The Official 2024 Festive Fifty - January 2025
A Christmas assortment of our DJs count down through the best 50 tracks from 2024 based on your votes - continuing the John Peel tradition.
You can hear the full results of this classic poll repeating from Christmas Day and into January, finishing off with Mark Whitby revealing this year's winner!
We repeat it to give everyone a chance to listen in - therefore many people will be listening long after others so please keep the results to yourself for a while.
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
ArtistTitleRecordingRecord LabelCatalogue No.
LolinaMeet The DevilDigital LP 'Unrecognisable'Relaxin Records 
Los Campesinos!Long ThroesDigital LP 'All Hell'Heart Swells 
Buzz' AyazBuzzi AyaziDigital LP 'Buzz ' Ayaz'Glitterbeat Records 
HoneyglazeDon'tDigital LP 'Real Deal'Fat Possum Records 
Bleary Eyed2 TrueDigital single '2 True'Losers Records 
British Murder BoysNow, This Is YouDigital LP 'Active Agents And House Boys'Downwards 
WhiteyThis Is ForeverDigital LP 'Mental Radio'NO! Label / Amplify Music 
The GilhoolysLittle Glasgow BoyDigital single 'Little Glasgow Boy'Main St. Records 
Baby SchillaciUltra HD Happy FaceDigital LP various artists 'Lovely Ugly / Pretty Shitty'Repeat Records 
The CutterUselessDigital single 'The Cutter'  
Captain Beep-BoopI'm On The Drug That Killed Alan TuringDigital single 'I'm On The Drug That Killed Alan Turing'  
Charley StoneNowCD LP 'Here Comes The Actual Band' ACT 001
CSE Art ProjectKick In Your TellyDigital single 'Kick In Your Telly'Metal Postcard 
CrumbsYou're Just JealousDigital LP 'You're Just Jealous'Skep Wax 
Beak>Strawberry LineDigital LP '>>>>'Invada / Temporary Residence LimitedINV319
The CureA Fragile ThingDigital LP 'Songs Of A Lost World'Polydor / Fiction7503683
Yard ActBlackpool IlluminationsDigital LP 'Where's My Utopia?'Island Records 
Glass BeamsMahalDigital LP 'Mahal'Ninja TuneZEN12667
St. VincentBroken ManDigital LP 'All Born Screaming'Total Pleasure196922755507
Mermaid ChunkyChaperoneDigital LP 'Slif Slaf Slof'DFADFA2714
Scott LaveneDebbieDigital LP 'Disneyland In Dagenham'Nothing FancyNFR077
Bug ClubLonsdale SliponsDigital LP 'On The Intricate Inner Workings Of The System'Sub PopSP 1656
The CureEndsongDigital LP 'Songs Of A Lost World'Fiction Records602468033776
Big SpecialShithouseDigital LP 'Postindustrial Hometown Blues'So RecordingsSOAK493
Arab StrapHide Your FiresDigital LP 'I'm Totally Fine With It 👍 Don't Give A Fuck Anymore 👍'Rock Action RecordsROCKACT157
English TeacherBroken BiscuitsDigital LP 'This Could Be Texas'Island Records 
HoneyglazePretty GirlsDigital LP 'Real Deal'Fat Possum Records 
Beth GibbonsFloating On A MomentDigital LP 'Lives Outgrown'Domino Recording Co Ltd 
Zoon PhonantaSatellite CommunicationsDigital single 'Satellite Communications'Bonzerat Records 
Porridge RadioA Hole In The GroundDigital LP 'Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me'Secretly Canadian 
Bob VylanHe's A ManDigital LP 'Humble As The Sun'Ghost Theatre 
Soft PlayPunk's DeadDigital LP 'Heavy Jelly'BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited 
Kim GordonI'm A ManDigital LP 'The Collective'Matador 
Mdou MoctarFuneral For JusticeDigital LP 'Funeral For Justice'Matador 
Kode9Eyes Go BlankDigital single 'Phoneglow / Eyes Go Blank'Hyperdub 
Dunstan BruceFucking ExpensiveDigital EP 'Fucking Expensive'Fucking Expensive 
David Lance CallahanRobin ReliantDigital LP 'Down To The Marshes'Tiny Global Productions 
Godspeed You! Black EmperorRaindrops Cast In LeadDigital LP '“No Title As Of 13 February 2024 28,340 Dead”'Constellation 
BurialPhoneglowDigital single 'Phoneglow / Eyes Go Blank'Hyperdub 
Nick Cave & The Bad SeedsConversionDigital LP 'Wild God'Bad Seed / Play It Again Sam 
House Of AllLay Of The Land Lay Of The Land (Live At Gorilla, Manchester)Digital LP 'Gaudy Pop Sensations: House Of All At The BBC'House Of All 
OrbitalTonight In BelfastDigital EP 'Tonight In Belfast'London Records 
Kim GordonBye ByeDigital LP 'The Collective'Matador Records 
The CureAloneDigital LP Songs Of A Lost WorldFiction Records 
Amyl And The SniffersU Should Not Be Doing ThatDigital LP 'Cartoon Darkness'Rough Trade 
English TeacherNearly DaffodilsDigital LP 'This Could Be Texas'Island Records 
IdlesGift HorseDigital LP 'Tangk'Partisan Records 
House Of AllAim HigherDigital LP 'Continuum'Tiny Global Productions 
Fontaines D.C.FavouriteDigital LP 'Romance'XL Recordings 
Fontaines D.C.StarbursterDigital LP 'Romance'XL Recordings 
2024 Review - January 2025
Join Dandelion Radio in January 2025 for a 2 hour review of the past year.
Join Gareth Jones, Rocker, David Smith, Andrew Morrison and Leo Gilbert as they play some of their favourites from last year.
Tune in, enjoy and let us know what you think.
ArtistTitleRecordingRecord LabelCatalogue No.
Kit SebastianMetropolisDigital LP 'New Internationale'Brainfeeder 
Stephen EvensA Bee Digital LP ‘Here Come The Lights’Onomatopoeia Records 
The Pill Bale Of HayDigital single 'Bale of Hay'Lilot Records 
ChemtrailsSuperhuman SuperhighwayDigital LP 'The Joy Of Sects'PNKSLM Recordings 
The Stoke Barehills Town BandHey Mr JonesDigital LP ‘All Aboard The Moving Ship!’ 
Caleb Landry JonesPageant Thieves Digital LP 'Hey Gary, Hey Dawn'Sacred Bones 
Amapiano Soundsystem (Mo Laudi feat. travebeats x dj snowboy)BohemeDownload Single
OseesCassius, Brutus and JudasLP - 'SORCS 80'Castle FaceCF151
BenefitsLand Of The TyrantsDownload SingleInvada
CharlieOctoGirlWhen's Bins (Happy Birthday Gilly)Download Single
The Reds, Pinks and PurplesWhat's Going On With Ordinary People?LP - 'Unwishing Well'Tough Love / Slumberland
ChafouinMax La MenaceDigital LP TrucsEpicericords 
ChafouinCinq Point UnDigital LP TrucsEpicericords 
Party DozenWake In MightDigital LP Crime In AustraliaTemporary ResidenceTRR432
L'ÉtrangleuseLe RemèdeDigial LP Ambiance ArgileCompagnie 4000CIE 4016
AluminumBehind My MouthDigital LP Fully BeatFelteFLT-103
Not Me But UsWhen We SeeDigital single 'When We See'Sonic Cathedral 
Lambrini GirlsLoveDigital LP 'Who Let The Dogs Out'City Slang 
Arab StrapStrawberry MoonDigital single 'Strawberry Moon'Rock Action RecordsROCKACT157DS2
MGMTNothing To DeclareDigital LP 'Loss Of Life'Mom+Pop 
The Lovely EggsNothing / EverythingDigital LP 'Eggsistentialism'The Lovely Eggs 
Julie Christmas & Johannes PerssonEnd Of The WorldDigital LP 'Ridiculous And Full Of Blood'Siviana, Red CRK AB 
Mary OcherSympathize (Feat. Your Government)Digital LP 'Your Guide to Revolution"Underground Institute 
Kate DavisCunty Bang BangDigital single 'Cunty Bang Bang'Anti Records 
Hott SexxLong DogsDigital Single 'Long Dogs'Hott Sexx 
RobertTrenchesDigital Single 'Trenches'Antelope 
A LilyŻeżina Ddoqq Is-Sħab Digital LP 'Saru l-Qamar'Phantom Limb / Kewn 
Andrew Morrison - January 2025
As is Andy's regular New Year's tradition, his January show has a selection of his favourite tracks from the previous year. You'll hear 2024 gems from MGMT, Sjöblom, GLOK & Timothy Clerkin, Lambrini Girls, Alan Sparhawk, Epic45, Arab Strap, Deary, Ride, Kelly Lee Owens, Honesty, A Certain Ratio, and many more. It's not all repeat plays though - 10 of the 25 tracks in the two-hour show are ones that Andy hasn't previously played in his shows.

