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Pocket Guides 2023 - Part 1: Arctic Monkeys, Ezra Collective, Fred again.. and J Hus

Matt Everitt profiles this year's Mercury Prize nominees, from Arctic Monkeys, Ezra Collective, Fred again.. and J Hus.

In the first part of three pocket guides, Matt Everitt profiles four of this year鈥檚 Mercury Award nominated albums, with bespoke & archive interviews as well as deep cuts.

The first album he covers is by Arctic Monkeys. The Car is their first new music in nearly 5 years, and although their recent tour illustrated they have no desire to distance themselves from their past. this is much more louche and laid back affair that creatively allows the band to keep evolving.

Ezra Collective's Where I'm Meant to Be is the second album by the British jazz quintet who've benefitted from the luxury of having more time after Lockdown to play together and capture the essence of their fluid, exquisite sound.

Next is the currently ubiquitous Fred Again.. who's album Actual Life 3 has the ability to create sometimes euphoric, sometime thoughtful, always interesting electronic music that taps into house and trance and pop and ambient music and emotive piano and reallys seems to speak to people.

Finally, Matt profiles East London rapper J Hus' second album Beautiful And Brutal Yard which is an invigorating blend of dancehall, UK rap, grime, afroswing and drill and features an amazing lineup of collaborators including Burna Boy, Popcaan, Jorja Smith, CB, Naira Marley, Villz and Boss Belly.

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Mon 4 Sep 2023 21:00
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Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:00

    Little Simz

    Woman (feat. Cleo Sol)

  • 00:05

    Arctic Monkeys

    There'd Better Be A Mirrorball

    • DOMINO.
  • 00:10

    Arctic Monkeys

    The Car

    • The Car.
    • Domino Recording Co.
    • 6.
  • 00:14

    Arctic Monkeys

    I Ain't Quite Where I Think I Am

  • 00:18

    Ezra Collective

    Life Goes On (feat. Sampa the Great)

    • Partisan.
  • 00:22

    Ezra Collective & Kojey Radical

    No Confusion

    • All Of Us Flames.
    • PARTISAN RECORDS.
  • 00:28

    Ezra Collective

    Smile

    • Where I'm Meant To Be.
    • Partisan Records.
    • 7.
  • 00:33

    Fred again..

    January 1st 2022

    • Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9 2022).
    • Atlantic Records UK.
    • 1.
  • 00:33

    Fred again..

    Eyelar (shutters)

    • Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9 2022).
    • Atlantic Records UK.
    • 2.
  • 00:41

    Fred again..

    Delilah (pull me out of this)

    • Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9 2022).
    • Atlantic Records UK.
    • 3.
  • 00:44

    J Hus

    Massacre

    • Black Butter.
  • 00:46

    J Hus

    Who Told You? (feat. Drake)

    • Black Butter.
  • 00:54

    J Hus

    Nice Body (feat. Jorja Smith)

    • Beautiful And Brutal Yard.
    • Black Butter.
    • 6.
  • 00:57

    J Hus

    Masculine (feat. Burna Boy)

    • Black Butter.

Broadcast

  • Mon 4 Sep 2023 21:00
    91热爆 Radio 6 Music