The Bottom Forty

Issue #149. Warpaint, Kate Bush, Beth Gibbons and more! 20.02.2024 31:35 ↓

Warpaint return in honor of their 20th anniversary of being a band plus new solo music from Portishead vocalist Beth Gibbons and more! 

Issue #148. Amen Dunes, Television, Les Savy Fav and more! 12.02.2024 29:54 ↓

The first new track in 14 years from an NYC band that the likes of Idles and Shame owe a debt to (whether they know it or not)! Plus, new music from Shannon and the Clams, Ducks Ltd and more!

Issue #147. Nightbus, Husker Du, Justice and more! 06.02.2024 29:20 ↓

Fans of the xx and Joy Division will want to check out Nightbus! Plus, new music from Justice (feat. Tame Impala),  Sunny Day Real Estate (finally!) and more! Thanks for listening. Psst. Pass it on!

Issue #146. Smerz, PJ Harvey, NewDad and more! 29.01.2024 30:35 ↓

The premiere of a great new Irish band that sound like they could've opened for Cocteau Twins "back in the day" and more!

Issue 145. Porij, 13th Floor Elevators, Lime Garden and more! 22.01.2024 30:38 ↓

Discover Manchester band Porij who've been chosen by both Wet Leg and Coldplay to open recent shows. They play dance music for the rock crowd! 

Neon Electric. Vol 6: The Plimsouls, Northside, Blancmange and more! 19.01.2024 1:55:30 ↓

Nearly two more hours of new wave, post punk and more! Enjoy!

Issue #144. Julia Holter, Radio Birdman, Savak and more! 15.01.2024 30:50 ↓

Squeezed in a whopping 9 tunes in this issue! Hope you enjoy!

Issue #143. Wax Fur, Iggy Pop, Ty Segall and more! 08.01.2024 30:52 ↓

What if The Cure came from Athens, GA or R.E.M. were an early Creation Records band? It'd sound something like the great young Wax Fur from B'ham, AL! This and more on the latest issue. Enjoy.

Issue #142. Jeff Buckley, The Monks, Sex Pistols and more! 30.12.2023 1:01:04 ↓

Special issue featuring artists who were "one and done" and issued a sole LP in their career.  Enjoy!

Issue #141. Ghlow, fIREHOSE, Hot Hot Heat and more! 26.12.2023 29:59 ↓

Hot Hot Heat???!!! They're back! Happy holidaze!

Issue #140. Gruff Rhys, The Teardrop Explodes, Torres and more! 21.12.2023 29:49 ↓

While we impatiently await (c'mon fellas!) another Super Furry Animals album we hear from frontman Gruff Rhys who has a new solo effort out next year! Also, the post-punk band that embraced horns and psychedelics like no other! Enjoy!

Neon Electric. Vol. 5: The Sugarcubes, Zolar X, PiL and more! 15.12.2023 1:59:27 ↓

It's another two hours of new wave, post-punk and more! Enjoy!

Issue #139. Frog, Subway Sect, Coco and more! 13.12.2023 32:20 ↓

Discover sibling lo-fi from New Rochelle, NY's Frog plus a post-punk track never previously featured on the show and more!

Issue #138. Rick Astley, Killing Joke, Halo Maud and more! 06.12.2023 31:03 ↓

Rick Astley (yeah...that one!) as you've likely never heard him before! We also pay tribute to a lesser-heralded but  influential guitarist who recently passed. 

Issue #137. Omni, Big Country, Heartworms and more! 02.12.2023 30:32 ↓

Post Turkey Day tuneage!

Issue #136. J Mascis, Wire, String Machine and more! 23.11.2023 29:12 ↓

One for the jive turkeys! Happy holiday to you! 

Issue #135. Ty Segall, Happy Mondays, Julia Holter and more! 14.11.2023 30:24 ↓

New music from Cheekface, Marnie Stern, some old school Madchester and more!

Neon Electric. Vol. 4: Red Rockers, Vitamin Z, Gene Loves Jezebel and more! 10.11.2023 1:57:30 ↓

Another two hours of new wave and post punk-inspired goodness for you! 

Issue #134. Pip Blom, XTC, Lost Girls and more! 07.11.2023 28:50 ↓

New music from The Kills, B40 faves Everything Everything and more!

Issue #133. Ducks Ltd, Cocteau Twins, Chelsea Wolfe and more! 31.10.2023 30:09 ↓

Ducks Ltd with another track to make my Luna/Feelies heart happy (and hopefully yers too)! Plus a vintage '80s song from Dylan featuring one of the coolest backing bands of all-time. Thanks for turning on, tuning in and dropping by! Tell a friend to do the same!

Neon Electric. Volume 3: Killing Joke, The Blue Nile, Japan and more! 26.10.2023 1:58:26 ↓

Here's another volume of my monthly new wave/post punk-inspired show that airs on the wonderful Birmingham Mountain Radio! Hope you enjoy. If so be sure and tell a friend!

Issue #132. The Drums, Sonic Youth, Wild Nothing and more! 24.10.2023 30:27 ↓

We've got a new podcast home and happy about it! Woot!

Issue #131. DJ Shadow, The Fabulous Stains, The Libertines and more! 15.10.2023 28:35 ↓

The first new music from The Libertines in 9 years plus new found sounds from DJ Shadow and more!

Issue #130. Gruff Rhys, My Morning Jacket, Madness and more! 10.10.2023 27:36 ↓

Tunage!

Issue #129. Wilco, Swervedriver, Elinborg and more! 03.10.2023 32:04 ↓

New post punk from the UK band English Teacher plus a great project from the Faroe Islands, a '90s shoegaze nugget and more!