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Down With Boring returns, and this week we're joined by special guests Prima Queen. With their debut album ‘The Prize', the London-based indie-rock duo Louise Macphail and Kristin McFadden are fulfilling all that much talked about potential in style – and this is their reward. The poor souls. Elsewhere, we're delving deep into Julien Baker and TORRES's highly-anticipated collaborative album ‘Send A Prayer My Way', a soulful and intimate collection rooted in their shared Southern heritage. We'll also spin brand-new tunes from Chloe Qisha, Addison Rae, Fontaines D.C., and KennyHoopla—each bringing something fresh and distinct to the big pop ‘table'. Plus, we're breaking down the buzzworthy moments from Coachella, including The Weeknd's Ferris wheel takeover and Katy Perry's boundary-pushing 11-whole-minutes in space.

Down With Boring's latest episode is here, with everyone's favourite Swedish troublemakers in tow. Viagra Boys are our special guests. With their brand new self-titled album ‘viagr aboys' set to drop on 25th April, the Stockholm post-punk outfit are checking in for a chat and a dose of their trademark chaos ahead of its release. Meanwhile, we're going over Black Country, New Road's new album, and blasting through some quality new music from the likes of CMAT, Wet Leg, VLURE, Black Honey, Little Simz, and more. Expect bangers and the usual not-so-boring ‘shenanigans' – basically everything you need to spice up your day.

Down With Boring is back with a legitimate long-term Friend of the Magazine in tow. Chloe Moriondo is our special guest. With brand new album ‘oyster' set to drop this coming Friday (28th March), the two time Dork cover star is checking in. Meanwhile, we're going over Welly‘s new album ‘Big In The Suburbs', and blasting through some quality new music from the likes of The Pill, Courting, Good Neighbours and one of the best new bands we've heard in ages, Florence Road.

Down With Boring is back for its 150th (!!) episode for a new edition of our flagship radio-show-slash-podcast. Bradley Simpson is our special guest, grabbed live and direct from our rammed Dork 100 show last month. That came straight ahead of the release of his debut solo album, ‘The Panic Years', as he steps out as a Proper Concern in his own right. If how that gig went down is anything to go by, he'll do just fine. Meanwhile, we're diving deep into Dork cover stars' Divorce and their debut album ‘Drive To Goldhammer', and blasting through some quality new music from Sports Team, Black Country New Road, Chloe Qisha, HotWax and more.

Down With Boring is back for its latest episode, recorded live at the London leg of our Hype List 2025 Tour with Welly, Polly Money, and The Pill. Expect a bumper edition of our flagship radio-show-slash-podcast, as we dig into all the behind-the-scenes action from one of the most exciting bills around. First up, Welly stops by to chat about his(-slash-their-slash-whatever) brand new album, life inside the Hype List Tour, and the ever-pressing question of how many browser tabs is too many. (Apparently, a lot fewer than we currently have open!) We'll also get the lowdown on his favourite Chas ‘n' Dave tracks and compare notes on some ultra-local venue choices along the way. Meanwhile, Polly Money checks in to talk about releasing fresh material, much of which she's debuting live on tour. From new tunes to on-the-road tales, there's plenty to keep your ears perked for.

Down With Boring is back for its latest episode. overpass are our special guests. Fresh off being included in our very exclusive Hype List for 2025, the quartet are on the verge of dropping their new EP, ‘Dependent' at the end of the month. It's a collection that showcases a bdn hitting their stride, occupying that sweet spot between ambition and authenticity. Which basically means it's high time they made it onto the show. Meanwhile, we're going over Inhaler's new album ‘Open Wide', and blasting through some quality new music from the likes of Welly, Chloe Slater, Divorce and more.

This time, jasmine.4.t is our special guest, fresh off the back of the release of her Really Very Brilliant Indeed debut album, ‘You Are The Morning'. Released on Queen Phoebe Bridgers' label Saddest Factory, we get some (probably not) world exclusive stories of what it's like to be ‘in' the ‘studio' with your actual Boygenius, plus an extended chat about weird sea creatures. You're used to it by now. During the chat, jasmine mentions a crowdfunder for her friend Yulia, currently on remand in HMP Bronzefield following a violent raid and arrest in November. More information on the fundraiser and a link to donate can be found here. Meanwhile, we're dissecting FKA twigs' new album ‘Eusexua', and blasting through some quality new music from Chloe Qisha, Viagra Boys, Swim School and more.

Down With Boring brings the seaside shenanigans of Rockaway Beach to your ears, as our intrepid hosts Jake and Jamie deliver a festival special recorded live from the glamorous Butlin's Bognor Regis that proves January doesn't have to be all dry veganuary pledges and forgotten gym memberships. Special guests include Isle of Wight's newest noise-makers The Pill, who've been turning heads since first appearing with a bang last year. The punk duo's singles ‘Bale of Hay' and ‘Scaffolding Man' have been building ‘quite the foundation' for future chaos – and yes, we're quite proud of that pun, thanks for asking. With a stint on the Dork Hype List Tour 2025 to come very-soon-indeed, they're our kind of band. They're joined by Brighton's own, Dork faves Lime Garden, whose debut album ‘One More Thing' landed last February to understandable acclaim – unexpected, brilliant, and impossible to ignore.

Ho ho ho, etc etc etc. Sports Team are wrapping up 2024 by joining us for a very special Christmas edition of Down With Boring, and – much like your nan's present pile – this one's absolutely stacked. Our essential podcast-slash-radio-show is closing out the year with a festive feast of reflection, selection and (lack of) direction, as the gang dive into twelve months of musical brilliance to crown their albums and tracks of the year. As we stagger into the final furlong of the year with the sort of reckless abandon usually reserved for the office party karaoke, expect tangents and blatant diversions. The perfect audio accompaniment to your last-minute present wrapping existential crisis.

Down With Boring is gearing up for the festive season, bringing an early Christmas present to all Dear Readers from across the land. The latest episode of our essential podcast-slash-radio-show dives into the archives to unpack what makes our annual Christmas Night Out such a treasured tradition, as well as catches up with our latest Xmas chum, Master Peace. Unwrapping tales from past editions, the show revisits feature chats with some of indie's finest – from The Amazons' arena-sized ambitions to Panic Shack's gloriously chaotic charm, Lambrini Girls' punk spirit to L Devine's pop perfection, plus unmissable moments with The Itch and Abbie Ozard. Then we wrap this year's headliner Master Peace in tinsel for a pre-party chat. This year's festive gathering is wrapped and ready, with Master Peace confirmed to headline Dork's Christmas Night Out 2024. The celebration returns to its spiritual home at Colours Hoxton, London on Tuesday 17th December, with Lucy Tun in support, promising another night of yuletide brilliance. Tickets for Dork's Christmas Night Out 2024 are available now via DICE (grab 'em here).

Porridge Radio join us fresh from the release of their incredible new album ‘Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me' and in the midst of their UK headline tour. We catch up with Dana from the band to chat all about their exciting next chapter, and find out what she would fill a giant hole in the ground with. The important questions. Meanwhile, we're dissecting Kendrick Lamar's surprise full-length, and blasting through some quality new music from Sam Fender, Antony Szmierek, Courting, Fat Dog, The Pill and more.

Down With Boring is back for its latest episode with a line-up hot enough to keep the heating off until December at least. Lambrini Girls are our special guests, as they get ready to drop their much anticipated debut album 'Who Let The Dogs Out'. A record that puts the world to rights, stops, gives a long hard stare then metaphorically beats the living shit out of you until you do something about it, it's a riotous rebellion of all that's right and good. Meanwhile, we're dissecting Tyler, The Creator's latest full-length, and blasting through some quality new music from Man/Woman/Chainsaw, WestSide Cowboy, Babymorocco and Pa Salieu.

Down With Boring – Dork's sonic sanctuary of chaos and contemplation – returns with enough musical muscle to power a small indie disco (or at least your Monday evening existential crisis). Sunday (1994) are our special guests – a band who've mastered the art of making any emotion sound impossibly beautiful. Their debut EP sits somewhere between a Mazzy Star dream sequence and that film you caught at 3am that changed your life – all hazy romance and perfectly framed heartbreak, turning cinematic aspirations into songs that feel like memories you never knew you had. Meanwhile, we're dissecting Amyl & The Sniffers' ‘Cartoon Darkness' like enthusiastic punk rock pathologists. Amy Taylor and co. have packed more raw energy into the record than a case of banned energy drinks, tackling everything from ecological doom to rebellion that snaps back harder than yesterday's bubblegum. Plus, there's all the usual new music. Tyler, The Creator brings the weird and wonderful (and a word we're becoming a little too fond of repeating), Lady Gaga reminds us why she's pop's most committed method actor, and a who's who of indie's finest – Declan McKenna, Overpass, Hotwax, and Do Nothing – all check in with fresh material.

This week's special guest is none other than rising star Antony Szmierek, who'll be dropping by to chat ahead of his much (much, much) anticipated new album, ‘Service Station At The End Of The Universe'. Insert your own roadside punchlines here. But that's not all, folks! We're also set to dissect two of the most anticipated albums of the season. First up, we'll be exploring current Dork cover star Orla Gartland‘s 5 star new effort, ‘Everybody Needs A Hero'. Then, we'll take a deep dive into the solo debut from former black midi frontman Geordie Greep, a record that's sure to be as unpredictable and boundary-pushing as his work with the band. As always, we've got a all you can listen buffet of new music to serve up. Get ready to stick a finger sandwich of sound into your ears with nearly fresh tracks from the likes of Thomas Headon, Cardinals, Chloe Qisha, and CHALK.

Hold onto your flatpack furniture, folks, because Dork's flagship podcast-slash-radio-show Down With Boring is about to get a whole lot wavier with our new edition. This week's episode is set to feature none other than Circa Waves‘ frontman Kieran, who's dropping by to chat about the band's exciting new chapter, their brand spanking new album, and – because why not – the joys of assembling Swedish furniture. Rock and roll, indeed. The timing couldn't be more perfect, with Circa Waves kicking off a fresh era faster than you can say “We Made It” – which, coincidentally, happens to be the name of their scorching new track. But that's not all, Dear Listener – the band have also announced a massive UK headline tour. But wait, we're not done yet. We're also serving up a smorgasbord of new music, from the likes of Pale Waves, Blossoms, Sports Team, Soft Launch, and The Amazons.

Live from Truck 2024 with The Amazons, VLURE and Divorce.

Down With Boring is checking in with another of our summer festival specials, as the circus hits the road and appears LIVE! ON STAGE! AT READING! CAPITAL LETTERS REQUIRED! Recorded direct from the Aux Stage at last month's edition of August's premier chaos factory, Jake and Jamie are joined by Dork faves Talk Show and Daydreamers, plus some very big pot plants - because nothing says live podcast like random greenery.

Down With Boring is back from its festival based soiree for a very special edition recorded at this month's Dork's Day Out extravaganza. One of a series of festival specials you'll be blessed with over the next few weeks, Jake and Jamie are talking to all the acts that blessed our summer party a few weeks ago, including Gretel, Nell Mescal, Bleach Lab, Phoebe Green, Lip Filler, Delights and Welly. Whether you were there or missed out, this is your chance to get the inside scoop on what went down.

We're back after a short hiatus with the mighty Pale Waves, direct from their secret Dork's Night Out comeback show a few weeks ago. Plus Charli xcx, Fontaines D.C., Welly and more.

This week's edition of our flagship podcast-slash-radio-show-slash-thingy Down With Boring features special guests aren't-they-doing-well ‘viral' sensations Good Neighbours. The duo have had a storming year so far, with breakthrough track ‘Home' running up hundreds of millions of streams as they mark themselves out as one of the most exciting new bands ‘around'. Elsewhere on the latest DWB, we're looking at the new albums from Billie Eilish and Wallows, and checking out the latest releases from Lava La Rue, CMAT, Beabadoobee, Cardinals, flowerovlove, Amyl & The Sniffers and more.

This week's edition of our flagship podcast-slash-radio-show-slash-thingy Down With Boring comes to you live (well, recorded live) and direct (well, after a few days of editing) from last week's bumper edition of Dork's Night Out. Taking place at London's iconic 100 Club last Wednesday (8th May), we're chatting to our future superstar headliner and Hype List 2024 cover queen Nell Mescal, the impossibly brilliant Lexie Carroll and the equally fantastic Scout. Three chats for the price of one, and it's free anyway. Now that's a deal.

They've just come off a UK tour that saw them live streaming to more people on the Dork Instagram than could fit in the venue they were playing (and London's KOKO is no tiny circuit venue, ‘FYI'). With their new album ‘Midnight Butterflies' imminent, Dork indie faves Sea Girls are back in to Down With Boring this week. Plus! We'll be talking the new album from current cover star Lizzy McAlpine, checking out new music from Glass Animals, Charli XCX, Baby Queen and Lorde, and meeting brilliant new bands Soft Launch, The Itch and Good Neighbours.

This week, we're ‘live' from Brighton's Prince Albert with Panic Shack and Plantoid for Son Estrella Galacia's mini-fest of live music, beer culture, gastronomy, and a commitment to “positive environmental impact”. Oooo, etc.

Down With Boring is embracing chaos this week, as we're joined by special guests, Courting. With their second album, ‘New Last Name, ‘ out earlier this year, the former Dork cover stars are typically ‘good value', as ever. Elsewhere on this week's show we'll be chatting through new music from Bleachers, Yard Act, Conan Gray, Been Stellar, Hinds, Charli XCX and more.

English Teacher are on the road to a debut album that's more than worth the wait. Taking a break from roaming around Bruges to call in from separate hotel rooms, elsewhere on this week's show we'll be chatting through new music from IDLES, Crawlers, Lime Garden, Alfie Templeman, Thomas Headon and Talk Show.

On this week's DWB, we're going deep on the album of the moment, The Last Dinner Party's debut full-length 'Prelude to Ecstasy'. Plus, new music from Paramore, Pixey and more.

Dork's flagship podcast-slash-radio-show Down With Boring is catching up with one of our Hype List 2024 inductees this week. NewDad are about to release their debut album ‘Madra', and the Galway gang will be joining us to talk all about it. Elsewhere on this week's show we'll be chatting through new albums from Green Day and The Vaccines, plus spinning new music from Rachel Chinouriri, English Teachers, Yard Act, Nell Mescal, Lime Garden and Porij.

Dork's flagship podcast-slash-radio-show Down With Boring is back for the new year, and already knee-deep in festival fun. Recorded live from this weekend's Rockaway Beach, Jake and Jamie are on site and checking in with the likes of The Cribs, Dream Wife, Hinds and DEADLETTER. Start the year as you mean to go on, and all that.

Dork's flagship podcast-slash-radio-show Down With Boring is reporting live from our big Christmas bash this week. Recorded live from Dork's Christmas Night Out last week at London's legendary 100 Club, we're joined by Panic Shack, Lambrini Girls and The Itch as we run through all the festive fun.

Down With Boring is checking in with the brains behind one of our favourite albums of 2023, as the magnificent former Dork cover-star Georgia joins us for a catch-up. She's heading up an episode packed with faves, as we delve deep into Baby Queen‘s debut album ‘Quarter Life Crisis', check out new music from VLURE, Spector, NewDad and Wasia Project, and welcome back the mighty Girls Aloud. Oh. And Sooty? Yeah. Us neither.

Dork's flagship podcast-slash-radio-show Down With Boring is going global for an Iceland Airwaves special, recorded live from the festival earlier this month. Hosts Jake Hawkes and Jamie Muir are joined by a slew of talent, including Eurovision legend Daði Freyr, brilliant Belfast trio Kneecap and Dork faves Lime Garden and Sprints. Plus, y'know, just the President of Iceland. No. Really.

Dork's flagship podcast-slash-radio-show Down With Boring is getting spooky at last Thursday's Night of the Living Dork II this week, as we bring you all the action from our big Halloween spectacular. Recorded at the show, hosts Jake Hawkes and Jamie Muir are joined by ‘the bands' – the magnificent Walt Disco and equally terrific FEET – for a suitably themed special edition of the pod.

As they play one of this week's War Child UK Day of the Girl shows – which we'll be all across as media partner, ‘FYI' – we'll be catching up with northern indie trailblazers The Mysterines. Elsewhere, we're going deep on Paramore‘s collab-tastic new sort-of-remix-sort-of-rework album ‘Re: This Is Why', plus new music from some of the most exciting new acts around, including Mary In The Junkyard, Lovejoy and UNIVERSITY.

This week, we're focusing on Mitski's brilliant new album, plus new music from Declan McKenna, Bleachers, Holly Humberstone, blink-182 and more.

Delaying this week's broadcast for 24 hours so Dream Wife could drop their new single, ‘Love You More', the band are our special guests part of a packed show that features the new album from Olivia Rodrigo (it's all anyone is talking about, anyway), plus new music from CMAT, Romy, Divorce and more. Oh, and for some reason, Lou Bega's ‘Mambo No. 5'. We don't like to ask.

We spent the weekend at Reading 2023, and now we're reporting in with a special edition recorded direct from the festival. We wrangled up a bunch of acts, lost half of them (thanks, BBC Radio 1 – Ed), and then grabbed a bunch more to bring you an episode featuring just-dropped-their-debut-album Ashnikko, about-to-drop-their-debut-album Lucia And The Best Boys, main-stage-icon James Marriott and hometown heroes The Amazons.

This week, we're at Dork's Day Out for an episode recorded earlier this month at our annual big summer party. We're joined by all 'the bands' - Thomas Headon, Courting, Swim School, Honeyglaze, Talk Show and Jo Hill - to prove we can indeed organise a piss up... erm... socially responsible event in a brewery.

Dork's flagship podcast-slash-radio-show Down With Boring is off to Truck Festival, as we bring you all the action from our two live editions at the Oxfordshire festival earlier this month. Recorded on-site, hosts Jake Hawkes and Jamie Muir are joined by Circa Waves, DMA's, Everything Everything, Panic Shack, Stone and - rather predictably if you've been to a festival in the last couple of weeks - lots of mud. 

DEADLETTER are the special guests on the latest edition of Down With Boring.; Calling in from their… erm… “meaty” smelling van from a car park in Belgium before playing a festival, we may not be able to offer a luxurious green room filled with fresh fruit and soft furnishings, but we can promise one of the most exciting new bands on the circuit. Elsewhere this month, we're rammed with very exciting new music from the likes of Yard Act, CMAT, Troye Sivan, Courting and Declan McKenna, plus a Really Very Good from our The Cut cover star Claud.

This time round, Down With Boring returns from its trip to Worthy Farm tonight with a Glastonbury 2023 special. Running back across the standout sets from this year's festival, there's also new music from Olivia Rodrigo, The Last Dinner Party, Picture Parlour, Holly Humberstone, Stormzy, and more, plus new albums from The Japanese House and Do Nothing.

Our flagship podcast-slash-radio-show Down With Boring is back with special guests Enter Shikari. Recorded at last month's Slam Dunk North festival, we're catching up with Rou Reynolds of the genre-defying masters with a chat that goes far and wide. There's also new music from The Japanese House, Bombay Bicycle Club, CMAT, Do Nothing, and more, and an album focus on Killer Mike‘s Really Very Brilliant new record, ‘Michael'.

Down With Boring is celebrating The Great Escape with a special edition recorded live at the festival, held earlier this month. Caught up in the buzz and hype of the Brighton event, Jake and Jamie are catching up with some of the most exciting new names across the three days, including Nell Mescal, Lime Garden and SOFY.

Last week, our flagship podcast-slash-radio-show-slash-nonsense Down With Boring embarked on an IRL journey with the mighty Swim Deep, to London's The Boogaloo. There, we reminisced over a decade of the band's debut album ‘Where The Heaven Are We' for a night of stories, memories, special guests and very good music. Aired at the time on Boogaloo Radio, you can catch up with this week's special edition of Down With Boring. We'll be back with our usual service of new music and ‘stuff' next week.

Catching up with Do Nothing, the headliners of April's sell-out show at London's Sebright Arms, we're checking in as Nottingham's premier purveyors of new band buzz continue their run-up to an impossibly exciting debut album. A big, bumper interview special, normal service will resume next time around, now Jamie has come down from his, erm, mountain(?). Don't ask.

On this week's show, we're talking to one of the buzziest new names around, Gretel Hänlyn. There's also a dive into the new album from boygenius, plus new music from Nell Mescal, The Japanese House and more.

Blazing a trail as they go, Swim School are quite probably one of the most exciting bands in the country right now – and they're fronting up an episode typically packed with new music. There's also a focus on the new album from Black Honey, plus new music from Sabrina Carpenter, VLURE, Balancing Act and loads more

Fresh off announcing a huge Alexandra Palace show, we're catching up with Dork fave Cavetown on the latest edition of Down With Boring. Plus new music from Shame, CHVRCHES, Priestgate, Lucia & The Best Boys, Do Nothing and more.

This week, we're introducing one of our favourite new acts, Heartworms. Plus, new music from Inhaler, Beabadoobee, Lovejoy, Ashnikko, Feet and more.

This week, we're chatting with Dork's Night Out headliners Coach Party, Sad Boys Club and Deep Tan at our recent first show of the year, alongside all kinds of other musical ‘fun'. There's also a focus on the new album from SG Lewis, plus new music from Dolores Forever, Inhaler, Swim School, Zara Larsson and loads more

Our flagship podcast-slash-radio-show Down With Boring welcomes our Dork Hype List Tour 2023 headliners Priestgate, ahead of their jaunt round the country next month. With a new EP due later this year, we're catching up with the band before they head out with Bleach Lab and Medicine Cabinet. There's also a focus on the new album from current cover stars The Murder Capital, plus new music from boygenius, CMAT, Nell Mescal, VLURE, The Goa Express and loads more

On 2023's first episode of Down With Boring, we're at Rockaway Beach to catch up with Yard Act, LIFE, VLURE and The Goa Express.