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Whip-cracking, country-twinged indie by CMAT, MJ Lenderman and Wilco!

Nathan Shepherd dons a Stetson and cowboy boots to bring you the best of country-twinged indie. With whip-cracking Americana classics from Beck, Wednesday, Pavement, Alabama Shakes, MJ Lenderman, Japanese Breakfast, Lambchop, Mac DeMarco, Kings Of Leon, Silver Jews, CMAT and so many more. Yee-ha!

Produced by We Are Grape for BBC Radio 6 Music.

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Wed 1 Jul 2026 00:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Kings of Leon

    California Waiting

    • YOUTH & YOUNG MANHOOD.
    • Handmedownrecords.

  • Beck

    Sissyneck

    • Geffen.

  • Wednesday

    Elderberry Wine

    • Dead Oceans.

  • Pavement

    Father To A Sister Of Thought

    • Father to a Sister of Thought.
    • Big Cat Records.
    • A.

  • MJ Lenderman

    Wristwatch (6 Music Session, 10 Dec 2024)

  • Alabama Shakes

    Hold On

    • CD SINGLE.
    • ROUGH TRADE.
    • 1.

  • The Shins

    Gone For Good

  • Wilco & Billy Bragg

    California Stars

    • CD Sampler: Mermaid Avenue.
    • Elektra.
    • 003.

  • CMAT

    I Wanna Be a Cowboy, Baby!

    • If My Wife New I'd Be Dead.
    • CMATBABY.
    • 011.

  • Meat Puppets

    Up on the Sun

    • Up on the Sun.
    • SST Records.
    • A1.

  • Lambchop

    Up With People

    • City Slang.

  • Big Thief

    Vampire Empire

    • 4AD.

  • Japanese Breakfast

    Kokomo, IN

    • Jubilee.
    • Dead Oceans.
    • 3.

  • Mac DeMarco

    Out Of My Head

  • Silver Jews

    Random Rules

    • American Water.
    • Domino.
    • 001.

  • The White Stripes

    Jolene (live Under Blackpool Lights)

    • Jolene.
    • XL Recordings.
    • 001.

Broadcasts

  • Fri 8 May 2026 22:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music
  • Wed 1 Jul 2026 00:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music

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