Sombrero Fallout

SF0178 The Third Man (and The Third Woman) 27.02.2025 1:08:46 ↓

Three-piece bands, sometimes called power trios, in the third part of our Graham Greene inspired trilogy of episodes.

SF0177 The End of the Affair 13.02.2025 1:06:47 ↓

Valentine's Day is upon us once more. But the flowers of romance can fade and die - as these tracks tell us, all too sadly.

SF0176 Brighton Rock 30.01.2025 1:05:51 ↓

Brighton Rock was a novel by Graham Greene. But there's also plenty of great (alternative) Brighton rock music (and post-punk and other genres) - as this episode demonstrates.

SF0175 Monosyllabic Songs 15.01.2025 1:06:55 ↓

An episode with track titles of just one syllable. A monosyllabic masterpiece, you might say.

SF0174 Break's over, get back to work 02.01.2025 1:08:27 ↓

Getting 2025 off to a depressing start with a selection of alternative songs about work

SF0173 Festive Forthy Pt 3 2024, #14-1 19.12.2024 1:13:33 ↓

The third - and Top 14 - in our trilogy of the best alternative tracks from 2024.

SF0172 Festive Forthy Pt 2 2024, #27-15 15.12.2024 1:01:04 ↓

Episode 2 of a trilogy looking back on some of the best alternative music tracks from 2024.

SF0171 Festive Forthy Pt 1 2024, #40 - 28 12.12.2024 1:10:26 ↓

The first of 3 episodes rounding up the best alternative tracks of 2024. Starting with #40-28.

SF0170 The Days of our Lives 21.11.2024 1:05:21 ↓

A selection of day tracks with yesterdays, todays, tomorrows, weekdays - and starting with "This Perfect Day".

SF0169 Broadcast And Their Influence 07.11.2024 1:06:30 ↓

A celebration of the music of experimental pop artists Broadcast and some of the band they influenced.

SF0168 Deep Waters 24.10.2024 1:06:09 ↓

Songs about water - murky, deep, still, treading, tables, coolers, edges and living adjacent to.

SF0167 - Steve Pringle Unleashed 10.10.2024 1:19:08 ↓

Steve Pringle, author of the definitive Fall chronicle "You Must Get Them All" takes us through his life in music.

SF0166 History and Some People Who Made It 26.09.2024 1:07:10 ↓

Whether you believe individuals make a difference to history or not, here are some songs about history and the people in it.

SF0165 Britpop: An Alternative History 12.09.2024 1:04:59 ↓

The tentpole hits of Britpop are well established, but in this episode we take a trip down some of the B-roads and byways of the British music scene in the mid-90s.

SF0164 Insecurity 29.08.2024 1:04:58 ↓

A selection of tracks on the subject of feeling like an impostor, inadequate or out of our depth.

SF0163 Angels and Ghosts 15.08.2024 1:06:58 ↓

The subject is angels and ghosts but the mood ranges from visceral to joyous to reflective on these afterlife tracks.

SF0162 50 Years On: 1974 Revisited 01.08.2024 1:05:58 ↓

A reassessment of 1974, 50 years on. An almost themeless era as music wondered where to go next after the 60s, psychedelia, heavy metal, glam rock and the golden age of reggae. (And before punk came thundering in.) A fascinating tracklist.

SF0161 Boredom 18.07.2024 1:07:38 ↓

An uplifting episode - though ironically the tracks are about boredom.

SF0160 Song for Europe, or Sombr-Euro Fallout - The Return 04.07.2024 1:06:47 ↓

Alternative songs about Europe and European cities to celebrate Euros 2024.

SF0159 Songs For, Songs Against ... and simply "Songs" 20.06.2024 1:04:37 ↓

A multi-genre selection united by all containing the word "Song" in their title.

SF0158 Family Life 06.06.2024 1:05:06 ↓

An episode featuring fathers, mothers, daughters, sons, sisters, brothers, husbands, wives, grandmothers, half sisters, little sisters and the family tortoise.

SF0157 Steve Albini Tribute 23.05.2024 1:06:36 ↓

A tribute to the legendary Steve Albini (RIP), featuring tracks from his bands Shellac and Big Black; and some of the myriad bands he audio-engineered.

SF0156 Pedal Steel Special 09.05.2024 1:07:34 ↓

A celebration of alternative bands incorporating the pedal steel guitar into their sound.

SF0155 Female bass players 25.04.2024 1:05:27 ↓

A tribute episode to the iconic female bass players - and also some you may not have heard of.

SF0154 Fame, Fame, Fatal Fame 11.04.2024 1:08:46 ↓

When will I be famous? Me, probably never, which is fine because, as these tracks show, it is very much a double-edged sword.