This week, Yellow Brit Road brings you reviews from the incredible Little Simz' live show from Toronto on her Lotus North American tour, we play some Halloween tunes, had new releases, chat upcoming shows and much more. Also, CFRC's Funding Drive kicks off, so between now and Dec 31, we have merch and fun events, so get involved!
Music this week by Duran Duran, Florence + The Machine, The Charlatans, Church Party, ALT BLK ERA, CHERYM, Uninvited, DITTER, Orchidelia, TV Face, The Boojums, Yazmin Lacey, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, TWINSBOYS, Big Image, Obongjayar, Little Simz, Bob Vylan, Cardinals.
Find this week's playlist here. Here's Tim and Geoff Follin's haunting soundtrack for the Plok! boss. ALT BLK ERA interview here.
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Packed show this week! I was back in Kingston for the final (ever?) shows by hometown heroes The Wilderness, splitting up after 10 years of inspiring the Kingston music scene. Photographer and friend of the show Owen drops by to review much-hyped NYC alternative band Geese's Toronto live show, and we have a lot to say. And coverage from this year's Mercury Prize, and why South Shields working class hero Sam Fender's win at the first Mercury held outside of London is significant. Music by
Echobelly, The Last Dinner Party, Sam Fender, Joe Webb, Shale, DellaXOZ, Master Peace, Tara Lily, bar italia, The Wilderness, My First Time, Geese.
Find this week's playlist here. Sam Fender's Mercury-winning speech is here.
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road, I caught up with Jasmine.4.T outside the Baby G in Toronto, the venue of the first show of her first North American headline ‘Tranarchy’ tour! We talked musical influences, Manchester, trans joy, solidarity, her debut album You Are The Morning and how signing to Phoebe Bridgers' Saddest Factory label "changed her life" (Lucy Dacus' words, not mine!). This was a fascinating interview and I'm grateful to Jasmine for her time and thoughful answers. On radio, we broadcast a slightly shortened version of this recording for time, here it is in full.
Songs played on the show: Elephant, Woman.
The site Jasmine mentions where you can donate to Yulia's cause is freeyulia.com.
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It's been a busy week for British music in Canada! Amidst plenty of other shows, tune in to hear reviews from Dry Cleaning, Maruja and Jasmine.4.T. Jasmine is also our guest on the show this week, joining us to talk at the first stop on her Tranarchy tour! The radio version was slightly condensed for time, but look out for the full interview I'll post separately. Music this week by
Garbage, Olivia Dean, Gruff Rhys, CHROMA, Cindy B, Coach Party, VLURE, JD Cliffe, Sprints, Dry Cleaning, Maruja, Kingdom of Birds, Jasmine.4.T.
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What a time to be a British and Irish music show near Toronto. This week's Yellow Brit Road reviews recent gigs by CMAT, Pulp and looks ahead to various shows coming up next week. We've got other new releases too! Music by
Editors, Gorillaz, Sparks, RAYE, The Baxbys, Bakar, NewDad, Wolf Alice, Cat Burns, Cardinals, oreglo, Jadu Heart, KNEECAP, Alffa, jasmine.4.t, Craic Killers, The Dassins, The High Loves, Magi Merlin.
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We're back!! I've had a couple of busy weeks, but trust, dear listeners, I am back, and with a show so typical of us you'd shed a tear. This week on the show, we review Wet Leg's show in Toronto this week, look ahead to multiple relevant shows in the next week and go through the just-revealed Mercury Prize shortlist. Music this week by:
Wet Leg, The Last Dinner Party, Ash (+Graham Coxon), Mary In The Junkyard, Maya Lakhani, Entropy, Little Simz, A.R.T., Maruja, The Redroom, Archy & The Astronauts, Master Peace, Pink Pantheress (NPR Tiny Desk here) and the 12 Mercury Prize nominees for 2025.
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It's a big week for music on both sides of the Atlantic: in the UK, flagship music festival Reading and Leeds bookends the English music summer, while Canada is in the grips of Oasismania like never seen before. The Yellow Brit Road takes you inside Oasis' return to Toronto for the first time in 16 years, and we bring you our favourite picks of new artists playing Reading. Some new releases otherwise too, featuring
Oasis, Wolf Alice, Suede, High Vis, Jasmine.4.T, JD Cliffe, Keo, Mudi Sama, The Cliffords, VLURE, Sunday (1994), The Pill, The Jacques, SNAYX, Niki Kini, Glass Animals, Example, Still Woozy, Soft Play, Kate Nash.
