Yellow Brit Road

On this week's Yellow Brit Road, the new releases are pouring in, and we get to the bottom of a most pressing concern... This week's setlist features Billy Talent Kae Tempest I, Doris Nile Marr NewDad Kid Kapichi and Bob Vylan Fresh Ashley Henry The Glass Skies VONAMOR Habibi Sadam Seguya The Burning Hell Find this week's playlist here . Do try and support artists directly, all Bandcamp links abov...

This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we had a tribute to the larger-than-life "comedian, chameleon, Corinthian and caricature" David Bowie, from a punk legend; we had a flurry of new year announcements and releases, including from our own station, which enters its 100th year; and a submission from a post punk legend. What's not to look forward to? We had Alice Bag Muse Fontaines D.C. Sprints Bronnie...

2022! A brand new year, with the same old show you know and love. The Yellow Brit Road continues, polished, preened and still beloved, into the new year with more great new music, plus the return of an old favourite feature! The setlist for this week includes Tokyo noise rockers Boris A new release from Placebo A collaboration between Welsh post punks Adwaith and Sister Wives Indie pop from Cambri...

This week, the Yellow Brit Road goes live on Boxing Day! We had some festive releases to play from around the indie, post punk and alt rock scene, discussed some lesser-known Christmas traditions from Wales, had some poetry, and other good fun. This week's setlist features Cerys Matthews The Cribs  Billy Nomates Kaputt The Shop Window Kizzy Crawford Dream Nails Ezra Collective Modesty Blaise...

Gales (and Gaels), poetry, experimental jazz pop, chat about language branches, acid-base harmony, a radio station funding drive in full swing, an approaching centenary, correspondence from the stars (and a starstruck host), new releases, exciting collaborations; what *didn't* happen on this week's Yellow Brit Road? Only one way to find out, dive right into the show, armed with a setlist to make y...

Celebrating old faves, toasting to new releases, listening to great post punk, this show gets by! This week, we had Gorillaz ' song Doncamatic, which turned 11 this year! PVRIS , with their big alt rock sound Irish post punk from Pillow Queens Shame Classic rock and roll from the Bug Club Grace Petrie , with laser-sharp, yet heartfelt folk songwriting Ojerime IDLES  T MULLA, Hardy Caprio Blue...

This week on the Yellow Brit Road! Slight advantage was taken of the fact that radio is an audio medium (and thank goodness it is), and we had brand new music hot off the presses (or not, given the global vinyl shortage). As a manner of speaking, at least. On the setlist this week, find Industrial rock from The Horrors Hard rockers The Mysterines Yorkshire post punk poets Yard Act Bristolian post...

What an eventful show we've had this week! A feature into the 00s Cardiff rock and punk scene, a new album from ABBA (sorry, they upend normal programming and you know it), new releases, (slightly late) (vaguely) spook-themed music, submissions and music from all over the world (Spain, Turkey, Sweden, Canada, India, England and Wales); what more can you ask for in a show? This week's playlist feat...

It's album listening time of the month on the Yellow Brit Road! This time, we dive into an incredible album that recently turned 20 years old, Rufus Wainwright's breathtaking second album, Poses that released in 2001. The album melds together rock, indie pop, touches of RnB, influences from opera, theatre and classical music, all over Rufus's rich, distinct vocal harmonies and piano playing, to cr...

What didn't happen on the Yellow Brit Road this week? Treading down this leaf-strewn path, we had word from an authority on the 80s, Trevor Horn, touched down in Wrexham for the incredible FOCUS Wales festival (fyi they had a tiny Canadian showcase week too. Showcase festivals are the best things in the world and they can have everything), had some great synthpop releases, talked about the rise of...

It's finally here! John Armstrong, singer and guitarist in Manchester rock band The Speed of Sound dropped by for an interview on Yellow Brit Road last week, and here is the full show, in all its unabridged glory! Veterans of the underground independent scene, the band have released their fifth studio album, Museum of Tomorrow . John and I spoke about the album, its themes and influences, and abou...

We have special guests on the Yellow Brit Road: Manchester indie rock veterans The Speed of Sound! John Armstrong, songwriter and guitarist in the band dropped by for a chat spanning the band's history and lore, their newly released fifth studio album Museum of Tomorrow, the underground music scene, radio, and much more. Tune in on Thursday, 30 September from 1-3 PM EST (6-8 PM BST) to catch the f...

Oh, what didn't happen this week on the Yellow Brit Road? We've had tons of new releases from household names and rising stars (stat: this week was a 100% new music show. I know cuz I'm punctual with my logs). We had chat about colour schemes and autumn knitting (I'm loving your knitting tips, by the way!), we had fantastic submissions, and even a sneak peak of an upcoming interview on the show! R...

Manchester indie rock band The Speed of Sound have been around for a long time, and know the indie scene well. They're making their dent on it once again by releasing their fifth studio album, Museum of Tomorrow, on 17 September 2021. The album orbits indie but reaches out to include diverse influences including New Wave, synth rock, jazz, pop, art rock, amongst others, and is a fantastic listen....

Exciting news: the Yellow Brit Road has a special guest joining us on air to walk down the Yellow Brit Road! John Armstrong from Manchester indie rock band the Speed of Sound will be on the show to talk to me about the band's latest release, their fifth studio album Museum of Tomorrow, which sounds incredible and can be found here . The interview will be broadcast during a special 2-hour slot on T...

Live music is back and the festival bug has hit this show! We go live to Reading and Leeds festivals for the best breakthrough performances from Reading this year and word from our favourite artists. Plus, as always, cracking submissions to the show. This week's setlist saw us play Johnny Marr Nova Twins Wolf Alice Yungblud Beabadoobee Sports Team Downtown Kayoto Blossoms The Lodger Broke Casino C...

 This week on Yellow Brit Road, we paid tribute to the late Charlie Watts, longtime drummer of the Rolling Stones and certified drumming icon in his own right, listened to some surprising, exciting collaborations, and as always, had great new music from bands on the British music scene! Our setlist included: The Rolling Stones (obviously) Sleeper and David Gedge from The Wedding Present, on a...

Listening party time! This week on Yellow Brit Road, we listened to Muse's seminal sophomore album, 2001's Origin of Symmetry that turned 20 this year. There is an exciting revisited, remastered and remixed version of the album released by Muse merely months ago, but for old time's sake, we listened to the original. Grab your copy and listen along! Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at...

This week on the Yellow Brit Road, history, fun facts, submissions and more new releases! Our setlist featured Welsh songwriting icon Heather Jones Pulp 's surprising folk roots Rosellas Kid Kapichi Dream Nails Damn Good Liars The Howlers The Speed of Sound SZWÉ Sprints N’famady Kouyaté and Gruff Rhys on a new Welsh-Mandingue track Masala chai section for this week Montréal artist Clerel Italian p...

You asked, the indie world answered. This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we had no less than four submissions played on the show, each a delightful piece of melodic indie songwriting! We had quite a few debut EPs this week, so go show 'em some love. This week's setlist includes Psychedelic experimental 00s indie heroes Gomez Punk legends The Adverts Gabriel’s Dawn , indie pop submission from the Mi...

A truly international show this week! Our Yellow Brit Road transformed from highway to runway as we took to the skies for a trip halfway across the world, listening to music from England, Scotland, Ireland, Germany, Albania, Denmark and many more! All that great music, plus some musings taken from the road. My full travelogue will be available soon (as soon as I can edit it down!), posted on this...

I'm away this week! While I'm slowly making my way back to Canada, walking on air (literally), you can follow in my footsteps, and walk on air (figuratively) with this compilation of all the queer acts we played during Pride month. There's also a clip I saved especially for this that I hope you'll love as much as I did. I'll be back next week live on air again, see you then! Do touch that dial and...

Fun show this week on the Yellow Brit Road! We had Jehnny Beth and Bob Gillespie Llwybr Llaethog Telgate The Hermitts Banríon Keeley Blood Orange A Ritual Sea Paris Youth Foundation Blue Lab Beats Priya Ragu The Aces Young Guv The Muslims  Find this week's playlist  here  (try and support artists directly if you can!) Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in...

The final stop in our month-long exploration of queer music history, and what a journey it's been! This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we delve into queer music and musicians from different parts of the world in the 21st century: the turn of the millennium, that brought with it a new hope for the future. We listened to Against Me! Kae Tempest Arlo Parks Sigur Rós Rufus Wainwright Peaches  Caro...

This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we paid tribute to Datblygu frontman and Welsh music pioneer David R Edwards. Datblygu's first three albums, Wyau , Pyst and Libertino are must-listens. Dave did some English-language work under the name Dave Datblygu that you can find here . Continuing our exploration of queer music history, we explored the 1990s this week. The show was Pansy Division Green Day...