2XS Radio playlist

Don't know which song has been playing on 2XS Radio radio? Try our service to discover it! In our playlist database, we keep track of all the songs played on the radio station for the last 24 hours.

• 11:40 2XS Radio playing 'Love' by THE AFTERGLOW (from Love's The Cure 2006). The band was started in Turin (Italy) in 1998 by Dave, Mik, Alex and David. They don't sound very Italian...?
• 07:31 2XS Radio playing 'Pontius Pilate's Home Movies' by THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS (from Continue As A Guest 2023). Carl Newman keeps things fresh on the Canadian band's ninth album
• 07:27 2XS Radio playing 'Where Are You?' by THE CHAMELEONS (from Arctic Moon 2025). The post-punk band formed in 1981 in Middleton, Manchester, and cited as having inspired the likes of The Verve, Oasis, Interpol, The Killers and Editors. Mark Burgess had been
• 07:22 2XS Radio playing 'No One's Easy to Love' by SHARON VAN ETTEN (from Remind Me Tomorrow 2019). Sharon Van Etten is a singer-songwriter and actress from New Jersey. This is her fifth studio album
• 07:18 2XS Radio playing 'Comfortably Numb' by SCISSOR SISTERS (from Scissor Sisters 2004). The sharp siblings are NYC's Derek Gruen, Scott Hoffman, Ana Lynch, Patrick Secord and Jason Sellards. This was their debut album, containing this inspired cover of the P
• 07:15 2XS Radio playing 'Travellin' Man' by FREE (from Free At Last 1972). The 6th (5th studio) album by Free should never have happened. The band had broken up in April 1971 due to differences between members & the drug problems of guitarist Paul Kossoff. It w
• 07:10 2XS Radio playing 'Little Britain' by DREADZONE (from Second Light 1995). The leftfield dance combo was formed in 1993 by Greg Roberts (ex-B.A.D., drms), and Tim Bran. They were then joined by Dan Donovan (ex-B.A.D., kybds) and Leo Williams (bass). Signed
• 07:07 2XS Radio playing 'Island' by THE GREETING COMMITTEE (from Island (EP) 2013). Greet the Mackem space-rockin' psychedelic indies (from Sunderland, not to be confused with the later band from Kansas City)
• 07:03 2XS Radio playing 'Crocodile Tears' by JODY WILDGOOSE (from 2021). A wonderfully melancholy song by the talented Sheffield singer-songwriter
• 06:59 2XS Radio playing 'Signals' by D3LTA (from 2024). Described as 'a thrilling ride through the highs and lows of unrequited love', this is the solo project of Anglo-Greek Robert Coustas. Which is probably why he likes words like 'delta'
• 06:55 2XS Radio playing 'High' by THE FLIES (from 2007). 'The first truly great hypno-rock album of the decade'. Sean Cook was the man behind Spiritualized and Lupine Howl. From 'The Flies' EP
• 06:52 2XS Radio playing 'The Love Cats' by PATCHWORK GRACE (from Milk Teeth 2007). Nottingham's Tori, Crip, Joey and Danny give The Cure's song some welly on their one-and-only album
• 06:47 2XS Radio playing 'Rockstar' by NICKELBACK (from All The Right Reasons 2005). They've saved Canada: this album has sold 7 million so far...
• 06:44 2XS Radio playing 'Abracadabra' by THE STEVE MILLER BAND (from 1982). Originally on the band's 12th album (same title), this is said to have been inspired by Diana Ross, who Miller met while they were performing together in the 1960s. This
• 06:41 2XS Radio playing 'I Love Living In The City' by DANKO JONES (from We Sweat Blood 2004). Danko Jones started the Toronto rock band back in 1996
• 06:38 2XS Radio playing 'Susannah's Still Alive' by DAVE DAVIES (from 1967). Released on 7 Jul 1967, this single from a cancelled Dave Davies solo album actually features the whole Kinks band, with Dave on vocals
• 06:35 2XS Radio playing 'Who Do You Love' by ESCAPE CLUB (from Wild Wild West 1988). This is from the second album by the London band, formed in 1983. They had a US #1 with 'Wild Wild West' from this album, although it flopped at home
• 06:32 2XS Radio playing 'Fool' by MANSUN (from Little Kix 2001). The band was started in 1995 by Paul Draper, Steve King & Dominic Chad, with the express aim to 'get out of Chester'
• 06:28 2XS Radio playing 'Flying High' by JENNY DON'T AND THE SPURS (from Broken Hearted Blue 2024). With nods to Lee Hazlewood and Duane Eddy, the Portland (Oregon, USA) band cross from indie-rock to country. Sort of Dolly on steroids
• 06:25 2XS Radio playing 'Algorithms' by KASABIAN (from Happenings 2024). Our Leicester chums return with their eighth studio album. At 28 minutes, it's their shortest so far... (good, or bad?)
