Cowboys And Indies

Thursday, November 5, 2026

Cowboys & Indies Monthly Indiessential charts 2026 - October Albums

The Best Of The British Indie/Alternative Scene

1. DOPAMINE CHAMBER (LP) ... Fontaines D.C. (32 County Love Train/XL Recordings)
2. 3 (LP) ... Penelope Isles (Bella Union)
3. THE AGE OF EVERYTHING (LP) ... Johnny Marr (BMG)
4. DO NOT DARE TO DREAM (LP) ... Teenage Fanclub (Merge)
5. UMA (LP) ... Gwen (Libertino Records)
6. PUGNELLO (LP) ... Gilla Band (Rough Trade)
7. MURMURATE, OSCILLATE (LP) ... British Birds (Skep Wax Records)
8. CANCEL ME (I'M TIRED) (LP) ... Fat Dog (Domino)
9. NOBODY’S COMING TO SAVE YOU (LP) ... Gurriers (Play It Again Sam)
10. POOR ADVICE (LP) ... Basht. (LAB Records)
11. SONGS FROM THE WEDDING CAKE (LP) ... Blossoms (Distiller Records)
12. WALT DISCO (LP) ... Walt Disco (EMI North)
13. ARCHIVES (LP) ... Vanishing Twin (Fire Records)
14. BANG HERE IF STUCK (LP) ... Homework (Meritorio Records)
15. THE SOUTH FACADE (LP) ... Ugly (Ugly (UK))
16. ADULT DVD (LP) ... Adult DVD (Fat Possum Records)
17. COMMON PRIMITIVES (LP) ... Andy Bell & Masal (Sonic Cathedral)
18. POST SCRIPT (LP) ... The Fall (Cog Sinister/Gonzo)
19. AMELIA AND THE HOUSEWIVES (LP) ... Amelia & The Housewives (INH Records)
20. EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT THE WEATHER (LP) ... The Yummy Fur (Upset the Rhythm)

Compiled from playlists, listener requests and dj input for October 2026

Cowboys & Indies Monthly Indiessential charts 2026 - October Singles

The Best Of The British Indie/Alternative Scene

1. WHERE WILL YOU GO? ... W. H. Lung (Melodic Records)
2. ALL OVER / NO TEARS ... Pins (Haus of PINS)
3. MOVING TARGET ... Lime Garden (So Young Records)
4. THE BASEMENT / SPLIT ... Lambrini Girls (City Slang)
5. KISS KISS ... Pillow Queens (Royal Mountain Records)
6. KING BUDGIE ... Boo Radleys (Boostr)
7. HOLLOW MAN ... Jez Williams (Earth To Echo Recordings)
8. BLINK TWICE ... Rose Gray (Polydor Records)
9. RANDOM VIOLENCE ... Hot Chip (Domino)
10. JAGUAR SUN ... Ġenn (Rock Action Records)
11. ON OUR OWN ... Swansea Sound (Skep Wax Records)
12. SILVER LOUNGE ... The Blue Aeroplanes (ArtStar Records)
13. MISERY '93 ... The Joy Hotel (SO Recordings/Silva Screen Records)
14. GASOLINE ... Sandhouse (Broke Records)
15. HEAR ME OUT ... Dutch Mustard (Dutch Mustard Company)
16. LIFT ME UP / ROOM BETWEEN THE OCEANS ... Luna Rosa (Blaggers Records)
17. GOODWIFE ... Friedberg (Clouds Hill)
18. CAN YOU HEAR ME? ... Afflecks Palace (Spirit Of Spike Island)
19. WET PAINT ... Girl In The Year Above (Transgressive Records)
20. SKIM A STONE ... This is the Kit (Memphis Industries)

Compiled from playlists, listener requests and dj input for October 2026

Sunday, November 1, 2026

Groove It Out! Show tracks for Sat. Oct. 31/26

the automatic - monster
bloc party - hunting for witches
the vaccines - ghost town
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lonelady - groove it out (home recording)
anna meredith - dusky
cate le bon - something fragile
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the boo radleys - king budgie
sing sing - panda eyes
cocteau twins - in the gold dust rush
atmos bloom - everything
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jez williams - hollow man
w.h. lung - where will you go?
hot chip - random violence
-----northern soul spotlight
bobby adams - that's the kind of man i am
the dogs - soul step
the magnetics - heart, you're made of stone
tommy ridgely - my love gets stronger
tina roberts - one way or the other
-----lp session - gwen Uma
gwen - trix
gwen - tina ar y crusher
gwen - unami
gwen - meddal
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pins - all over
fontaines d.c. - mimesis
lambrini girls - the basement
fat dog - call it what you want
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chalk - heaven
bathing suits - lousy havoc
hmltd - shudder
adult dvd - cold caller
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teenage fanclub - a day in the sun
comet gain - love vigilantes (new order cover)
warm coat - million tears (pastels cover)
the gentle spring - down with love
-----lp session - ugly The South Facade
ugly - wasteland
ugly - nat cora and the nations
ugly - gavement
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afflecks palace - can you hear me?
ishango bone - doughnuts never ending
los bitchos - el pence feat kit sebastion
the joy hotel - misery '93
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black doldrums - echoes
holy coves - travelling
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the femcels - indiest girl at school
Listen - http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/11598-Cowboys_and_Indies-20261031-2100-t1793476800.mp3

