Diverse Vinyl Podcast

Reviews of a bumper week's releases including new records from Waxahatchee, Adam Franklin, The Chats, Cable Ties, Green Gartside, Nap Eyes, Lilly Hiatt, Brian Fallon, Catholic Action, Euros Childs, Modern Rituals and reissues from De La Soul, Cat Stevens, Sugar, Kanye West, The Subways and Rowland S Howard. Along the way, Graham finds out how well we know any of them and whether they'll appear on his legendary solo soul album.

Reviews of a bumper week's releases including new records from Waxahatchee, Adam Franklin, The Chats, Cable Ties, Green Gartside, Nap Eyes, Lilly Hiatt, Brian Fallon, Catholic Action, Euros Childs, Modern Rituals and reissues from De La Soul, Cat Stevens, Sugar, Kanye West, The Subways and Rowland S Howard. Along the way, Graham finds out how well we know any of them and whether they'll appear on his legendary solo soul album.

Special guest Eggsy reviews bands based on their name, does a very good John Peel impression and tells everyone to stream stuff. We all attempt to review Jim Morrison, Jim Noir, Gladies, Soccer Mommy, Toodles & The Hectic Pity and the Sound Of The Suburbs comp that we all remember from when we were kids.

Special guest Eggsy reviews bands based on their name, does a very good John Peel impression and tells everyone to stream stuff. We all attempt to review Jim Morrison, Jim Noir, Gladies, Soccer Mommy, Toodles & The Hectic Pity and the Sound Of The Suburbs comp that we all remember from when we were kids.

Reviews, informed or otherwise, of new albums by Grimes, Al Lewis, Treacherous Three, Los Campesinos!, Courtney Barnett and Greg Dulli plus mentions for The Third Mind and Hayley Williams. Graham only just realises we're reviewing albums out the same week as the podcast, a new customer becomes a lovely guest and we do a Bruce Springsteen vs Public Enemy lyric quiz. Matt is too far away from his microphone.

Reviews, informed or otherwise, of new albums by Grimes, Al Lewis, Treacherous Three, Los Campesinos!, Courtney Barnett and Greg Dulli plus mentions for The Third Mind and Hayley Williams. Graham only just realises we're reviewing albums out the same week as the podcast, a new customer becomes a lovely guest and we do a Bruce Springsteen vs Public Enemy lyric quiz. Matt is too far away from his microphone.

A late guest appearance from Lily and reviews of Bryan Ferry, Billy Ocean, Nada Surf, Green Day, Seth Lakeman, Rod Stewart, Cerrone and La Roux with added amazing facts. Mentions for the Pixies, Happy Mondays, Nirvana and Pearl Jam and speculation as to whether Ke$ha is drunk on her new album and if Elon Musk is human.

A late guest appearance from Lily and reviews of Bryan Ferry, Billy Ocean, Nada Surf, Green Day, Seth Lakeman, Rod Stewart, Cerrone and La Roux with added amazing facts. Mentions for the Pixies, Happy Mondays, Nirvana and Pearl Jam and speculation as to whether Ke$ha is drunk on her new album and if Elon Musk is human.

No guests and a surprising amount of actual reviews including Thin Lizzy, Black Lips, Wire, Pet Shop Boys, Happy Mondays, Drive-By Truckers, Squarepusher, Tom Raybould, Frances Quinlan, Graham Coxon and Blossoms. I'll class this as 'relatively entertaining'.

No guests and a surprising amount of actual reviews including Thin Lizzy, Black Lips, Wire, Pet Shop Boys, Happy Mondays, Drive-By Truckers, Squarepusher, Tom Raybould, Frances Quinlan, Graham Coxon and Blossoms. I'll class this as 'relatively entertaining'.

Dude pops in as a guest and helps discuss Graham's guest-laden soul album, 'Bear, Hugs & Harmony'. Almost certainly containing members of Super Furry Animals, The Manics, The Darkness, Menswear, Los Campesinos!, Future Of The Left and De La Soul plus Shakin' Stevens, Charlotte Church, Connie Fisher and Richard Osman. Or not. A customer comes in to buy a Who album that he doesn't like and we do a sort of Bowie Top Trumps quiz in honour of the anniversary of his death.

Dude pops in as a guest and helps discuss Graham's guest-laden soul album, 'Bear, Hugs & Harmony'. Almost certainly containing members of Super Furry Animals, The Manics, The Darkness, Menswear, Los Campesinos!, Future Of The Left and De La Soul plus Shakin' Stevens, Charlotte Church, Connie Fisher and Richard Osman. Or not. A customer comes in to buy a Who album that he doesn't like and we do a sort of Bowie Top Trumps quiz in honour of the anniversary of his death.

End of year round up really. No guests to speak of, just Matt and Graham doing a run down of the Diverse albums and reissues of 2019. It's probably really boring. Have a listen anyway.

End of year round up really. No guests to speak of, just Matt and Graham doing a run down of the Diverse albums and reissues of 2019. It's probably really boring. Have a listen anyway.

This week, we have Minty of Minty's Guide Guide To Cardiff as a guest. We asked Minty on to talk about the Welsh Music Prize as, alongside Matt, he was on the judging panel last Wednesday. As usual, things went off on a tangent, old Diverse owner John Richards walked in, we got carried away and totally forgot to talk about the prize. We recorded  a bit afterwards but it was too long to tag on here so there may be a standalone special!! We did remember to review stuff, including Prince, The Blue Nile, Fleetwood Mac, Funeral For A Friend and The Low Anthem though.

This week, we have Minty of Minty's Guide Guide To Cardiff as a guest. We asked Minty on to talk about the Welsh Music Prize as, alongside Matt, he was on the judging panel last Wednesday. As usual, things went off on a tangent, old Diverse owner John Richards walked in, we got carried away and totally forgot to talk about the prize. We recorded  a bit afterwards but it was too long to tag on here so there may be a standalone special!! We did remember to review stuff, including Prince, The Blue Nile, Fleetwood Mac, Funeral For A Friend and The Low Anthem though.

Guest Kate Mercer talks about Art On The Hill, Newport's very, very multi-venue art trail. We all review Queens Of The Stone Age, Leonard Cohen, Ben Lee, The Beatles, Danny Brown, The Beatles, Hefner and Shed Seven. No children, no crazy phone calls, no car parking madness. It's relatively sensible. Kind of.

Guest Kate Mercer talks about Art On The Hill, Newport's very, very multi-venue art trail. We all review Queens Of The Stone Age, Leonard Cohen, Ben Lee, The Beatles, Danny Brown, The Beatles, Hefner and Shed Seven. No children, no crazy phone calls, no car parking madness. It's relatively sensible. Kind of.

We missed last week. Sorry! Back now with two guest in tow. Mim John, who's not listened to any music this year and author Richard King who only listens to Grateful Dead but also, paradoxically, thinks that all albums should only be 30 minutes long. In amongst this, there's a phone call from Adam Hussain and, to be honest, very lazy reviews of Toy, The Wonder Stuff, Right Hand Left Hand, Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg & Taylor Swift.

We missed last week. Sorry! Back now with two guest in tow. Mim John, who's not listened to any music this year and author Richard King who only listens to Grateful Dead but also, paradoxically, thinks that all albums should only be 30 minutes long. In amongst this, there's a phone call from Adam Hussain and, to be honest, very lazy reviews of Toy, The Wonder Stuff, Right Hand Left Hand, Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg & Taylor Swift.

This week we welcome another host of guests, two of them are young children. This certainly changes the dynamic of the podcast. It's total carnage. Also appearances from children's dad, Matt Horton and surprise cameo from The Maggot. We try to review The Rolling Stones, R.E.M., Nirvana, King Princess, Dowsing and Caravan but I'm not sure we do very well! We mainly just discuss gigglepoints.

This week we welcome another host of guests, two of them are young children. This certainly changes the dynamic of the podcast. It's total carnage. Also appearances from children's dad, Matt Horton and surprise cameo from The Maggot. We try to review The Rolling Stones, R.E.M., Nirvana, King Princess, Dowsing and Caravan but I'm not sure we do very well! We mainly just discuss gigglepoints.

A new series, possibly a new format. We tried to get a guest, we invited Matthew David Scott on. As it happened, half of Newport showed up so we has Scotty, Lottie, Mike, The 70s and Mark all in the shop. Total madness. We sort of reviewed albums by Neil Young, Happy Mondays, Amy O, Talking Back Sunday, Swans, Scott Walker, Rick Astley and Super Furry Animals in amongst the carnage.

A new series, possibly a new format. We tried to get a guest, we invited Matthew David Scott on. As it happened, half of Newport showed up so we has Scotty, Lottie, Mike, The 70s and Mark all in the shop. Total madness. We sort of reviewed albums by Neil Young, Happy Mondays, Amy O, Talking Back Sunday, Swans, Scott Walker, Rick Astley and Super Furry Animals in amongst the carnage.

Decide for yourselves whether Graham is actually naked. Reviews of Throbbing Gristle, Slade, Fad Gadget, Frankie Cosmos, Miss June and TaxiWars plus some advice from Grayo's nan and a brief guest appearance by Phil from The Secret Garden Cafe. Last in the series.

Decide for yourselves whether Graham is actually naked. Reviews of Throbbing Gristle, Slade, Fad Gadget, Frankie Cosmos, Miss June and TaxiWars plus some advice from Grayo's nan and a brief guest appearance by Phil from The Secret Garden Cafe. Last in the series.

Dave Hughes brings in some pear drops. Albums by Oasis, Guided By Voices, Ezra Furman, Lana Del Rey, Bon Iver, The S.L.P, The Beatles and other people are discussed, sometimes at length, sometimes very briefly. Graham does a sweary Liam Gallagher impression.

Dave Hughes brings in some pear drops. Albums by Oasis, Guided By Voices, Ezra Furman, Lana Del Rey, Bon Iver, The S.L.P, The Beatles and other people are discussed, sometimes at length, sometimes very briefly. Graham does a sweary Liam Gallagher impression.

This week, Matt and Graham are joined by former Diverse employee and Taylor Swift obsessive, Lily. The three of them review The Teardrop Explodes, Dolly Parton, Leslie Stevens and Tropical Fuck Storm. Which means Graham swears again. Lily gives the boys some pop tips and casts doubt upon the fairness of the Green Man Festival quiz!

This week, Matt and Graham are joined by former Diverse employee and Taylor Swift obsessive, Lily. The three of them review The Teardrop Explodes, Dolly Parton, Leslie Stevens and Tropical Fuck Storm. Which means Graham swears again. Lily gives the boys some pop tips and casts doubt upon the fairness of the Green Man Festival quiz!

There's actual swearing, Paul tell's his Slipknot puppet story and albums by The Hold Steady, Press Club, Ride, The Rails, Blanck Mass, Sleater-Kinney, Feeder, Lillie Mae and Frank Turner get reviewed. Matt gives his Green Man recommendations while Graham admits he desperately wants to play at the festival but proves that he should never be left in charge of a baby. Guest appearance by Tom.

There's actual swearing, Paul tell's his Slipknot puppet story and albums by The Hold Steady, Press Club, Ride, The Rails, Blanck Mass, Sleater-Kinney, Feeder, Lillie Mae and Frank Turner get reviewed. Matt gives his Green Man recommendations while Graham admits he desperately wants to play at the festival but proves that he should never be left in charge of a baby. Guest appearance by Tom.

New releases from Elvis, Slipknot, The Wedding Present, David Axlerod and Maybeshewill. Recommendations for K.Flay, Jamila Woods and Grace Lightman. A pleas for medical advice from Graham and a guest appearance from our Postman who likes Freya Ridings. Possibly a little too much.

New releases from Elvis, Slipknot, The Wedding Present, David Axlerod and Maybeshewill. Recommendations for K.Flay, Jamila Woods and Grace Lightman. A pleas for medical advice from Graham and a guest appearance from our Postman who likes Freya Ridings. Possibly a little too much.

A quick jaunt through releases by Idles, Yes, Ty Segall, Linda McCartney, Possible Humans (which Matt wroye down wrong, it's called Everybody Split), Native Harrow, Tyler Childers and Serge Gainsbourg. Then we discuss soundtracks and if it's really OK to fancy a cartoon mermaid.

A quick jaunt through releases by Idles, Yes, Ty Segall, Linda McCartney, Possible Humans (which Matt wroye down wrong, it's called Everybody Split), Native Harrow, Tyler Childers and Serge Gainsbourg. Then we discuss soundtracks and if it's really OK to fancy a cartoon mermaid.

This week, wasp attacks, window cleaning tips, The Violent Femmes, The Runaways, Janet Jackson, Kaiser Chiefs, the entire year of 1969 and plans to take hard drugs to listen to a 5CD jazz out-takes album.

This week, wasp attacks, window cleaning tips, The Violent Femmes, The Runaways, Janet Jackson, Kaiser Chiefs, the entire year of 1969 and plans to take hard drugs to listen to a 5CD jazz out-takes album.

A drama free episode that covers releases from Summer Cannibals, Prince, Thom Yorke, Frank Zappa and Grace Lightman. Apologies for Matt being a bit louder than Graham, there was a bit of a microphone issue!

A drama free episode that covers releases from Summer Cannibals, Prince, Thom Yorke, Frank Zappa and Grace Lightman. Apologies for Matt being a bit louder than Graham, there was a bit of a microphone issue!

After a week's break to allow Graham to see Janelle Monae again, our heroes return to talk about Metz, Kyle Craft, New Order, Frightened Rabbit, Imperial Teen, Carwyn Ellis & Joya 18 and other actual music stuff while commentating on the world outside the Diverse window. Matt wonders if Spotify is killing good albums (but possibly not in the way you think), Graham's new quest is getting Matt into reggae and a man called Josh says goodbye.

After a week's break to allow Graham to see Janelle Monae again, our heroes return to talk about Metz, Kyle Craft, New Order, Frightened Rabbit, Imperial Teen, Carwyn Ellis & Joya 18 and other actual music stuff while commentating on the world outside the Diverse window. Matt wonders if Spotify is killing good albums (but possibly not in the way you think), Graham's new quest is getting Matt into reggae and a man called Josh says goodbye.

The new releases include Hot Chip (which neither have listened to), Black Keys, Dressy Bessy, Kylie, Jade Jackson and two Bowie releases, one of which is apparently quite expensive for a single album and a box of finger nails. They discuss the new pop type stuff they like and then Chi walks in and turns the podcast into a free form 3 day long Grateful Dead gig.

The new releases include Hot Chip (which neither have listened to), Black Keys, Dressy Bessy, Kylie, Jade Jackson and two Bowie releases, one of which is apparently quite expensive for a single album and a box of finger nails. They discuss the new pop type stuff they like and then Chi walks in and turns the podcast into a free form 3 day long Grateful Dead gig.

Matt and Graham attempt to record and edit their own podcast for the first time as we didn't have a Rhys. They shambolically talk about The Raconteurs, Chic, Buzzcocks, L7, Aerosmith, Mattiel, Mannequin Pussy and Titus Andronicus. Graham almost certainly kills Bruce Springsteen and a man fails to park a car properly.

Matt and Graham attempt to record and edit their own podcast for the first time as we didn't have a Rhys. They shambolically talk about The Raconteurs, Chic, Buzzcocks, L7, Aerosmith, Mattiel, Mannequin Pussy and Titus Andronicus. Graham almost certainly kills Bruce Springsteen and a man fails to park a car properly.

Matt and Graham are back. Hooray we hear you cry. They cover Springsteen, Bill Callahan, Shellac, the brand new website and discover that Graham's Joy Division album may or may not be a first pressing.

Matt and Graham are back. Hooray we hear you cry. They cover Springsteen, Bill Callahan, Shellac, the brand new website and discover that Graham's Joy Division album may or may not be a first pressing.

It's Record Store Day so Matt and Graham give you the inside story. And quickly run through some of the releases. And discuss the theory that Graham only exists when people are looking at him. This brings Season 1 to a nice tidy end. We'll be back soon but it's Easter, people are on holiday and nobody releases stuff after Record Store Day anyway. 

It's Record Store Day so Matt and Graham give you the inside story. And quickly run through some of the releases. And discuss the theory that Graham only exists when people are looking at him. This brings Season 1 to a nice tidy end. We'll be back soon but it's Easter, people are on holiday and nobody releases stuff after Record Store Day anyway. 

Previews of the latest albums by Idlewild, Martha, Priests, Girli, Pup* and Zefur Wolves, the reissue of The Slits' Cut and Graham gets excited about the Bowie 7" box. Shane pops in and recommends Gemma Hayes** and Matt tries to get a future guest by bigging up his graphic design.*Pup aren't American, they're Canadian. **Gemma Hayes supported Counting Crows in Cardiff International Arena (the supports at the 2 Newport Centre gigs Matt went to were Cracker and Bettie Serveert).