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All the biggest indie hits for a Friday night!

Nathan Shepherd with massive indie hits by The Strokes, Metric and Santigold!

Nathan Shepherd with Indie classics by Pixies, The Strokes, Metric and Santigold. Up-and-coming act Bed, who Nath saw at The Great Escape recently, are this week's Indie Pendence Play. Plus new music by Caroline Rose and he asks you for your Indie DJ set essential tracks on the Indie Request Line.

Produced by We Are Grape for BBC Radio 6 Music.

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Fri 22 May 2026 21:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • The Strokes

    You Only Live Once

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Rough Trade Records.

  • Reverend and the Makers

    Heavyweight Champion Of The World

    • CD SINGLE.
    • WALL OF SOUND RECORDINGS.

  • Metric

    Gold Guns Girls

    • Fantasies.
    • PIAS.

  • Hot Chip

    Over and Over

    • EMI.

  • Caroline Rose

    Yip Yip Yow

    • Suck Records.

  • Santigold

    Lights Out

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.

  • Placebo

    Nancy Boy

    • Hut Music.

  • Telehealth

    Yassify Me

    • Green World Image.
    • Sub Pop Records.

  • Badly Drawn Boy

    Disillusion

    • XL.

  • The Little Flames

    Put Your Dukes Up John

  • congratulations

    Fought 4 Love

    • Join Hands.
    • Bella Union.

  • Car Seat Headrest

    Fill In The Blank

    • Matador Records.

  • The Itch

    No More Sprechgesang

    • Virgin.

  • MGMT

    Kids

    • Columbia.

  • Tom Tom Club

    Genius Of Love

    • Island.

  • Primal Scream

    Slip Inside This House

    • Screamadelica.
    • Creation Records.
    • 2.

Broadcast

  • Fri 22 May 2026 21:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music

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