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Indie Essentials

The biggest mix of indie music to playlist your day. Nathan Shepherd will test your indie knowledge with another round of Connections, and we have live music from 1995.

The biggest mix of indie music to playlist your day. Nathan Shepherd will test your indie knowledge with another round of Connections, and we have live music from 1995. We also have music from the likes of Fontaines D.C., Santigold, and The Cure!

Produced in Cardiff by Bengo Media for BBC Radio 6 Music Indie Forever.

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Music Played

  • The Clash

    Should I Stay Or Should I Go

    • CBS.

  • The Dandy Warhols

    Bohemian Like You

    • Capitol.

  • Cast

    Sandstorm

    • All Change.
    • Polydor.

  • Santigold

    Say Aha

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.

  • Fontaines D.C.

    Liberty Belle

    • PARTISAN RECORDS.

  • Goldfrapp

    Ooh La La

    • Mute.

  • Inspiral Carpets

    She Comes In The Fall

    • Island.

  • The White Stripes

    Black Math

    • XL.

  • Daft Punk

    Da Funk

    • (CD Single).
    • VIRGIN.
    • 3.

  • Royal Blood

    I Only Lie When I Love You

    • Warner Bros.

  • The Cure

    Lovesong

    • The Cure - Disintegration.
    • Fiction Records.

  • The Magic Numbers

    Love Me Like You

    • Heavenly.

  • Sleeper

    What Do I Do Now?

  • M83

    Midnight City

    • Naive.

  • The Maccabees

    No Kind Words

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Fiction.

  • James

    Destiny Calling

    • Fontana.

  • Talking Heads

    Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)

    • Remain In Light.
    • Sire.
    • 1.

  • The Killers

    Mr Brightside

    • Lizard King Records.

  • Bloc Party

    Banquet

    • Wichita.

  • Yeah Yeah Yeahs

    Date With the Night

    • Polydor.

  • Oasis

    Rock 'N' Roll Star

    • Definitely Maybe.
    • Helter Skelter.

  • Snow Patrol

    Spitting Games

    • Black Lion.

  • The Stone Roses

    I Wanna Be Adored

    • Silvertone.

  • Garbage

    Vow

    • Mushroom.

  • The Drums

    Let's Go Surfing

    • CD SINGLE.
    • MOSHI MOSHI.
    • 1.

  • Jesus Jones

    Right Here Right Now

    • Food.

  • Gorillaz

    19-2000

    • PARLOPHONE.

  • Blondie

    Call Me

    • Atomic: The Very Best Of Blondie.
    • EMI.

  • Manic Street Preachers

    Everything Must Go

    • Epic.

  • The 1975

    Give Yourself A Try

    • A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships.
    • Dirty Hit.

  • Travis

    Turn

    • Independiente.

  • Bombay Bicycle Club

    Dust On The Ground

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Island.
    • 1.

  • Pixies

    Gigantic

    • 4 A.D..

  • The Smiths

    What Difference Does It Make?

  • The Duke Spirit

    Lion Rip

    • LOOG.

  • Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

    Holy Mountain

    • Sourmash.

  • Neutral Milk Hotel

    Holland 1945

    • In The Aeroplane Over The Sea.
    • Domino Recording Co.
    • 6.

Broadcasts

  • Wed 23 Sep 2026 16:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever
  • Last Monday 08:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever
  • Yesterday 19:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever
  • Next Sunday 06:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever
  • Fri 16 Oct 2026 15:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever
  • Thu 22 Oct 2026 08:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever