December 2019
Final Clearance 'Let's Have An Indie Rock Christmas' (CD-R LP various artists 'A Very Cherry Christmas 13') [Cherryade CHY052]
Hatchie 'Without A Blush' (iTunes LP 'Keepsake') [Heavenly Recordings]
Cartel Madras 'Goonda Gold' (iTunes EP 'Age Of The Goonda') [Sub Pop Records]
Folke Nikanor 'Boeves Psalm (Frida Johansson Remix)' (iTunes LP 'Bottenviken Revisited') [Novoton & Sing A Song Fighter]
Low 'Just Like Christmas' (iTunes LP 'Christmas') [Chairkickers Union]
Pleasure Symbols 'Endless' (iTunes LP 'Closer And Closer Apart') [Avant! Records]
Mark Peters 'Jingle Bells' (Digital single 'Jingle Bells') [Sonic Cathedral SCR197D]
Dean Alamo 'Faceless Form' (iTunes EP 'Dean Alamo') [Dean Alamo]
Spray 'The Ballad Of Xmas '99 (Oh Cliff)' (CD-R LP various artists 'A Very Cherry Christmas 13') [Cherryade CHY052]
Lingua Nada 'Djinn' (CD LP 'Djinn') [Kapitän Platte Kutter 049]
Feedback Syndrome 'Walking In The Air 2' (Digital song 'Walking In The Air 2')
Epic45 'Kaleidoscope Days' (Digital single 'Sun Memory') [Epic45]
Life As Surface Noise 'The Night Watchman (Counterpart 1)' (CD-R LP various artists 'A Very Cherry Christmas 13') [Cherryade CHY052]
Human Don't Be Angry 'Come On Over To My Place' (Digital LP 'Guitar Variations') [Around7Corners Records]
Matt Rose 'Blue Dot' (Digital LP various artists 'Space Is The Place') [Cities And Memory]
Curxes 'I Believe In Father Christmas' (Digital single 'I Believe In Father Christmas')
Black Honey 'Baby' (iTunes LP 'Black Honey') [Foxfive Records]
Hello Cosmos 'Let Love Be The Island Upon Which We Stand' (iTunes single 'Let Love Be The Island Upon Which We Stand') [Ben Robinson]
Syd Barrett 'Golden Hair' (iTunes LP 'The Madcap Laughs (Deluxe Version)') [Parlophone Records Limited]
Slowdive 'Golden Hair (Live) Full Version' (Digital single 'Golden Hair (Live)') [Sonic Cathedral SCR117]
Esya 'Fear' (iTunes EP 'Absurdity Of Atcg, Pt. 2 - Emergent Form')
Andy Bell 'Plastic Bag' (Digital single 'Plastic Bag') [Sonic Cathedral SCR114]
M. Rexen 'Red Hot Fire' (iTunes LP 'The United Kingdoms Part 2 - Animals Of The Frozen Cloud') [We Are Suburban]
We Show Up On Radar 'Crumbs For Erin' (iTunes LP 'Zanzibar Whip Coral') [Fika Recordings]
Mark Peters 'Box Of Delights (Maps Remix)' (Digital single 'Box Of Delights') [Sonic Cathedral SCR118]
Shame 'Feliz Navidad' (Digital single 'All The Hits') [Dead Oceans DOC187]
Orbital 'Kinetic 2017' (iTunes single 'Kinetic 2017') [ACP Recordings Ltd]
Ezra Furman 'What Can You Do But Rock 'n' Roll' (iTunes LP 'Twelve Nudes') [Bella Union]
2019 Festive Fifty Christmas Eve Build-Up Show - broadcast 23:00 GMT on 24th December 2019 (Andy's selections) - for full build-up show tracklisting, click here.
AV AV AV 'All We Got' (Digital LP 'No Statues') [Space Weather / The Bank Music]
These New Puritans 'Inside The Rose' (iTunes LP 'Inside The Rose') [Infectious Music Ltd.]
Winter Gardens 'Coral Bells' (Digial single 'Coral Bells') [Austerity Records]
November 2019
Comet Gain 'We're All Fucking Morons' (iTunes LP 'Fireraisers Forever!') [Tapete Records]
DJ Shadow 'Rosie' (iTunes single 'Rosie') [Mass Appeal/Reconstruction Productions, Inc.]
