| Festive Fifty Build Up Show - December 2023 Join a selection of Dandelion Radio DJs for the hour up to midnight (GMT) on Christmas Eve for this one-off, Festive Fifty Build-Up show. They'll be introducing some of their picks of 2023 that didn't quite make it into this year's legendary listeners' poll, while warming up for the first play of the 2023 results starting at midnight. | ||||
| Artist | Title | Recording | Record Label | Catalogue No. |
| Theee Retail Simps | Easy Street | Digital LP 'Live On Cool Street' | Total Punk Records | |
| Crash The Superyacht | Sorry Anne | Digital EP 'Cumfi Foam' | ||
| Miss Kaninna | Blak Britney | Digital single 'Blak Britney' | Soul Has No Tempo | |
| The Secret Migraines | Blood Sugars | Digital EP 'A Love Letter To Helen' | ||
| John Parish & Aldous Harding | Three Hours | CD LP various artists 'The Endless Coloured Ways: The Songs Of Nick Drake' | Chrysalis | BRC75 |
| Ruïnosa Y Las Strippers De Rahola | Puta Renfre | Digital single 'Puta Renfre' | My Heart Your Mouth | |
| Parisian Night Suit | Who's Got The Money? | Digital single 'Droplets' | Six Tonnes De Chair | STDC066 |
| K. Board & The Skreens | Gorillino | Digital single 'Gorillino' | BrrZzapp | |
| First Class & Coach | Delete | Digital album 'Neon Hip' | FIFA Records | |
| Pantomime Riot | Burn | Digital LP 'Splinters' | 4243359 Records DK | |
| MGMT | Bubblegum Dog | Digital LP 'Loss Of Life' | Mom+Pop | |
| Tinariwen | Kek Algham (Feat. Wes Corbett) | Amatssou | Wedge | |
| Deary | Fairground | Digital EP 'Deary' | Sonic Cathedral | |
| Gareth Jones - December 2023 Gareth delivers two shows for December. A non-Christmas show on the regular schedule for the Christmas haters, plus his annual Christmas show which will become available on Mixcloud later in December and on Germany's FSK on Dec 22nd. This non-Christmas show includes new releases from bedroom lo-fi wizards Dez Dare and Kid Carpet plus there's a selection of songs by The Beatles interpreted by other artists, taken from a new Cherry Red triple CD 'We Can Work It Out - Covers of The Beatles 1962-1966'. The 2nd hour's guests are Mark and Emma from the Indie three-piece Witching Waves who take part in 'Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue' to coincide with their new album 'Streams and Waterways', released December 1st by Specialist Subject Records. | ||||
| Artist | Title | Recording | Record Label | Catalogue No. |
| NOBRO | Delete Delete Delete | LP/DL 'Set Your Pussy Free' | Die Alone Music | |
| PUTOCHINOMARICÓN & DADÁ | tu padre es un facha y tu madre una terf | Digital album 'pasadas de moda' | Elefant Records | |
| Dez Dare | Got a Fire In My Socket | Digital single | CH!MP | |
| Autogramm | Plastic Punks | LP/DL 'Music That Humans Can Play' | Stomp Records | |
| Kid Carpet | I AM A DJ | Digital single | Self-Released/Bandcamp | |
| Kid Carpet | The Department of Shit Ideas | B-side of 'I AM A DJ' | Self-Released/Bandcamp | |
| Alan Stilton | The Day The High Street Died | Digital single | Self-Released/Bandcamp | |
| Blue Water Ramblers | Buy Local | CD/DL 'Songs for You' | Self-Released | |
| Fran Stallings | Buy Fresh Buy Local | CD/DL 'Songs and Stories for a Green Earth' | Self-Released/Bandcamp | |
| Shplang | She, The Fair Bag Girl | CD/DL 'Thank You, Valued Customer' | Big Stir Records | |
| Karen Meat | Generic Toilet Paper Brand | Digital album 'Tell Me Who I Am' | Self-Released/Bandcamp | |
| of Tropique | The Sweetest Chicken Ever | Digital double A side single with 'Cheech' | Self-Released/Bandcamp | |
| Madame Claude | Holt Town Jig | Digital EP 'Holt Town Jig EP' | Self-Released | |
| Lorraine Bowen | Crumble Song (Punk'd Up Version Feat. The Veltmans) | Digital single | Self-Released/Bandcamp | |
| Dick Rivers | Love Me Do | 3CD set V/A 'We Can Work It Out – Covers of The Beatles 1962–1966' | Cherry Red | |
| Alma Cogan | Eight Days A Week | 3CD set V/A 'We Can Work It Out – Covers of The Beatles 1962–1966' | Cherry Red | |
| The Senate | Yellow Submarine | 3CD set V/A 'We Can Work It Out – Covers of The Beatles 1962–1966' | Cherry Red | |
| The 5.6.7.8's | Help | Split 7-inch /DL with The Masonics 'Japan Tour EP' | Spinout Nuggets | |
| Sonido Gallo Negro | The Model | 7inch/DL single | Names You Can Trust | |
