Sombrero Fallout

The tentpole hits of Britpop are well established, but in this episode we take a trip down some of the B-roads and byways of the British music scene in the mid-90s.

A selection of tracks on the subject of feeling like an impostor, inadequate or out of our depth.

The subject is angels and ghosts but the mood ranges from visceral to joyous to reflective on these afterlife tracks.

A reassessment of 1974, 50 years on. An almost themeless era as music wondered where to go next after the 60s, psychedelia, heavy metal, glam rock and the golden age of reggae. (And before punk came thundering in.) A fascinating tracklist.

An uplifting episode - though ironically the tracks are about boredom.

Alternative songs about Europe and European cities to celebrate Euros 2024.

A multi-genre selection united by all containing the word "Song" in their title.

An episode featuring fathers, mothers, daughters, sons, sisters, brothers, husbands, wives, grandmothers, half sisters, little sisters and the family tortoise.

A tribute to the legendary Steve Albini (RIP), featuring tracks from his bands Shellac and Big Black; and some of the myriad bands he audio-engineered.

A celebration of alternative bands incorporating the pedal steel guitar into their sound.

A tribute episode to the iconic female bass players - and also some you may not have heard of.

When will I be famous? Me, probably never, which is fine because, as these tracks show, it is very much a double-edged sword.

You snooze, you lose, or so they say. Not on this episode though. Alternative tracks about sleeping and dreaming.

Hundreds of groups have been influenced by The Kinks. Here's a few of them plus some original tracks themselves.

An episode about the perils of either striving after too much money or not having enough of it.