• 06:21 2XS Radio playing 'Drops Of Jupiter' by TRAIN (from Drops Of Jupiter 2001). This was the San Francisco band's 2nd studio album. Elton John's early arranger, Paul Buckmaster, does the impressive orchestral honours
• 06:16 2XS Radio playing 'Roll With The Changes' by REO SPEEDWAGON (from You Can Tune A Piano, But You Can't Tuna Fish 1978). Originally R.E.O. Speedwagon (after the US lorry, the Roland E Oldsmobile Speedwagon), Kevin Cronin's band had their first major success
• 06:13 2XS Radio playing 'Better Not Look Down' by B.B. KING (from 1979). B.B. covers The Crusaders
• 06:09 2XS Radio playing 'Naked In The Rain' by BLUE PEARL (from Naked 1990). The techno and house duo were Youth (Martin Glover), with American female singer Durga McBroom, who had been a backing singer for Pink Floyd. This was their biggest hit single
• 06:05 2XS Radio playing 'Running With Wolves' by BROKEN WITT REBELS (from OK Hotel 2019). The Birmingham blues-soul-rockers release their second fine album
• 06:02 2XS Radio playing 'The Knock' by FEEDER (from Black / Red 2024). The Newport (South Wales) indie-rockers roll on with their first double album. Band leader, Grant Nicholas, says the decision to release the record as a double CD was to make it 'almost like
• 05:59 2XS Radio playing 'What You Told Me' by OUR GIRL (from The Good Kind 2024). The Brighton trio are Soph Nathan (gtrs, vcls), Josh Tyler (bass) and Lauren Wilson (drms). Nathan tell us that 'this song's about seeing illness affect someone I love. It's about
• 05:55 2XS Radio playing 'Boulevard Of Broken Dreams' by GREEN DAY (from American Idiot 2004). This is the long-time indie-punk survivors' seventh studio album
• 05:52 2XS Radio playing 'One Week' by THE BARENAKED LADIES (from Stunt 1998). The Ontario indie-rockers started out in 1988. From their 4th album, this was their breakout hit single
• 05:48 2XS Radio playing 'Smooth Criminal' by ALIEN ANT FARM (from Antology 2001). On their debut album, California's Dryden Mitchell, Mike Cosgrove, Terry Corso and Tye Zamora cover Michael Jackson
• 05:44 2XS Radio playing 'Let Love Rule' by LENNY KRAVITZ (from Let Love Rule 1989). Leonard Albert Kravitz is one of those embarrassingly talented people: sings, writes songs, and plays guitar, bass, drums, keyboards and percussion. This was his debut studio al
• 05:42 2XS Radio playing 'Friday On My Mind' by EASYBEATS (from 1966). This was released on 14 Oct 1966, and is one of the most covered rock songs of all time. The band featured Harry Vanda and George Young (later Flash And The Pan) from Sydney. This is conside
• 05:38 2XS Radio playing 'Respectable Street' by XTC (from 1981). Bring on the 'punks'... all signed to the corporate EMI. XTC was started in Swindon in 1972 by Andy Partridge and they released this single on 27 Mar 1981
• 05:35 2XS Radio playing 'There's A Reason Why (I Never Returned Your Calls)' by BLOSSOMS (from Cool Like You 2018). Tom Ogden's Stockport band is an 'alliance of best friends, all born in the same hospital, Stepping Hill'. This is their second album
• 05:31 2XS Radio playing 'Love Is The Call' by CAST (from Love You Like I Do 2024). John Power's Liverpool indies return, now signed to Alan McGhee and Creation Records. They've proved themselves greater survivors than many had predicted and now present their se
• 05:28 2XS Radio playing 'Mother Of The Monkeys' by THE AUTUMN KILLERS (from 2023). Formed in the summer 2019 by Rob Reece and Duncan Richardson, the South Wales band released their debut EP in August 2020. This has been remixed by Finland's Pihka Is My Name
• 05:23 2XS Radio playing 'The Crystal Lake' by GRANDADDY (from The Sophtware Slump 2000). Bring on Californian coffee-table favourites Jason Lytle, Jim Fairchild, Tim Dryden, Kevin Garcia & Aaron Burtch, with their second studio album
• 05:19 2XS Radio playing 'Growing Younger' by WILHELM TELL ME (from A Short Story For The Road (EP) 2015). The chirpy Hamburg/Copenhagen indie-popsters are Henning Sommer, Joel Sjoeoe & Christofer Bystroem. Full marks on the band name!
• 05:14 2XS Radio playing 'Mother Of Pearl' by ROXY MUSIC (from 1973). Formed in 1971 by Bryan Ferry, this is an edited version of the track from the electro-prog band's 3rd album, 'Stranded'. It was the first after the departure of Brian Eno
• 05:10 2XS Radio playing 'Ordinary World' by DURAN DURAN (from 1993). Simon Le Bon's band was named after a character in Roger Vadim's sci-fi classic, 'Barbarella'. This single was released on 18 Jan 1993
• 05:06 2XS Radio playing 'Safety' by HEADWAY (from The Start (EP) 2008). The Nottingham band were finally making some headway in the USA, but then supported OneRepublic's tour in the UK and it sort of died off...
• 05:03 2XS Radio playing 'Excalibur' by MOLLY NILSSON (from Un-American Activities 2024). Now living in Berlin, Molly Nilsson is a Swedish singer-songwriter and musician. Released through Glasgow's Night School label, this is fabulous. She describes the album ti
• 04:59 2XS Radio playing 'Talking Around' by BETTER JOY (from 2024). Manchester's Bria Keely leads her band on another ace single, and says 'I might not know myself completely yet, but with this music, I've landed organically on something that feels completely
• 04:55 2XS Radio playing 'Lionkiller' by CASS MCCOMBS (from Dropping The Writ 2008). Born in 1977, the Californian singer/songwriter has declared that his tombstone will read 'Home At Last'. This is his third album
• 04:52 2XS Radio playing 'Pushin' Too Hard' by THE SEEDS (from 1965). Released on 29 Jul 1966, the L.A. garage band's track is now best known now for its appearance on the legendary 'Nuggets' album, made in 1972. Those compilations were made for Elektra Records
• 04:48 2XS Radio playing 'Fades Like A Photograph (Dead Angel)' by FILTER (from The Trouble With Angels 2010). This is the fifth studio album by the former Nine Inch Nails player Richard Patrick's Cleveland (USA) band
• 04:44 2XS Radio playing 'Kayleigh' by MARILLION (from Misplaced Childhood 1985). Formed in Aylesbury in 1979, Fish's band were the front-runners of the short-lived UK prog rock revival of the early 80s. They survived early unfavourable comparisons with Genesis
• 04:41 2XS Radio playing 'How Does It Feel To Feel' by THE CREATION (from 1968). Originating out of The Mark Four, the Hertfordshire band became famous as having given their name to Alan McGhee's (& Oasis') 90s record label. The band was led by vocalist Kenny P
• 04:37 2XS Radio playing 'All Fired Up' by PAT BENATAR (from Wide Awake In Dreamland 1988). A slice of radio-friendly rock from the 8th album by New York's Patricia Mae Andrzejewski
• 04:33 2XS Radio playing 'Order Of Nothingness' by JIMI TENOR (from Order Of Nothingness 2016). The celebrated Finn, Lassi Lehto, goes on a 'multidimensional experience of psychedelic afrobeat'
• 04:30 2XS Radio playing 'Strawberry Daydream' by PACIFIC AVENUE (from Flowers 2023). The New South Wales alt-rockers release their debut album
• 04:27 2XS Radio playing 'On My Way' by JOANOVARC (from Escape the Fire 2025). The London indie-rockers are Laura Ozholl, Sam Walker, Deborah Wildish & Shelley Walker
• 04:23 2XS Radio playing 'Promises' by ADEMA (from Unstable 2003). The second album from the Bakersfield (California) band led by Mark 'Marky' Chavez (half-bro' of Korn's Jonathan Davis)
• 04:19 2XS Radio playing 'Ride On, Right On' by PHOSPHORESCENT (from Muchacho De Lujo 2013). Phosphorescent is an indie- folk, alt-country band that is fronted by Matthew Houck, and is from REM's town of Athens, Georgia, USA
• 04:16 2XS Radio playing 'You Gotta Walk, Don't Look Back' by PETER TOSH (from Bush Doctor 1978). Winston Hubert McIntosh (aka Stepping Razor) was a member of The Wailers from 1963 to 1974 before going solo. A pathcy album, Keith Richards plays guitar; Sly Dunba
• 04:12 2XS Radio playing 'Breakout' by FOO FIGHTERS (from There Is Nothing Left To Lose 1999). The band was formed by ex-Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl in Seattle in 1995. This was their 2nd album
• 04:08 2XS Radio playing 'Love In The Harbour' by THE BEES (from Octopus 2007). Like the Cowes Ferry, Bestival and Level 42, The Bees are from the Isle Of Wight. In the US, they are called 'A Band Of Bees'
• 04:04 2XS Radio playing 'All These Days' by JOHNNY MARR (from Fever Dreams Pts 1-4 2021). The one-time Smith, John Martin Maher, releases a double album called 'Fever Dreams, Pt 1 to 4'. This is from Pt 1
• 03:57 2XS Radio playing 'Are You Gonna Be My Girl' by JET (from Get Born 2003). From the 'AC/DC School Of Rock', Nic Cester, Chris Cester, Cameron Muncey and Mark Wilson are from Melbourne, Oz
• 03:53 2XS Radio playing 'Voodoo Child' by ROGUE TRADERS (from Here Come the Drums 2005). This was the first single by the Melbourne act to feature the vocals of Natalie Bassingthwaighte. It The song samples the riff from Elvis Costello's 'Pump It Up'
• 03:51 2XS Radio playing 'Mr Tambourine Man' by THE BYRDS (from Mr Tambourine Man 1965). Released on 14 May 1965, this cover predated Bob Dylan's version. It is effectively a solo effort by Roger McGuinn, as the rest of the band don't appear. It was the use of D
• 03:47 2XS Radio playing 'Stupid Things' by INHEAVEN (from Treats 2017). The London quartet are led by the co-vocals of James Taylor (gtr) and Chloe Little (bass), with Joey Lucas (gtr) and the relentless drum-bashing of Joe Lazarus. It works, though!
