That Line Right There

Gaz and daz dig into PJ Harvey’s haunting ‘England’,exploring its dark beauty,fractured identity and the uneasy relationship between patriotism,history and belonging…

Climb aboard with Gaz and Daz as they discuss The Decemberists’ gloriously over-the-top tale The Mariner’s Revenge Song-a tale of betrayal,booze,grief,revenge,and an unfortunate encounter with a whale. Part sea shanty,part pub yarn and part bloody melodrama….is revenge ever satisfying,or are we all just one bad night away from becoming pirates?

Gaz and Daz have a crack at Eels’ Sound of Fear-a song about the creeping irrational feeling that something’s wrong,even when you can’t quite put your finger on what..you know,like a bloke trying to laugh in the dark while quietly checking the locks….sometimes fear itself is the real monster.

Daz and Gaz get stuck into Subbacultcha by The Pixies-doin g what they do best-taking sex,obsession,boredom and a healthy dose of WTF and chucking it in a blender!! Short,filthy,funny,and gloriously cryptic…is there a deeper meaning here?… or is Frank just taking the mick?…

Gaz and Daz have a look at Nick Drake’s ‘Time Has Told Me’….a gentle,beautiful,and profound love,relationships,friendships and getting older-the sort of song that sounds simple until you start discussing whether time actually teaches us anything,or just gives us more stuff to worry about!!!

Daz and Gaz look at John Grant’s spectacular Grey Tickles,Black Pressure….anxiety,ageing,mortality and the creeping suspicion that everything is turning to the proverbial-and somehow makes it funny-its dark ,witty,and gloriously uncomfortable-but with room for tenderness and beautifully bleak observations.

Gaz and Daz explore Ray LaMontagne’s live version of “Empty,” a quietly powerful song about absence, loneliness and the emptiness that lingers as life moves on. They unpack LaMontagne’s worn vocal, the rawness of the performance and lyrics that leave space for listeners to find their own meaning. Expect reflection, a few tangents and questions about what we want, what we have and what’s missing.

Gaz and Daz get stuck in the claustrophobic brilliance of Fugazi’s ‘Shut the Door’-a song that turns tension,frustration and social unease into something ferocious. Post hard core at its most uncompromising,it’s angry without being simple,political without preaching,and still sounds like someone kicking the door in…

In this episode, Gaz and Daz chow down on Plastic Hamburgers by Fantastic Negrito-a sharp,sarcastic slice of modern blues funk that bites as hard as it grooves…unpacking how Negrito’s vocals shift to grit in a heartbeat,and the fusing of classic blues with a modern alt-rock edge…Darkly funny,politically charged and musically elastic-a protest song you can dance to,grin at and still feel in your gut long after it ends.

Gaz and Daz take a sideways stroll into the smoky world of Roberta Flack and her version of “Compared to What.” Is it jazz? Soul? Blues? Protest song? Yes — and somehow none of those labels quite contain it. We talk about Flack’s extraordinary ability to make a song sound effortless while quietly twisting the knife, and why this track feels every bit as relevant now as when it first appeared. Then there’s the big question: what exactly are we comparing it to? Gaz and Daz dig into the lyrics, the groove, the attitude and that delicious tension between laid-back musicianship and barely concealed anger. Astonishing work!