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Kickstart the week with the music you love

Chris kickstarts your week with the music you love. Plus there’s a brand new 5 Before 6 DJ.

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Mon 2 Mar 202605:00
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Music Played

  • The Rolling Stones

    Not Fade Away

    • London.

  • The Black Keys

    You Got To Lose

    • Warner Records.

  • Foals

    What Went Down

    • Warners.

  • Jacana People

    Nudge

    • Nettwerk.

  • Stereolab

    Miss Modular

    • Duophonic.

  • Lykke Li

    Lucky Again

    • Virgin.

  • Annahstasia

    Slow (6 Music Session, 29 Nov 2025)

  • Thundercat

    I Did This To Myself (feat. Lil Yachty)

    • Brainfeeder.

  • Everything but the Girl vs Soul Vision

    Tracey In My Room

    • VC Recordings.

  • Madra Salach

    The Man Who Seeks Pleasure

    • Canvas Music.

  • Elbow

    Mexican Standoff

    • LEADERS OF THE FREE WORLD.
    • V2.

  • Wolf Alice

    White Horses

    • Columbia.

  • Sorry

    Billy Elliot

    • Domino.

  • David Bowie

    Drive-In Saturday

    • EMI.

  • Fun Boy Three

    Our Lips Are Sealed

    • Chrysalis.

  • Avalon Emerson

    Jupiter and Mars

    • Dead Oceans.

  • The Police

    Voices Inside My Head

    • Zenyatta Mondatta (Remastered 2003).
    • Polydor Records.
    • 5.

  • Modest Mouse

    Float On

    • Epic.

  • Cardinals

    St Agnes

    • So Young.

  • Pip Blom

    Get Back (6 Music Session, 24 Oct 2023)

  • Jordan Rakei & Tom McFarland

    Easy To Love

    • Between Us E.P..
    • Fontana.

  • Martha & The Vandellas

    Nowhere To Run

    • Gordy.

  • Vampire Weekend

    A-Punk

    • CD SINGLE.
    • XL.

  • Turnstile

    DREAMING

    • Roadrunner.

  • Garbage

    Stupid Girl

    • MUSHROOM.

  • Tyler Ballgame

    For The First Time, Again

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

  • Athletes Of God

    Don't Wanna Be Normal (feat. Lady Blackbird)

    • Foundation Music.

  • Magi Merlin

    POPSTAR

    • Ditto.

  • The Jam

    Start!

    • POLYGRAM TV.

Broadcast

  • Mon 2 Mar 202605:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music