• 03:45 2XS Radio playing 'Plastic Man' by THE KINKS (from 1969). Similar in style to 'Dedicated Follower Of Fashion', this was written as a direct attempt at a hit single after a disastrous previous two years. Unfortunately, it included the word 'bum', so the B
• 03:40 2XS Radio playing 'Joan Of Arc (Maid Of Orleans)' by ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK (from Architecture & Morality 1982). The Wirral's Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys were the core members when the synth-pop band formed in 1978. This was their third a
• 03:36 2XS Radio playing 'Flawless' by DOROTHY (from 28 Days In The Valley 2018). The L.A. rock band is led by Dorothy Martin, with all songs on this second album co-written by her and Linda Perry (4 Non Blondes)
• 03:33 2XS Radio playing 'Audacious' by FRANZ FERDINAND (from The Human Fear 2024). Ahead of their sixth studio album, Glasgow's FF release a single which Alex Kapranos says 'is about having an audacious response when you feel the fabric of existence come undone
• 03:28 2XS Radio playing 'Pretty Boy' by NOEL GALLAGHER'S HIGH FLYING BIRDS (from Council Skies 2023). Johnny Marr plays guitar on the Mancy Lad's 2023 album. Even Liam is reported to be a fan
• 03:24 2XS Radio playing 'Extreme Ways' by MOBY (from 18 2002). Richard Melville Hall takes his name from the novel 'Moby Dick' by Herman Melville
• 03:18 2XS Radio playing 'Hey Jude' by THE BEATLES (from 1968). Originally 'Hey Jules', Paul McCartney wrote this to comfort Lennon's son Julian during his parents' divorce
• 03:13 2XS Radio playing 'Speed King' by DEEP PURPLE (from 1970). Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord, David Coverdale: they've all been here! Originally from the album 'In Rock', this edited single was released on 5 Jun 1970 as the
• 03:10 2XS Radio playing 'Life Support Machine' by THESE ANIMAL MEN (from Accident & Emergency 1997). Famed for storming off stage at the (then) prestigious Reading Festival a couple of years earlier, Alexander Boag's indie-rockers died after this album. Good si
• 03:06 2XS Radio playing 'Rock Star' by N E R D (from 2001). No-One Ever Really Dies was Virginia Beach (USA) hip hop chums Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo. This is the Jason Nevin remix of the track from their album 'In Search Of...'
• 03:03 2XS Radio playing 'Ur Mum' by WET LEG (from Wet Leg 2022). It's a lot less boring on the Isle Of Wight than you may think. Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers decided to start a band while they were at the top of a ferris wheel and named themselves after t
• 03:00 2XS Radio playing 'Connection' by WHITE DENIM (from 12 2024). White Denim are a three-piece from Austin, Texas. This Elastica cover is from their ninth studio album
• 02:57 2XS Radio playing 'Whatever It Takes' by IMAGINE DRAGONS (from Evolve 2017). The Las Vegas alt-rockers are Dan Reynolds, Wayne Sermon, Ben McKee and Daniel Platzman
• 02:52 2XS Radio playing 'Paradise' by COLDPLAY (from Mylo Xyloto 2011). Whatever your opinion of the London toff-school band, Chris Martin's songwriting skills are pretty impressive
• 02:50 2XS Radio playing 'Kung Fu' by ASH (from 1977 1996). 1977 was the first full album by Ash, and was named after three events that shaped the band. Two of them were born, Star Wars 'A New Hope' was released, and so were the first punk albums
• 02:47 2XS Radio playing 'Wrong Vibration' by BALTHAZAR (from Fever 2019). Masterfully remixed by 'International Teachers Of Pop', Jinte Deprez and Maarten Devoldere's album reached #1 in their native Belgium. Belgian New Beat lives!
• 02:42 2XS Radio playing 'It's A Long Road' by SUPERTRAMP (from Supertramp 1970). This was the debut album by the London prog-rockers Richard Davies, Roger Hodgson, Robert Millar and Richard Palmer
• 02:39 2XS Radio playing 'I Want You' by BOB DYLAN (from Blonde On Blonde 1966). Dylan's 7th LP is considered to be the first significant double album in rock music. It showcased his brand of blues rock with a more eclectic sound and was also the end of an era:
• 02:35 2XS Radio playing 'Dancing In The Dark' by BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (from 1984). Later included on New Jersey's Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen's 7th album, 'Born In The USA', this edited hit single was released on 3 May 1984
• 02:31 2XS Radio playing 'Nothing To Lose But Your Chains' by ALABAMA 3 (from Blues 2016). The Brixton country-acid-house collective return with a sombre reflection by the Welsh bandmember Rob Spragg (aka Larry Love) on the coal industry, and the Aberfan mining
• 02:28 2XS Radio playing 'Running Out Of Time' by THE CRYSTAL TEARDROP (from 2024). Some very nice vibes from the Stoke on Trent psych-punk-indie combo, led by Alexandra Rose's vocals and guitar. Impressed
• 02:24 2XS Radio playing 'Waiting For The Catch' by SHED SEVEN (from Liquid Gold 2024). The co-vocals here are by Issy Ferris (Ferris & Sylvester). This is from our York chums' new orchestral album
• 02:20 2XS Radio playing 'Slow Down Low' by MOON DUO (from Shadow Of The Sun 2015). The San Francisco band is a side project for Ripley Johnson of the rather wonderful Wooden Shjips, and are now based in Portland (USA)
• 02:17 2XS Radio playing 'Myriad Harbour' by THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS (from Challengers 2007). This was the 4th album by the Canadian troupe led by A C (Carl) Newman. It is claimed that the name was a reference to reviled preacher Jimmy Swaggart's claim that rock a
• 02:14 2XS Radio playing 'On The Line' by GRAHAM NASH (from Wild Tales 1973). The English Hollies, CS&N and CSN&Y vet goes solo
• 02:10 2XS Radio playing 'Muscle Museum' by MUSE (from Showbiz 1999). This was the debut album by Matthew Bellamy's Teignmouth superstars
• 02:05 2XS Radio playing 'Godless' by THE DANDY WARHOLS (from Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia 2000). Bring on the indie-pop darlings, Courtney Taylor-Taylor, Peter Holmstrom, Zia McCabe and Brent Deboer
• 02:01 2XS Radio playing 'Rainbow' by CAGE THE ELEPHANT (from Neon Pill 2024). London-based CTE's Matt, Brad, Jared and Daniel are from Bowling Green, Kentucky
• 01:59 2XS Radio playing 'My Serotonin' by BISHOP BRIGGS (from Tell My Therapist I'm Fine 2024). The family of London-born, L.A.-raised Sarah Grace McLaughlin come from Bishopbriggs, near Glasgow. Hence her stage name. This is her third album
• 01:54 2XS Radio playing 'Everything Now' by ARCADE FIRE (from Everything Now 2017). This was the Montreal indie-rockers' fifth album
• 01:49 2XS Radio playing '1979' by THE SMASHING PUMPKINS (from Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (Twilight To Starlight) 1995). This (double) album was the third by the seminal Chicago band and was produced by frontman Billy Corgan. This was one of 5 hit si
• 01:45 2XS Radio playing 'Just The Way I'm Feeling' by FEEDER (from Comfort In Sound 2003). Folowing Jon Lee's death, Feeder became the trio of Grant Nicholas, Mark Richardson & Taka Hirose
• 01:42 2XS Radio playing 'A Bunch Of Lonesome Heroes' by LEONARD COHEN (from Songs From A Room 1969). This was the celebrated second album by Montreal's Leonard Norman Cohen. He died on 7 Nov 2016
• 01:38 2XS Radio playing 'V. Thirteen' by BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE (from No 10, Upping Street 1986). A pun on 10 Downing St, this was the second album by Big Audio Dynamite, led by former Clash guitarist and songwriter Mick Jones. It is notable for being made with his
• 01:34 2XS Radio playing 'Down By The River' by MILKY CHANCE (from Sadnecessary 2014). Noel Gallagher's Ignition records releases an amazing debut single from the German duo of Clemens Rehbien (songs) and Phillipp Dauch (producer)
• 01:31 2XS Radio playing 'Church Roof' by FRANCE, YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN (from 2024). Mayan Jeroen and Ciaran Francis Dooley say their fascinating song 'depicts the decline of Britain, likened to the futility of a local church fundraiser'
