DiscoverSombrero Fallout
Sombrero Fallout
Claim Ownership

Sombrero Fallout

Author: Ian Deeker Forth

Subscribed: 140Played: 8,424
Share

Description

Sombrero Fallout delivers you alternative music intriguingly themed every fortnight.
202 Episodes
Reverse
The first episode in our All-Time Listeners Poll Top 100 tracks
Ignore the rest, settle only for these 14 best tracks of 2025!
SF0200 Festive Forthy 2025 Pt 2, #27-15 by Ian Deeker Forth
It's the most wonderful time of the year when we start to unleash this year's Festive Forthy (Best of 2025).
Pulp are back in 2025 but their heyday was the 90s when they influenced the artists featured in this episode
Songs with the title or the content about the band who are singing it.
Co-hosting with Paul Howarth and Tony Harris, my friends over at the Twilight Turntable podcast: they choose some tracks to reflect the story of their musical lives.
SF0195 Merge Record Label

SF0195 Merge Record Label

2025-10-0901:14:11

Tracks from bands signed to the doyen of US indie labels, Merge
All eyes on this collection of tracks about watching, looking and seeing
Olivia Rodrigo inviting Robert Smith on stage at Glastonbury seems the perfect excuse to revisit the first 10 golden years of The Cure.
England, more than any other country arguably, has attracted a boatload of myths about its history and how it affects the country and its people today. Here are some songs on that theme.
SF0191 Non Human Narrators

SF0191 Non Human Narrators

2025-08-1401:12:37

An episode in which the tracks are sung by non-humans. Animals, insects, computers, guitars, aeroplanes, zombies, lasagne and lightning rods.
Songs of promises, songs of pacts and songs of pledges. Pretty well as described.
SF0189 Horses

SF0189 Horses

2025-07-1701:06:19

Tracks by horse-related bands (of whom there have been a recent flurry) and tracks about horses. A surprisingly productive paddock.
A world before all the weird things happened. Top tracks from 2015.
SF0187 He's on the phone

SF0187 He's on the phone

2025-06-1901:07:16

From dial tones to iPhones via payphones, a short history of great phone-related tracks.
SF0186 In the city

SF0186 In the city

2025-06-0501:06:01

City life can be thrilling or alienating. Here are some tracks about city life to suit every mood.
30 years after the release of Guided By Voices' classic twin album assault of Bee Thousand and Alien Lanes, here's a tribute. Also features some bands they've influenced.
A tribute to Clem Burke of Blondie; Dave Allen of The Gang of Four; David Thomas of Pere Ubu; and Rick Buckler of The Jam
Not just your name, but tracks with your full name.
loading
Comments (2)

Isabel dupey

this is so brilliant! I love hearing the amazing bands of my long lost youth having spent so much time in Sheffield in the 80s. thank you!

May 12th
Reply

Isabel dupey

My "hot" comment - loving this episode. Who knew so much cheese could be spun into gold?

Apr 20th
Reply