The Breakdown®

EURO 2020 FEVER, with literelly zero football related content. Bloody loads of great music though. For example... Illuminati Hotties - 'Pool Hopping' Lucy Dacus - 'Brando' Japanese Breakfast - 'Sit' Islands - 'Closed Captioning' Garbage - 'The Creeps' Weekend Recovery - 'Yeah!?' Fousheé - 'Enjoy The Silence' Mother Mother - 'Sick Of The Silence' Zuzu - 'Timing' Sleater-Kinney - 'Tomorrow's Grave'...

The first Breakdown of June, with Steve and Joel, in that order. Here's what's on... CHVRCHES - 'How Not To Drown' (feat. Robert Smith) Nation of Language - 'Across That Fine Line' Bachelor - 'Spin Out' Japanese Breakfast - 'Paprika' Dignan Porch - 'Mezmerized' ME REX - 'Galena' Molly Burch - 'Heart of Gold' Courtney Paige Nelson - 'Fever Dream' The Mountain Goats - 'Dark In Here' Frances Forever...

Rounding off this five Breakdown month in fine style with another 28 noteworthy tracks for your enjoyment... Sparks - 'So May We Start' Ralph - 'Love Potion' Gruff Rhys - 'Mausoleum Of My Former Self' Bachelor - 'Doomin' Sun' black midi - 'Hogwash And Balderdash' Lera Lynn - 'Dark Horse (Reimagined)' Naomi Banks - 'Same Room' Six Organs Of Admittance - 'All That They Left You' Foxing - 'Where The...

Another May Breakdown for your listening pleasure. Here's what you can hear... Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen - 'Like I Used To' Duran Duran - 'Invisible' St Vincent - 'Down And Out Downtown' Gruff Rhys - 'Everlasting Joy' LoneLady - 'Fear Colour' Alice Hubble - 'Power Play' Lucy Dacus - 'VBS' Century Egg - 'I Will Make Up A Method' Broken Dreams Club - 'Pool Party' Sofie Winterson - 'Slow' Ya...

A bountiful edition of The Breakdown with treats aplenty. This is what we're talking about... Gaspard Augé - 'Hey' Islands - 'Carpenter' Squid - 'Peel St' St Vincent - 'Somebody Like Me' Charles - 'Impudent Hussy' serpentwithfeet - 'You Don't Own Me' Laura Mvula - 'Got Me' Big Scary - 'Stay' Gojira - 'Grind' John Grant - 'Rhetorical Figure' Sleater-Kinney - 'Worry With Me' Hildegard - 'Jour 3' Oli...

Another bumper. fun-packed edition of The Breakdown. The running order is as follows... Lump - 'Animal' Modest Mouse - 'We Are Between' girl in red - 'Apartment 402' Squid - 'G.S.K.' Seaside - 'State Of Grace' Aly & AJ - 'Don't Need Nothing' Water From Your Eyes -'"Quotations"' The Joy Formidable - 'Back To Nothing' Premium Leisure - 'Easy FM' Emma Kupa - 'Happy Birthday' Big Thing - 'Say When...

So much great music on this week's show. I mean judge for yourselves but we're definitely right. This is what we're talking about... Self Esteem - 'I Do This All The Time' CHAI - 'Ping Pong' (feat YMCK) Remember Sports - 'Flossie Dickie' girl in red - 'i'll call you mine' black midi - 'Slow (Loud)' Warpaint - 'Lilys' Crumb - 'Ice Melt' Rosie Tucker - 'Dog' The Polyphonic Spree - 'Don't Change' LCY...

Have we got a show for you? Yes, otherwise it wouldn't have appeared in your podcast app. Here's what's on it... Jordana - 'Push Me Away' (feat. Magdalena Bay) Art d'Ecco - 'Desires' Spencer Krug - 'Fading Graffiti' Bicep - 'Siena' (feat. Clara La San) Gruff Rhys - 'Can't Carry On' Remember Sports - 'Like A Stone' Fresh - 'My Redemption Arc' BSÍ - 'Vesturbæjar Beach'  English Teacher - 'R&amp...

Back after a week away; refeshed and revitalised, armed with a bag of tunes for your listening pleasure. Here's what... Fiona Apple - 'Love More' girl in red - 'You Stupid Bitch' Sorry - 'Favourite' Spencer Krug - 'Serena's Kills' Gaspard Augé - 'Force' Sheep, Dog & Wolf - 'Deep Crescents' Foxing - 'Go Down Together' Caoilfhionn Rose - 'To Me' Sinead O'Brien - 'Kid Stuff' Coach Party - 'Sweeth...

The 48th home recorded Breakdown since last April is full to bursting with quality new music. Here's what... Squirrel Flower - 'Hurt A Fly' L'Impératrice - 'Hématome' Xiu Xiu - 'Oh No' Dinosaur Jr - 'Garden' Dry Cleaning - 'Unsmart Lady' Dignan Porch - 'Hidden Levels' Claire George - 'Pink Elephants' LoneLady - 'Groove It Out' LoneLady - '(There Is) No Logic' Heka - '(a) wall' Du Blonde - 'Pull Th...

It's now been over a year since the last live in-studio Breakdown. One day we'll be back but for now, it's another pre-recorded split edition, with all this... Wasuremono - 'An Ordinary Life' Ravioli Me Away - 'Birth Time' Jane Inc - 'Dirt And The Earth' Xiu Xiu - 'One Hundred Years' (feat. Chelsea Wolfe) Tune-Yards - 'Homewrecker' Full Power Happy Hour - 'Heart Fell Out' Show Me The Body - 'Rubbe...