• 01:27 2XS Radio playing '2am' by FOALS (from Life Is Yours 2022). Foals are a 5 piece band from Oxford. Members Jack Bevan and Yannis Philippakis were originally in the rock band 'The Edmund Fitzgerald'. This album was released as 'Part 1', and 'Part 2'
• 01:23 2XS Radio playing 'Blew Up (The House)' by JONNY LANG (from Fight For My Soul 2014). North Dakota's Jon Gordon Langseth is notable for both his unusual voice, which at 13 was compared to that of a 40-year-old blues veteran, and for his accomplished guitar
• 01:17 2XS Radio playing 'Hysteria' by DEF LEPPARD (from Hysteria 1987). The fourth album from Joe Elliot's Sheffield quintet, the definitive English rock band of the 80s & 90s
• 01:13 2XS Radio playing 'The Jean Genie' by DAVID BOWIE (from Aladdin Sane 1973). Brixton's Mr David Jones is in the house
• 01:06 2XS Radio playing 'Longshot' by CATFISH AND THE BOTTLEMEN (from The Balance 2019). This is the third album by the Welsh indie-rockers, formed in Llandudno in 2007
• 01:02 2XS Radio playing 'Misgiven' by ZILCH (from 2022). Set up in Worcester in 2018 and consisting of Thom Dewhurst (vcls, gtr), Cal Neathway (bass) and Crag Sharpe (drms), the band craft loud, distorted, heavy, groove-laden music, while still maintaining hoo
• 00:59 2XS Radio playing 'Runaway' by KEYSIDE (from 2024). Nice indie-jangle from Liverpool, with echos of La's, etc. Frontman Dan Parker's finding it hard to grow up, but is 'determined to break free from pressures'
• 00:56 2XS Radio playing 'Tits On The Radio' by SCISSOR SISTERS (from Scissor Sisters 2004). The sharp siblings are NYC's Derek Gruen, Scott Hoffman, Ana Lynch, Patrick Secord and Jason Sellards. This was their debut album
• 00:52 2XS Radio playing 'Love Removal Machine' by THE CULT (from Electric 1987). Ian Astbury & Billy Duffy's pivotal 3rd album marked a deliberate stylistic change from goth to hard rock
• 00:47 2XS Radio playing 'Chasing Cars' by SNOW PATROL (from Eyes Open 2006). The indie-rock band is based around Ulstermen Gary Lightbody and Nathan Connolly, who formed the band while at Dundee University. This track was later claimed to be the UK's 'most wide
• 00:43 2XS Radio playing 'Working Class Hero' by SCREAMING TREES (from A Tribute To John Lennon 1995). Mark Lanegan's Seattle musos, more subtle than most of their grunge contemporaries. Lanegan died on 22 Feb 2022
• 00:41 2XS Radio playing 'Anyway Anyhow Anywhere' by THE WHO (from 1965). Released on 15 Jan 1965, this was Roger, Pete, John and Keith's second single, released on 21 May 1965
• 00:36 2XS Radio playing 'Quiet Life' by JAPAN (from Quiet Life 1980). Released as a single on 28 Aug 1981, this was an uncharacteristically upbeat tune from David Sylvian and chums
• 00:31 2XS Radio playing 'Get A Job' by GOSSIP (from A Joyful Noise 2012). The alt-punk band was formed in 1999 in Searcy, Arkansas, USA. The line-up is Nathan 'Brace Paine' Howdeshell (gtr, bass), Hannah Blilie (drms), and Mary 'Beth Ditto' Patterson (vcls). Wr
• 00:27 2XS Radio playing 'Me And Your Mates' by WELLY (from 2024). Elliot Hall's smart-arses are 'from suburban Southampton, making new pop for the CBBC generation'. This has a strong resemblance to 'Gary Gilmour's Eyes' by The Adverts
• 00:23 2XS Radio playing 'Revitalise' by CREEGAN (from 2020). Connor Pattinson's Newcastle Upon Tyne four-piece rockers return with a timely song exploring the issue of mental health
• 00:20 2XS Radio playing 'People Know How To Love One Another' by KAISER CHIEFS (from Duck 2019). The Leeds fun-rockers present more anthemic delights on their seventh album. 'They don't change the world, but they are a positive part of it'
• 00:16 2XS Radio playing 'Burn It To The Ground' by NICKELBACK (from Dark Horse 2008). The Canadian rockers actually rock on their first 2010 single, from the double-platinum album
• 00:14 2XS Radio playing 'English Civil War' by THE CLASH (from Give 'em Enough Rope 1978). The London punksters started out in 1976. The legends were Joe Strummer (d 2002), Paul Simonon, Mick Jones & Nicky 'Topper' Headon. This was released on 23 Feb 1979
