Students' Union: Access All Areas

The Goon Sax are a Brisbane band who have just released their great new album The Mirror II. The band mesh metal, punk, disco, pop and just about every genre you can imagine into a sound which is super unique. We speak to Riley from the band about the new album track-by-track. Presenter: Jack Corbett Producer: Scott Hastie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sgt Culpepper is the debut album from South East London's Joel Culpepper. Taking inspiration from the Soul and Jazz scenes that Joel is a part of, the album is a beautiful love letter to those communities. We sit down with Joel to talk through the album track-by-track. Presenter: Antigoni Katsantoni Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're joined by a Young Legend from Dallas, Texas in this episode, Bobby Sessions who is a new signing to the iconic label Def Jam. Bobby has just released his debut Manifest and we talk with him about it track-by-track. Presenter: Chrissy Cameron Producer: Scott Hastie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dylan Cartlidge is a musical chameleon from a small town in the North East Of England. He has just released his debut album and brings his incredible brightness and positivity to discuss the album aptly called "Hope Above Adversity". Presenter: Rachel Graham Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brighton's YONAKA are back with a new mixtape which shows real ambition for the band to be headlining areas across the UK. Seize The Power is a fantastic collection of records which proves them to be one of the UK's best rock bands. We sit down and ask them about it track-by-track. Presenter: Frankie Elyse Producer: Scott Hastie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Town's Dead is the new critically acclaimed album from Dublin rapper Kojaque, telling stories of growing up with gentrification and grief. We sit down with the Soft Boy Records star to talk through the album track-by-track. Presenter: Liam Daly Producer: Scott Hastie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Atlanta songwriter Faye Webster joins us on the podcast this episode to talk through her critically acclaimed new album, 'I Know I'm Funny haha'. Faye talks self-love, relationships and landlord issues as she covers the album track-by-track. Presenter: Rachel Graham Producer: Scott Hastie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Irish rock band and student radio favourites Inhaler release their long awaited debut album It Won't Always Be Like This, packed with excellent singles like Cheer Up Baby, Totally and My Honest Face. We sit down with the band to talk through the albums journey and meaning track-by-track! Presenter: Meg Atkinson Producer: Scott Hastie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

HYYTS are a Scottish duo who make stunning stadium-sized but relatable power pop ballads about love and loss. They're also a band student radio loves and on the SRA Class of 2021. We run through their new EP Helluvatime in full! Presenter: Olivia Peter Producer: Scott Hastie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Benjamin Francis Leftwich is a singer-songwriter from York. We caught up with him ahead of the release of his fourth studio album, To Carry A Whale, for a candid conversation about his recording process, being sober and what influenced the album. Presenter: Meg Atkinson Producer: Scott Hastie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Griff is the BRIT Awards Rising Star for 2021 and part of the SRA Class Of 2021, essentially being the favourite new musician of every young person across the country. She joins us to talk through the release in depth track-by-track of her debut mixtape, One Foot In Front Of The Other. Presenter: TT Producer: Scott Hastie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cleopatrick are a loud rock band from Cobourg, Ontario or as they call it frequently Nowhereland. The band have just released their debut album Bummer after years in the making on their own Nowhere Special Records. We hear about the making of the album track-by-track. Presenter: Nels Hylton Producer: Scott Hastie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our biggest episode of Access All Areas yet, we're joined by Theo and Joel from Wolf Alice on the week they release their critically acclaimed masterpiece Blue Weekend. Bridie Lonsdale is joined by students and fans from Edinburgh, Manchester, Brighton, London, Leeds, Nottingham and Newcastle to ask about the album track-by-track. There's deep chat about the songs but also chat about the band's...

Japanese Breakfast aka Michelle Zauner releases her already critically acclaimed brand new album Jubilee and we have the awesome opportunity to sit down with the Korean born, Oregon raised artist and talk through the album in full. Presenter: Sofia Loporcaro (host of Before The Chorus & SoLo Sounds) Producer: Scott Hastie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Build A Problem is the debut album by English songwriter Dodie, an honest and relatable look at life in your twenties and how to deal with the world around you. We speak to Dodie about the album track-by-track and have a candid conversation of how the songs were formed. Presenter: Megan Hayward Producer: Scott Hastie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Student Radio has been smitten by Leicester's Easy Life since their colourful dreamy music dropped in 2017 and finally we now have a debut album from the group. We chat with frontman Murray about how important Mental Health & Love is to the album listening through it track by track. Presenter: Rachel Graham Producer: Scott Hastie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Be it her upbringing in Spain, Ireland or London, Biig Piig blends music from across the globe to make her one of the most exciting new talents in music today. So much so we added her to our SRA Class of 2021 tips list last year. We chat to Jess (Biig Piig) on the week she releases new EP, The Sky Is Bleeding. Presenter: Jojo Jones Producer: Scott Hastie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg...

We're joined by one of Britain's most exceptional new songwriting talents in Billie Marten who releases her brand new album Flora Fauna this week. We talk through all of the emotions, stories and experiences that went into writing each track. Presenter: Alex Searle Producer: Scott Hastie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're joined this week by Natti from Fickle Friends, a Brighton band who've had love from Student Radio since they first landed to us back in 2016. Natti joins us with the band releasing their new EP, and talks through both Weird Years EPs in full. Presenters: Alex Macey & Alex Searle Producer: Scott Hastie & Alex Macey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brighton 5-piece Squid, who were once on our SRA Class Of tips list, have just released their long-awaited debut album Bright Green Field, about the ever-changing environment we live in. Ollie from the band joins us to talk through the album track-by-track and get into the Squid groove with us! Presenter: Tom Jackson Producer: Scott Hastie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...

Alfie Templeman has emerged as one of the most beloved artists across student radio over the past two years and we're joined by him on the release day of his brand new mini-album Forever Isn't Long Enough to talk through it track-by-track! Presenter: Meg Atkinson Producer: Scott Hastie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are stoked to be joined by Ben Thatcher from one of the biggest British bands in a decade, Royal Blood. We find out how two men can make so much noise on their new album Typhoons as we hear about the album and play it in full! Presenter: Carl Henningway Producer: Scott Hastie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With over 1 million monthly listeners on Spotify, Kero Kero Bonito are one of the most interesting bands on the planet. Gus from the band, who is also student radio albumni, brings us into their world as we explore both of their Civilization EPs in full! Presenter: Ben Winter, Lewis Dobbs, Harry Law, Anthony Jackman, Christian Sayers, Eleanna Amias, Sarah Harpin, Finn Bracegirdle Producer: Ben Win...

After a seven year break, Scottish cult band Glasvegas return with an incredible new album, Godspeed. We had the honour of sitting down with James Allan from the Mercury Prize nominated band to chat through the album track-by-track. Presenter: Liam Daly Producer: Scott Hastie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Isle Of Wight is fast becoming one of the hotspots for great new music in the UK. At the forefront of this scene is the incredible Coach Party. Jess and Steph from the band join us for one "HUGE PARTY" as they talk through new EP After Party and 2020 EP Party Food in full. Presenter: Maisie Woodford Producer: Scott Hastie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices