Yellow Brit Road

This week on the Yellow Brit Road, I caught up with Jasmine.4.T outside the Baby G in Toronto, the venue of the first show of her first North American headline ‘Tranarchy’ tour! We talked musical influences, Manchester, trans joy, solidarity, her debut album You Are The Morning and how signing to Phoebe Bridgers' Saddest Factory label "changed her life" (Lucy Dacus' words, not mi...

It's been a busy week for British music in Canada! Amidst plenty of other shows, tune in to hear reviews from Dry Cleaning, Maruja and Jasmine.4.T. Jasmine is also our guest on the show this week, joining us to talk at the first stop on her Tranarchy tour! The radio version was slightly condensed for time, but look out for the full interview I'll post separately. Music this week by Garbage...

What a time to be a British and Irish music show near Toronto. This week's Yellow Brit Road reviews recent gigs by CMAT , Pulp and looks ahead to various shows coming up next week. We've got other new releases too! Music by Editors, Gorillaz , Sparks , RAYE , The Baxbys , Bakar , NewDad , Wolf Alice , Cat Burns , Cardinals , oreglo , Jadu Heart , KNEECAP , Alffa , jasmine.4.t , Craic Kille...

We're back!! I've had a couple of busy weeks, but trust, dear listeners, I am back, and with a show so typical of us you'd shed a tear. This week on the show, we review Wet Leg's show in Toronto this week, look ahead to multiple relevant shows in the next week and go through the just-revealed Mercury Prize shortlist. Music this week by: Wet Leg , The Last Dinner Party , Ash (+Graha...

It's a big week for music on both sides of the Atlantic: in the UK, flagship music festival Reading and Leeds bookends the English music summer, while Canada is in the grips of Oasismania like never seen before. The Yellow Brit Road takes you inside Oasis' return to Toronto for the first time in 16 years, and we bring you our favourite picks of new artists playing Reading. Some new release...

It was a rock-heavy show this week on the Yellow Brit Road! We paid our tributes to the prince of darkness, Ozzy Osbourne, who sadly died mere weeks after Black Sabbath's farewell show in Birmingham, Back To The Beginning festival, and celebrated the new generation of rockers (and other musicians) with new releases on the show tonight. Next week: Reading festival and Oasis land on North Americ...

Yellow Brit Road caught up with Montreal indie duo Bibi Club in the Media Tent at Osheaga Festival for a quick chat about their music, Polaris nominations, Montreal music, their album Feu de Garde and much more! Try and support artists independently through buying their music, merch, going to shows! Bandcamps linked above. Touch that dial and tune in live! CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston or  cfrc.ca⁠ ,...

This week's show was (half) recorded at one of Canada's coolest and best music festivals: Osheaga Festival in Montreal! Yellow Brit Road brings you reviews, news and thoughts, and we catch up with Montreal band Bibi Club in the Media Tent. Plus live performances from cool artists who performed at Osheaga (from other festivals, Osheaga isn't televised!) to try and recreate the vibe for...

This week was about a lot of shows. From the UK, we talked about Fontaines D.C.'s Finsbury Park moment, Black Sabbath's farewell show (aired 2 days before the sad news of Ozzy's death) and got you Kae Tempest's performance from Glastonbury. We got some music from Wet Leg's Tiny Desk and chatted PUP's 6-show 'tour' of Toronto! Also, a celebration of Gorky's Zygot...

DC Dolls have been creating a buzz in Dublin's music scene for a couple of years now. With battle of the bands, a slot at Electric Picnic festival, a debut EP featuring songs about prominent figures in feminist history and a fierce sense of community, it was only inevitable that the Irish punk rockers would start making waves. Back from a semi-hatus to finish off their school exams, the five piece...

This week marked 50 years since Fleetwood Mac's 1975 self-titled album, often ranking as one of the best rock albums of all time in various music lists. We celebrate by turning back the pages, and also look to the future with new releases and emerging artists! Dublin punks DC Dolls' guitarist Abi joins us to talk about the band's year and new single Blame Me, and we hear music from Fle...

Musician Haich Ber Na released his debut album The Everyday last year, a gritty yet loving portait of life in his hometown of Peterborough, UK, that earned him nods from punk godfather Iggy Pop on his BBC 6 Music show. He's also been featured on the FIFA 23 soundtrack and collaborated with artists like Paris Texas. In the runup to releasing his next EP, Music For Making Friends, Haich dropped...

What a whirlwind week in music it has been: from the Oasis reunion actually genuinely taking place, to developments at Glastonbury and beyond, and new UK punk heroes Bob Vylan (listeners of this show have known that for 5 years already)! Keeping you current on the best artists before they break into the mainstream, we introduce you to Haich Ber Na, backed by stars like Iggy Pop and Paris, Texas, w...

This week's show is all about Glastonbury festival! The UK's biggest music festival was on this weekend, and so our show brings you clips, coverage and performances from the festival. This one's probably worth catching up in full in the CFRC archives, available for 3 months ( hour 1 | hour 2 ), than the podcasted version, but I will try and link any performances up on BBC Music YouTube...

This week, the Yellow Brit Road brings you full coverage from the 30th edition of Toronto music showcase festival, NXNE! Listen on for gig reviews, tracks by artists at the festival (British, Irish or otherwise; all regular programming sort of goes out the window around NXNE time tbh) and interviews with guest musicians from over the week. Music by Juice Joint , Nadia Sheikh , Red Output , New Fri...

This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we mark 10 years since rock band Muse's back-to-basics rock mammoth Drones, Liverpool electro-alt rockers Courting visit Toronto and we bring you the best new releases from the UK and Ireland of late. All to listen for! Music by Muse , Kae Tempest , Wet Leg , DellaXOZ , TV Face , Underdown , The New Eves , The Fiends , Miki Berenyi Trio , Buffet Lunch , Sterl...

Supergrass' iconic debut album I Should Coco turned 30, new and upcoming albums from Pulp, Garbage, Obongjayar, Morcheeba, CMAT and more! Plus we play you some highlights from Kingston's flagship Spring Reverb festival this weekend. Music by Supergrass , Garbage , Pulp , Nxdia , Honeybadger , 50 Foot Woman , Morcheeba , Hyphen , Sage Todz , Bloodworm , Chest , CMAT , Obongjayar , Cliffords...

This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we celebrated the 58th anniversary of The Beatles' genre defining proto-concept album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. There's a mini-Kingston reunion as we see The Codas, Tiny Horse and Kyra live! And newest tunes from: Skunk Anansie , Suede , Man/Woman/Chainsaw , Cyn Cwsg , Rosellas , Nilüfer Yanya , Rightkeysonly , His Lordship , Deyah , Futu...

This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we celebrate the legacy of Gorillaz' seminal second album Demon Days, which turns 20 next week. Also, friends of the show Jaz and Nathan drop by to help curate a show of the best live picks from Focus Wales festival! Music by: Gorillaz , Nova Twins , Gruff Rhys , Dead Air , Sister Wives , XENITH , Tara Bandito , 9Bach , Mace The Great , Melys , Gulp , Das Koo...

First show of the new era! Coming to you from big TO, the 6ix, city of lights Toronto, the Yellow Brit Road turns over a new leaf. Welcome to the first show of the relaunch. Good music as always, some chat about gigs attended and festivals taking place. Music this week by Suede, Das Koolies , Skunk Anansie , YUNGBLUD , Sunday Best , Be N!ice , AJET , Baby Said , Nubiyan Twist , Brògeal , Papa Jupe...

The final live show, broadcasting from the basement of Carruthers Hall, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario. Goodbye Kingston, thanks for the memories! It's been an unbelievable five years ♥︎. Music by: The Strokes , The Kooks , Self Esteem , Problem Patterns , LEAP , Haich Ber Na , Dirty Blonde , LEMFRECK , Citrus, KC Blackwater , IMLÉ , Lydia Prettyman , sounds mint , The New Eves , Th...

This week on the show, we're joined by iconic Welsh musician and Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys , touring his seminal solo album American Interior on its 10th anniversary. We've also dug out our physical discs to play some Franz Ferdinand, bring you more cuts from weekend 2 of Coachella and have some great new tunes from all kinds of artists from the UK and Ireland. Music by: Franz Ferdin...

This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we celebrate Record Store Day with our physical copies, Pulp return, UK and Irish bands take on Coachella , Gruff Rhys (Super Furry Animals, Neon Neon) joins us next week on the show (!!), and we had new music from: Mogwai , Gwenno , Pulp , Lara Price Band , Jadu Heart , Krokodole , DEADSET , Rachel Chinouriri , Big Fear , KNEECAP , Sam Akpro , Hotgirl , Kikker ,...

This week's Yellow Brit Road looks both forward and backwards: we celebrated Foals' 2008 debut album Antidote, played new artists, got misty-eyed over Kingstonian farewells, celebrated new albums, brought you highlights from the BBC 6 Music Festival , and the best music by emerging artists from the UK and Ireland. Music by: Foals , Antony Szmierek , CMAT , caroline , Parliamo , DONT MAKE THIS WEIR...

I caught up with rising Montreal musician, rapper and hip hop artist Zach Zoya , who is currently on tour across Canada supporting jazz group Busty and the Bass. Listen on for a really interesting backstage post-show chat as we discuss artistry, adapting shows for different crowds, hip hop in Canada and Montreal's rich and diverse music scene! Indie Wakeup Call is live weekday mornings on CFRC Rad...