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Rosie Jones & Radiohead's A Moon Shaped Pool
James and Rosie sit down with Radiohead for the first time, will this win them over? Read more
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James and Rosie sit down with Radiohead for the first time, will this win them over?
Ahir Shah & a blissful sound collage
Ahir finds a blissfully mellow album that he'd like to chop vegetables to.
Chloe Petts & bedroom indie pop
Chloe discovers that Frankie Cosmos' album Next Thing is her kind of music.
Isy Suttie & a drum duo
Isy Suttie is engulfed by this purely percussive self-titled album from drum duo Rattle.
BONUS SOUNDS: Radiohead's Colin Greenwood
James visits Colin Greenwood to discuss Radiohead's 2016 album A Moon Shaped Pool.
Dai Henwood & the house party concept album
Dai Henwood enjoys doing his taxes to Andy Shauf's indie concept album The Party.
Kiri Pritchard-Mclean & experiemental sampling hip hop
Kiri is shoved around by Coin Locker Kid's experimental hip hop album The Salmon of Doubt
Aaron Chen & dark reggae
Aaron tries to be happy during Mournful Skank's sad and dark reggae album, Ghost Hunter.
Bonus Sounds: Andrew Falkous - Christian Fitness
James and friend David Trent chat to the man behind Christian Fitness, Andrew Falkous .
Maisie Adam & comedic post-punk
Maisie is grabbed by the one-man-band Christian Fitness and This Taco Is Not Correct.
Toussaint Douglass & eccentric indie
Toussaint thinks James hates him after listening to Four Thing by Four Thing.
Charlie George & Kendrick Lamar's untitled unmastered.
Charlie is pushed out of her dad-rock habits by one of the world's most acclaimed rappers.
Rhys Nicholson & gothic Americana
Rhys enjoys a negroni to Marissa Nadler's dreamy gothic folk album Strangers.
Harriet Kemsley & Krip Hop
Harriet warms to Wheelchair Sports Camp's avant-garde progressive rap album No Big Deal.
Jayde Adams & self-penned gospel
Jayde reminisces life through Johnnie Frierson's Have You Been Good To Yourself.
Bonus Sounds: James' dad - Johnnie Frierson - Have You Been Good To Yourself
James chats to his dad David about Johnnie Frierson's Have You Been Good To Yourself.
Thanyia Moore & Rihanna's ANTI
Thanyia goes on a rollercoaster with one of the world's biggest musical artists, Rihanna.
Sara Barron & retro indie-pop
Sara feels very Parisian listening to Cate Le Bon’s Crab Day.
Nathan Caton & old-school hip hop
Nathan Caton chats to James about Westside Gunn's modern retro hip hop album, Flygod.
Sadia Azmat & Cheltenham Trip Hop
James and Sadia discuss the 2016 album One Tusk by Moth Equals.
Bonus Sounds: Anthony Fantano Explains Himself
James delves deeper into the online music community with founder of The Needle Drop.
Fern Brady & Emo R&B
Fern states from the outset that Half of My Love by Fauxe is not for her… oops.
Maisie Adam & Who-Pa-Zoo-Tic Sounds
James and Maisie discuss Hartley C White's album Something Better.
Stuart Laws & Angela Sawyer
Stuart Laws thinks he’s being pranked whilst listening to Angela Sawyer.
Harriet Kemsley and 'Absolute Chaos!'
Will Harriet warm to experimental album Hello New York by Maher Shalal Hash Baz?
Bonus Sounds: Zach Phillips of OSR Tapes
James chats to OSR Tapes label owner Zach Phillips.
Aparna Nancherla & A Rich, Heavy Ethereal Blanket
James introduces Aparna to the cinematic sound of Mirror Breathing by Shield Patterns.
Sikisa Takes A Seat At The Table
Sikisa thought R'n'B was dead... Then came Solange's 2016 album, A Seat At The Table.
Rosie Jones and Isolation Indie Rap
Will Rosie be charmed by The Impossible Kid by Aesop Rock? James has his fingers crossed.
Ahir Shah & Baroque Classic Pop
James and Ahir discuss an album inspired by classic art, sculpture and a year in Rome.
Chloe Petts On The Quest...
Acaster, Petts, A Tribe Called Quest, 2016.....Nuff said!
