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Indie hits and your requests!

Upbeat indie hits from Mystery Jets, TV On The Radio and new Freak Slug!

Nathan Shepherd soundtracks your Friday night with indie hits from The Cribs, Modest Mouse and Suede. There's new music from Freak Slug and Radio Free Alice. We delve into the indie vaults for a Lost Classic by The Woodentops. Up-and-coming Brooklyn band TVOD are this week's Indie Pendence Play. And in honour of our Smiths celebration later on, Nathan asks for your favourite 80s indie on the Indie Request Line.

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BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Mystery Jets

    Two Doors Down

  • TV on the Radio

    Wolf Like Me

    • CD SINGLE.
    • 4 A.D..

  • Alvvays

    In Undertow

    • Transgressive Records.

  • The Smiths

    Hand In Glove

    • The Sound Of The Smiths.
    • Rhino.
    • 1.

  • Freak Slug

    Girl, Intentions

    • Single.
    • Future Classic.

  • The Cribs

    Hey Scenesters!

    • Witchita.

  • Hüsker Dü

    Sorry Somehow

    • Candy Apple Grey.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 4.

  • Radio Free Alice

    Lunch Money

  • Modest Mouse

    Dashboard

    • Epic.

  • The Woodentops

    Give It Time

    • Before During After. The Woodentops 82-92.
    • One Little Independent Records.
    • 3.

  • Suede

    Beautiful Ones

    • Nude Records.

  • The Primitives

    Crash

    • Polygram TV.

  • TVOD

    Wet Brain

    • Wet Brain.

  • Razorlight

    In The Morning

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Vertigo.

  • The Verve

    Bitter Sweet Symphony

    • Hut Music.

  • Cast

    Sandstorm

Broadcast

  • Friday 21:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music

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