Yellow Brit Road

ALT BLK ERA are a rising heavy rock sibling duo from Nottingham, made up of sisters Nyrobi and Chaya. In just a few short years, the band have been making a name for themselves as a young, genre-defying band making music that fans from all backgrounds have found has changed their lives. In the lead up to their debut album ‘Rave Immortal’ that comes out in January, we talked about their genre-blend...

This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we're joined by special guests, the rising rock duo ALT BLK ERA! The band dropped by to talk all about their unique blend of alt, rock, metal, rap and industrial music to create their own alternative space, and about adventures at Reading festival, with Wheatus and more. Tune in also for a review of Bob Vylan's electrifying show last Sunday at Velvet Underground...

This week's Yellow Brit Road was a pre-recorded one whilst I was away to see Bob Vylan live in Toronto on Sunday night. Tune in for some new releases and an album listen of Gang of Four's incredible 2nd album, Solid Gold! (Yes, I intended to play us Entertainment!, not realising until it was too late that we had in fact listened to Solid Gold before. I'll do a proper listen for Entertainment! late...

The Faroe Islands' 'second-ever punk band' Joe & the Shitboys have been making a major racquet for a band whose average song runs for 40 seconds. The four-piece, who describe themselves as 'bisexual vegan shitpunks' and go onstage by the last names 'Shit', have a lot to say in their music, and their no-holds-barred approach to punk has earned them firm fans across t...

This week on the Yellow Brit Road: Shitboys in the house! The Faroe Islands' premiere punk band join us to talk about their brand-new album, 'THE RESON FOR HARCORE VIBES III'. Look out for a full version of the interview later this week! Also on the show: reviews of The Hives and Pulp in Toronto, and brand new releases from: Bad Nerves , Franz Ferdinand , Nilüfer Yanya , LICE , Lambrin...

This week, a marathon show for the ages! The Weave (CFRC, Sundays 9:30 PM) and I combined our 1.5 hours to put together a 3 hour-long retrospective on 2004: the height of garage rock revival and indie music, a new age of hip hop, some pop music, stuff that's aged well and others that, erm, hasn't, and of course, music from Kingston. We were also joined by former CFRC host and Toronto DJ, D...

This week on the show, new releases, Mercury Prize news, Welsh Music Prize news, and our thoughts on sustainability in touring. Find the artists played in the Spotify playlist for now; I'm running late for a bus to Toronto to go see Pulp Tuesday night (come say hi!), I'll update the Bandcamp links when I'm back! Find this week's playlist here . Do try and support artists directly!...

This week, we brought you live tracks and coverage from Reading festival this year, and discussed the rumours and eventually announcement of Oasis' huge reunion news! Music this week from Adult DVD , Overpass , Tara Lily , Frozemode, Kneecap , The Last Dinner Party , Nia Archives , Pendulum, The Prodigy , Barry Can't Swim , Disgusting Sister, Aziya, Carsick , 4AM Kru, Arxx , Welly , Two Do...

Leeds dance punk band Adult DVD are on the rise across the UK. With their tongue firmly in cheek and their feet equally comfortable on the dancefloor and dive bar, the band have been making waves for their witty and catchy music, hitting venues across the country and being played on national radio. Ahead of the release of their latest EP 'Next Day Shipping' (6 September), vocalist Harry Ha...

This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we listened to Dublin rock band Fontaines D.C.'s highly anticipated fourth-studio album, the just-released Romance, breaking it down track-by-track with interpretations and the band's word on it (not an interview, but someday!) We were also joined by Harry Hanson, singer in the rising Leeds dance punk band Adult DVD, who dropped in to tell us about the ba...

Leeds dance punk band Adult DVD are on the rise across the UK. With their tongue firmly in cheek and their feet equally comfortable on the dancefloor and dive bar, the band have been making waves for their witty and catchy music, hitting venues across the country and being played on national radio. Ahead of the release of their latest EP 'Next Day Shipping' (6 September), vocalist Harry Ha...

If you were at Back To The Farm this weekend, or missed us for any other reason, catch up on this week's show here! We had the best new releases from the UK and Ireland, including: Snow Patrol, Rooftop Caravan , bôa , Fontaines D.C. , The Royston Club , Desperate Journalist , Lovejoy , Nubya Garcia , Master Peace , Poppy Ajudha , Hyphen , Death Cult Electric , Los Bitchos , Gondolas , She Drew...

