Category Archives: playlist

Playlist: 24th August

The playlist is out now. New Manchester band Hurts – and Biffy Clyro – both move up to Absolute Radio B-list. Feeder – Renegades (30th August) The Welsh band, who formed in 1991, are back with a rockin’ track – the title track from their 7th album which was released in July. Check out an [...]

Playlist: 19th August

The playlist is out now. The xx – Islands (2nd August) The English band’s debut album ‘xx’ has been one of the sleeper-successes of the last 18 months, regularly used on TV trails and gradually drawing more and more fans to the band’s smoky/moody/delicate sound. It’s a favourite for this year’s Mercury Prize. Paul Weller [...]

Playlist: 11th August

The playlist is out now. Lissie – Cuckoo (30th August) 2nd single from the Illinois singer-songwriter’s great debut album ‘Catching A Tiger’. One Night Only – Say You Don’t Want It (16th August) The Helmsley-North Yorkshire band had a Top 10 hit in January 2008 with ‘Just For Tonight’. Their second, self-titled, album is released [...]

Playlist: 3rd August

The playlist is out now. Robert Plant – Angel Dance (6th Spetember) Robert Plant returns with his first album since 2007’s six time Grammy Award winning “Raising Sand.” This single, taken from his new album titled “Band of Joy” was recorded Nashville and reflects Planty’s love of ”roots rock.” Rather like Absolute Radio, he too [...]

Playlist: 27th July

The playlist is out now. Manic Street Preachers – (It’s Not War) Just The End Of Love (13th September) The Manics have hit a rich vein of form since 2007’s ‘Send Away The Tigers’ album – and this is a classic Manic Street Preachers track. It’s the first song from new record ‘Postcards From A [...]