Andy also features in two co-hosted shows in this month's schedule: the official 2024 Festive Fifty listeners' poll results countdown; and January's '2024 Review' show, picking some more of his favourites from last year alongside his fellow DJs. See the schedule on the website for streaming broadcast times, or listen on demand at https://www.mixcloud.com/DandelionRadio/.
ArtistTitleRecordingRecord LabelCatalogue No.
Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development PlanA Shared Sense Of PurposeDigital EP 'A Shared Sense Of Purpose'Signal To Noise 
Lambrini GirlsLoveDigital LP 'Who Let The Dogs Out'City Slang 
Alan SparhawkBrotherDigital LP 'White Roses, My God'Sub Pop Records 
HonestyTormentorDigital LP 'U R Here'Partisan Records 
Kelly Lee OwensHigherDigital LP 'Dreamstate'dh2 
GLOK & Timothy ClerkinScatteredDigital LP 'Alliance'Bytes 
Kelly Lee OwensLove You GotDigital LP 'Dreamstate'dh2 
LeyyaPumped Up HighDigital single 'Pumped Up High - Single'Minor Changes 
WEZNCome Alive (The Micronaut Remix)Digital single 'Come Alive (The Micronaut Remix)'Ki Records 
DearyThe DriftDigital single 'The Drift'1 of 1The Drift - Single
Arab StrapBlissDigital single 'Bliss'Rock Action RecordsROCKACT157DS1
RideI Came To See The WreckDigital LP 'Interplay'Wichita Recordings Ltd. 
Dena & LauerAffectionDigital LP 'Hyacinth'Permanent Vacation 
RideMonacoDigital LP 'Interplay'Wichita Recordings Ltd. 
Arab StrapYou're Not ThereDigital LP 'I'm Totally Fine With It 👍 Don't Give A Fuck Anymore 👍'Rock Action RecordsROCKACT157
A Certain RatioOut From UnderDigital LP 'It All Comes Down To This'Mute Artists Ltd. 
MGMTNothing To DeclareDigital LP 'Loss Of Life'Mom+Pop 
Epic45Be NowhereDigital LP 'You'll Only See Us When The Light Has Gone'Wayside & Woodland Recordings 
SjöblomThe Dead Of NightDigital LP 'Dead Of Night'COP International 
Epic45New Town FadedDigital LP 'You'll Only See Us When The Light Has Gone'Wayside & Woodland Recordings 
A Certain RatioAll Comes Down To ThisDigital LP 'It All Comes Down To This'Mute Artists Ltd. 
Arab StrapHide Your FiresDigital LP 'I'm Totally Fine With It 👍 Don't Give A Fuck Anymore 👍'Rock Action RecordsROCKACT157
RideEssaouiraDigital LP 'Interplay'Wichita Recordings Ltd. 
Epic45PassingDigital LP 'You'll Only See Us When The Light Has Gone'Wayside & Woodland Recordings 
Epic45Passing (Remixed By Karen Vogt)Digital LP 'A Beacon Of Light'Wayside & Woodland RecordingsW&W067R
David Smith - January 2025
Greetings! I decided against my own review show this January, as there is so much new and recent stuff I want to play, including tracks from Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, The Green Telescope, American Motors, Carpet Burn, Salin, Zorn, Saint Sappho, Corker, Kiratxa, and Société Étrange.
Enjoy the show!
ArtistTitleRecordingRecord LabelCatalogue No.
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs PigsDetroitsingleRocket Recordings
Smoked SalmonThese Grooves Are HauntedHow Did They Ever Manage singleCheersquad
PinbackFrom Nothing To NowhereAutumn Of The SeraphsTouch And Go
PinchersAgonysingleLive And Love
The Green TelescopeHorror Asparagus StoriesAndy Kershaw Session23-01-86Precious Recordings
GUUIronicsingleBandcamp self-release
American MotorsA Half Finished Wall Of Glass BlocksContentExpert Work
GaudiLast Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved MeGaudi - Theramin Tribute To The SmithsBandcamp self-release
Fearless Iranians From HellFoolish AmericansFoolish AmericansBoner
Carpet BurnPawsTime To GoSpoilsport
Ooga BoogasOn SafariRomance And AdventureAarght!
