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Anjali Perin talks maths in music for this week's 6 Musicology, and Mike D takes part in this week's Song I Wish I’d Written.

Songwriting expert Anjali Perin talks maths in music for this week's 6 Musicology. Huw has another brand new quiz created by the Music Quiz Generator, giving one of you the opportunity to win a Music Sounds Better With Huw pinbadge. And we declare that your evening has begun with the Home Run playlist at 5 o'clock.

Plus, Mike D takes part in this week's Song I Wish I’d Written.

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Music Played

  • Blur

    Song 2

    • Food.

  • Marie Davidson

    Sexy Clown

    • DEEWEE.

  • Genesis Owusu

    LIFE KEEPS GOING

    • Ourness.

  • MGMT

    Kids

    • Columbia.

  • Big Audio Dynamite

    E=MC²

    • Alternative Eighties (Various Artist.
    • Sony Music TV.

  • papaya noon

    blush

    • First Word Records.

  • Kendrick Lamar

    Alright

    • POLYDOR.

  • Knats

    Never Gonna Be A Boxer

    • Gearbox Records, under exclusive licence to Fontana.

  • Roots Manuva

    Again & Again

    • CD SINGLE.
    • BIG DADA.
    • 1.

  • Foo Fighters

    Child Actor

    • Roswell Records.

  • Ben Kweller & Waxahatchee

    Dollar Store

    • The Noise Company.

  • feeble little horse

    Rewind

    • Saddle Creek.

  • Ann Peebles

    I Can't Stand The Rain

    • Mad About The Boy: Ladies Sing The Bl.
    • Crimson.

  • Interpol

    See Out Loud

  • 808 State

    Pacific 707

    • ZTT.

  • Major Lazer

    Hold The Line (feat. Mr. Lexx & Santigold)

    • Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do.
    • Downtown Music.

  • The Alarm

    Rain In The Summertime

    • The Best Of The Alarm & Mike Peters.
    • Irs.

  • Manic Street Preachers

    A Design For Life

    • Global Television.

  • Rostam

    Back of a Truck

    • Matsor Projects.

  • Primal Scream

    Come Together (7" Mix)

    • Match Of The Day.
    • Sony Music UK.
    • 5.

  • Karen Nyame KG

    In My Room

    • Black Acre.

  • Pavement

    Shady Lane

    • Domino.

  • Lime Garden

    Cross My Heart

    • So Young.

  • The Cure

    Friday I'm In Love (Primavera Sound 2026)

  • Chanel Beads

    Song For The Messenger

    • Jagjaguwar.

  • Mo-Dettes

    White Mice

    • The Story So Far....
    • Mode Records.

  • The Mary Wallopers

    Crowns Of England

  • Jai Paul

    Str8 Outta Mumbai

    • XL Recordings.

  • Remi Wolf

    Quiet On Set

    • Island Records.

  • Rahim Redcar (AKA: Christine and the Queens)

    People, I've Been Sad

    • Because Music.

  • Smerz

    Spring summer

    • Escho.

  • Steve Reich and Musicians

    Reich: Music for 18 Musicians

    • Reich: Music for 18 Musicians.
    • ECM New Series.
    • 1.

  • Radiohead

    Everything In Its Right Place

    • Kid A.
    • XL Recordings.
    • 1.

  • Tool

    Lateralus

    • Lateralus.
    • RCA Records Label.
    • 9.

  • American Football

    Never Meant

  • Angine de Poitrine

    Sarniezz

    • Angine de Poitrine.

  • Gurriers

    Nobody's Coming To Save You

    • PIAS.

  • Desmond Dekker & the Aces

    It Mek

    • Trojan.

  • The Streets

    Weak Become Heroes

    • 679 Recordings.

  • Little Simz

    Game On (feat. JT)

    • AWAL.

  • ESG

    UFO

    • You're No Good.
    • Factory.

  • Max Winter

    Just (feat. Tony Bontana)

    • Secret Friend.

  • Lush

    Thoughtforms

    • 4AD.

  • Way Dynamic

    Miffed It

    • Jagjaguwar.

  • Death Cab for Cutie

    The New Year

    • Fierce Panda.

Broadcast

  • Tuesday 16:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music