"Maybe he was watching a lot of Bake Off or something"

On the show this week:

00:00:45 News

• Deezer launches AI music detector for your music

00:13:56 An Eraser And A Maze by Modest Mouse review discussion

00:56:07 Upcoming releases

Album Rankings:

1. Prince Daddy & the Hyena - Hotwire Trip Switch
2. Ratboys - Singin’ to an Empty Chair
3. Friko - Something Worth Waiting For
4. Mandy, Indiana - URGH
5. Avalon Emerson & the Charm - Written into Changes
6. Jasmine Myra - Where Light Settles
7. Thundercat - Distracted
8. Prism Shores - Softest Attack
9. The Orielles - Only You Left
10. Gregory Uhlmann - Extra Stars
11. Iron & Wine - Hen’s Teeth
12. American Football - American Football (LP4)
13. Dry Cleaning - Secret Love
14. Lande Hekt - Lucky Now
15. Lowertown - Ugly Duckling Union
16. rat - home
17. Boards of Canada - Inferno
18. Okkyung Lee + Explore Ensemble - Signals
19. Lucid Express - Instant Comfort
20. Jenny on Holiday - Quicksand Heart
21. Basement - WIRED

"I guess we are quite into the craft"

On the show this week:

00:00:57 News

• World Cup album announced

00:06:53 Inferno by Boards of Canada album review discussion

00:49:56 Upcoming releases

Album rankings:

1. Prince Daddy & the Hyena - Hotwire Trip Switch

2. Ratboys - Singin’ to an Empty Chair

3. Friko - Something Worth Waiting For

4. Mandy, Indiana - URGH

5. Avalon Emerson & the Charm - Written into Changes

6. Jasmine Myra - Where Light Settles

7. Thundercat - Distracted

8. Prism Shores - Softest Attack

9. The Orielles - Only You Left

10. Gregory Uhlmann - Extra Stars

11. Iron & Wine - Hen’s Teeth

12. American Football - American Football (LP4)

13. Dry Cleaning - Secret Love

14. Lande Hekt - Lucky Now

15. Lowertown - Ugly Duckling Union

16. rat - home

17. Okkyung Lee + Explore Ensemble - Signals

18. Lucid Express - Instant Comfort

19. Jenny on Holiday - Quicksand Heart

20. Basement - WIRED

“Shoutout to unions… join your union”

On the show this week:

00:01:04 News

• Spotify launches Reserved, a feature that will hold two concert tickets for an artist’s most dedicated fans

00:11:23 Ugly Duckling Union by Lowertown album review discussion

00:50:32 Upcoming releases

Album rankings:

1. Prince Daddy & the Hyena - Hotwire Trip Switch

2. Ratboys - Singin’ to an Empty Chair

3. Friko - Something Worth Waiting For

4. Mandy, Indiana - URGH

5. Avalon Emerson & the Charm - Written into Changes

6. Jasmine Myra - Where Light Settles

7. Thundercat - Distracted

8. Prism Shores - Softest Attack

9. The Orielles - Only You Left

10. Gregory Uhlmann - Extra Stars

11. Iron & Wine - Hen’s Teeth

12. American Football - American Football (LP4)

13. Dry Cleaning - Secret Love

14. Lande Hekt - Lucky Now

15. rat - home

16. Okkyung Lee + Explore Ensemble - Signals

17. Lucid Express - Instant Comfort

18. Jenny on Holiday - Quicksand Heart

19. Basement - WIRED

"We're very cheap producers. It doesn't take much to get us on board"

On the show this week:

00:00:46 News

• Government face criticism over taking VAT from grassroots levy

00:09:14 Where Light Settles by Jasmine Myra review discussion

00:48:10 Upcoming releases

Album Rankings:

1. Prince Daddy & the Hyena - Hotwire Trip Switch
2. Ratboys - Singin’ to an Empty Chair
3. Friko - Something Worth Waiting For
4. Mandy, Indiana - URGH
5. Avalon Emerson & the Charm - Written into Changes
6. Thundercat - Distracted
7. Prism Shores - Softest Attack
8. The Orielles - Only You Left
9. Gregory Uhlmann - Extra Stars
10. Iron & Wine - Hen’s Teeth
11. American Football - American Football (LP4)
12. Dry Cleaning - Secret Love
13. Lande Hekt - Lucky Now
14. rat - home
15. Okkyung Lee + Explore Ensemble - Signals
16. Lucid Express - Instant Comfort
17. Jenny on Holiday - Quicksand Heart
18. Basement - WIRED

"Kinda like watching The Last Jedi"

On the show this week:

00:00:36 News

• BPI reports that UK is 'on cusp of AI licensing boom'

WIRED by Basement album review discussion

Upcoming releases

“That sounds like the Lloyds TSB advert from like 2008”

On the show this week:

00:00:54 News

• Liverpool hosts first 'Music Month’

00:06:07 American Football (LP4) by American Football album review discussion

00:54:07 Upcoming releases

Album rankings:

1. Prince Daddy & the Hyena - Hotwire Trip Switch

2. Ratboys - Singin’ to an Empty Chair

3. Friko - Something Worth Waiting For

4. Mandy, Indiana - URGH

5. Avalon Emerson & the Charm - Written into Changes

6. Thundercat - Distracted

7. Prism Shores - Softest Attack

8. The Orielles - Only You Left

9. Gregory Uhlmann - Extra Stars

10. Iron & Wine - Hen’s Teeth

11. Dry Cleaning - Secret Love

12. Lande Hekt - Lucky Now

13. rat - home

14. Okkyung Lee + Explore Ensemble - Signals

15. Lucid Express - Instant Comfort

16. Jenny on Holiday - Quicksand Heart

"choo choo"

On the show this week:

00:01:03 News

• Jimi Hendrix's former bandmates lose case against Sony Music

00:09:07 Something Worth Waiting For by Friko review discussion

00:56:51 Upcoming releases

Album Rankings:

1. Prince Daddy & the Hyena - Hotwire Trip Switch
2. Ratboys - Singin’ to an Empty Chair
3. Mandy, Indiana - URGH
4. Avalon Emerson & the Charm - Written into Changes
5. Thundercat - Distracted
6. Prism Shores - Softest Attack
7. The Orielles - Only You Left
8. Gregory Uhlmann - Extra Stars
9. Iron & Wine - Hen’s Teeth
10. Dry Cleaning - Secret Love
11. Lande Hekt - Lucky Now
12. rat - home
13. Okkyung Lee + Explore Ensemble - Signals
14. Lucid Express - Instant Comfort
15. Jenny on Holiday - Quicksand Heart

"this year's For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)"

On the show this week:

00:00:39 News

• Record Store Day reports its largest ever event, with 25% boost in sales

00:06:46 Hotwire Trip Switch by Prince Daddy & The Hyena album review discussion

00:51:47 Upcoming releases

Album rankings:

1. Ratboys - Singin’ to an Empty Chair

2. Mandy, Indiana - URGH

3. Avalon Emerson & the Charm - Written into Changes

4. Thundercat - Distracted

5. Prism Shores - Softest Attack

6. The Orielles - Only You Left

7. Gregory Uhlmann - Extra Stars

8. Iron & Wine - Hen’s Teeth

9. Dry Cleaning - Secret Love

10. Lande Hekt - Lucky Now

11. rat - home

12. Okkyung Lee + Explore Ensemble - Signals

13. Lucid Express - Instant Comfort

14. Jenny on Holiday - Quicksand Heart

“I think there’s a Weezer colouring book coming out if you’re interested in that”

On the show this week:

00:00:51 News

• Jury Finds Live Nation acts as a monopoly

00:07:25 Softest Attack by Prism Shores album review discussion

00:43:43 Upcoming releases (and colouring books)

Album rankings:

1. Ratboys - Singin’ to an Empty Chair

2. Mandy, Indiana - URGH

3. Avalon Emerson & the Charm - Written into Changes

4. Thundercat - Distracted

5. The Orielles - Only You Left

6. Gregory Uhlmann - Extra Stars

7. Iron & Wine - Hen’s Teeth

8. Dry Cleaning - Secret Love

9. Lande Hekt - Lucky Now

10. rat - home

11. Okkyung Lee + Explore Ensemble - Signals

12. Lucid Express - Instant Comfort

13. Jenny on Holiday - Quicksand Heart

"At certain points he just starts meowing"

On the show this week:

00:00:45 News

• Kanye West banned from entering the UK

00:13:59 Distracted by Thundercat review discussion

00:43:35 Upcoming releases

Album Rankings:

1. Ratboys - Singin’ to an Empty Chair
2. Mandy, Indiana - URGH
3. Avalon Emerson & the Charm - Written into Changes
4. The Orielles - Only You Left
5. Gregory Uhlmann - Extra Stars
6. Iron & Wine - Hen’s Teeth
7. Dry Cleaning - Secret Love
8. Lande Hekt - Lucky Now
9. rat - home
10. Okkyung Lee + Explore Ensemble - Signals
11. Lucid Express - Instant Comfort
12. Jenny on Holiday - Quicksand Heart