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Playlist for The Golden Age Of Piracy – 15 February 2023
  • Sinatra Drive BreakdownYo La Tengo
  • Lady Godiva’s OperationThe Velvet Underground
  • Seemingly StrandedDavid Kilgour & The Heavy Eights
  • The Brain That Wouldn't DieThe Tall Dwarfs
  • That's AlrightNRBQ
  • Slipping (Into Something)The Feelies
  • Tuned Mass DamperEl-P
  • Welcome To My IslandCaroline Polachek
  • As I Lay Me DownSophie B Hawkins
  • Here's Where the Story EndsThe Sundays
  • The River SingsEnya
  • AfarHyd
  • Delicate ni SukishiteTakako Ota
  • NorthsidersChristian Lee Hutson
  • Real Emotional GirlRandy Newman
  • Wise UpAimee Mann
  • Memory LaneElliott Smith
  • Empty Pocket WaltzConnie Converse
  • Wedding PartyPaul Buchanan
  • RubberneckersChristian Lee Hutson
  • MagnetYo La Tengo
  • You Can Have It AllYo La Tengo

About this program

Joins the dots between the new and the old, charting a course through the influences that shaped the sound of today's artists. Special guests share the songs that guided them to play the way they do, and provide a unique insight into the songwriting process for any music completist.


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