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Louise Wener chooses her Tracks Of My Years

Louise Wener from Sleeper shares her 10 song musical journey on this week's Tracks of My Years. Plus there's a new Record and Album of the Week and another dive into Vernon's Vault.

Louise Wener from Sleeper shares her musical journey through ten of her most influential and favourite songs in this week's Tracks of My Years.

Sleeper burst on to the music scene in 1995 with their anthem 'Inbetweener', and went on to have eight top 10 singles - including 'Sale Of The Century', 'Nice Guy Eddie' and 'Statuesque', as well as three top 10 albums.

Louise became one of the 'faces' of the British indie movement, and after Sleeper split up in 1998 she turned her hand to writing novels, and to date has published four books of fiction, her autobiography AND a play for Radio 4.

Sleeper reformed in 2017, and after releasing a new album in 2018, they've been successfully touring, with more festivals to follow this summer. The 30th anniversary of debut album 'Smart' is being marked with a 12 date autumn tour, starting in Cardiff on the 25th September.

Plus there's the mid-morning music quiz Ten To The Top, a trip in to the 91热爆 Archive with Vernon's Vault, and the Record and Album Of The Week.

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Music Played

  • Inner City

    Good Life

    • Now 14 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Kula Shaker

    Hush

    • Kula Shaker - Kollected: The Best Of.
    • Columbia.

  • Bryan Adams

    Make Up Your Mind

    • Roll With The Punches.
    • Bad Records.

  • Spandau Ballet

    Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)

    • Greatest Hits Of The 80's (Various).
    • Disky.

  • Ariana Grande

    Twilight Zone

    • eternal sunshine deluxe: brighter days ahead.
    • Island.

  • Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes

    (I've Had) The Time Of My Life

    • The Hits Album 7 (Various Artists).
    • CBS.

  • Tom Grennan

    Boys Don't Cry

    • Everywhere I Went Led Me To Where I Didn't Want To Be.
    • Sony.

  • Madonna

    Material Girl

    • Finally Enough Love (Deluxe Edition).
    • Rhino.
    • 2.

  • Stereophonics

    Seems Like You Don't Know Me

    • Make 'Em Laugh, Make 'Em Cry, Make 'Em Wait.
    • EMI.

  • The Shapeshifters

    Lola's Theme

    • (CD Single).
    • Positiva.

  • Nik Kershaw

    Wouldn't It Be Good

    • Now 1984 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.
    • 1.

  • Chappell Roan

    The Giver

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Suede

    Trash

    • (CD Single).
    • Nude Records.

  • KC and the Sunshine Band

    That's the Way (I Like It)

    • Disco Fever (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Benson Boone

    Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Records.

  • Florence + The Machine

    You've Got The Love

    • Now That's What I Call Music 74 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 5.

  • Mumford & Sons

    Caroline

    • RUSHMERE.

  • The Strokes

    Last Nite

    • The Strokes - Is This It.
    • Rough Trade Records.

  • Van Morrison

    Down To Joy

    • Remembering Now.
    • Exile.

  • Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band

    Born To Run

    • Born To Run.
    • CBS.

  • Kate Bush

    Wuthering Heights

  • Franz Ferdinand

    Bar Lonely

    • The Human Fear.
    • Domino.
    • 10.

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