Taking The Roof Down! Show tracks for Sat. June 13/62

• sex pistols - holidays in the sun
  the buzzcocks - autonomy
  joy division - shadowplay
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  belle & sebastian - it only takes one lion
  spearmint - 1986
  jo bartlett & neil haydock - give it a little bit extra
  the woodentops - good thing
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  dream nails - the information
  girl group - food shopping
  sandhouse - pollyanna
  aderyn - cross your mind
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  the coral - spirit catcher
  memorials - just a moon (bill fay cover)
  jamiroquai - emergency on planet earth
  ------northern soul spotlight
  the notations - you should know
  frank polk - love is dangerous
  billy preston - the girls got it
  the thrills - what can go wrong
  bird rollins - love man from carolina
  -----lp session - overpass     Elsewhere, Always     
  overpass - forever, you
  overpass - spinning
  overpass - get up!
  overpass - heaven
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  jetstream pony - grimalkin tom
  the cords - bo's new haircut
  teenage fanclub - everything flows
  thaladela - overload
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  hazy waters - high
  my precious bunny - i go up, you go down
  rosa walton - taking the roof down
  rosa walton - prettier things feat jenny hollingsworth
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  suede - emotionally unavailable
  the youth play - sunday
  divil - orangutan
  mega city four - severe attack of the truth
  -----lp session - rainsong    In Tatters    
  rainsong - october
  rainsong - amico
  rainsong - sleepcode
  rainsong - queen of wands
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  swim deep - you , me and mary
  florence road - hanging out to dry
  cusp - english country
  franz ferdinand & sparks - dictator's son
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  silver gore - peculiar
  fat concubine - roooaaar
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  scritti politti - absolute
  nick lowe - without love
• Listen -  http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/11598-Cowboys_and_Indies-20260613-2100-t1781380800.mp3 

Into The Magic Land! Show tracks for Sat. June 6/26

• railcard - think about that
  carla j easton - you might be the sun
  basement - sastify
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  formal sppeedwear - who needs spain ball
  gilla band - giraffe
  memorials - watching the moon
  man/woman/chainsaw - goddamn, lizard man!
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  the durutti column - liars
  panda bear & sonic boom - a ? of when
  solar eyes - be under no illusion
  poor effort. - city of hope (the cutter remix)
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  wet leg - hi from me
  family art club - bird watching accident
  neil brogan - joys of spring
  wynona bleach - animal
  wynona bleach - swim in the bay
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  jungle - the wave
  hollie cook - dub operator
  the hempolics - no ordinary dub
  addis rockers - jah people & dub
  -----lp session - boards of canada     Inferno    
  boards of canada - hydrogen helium lithium leviathan
  boards of canada - naraka
  boards of canada - into the magic land
  boards of canada - you retreat in time and space
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  embrace - up in your feelings
  grandmas house - baby, you're a winner
  echo and the bunnymen - all my colours
  electronic - tighten up
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  robin guthrie - cherokee
  cocteau twins - millimillinary
  swallow - blow
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  paul heaton feat rianne downey - favourite kind of idiot
  john hassall & the april rainers - miracles
  firestations - an apparition
  cassius wolf & das abs - losing sleep
  -----lp session - warm coat     Fractured Shadows    
  warm coat - pale sunday
  warm coat - shadows in the dark
  warm coat - lowlands
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  happy mondays - loose fit
  hot chip - over and over
  barry can't swim - return to bhibo
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  thistle. - pylon
  lozenge - birds-eye view
  truthpaste - swill to the swine
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  camera obscura - if looks could kill
• Listen -  http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/11598-Cowboys_and_Indies-20260606-2100-t1780776000.mp3 

