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Episodes
SF0192 The Mythology of England
England, more than any other country arguably, has attracted a boatload of myths about its history and how…
- Discussing music by:
- Badly Drawn Boy
- The Kinks
- Luke Haines
- Darren Hayman & The Secondary Modern
- Nerina Pallot
- Mark Stewart
- Linton Kwesi Johnson
- The Fall
- The Young’uns
- Half Man Half Biscuit
- The Long Blondes
- PJ Harvey
- Black Box Recorder
- The Clientele
- The Sex Pistols
SF0191 Non Human Narrators
An episode in which the tracks are sung by non-humans. Animals, insects, computers, guitars, aeroplanes, zombies, lasagne and…
- Discussing music by:
- The Cramps
- They Might Be Giants
- The Weakerthans
- Jagged Baptist Club
- Neko Case
- The Magnetic Fields
- ldle Ray
- Modest Mouse
- Radiohead
- Jackson C. Frank
- Grandaddy
- Guided by Voices
- Jonathan Coulton
- Guster
- A Formal Horse
- The Mountain Goats
- Sparks
SF0190 Promises, Pacts and Pledges
Songs of promises, songs of pacts and songs of pledges. Pretty well as described.
- Discussing music by:
- Arrested Development
- Buzzcocks
- The Teardrop Explodes
- The Congos
- Aerial Salad
- Gang of Four
- Headless Heroes
- Echo and the Bunnymen
- Bnny
- Pere Ubu
- The Abyssinians
- semiwestern
- New Order
- Codeine
SF0189 Horses
Tracks by horse-related bands (of whom there have been a recent flurry) and tracks about horses. A surprisingly…
- Discussing music by:
- Horsegirl
- Horse Jumper of Love
- Feeble Little Horse
- Omni
- Horse Show
- I Break Horses
- Sparklehorse
- deathcrash
- An Horse
- Neil Young and Crazy Horse
- The New Cut
- Fenne Lily
- Black Country, New Road
SF0188 Pre Brexit, Pre Trump, Pre Covid, Pre Podcast – It’s 2015
A world before all the weird things happened. Top tracks from 2015.
- Discussing music by:
- Sauna Youth
- FFS
- Franz Ferdinand
- Sparks
- Rodney Cromwell
- U.S. Girls
- Beach House
- Deerhunter
- Belle and Sebastian
- Manhattan Love Suicides
- Personal Best
- Florist
- The Fall
- Preoccupations
- Bjork
- Jessica Pratt
- Mammoth Penguins
SF0187 He’s on the phone
From dial tones to iPhones via payphones, a short history of great phone-related tracks.
- Discussing music by:
- Robber Robber
- Blondie
- Department S
- Artificial Go
- The Notwist
- R.E.M.
- The Empty Threats
- OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark)
- Honeyglaze
- Saint Etienne
- Hot Garbage
- The Fall
- Pink Floyd
- Sonic Youth
- Burial
- 10cc
SF0186 In the city
City life can be thrilling or alienating. Here are some tracks about city life to suit every mood.
- Discussing music by:
- The Pogues
- Ducks Ltd
- Camera Obscura
- The Dismemberment Plan
- Tindersticks
- Real farmer
- Jockstrap
- Joy Division
- MAUGER
- DEAFDEAFDEAF
- Talking Heads
- Nick Drake
- Saint Etienne
SF0185 Guided by Guided By Voices
30 years after the release of Guided By Voices’ classic twin album assault of Bee Thousand and Alien…
- Discussing music by:
- Guided by Voices
- Sharp Pins
- Tony Molina
- Violent Change
- Smug Brothers
- Connections
- Vacation
- Ribbon Stage
- Tough Age
- Rectangle creep
- 2nd Grade
SF0184 RIP Clem Burke, Dave Allen, David Thomas, Rick Buckler
A tribute to Clem Burke of Blondie; Dave Allen of The Gang of Four; David Thomas of Pere…
- Discussing music by:
- Blondie
- Gang of Four
- The Jam
- Pere Ubu
SF0183 Your full name please
Not just your name, but tracks with your full name.
- Discussing music by:
- SMACK
- The Pogues
- Captain Beep Boop
- Dry Cleaning
- Teenage Fanclub
- The Luxembourg Signal
- Decoration
- Hefner
- IDLES
- Uncle Junior
- Lana Del Rey
- Half Man Half Biscuit
- Art Brut
- Frog
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