No SystemSymbols Of HateDead Bands Tell No TalesNo Way
Taleen KaliCupid ComesingleBandcamp self-release
DittyAzadi (Aravali Forest Version)singleClouds Hill
MižerijaKrajDemoDoomtown
SalinPuajsingleBandcamp self-release
BeefI Got To Find OutIl ManzoGoodbye Boozy
A Bad DianaMirage ManThe Lights Are On But No-One's HomeOptimo Music
QuiversNever Be LonelyOyster CutsMerge
ZornGornEndless FuneralSorry State
Saint SapphoFall Into The LieFall Into The LieOptimo Music
The FallBremen NachtI Am As Pure As OranjCog Sinister
EskorbutoMi Degeneración¡Maldito País! Primera época 1982-84Munster
CorkerDistant DawnHallways Of GreyFeel It
LongwaveWake Me When It's OverThe Strangest ThingsRCA
KiratxaKiratxaGiza UstelkeriaBandcamp self-release
DeerladyDedicationGreatest HitsOut Of Your Head
Sahra HalganSharafHiddo DhawrDanaya Music
RebeliantWilczy Raj12 Lat Walki Z WiatrakamiEnigmatic
UpchuckBoss Up (2024 Segall Mix)Sense YourselfFamous Class
Société ÉtrangeCokeAu RevoirLes Disques Bongo Joe
Gareth Jones - January 2025
It's a no frills short 1 hour show from Gareth in January, but packed with recent releases covering Indie, Punk, Country, Funk 'n' Soul and Electro.
There are also several cover versions including a re-working of 80's classic 'The Safety Dance' which now offers some valuable fire safety advice, plus Independent Country turn a Wet Leg song into a Country classic and Super Cocos play a George Michael hit in a Surf Guitar style.
ArtistTitleRecordingRecord LabelCatalogue No.
HANDCUFFBrainslideDigital singleChurch Road Records
The PillWoman DriverDigital singleLilot Records
John ShuttleworthBerlingoCD 'The Pumice Stone & Other Rock Songs'Chic Ken / Boss Tuneage
Pink OpaqueI Wanna Be Like Lauren LaverneDigital singleSelf-released/Bandcamp
R.AGGSUncertaintySplit 7-inch/DL with Dancer 'Second City Static 002'Errol's Hot Wax
I RagazziTerremoto7-inch/DLOriginal Gravity Records
TEK TEKThe WitchesLP/DL 'Dinner at Splenditello'sSelf-released/Bandcamp
LIREDEL Feat. Geoff BellCandles BurningDigital singleSelf-released
Prom QueenPink CigaretteDigital singleLeenirama Records
The Sour Patch MenThe ProcrastinatorDigital EP 'Danger, Do Not Operate'Howdy Doo Dah
Independent CountryChaise LongueCD/DL EP 'Chaise Longue EP'Howdy Bab Records
Big Shaun and the Steel PeopleThe Fire Safety DanceDigital singleKycker
Silent DazeLet's Get MarriedCass/DL 'Invader'Girlsville
Analogue Electronic WhateverCybernationCD/Cass/MD/DL EP 'Friends Are EP'Self-released/Bandcamp
Kawaii Pikopiko PopBotCyber-FutureDigital EP 'The Future EP'Self-released/Bandcamp
Super CocosFaithDouble A side digital single 'She's The One / Faith'Random Redneck Records
Leo Gilbert on FSK - January 2025
Leo Gilbert brings his mix of music from around the world to FSK
ArtistTitleRecordingRecord LabelCatalogue No.
DJ LandlordDo Me Wonder Mara Dance (feat. Dj IBK)   
AmuletsLifelike (feat. Midwife)   
Derya Yildirim & Grup SimsekHop Bico   
DestroyerBologna (feat. Fiver)   
GoonDeath Spells   
Naima BockGentle   
Scott LaveneSadly I'm Not Steve McQueen   
Soft LoftLeave The Light On   
Maja Osojnik & Maiken BeerBlende #01 (02)   
Tashi DorjiBegin from Here   
Tony Conrad & Jennifer WalsheIn the Merry Month of May   
BlawanDone Eclipse   
Bubble Love & Ross from Friends♥ ♥   
DNGDNGDNG & Dengue Dengue DengueAgita2   
HobbyistJacqueline   
µ-ZiqPillowy   
Frankie ArcherBarbara Allen   
The Memory BandI Wish I Wish (First Take)   
Shovel Dance CollectiveThe Grey Cock   
Sadie Siegelunzip, make another round   
Sad RoachDoggie   
Perfume Genius & Alan SparhawkPoint of Disgust   
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Alan Sparhawk & BJ BurtonVaster Than Empires   
Big BloodIn The Night Sky   
My Jazzy ChildExoteric patterns   
Russell HaswellVarious Recordings (James Ruskin Amalgamation)   
Shop Regulars7 Winds   
Rocker - January 2025
A two hour from Rocker this month, featuring new tracks from Surfing Pointers; Young Scum; Swansea Sound; Mt Misery; Sissy Space Echo & The Invisible Collaborators; The Reds, Pinks & Purples; and Holy Vision.