On our show from 5 May 2024, resident Pet Shop Boys expert and a good friend of mine Rose joined us on air to break down the brand-new Pet Shop Boys album, Nonetheless! We also had great new releases from other artists like: Garbage , Blossoms , Nilüfer Yanya , Human Interest , Fräulein , English Teacher , DEADLETTER , Lambrini Girls , The Straights , Baba Ali , Pet Shop Boys , Möbius Trip , Monac...

One of the biggest music awards in the UK and Ireland, the Mercury Prize has revealed their shortlisted albums for 2023-24, and on this week's Yellow Brit Road, we took a deep dive into what makes each album a contender. Familiarise yourself with the shortlist with this week's show, and look mighty smart to your friends in September. Music by other artists played today too, all in all: Raz...

This week we took a deep dive into cool new releases from across mainland UK and from Ireland, and did a quick spotlight on new music from the UK Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey! Music this week by: Primal Scream , Sampha , Little Simz , Lava La Rue , Fontaines D.C. , SOFT PLAY , Lambrini Girls , Du Blonde , Kynsy , BERWYN , Hana Lili , Master Peace , Afflecks Palace , Phoebe Over , Adult D...

Football fever has hit the continents of Europe and the Americas, and the Yellow Brit Road is celebrating the crossing paths of football and music with football anthems this week! Enjoy our favourite selection of new music from the UK and Ireland, along with football-associated tracks sprinkled in. Listen on for music this week by: Depeche Mode, Fatboy Slim, The The , Picture Parlour , Peter Xan ,...

As is annual tradition here on the Yellow Brit Road, this week brings you total coverage of Glastonbury festival: from the emerging acts to the triumphant returns, from the highlights of a band's career to the legend slots and more, this show brings you as much coverage as an hour and a half can provide. All coverage derived from the BBC Glastonbury coverage, some of which can be found on the...

This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we're celebrating convocation week at Queen's for all graduates—and your host?? Complete with celebratory and our favourite indie tunes to blast out at the grad house party, Plus my dad's radio debut, and his idea of a banger. We are also joined by Dylan Hughes, the primary musician behind the soulful pop of the Aberystwyth, Wales-based band Ynys (Isl...

I caught up with Alex, aka DONT MAKE THIS WEIRD , a synthpop musician from Cardiff ahead of his headlining set at the Paddock Tavern in Toronto on Friday as part of NXNE festival. We talked influences, performance, why the pop girlies stay winning, and a surprise connection between Welsh rugby and queer culture. His debut album comes out this fall, find his work on Bandcamp ! Touch that dial and t...

This week's show brought you all the coverage from NXNE in Toronto! We played you some of our favourite British musicians at the festival and talked to Cardiff synthpop musician DONT MAKE THIS WEIRD about his headlining set at the Paddock Tavern in Toronto. And as always, we bring you an hour of the best new releases out of the UK and Ireland, complete with your reactions to tracks! Music this...

The Paisley Daze are a rock band from London formed by brothers Pritam and Kish Bahra. Drawing influence from classic bluesy and surf rock, the band craft immersive experiences of fun, retro rock n roll. Ahead of their first international shows at NXNE festival in Toronto, I caught up with guitarist Kish to talk influences, their debut album, and on drawing from multicultural experiences in music....

The Welsh rock duo Alffa made headlines in 2018 when their song Gwenwyn became the first Welsh language song to cross 1 million streams. Since then, the band have been on the rise, becoming one of the iconic faces of heavy rock music both in Wales and in the UK. Ahead of their first North American tour, I caught up with singer and guitarist Dion Jones to talk about the band’s upcoming Canadian run...

Toronto's premiere music showcase festival, North by North East kicks off next week, and in preparation for this, CFRC's British and Irish music show brings you coverage of emerging bands from across the water playing the festival. We also interviewed two performers: Welsh rock duo Alffa ('the mighty Alffa', in the words of Michael Sheen) and London psychedelic rock band The Paisle...

Bonus episode! I was asked to sit in on CFRC Radio's new music show, This Just In! on Thursday, 6 June at 10 AM. This show was put together 3 minutes before broadcast, and that is simply the cut and thrust of live radio! I picked out some of my favourite recent releases you may be unfamiliar with, and artists playing North by North East festival in Toronto next weekend. Coming for you in this...

As Kingston, ON comes down from the highs of our own Spring Reverb festival that ended only hours before this week's live show, Yellow Brit Road keeps the festival fever going with live sets from BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend festival in Luton in the UK last week! Music by: Declan McKenna , The Last Dinner Party , Victor Ray , FIZZ , Charlieeeee , Lavz , Myles Smith , NewDad , Low Girl , Ryuss...