Sunday, October 25, 2026

Creepin Up The Backstairs! Show tracks for Sat. Oct. 24/26

the ting tings - dreaming
tokyo tea room - always in the sun
paul heaton - i want the job feat rianne downey
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kula shaker - govinda (reinkarnate)
andy bell & masal - the morning of the trip
ugly - in samphedoo
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the blue aeroplanes - silver lounge
django django - year of the snake
marika hackman - 33
ex:re - sleep
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swim school - give me a reason why
pale - fool
silt. - frozen over fountain
ride - polar bear
-----northern soul spotlight
bobby kline - say something nice to me
jimmy wallace - i'll be back
the gaylettes - heartaches i can take
the soul set - will you ever learn
the utopias - girls are against me
-----lp session - fontaines d.c. Dopamine Chamber
fontaines d.c. - happy for you
fontaines d.c. - you miss me
fontaines d.c. - intimate
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venus grrrls - carmilla
gurriers - party lines
mouth ulcers - lady rust
gilla band - jacobsons
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sleaford mods - cato feat sue tompkins
life without buildings - young offenders
vanishing twin - wherever you are
human league - the sound of the crowd
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madra salach - ribbon factory
the fratellis - creeping up the backstairs
the specials - message to you rudy
the police - reggatta de blanc
-----lp session - basht. Poor Advice
basht. - dive
basht. - perfume
basht. - superchurch
basht. - circadia
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gwen - digon
the spook school - corporate caring
daytime tv - meditate
vehicle - miserable vibes
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u2 - i fall down
world news - vinegar swimming pool
good health good wealth - call my mates up
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madness - one step beyond
Listen - http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/11598-Cowboys_and_Indies-20261024-2100-t1792872000.mp3

Sunday, October 18, 2026

The Kids Are Alright! Show tracks for Sat. Oct. 17/26 National Album Day 2026

naked eyes - burning bridges
vanishing twin - familiar fruit
lloyd cole & the commotions - rattlesnakes
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clinic - energies
tanzana - this love
andy bell & masal - tower of babylon
pink floyd - one of these days
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sleeper - end of the world
suede - saturday night (steven wilson mix)
the love buzz - the message
welly - skinny boy
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florence road - wish upon you
friedberg - goodwife
ladytron - ghosts
-----northern soul spotlight
the tornadoes - feel like a fool
marvelle & the blue mats - soul fever
junior & the classics - mix up (a go go)
filet of soul - sweet lovin'
the c.o.d.'s - gimme your love
-----lp session - teenage fanclub Do Not Dare To Dream
teenage fanclub - tomorrow people
teenage fanclub - over and over
teenage fanclub - somewhere to land
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swansea sound - on our own
billy bragg - help save the youth of america
the housemartins - get up off our knees
paul weller - i'm where i should be
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penelope isles - you think you've got a way with dogs
dogviolet - fig leaves
homework - hedge your bets
homework - gvb
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everyone says hi - what were you looking for
pulp - monday morning
new order - paradise
red cavalry - tonight
-----lp session - british birds Murmurate, Oscillate
british birds - ride alone
british birds - thunder claps
british birds - blame game
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ebbb - public
the charlatans - then
the who - the kids are alright
adam and the ants - press darlings
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the damned - the last time feat brian james
the fall - taking off
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goldie - inner city life
Listen - http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/11598-Cowboys_and_Indies-20261017-2100-t1792267200.mp3

Sunday, October 11, 2026

Next Big Thing! Show tracks for Sat. Oct. 10/26

pulp - go to have love (live)
morcheeba - hold it down (django django bump & run remix)
jessie buckley - troy with the rte concert orchestra (live)
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forget them wendy - next big thing
railcard - hillman manx
spanish horses - some people
sandhouse - gasoline
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lime garden - moving target
the big moon - f.o.r.e.v.e.r.
pillow queens - kiss kiss
dutch mustard - hear me out
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gans - my god is a stranger
adult dvd - jesus christ supercar
the yummy fur - cogs
the yummy fur - headphones
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swervedriver - flawed
long distance runner - new song
the slow country - through your teeth
-----lp session - johnny marr The Age Of Everything
johnny marr - beyond the rain
johnny marr - ophelia
johnny marr - that feeling
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the la's - way out
the bluetones - bluetonic
blossoms - fall into you
blossoms - uma thurman
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new order - weirdo
hamish hawk - intriguer/tenderness
fat dog - bad dog
fat dog - the devil
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the wow! scenario - instructions!
carla j easton - lift your head up kid
amelia & the housewives - smile about it
amelia & the housewives - summer's over
-----lp session - the fall Post Script
the fall - so long
the fall - final position
the fall - retro song
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secrecy - knife in my dreams
projector - i need a lie down
walt disco - never new
walt disco - look our for me
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mogwai feat iggy pop - underground
fontaines d.c. - tongue
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naked eyes - emotion in motion