After Eight Show - Music That You Just Don't Hear Anywhere Else!

More incredible creative, inspirational, innovative new music you just don't hear anywhere else!In our ALBUM OF THE WEEK feature, we play three selected tracks from a really interesting, newly-released album and invite the artist(s) to introduce it themselves.This week, it's 'Daystar' by Minneapolis's All Eyes. They are a duo (Alicia & Joe Christenson) and they describe their music as, "Dark Dreamgaze Indie Rock"."Seconds in I felt like I stepped into something surreal and something pervasive as my world seemed to slow down ...... the duo's intimate moving dreamscape has given me chills, literally. Darkly drawn, yes, but beautifully so." AmericanpancakeIn our LUVVA COVER feature, we will be playing the opening two minutes or so of a very well-loved song by Robert Palmer and then playing, in full, a cover version by Hanna H which offers a VERY different interpretation of the same song. In this case, the song has been used in the adverts of a major car manufacturer since 1986 (Robert Palmer's version) and t

Truck loads of really interesting new music again in this week's show (see the playlist below).In our ALBUM OF THE WEEK feature, we play three selected tracks from a really interesting, newly-released album and invite the artist(s) to introduce it themselves.This week, it's 'Morning Drops and Lemon Seeds' by Nana M. Rose. She is a soulful singer-songwriter from Rotterdam."We have all gone through moments of pure pain, but also experienced the most incredible highs. In this body of work every emotion is stunningly put on display.From light, wistful indie-folk to powerful pop ballds, the EP dives into Rose's most intimate thoughts." EarmilkOur Luvva Cover feature is a remarkable transformation of one of Radiohead's very best songs. The cover version is stunning! It's by an amazing multimedia performance artist Cellista and an ambient music composer and guitarist Joshua Icban. Do give this a listen - it is a completely beautiful piece of music!#newmusicyoujustdonthearanywhereelse!Playlist:and you know it – Julia

Stacked full of exciting, innovative, creative New Music this week as per usual! Music from Iceland, USA, Sweden, Belgium (from a Dutch, Scottish and Indonesian background), Hungary, Korea, Nigeria (indirectly), Poland, New Zealand and the UK.Our ALBUM OF THE WEEK is 'Mundane' by Fiona Brown. She was born in the Netherlands to a Scottish father and Indonesian mother and now lives in Antwerp. A multi-instrumentalist, she's inspired by roots, rock and soul music but this latest album has a stark, industrial feel to it."‘Mundane’ is anything but, although it takes a while to adjust to its brooding industrial beats. Across the albums 12 tracks, the grooves are harsh, aggressive and cold. Like slaps to the face or knocks to the knees – they bite and gnarl. Add to that, icy synths that hint at melodies without always explicitly giving them and you have an unusual album. It isn’t atonal – it just hints at beauty or horror – often at the same time. What holds it all together is the voice of Fiona Brown." higherplainm

A flood of truly exciting NEW music, yet again, in our show this week.Our Album of the Week is TRY IT...YOU MIGHT LIKE IT! introduced by  GA-20 themselves on the show. GA-20 are "Raw, passionate and honest" - a trio of 2 guitars, vocals and drums. On this album, they have taken 10 songs from Chicago blues legend Hound Dog Taylor and let rip - exciting, fresh and LOUD!"Play this loud enough and you'll feel your soul come back to life!" "... enough sweaty, raucous grooves to fuel a rent party all night long."We'll be playing 3 tracks from the new album during the course of the 2 hour show!Our Luvva Cover feature is fascinating! A British-born Filipina singer called Chlara has taken one of Bowie's best know songs and given it her own, very individual treatment. It may not be everybody's favourite version but she has a big following (67k subscribers on Youtube) so make up your own mind by listening and let us know what YOU think!New music you just don't hear anywhere else!On 25 internet radio stations in the UK,