• 00:10 2XS Radio playing 'Ski Jump Nose' by MANSUN (from One (EP) 1996). The band was started in 1995 by Paul Draper, Steve King & Dominic Chad, with the express aim to 'get out of Chester'. This track was originally released on their EP 'One'
• 00:07 2XS Radio playing 'The Rubettes' by THE AUTEURS (from How I Learned To Love The Bootboys 2003). The Auteurs were largely the work of Surrey's Luke Haines (Baader Meinhof and Black Box Recorder)
• 00:03 2XS Radio playing 'Brother The Cloud' by EDDIE VEDDER (from Earthling 2022). The former Pearly One, Edward Louis Severson III, excels yet again. This is his third solo album, and he now seems to be firmly into his 'Tom Petty phase'
• 23:59 2XS Radio playing 'When The Lights Go Down' by THE VIRGINMARYS (from The House Beyond The Fires 2024). The Macclesfield rockers are Danny Dolan and Ally Dickaty. An impressive single from their fourth album, and their first since they re-formed as a duo i
• 23:56 2XS Radio playing 'Favourite Pleasures' by GUN (from Favourite Pleasures 2017). The Glasgow band who, we are pleased to say, never go away! Originally called Blind Alleez, vocalist Mark Rankin is a cousin of Texas' Sharleen Spiteri
• 23:52 2XS Radio playing 'New Me' by DOUBLE EXPERIENCE (from Alignments: Neutral (EP) 2019). The Ottawa 'nerd-rockers' are Brock Tinsley (gtr) and Ian Nichols (vcls, bass)
• 23:49 2XS Radio playing 'Little Honda' by YO LA TENGO (from I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One 1997). Musical experimenters Ira Kaplan, Georgia Hubley & James McNew: 'the quintessential critics' band' formed in Hoboken, New Jersey, in 1984. Hear they cover the
• 23:45 2XS Radio playing 'Voices In My Head' by BOB MOULD (from Patch The Sky 2016). More great music from the Husker Du and Sugar guitarist, singer and songwriter
• 23:40 2XS Radio playing 'Bird Has Flown' by DEEP PURPLE (from Deep Purple 1969). Released in November 1969, this also became known as 'Deep Purple 3'
• 23:35 2XS Radio playing 'Road To Nowhere' by TRASH (from Apple UK Singles 1969). This Carole King cover (the correct title is 'A Road To Nowhere') was the Scottish band's first single for The Beatles' Apple label (catalogue number Apple 6). They were previously
• 23:32 2XS Radio playing 'Desire' by U2 (from Rattle And Hum 1988). Bring on Paul David Hewson ('Bono Vox of O'Connell Street'), Essex-born David Howell Evans, Adam Charles Clayton & Lawrence Joseph Mullen
• 23:28 2XS Radio playing 'A Light That Never Comes' by LINKIN PARK (from Recharged 2013). This is an original song from yet another set of remixes, this time of the band's 5th album 'Living Things', this track featuring Steve Aoki
• 23:25 2XS Radio playing 'Jealousy' by PALE WAVES (from Unwanted 2022). A big fan of Dolores O'Riordan (as you can hear), Heather Baron-Gracie leads the Manchester band onto their third album. Other members are co-founder of the band, Ciara Doran (drms), Charlie
• 23:22 2XS Radio playing 'The Recogniser' by TERRA TWIN (from 2025). The London indie-rockers followed their debut EP 'Head Leaking' with this, and it's another pretty impressive effort
• 23:18 2XS Radio playing 'Of The Night' by BASTILLE (from 2013). The South London four piece present a mash up of Snap!'s 90's hit 'Rhythm is a Dancer' and Corona's 'The Rhythm of the Night'
• 23:15 2XS Radio playing 'Bulletproof Vest' by RISING TIMES (from 2004). This was one of several blinding tunes by London's Oasis-influenced 2XS Session veterans, Lee MacDougall, Cameron, Kieran & Marc
• 23:12 2XS Radio playing 'Where Were You?' by THE MEKONS (from 1978). Formed in Leeds in 1977 as an art collective, the band are one of the longest-running and most prolific English punk-rock outfits, although they changed their style in the mid-1980s to a mor
• 23:08 2XS Radio playing 'White No Sugar' by THE CLINT BOON EXPERIENCE (from 1998). The former Inspiral Carpet recorded this gem at Manchester's Cutting Rooms. It was released again the following year (1999)
• 23:04 2XS Radio playing 'Closer' by KINGS OF LEON (from Only By The Night 2008). The Jesus rockers are three brothers and a cousin: Caleb Followill, Matthew Followill, Jared Followill, Nathan Followil. This was the band's 4th album
• 23:02 2XS Radio playing 'Coming Back To Me Good' by KASABIAN (from Happenings 2024). Our Leicester chums return with their eighth studio album. At 28 minutes, it's their shortest so far... (good, or bad?)
