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With Joe Newman

Chris is joined by JJerome87, also known as Alt J's Joe Newman to talk about his debut solo album ’The Canyon’ due out in June. Plus, there's a fourth pick from this week's 5 Before 6 DJ.

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Music Played

  • St. Vincent

    Digital Witness

    • St Vincent.
    • LomaVista/Caroline International.
    • 001.

  • Little Simz

    GAME ON

    • AWAL.

  • Wu-Tang Clan

    Protect Ya Neck

    • Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers).
    • RCA.

  • Lime Garden

    Cross My Heart

    • Maybe Not Tonight.
    • So Young Records.

  • Ian Dury & the Blockheads

    Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

    • Demon Records.

  • Bleachers

    the van

    • Dirty Hit.

  • james K

    Doom Bikini (6 Music Session, 02 April 2026)

  • IZCO

    Wonderluv

    • Brownswood Recordings.

  • Kendrick Lamar

    These Walls

    • POLYDOR.

  • Boards of Canada

    Prophecy At 1420 MHz

    • Warp.

  • Chanel Beads

    The Coward Forgets His Nightmare

    • Jagjaguwar.

  • Mount Palomar

    Little Fractures (feat. Pip Blom)

    • Nice Swan Electronic.

  • Opus Kink

    Come Over Do Me Wrong

    • SO Recordings.

  • The Go! Team

    The Power Is On

    • Thunder, Lightning, Strike.
    • Memphis Industries.
    • 4.

  • Pavement

    Stereo

    • Brighten The Corners.
    • Matador.
    • 1.

  • corto.alto

    WHODIS (feat. Mick Jenkins)

    • Ninja Tune.

  • JJerome87

    Track and Field

    • Mushroom Music.

  • ROSALÍA

    Focu 'Ranni

    • Columbia.

  • The Molotovs

    Get A Life (6 Music Session, 11th May 2026)

  • Modest Mouse

    Third Side of the Moon

  • HAIM

    Forever

    • POLYDOR.

  • Kurt Vile

    Chance to Bleed

    • Verve Records.

  • The Shins

    Fighting In A Sack

    • Subpop.

  • LIFE

    Wild Grasses

  • Beck

    Ride Lonesome

    • Island/EMI.

  • The Chemical Brothers

    Go (feat. Q‐Tip)

    • Virgin / EMI.

Broadcast

  • Yesterday05:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music