Not content with broadcasting non-stop fascism for the hard of thinking, the owners of GB News have decided to launch a new radio station called, imaginatively, GB Music Radio. The strapline of the station is “All British, All Day”, and will only stream music of artists from Great Britain and Northern Ireland, although bands that are “predominantly British” will also be featured. How exciting is that? Answer: not very.
Not, I hasten to add, is there anything wrong with British music. Au contraire: Old Blighty is currently producing some of the best music on the planet. But if you are a dyed-in-the-wool patriot, it is simply not the done thing to listen music made by Johnny Foreigner. So, I have figured that if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em, and here is a Special Music Shuffle from my own collection featuring only British music. My music device does the random selections, as per usual, but if anything by Johnny Foreigner comes on, I’ll skip through it.
Here, then, is the British Only Wednesday Music Shuffle.
- Fractal (Interlude) by Disclosure. Back to 2020 for this gem from the British electronic music brothers Howard and Guy Lawrence.
- Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet by Gavin Bryars. Over 24 minutes of this, going back to 1975. It’s incredible.
- Lately by Massive Attack. Now we go back to 1991 for this banger from the stellar Blue Lines.
- Child In Time by Deep Purple. 1970 and a classic from In Rock.
- Return From The Ashes by the John Dankworth Orchestra. The theme of the 1965 movie of the same name. And very nice it is, too.
- Sexy Sadie by The Beatles. Great stuff from the Fab Four (mainly John). From the 1968 White Album.
- Where’s Your Soul At? by Lack Of Afro. The brilliant Adam Gibbons from his 2025 LP Love Dealer. Buy this record.
- Ill Fitting Suits by The High Llamas. Simply magnificent from their (well, Sean O’Hagan’s) 1996 LP Hawaii. This is so Brian Wilson/Beach Boys Smile era.
- Tightrope by The Stone Roses. 1994 and this one comes from That Difficult Second Album Second Coming. This is just about okay but some of it is difficult to listen to, certainly if compared to their almost perfect debut long player.
- Everything In Its Right Place by Radiohead. Incredibly, we end by visiting 2000 and pure perfection from Kid A.
Hope you enjoyed this patriotic bonus shuffle. I have to say I did and the Desert Island Disc was still up in the air until the exciting number ten song came along, Everything In Its Right Place.
Not long to the real shuffle. See you on Friday.