• 22:58 2XS Radio playing 'Up And Away' by DRAGON WELDING (from The Naughty Step 2025). The band's anme is an anagram of lead guitarist and co-songwriter Andrew Golding. He was previously a co-founder of indie noise-pop legends, The Wolfhounds. Now joined by voca
• 22:55 2XS Radio playing 'Strength In Numbers' by THE MUSIC (from Strength In Numbers 2008). Robert Harvey's Leeds band return six years after their eponymous #4 debut album
• 22:51 2XS Radio playing 'I Need Some Fine Wine And You, You Need To Be Nicer' by THE CARDIGANS (from Super Extra Gravity 2005). Sweden's Nina Persson, Peter Svensson, Magnus Sveningsson, Lars-Olof Johansson and Bengt Lagerberg with their sixth album
• 22:49 2XS Radio playing 'Penis Size And Cars' by SUPERMODEL (from 1995). The Egham punksters were Triani (vcls, gtr), Wolsey (gtr), Chris (bass) and Lindsay (drms). Their song was later covered by TheAudience. Of their lo-fi sound, they said 'We like lo-fi bec
• 22:46 2XS Radio playing 'How Soon Is Now' by SNAKE RIVER CONSPIRACY (from Sonic Jihad 2000). The bravely-titled album was by the San Francisco duo Jason Slater and his 'female dominitrix' Tobey Torres
• 22:44 2XS Radio playing 'Whatcha Gonna Do About It?' by SMALL FACES (from Small Faces 1965). Released on 6 Aug 1965, this was their debut single. Written by Brian Potter and Ian Smawell, it is said to have been inspired by by Solomon Burke's 'Everybody Needs S
• 22:40 2XS Radio playing 'If Anyone Falls' by STEVIE NICKS (from The Wild Heart 1983). Released in Nov 1983, this was from Stevie Nicks' 2nd solo album
• 22:36 2XS Radio playing 'Country Girl' by PRIMAL SCREAM (from Riot City Blues 2006). The 8th studio album by Bobby Gillespie's band saw them leave the electronic elements behind and return to more traditional rock and roll. Since 1996, the band also included ex
• 22:32 2XS Radio playing 'The Future's Not What It Used To Be' by SOFT COTTON COUNTY (from 2024). Nice. The Richmond-Upon-Thames dream-poppers have been steadily swooning away since their 2009 eponymous debut album. Shira Fox is their suitably dreamy vocalist
• 22:27 2XS Radio playing 'When We Die (Can We Still Get High?)' by YUNGBLUD, LIL YACHTY (from 2024). Doncaster's Dominic Richard Harrison is back. This is just brilliant. It's like a grenade dropping in your head and mashes every style from rap to indie to 60s
• 22:22 2XS Radio playing 'Gone Away' by FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH (from And Justice For None 2018). Ivan Moody's Las Vegas heavyweights' 7th (double) studio album includes this cover of the 1997 hit by The Offspring
• 22:17 2XS Radio playing 'Bitter Sweet Symphony' by THE VERVE (from Urban Hymns 1997). And made all the more Bittersweet by Andrew Loog Oldham taking them to the cleaners. This is from a 12' promo album of mixes
• 22:14 2XS Radio playing 'Rock 'N' Me' by THE STEVE MILLER BAND (from Fly Like An Eagle 1976). Steve Miller left the Goldberg Miller Blues Band in 1967 to join San Francisco's psychedelic scene where he formed the Steve Miller Blues Band. During the 70s & 80s, t
• 22:09 2XS Radio playing 'Promised Land' by ROBERT PLANT (from Fate Of Nations 1993). The ex-Led Zepp singer's 'environment-conscious' album also featureed Clannad's Maire Brennan
• 22:05 2XS Radio playing 'All The Way Home' by BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (from Devils & Dust 2005). This was New Jersey's Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen's thirteenth studio album
• 22:02 2XS Radio playing 'F*ck Up' by 90'S KIDS (from Doing Love Wrong (EP) 2020). The ill-punctuated Ohio band started out in 2017. That's all we know...