Cowboys & Indies Monthly Indiessential charts 2026 - May Albums

• The Best Of The British Indie/Alternative Scene
  
  1. 388  (LP)   ...  The Coral  (Run On Records)
  2. DREAMS FOR SOMEBODY ELSE  (LP)  ...  White Flowers  (The State51 Conspiracy)
  3. JOHNNY’S DREAMWORLD  (LP)  ...  Modern Woman  (One Little Independent Records)
  4. I THINK THAT I MIGHT LOVE YOU  (LP)  ...  Carla J. Easton  (Ernest Jenning Record Co)
  5. A MOMENT IN MY EYES (LP)  ...  My Precious Bunny  (Bella Union)
  6. WHAT FUTURE  (LP)  ...  Martin Carr  (Sonny Boy Records)
  7. IN SPITE OF EVERYTHING  (LP)  ...  The Boo Radleys  (Boostr Music)
  8. FENIAN  (LP)  ...  Kneecap  (Heavenly Recordings)
  9. SHY GIRL IN DUB  (LP)  ...  Hollie Cook  (Mr Bongo) 
  10. HELLO BEAUTIFUL  (LP)  ...  Dodgy  (Flip Flop Records)
  11. THE SHAPE OF THINGS  (LP)  ...  Bugeye  (INH Records)
  12. BADGES  (LP)  ...  The Loft  (Tapete Records)
  13. RESISTANCE  (LP)  ...  CQ Wrestling  (Truth Records)
  14. HONEYMOON FOREVER  (LP)   ...  The Covasettes  (LAB Records) 
  15. WIRED  (LP)  ...  Basement  (Run For Cover Records)
  16. I DON'T THINK YOU WANT TO HEAR THIS  (LP)  ...  Wojtek The Bear  (Last Night From Glasgow)
  17. GOD SAVE THE KELVIN WHEELIES  (LP)  ...  U.S. Highball  (Lame-O Records)
  18. HUMAN POULTRY  (LP)  ...  Conscious Pilot  (DevilDuck Records)
  19. A FISTFUL OF COVERS  (LP)  ...  The Hempolics  (Zee Zee Records)
  20. FOREVER  (LP)  ...  Cable Boy  (Cable Boy)
  
  Compiled from playlists, listener requests and dj input for May 2026 

Cowboys & Indies Monthly Indiessential charts 2026 - May Singles

• The Best Of The British Indie/Alternative Scene
  
  1. DRAG THE BAG ...  Inspiral Carpets  (Scruff Of The Neck Records)
  2. YOU YOU YOU  ...  Arab Strap  (Rock Action Records)
  3. GRIN & BEAR IT  ...  Panic Shack  (Brace Yourself Records)
  4. COMING ON STRONG  ...  Bloc Party  (Contagious Ltd.)
  5. REDEEMER  ...  Yard Act  (Republic)
  6. GO F*** URSELF  ...  Fat Dog  (Domino)
  7. ENTER EP  ...  Y  (SO Recordings)
  8. DON'T BRING ME SUNSHINE  ...  Pete Fij  (Tip Top Records)
  9. HIGH NOON  ...  Hadda Be  (Last Night From Glasgow)
  10. I WAIT, I SINK  ...  The Healing Power Of Horses  (Partisan)
  11. CYCLE  ...  Pye Corner Audio feat. Andy Bell  (Sonic Cathedral)
  12. THE HEAD TREE FEAT   ...  Opus Kink feat. The New Eves (SO Recordings)
  13. THIS WAS ONCE FIELDS EP  ...  Gently Tender  (TODO Records)
  14. CRINGE OF HINGE  ...  Loose Articles  (Alcopop!)
  15. SCREWDARK  ...  RIP Magic  (section1)
  16. MELTING, SOMETIMES BLEEDING EP  ...  Night Swimming  (Venn Records)
  17. M.O.T.H.E.R. EP  ...  M.O.T.H.E.R.  (Fullaway) 
  18. SLEEPER CELL   ...  F.O. Machete  (Right Chord Music)
  19. THE TALK  ...  Casual Drag  (Electric Honey Records)
  20. I CAN'T DIE LIKE THAT  ...   Getdown Services  (Breakfast Records) 
  
  Compiled from playlists, listener requests and dj input for May 2026 

Ride That Train! Show tracks for Sat. May 30/26

• a.a. williams - poison
  1000 rabbits - virgin soil
  my new band believe - love story
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  arab strap - you you you
  tricky - because i don't know feat mitch sanders
  getdown services - i can't die like that
  pigeon - future country
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  inspiral carpets - drag the bag
  the orchids - something for the longing
  temples - blue flame
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  penelope isles - leipzig
  cubzoa - choke
  my precious bunny - tryin' but i'm dyin'
  my precious bunny - punchin'
  -----northern soul spotlight    
  eddie and ernie - i can't do it
  baby washington - think about the good times 
  h.b. barnum - heartbreaker
  patrice holloway - ecstasy
  reggie garner - hotline
  -----lp session - the coral    388    
  the coral - ride that train
  the coral - you and me (and the beautiful sea)
  the coral - shame
  the coral - high tide
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  pye corner audio feat andy bell - cycle
  night swimming - hope and wavering
  violet ultraray - stellar dreams
  cherry i - arctic sun
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  westside cowboy - kick stones (the boys)
  wojtek the bear - fly in amber
  f. o. machete - sleeper cell
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  panic shack - grin & bear it
  mould - lucid
  gurriers - nobody's coming to save you
  wings of desire - your twenties
  -----lp session - cq wrestling    Resistance    
  cq wrestling - innocence
  cq wrestling - shine not burn (under the sun)
  cq wrestling - forgive & regret
  cq wrestling - all change
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  mystery jets - a hole to see the sky through 1
  opus kink - the sweet goodbye
  dexys midnight runners - my life in england pt.1
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  manic street preachers - everything must go
  mcalmont & butler - yes
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  ¡forward, russia! - nine
  the twilight sad - the ceiling underground
• Listen -  http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/11598-Cowboys_and_Indies-20260530-2100-t1780171200.mp3 

