ICYMI The February edition of the #eio40vprshow broadcast last Thursday on @vpraudioclub.bsky.social is on Mixcloud for some catch up listening It reached top 10 in the indie chart but has slipped down a few places so needs a bump 🎧👇 www.mixcloud.com/vpraudioclub...

New music for your weekend! @recordsilike.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social @glpne73.bsky.social @mikaelqbt.bsky.social @cliveclemens.bsky.social @ineeddirection.bsky.social @alanmuttley1066.bsky.social @francisgllgn.bsky.social @peterf857.bsky.social

#5DebutAlbums0509 2005 list includes some classic Post Rock debuts. This Will Destroy You-Young Mountain The Evpatoria Report-Golevka Sennen-Widows Red Sparowes-At The Soundless Dawn Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Hammock-Kenotic David Thomas Broughton-Complete Guide .. Bloc Party-Silent Alarm

www.mixcloud.com/thesoundFM/i... Indiescovery #114 showcases lots of lovely new indie pop, alt rock, shoegaze & indietronica, with featured albums-of-the-month from Whitelands (pictured) and PVA. Enjoy!

Good news - the swimming walks book I helped test is being published soon Pre-order with very generous discount using early26 #OutdoorSwimming wildthingspublishing.com/product/wild...

LET YOUR NEIGHBOURS KNOW IT’S 2026! Here’s the #IroningMix 227💥 ▶️ music.apple.com/fr/playlist/... ▶️ open.spotify.com/playlist/1kW... Playlist ➡️ ALT

Hi folks, thanks to everyone who took part in #5debutalbums9094 our largest vote in this competition so far. It’s congratulations to Portishead who take the win with Dummy. I’ve attached a top 100 chart with the top 30 automatically qualifying. A few more should get through as lucky losers too..

So the #EIO40MusicLeague Season 4 cup is currently in progress. Due to time constraints only the cup final and Super Cup results will be revealed on here. In the meantime here’s a playlist of all songs submitted in Round 1 for your Sunday listening pleasure - open.spotify.com/playlist/6w8...

Ecoutez! 😀 @recordsilike.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social @glpne73.bsky.social @mikaelqbt.bsky.social @cliveclemens.bsky.social @ineeddirection.bsky.social @alanmuttley1066.bsky.social @francisgllgn.bsky.social @peterf857.bsky.social

NEW SHOW ALERT 🚨 Gonna broadcast a last minute #TheSquelch show tonight at 9pm GMT It’s the 10th one so gonna celebrate by not speaking and letting the music do the talking for once It’s an hour of old and new Inc. A Guy Called Gerald, FSOL & Groove Armada 🎧👇 www.mixcloud.com/everythingin...

FOR THE FIRST TIME FROM THE INDIAN OCEAN Here’s the #IroningMix 226💥 ▶️ music.apple.com/fr/playlist/... ▶️ open.spotify.com/playlist/4i7... Playlist ➡️ ALT

ICYMI The January edition of the #eio40vprshow broadcast on Thursday on @vpraudioclub.bsky.social is on Mixcloud for some Sunday catch up listening Usual format of old and new and what I’ve been digging over last few weeks 🎧👇 www.mixcloud.com/vpraudioclub...

Hey folks! Nominations are open for the upcoming Best Album of 2001 Tournament! Click through to read about it and find out the many, many albums I intend to nominate, or look below for a direct link to the nomination form. buttondown.com/kentmbeeson/...

NEW SHOW ALERT 🚨 Not been on here much of late for various reasons but still got a #eio40vprshow coming up on Thursday on @vpraudioclub.bsky.social Lots to enjoy covering both old and new (probs more old than new this month) Join me on Mixcloud 7pm GMT www.mixcloud.com/vpraudioclub/

FOR THE LAST TIME FROM PARIS Here’s the #IroningMix 225💥 ▶️ open.spotify.com/playlist/19X... ▶️ music.apple.com/fr/playlist/... Playlist ➡️ ALT

New year, new Indiescovery! @recordsilike.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social @glpne73.bsky.social @mikaelqbt.bsky.social @cliveclemens.bsky.social @ineeddirection.bsky.social @alanmuttley1066.bsky.social @francisgllgn.bsky.social @peterf857.bsky.social

Hi folks, thanks to all who took part in #5albums25 around 500 of you nominated an incredible 789 different albums! I’ve attached the top 200 result chart for your perusal, with your album of the year being…drum roll…Geese with Getting Killed. The debut albums competition will resume later today 👍

Hi folks, a bit earlier than advertised but it’s time for our traditional end of year poll #5albums25 Please reply with your top 5 albums of 2025 in order of preference including the hashtag, artist and album name. Voting closes at midday on Saturday 3rd Jan, a result chart will follow. My picks..

Indiescovery Albums of the Year! Pour yourself an egg nog & tune in! @recordsilike.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social @glpne73.bsky.social @mikaelqbt.bsky.social @cliveclemens.bsky.social @ineeddirection.bsky.social @alanmuttley1066.bsky.social @francisgllgn.bsky.social @peterf857.bsky.social

Here’s my new monthly themed show for December. This month the theme is Question Time. Tune in and enjoy a C90’s worth of throwback indie music. www.mixcloud.com/inyourearsmu...

Remember part 1 of the 2025 Festive 50 will countdown from 50 to 21 on Sunday night at 8pm* * ish

A reminder it’s the 3rd Thursday of the month so the best Thursday of the month

Welcome to this special edition of The 157 Show. It's my Top 25 Songs of 2025! The songs have been selected by me & there is no tracklist so that the Top 25 isn't revealed until you've listened to it! Watch my socials to see who came top! Enjoy Responsibly!! www.mixcloud.com/Darren157/th...

Final 2 weeks to get in your list of 12 albums 2000-2009! Love the contributions so far, well countback those eligible in countdown in 2026! Drop your dozen in comment ⬇️

The 2025 Festive 50 countdown will be done over two nights this year. We’ll have a bumper show on Sunday 21st counting down 50 to 21 and then the top 20 will be on Monday 22nd. Exactly times to follow but probably around 8pm starts. At least that’s the plan!

It's DEADLINE DAY! Today's your last chance to vote in this year's Festive 50. Please send me your top 10 tracks of 2025 before the clocks strike midnight (or I just go to bed or something). Thank you for voting & sharing. I'll stop shouting at you all again very soon.

New Indiescovery for your (nearly the) weekend listening pleasure! @recordsilike.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social @glpne73.bsky.social @mikaelqbt.bsky.social @cliveclemens.bsky.social @ineeddirection.bsky.social @alanmuttley1066.bsky.social @francisgllgn.bsky.social @peterf857.bsky.social

'AI is writing psych rock albums. AAARGH! Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has pivoted to ACTUAL ARMS DEALING and people are still subscribing to his shitty streaming service. AAARGH!' JR Moores finds some comfort in his favourite psych and avant-rock albums of the year buff.ly/1IhgXYL

💕💜💕 tune in TONIGHT D R Y C L E A N I N G live from 𝙊𝙏𝙃𝙀𝙍 𝙑𝙊𝙄𝘾𝙀𝙎 Dingle 💕💜💕 new album 9 January 2026 on @4ad.com LIVE 17 & 18 April Dublin + Limerick 💕💜💕 @othervoiceslive.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/4AnruFl... #othervoices #OV25 #IrishBluesky #speirgorm #musicsky #wildatlanticway

Your first of many, many, many reminders that the 2025 vote is now open and votes are coming in. Please send your top 10 tracks of 2025, in order.

My final #MusicChallenge of the year is #SimpleMindsTop30 starting on 1st December. The twelfth one I’ve hosted this year so a big thank you to everyone who has contributed to any of them over the past eleven months. 7-9 more planned for January-April next year then another stab at retirement. 😁🎧💿

The Doors - Best Song Poll - Final 1️⃣ L.A. Woman 2️⃣️ Light My Fire 3️⃣ Peace Frog 4️⃣ Riders On The Storm 5️⃣ The Crystal Ship 6️⃣ The End 📅 Ends: November 25, 2025, 8:00 PM UTC 📊 Show results

LATE BUT LOUD Here’s the #IroningMix 218💥 ▶️ music.apple.com/fr/playlist/... ▶️ open.spotify.com/playlist/4Ae... Playlist ➡️ ALT

Here’s my latest Themed Edition Mixtape version of The 157 Show. Enjoy Responsibly!!😎😎

Reminder that we'll be opening the vote for the 2025 Festive 50 on Friday 28th for those of you lovely lovely people who like to get their votes in early. Voting will be open for two weeks and the final day of voting will be Sunday 14th December, for those of you sadists who like to make me sweat.

Now started the LIVE Stranger Radio Show The Cutting Edge connect and join in the station chat room strangerradio.mixlr.com/events/4672260 90 mins of mainly new music plus 3 tracks from a classic album I purchased in 1983 Full show playlist below

Coming up on Monday my Stranger Radio show The Cutting Edge. 90 mins of mostly new releases with 3 tracks from an album from my archive, Mondays is a classic www.strangerradio.com

Hi folks, a quick note for everyone planning on taking part in #5debutalbums1014 unfortunately I’ve now got to work on Saturday and Sunday so I’ll have to delay the start of this one by a week. Voting will now start on Friday 21st November. Apologies for any inconvenience.

www.mixcloud.com/thesoundFM/i... Indiescovery #109 features a load of top new indie & alternative albums from Koala Disco, Snooper, EERA, Nightbus, Lorelle Meets The Obsolete, etc...but only 2 achieve the coveted album-of-the-month award, from Long Fling (pic) and Added Dimensions. Enjoy!

The Stranglers - Best Song Poll - 1st Round - Group 1 (Top 3 Go Through) 1️⃣ Grip 2️⃣️ I've Been Wild 3️⃣ This Song 4️⃣ Time To Die 5️⃣ Tits 6️⃣ Turn The Centuries, Turn 📅 Ends: November 3, 2025, 8:00 PM UTC 📊 Show results

#90sTop30 No. 30 Rage Against The Machine | Settle For Nothing | 1992 Favourite album of 1992. 💥 open.spotify.com/track/2vuDdX...

#NewWaveNovember Start tomorrow. Everyone’s opinion of a New Wave artist is different but if you’re struggling for inspiration, here’s a graphic I did for a Post-Punk challenge on Twitter in 2022. It lists artists from the Simon Reynolds book Rip It Up and Start Again, some of these crossover.

#80sTop30 Here’s the final playlist from the votes cast. A selection of the most popular artists and songs chosen but unfortunately due to hashtag issues during the challenge there may be some omissions. Thanks as always to everyone who participated. spotify.link/3v9WWVsuUXb

#80sTop30 I suppose technically it should be a top eighty (rather than sixty). I might expand it over the next few days as there are some crackers that just missed the sixty but would make a top eighty… 🎧💿

#musicsky www.mixcloud.com/ryanbirch54/... new music you don't want to miss, featuring: Lana Del Rey, Maisie Peters, Filter, Tanya Tucker, Brandi Carlisle, Ivan Neville, Trombone Shorty, Ben Jaffe, Charlie Gabriel, Tommy The Cat, Tim Reaper, Young Noble, Big Tray Deee, and much more...

Hi folks, thanks very much to everyone who sent their picks for #5debutalbums8084 it’s now time for the results. Congratulations to REM who top the chart with Murmur, attached is the top 100 chart where the top 30 are guaranteed a semi final spot. I’ll post the next challenge around 7pm tonight…

It’s the penultimate weekend before the start of these two month long challenges so just enough time to finalise your lists. #90sTop30 Starts 1st November. #NewWaveNovember Starts 1st November.