The Breakdown®

Just Joel on presenting duties this week, with another 27 track edition of The Breakdown. Here's what’s on… Geographer - 'Love Is Madness’, La Lusid - 'Beehive’, Nicole Atkins - 'Am Gold’, Run The Jewels - 'the ground below’, Hinds - 'Boy’, English Teacher - 'You Won't Believe How Beautiful She Is When It Has Snowed’, Liela Moss - 'Atoms At Me’, Muzz - 'Everything Like It Used To Be’, Keleketla! -...

Another lockdown Breakdown, with plenty of pleasing new sounds for your ears. Steve in hour 1 this week and Joel on the anchor leg. Here's what we played... Carla J Easton - ‘Get Lost’, Bright Eyes - ‘One And Done’, Public Practice - ‘Compromised’, Thee Mightees - ‘Paranormal Vacation’, The Suncharms - ‘3 Billion Heartbeats’, Phoebe Bridgers - ‘I See You’, Nicole Atkins - ‘Forever’, Protomartyr -...

The Breakdown is still in lockdown and not travelling to places like... I dunno, Durham. Joel's on first hour duties with Steve in the second half. Here's what's you can hear... Dream Wife - 'So When You Gonna...', Gaygirl - 'Killing It', Melt Yourself Down - 'This Is The Squeeze', Nation Of Language - 'Sacred Tongue', Carly Rae Jepsen - 'Stay Away', The Boy From The South - 'Home Sweet Home', Sil...

An all Joel lockdown edition of The Breakdown this week. First half from the kitchen, second from the lounge. Here's what's on... Lazy Day - 'All The Time', Sparks - 'I'm Toast', Eve Owen - 'I Used To Dream In Colour', Perfume Genius - 'Without You', Hayley Williams - 'Sugar On The Rim', Chemtrails - 'Uncanny Valley', Glowe - 'Better Than You Do', Built To Spill - 'Tell Me Now', Crack Cloud - 'Ous...

Last week's show in reverse but with different tracks, obviously. Steve on hour 1 and Joel on hour 2. Still starts with Jessie Ware though. Here's what's on... Jessie Ware - 'Save A Kiss', Barbarossa - 'Always Free', Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - 'Falling Thunder', Martha Ffion - 'After The Fact', I Break Horses - 'Silence', Gum Country - 'Tennis (I Feel OK)', Meadow Meadow - 'Bonzo', I LIKE T...

A Breakdown of two halves, with Joel in hour one and Steve on second hour duties. Here's what's on... Jessie Ware - 'Ooh La La', Pup - 'Anaphylaxis', PINS - 'Isolation', Austra - 'It's Amazing', Jockstrap - 'The City', Hinds - 'Just Like Kids (Miau)', Sial - 'Tari Pemusnah Kuasa', Eve Owen - 'Mother', Metz - 'Acid', X - 'Alphabetland', Diet Cig - 'Stare Into The Sun', CMON - 'Mindboggling', Happyn...

It's the first Joel lockdown Breakdown, recorded live in the kitchen. Here's what's cooking... Charli XCX - 'Claws', Jónsi - 'Exhale', ADULT. - 'Second Nature', Fiona Apple - 'I Want You To Love Me', Sam Prekop - 'Summer Places', Ela Minus - 'They Told Us It Was Hard But They Were Wrong', Brendan Benson - 'Freak Out', Jouska - 'Born In Cash', Dream Wife - 'Hasta La Vista', Catholic Action - 'Anoth...

As the lockdown continues, so do the pre-recorded solo Breakdowns. Here's what's on this week's edition... The Beths - 'Dying To Believe', Purple Disco Machine - 'Hypnotized' (feat. Sophie And The Giants), Chromatics - 'Teacher', PINS - 'Ghosting', Phoebe Bridgers - 'Kyoto', Elvis Depressedly - 'Primal Sigh', Diet Cig - 'Who Are You?', The Cornshed Sisters - 'In My House', Anya Marina - 'Queen Of...

Home recorded solo Breakdowns only from here on in until who knows when. Here's what's in the first Steve hosted one... NZCA Lines - 'Pure Luxury', Squid - 'Sludge', Hamilton Leithauser - 'Don't Check The Score', Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - 'She's There', PINS - 'After Hours', A.R. Pinewood - 'Faux Misery', Bright Eyes - 'Persona Non Grata', Braids - 'Snow Angel', Racoon Racoon - 'Deep Brown...

Not one but two new features on The Breakdown this week. It's quite possible neither will make another appearance but hey at least we're trying. Here's what you can hear... International Teachers Of Pop - 'Don't Diss The Disco', The Radio Dept - 'You Fear The Wrong Thing Baby', Grouplove - 'Deleter', Moon Panda - 'Rick Fuckin' Dalton', Tornado Wallace - 'Atoms', Ringo Deathstarr - 'Gazin'', The Av...