Exit Kid 'You Got All The World' (iTunes single 'You Got All The World') [Exit Kid]
Bird 'I Am The Mountain' (CD LP 'My Fear And Me') [Baltic Records BALTIC007]
Lust For Youth 'Insignificant' (iTunes LP 'Lust For Youth') [Sacred Bones Records]
Esya 'Nothing' (iTunes EP 'Absurdity Of Atcg, Pt. 1') [Esya]
Daniel Maunick 'One Nite Stand' (Digital LP 'Macumba Quebrada') [Far Out Recordings]
Tanukichan 'So Gone' (Digital single 'So Gone') [Sonic Cathedral]
Eli Moon 'Feelin' Right' (iTunes single 'Feelin' Right') [Meridian]
Human Don't Be Angry 'Tip Toes' (Digital single '(A Prelude)') [Around7Corners Records]
Happa 'Only Darkness (feat. Shame)' (iTunes single - 'Only Darkness (Feat. Shame)') [Fnord Communications]
Alex Rave 'Good News' (iTunes single 'Good News') [Egerton Records]
Black Honey 'Blue Romance' (iTunes LP 'Black Honey') [Foxfive Records]
Lingua Nada 'Baraka' (CD LP 'Djinn') [Kapitän Platte Kutter 049]
Folke Nikanor 'E4an Två Mil (The Small Crowd Remix)' (iTunes LP 'Bottenviken Revisited') [Novoton & Sing A Song Fighter]
Pleasure Symbols 'Image Reflected' (iTunes LP 'Closer and Closer Apart') [Avant! Records]
Mark Peters 'Mann Island (Olga Wojciechowska Rework)' (Digital LP 'New Routes Out Of Innerland') [Sonic Cathedral SCR194LP]
Portland 'Killer's Mind' (iTunes single 'Killer's Mind') [[PIAS] Recordings Belgium]
Feature - Andy's Old Chestnut: The Fatima Mansions 'The Loyaliser (Live at The Academy, New York 18 November 1994)' (CD promo LP 'Western Union Steakout') [The Album Network / Radioactive FAT-001 <02>]
Echaskech 'Star Gazer ISS' (Digital LP various artists 'Space Is The Place') [Cities And Memory]
Ezra Furman 'Transition From Nowhere To Nowhere' (iTunes LP 'Twelve Nudes') [Bella Union]
Georgia 'Never Let You Go' (iTunes LP 'Seeking Thrills') [Domino Recording Co Ltd]
M. Rexen 'I'm Not Whole' (iTunes LP 'The United Kingdoms Part 2 - Animals Of The Frozen Cloud') [We Are Suburban]
My Autumn Empire 'Forgotten Futures' (Digital LP 'Oh, Leaking Universe') [Wayside & Woodland Recordings]
October 2019
The Third Cut 'Running In The City' (iTunes LP 'Six Angles In Search Of A Shape') [The Third Cut]
MOLLY 'Weep, Gently Weep (Maps Remix)' (Digital single 'Weep, Gently Weep (Maps Remix)') [Sonic Cathedral / Dalliance]
Black Honey 'I Only Hurt The Ones I Love' (iTunes LP 'Black Honey') [Foxfive Records]
Kelly Lee Owens 'Let It Go' (iTunes single 'Let It Go / Omen') [Smalltown Supersound]
Epic45 'Sun Memory II (Feat. Rose Berlin)' (Digital single 'Sun Memory') [Epic45]
The Ballet 'Looking' (iTunes LP 'Matchy Matchy') [Fika Recordings]
New Order 'Shellshock' (CD LP 'Σ(No,12k,Lg,17Mif) New Order + Liam Gillick: So It Goes..') [Mute CDSTUMM450]
These New Puritans 'Into The Fire' (iTunes LP 'Inside The Rose') [Infectious Music Ltd.]
