One of the biggest music awards in the UK and Ireland, the Mercury Prize has revealed their shortlisted albums for 2023-24, and on this week's Yellow Brit Road, we took a deep dive into what makes each album a contender. Familiarise yourself with the shortlist with this week's show, and look mighty smart to your friends in September. Music by other artists played today too, all in all:

Razorlight, Towa Bird, Crystalline, Corinne Bailey Rae, A.R.T., English Teacher, Blue Goose, Beth Gibbons, Yannis & The Yaw, Cat Burns, Charli xcx, Nia Archives, Barry Can't Swim, corto.alto, Ghetts, CMAT, Duck Thieves, Shiv and the Carvers, Lambrini Girls.

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This week we took a deep dive into cool new releases from across mainland UK and from Ireland, and did a quick spotlight on new music from the UK Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey! Music this week by:

Primal Scream, Sampha, Little Simz, Lava La Rue, Fontaines D.C., SOFT PLAY, Lambrini Girls, Du Blonde, Kynsy, BERWYN, Hana Lili, Master Peace, Afflecks Palace, Phoebe Over, Adult DVD, She Drew The Gun, Intermission, Honeyglaze, LUME, Porter, Käärijä, Joost, Alessandra, Gut Health.

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Football fever has hit the continents of Europe and the Americas, and the Yellow Brit Road is celebrating the crossing paths of football and music with football anthems this week! Enjoy our favourite selection of new music from the UK and Ireland, along with football-associated tracks sprinkled in. Listen on for music this week by:

Depeche Mode, Fatboy Slim, The The, Picture Parlour, Peter Xan, Pigbag, DEADLETTER, Bar Italia, LICE, Loose Articles, The Verve, JayaHadADream, The New Eves, Ynys, The Beautiful South, New Order, Hak Baker, Ezra Collective, Yazmin Lacey, ALT BLK ERA, Problem Patterns, J Noa, C. Tangana, The Boy From The South

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As is annual tradition here on the Yellow Brit Road, this week brings you total coverage of Glastonbury festival: from the emerging acts to the triumphant returns, from the highlights of a band's career to the legend slots and more, this show brings you as much coverage as an hour and a half can provide. All coverage derived from the BBC Glastonbury coverage, some of which can be found on the BBC Music YouTube. Strap in for an hour and a half of tunes from Little Simz, The Xx, Bloc Party, Otoboke Beaver, Yard Act, The Mary Wallopers, Arlo Parks, Remi Wolf, This Is The Kit, Alogte Oho and his Sounds of Joy, Alvvays, NewDad, Nitin Sawnhey, Hak Baker, Maruja, Arxx, Olivia Nelson, Chloe Slater, His Lordship, Fontaines D.C., Mannequin Pussy, Coldplay and PJ Harvey!

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*A note: This week's show did not go to air for a bunch of logistical reasons (i.e. being away on break and bad time management on my part), but never let it be said that I skipped Glasto weekend, so I'm releasing this episode anyway. Bonus show! As such, this is a full show unedited and may be available for a limited time only (rights), so get it while it's hot (+ exclusives that aren't on YouTube).

Live: CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9:30 PM!

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This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we're celebrating convocation week at Queen's for all graduates—and your host?? Complete with celebratory and our favourite indie tunes to blast out at the grad house party, Plus my dad's radio debut, and his idea of a banger. We are also joined by Dylan Hughes, the primary musician behind the soulful pop of the Aberystwyth, Wales-based band Ynys (Island), ahead of their second album releasing 12 July, Dosbarth Nos. Music this week by:

Wet Leg, Becky Hill, Self Esteem, Jamie xx and Robyn, Goat Girl, Max Blansjaar, Lloyd Steele, Calvin Harris, Heartworms, Tiny Horse, Little Simz, Cleo Sol, Sting, Pragya Pallavi, RAYE, Race Horses, Ynys.

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I caught up with Alex, aka DONT MAKE THIS WEIRD, a synthpop musician from Cardiff ahead of his headlining set at the Paddock Tavern in Toronto on Friday as part of NXNE festival. We talked influences, performance, why the pop girlies stay winning, and a surprise connection between Welsh rugby and queer culture.

His debut album comes out this fall, find his work on Bandcamp!

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This week's show brought you all the coverage from NXNE in Toronto! We played you some of our favourite British musicians at the festival and talked to Cardiff synthpop musician DONT MAKE THIS WEIRD about his headlining set at the Paddock Tavern in Toronto. And as always, we bring you an hour of the best new releases out of the UK and Ireland, complete with your reactions to tracks!

Music this week by Blur and Françoise Hardy, Lava La Rue, James, Good Boy Nikko, charlieeeee, hard life, Gen and the Degenerates, Nilüfer Yanya, Alffa, Monjola, KNEECAP, DONT MAKE THIS WEIRD, Penny Mob, Fräulein, Enola Gay, Fuzziliers

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For more Canadian NXNE coverage, listen back to Indie Wakeup Call from Thursday. We also talked to the festival organisers. Listen back in the linked archives.

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The Paisley Daze are a rock band from London formed by brothers Pritam and Kish Bahra. Drawing influence from classic bluesy and surf rock, the band craft immersive experiences of fun, retro rock n roll. Ahead of their first international shows at NXNE festival in Toronto, I caught up with guitarist Kish to talk influences, their debut album, and on drawing from multicultural experiences in music. Listen to their debut album, Life In A Daze.

For more Canadian NXNE coverage, listen back to Indie Wakeup Call from Thursday. We also talked to the festival organisers. Listen back in the linked archives. Yellow Brit Road continues NXNE coverage this week.

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The Welsh rock duo Alffa made headlines in 2018 when their song Gwenwyn became the first Welsh language song to cross 1 million streams. Since then, the band have been on the rise, becoming one of the iconic faces of heavy rock music both in Wales and in the UK. Ahead of their first North American tour, I caught up with singer and guitarist Dion Jones to talk about the band’s upcoming Canadian run of shows at NXNE in Toronto, music in Cymraeg and their forthcoming second album. 

For more Canadian NXNE coverage, tune into Indie Wakeup Call this Thursday. We're also talking to the festival organisers at 8:30 EST! Yellow Brit Road continues NXNE coverage this Sunday.

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Toronto's premiere music showcase festival, North by North East kicks off next week, and in preparation for this, CFRC's British and Irish music show brings you coverage of emerging bands from across the water playing the festival. We also interviewed two performers: Welsh rock duo Alffa ('the mighty Alffa', in the words of Michael Sheen) and London psychedelic rock band The Paisley Daze! Catch me at the festival next week if you're a Toronto-based listener, come and say hi! Music this week by:

Tom Robinson Band, Erasure, Romy, RAYE, Charli XCX, Joe & The Shitboys, Marbl, Alffa, DONT MAKE THIS WEIRD, Darkwah, The Paisley Daze, Luke Black, The New Eves.

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For more Canadian NXNE coverage, tune into Indie Wakeup Call this Thursday. We're also talking to the festival organisers at 8:30 EST!

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