Masses of new music in our playlist again this week!Album of the Week is 'Monthly Friend' by Wyldest. While Monthly Friend is a self-contained concept album about the joys, woes and confusion of femininity and womanhood, it’s also a next step in the growth of a singer-songwriter who refuses to be pinned down by genre labels or traditional categorisation.Zoe Mead (aka Wyldest) wrote, mixed and produced the entire album herself and she introduces four tracks from the album herself on the show.This week's Luvva Cover feature is a transformation of a song by MGMT from 2007. The Youtube channel 'stories' has now recorded more than a hundred stripped down, acoustic covers of well known songs and has accumulated 100k Followers in just 12 months. Tonight's cover is by Nataly dawn (one half of Pomplamoose) and she brings an entirely different perspective to the brilliant lyrics of this song!New Music You Just Don't Hear Anywhere Else!Playlist:Someone To Rely On – All EyesROOM – Hanni El KhatibHold U – Indigo de SouzaM

Our ambition, every week, is to make you go Wow!, at least 3 times, as you listen to an artist or band who you've never heard of before. And we think we'll achieve it!Our ALBUM OF THE WEEK, this week, is the immaculate 'Lights On'  by Mozez. He will be introducing it himself and we will play three or four tracks during the course of the show. This is the third solo album from Mozez who fronted Zero 7 and performed vocals on record and on tour with Nightmares On Wax!"once again, he delivers a warm and perfectly controlled vocal performance to support his beautifully crafted lyrics""How do you classify an artist who seamlessly blends experimental EDM, pop, R&B, soul and gospel? You don't. You simply sit back and enjoy the ride."Our Luvva Cover was released just 4 days ago and is a brilliant transformation by Lauren O'Connell of a very well-loved song by Echo & the Bunnymen. The lyrics are brilliant (written half by God according to Ian McCulloch!) and they seem to be more meaningful in the cover version

As always, we had masses of #NewMusic in our playlist! An eclectic mix of original, intelligent, melodic, grown-up songs and mostly from artists who you have not heard of - yet!Our ALBUM OF THE WEEK is 'The Woman You Want' by Scottish /Sudanese singer songwriter Eliza Shaddad.“A brilliant album” The Independent"Eliza Shaddad is like the lovechild of Sheryl Crow and Alanis Morissette; a definitive, blunt but playful nod to the female greats of the '90's" Indie ShuffleEliza will be introducing the album herself and we'll be playing three tracks during the course of the show including the most beautiful song - Blossom - that you'll hear all summer!Our Luvva Cover, this week, is a complete transformation by Tizane of one of the very best known songs by The Smiths. In the opinion of many reviewers (including this show's presenter), it is way better than the original but you must make your own mind up about that!New Music You Just Don't Hear Anywhere Else!Playlist:Sing Till I Cry – IAN SWEETLet’s Get Funky – GA-20F

The After Eight Show is almost exclusively NEW music and is an eclectic mix of original, intelligent, melodic, grown-up songs - alt. indie, dreampop, rnb, electronic, blues/Americana, jazz, world and folk-inspired acoustic music. And mostly from artists who you have not heard of - yet! Think 'next series of Jools' - that's the kind of artists that we play.Our Album of the Week was '' by Newburgh (New York) band Cold Heaven. They're a rock band formed in the late 2000's and they write and record original songs with punk roots that incorporate lush, expressive synths and haunting melodies. This is their second full length album - they've recorded an introduction for us and we'll be playing three tracks from the album during the course of the show.Our Luvva Cover feature, this week, has two giants of the music scene over the last 30 years or more. In 1986, Paul Simon travelled to South Africa, collaborated with local musicians there, and recorded his seminal album Graceland. In 2010, Peter Gabriel launched a pro

Masses of #NewMusic in our playlist! An eclectic mix of original, intelligent, melodic, grown-up songs - and mostly from artists who you have not heard of - yet!Last week, we launched a new feature on the show - our Album of the Week. We will be playing three tracks from an interesting, newly-released album and we will invite the artist(s) to introduce it themselves. This week, we are featuring a brilliant new album called 'Slow Down, Melt and Catch Fire' by San Francisco band Karmacoda. Dark, complex, luscious harmonies fronted by the Rolls Royce voice of Jessica Ford - we'll be playing our favourite 3 tracks from this beautiful album through the course of the show.Our Luvva Cover feature, this week, is a stripped down version of one of PIXIES' best known songs. During lockdown, the superb British singer songwriter A.A. Williams invited fans to suggest which songs she should cover and she has compiled her favourites into an album called 'Songs From Isolation'."... ’ . , ." Kerr