The Caretaker 'And Bliss Everywhere Bliss' (Digital LP 'Everywhere, An Empty Bliss') [History Always Favours The Winners]
Cherry Glazerr 'Wasted Nun' (iTunes LP 'Stuffed & Ready') [Secretly Canadian]
Human Don't Be Angry 'Loved By A Planet' (Digital single '(A Prelude)') [Around7Corners Records]
Lingua Nada 'Dweeb Weed (feat. Lingua Nada)' (iTunes single 'Dweeb Weed') [Lingua Nada]
Mark Peters 'Cabin Hill (E Ruscha V Remix)' (Digital LP 'New Routes Out Of Innerland') [Sonic Cathedral SCR194LP]
Sonny Winnebago 'Take Me For A Ride' (Digital single 'Take Me For A Ride') [Sonny Winnebago]
Pleasure Symbols 'Dissociation' (iTunes LP 'Closer and Closer Apart') [Avant! Records]
Bat Bennett 'Dandelion Radio' (iTunes single 'Dandelion Radio') [Your Mother Records]
Church & AP 'Dandelion (Feat. Deadforest)' (iTunes single 'Dandelion (Feat. Deadforest)') [YKK]
Trupa Trupa 'Remainder' (iTunes single 'Remainder') [Glitterbeat Records]
Folke Nikanor 'Under Stenarna (Nordmark Remix)' (iTunes LP 'Bottenviken Revisited') [Novoton & Sing A Song Fighter]
LYAM 'Intermission' (iTunes single 'Intermission') [VLF Records Limited]
Lust For Youth 'New Balance Point' (iTunes LP 'Lust For Youth') [Sacred Bones Records]
Daniel Maunick 'Dirty Trix' (Digital EP 'Sombra Do Dragão') [Far Out Recordings]
Alexa Melo 'Dope Sick' (iTunes EP 'MUTE') [Alexa Melo]
We Show Up On Radar 'Giant Dinosaur vs. Sea Monster' (iTunes LP 'Zanzibar Whip Coral') [Fika Recordings]
Ezra Furman 'Evening Prayer aka Justice' (iTunes LP 'Twelve Nudes') [Bella Union]
Dean Alamo 'The Calling' (iTunes EP 'Dean Alamo') [Dean Alamo]
Roberta Fidora 'Huygens' (Digital LP 'Space Is The Place') [Cities And Memory]
Andy's Peel Session Archives - October 2019
Grinderswitch 'Pickin' The Blues' (Download LP 'Macon Tracks') [ItsAboutMusic.com B001GOGTAO]
Happy Mondays 'Mad Cyril (John Peel Session - 27/2/1989)' (CD LP various artists 'In Session Tonight') [Strange Fruit BOOKCD1]
Pulp 'Weeds (John Peel Session - 28/8/2001)' (CD LP 'The Peel Sessions') [Universal-Island Records Ltd. 9841397]
Arab Strap 'Packs Of Three (John Peel Session - 10/3/1998)' (CD LP 'Philobhobia (Remastered)') [Chemikal Underground CHEM136CD]
Inspiral Carpets 'She Comes In The Fall (John Peel Session - 9/10/1989)' (CD LP 'Radio 1 Sessions') [Strange Fruit SFRSCD082]
The Fall 'US 80's-90's (John Peel Session - 9/7/1986)' (CD LP 'The Complete Peel Sessions 1978-2004') [Castle Music CMXBX982]
PJ Harvey 'Oh My Lover (John Peel Session - 3/11/1991)' (CD LP 'The Peel Sessions 1991 - 2004') [Universal Island Records 1709884 - LC 00407]
The Wedding Present 'Flying Saucer (John Peel Session - 2/5/1992)' (CD LP 'The Complete Peel Sessions') [Sanctuary Records CMXBX1447]
Syd Barrett 'Gigolo Aunt (John Peel Session - 14/3/1970)' (CD LP various artists 'In Session Tonight') [Strange Fruit BOOKCD1]
Joy Division '24 Hours (John Peel Session - 10/12/1979)' (CD LP 'The Complete BBC Recordings') [Strange Fruit SFRSCD094]
World Of Twist 'Lose My Way (John Peel Session11/8/1991)' (iTunes LP 'Quality Street (BBC Sessions Version)') [Virgin Records Ltd.]
