London purveyor of strange and exciting pop, Wesley Gonzalez tells me about his life of creating detached music. He started his old band Let's Wrestle at 15, and since had an assortment of jobs between doing music - from taking the hardest entrance test at Record and Tape Exchange (debunking record shop weirdness in the process), throwing an interview for his perfect job, and learning that music is the only true thing he can do.

Pick up 'Appalling Human' here

Photo: Holly Whitaker

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Fee Booth, of Uxbridge trio BLOXX, joins me to talk about her time behind the bar at Wetherspoons, being band-smart and what it was like sacking in the job to do the band full-time!

BLOXX's debut album Lie Out Loud is out 28 August on Chess Club Records

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Harrison Swann, frontperson of Talk Show, joins me to talk about the debut album they're writing, internet cancel culture, being grateful for online fan interaction and how he was once the face of Fred Perry!

Get their new EP These People from Council Records

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Matt Sharp from The Rentals (and formerly Weezer) joins me to talk about growing up listening to The Kinks and Pixies, the haphazard way he joined Weezer, taking criticism in a positive way, and his lifer-attitude to being a writer. The Rentals' new album Q36 is out 7 July!

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Jamie joins me to talk about their experiences as a sales shark, going to (and dropping out from) the wrong university and incel in punk rock lyrics. Plus a fantastic story of getting sacked.

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AJJ founders Sean Bonnette and Ben Gallaty join me for a triple-voiced episode! These two are just lovely human beings. They tell me about their early days of touring, working together at coffee and ice cream shops, and cleaning toilets whilst listening to mixes of their 2014 record Christmas Island.

Their new record Good Luck Everybody is out now!

Photo: Joe Stakun

Songs: AJJ - 'Loudmouth', Cock Sparrer - 'Working'

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Katie Malco joins me to talk about coming to terms with her identity as an artist, vulnerability in making records and the conflicts that find you in your artistic journey.

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Songs: Katie Malco 'Fractures', Cock Sparrer 'Working'

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Jimmy and I go deeper than I bargained for. He tells me the whole story of Higher Power (including how he never meant to be singer), getting excited by different kinds of music and hard work paying off. Higher Power's new album 27 Miles Underwater is out now.

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Songs: Higher Power 'Low Season', Cock Sparrer 'Working'

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Boston Manor frontperson Henry Cox takes me through the jobs he had growing up in Blackpool, reveals his child acting secret and talks about directing the band's latest videos - including how the video for 'On A High Ledge' is based on an event he witnessed. He then tells me what the band are up to in quarantine and their plans for future live streams.

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Photo: Edd Taylor

Songs featured: Boston Manor 'Ratking' & Cock Sparrer 'Working'

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Squid cello/keys player Arthur Leadbetter is a harpsichord tuner and former cello teacher. He tells me about the last couple of years and committing to the attention the band is getting, plus his one job at the Tate as a performative artist.

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