The Breakdown®

Another bumper selection this week, featuring 30 tracks that are all worthy of your attention...

Sister Wives - 'I Fyny Af / Rise'

Barbarossa - 'Awakeners Awaken Us'

Django Django - 'Free From Gravity'

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First proper week of January and we're back to having too much stuff to fit in. Here's what made the cut...

Mogwai - 'Ritchie Sacramento'

Orla Gartland - 'More Like You'

Hugrún - 'Parasite'

Pom Poko - 'D…

First show of 2021and we're back to the split shifts, for now. Here's what's on...

Jenny Moore's Mystic Business - 'I Am Afraid'

The Besnard Lakes - 'Feuds With Guns'

Tacsidermi - 'Gwir'

Lice - 'Persuade…

For the second 2020 retrospective we've handed over some of the selections to previous guest hosts. And in the second hour, we have the Offbeat Festive 10.

Tunng - 'A Million Colours'

Car Seat Headrest…

It's the first Breakdown 2020 retrospective! We couldn't decide on fullly ranked long lists, so here's a selection of things we liked and our definitive number ones.

Porridge Radio - '7 Seconds'

Hen Og…

One more regular show before our regular end of year retrospectives. Here's what's on this week...

Special Interest - 'Street Pulse Beat' (Boy Harsher Remix)

Cherry Glazerr - 'Rabbit Hole'

The Kills - '…

Potentially the last regular show of the year, as new releases start to dry up. Still plenty of good stuff out this week though. Like...

Beach Bunny - 'Good Girls (Don't Get Used)'

Spotlight Kid - 'Rol…

Edging towards the end of this wretched year but there's no let up in the quality of new music being released. Here's what we've got this week...

Silver Sphere - 'Football Game'

Communions - 'Splendour…

It's a 31 track Breakdown this week, with no fewer than 9 artists getting their first play. There's also some returing heroes. Here's who...

Dry Cleaning - 'Scratchcard Lanyard'

Fujiya & Miyagi - 'Feel…

Back after a week away, as technical issues beset the making of both hours. We got through it though and it all turned it ok. We think... Here's what we've got...

Lambchop - 'Shirley',

Reptaliens - 'Ju…

It's THE BREAKDOWN HALLOWEEN SPECIAL. Well, there's a spooky themed 4 O'clock Classic but that's about it. Here's what else is on...

Empress Of - 'You've Got To Feel' (feat. Amber Mark),

Mogwai - 'Dry …

It's officially the 14th anniversary of The Breakdown! The fact that both of us failed to mentioned it in this episode is neither here nor there. This is how we celebrate...

Hot Chip - 'Straight To Th…

We managed to fit thirty one tracks into this week's Breakdown. All of which are excellent. Here they are in detail...

Jane Weaver - 'The Revolution Of Super Visions',

HEALTH - 'COLORS' (feat. The Soft…

Another week, another pre-recorded Breakdown. Joel has 15 tracks in the first hour, Steve has 11 in the second. Here's precisely what they are...

Teenanger - 'Pleassure',

Traams - 'Intercontinental Rad…

Into October and there's as much incredible music coming out as ever. Here's 26 such examples with a couple of throwbacks for good measure...

Jónsi - 'Salt Licorice' (feat. Robyn),

SKIA - 'Pocket',

Good…

Here's what's on this week's fun-packed edition of Sheffield's self-appointed premier new music extravaganza...

Tune-Yards - 'Nowhere, Man',

Kevin Morby - 'Wander',

Fenne Lily - 'Birthday',

Sufjan Steven…

Another bumper edition of The Breakdown, featuring 27 new tracks and a classic. Here's this week's line-up...

Porridge Radio - '7 Seconds',

All Ashore - 'Radio Sunshine',

Luke Wright & Cobbler - 'Back A…

Back after a week off, The Breakdown is here with Steve and Joel playing catchup, fitting in as much as we can. Here's what...

Django Django - 'Spirals',

Sylvan Esso - 'Frequency',

This Is The Kit - 'Co…

Another packed show, with an album of the week from International Teachers of Pop and a host of other featured new releases. Here's what's on...

Kat Cunning - 'Supernova (Tiger's Blud)',

Clipping. - 'S…

A stacked week for new album releases, which Joel has the majority of in the second hour. Steve has a Datarock double in the first. Here's what else is on...

Pom Poko - 'Andrew',

Phoenix - 'Identical',

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