Curve 'No Escape From Heaven (John Peel Session - 30/3/1991)' (CD LP 'Radio Sessions') [Anxious Records ANXCD 80]
Mercury Rev 'Hercules (John Peel Session - 15/11/2001)' (CD LP 'The Complete Peel Sessions') [Universal 5322298]
September 2019
M. Rexen 'Love In Three Stages' (iTunes LP 'The United Kingdoms, Pt. 1 - An Endless Sea Of Honey') [We Are Suburbian]
Black Honey 'I Don't Ever Wanna Love' (iTunes Single 'I Don't Ever Wanna Love') [Foxfive Records]
Otha 'I'm On Top' (iTunes single 'I'm On Top') [Otha]
Lingua Nada 'Habiba (Single Edit)' (iTunes single 'Habiba') [Lingua Nada]
Mark Peters 'May Mill (Ulrich Schnauss Remix)' (Digital LP 'New Routes Out Of Innerland') [Sonic Cathedral SCR194LP]
Malcolm Middleton 'Scaffolding' (iTunes single 'Scaffolding / Have Fun Mister') [Triassic Tusk Records]
Sal The Musician 'Low' (iTunes single 'Low') [Sal The Musician]
Esya 'Everything' (iTunes EP 'Absurdity Of Atcg, Pt. 1') [Esya]
Lust For Youth 'Great Concerns' (iTunes LP 'Lust For Youth') [Sacred Bones Records]
Melys 'Llawenydd' (iTunes single 'Llawenydd') [Sylem Records]
The Caretaker 'Minimal All You Are' (Digital LP 'Everywhere, An Empty Bliss') [History Always Favours The Winners]
Linda Guilala 'Estado Natural (Extended Version)' (Digital single 'Estado Natural') [Sonic Cathedral SCR104]
Perfect Body 'Melting Trees (Part I)' (Digital single 'Melting Trees') [Sonic Cathedral SCR106]
Perfect Body 'Melting Trees (Part II)' (Digital single 'Melting Trees') [Sonic Cathedral SCR106]
Bdrmm 'C:U' (Digital single 'C:U / Question Mark') [Sonic Cathedral SCR108]
Topograhies 'Cherry Blossom' (Digital single 'Cherry Blossom / Half Asleep') [Sonic Cathedral SCR109]
Kelly Lee Owens 'Omen' (Digital single 'Let It Go / Omen') [Smalltown Supersound]
These New Puritans 'Inside The Rose' (iTunes LP 'Inside The Rose') [Infectious Music Ltd.]
The Twilight Sad 'Videograms' (iTunes LP 'It Won/t Be Like This All The Time') [Rock Action Records]
Cherry Glazerr 'Ohio' (iTunes LP 'Stuffed & Ready') [Secretly Canadian]
Aphex Twin 'CIRKLON3 (Concentrate Edit)' (Digital single 'Cheetah EP') [Warp Records]
7AM 'Happy Future' (CD-R LP '7AM') [Pigpower Records 01]
We Show Up On Radar 'A Theogony' (iTunes LP 'Zanzibar Whip Coral') [Fika Recordings]
New Order 'Sub-Culture' (CD LP 'Σ(No,12k,Lg,17Mif) New Order + Liam Gillick: So It Goes..') [Mute CDSTUMM450]
Epic45 'Cloud Phantoms' (iTunes LP 'Through Broken Summer') [Epic45]
May 2019
Azure Blue 'New Moon (Feat. Tangela)' (iTunes LP 'Fast Falls The Eventide') [Hybris]
My Autumn Empire 'Frost On My Shoes' (Digital LP 'Oh, Leaking Universe') [Wayside & Woodland Recordings]
Cherry Glazerr 'Stupid Fish' (iTunes LP 'Stuffed & Ready') [Secretly Canadian]
7AM 'Enough Is Enough' (CD-R LP '7AM') [Pigpower Records 01]
Otha 'One Of The Girls' (iTunes single 'One Of The Girls')
M. Rexen 'I Will Never Be Afraid Again' (iTunes LP 'The United Kingdoms, Pt. 1 - An Endless Sea Of Honey') [We Are Suburbian]
S280F & Echavox '6666668881.. 0 1. Heaven Help Us_ 80000 Squeals Of Dying Pigs . Exe [Crack]' (iTunes EP '00_ 618 (What We Saw) Mmmm_0.8_____1 (16) 1') [Activia Benz]
Line Marianne 'Lack Of Time' (iTunes single 'Everybody Here Wants A Piece Of You / Lack of Time') [DME]
Echo Ladies 'Rebel Rebel' (CD-R promo single 'Overrated / Rebel Rebel') [Sonic Cathedral SCR138]
Caudal 'Ion' (Digital single 'Let's All Take The Yellow Pills') [Kapitän Platte CR02]
The Twilight Sad 'I/m Not Here [Missing Face]' (iTunes LP 'It Won/t Be Like This All The Time') [Rock Action Records]
Lorelle Meets The Obsolete 'Líneas En Hojas' (CD-R promo single 'Líneas En Hojas') [Sonic Cathedral SCR149]
Mark Peters 'May Mill (Ambient Version)' (Digital LP 'Ambient Innerland') [Sonic Cathedral SCR094LPX]
Death Bells 'Days' (iTunes LP 'Standing At The Edge Of The World') [Burning Rose / Funeral Party]
Pulp 'Death Comes To Town' (iTunes LP 'Separations (Bonus Track Version) [Remastered]') [Fire Records]
These New Puritans 'Infinity Vibraphones' (iTunes LP 'Inside The Rose') [Infectious Music Ltd.]
