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Songwriting expert Anjali Perin joins Huw to discuss how the artists from this year's 6 Music Festival line-up approach writing music.

Songwriting expert Anjali Perin joins Huw to discuss how the artists from this year's 6 Music Festival line-up approach writing music.

Huw has another brand new quiz is created by the Music Quiz Generator, giving one of you the opportunity to win a Music Sounds Better With Huw pinbadge. And we declare that your evening has begun with the Home Run playlist at 5 o'clock.

And Dave Grohl takes part in this week's ‘Song I wish I’d written’.

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Music Played

  • The Kinks

    You Really Got Me

    • The Journey - Part 1.
    • BMG.

  • The Sugarcubes

    Hit

    • One Little Indian.

  • Thundercat

    I Did This To Myself (feat. Lil Yachty)

    • Brainfeeder.

  • M.I.A.

    Bamboo Banga

    • XL.

  • Jungle

    Time

    • XL.

  • Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers

    Roadrunner (Twice)

    • Essential.

  • LuxJury

    Both Teams (Radio Edit)

    • Bella Union.

  • Jai Paul

    BTSTU

    • XL Recordings.

  • Turnstile

    DREAMING

    • Roadrunner.

  • MGMT

    Electric Feel

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • Lime Garden

    23

    • So Young.

  • Hundred Reasons

    If I Could

    • Ideas Above Our Station.
    • Columbia.
    • 5.

  • 1-800 GIRLS

    eye contact (feat. Council)

    • Sony.

  • Radiohead

    Go To Sleep

    • PARLOPHONE.

  • Bleachers

    You And Forever

    • Single.
    • Dirty Hit.

  • Maxïmo Park

    Apply Some Pressure

    • Warp.

  • Liquid

    Sweet Harmony

    • (CD Single).
    • XL.
    • 3.

  • Marie Davidson

    Work It (Soulwax Remix)

    • Work It (Soulwax Remix).
    • Ninja Tune.
    • 1.

  • BC Camplight

    Kicking Up A Fuss

    • Bella Union.

  • Stetsasonic

    Talkin' All That Jazz

    • Tommy Boy Music.

  • KNEECAP

    Liars Tale

    • Heavenly Recordings.

  • The Clash

    Train In Vain

    • Columbia.

  • GENA

    Lead It Up

    • Lex Records.

  • Dinosaur Jr.

    Freak Scene

    • Blast First.

  • Anna Calvi

    God's Lonely Man (feat. Iggy Pop)

    • Domino.

  • congratulations

    Dr. Doctor (6 Music Session, 23 Feb 2026)

  • ROSALÍA

    Berghain (feat. Björk & Yves Tumor)

    • Columbia.

  • Nas

    The World Is Yours

    • Columbia.

  • Tyler Ballgame

    For The First Time, Again

    • For The First Time, Again.
    • Rough Trade.

  • The Big Moon

    Take A Piece

    • Fiction Records.

  • X‐Ray Spex

    Germ-Free Adolescents

    • Virgin.

  • Midding

    Nuisance

    • Tough Love.

  • Bloc Party

    Hunting For Witches

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Wichita.

  • Adult DVD

    Real Tree Lee

    • Fat Possum Records.

  • Young Disciples

    Get Yourself Together

    • Dance Energy (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.
    • 9.

  • Sinéad O’Connor

    Mandinka

    • Chrysalis.

  • White Denim

    Lock And Key

    • Bella Union.

  • Foo Fighters

    Your Favorite Toy

    • RCA Records.

  • R.E.M.

    The One I Love

    • I.R.S..

  • Bonnie “Prince” Billy

    They Keep Trying To Find You

    • Domino Records.

  • Cecile Campbell

    Whisper to Me

    • Feel Like Jumping: The Best of Studio One Women.
    • Studio One.
    • 5.

  • Field Commander Ali

    Prefab Moon

Broadcast

  • Tue 24 Feb 202616:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music