The After Eight Show goes out on 19 different radio stations in 5 countries and is followed by over 10,000 people on Twitter.We had a new feature on the show starting this week - our Album of the Week. Each week, we will be playing three tracks from an interesting, newly-released album and we will invite the artist(s) to introduce it themselves. The inaugural one was Are We Doing This? by Dead Anyway."A phenomenal mix of poetry, electronica and guitars. A heady brew of dark, glitchy, head-messing wonder."It was introduced by Kate Arnold who writes the lyrics and provides the vocals. It's an extraordinary album!And our Luvva Cover is pretty special too! Mark Kozelek, aka Sun Kil Moon and leader of Red House Painters, is another extraordinary songwriter. Missed my Heart is a very strong song with a lyric telling the story of a murder from the point of view of the protagonist. Phoebe Bridgers has done a cover version of this song which, if anything, heightens the emotions that you will feel when you listen to th

This week's show is a 'Best of the Best ' compilation - our favourite two tracks from each of the last ten shows. It's wall to wall gorgeousness - beautiful new music that just doesn't get heard on big commercial and public broadcasting radio.New music you just don't hear anywhere else!On 19 radio stations in 5 countries all week!Playlist:Who’s Having The Greatest Time? – Low IslandClick Click Domino – Ida Mae, Marcus KingVacancy – Son Lux, Kiah VictoriaWhale Song – Caravãna SunWE ARE – Jon Batiste, St. Augustine High Scholl Marching Shame - Örvar Smárason, Sin Fang, SóleyNo Room (Johannes Klingebiel remix) – Nana Adjoa, Johannes Klingebielbio – duendiaFeel This Life – Sun, Moon & TaliaZombie – Ghostly KissesPrisencolinensinainciusol – Marianne DissardLove Dancer – Hemai, FiFi RoboThe Lovely Divers – Dead AnywayEvery Beat That Passed (Dan Carey Dub mix) – Lost Horizons, Kavi Kwai, Dan CareyTo the Stars – VLMV, Nordic GiantsTorch Song – Lucinda ChuaLárag's port – Micko Roche, Olafur I HvarfiWristwatch (Mon

A weekly radio show with an eclectic mix of original, intelligent, melodic, grown-up songs - #electronic, #rnb, #jazz, #blues and #acoustic. And mostly from artists who you have not heard of - yet! On 19 internet radio stations in the UK, USA, Canada, South Africa and Ireland.This week's Luvva Cover is a moving tribute to the tragic figure of Karen Dalton, 50 years after the release of her final album, by Ríoghnach Connolly and The Breath. Karen Dalton wrote poems and lyrics but never had the chance to record one of her own songs - only songs by other song writers. The Breath have taken one of her beautiful lyrics and set it to music - it's stunning!#newmusicyoujustdonthearanywhereelsePlaylist:A Mermaid in Lisbon – Patrick Watson, Teresa SalgueiroTake Me In – The War and TreatySuzy Lou – SinclairDarling, Darling – Twelve A.M. FlowersInhale Exhale - EädythEvery Void – April + VISTAYOU KNOW – CHAMELEON, Lucy McWilliamsArrival – HiatusJust Breathe – NellaI Wouldn’t Go – Alexia AvinaRemembering Mountains – Sharon

An eclectic mix of original, intelligent, melodic, grown-up songs - #electronic, #rnb, #jazz, #blues and #acoustic. And mostly from artists who you have not heard of - yet! Think 'next series of Jools' - that's the kind of artists that we play.This week's Luvva Cover is fascinating. A hit single by Lesley Gore in 1963 became an anthem for the second feminist wave. The black, gay artist serpentwithfeet has made a brilliant cover version, melded it with one of his own songs, and placed it full square in a modern context.#newmusicyoujustdonthearanywhereelseOn 19 radio stations in 5 countries all week!Playlist:I’m Fine – JJ Lovegrove, Minus CubeFire In Me = Basement SpacemanPeople, Let’s Dance – Public Service Broadcasting, EERAMidas (SIRMA remix) – Iris Lune, SIRMACouldn’t Say It To Your Face - HoneywhipChemicals – TYSONSteel – Jane Inc.Wild Turkey – Amathyst KiahAngel Come – Emika, Liela MossWristwatch (Montre-Bracelet) [French Version] – HuskyYou Don’t Own Me – Lesley GoreYou Don’t Own Me / Canopy – serpentwi

The After Eight Show goes out on 19 5 and is followed by over 10,000 people on Twitter.This week, as always, we had masses of #NewMusic in our playlist! An eclectic mix of original, intelligent, melodic, grown-up songs - #electronic, #rnb, #jazz, #blues and #acoustic. And mostly from artists who you have not heard of - yet!Our Luvva Cover, this week, is a mellow, slowed down version of one of Whitney Houston's biggest dance hits. illuminati hotties came up with a really interesting interpretation of this song - give it a listen!#newmusicyoujustdonthearanywhereelse On 18 radio stations in 5 countries all week!Playlist:In The Middle – Art School GirlfriendWe Won’t Lose Hope – Soothsayers, Prince FattyDaisy – Asch-RoseIn Your Room – Styrofoam Winosjordan – Joy OladokunCome Over If You’re Sober – J.F.OSaturn Return – EllisShadow Room – Arcade SkiesBaby Tiger – Maple GliderTo the Stars – VLMV, Nordic GiantsI Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) – Whitney HoustonI Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) –

Masses of #NewMusic in our playlist! An eclectic mix of original, intelligent, melodic, grown-up songs - #electronic, #rnb, #jazz, #blues and #acoustic. And mostly from artists who you have not heard of - yet! Think 'next series of Jools' - that's the kind of artists that we play.In our Luvva Cover feature this week, Jim and Sam take Patti Smith's most famous song (originally written by Bruce Springsteen) and give it a very sensitive makeover. They are a husband and wife duo from Los Angeles making passionate, emotional music described as 'folk rock'. Give it a listen - the song is given new meaning in their version!#newmusicyoujustdonthearanywhereelseOn 18 radio stations in 5 countries all week!Playlist:The Lovely Divers – Dead AnywayBoot Money – Tony Joe WhiteOn My Mind – Kylie VEvery Beat That Passed (Dan Carey Dub mix) – Lost Horizons, Kavi Kwai, Dan CareyCool Me Down – Janette King, DijahSBAt the Edge of the World – Samantha FarrellPlay With Me – Taylor Eigsti, Becca Stevens, Gretchen ParlatoYou Are – Sm

As always, we had masses of #NewMusic in our playlist this week! An eclectic mix of original, intelligent, melodic, grown-up songs - #electronic, #rnb, #jazz, #blues and #acoustic. And mostly from artists who you have not heard of - yet!Our Luvva Cover, this week, was VERY unusual! In 1970, Adriano Celentano - a successful Italian singer - wrote and recorded a song in gibberish. It almost sounded like it was in English but there is just one word in the whole lyric that makes sense. The incomparable Marianne Dissard has brought the song up to date by - well - we don't want to spoil it so you'll have to listen to the show to find out what she's done. Let's just say that Marianne is known not only for being an amazing singer but also for being eccentric - she once travelled the French Pyrenees on foot - accompanied by a donkey.#newmusicyoujustdonthearanywhereelseOn 17 radio stations in 5 countries all week!Playlist:Autumn Fire – Jaguar Sun, Jesse MarangerWhere There Is Smoke - Dominique Fils-AiméJust One More –

Our playlist was bulging with new music again this week - just like when Cartman ate the skin off all the KFC chicken pieces.Our Luvva Cover, this week, is a stunning cover of an iconic song by The Cranberries. The much missed Dolores O'Riordan wrote the song as a response to the tragedy of two children's deaths in the Warrington bombing in 1993. The cover version is by Ghostly Kisses and was recorded as a tribute to Dolores O'Riordan who died, in tragic circumstances, in 2018. One of the comments below the Youtube version of this cover is "Listening to this during the the October revolution of iraq made my soul bleed a little". Give it a listen - you will be very moved by it!#newmusicyoujustdonthearanywhereelseOn 17 radio stations in 5 countries all week!Playlist:Free Association (Helado Negro remix) – Gordi, Helado NegroThe Whiskey Wouldn’t Let Me Pray – Queen EstherFeel This Life – Sun, Moon & TaliaBuild A Better World (Thomas Oliver remix) – London Elektricity, Thomas OliverSolid Supposed – Caulbearer

Masses of #NewMusic in our playlist! An eclectic mix of original, intelligent, melodic, grown-up songs - #electronic, #rnb, #jazz, #blues and #acoustic.Our Luvva Cover is a dramatic transformation of one of Kylie Minogue's biggest hits. At first sight, the lyrics are simply an expression of love but, if you look at them more closely, there is a dark, obsessive side to them. Irish/Sierra Leonean singer Loah has brought this aspect of the song out brilliantly! You'll never hear Kylie's version in the same way again after hearing this! Music production on this cover version is by Bantum.#newmusicyoujustdonthearanywhereelseOn 17 radio stations in 5 countries all week!Playlist:No Room (Johannes Klingebiel remix) – Nana Adjoa, Johannes KlingebielKeranka – Transglobal UndergroundWild Eyes – PrintMisery Is a Butterfly – Ex:ReDeeper Dark – Pip MillettIf You Let Me – Aya ItoSleeveless – LUWTENDream House – WyMute / All things pass – Loney DearYugen – Cellar Door (Nic Evennett, Philip Dupuis)Can’t Get You Out Of My Head

The After Eight Show now goes out on 17 internet radio stations in 5 countries and is followed by over 10,000 people on Twitter.This week, as always, we had masses of #NewMusic in our playlist! An eclectic mix of original, intelligent, melodic, grown-up songs - #electronic, #rnb, #jazz, #blues and #acoustic. And mostly from artists who you have not heard of - yet! Think 'next series of Jools' - that's the kind of artists that we play.Our Luvva Cover feature, this week, was a new cover version of a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, first recorded by Richard Chamberlain (Dr Kildare, Thorn Birds), covered by Dionne Warwick and Dusty Springfield, but made massively popular by The Carpenters. The cover version by AJIMAL came out in February - it's wonderfully intimate and atmospheric. Give it a listen!#newmusicyoujustdonthearanywhereelsePlaylist:Hurt You – ARY, Emilie NicolasWE ARE – Jon Batiste, St. Augustine High Scholl Marching 100, David Gauthier, Gospel Soul Children Choir, Autumn RoweElastic Band

This week, as always, we had masses of #NewMusic in our playlist! An eclectic mix of original, intelligent, melodic, grown-up songs - #electronic, #rnb, #jazz, #blues and #acoustic. And mostly from artists who you have not heard of - yet!Our Luvva Cover, this week, was just sublime. The song is The Kiss, written and recorded in 1973 by the tragic figure of Judee Sill. She had a troubled childhood, became addicted to drugs and eventually died of an overdose but she wrote the most wonderful songs - championed in the UK by the great John Peel and Bob Harris - and still influences songwriters today. The cover version only came out on Tuesday of this week and is by the very special artist Aoibheann Carey-Philpott. She's based in Cork, is a wonderful songwriter and musician in her on right but is also a supreme interpreter of a song. Do give this a listen - you will be spellbound as I was when I first heard it.#newmusicyoujustdonthearanywhereelseOn 17 radio stations in 5 countries all week!Playlist:Vacancy – Son Lu