I don't know about you, but I'm looking forward to kicking off this New Year as smooth as possible. That's why this week on the program, I host an hour of some of the smoothest music recorded in the classic alternative world. Some call it smooth music and others call it sophisti-pop. Whatever you wish to call it, I invite you to join me this Thursday night for a soundtrack of Sade, Bryan Ferry, Roxy Music, Everything But The Girl, the Style Council and much more. It's 60 minutes of relaxing pop sounds this week on Transmission.
'Café Bleu' is the official debut album released by the English band The Style Council. It was released on March 16, 1984. (The album was renamed 'My Ever Changing Moods' in the United States to capitalize on the success of the single of the same name.) Band members Mick Talbot and Paul Weller are pictured on the cover.
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Sade performs onstage in Nice, southeastern France, on April 29, 2011. The Nigerian-British singer of "Smooth Operator" fame in the mid-80s is back after a decade away with her latest album, "Soldier of Love".
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English rock band Roxy Music in concert at Wembley Arena in London, England, during their Avalon Tour, September 1982. Guitarist Phil Manzanera is on the left, with bass player Alan Spenner behind him, and singer Bryan Ferry on the right.