Coming On Strong! Show tracks for Sat. May 23/26

• lime garden - 23
  the orielles - wasp
  dry cleaning - sliced by a fingernail
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  bloc party - coming on strong
  m.o.t.h.e.r. - real human
  theatre - you are
  ultrasound - floodlit world
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  hadda be - high noon
  jody and the jerms - grace
  heavenly - good times
  trashcan sinatras - melodramatic
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  graham coxon - alright
  u.s. highball - falling out of favour
  the heavenly bodes - faux pillars
  sunstack jones - make your own way out
  -----northern soul spotlight
  the flirtations - change my darkness into light
  lainie hill - time marches on 
  joey dee - good little you
  tina britt - the real thing
  the superiors 13 - i'd rather die
  -----lp session - bugeye     The Shape Of Things    
  bugeye - the best
  bugeye - this is what i want
  bugeye - are we still breathing?
  bugeye - vip
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  pete fij - don't bring me sunshine
  life - wild grasses
  johnny marr - the answer
  skylights - fever
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  basement - the way i feel
  kat five - emergency start
  gemma rogers - molly_1989 
  arctic monkeys - mardy bum
  conscious pilot - horatio burns
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  the bug club - a good day for dying
  bleech 9:3 - no surprise
  marsy - magic
  adult leisure - view from our window
  -----lp session - the covasettes     Honeymoon Forever     
  the covasettes - watching you
  the covasettes - outta here
  the covasettes - unhinged
  the covasettes - glow
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  underworld & ki/ki - arp12
  overmono - lockup
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  the healing power of horses - i wait, i sink
  richard barbieri - snakes and ladders
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  paul weller - these city streets (live at the bbc)
  super furry animals - tetrachromacy (cassette demo)
• Listen -  http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/11598-Cowboys_and_Indies-20260523-2100-t1779566400.mp3 

Put On A Record Tommy! Show tracks for Sat. May 16/26

• burned as witches - hold your nerve
  super furry animals - hangin' with howard marks (demo 2026 redux)
  panda bear and sonic boom - lucky charm
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  y - generate the ohno
  1000 rabbits - cinema aisle
  bar italia - eyepatch
  modern woman - neptune girl
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  yard act - redeemer
  kneecap - smugglars and scholars
  rip magic - screwdark
  really good time - do it
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  rialto - the one you love
  elbow - powder blue
  the loft - 1955
  the loft - goodbye saturday night
  -----northern soul spotlight plus    
  mickey moonshine - name it, you got it
  the burning bush - keeps on burning
  frankie valli & the four seasons - i'm gonna change
  the hempolics - nothing more to say
  the hempolics - nothing more dub
  -----lp session - carla j. easton     I Think That I Might Love You     
  carla j. easton - red kites in the sun
  carla j. easton - pillars crash down
  carla j. easton - start it again
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  fat dog - go f___ urself
  tom a. smith - put a record on tommy
  la roux - cabin fever
  rosa walton - heart to heartbreak
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  modern nature - shasta
  family stereo - fault lines
  georgian - californian jeans
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  masal feat emma anderson - pause the rain
  rainsong- fifteen
  cutscene - concrete line
  tomber des nues - transcontinental
  -----lp session - dodgy    Hello Beautiful    
  dodgy - the likes of you and me
  dodgy - summer forever
  dodgy - out of time
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  paul weller - wildwood
  eugene mcguinness - meteor man
  the stanford family band - when lonesome
  the cribs - brothers won't break
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  new order - ruined in a day
  ladytron - sing
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  mystery jets - black sage
  walt disco - coup de foudre
• Listen -  http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/11598-Cowboys_and_Indies-20260516-2100-t1778961600.mp3