Rajan Datar, one of the BBC’s most established and successful journalists, bass player, and ancient friend of Sombrero Fallout takes the microphone. For a full tracklist, please divert here.
Episode 78 - London
We might love to hate the old capital, but here’s some great London-themed tracks. For a full tracklist, please divert here.
Episode 77 - Sombr-Euro Fallout
The 2021 Euros are with us - and so is this celebration of alternative music from Belgium to Russia and Finland to Portugal. For a full tracklist, please divert here.
Episode 76 - Post-Brexit Post-Punk
Even if you missed the first two waves, don’ t miss ‘Post-Punk: The Return of the King’. For a full tracklist, please divert here.
Episode 75 - Montreal
Sorry, Toronto, Montreal got there first. Hopefully you’ll see why after you’ve heard this episode. For a full tracklist, please divert here.
Episode 74 - Dave O'Neil, Guest Host
As part of our pipeline of new product development, comedian, actor and musician Dave O’Neil guest hosts this episode of SF. For the tracklist of Dave’s chosen tracks, please divert here.
Episode 73 - 4AD (historic roster)
4AD created a look and a style in the 80s and have been championing some wonderful alternative bands ever since. Here’s a selection. For a full tracklist, please divert here.
Episode 72 - 50 Years of Brian Eno
At the epicentre of musical relevance for most of the last half century, Brian Eno’s linkedin profile might read: genre inventor / solo projects / producer / collaborator / cool kid. For a full tracklist, please divert here.
Episode 71 - Deadpan
How to sum up that distinctive detached, dark, disaffected strand of music? Deadpan. (And the pod starts with Dry Cleaning - there’s another D.) For a full tracklist, please divert here.
Episode 70 - The Long Influence of New Order's First Year
1981 was the year New Order began. Though they felt directionless, pre-Blue Monday their music was arguably richer in experiment and imagination. Influential too, as you’ll see. For a full tracklist please divert here.