There's new electronica from Johannes Klingebiel; Extrawelt; James Harcourt; and Vintage Culture remixed by Solomun. There are tracks from essential reissue compilations from Bristol's The Blue Aeroplanes, and The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart.
There's a track from the forthcoming album by Da Googie and Cara Tivy - featuring Deb Googe of My Bloody Valentine; and a track from a new album from Snowgoose - A Scottish indie supergroup featuring contributions from members of The Soup Dragons, Teenage Fanclub, Belle & Sebastian, BMX Bandits & Arab Strap.
This month's Rocker's Shellac Attack is a seasonal 1934 release from a Canadian-born crooner, while this month's Educating Elizabeth record is a new record from Hamburg's The Winston Brothers.
As well as little known acts, here's a little known fact: Leon Dinero's single One Way Love, on Daptone, is a reggae version of an R'n'B song originally by James Hunter, which originally came out in 2013 on - you guessed it - Daptone Records.
ArtistTitleRecordingRecord LabelCatalogue No.
The PiranhasI Don't Want My BodyCompilation LP - 'Vaultage 78'Attrix RecordsRB/03 LP
BoyracerSalt On My TongueLP - 'Seaside Riot'Emotional Response
ExtraweltRiverrunDownload Compilation - 'Systematic Essentials 2024'Systematic Recordings
Ex-VöidSwanseaDownload LP - 'In Love Again'Tapete Records
Swansea SoundDreamlandCD Single - '(I Wanna Wear A) Mirrored Hat Like Slade'Skep Wax
HumdrumWave GoodbyeLP - 'Every Heaven'Slumberland Records
Chime SchoolWhy Don't You Come Out TonightLP - 'The Boy Who Ran The Paisley Hotel'Slumberland Records
Da Googie & Cara TiveyDumbLP - 'The Golden Thread'Tiny Global Productions
The Winston BrothersStraight Shooter7"Colemine RecordsCLMN-230 A
Sissy Space Echo & The Invisible CollaboratorsThe WallCDLP - 'Leisure Complex Variations: Part 1'Next Phase: Normal
Vintage CultureStrange Feelings (Solomun Extended Remix)Download SingleVintage Culture44003425347
Will Osborne And His OrchestraJune In January10" 78Banner Records33285-A
Young ScumLighter BlueLP - 'Lighter Blue'Pretty Olivia Records
The Reds, Pinks & PurplesMy Toxic FriendDownload LP - 'The World Doesn't Need Another Band'
SassyhiyaTry Try TryLP - 'Take You Somewhere'Skep Wax
The Pains Of Being Pure At HeartThe Pains Of Being Pure At HeartLP - 'Perfect Right Now - A Slumberland Collection 2008 - 2010'Slumberland Records
Art ObjectsShowing Off To Impress The GirlsCompilation CDLP - 'Magical Realism – The Best Of The Blue Aeroplanes 1985-2025'
Mt MiseryOn My MindLP - 'Love In Mind'Prefect Records
James HarcourtPixieDownload EP - 'Truth'SincopatSincopat 123
SnowgooseBewildered DanceLP - 'Descendant'Violette / Ba Da Bing
Silver BiplanesBroken InstrumentsLP - 'Travelling By Candlelight'Where It's At Is Where You Are / Old Bad Habits
Holy VisionIdentityDownload SingleBirthdiy
Surfing PointersIn The EndBirthdiyBDIY-068
Silk CutsVirginia7" - 'Virginia'FreaksceneFREAKSCENE 023
Leon DineroOne Way Love7"Daptone1161 - A
Johannes KlingebielMotherDownload Compilation - 'Tour De Traum 28'Traum SchallplattenTraum CDDig 55
Def RobotMan, Your Time Is DoneDownload LP - 'Unemployment For All, Not Just The Rich'