The Breakdown isn't on lockdown, yet. Some big tunes on this week's show. Here's what... Surfer Blood - 'Karen', Warm Digits - 'Feel The Panic' (feat. The Lovely Eggs), Riz Ahmed - 'Karma', Matt Berninger - 'Holes', The Naked And Famous - 'Come As You Are', Porridge Radio - 'Nephews', Mind Enterprises - 'Mont Blanc (Purple Disco Machine Remix)', Juiceboxxx - 'It's Easy To Feel Like A Nobody When Y...

Joel and Steve are back with a particularly strong selection of new music, if we do say so ourselves. Here's what... Austra - 'Anywayz', JARV IS - 'House Music All Night Long', Caroline Rose - 'Nothing's Impossible', Dixie Chicks - 'Gaslighter', Julia Bardo - 'Please Don't Tell Me', Gaygirl - 'Mikkel', Islet - 'Sgwylfa Rock', Moaning - 'Make It Stop', Moscoman - 'What Do We Care' (feat. Tom Sander...

John Murphy becomes only the fifth person to solo host an edition of The Breakdown. And there's plenty of good music, as always. Here's what... Vundabar - 'Montage Music', Throwing Muses - 'Dark Blue', Mabel - 'Boyfriend', Caribou - 'New Jade', Boarder - 'Chew Me Up', Perfume Genius - 'Describe', Rufus Wainwright - 'Damsel In Distress', Dizzy - 'Sunflower', Christine & The Queens - 'La Vita Nu...

Dan Pop-o-matic is back on The Breakdown with Steve this week as we manage to squeeze a whopping 30 tracks into this edition. Here's what's on... Purity Ring - 'stardew', Strawberry Generation - 'Breakthrough Feeling', Habibi - 'Born Too Late', Tame Impala - 'Is It True', Lanterns On The Lake - 'Blue Screen Beams', Duck - 'New Super Power', Harkin - 'Nothing The Night Can't Change', Red Sleeping B...

John Murphy joins Joel on The Breakdown this week, (obviously) with some Australian artists and (obviously) with some Sharon Van Etten. Here's what else made the cut... Aly & AJ - 'Attack Of Panic', Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - 'Cars In Space', HMLTD - 'Where's Joanna?', Alex The Astronaut - 'I Think You're Great', Caroline Rose - 'Freak Like Me', Jack Stauber's Micropop - 'Dinner Is Not...

Something for everyone on The Breakdown this week, with a stellar line up of the best in new music. Here's what's on... Carly Rae Jepsen - 'Let's Be Friends', Warm Digits - 'A View From Nowhere' (feat. Emma Pollock), Halsey - 'Experiment On Me', The Radio Dept - 'The Absence Of Birds,' Beach Bunny - 'Promises', Adwaith - 'Lan Y Môr', HMLTD - 'Blank Slate', TOPS - 'I Feel Alive', Hamilton Leithause...

It's the dawning of a new age, as the Sheffield Live studio gets a complete overhaul and we get to grips with the technological advancements. In between learning on the job, here's what we played... Caribou - 'Never Come Back, Waxahatchee - 'Fire', Chromatics - 'Toy', Destroyer - 'The Raven', Yumi Zouma - 'Cool For A Second', Peel Dream Magazine - 'Pill', Das Koolies - 'It's All About The Dolphins...

Final show in the old studio before the new dawn of professionalism with tools that actually work. Too much music to fit in this week but we did what we could. Here's what... U.S. Girls - 'Overtime', Cold Beat - 'Prism', Algiers - 'Repeating Nights', Mint Julep - 'Stray Fantasies', The Just Joans - 'Who Does Susan Think She Is?', Precious Metals - 'Wrestling', of Montreal - 'St Sebastian', Happy S...

It's been a while but we welcome back Adam Follett to Breakdown co-hosting duties this week. You've got an hour of Joel to get through first though. Here's who's on… Special Interest - 'All Tomorrow's Carry', Future Islands - 'For Sure', Lomelda - 'Wonder', The Beths - 'Mars, The God Of War', The Flaming Lips - 'Dinosaurs On The Mountain', SoKo - 'Looking For Love', Cuddle Magic - 'Hurt A Little',...

First show of the new year features a total of fourteen artists getting their first play on The Breakdown as we catchup with a few releases we missed over the last month or so. Here's what's on... Faith Healer - '2020', Field Music - 'Do You Read Me?', Grimes - '4ÆM', Grumpy - 'Space Cadet', Miranda Lambert - 'Way Too Pretty For Prison', Ducks Unlimited - 'Get Bleak', Pet Shop Boys - 'Monkey Busin...