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A deep dive into suitably great music

Lauren's got the finest music to motivate your Thursday, with the best tunes old and new.

Plus, in People’s Playlist – we choose the theme and you choose the tunes.

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Thu 6 Aug 2026 10:00
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Music Played

  • Ibibio Sound Machine

    Electricity

    • Merge Records.

  • Ezra Collective

    Well Organised (feat. Lila Iké)

    • Partisan.

  • A Tribe Called Quest

    Luck of Lucien

    • Jive.

  • Open Mike Eagle, Kenny Segal & billy woods

    She Swear I'm Colorblind (feat. billy woods)

    • Backwoodz Studioz.

  • Elkka

    Burnt Orange

    • TECHNICOLOUR.

  • Hercules & Love Affair

    My Journey

    • Stratasonic.

  • Alewya

    Maktoub

    • Because London.

  • Fat Dog

    Cancel Me (I'm Tired)

    • Domino.

  • The Clash

    Police & Thieves

    • Sound System.
    • Sony Music UK.
    • 12.

  • The Stranglers

    Walk On By

    • Liberty.

  • The Raincoats

    Lola

    • We Three / The Raincoats.

  • Dead Kennedys

    Viva Las Vegas

    • Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (Expanded Edition).
    • Cherry Red Records.
    • 14.

  • The Lemonheads

    Mrs. Robinson

    • Atlantic.

  • Patti Smith

    My Generation

    • Horses (Legacy Edition).
    • Arista/Columbia/Legacy.
    • 9.

  • Westside Cowboy

    Pin Up Boys

    • Island.

  • Ella Woolsey

    winner

    • winner.
    • Self Released.

  • Mystery Jets

    Flea Joint

    • Fiction.

  • Letta Mbulu

    Nomalizo

    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.

  • Surusinghe

    Party Criminal (feat. Warrior Queen)

    • dh2.

  • Bonobo

    Always on Your Side (feat. Joy Crookes)

  • The Last Dinner Party

    Nothing Matters

    • Island.

  • The Big Moon

    Gravity

    • Fiction.

  • The Aloof

    All I Want Is You

    • Seeking Pleasure.
    • EastWest U.K..
    • 6.

  • Blur

    This Is A Low

    • Food.

  • The Durutti Column

    Sargasso Sea (feat. Caoilfhionn Rose)

    • Renascent.
    • London Records.

  • Dahi

    Running (feat. Childish Gambino)

    • Alter Music.

  • Lianne La Havas

    Forget

    • Warner Bros..

  • Queens of the Stone Age

    Easy Street

    • Matador.

  • Man/Woman/Chainsaw

    Get Up And Dance

    • Fiction.

  • Barry Can't Swim

    DANCE DANCE DANCE

    • Atlantic Records.

  • Jill Scott

    Gettin' In The Way (M J Cole remix)

    Remix Artist: MJ Cole.
    • Gettin' In The Way (Single).
    • Sony Music Distribution.
    • 2.

  • Foals

    Mountain At My Gates

    • Warners.

  • Bloc Party

    Love Bombs

    • cOnTAGIOUS LTD.

  • Wolf Alice

    Just Two Girls

    • Columbia.

  • Julia Jacklin

    Get Away From Me (I Think I'll Love You Soon)

    • 4AD.

  • Q

    i wish you were here

    • Single.
    • Columbia.

  • Bon Iver

    22 (OVER S∞∞N)

    • Jagjaguwar.

  • Django Django

    Cameos

    • Clouds Hill.

  • English Teacher

    R&B

    • Island.

  • SHERELLE

    160 Down The A406

    • SHERELLE.

  • Tame Impala

    Patience

    • Fiction Records.

Broadcast

  • Thu 6 Aug 2026 10:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music