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Kick-start the week with the music you love

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

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Music Played

  • Foals

    This Orient

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Warner Bros..
    • 2.

  • Phoebe Bridgers

    Bobby

    • Dead Oceans.

  • Gorillaz & De La Soul

    Feel Good Inc

    • Parlophone.

  • Tyler Ballgame

    Live It Down

  • The Salsoul Orchestra

    Runaway (feat. Loleatta Holloway)

    • Run Away Runaway.
    • Salsoul Records.

  • Jordan Rakei

    Enemies

    • Fontana.

  • Mark William Lewis

    Silver Moon (6 Music Session, 16 Dec 2025)

  • Way Dynamic

    Officially

    • Jagjaguwar.

  • Charli xcx

    Camera

    • Atlantic.

  • Gnarls Barkley

    Smiley Faces

    • Warner Bros.

  • Alewya

    Maktoub

    • Because London.

  • Hot Chip

    Ready for the Floor

    • CD SINGLE.
    • EMI.

  • The Breeders

    Hellbound

    • Pod.
    • 4AD.
    • 5.

  • DIIV

    The Fountain

    • Fantasy Records.

  • David Bowie

    Young Americans

    • EMI.

  • Sampha

    Only

    • Young.

  • Erykah Badu & The Alchemist

    Witch Doctor

    • Control Freaq Records.

  • Toots & The Maytals

    Funky Kingston

    • Mango.

  • The Wran

    The Limerick Rake

  • Django Django

    Cameos

    • Clouds Hill.

  • Yard Act

    You're Gonna Need A Little Music (6 Music Session, 20 Jul 2026)

  • The Winstons

    Amen Brother

    • Metromedia Records.

  • Echo & the Bunnymen

    Bring On The Dancing Horses

    • Korova.

  • Queens of the Stone Age

    Easy Street

    • Matador.

  • Mogwai

    Summer

    • Young Team (Deluxe Edition).
    • Chemikal Underground.
    • 6.

  • Bank Holiday

    Out Of The Blue

  • John Glacier

    Bond Girl

    • Young.

  • Operator Please

    Just A Song About Ping Pong

    • Yes Yes Vindictive.
    • Virgin Records.
    • 5.

  • Jimmy Eat World

    The Middle

    • The Middle.
    • Dreamworks.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Yesterday 05:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music