Malcolm Middleton 'Salamander Gray' (iTunes LP 'Bananas') [Triassic Tusk Records]
Alexa Melo 'Hollow' (iTunes single 'MUTE - EP') [Alexa Melo]
The Caretaker 'Losing Battle Of Loss' (Digital LP 'Everywhere, An Empty Bliss') [History Always Favours The Winners]
Norma 'Easy' (iTunes LP 'Things That Are Coming') [Novoton]
The Joy Formidable 'You Can't Give Me' (iTunes LP 'AAARTH') [Hassle Records]
Mint Julep 'The Promise' (iTunes single 'The Promise - Single') [Unseens]
When In Rome 'The Promise' (iTunes LP 'When in Rome') [Virgin Records Ltd]
The Micronaut 'Pyramid (Feat. Saskia Arndt)' (iTunes LP 'Forms') [Acker Records]
Measured 'Sleep' (Digital single 'My Heart Waits') [Sonic Cathedral SCR103]
April 2019
Malcolm Middleton 'That Voice Again' (iTunes LP 'Bananas') [Triassic Tusk Records]
S280F & Echavox '2. Tendril A Body Of Light' (iTunes EP '00_ 618 (What We Saw) Mmmm_0.8_____1 (16) 1') [Activia Benz]
Trupa Trupa 'Dream About' (Digital single 'Dream About') [Sub Pop Records]
Azure Blue 'Post Affect (Feat. Paola & The Land Below)' (iTunes LP 'Fast Falls The Eventide') [Hybris]
The Twilight Sad 'VTr' (iTunes LP 'It Won/t Be Like This All The Time') [Rock Action Records]
Epic45 'Hillside '86 (With July Skies)' (iTunes LP 'Through Broken Summer') [Epic45]
Melys 'Stay' (iTunes single 'Stay') [Sylem Records]
Cherry Glazerr 'Daddi' (iTunes LP 'Stuffed & Ready') [Secretly Canadian]
M. Rexen 'Henri' (iTunes LP 'The United Kingdoms, Pt. 1 - An Endless Sea Of Honey') [We Are Suburbian]
Johnson Jeduthun 'Wanna See You' (iTunes single 'Wanna See You') [Johnson Jeduthun]
Buffalo Postcard 'Morning Chimes' (Digital single 'Morning Chimes') [Sonic Cathedral SCR102]
Measured 'My Heart Waits' (Digital single 'My Heart Waits') [Sonic Cathedral SCR103]
Man Of Moon 'Skin' (iTunes single 'Skin') [Instinctive Racoon]
7AM 'Couch' (CD-R LP '7AM') [Pigpower Records 01]
The Joy Formidable 'Caught On A Breeze' (iTunes LP 'AAARTH') [Hassle Records]
Mark Peters 'Shaley Brow (Ambient Version)' (Digital LP 'Ambient Innerland') [Sonic Cathedral SCR094LPX]
Feature - Dad's Discs: Alex Canasta 'I Believe' (CD LP 'Reborn Tonight') [Artiscope Records ART006]
Joy Division 'Atmosphere' (CD boxed set 'Heart And Soul') [London Records 3984 29040-2]
The Flaming Lips 'Do You Realize??' (CD LP 'Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots')
Henry Mancini 'Moon River' (CD LP 'Breakfast At Tiffany's') [BMG Music 2362-R]
New Order 'Lonesome Tonight' (CD LP 'Power, Corruption & Lies (Collector's Edition)') [Rhino Records 2564693698]
Dick Dale 'Misirlou (Live On 'Later... With Jools Holland' January 96)' (DVD various artists compilation 'Later… With Jools Holland Louder (DVD)') [Warner Bros. B00008YND9]
The Prodigy 'Give Me A Signal (Feat. Barns Courtney)' (iTunes 'No Tourists') [BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited]
Sammy Davis, Jr. 'Gonna Build A Mountain' (Digital LP 'The Outstanding Sammy Davis Jr') [Carter Lane - OMiP B00HA72KL8]