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It was a rock-heavy show this week on the Yellow Brit Road! We paid our tributes to the prince of darkness, Ozzy Osbourne, who sadly died mere weeks after Black Sabbath's farewell show in Birmingham, Back To The Beginning festival, and celebrated the new generation of rockers (and other musicians) with new releases on the show tonight. Next week: Reading festival and Oasis land on North American (specifically Canadian) shores after 16 years. Tune in. Music this week by
Black Sabbath, Hot Milk, Ren, The Royston Club, Kim Hon, Divorce, Ruby Rushton, Uninvited, NewDad, VESS, corto.alto, The New Eves, Ventrelles, Dead Air, Nubiyan Twist, Panic Shack, Master Peace, Self Esteem, Kokoroko, hard life, Yazmin Lacey, shame, WENCH!
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Yellow Brit Road caught up with Montreal indie duo Bibi Club in the Media Tent at Osheaga Festival for a quick chat about their music, Polaris nominations, Montreal music, their album Feu de Garde and much more!
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This week's show was (half) recorded at one of Canada's coolest and best music festivals: Osheaga Festival in Montreal! Yellow Brit Road brings you reviews, news and thoughts, and we catch up with Montreal band Bibi Club in the Media Tent. Plus live performances from cool artists who performed at Osheaga (from other festivals, Osheaga isn't televised!) to try and recreate the vibe for listeners at home. This one's worth listening to in full in the archives instead of in podcast form.
Music this week by Jorja Smith, Nova Twins, The Amazons, The Struts, Nadia Sheikh, Glass Animals, La Femme, Barry Can't Swim, Artemas, Pypy, Doechii, Jamie xx, Bibi Club.
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Cover credit: Tim Snow, OSHEAGA Press.
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This week was about a lot of shows. From the UK, we talked about Fontaines D.C.'s Finsbury Park moment, Black Sabbath's farewell show (aired 2 days before the sad news of Ozzy's death) and got you Kae Tempest's performance from Glastonbury. We got some music from Wet Leg's Tiny Desk and chatted PUP's 6-show 'tour' of Toronto! Also, a celebration of Gorky's Zygotic Mynci's 1995 album Bwyd Time. Music by:
Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, Wet Leg, Kae Tempest, Calva Louise, The Jacques, Joy Crookes, Gwenno, Gen and the Degenerates, Cyn Cwsg, Mared, Fontaines D.C., Big Fear, Nilüfer Yanya, Monster Florence, Kojey Radical, Webmoms, TV Dog, Fionn, Bebe and Oona, PUP, Louie Zong.
This week's YouTube playlist has performances played on the show where available. Also I'm toying with moving off Spotify in response to the AI weapons investment, write in to the show with thoughts. Try and support artists independently through buying their music, merch, going to shows!
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DC Dolls have been creating a buzz in Dublin's music scene for a couple of years now. With battle of the bands, a slot at Electric Picnic festival, a debut EP featuring songs about prominent figures in feminist history and a fierce sense of community, it was only inevitable that the Irish punk rockers would start making waves. Back from a semi-hatus to finish off their school exams, the five piece return with a new single, Blame Me, and lead guitarist Abi Rafter drops by the Yellow Brit Road to talk all about their new music plans for the year, and the journey so far!
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This week marked 50 years since Fleetwood Mac's 1975 self-titled album, often ranking as one of the best rock albums of all time in various music lists. We celebrate by turning back the pages, and also look to the future with new releases and emerging artists! Dublin punks DC Dolls' guitarist Abi joins us to talk about the band's year and new single Blame Me, and we hear music from
Fleetwood Mac, Muse, Olivia Dean, The DSM IV, Wunderhorse, Gulp, Pompadour, Highway 56, Sprints, Car Boot Sale, Ms Mohammed, Africa Express, Kneecap, Kokoroko, DC Dolls.
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Musician Haich Ber Na released his debut album The Everyday last year, a gritty yet loving portait of life in his hometown of Peterborough, UK, that earned him nods from punk godfather Iggy Pop on his BBC 6 Music show. He's also been featured on the FIFA 23 soundtrack and collaborated with artists like Paris Texas. In the runup to releasing his next EP, Music For Making Friends, Haich dropped by the Yellow Brit Road to talk new music, collaborations, cinematic albums, transcending genre, correspondence from camp Iggy and his latest single, Have You Given Up?
