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Ben Gibbard from Death Cab for Cutie joins Huw to talk about the band's new album I Built You a Tower. Plus, we have very special news about this year's End Of The Road Festival.

Ben Gibbard from Death Cab for Cutie joins Huw to talk about the band's new album I Built You a Tower - the band's first non-major label released album in almost 20 years.

Plus, we have very special news about this year's End Of The Road Festival.

We'll also get to know Colombia's Sofia Cordoba in this week's Huw Are You. We have another quiz from Huw's Music Quiz Generator, giving one of you the opportunity to win a Music Sounds Better With Huw pinbadge.

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Music Played

  • The Rolling Stones

    Honky Tonk Women

    • ABKCO/London.

  • Lorde

    Royals

    • Virgin.

  • Ezra Collective

    Only Love (feat. Pa Salieu)

    • Partisan.

  • New Radicals

    Get What You Give

    • MCA.

  • Pulp

    Mis-Shapes

    • Island.

  • Geese

    100 Horses

    • Partisan.

  • Peaches

    Whatcha Gonna Do About It

    • Kill Rock Stars.

  • Jamie T

    The Man's Machine

    • CD SINGLE.
    • VIRGIN.
    • 1.

  • Bloc Party

    Coming On Strong

    • cOnTAGIOUS LTD.

  • The Postal Service

    We Will Become Silhouettes

    • Sub Pop.

  • Lykke Li

    Happy Now

    • Neon Gold/Futures Music Group.

  • France Gall

    Laisse Tomber Les Filles

    • WEA France.

  • Magi Merlin

    pixxxie

  • Simian Mobile Disco

    Audacity Of Huge

    • CD SINGLE.
    • WICHITA RECORDINGS.
    • 1.

  • Eve & Gwen Stefani

    Let Me Blow Ya Mind

    • NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 50.
    • Now.
    • 1.

  • Aretha Franklin

    Think

    • Dino.

  • The Vaccines

    Wreckin' Bar (Ra Ra Ra)

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Marshall Teller.
    • 1.

  • Belly

    Feed The Tree

    • 4 A.D..

  • Talking Heads

    This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)

    • EMI.

  • Vince Staples

    White Flag

    • Loma Vista.

  • The Lemonheads

    It's A Shame About Ray

    • Atlantic.

  • Antony Szmierek

    Chalk

    • Mushroom Music.

  • Friends

    I'm His Girl

    • LUCKY NUMBER.

  • Tricky

    Out Of Place (feat. Marta)

    • False Idols.

  • Sofia Cordoba

    Symptom of Love

    • Symptom of Love.
    • None Given.

  • Ibeyi

    Aset

    • AWAL.

  • The Flying Pickets

    Only You

    • Christmas Love Songs (Various Artists.
    • Arcade Records.

  • My Bloody Valentine

    Come In Alone

    • loveless.
    • Domino Recording Co.
    • 7.

  • Tree Trunks

    Rules

  • Man/Woman/Chainsaw

    Nosedive (6 Music Session, 8th June 2026)

  • Death Cab for Cutie

    Riptides

    • I Built You A Tower.
    • Anti/Epitaph.
    • 9.

  • Death Cab for Cutie

    Punching the Flowers

    • I Built You A Tower.
    • Anti/Epitaph.
    • 2.

  • Death Cab for Cutie

    I Built You A Tower (a)

    • I Built You A Tower.
    • Anti/Epitaph.
    • 4.

  • Death Cab for Cutie

    Envy the Birds

    • I Built You A Tower.
    • Anti/Epitaph.
    • 5.

  • Low

    Congregation

    • Ones and Sixes.
    • Sub Pop Records.
    • 4.

  • Lime Garden

    Cross My Heart

    • So Young.

  • Kelela

    point blank

    • new avatar.
    • Warp.

  • Basement

    Satisfy

    • Run For Cover Records.

  • Dermot Henry

    Dead Man's Dog

    • Island.

  • Pink Floyd

    Wish You Were Here

    • EMI.

Broadcast

  • Wednesday 16:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music