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About Simon

Simon Ashberry has been playing the best of local music on Bradford Beat for almost a quarter of a century . He was music columnist for the Telegraph & Argus for several years, covering local acts such as Embrace, Terrorvision, Tasmin Archer and New Model Army, and has played bass in several bands himself. He was previously part of Bradford-based Loom with John Rigby from Trip and Stumble and currently plays with innovative blues trio West Yorkshire Noblemen's Society.

Looking Glass-y

Two bands called “Glass…” were on on our show this week – here’s the full list of what we played:

Glass Mountain – Glacial
Glass Animals – Youth
Ceiling Demons – Lost The Way
Mystery Jets – The World Is Overtaking Me
The Delvaux – Further Back
Daughter – No Care
Bloc Party – The Love Within
Wilful Missing – Bright Moon Rising
Benjamin Francis Leftwich – Summer
Parquet Courts – Outside
Iggy Pop – Sunday
Maggie8 – Carry On
Bear’s Den – Auld Wives

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No moaning – it’s Myrtle

Let Bradford Beat help you get set for Bingley Music Live 2016.

We played various bands who are due to play at Myrtle Park at this year’s event – here’s the full list of tracks on this week’s show:

Glass Animals – Life Itself
The Delvaux – Until She Died Again
Car Seat Headrest – Destroyed By Hippie Powers
Glass Mountain – Birds in Heart
All Saints – Never Ever
Echo and the Bunnymen – The Cutter
Lightning Seeds – Blowing Bubbles
Clean Cut Kid – We Used To Be in Love
We Are Scientists – Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt
The Coral – Dreaming of You
Maggie8 – Connected
Embrace – Quarters
New Order – Temptation

And you can listen again here.

Mercury rising

This weeks Bradford Beat took a look at the Mercury Prize contenders – plus the usual blast of local bands. Here’s what we played in full:

Radiohead – Burn The Witch
The Delvaux – He Wants Her World
Savages – Sad Person
Glass Mountain – Glacial
Julia Jacklin – Pool Party
Terrorvision – Conspiracy
Parquet Courts – Outside
Esper Scout – Gaps in the Border Fence
Iggy Pop – Sunday
Wilful Missing – Two Hearts Beating
The Maccabees – Marks To Prove It
Too Many Chiefs – The Yak
Mystery Jets – Bombay Blue

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Summer songs

A new track by Yorkshire singer-songwriter Benjamin Francis Leftwich set a summery tone for this week’s edition. Here’s the full list of what we played:

Benjamin Francis Leftwich – Summer
Paul Curtis – Year 2 Swinnow School
Primal Scream – Trippin’ On Your Love
Too Many Chiefs – Devil Bird
Martha Reeves – Jimmy Mack
Kaiser Chiefs – Parachute
New Order – People On The High Line
Stand Alone – Demons
Daughter – No Care
Cud – Sticks and Stones
Parquet Courts – Outside
Terrorvision – Superchronic
Glass Mountain Glacial

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On the road

Terrorvision and Embrace are both playing live dates this summer. Here’s the full list what we played in this week’s show:

Sinderins – Fayre
Terrorvision – Dog Chewed The Handle
Mystery Jets – Bombay Blue
Zozo – International Waters
The Delvaux – Evering
Then Thickens – Heaven Alive
Wilful Missing – Friday’s Child
Embrace – I Run
Cate Le Bon – Love Is Not Love
Bloc Party – Virtue
Courtney Barnett – New Speedway Boogie
Neil Young – Down By The River

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Ice Iceland Baby

More nods to Euro 2016 and Glastonbury on this week’s edition of Bradford Beat.

Here’s the full list of what we played:

Bjork – Big Time Sensuality
The Delvaux – Further Back
Bloc Party – Only He Can Heal Me
Benjamin Francis Leftwich – Mayflies
Wolf Alice – Lisbon
Hooton Tennis Club – Kathleen Sat On The Arm of her Favourite Chair
Esper Scout – Gaps In The Border Fence
Wilful Missing – You and Me Babe
Coldplay – Shiver
Too Many Chiefs – Glide
All Saints – I Know Where It’s At
Natural Rhythm – People Unite
Fabric of Fear – Blame

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Euro pop

We dipped our toe musically into the murky waters of Euro 2016 in our latest edition.

Here’s the full list of what we played:

Grandad Roberts and his Son Elvis – Meat Pie, Sausage Roll
The Delvaux – Miniaturist
The Tragically Hip – Fifty Mission Cap
Mud – Tiger Feet
Too Many Chiefs – Road Trip
Bjork – Anchor Song
Zozo – International Waters
Supergrass – Caught By the Fuzz (live at Glastonbury)
Wilful Missing – Sweet Dreams
Plastic Bertrand – Ca Plane Pour Moi
De La Soul (feat Snoop Dogg) – Pain
Stand Alone – Easier Said Than Done
Neil Young – Down By The River

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Floated like a butterfly…

A musical tribute to Muhammad Ali was featured on the latest edition of Bradford Beat. Here’s a full list of what we played:

Spring King – The Summer
Esper Scout – Gaps in the Border Fence
Parquet Courts – Berlin Got Blurry
Neil Young – Heart of Gold
Fabric of Fear – Blame
Wolf Alice – Lisbon
The Delvaux – He Wants Her World
Benjamin Francis Leftwich – Mayflies
Radiohead – Burn The Witch
Bloc Party – Virtue
Wilful Missing – Hell on the Waves
Wonder Stuff – Last Days of the Feast
Faithless – Muhammad Ali

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Having a blast

Blasts from the past in the shape of the Jayhawks, Terrorvision and Wonder Stuff – all still going strong – were among the highlights of our latest show.

Here’s the full list of what we played:

Wonder Stuff – Don’t You Ever
ZoZo – International Waters
Jayhawks – Quiet Corners and Empty Spaces
The Delvaux – Evering
Pictish Trail – Far Gone
The Nightingales – Old Fruit
The National – Morning Dew
Terrorvision – Enteralterego
Cate Le Bon – Wonderful
Wilful Missing – Carson
Primal Scream – Trippin’ On Your Love
Too Many Chiefs – Burning Cave
Parquet Courts – Dust

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Get thready

With Threadfest just around the corner, Bradford Beat has started taking a sneaky look ahead to the summer’s festival season.

Here’s the full list of what we played on our latest show:

Prince – Pretzel Body Logik
Terrorvision – Hide The Dead Girl
Courtney Barnett – New Speedway Boogie
Too Many Chiefs – Road Trip
Esper Scout – Gaps In The Border Fence
Sinderins – Fayre
The Delvaux – Further Back
Wonder Stuff – Thirty Goes Around The Sun
Car Seat Headrest – Fill In The Blanks
Cowtown – Curtis Tigers
Wilful Missing – Bright Moon Rising
Iggy Pop – Gardenia

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