This one's a good chat, listen on. Find Haich Ber Na's music on Bandcamp. Support artists independently!
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What a whirlwind week in music it has been: from the Oasis reunion actually genuinely taking place, to developments at Glastonbury and beyond, and new UK punk heroes Bob Vylan (listeners of this show have known that for 5 years already)! Keeping you current on the best artists before they break into the mainstream, we introduce you to Haich Ber Na, backed by stars like Iggy Pop and Paris, Texas, who joined us on the show this week! Music (including bands mentioned that we didn't have time to play) by:
Oasis, Loyle Carner & Sampha, The Maccabees & Florence and the Machine, Jo Hill, Adult DVD, Lambrini Girls, Getdown Services, Olivia Rodrigo & Robert Smith, Franz Ferdinand &. Peter Capaldi, AJ Tracey & Master Peace, Wolf Alice, Jade, The Prodigy, Bob Vylan, Haich Ber Na.
Again, this one's worth catching up in full in the CFRC archives for the exclusive performances, available for 3 months (hour 1 | hour 2), than the podcasted version, but I will try and link any performances up on BBC Music YouTube in the show playlist here.
Master Peace interview here. Adult DVD interview here.
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This week's show is all about Glastonbury festival! The UK's biggest music festival was on this weekend, and so our show brings you clips, coverage and performances from the festival. This one's probably worth catching up in full in the CFRC archives, available for 3 months (hour 1 | hour 2), than the podcasted version, but I will try and link any performances up on BBC Music YouTube in the show playlist here.
Music this week by Ezra Collective, Nova Twins, Wet Leg, CMAT, Antony Smzierek, Jalen Ngonda, Wunderhorse, English Teacher, Supergrass, RAYE, Greentea Peng, Pulp, OneDa, Webmoms, Alt Blk Era, Self Esteem, Kneecap. Do try and support artists directly!
ALT BLK ERA interview here.
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This week, the Yellow Brit Road brings you full coverage from the 30th edition of Toronto music showcase festival, NXNE! Listen on for gig reviews, tracks by artists at the festival (British, Irish or otherwise; all regular programming sort of goes out the window around NXNE time tbh) and interviews with guest musicians from over the week. Music by
Juice Joint, Nadia Sheikh, Red Output, New Friends, The Young Scones, activemirror., Absolight, Problem Patterns.
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we mark 10 years since rock band Muse's back-to-basics rock mammoth Drones, Liverpool electro-alt rockers Courting visit Toronto and we bring you the best new releases from the UK and Ireland of late. All to listen for! Music by
Muse, Kae Tempest, Wet Leg, DellaXOZ, TV Face, Underdown, The New Eves, The Fiends, Miki Berenyi Trio, Buffet Lunch, Sterling Press, Cheetah, Nia Archives, Jehnny Beth, Bees & Sawdust, Courting, Problem Patterns, Jordan Adetunji, The Zebecks, Juice Joint.
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Supergrass' iconic debut album I Should Coco turned 30, new and upcoming albums from Pulp, Garbage, Obongjayar, Morcheeba, CMAT and more! Plus we play you some highlights from Kingston's flagship Spring Reverb festival this weekend. Music by
Supergrass, Garbage, Pulp, Nxdia, Honeybadger, 50 Foot Woman, Morcheeba, Hyphen, Sage Todz, Bloodworm, Chest, CMAT, Obongjayar, Cliffords, Hang Linton, Thunder Queens, Piner, Chinese Medicine, Shiv and the Carvers, Snotty Nose Rez Kids, The Meringues.
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This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we celebrated the 58th anniversary of The Beatles' genre defining proto-concept album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. There's a mini-Kingston reunion as we see The Codas, Tiny Horse and Kyra live! And newest tunes from:
Skunk Anansie, Suede, Man/Woman/Chainsaw, Cyn Cwsg, Rosellas, Nilüfer Yanya, Rightkeysonly, His Lordship, Deyah, Future Utopia, Lava La Rue, The Bug Club, the north, Eje Blakk, Girlband!, Red Telephone, Kyra, Party Dozen.
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