Yeah, we had a week off last week but we're back with Adam filling in ably for Steve. Here's what's on... Justin Bieber - 'Peaches' (feat. Daniel Caeser & Giveon) CHAI - 'Theme of Tenkorin' Warpaint - 'Paralysed' Aesop Rock - 'Long Legged Larry' Jane Inc. - 'My Oldest Friend' Foxing - 'Speak With The Dead' (feat. Why?) Hiatus Kaiyote - 'Get Sun' (feat. Arthur Verocai) Lana Del Rey - 'For Free?...

Back together again (but still socially distanced in separate hours). Steve and Joel bring you the first Breakdown of March. Featuring this... St. Vincent - 'Pay Your Way In Pain' Japanese Breakfast - 'Be Sweet' Sister Wives - 'Crags' Arab Strap - 'Sleeper' Salmon Cat - 'Soft Blood' Adult Mom - 'Wisconsin' Jane Weaver - 'Stages Of Phases' Model Village - 'Otters' Pom Pom Squad - 'Lux' Lyla Foy - '...

Another bonus podcast, as The Breakdown takes over Deep Cuts again. Steve checking in with all this... Stereolab - 'Super-Electric' Empress Of - 'Maybe This Time' The New Pornographers - 'Failsafe' Laura Veirs - 'That Alice' Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - 'Promise' Hazel English - 'Birthday' James Brown - 'Give It Up Or Turn It Aloose (Instrumental)' The D.O.C. - 'Let The Bass Go' Rival Schoo...

The second of our February solo Breakdowns has Joel at the controls, with all this... The Horrors - 'Lout' Kero Kero Bonito - 'The Princess and The Clock' Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - 'Carnage' Nervous Dater - 'The Dirt' Mogwai - 'Ceiling Granny' Danny L Harle - 'Do You Remember' LA Exes - 'Temporary Goodbye' The Hold Steady - 'Hanover Camera' Maxïmo Park - 'Versions Of Me' Pussy Riot - 'Toxic'...

A bonus podcast, as The Breakdown takes over Deep Cuts for two weeks. Joel's on duty this week with all this... Annie - 'Me Plus One' Sparklehorse - 'Chaos Of The Galaxy/Happy Man' Katy J Pearson - 'Hey You' Spoon - 'The Beast And Dragon, Adored' Arcade Fire - 'Empty Room' Father John Misty - 'Misty's Nightmares 1 & 2' Viagra Boys - 'Lick The Bag' Robyn - 'Dancefloor Queen' Therapy? - 'Hellbel...

For the next two weeks, we're taking it in turns to fill in on Deep Cuts, so we've got a couple of solo Breakdowns. Steve's up first with all this... Arab Strap - 'Here Comes Comus!' Mush - 'B2BCDA' Nervous Twitch - 'Don't Blame Me' Sea Lion - 'There's A Cool Light In My Baby's Room' Dignan Porch - 'Simulation One' Mogwai - 'Here We, Here We, Here We Go Forever' Mister Goblin - 'Hook In The Eye' H...

This week's show is an absolute belter if we do say so ourselves. Strap yourselves in for all this... Deap Vally - 'High Horse' (feat. Peaches & KT Tunstall) Dry Cleaning - 'Strong Feelings' Hayley Williams - 'Inordinary' Steady Holiday - 'Sunny In The Making' Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - 'CYHSY, 2005' Editrix - 'Instant' Black Country, New Road - 'Track X' Winter - 'Violet Blue' Django Django -...

It's February. But all time is immaterial. We'll be back in the studio one day, but for now, it's another home recorded double header Breakdown, with all this... Du Blonde - 'I'm Glad That We Broke Up' (feat. Ezra Furman) Miss Grit - 'Grow Up To' Cloud Nothings - 'Nothing Without You' The Staves - 'Failure' Randolph's Leap - 'BMH' Pictish Trail - 'Dream Wall' Laoise - 'Gravy' Phantom Handshakes -...

It's the last show of the first month of the year and here's what we've got for you this week... Billy Nomates - 'Heels' Leah Nobel - 'Talking To The Dog At The Party' Xiu Xiu - 'Bottle Of Rum' (feat. Liz Harris) Arlo Parks - 'Hope' The Hold Steady - 'Spices' Tune-Yards - 'Hold Yourself' Pink Grease - 'Fever' Sophia Kennedy - 'Cat On My Tongue' Yu Su - 'Futuro' Wasuremono - 'I Feel Fine (Halleluja...

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' Kiwi Jr - 'Highlights Of 100' Claud - 'Cuff Your Jeans' Still Corners - 'It's Voodoo' Bleach Lab - 'Old Ways' Katy Kirby - 'Juniper' Firestations - 'The Circular' Lande Hekt - 'Impending Doom' Geist...

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 - 'Danger Baby' Shame - 'March Day' Jazmine Sullivan - 'Pick Up Your Feelings' The Notwist - 'Al Sur' (feat. Juana Molina) Julien Baker - 'Hardline' Rachika Nayar - 'The Trembling Of Glass' Cheekface -...

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 - 'Persuader' The Little Hands Of Asphalt - 'I Oslo' Widowspeak - 'Romeo And Juliet' Boy Jr - 'Are They Actually Attractive?' Waldo Reset - 'Fallen Tree' Molly Burch - 'Emotion' (feat. Wild Nothing) Randolph'...

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 - 'Deadlines (Thoughtful)' Liela Moss - 'Atoms At Me' Beach Bunny - 'Promises' Mac Miller - 'Good News' Arlo Parks - 'Black Dog' The Avalanches - 'Running Red Lights' (feat. Rivers Cuomo & Pink...

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 Ogledd - 'Trouble' Pom Poko - 'Andrew' Fiona Apple - 'I Want You To Love Me' Dry Cleaning - 'Scratchcard Lanyard' Hannah's Little Sister - 'Bin Mouth' Carla J Easton - 'Get Lost' Sufjan Stevens - 'Vide...