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Episodes
SF0166 History and Some People Who Made It
Whether you believe individuals make a difference to history or not, here are some songs about history and the people in it.
- Discussing music by:
- Mdou Mocktar
- Prince Buster
- Dexys Midnight Runners
- Battles
- Cabaret Voltaire
- Burning Spear
- Sufjan Stevens
- Neil Young and Crazy Horse
- The Magnetic Fields
- The Men they Couldn’t Hang
- Alastair Galbraith
- The Durutti Column
- Kate Bush
SF0165 Britpop: An Alternative History
Some great songs from Britain in the mid-90s. May or may not qualify as Britpop.
- Discussing music by:
- Kenickie
- Lou Reed
- Super Furry Animals
- St Etienne
- Cornershop
- Salad
- Black Box Recorder
- Placebo
- Ash
- The Boo Radleys
- Denim
- Sleeper
- Hefner
- The Auteurs
- Pulp
- Elastica
- Blur
- Supergrass
SF0164 Insecurity
A selection of tracks on the subject of feeling like an impostor, inadequate or out of our depth.
- Discussing music by:
- Winksy
- Pip Blom
- Lime Garden
- Charli XCX
- Comet Gain
- Slow Pulp
- Faye Webster
- Violent Femmes
- Honeyglaze
- Emma Kupa
- Jockstrap
- The Cure
- Low
- Portishead
- Armlock
- Ezra Williams
SF0163 Angels and Ghosts
The subject is angels and ghosts but the mood ranges from visceral to joyous to reflective on these afterlife tracks.
- Discussing music by:
- Amyl and the Sniffers
- Princess Thailand
- The Chills
- The Decemberists
- Newdad
- Meat Puppets
- Mary in the Junkyard
- Four Tet
- Burial
- Slow Club
- Euterpe
- Thee More Shallows
- Japan
- The Microphones
SF0162 50 Years On: 1974 Revisited
A reassessment of 1974, 50 years on. An almost themeless era as music wondered where to go next after the 60s, psychedelia, heavy metal, glam rock and the golden age of reggae. (And before punk came thundering in.) A fascinating tracklist.
- Discussing music by:
- Kraftwerk
- David Essex
- Keith Hudson
- Sparks
- Brian Eno
- Roxy Music
- John Cale
- Neil Young
- Bridget St John
- Nick Drake
- Can
- Augustus Pablo
- Richard and Linda Thompson
- 10cc
- David Bowie
SF0161 Boredom
An uplifting episode – though ironically the tracks are about boredom.
- Discussing music by:
- Codeine
- The Adverts
- Buzzcocks
- Clairo
- Spread Joy
- Vitalic
- Beirut
- Public Interest
- Crime
- Blonde Redhead
- English Teacher
- Dry Cleaning
- Pavement
- Malcolm Middleton
- Porcupine Tree
- Talking Heads
SF0160 Song for Europe, or Sombr-Euro Fallout – The Return
Alternative songs about Europe and European cities to celebrate Euros 2024.
- Discussing music by:
- Scott Walker
- Ace Bushy Striptease
- Yo La Tengo
- Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci
- Mdou Mocktar
- Sudan Archives
- Jockstrap
- Fennesz (feat. David Sylvian)
- Of Montreal
- Radio Free Alice
- Glyders
- Jens Lekman
- Gavin Osborn, The Comment Section
SF0159 Songs For, Songs Against … and simply “Songs”
A multi-genre selection united by all containing the word “Song” in their title.
- Discussing music by:
- The Cure
- Neutral Milk Hotel
- The Four Tops
- Fontaines DC
- Everyone Asked About You
- Horsegirl
- Blur
- The Scientist
- Israel Vibration
- Nick Cave and Warren Ellis
- James Yorkston and the Athletes
- Beach House
- The Sundays
SF0158 Family Life
An episode featuring fathers, mothers, daughters, sons, sisters, brothers, husbands, wives, grandmothers, half sisters, little sisters and the family tortoise.
- Discussing music by:
- The Sonics
- The Organ
- Pip Blom
- Savages
- The Venopian Solitude
- Dry Cleaning
- Emma Kupa
- Nico
- Steven Adams and The French Drops
- T-Shirt Weather
- Julie Byrne
- Sufjan Stevens
- Rilo Kiley
SF0157 Steve Albini Tribute
A tribute to the legendary Steve Albini (RIP), featuring tracks from his bands Shellac and Big Black; and some of the myriad bands he audio-engineered.
- Discussing music by:
- PJ Harvey
- McClusky
- Silkworm
- Electrelane
- Big Black
- The Breeders
- The Auteurs
- The Wedding Present
- Low
- Nirvana
- Pixies
- Shellac
- Cloud Nothings
- Nina Nastassia
- Palace Brothers
- Smog
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