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The perfect indie mix for concentration

Lauren Laverne brings you three hours of the best indie tunes to help you stay productive.

Expect the best tunes from Gorillaz, Primal Scream and Cocteau Twins.

Produced in Salford by Audio Always for BBC Radio 6 Music Indie Forever.

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Music Played

  • Khruangbin

    August 10

    • Late Night Tales.

  • Gorillaz

    Rock The House

    • Gorillaz.
    • Parlophone.

  • Primal Scream

    Loaded

    • Now.

  • Ratatat

    Loud Pipes

    • XL Recordings.

  • Arctic Monkeys

    Love Is a Laserquest

    • Suck It and See.
    • Domino.
    • 010.

  • Cocteau Twins

    Heaven Or Las Vegas

    • HEAVEN OR LAS VEGAS.
    • 4 A.D..

  • Broadcast

    Tears In The Typing Pool

    • Tender Buttons.
    • Warp Records Limited.

  • Low

    Lies

    • Sub Pop Records.

  • alt‐J

    Something Good

    • Infectious.

  • Bombay Bicycle Club

    Shuffle

    • Island.

  • London Grammar

    Rooting for You

    • Anthemic.
    • Ministry of Sound Recordings.
    • 204.

  • Radiohead

    House Of Cards

    • In Rainbows.
    • XL Recordings.

  • The xx

    Islands

    • CD SINGLE.
    • YOUNG TURKS.
    • 1.

  • The National

    Light Years

    • I Am Easy to Find.
    • 4AD.
    • 16.

  • Mogwai

    Take Me Somewhere Nice

    • Rock Action.
    • [PIAS] Recordings.
    • 002.

  • Foals

    Exits

    • Warner Bros.

  • Air

    Sexy Boy

    • Source Records.

  • My Bloody Valentine

    Soon

    • Creation Records.

  • The Jesus and Mary Chain

    Darklands

    • Darklands.
    • Edsel Records.
    • 115.

  • Daft Punk

    Instant Crush (feat. Julian Casablancas) (feat. Julian Casablancas)

    • Columbia.

  • Moby

    Natural Blues

    • Mute Records.

  • Jamie Woon

    Night Air

    • Polydor.

  • Jungle

    The Heat

    • Jungle.
    • XL.
    • 001.

  • Blur

    Badhead

    • PARKLIFE.
    • FOOD.
    • 6.

  • Stereophonics

    Maybe Tomorrow

    • V2.

  • Portishead

    Numb

    • Numb.
    • Go! Beat.
    • 001.

  • Grimes

    Oblivion

    • 4 A.D.

  • Bloc Party

    Signs

    • Intimacy.
    • Wichita Recordings Limited.
    • 006.

  • Warpaint

    Whiteout

    • Heads Up.
    • Rough Trade.
    • 1.

  • Johnny Marr

    Hi Hello

    • Warner.

  • Hot Chip

    One Pure Thought

    • CD SINGLE.
    • EMI.

  • The Cure

    Lovesong

    • The Cure - Disintegration.
    • Fiction Records.

  • Arcade Fire

    Wake Up

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Rough Trade.

  • The Japanese House

    Maybe You're the Reason

    • Maybe You're the Reason.
    • Dirty Hit/The Japanese House PS.
    • 1.

  • The 1975

    The City

    • Dirty Hit.

  • Happy Mondays

    Loose Fit

    • Factory.

  • Parcels

    Tieduprightnow

    • Parcels.
    • Because Music.
    • 10.

  • Rahim Redcar (AKA: Christine and the Queens)

    Tilted

    • Because Music.

  • Melody’s Echo Chamber

    I Follow You

    • Weird World Record Co.

  • Father John Misty

    True Affection

    • Bella Union Records.

  • Yo La Tengo

    Let's Save Tony Orlando's House

    • And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside‐Out.
    • Matador Records.
    • A4.

  • Bon Iver

    Blood Bank

  • The War on Drugs

    Pain

    • Atlantic Records.

  • Wolf Alice

    Blush

    • Dirty Hit Ltd.

  • Toro y Moi

    Ordinary Pleasure

    • Carpark Records.

  • Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

    Black Star Dancing

    • Black Star Dancing.
    • Sour Mash.
    • 002.

  • Lana Del Rey

    West Coast

    • None given.

Broadcast

  • Wednesday 13:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever