Podcasts have definitely become more popular during the lockdown as our brains suffer from boredom syndrome and there are millions our there to get engrossed in. We’ve picked out seven of our favourite pods we believe you need in your life right now – if you already do, then great! You’re already one step ahead of the game.
James Acaster’s Perfect Sounds
British comedian James Acaster used to be a musician himself under numerous names in the Northamptonshire region before venturing into the world of stand-up. As seen on Mock the Week, Taskmaster and 8 out of 10 Cats; he’s a well-known comedian on the circuit and now has a podcast called Perfect Sounds. James had a breakdown in 2017 so decided to purchase over 600 records from 2016 and tries to convince fellow comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever.
Listen to James’ podcast on Spotify here: Perfect Sounds Podcast
Blossoms Pubcast
Stockport’s finest, Blossoms started their award-winning Pubcast in February 2019 from their local ‘The Blossoms Pub’ on the A6. Tom, Josh, Joe, Charlie, Myles and their sixth member, grandad John, talk tall tales, sound advice, crank calls, and random malarkey. Unfortunately Blossoms were only able to record three episodes of season two but there’s plenty to get engrossed in before we can all have a swift one in the boozer.
Listen on Spotify here: Blossoms Pubcast
George Ezra & Friends
Podcasts seemed to feel like an under the radar gem in 2018 when George Ezra started a podcast two years ago, but the singer-songwriter has attracted super stars to come on the podcast including Ed Sheeran, Rag’n’Bone Man, Elton John and much, much more as they discuss their daily lives, performance highs and lows, and just being honest and open around the world of music and their individual experiences.
Listen to George’s podcast here: George & Friends Podcast
BBC Music Introducing Mixtape
This series by BBC Introducing picks out an hour worth of fresh tunes handpicked by Radio 6’s Tom Robinson. If you’re a fan of discovering new music like ourselves, then this pod will be up your avenue especially. From indie names like Honey Lung and Goan Dogs to pop and punk rock, there’s a bit of everything for everyone.
Listen to episodes on BBC Sounds here: Music Mixtape
Song vs Song
Recommended by our writer Gavin in America Song vs Song is hosted by Tod (in the shadows) Nathanson and SyFy’s Dany Roth as they pit two famous songs against each other with controversial outcomes. From Kaiser Chief’s ‘Take Me Out’ vs Modest Mouse’s ‘Float On’ or David Bowie’s ‘Space Oddity’ vs Elton John’s ‘Rocket Man’ the two certainly don’t make life easy for themselves.
Listen on Spotify here: Song vs Song Podcast
The Face | The 1975’s Matty Healy in conversation
The 1975 frontman Matty Healy has released a series of podcasts on The Face Magazine as part of the band’s takeover. There’re seven features with various music professionals including composer Steve Reich, Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks and producer Brian Eno, Matty discusses various topics from the indie rock landscape, the roots of emo and abstract art.
Listen to the podcast on Spotify here: Matty Healy in conversation
Steve Lamacq’s Roundtable
Over on BBC Radio 6, Steve Lamacq discusses the latest releases of the week with various special guests including Abbie McCarthy, Blaine from The Mystery Jets, Mark Bonnar and much more. Everybody knows that Steve has a great ear for new music and what would you know, he’s at it again producing the goods.
Listen to Steve on the BBC website here: Lamacq’s Roundtable
