Crucial Track for 17 February 2026

"The Wind Doesn't Blow This Far Right" by Lisa O'Neill

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How do you discover new music, and what’s the latest gem you’ve found?

It's a mixture of collaborations, compilations, algorithms, books and websites, and podcasts, and the occasional Shazam.

This song is a case in point. I'm not sure how I originally heard of Lisa O'Neill, but I played her LP, then lost touch a bit, and then saw her sing with the Pogues. Then I saw that an old punk rock school chum had picked this as his favourite record of last year (here...and I listened more carefully to this particular song.

imho, it's a masterpiece