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Zac Lawrence from Deadletter and James Ford

James Ford chats about the new Help (2) album and Zac Lawrence from Deadletter joins Steve to chat about their new album. Plus, new music from Sprints, Y and Korda Korder.

Producer James Ford chats about the new Help (2) album which saw, across one special week in November 2025, musicians including Arctic Monkeys, Young Fathers, Olivia Rodrigo, Anna Calvi, Arlo Parks, English Teacher and Ezra Collective recording new music for the War Child charity.

Steve also chats with Zac Lawrence from Deadletter after 6pm about their new album Existence is Bliss. Plus, there is brand new music from Dublin band Sprints, Korda Korder and Y.

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BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Madness

    My Girl

    • Madness - Complete Madness.
    • Virgin.
    • 2.

  • Ellur

    Missing Kid

    • Dance To The Radio.

  • The House of Love

    I Don't Know Why I Love You

    • Fontana.

  • Nxdia

    Cool

    • Bxdger Records.

  • James Brown

    Get Up Offa That Thing

    • Polydor.

  • two blinks, i love you

    I Just Wanna Know

    • Single.
    • Ripe Records (THGS).

  • Y

    May

    • Hideous Mink / SO Recordings.

  • Gretel

    Squish (6 Music Session, 16th Feb 2026)

  • Sleeper

    Atomic

    • Inbetweener - The Best of Sleeper.
    • Sony Music UK.
    • 17.

  • Kerala Dust

    WHITE NOISE

    • WHITE NOISE.
    • Play It Again Sam.
    • 1.

  • Simple Minds

    Chelsea Girl

  • OutKast

    Hey Ya!

    • Arista.

  • Tyler Ballgame

    For The First Time, Again

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

  • Nation of Language & Tom Sharkett

    Inept Apollo (Tom Sharkett Remix)

    • Single.
    • Sub Pop Records.

  • Duran Duran

    Planet Earth

    • Duran Duran - Greatest.
    • EMI.
    • 2.

  • Voice of the Beehive

    I Walk The Earth

  • The Dandy Warhols

    Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth

    • Capitol.

  • Lime Garden

    All Bad Parts

    • Maybe Not Tonight.
    • So Young Records.

  • Frantique

    Strut Your Funky Stuff

    • The Greatest Hits Of Philadelphia.
    • Music Club.

  • SPRINTS

    Trickle Down

  • Florence + the Machine

    Free

    • Dance Fever.
    • Polydor.

  • Master Peace

    My Guitar

    • Big Family Music.

  • The Housemartins

    Me And The Farmer

    • Go! Discs.

  • Korda Korder

    I Was Your Witness

    • Self-released.

  • The Last Dinner Party

    Let's Do It Again

    • HELP(2).

  • Depeche Mode

    People Are People

    • Mute Records.

  • Damon Albarn, Grian Chatten & Kae Tempest

    Flags

    • War Child Records.

  • Pulp

    Begging For Change

    • Begging for Change.
    • War Child Records.

  • Ezra Collective & Greentea Peng

    Helicopters

    • War Child Records.

  • Arctic Monkeys

    Opening Night

    • War Child Records.

  • Definition of Sound

    Moira Jane's Cafe

    • Love And Life. A Journey With The Chameleons..
    • Circa.
    • 11.

  • The Clash

    English Civil War

    • The Essential Clash [UK Bonus Track].
    • Sony International.
    • 15.

  • La Sécurité

    Bingo

    • Bella Union.

  • DEADLETTER

    Cheers!

  • Catatonia

    You've Got A Lot To Answer For

    • Blanco Y Negro.

  • The Lounge Society

    Anything

    • Golden Lion Sounds.

  • TVAM

    The Words

    • INVADA.

  • Jacana People

    Nudge

    • Nettwerk.

  • Bleech 9:3

    Cannonball

    • Ra-Ra Rok Records.

  • The Itch

    Aux Romanticiser (The Twins Remix)

    Remix Artist: The Twins.

  • PET NEEDS

    Ducklings

    • Ducklings.
    • Xtra Mile Recordings Ltd.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Mon 2 Mar 202616:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music