Migos / Kate Nash / Dean Blunt (with James Marriott)

Lizzy: The Go! Team – Huddle Formation
Robert: R.E.M. – Life And How To Live It
Jack: Jlin – Carbon 7 (161)

Robert's brand new book is called "Begin The Begin: R.E.M.'s Early Years", which you should buy with your money. Robert's website is over here, and we're on Twitter as @fantastic_pod.

Jack: Mirrored Lips – Falling In Love Again (Can't Help It)
Kenice: The Futureheads – Hounds Of Love
Lizzy: Sleater-Kinney – A New Wave

Kenice hosts a ruddy superb podcast called Love About Town, so do the right thing and listen to that. She's on Twitter as @kenicemobley and has a website with all the latest news/tour dates. We're over at @fantastic_pod.

Lizzy: Gorillaz – Superfast Jellyfish
Tom: The Beatles – Dear Prudence
Jack: Alice Coltrane – Journey In Satchidananda

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Lizzy: The Cars – Just What I Needed
Ian: Ganger – Capo (South Of Caspian)
Jack: F*ck Buttons – The Red Wing

Head over to Ian's website for more about his categorically excellent book, Appetite For Definition. He's on Twitter as @dearjerksmusic and we're @fantastic_pod.

Jack: Broadcast – I Found The F
Jeanette: Scooter (from The Muppet Show) – There's A New Sound
Lizzy: Joubert Singers – Stand On The Word

Jeanette Leech has written two wonderful books – Seasons They Change and Fearless – both of which are out on Jawbone Press. She's on Twitter as @JeanetteLeech. We're @Fantastic_Pod.

Lizzy: Arcade Fire – Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
Kirk: Kimbra – Sally I Can See You
Jack: Talk Talk – Inheritance

If you're not already subscribed to Strong Songs then your podcast feed needs an upgrade. Check it out here. Kirk also has his own website, and the last remnants of his social media persona reside on Twitter.

Ingmar Apinis from The Antidote Podcast joins us to find joy within the noise of Melt-Banana, drink cocktails from a camera at a Rüfüs Du Sol show and plug ourselves into Robbie Williams's rather grubby energy grid.

Lizzy: Melt-Banana – Candy Gun
Ingmar: Rüfüs Du Sol – Underwater
Jack: Robbie Williams – Let Love Be Your Energy

Ingmar co-hosts the fabulous Antidote Podcast, which you can check out right here. Follow Fantastic Beats on Twitter here.

Strong statements all round: Honor Clover-Slater joins us to discuss the relentless rhythms of Maseke, Pasopa and Mako, Blur-related tattoo regrets and how The Stranglers ghost train got hijacked.

Jack: Maseke, Pasopa and Mako – Roho Inauma

Honor: Blur – To The End

Lizzy: The Stranglers – Waltzinblack

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Digital product designer James Marriott joins us to discuss the kitchen curiosities of Migos, a morning from hell narrated by Kate Nash and a fleeting mystery from Dean Blunt.

Jack: Dean Blunt – Black Metal

James: Migos – Stir Fry

Lizzy: Kate Nash – Navy Taxi

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Musician and writer Tor Maries joins us to discuss the all-out party of Merry Clayton, the slinky polyamory of Unknown Mortal Orchestra and My Bloody Valentine's melting edges.

Lizzy: Merry Clayton – Gimme Shelter

Tor: Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Necessary Evil

Jack: My Bloody Valentine – Blown A Wish

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