The Listening Club - 4th January 2026

Greetings folks,

Happy new year to you all, I'd say here's hoping for something better than last year, but it looks like the powers that be have already got started on fucking things up even more already, so... hang on to those closest to you and do what you can to support your communities, be they local, national, online or IRL, and let's collectively keep pushing back as best we can, ok?

Half an eon ago it was @EastVanHalen in the chair, getting everyone merry with their pick of Nick Lowe & Los Straightjackets "The Quality Holiday Review" from 2015, which got the assembled swinging and a-swaying most successfully. Thanks to Steph for the pick, and for sailing the frisb over to @aqidraco, who's had plenty of time to ponder, because...

Yep, it's end-of-month and end-of-year, so it's #FestiveVortex time, thanks to everyone for chipping in tunes, here's this year's phenomenally-wide-ranging-as-always selection, as blended by @kleptones... download's here, stream's below:

See you 20:00 GMT later today!