad Blake said: "Strange Part of the Country is an awesome album! I still listen to it."

Fleetwood Mac legend Peter Green liked Conil's music so much he stopped by Conil’s house to record with him. They recorded a version of Conil's homage to the jazz greats "Round Midnight". 

Strange Part of the Country never conformed to any current trends and has remained timeless. Now, people are discovering this album and it is becoming an all-time favourite. 

When the album was released in the UK, it received some amazing press. Britain's biggest selling music monthly Q magazine gave it: "Four stars - Q Recommends". Blues Matters magazine wrote: "One of the most original artists out there". In the next issue, Blues Matters put him on the front cover.

Conil left London after Strange Part of the Country was released and has spent the last ten years living in the United States and Europe - including New Orleans, New York City, and Berlin.

The Best Of The Music Game // 2023 // 2nd Gear

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