| Steveless | We're a Team | CD/DL 'Low' | Wormhole World | |
| Frog | U Shud Go 2 Me | Digital album 'GROG' | Tapewormies | |
| Juniper | I Was Thinking About You | Digital single | Confidential Recordings | |
| Get Wrong | Too Late To Hide | Digital EP 'Get Wrong' | Alcopop! Records | |
| Witching Waves | The Valley | LP/DL 'Streams and Waterways' | Specialist Subject Records | |
| Fairport Convention | Matty Groves | LP/CD/DL 'Liege & Leaf' | Universal Island Records | |
| J Mascis | Can’t Believe We're Here | Digital single | Sub Pop | |
| Nina Nastasia | Superstar | LP/CD/DL 'Run To Ruin' | Touch And Go | |
| Pavement | Range Life | LP/CD/DL 'Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain' | Matador | |
| Witching Waves | Vessel | LP/DL 'Streams and Waterways' | Specialist Subject Records | |
| The Polyphonic Spree | Section 52 (Morning Sun, I Built The Stairs) | LP/CD/DL 'Salvage Enterprise' | Good Records Recordings | |
| Thee Girl Fridays | Ejector Seat | 7-inch/DL double A side single with 'Double Crossing Double Agent' | Spinout Nuggets | |
| Mark Whitby - December 2023 Being December, we do our best to feature the best Xmas tunes of the year, including a few highlights from this year's Cherryade album, though the main focus is, as always, on digging out the best new tunes to emerge at the end of the year. In that spirit, we feature new albums from Mutabaruka, Frog, Shackleton and Katy J. Pearson, among others, as well as looking ahead to 2024 releases from Dez Dare and Bob Vylan. We also play three tracks from the new Human Worth compilation and tunes from the live extravaganzas from Cat Power and Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, while leaving room, naturally, to Peel Back... thirty years and play three entries from the 1993 Festive Fifty. | ||||
| Artist | Title | Recording | Record Label | Catalogue No. |
| Two Man Travelling Medicine Show | 2nd Law Of Thermodynamics | CD 'Folkadelica' | Musical Bear | |
| Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs | Big Rig (Live) | CD 'Live In New York' | Rocket | |
| Alan Johnson | Ten Year Tonnage | 12" EP 'Ten Year Tonnage' | Sneaker Social Club | |
| Project Ich | Pamela Amen (Ft Lisa Pung) | Download EP | Echozone | |
| Bob Vylan | Dream Big | CD 'Humble As The Sun' | Ghost Theatre | |
| Problem Patterns | Christmas Number One | V/A CD 'A Very Cherry Christmas 17' | Cherryade | |
| Enablers | In McCullin's Photograph | V/A Download Album 'Human Worth Volume III' | Human Worth | |
| Ary Lobo | Evolucao | LP 'Ary Lobo 1958-1966' | Analog Africa | |
| Katy J. Pearson & Friends | Willow's Song (Ft Broadside Hacks) | CD 'Songs From The Wicker Man' | Heavenly | |
| Mutabaruka | No Church Today | CD 'Black Attack' | Sharachie | |
| Jockstrap | Sexy (Ft Babymorocco) | CD 'i<3UQTINVU' | Rough Trade | |
| Frog | 420!! | CD 'Grog' | Audio Antihero | |
| The Twelve Hour Foundation | Thank You Letters (Written On Basildon Bond) | V/A CD 'A Very Cherry Christmas 17' | Cherryade | |
| The Fall | Glam Racket | CD 'The Infotainment Scan' | Permanent | |
| Cornershop | England's Dreaming | CD 'Hold On It Hurts' | Wiiija | |
| Credit To The Nation & Chumbawamba | Hear No Bullshit (On Fire Mix) | CD Single | One Little Indian | |
| Shackleton | The Dying Regime | CD 'The Scandal Of Time' | Woe To The Septic Heart | |
| Dez Dare | Got A Fire In My Socket | Download Single | Chimp | |
| Derejah & The 18th Parallel | Old John Crow | CD 'Prosperity' | Fruits | |
| Cat Power | Just Like A Woman | CD 'Cat Power Sings Dylan - The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert' | Domino | |
| Beige Palace | Local Sandwich | V/A Download Album 'Human Worth Volume III' | Human Worth | |
| A. I. Lacey | Complaint | V/A Download Album 'Human Worth Volume III' | Human Worth | |
| Goddamit Jeremiah | Keep Your Christmas Tree For Burning | V/A CD 'A Very Cherry Christmas 17' | Cherryade | |
| Swansea Sound | Santa Bail Me Out | CD Single | Skep Wax | |
| Artikal Sound System | The Christmas Song | Download Album 'Happy Holidays' | ||
| Hexadecibel | Sympathy 4 The Grinch | V/A Download Album 'Xmas In July Vol. 2' | Beautiful Rat | |
| Peaness | Kiss Me, Sweet Pea | Download Single | Totally Snick | |
| Lee 'Scratch' Perry | Merry Christmas, Happy New Year (12" Mix) | Download EP 'The Christmas EP' | Sanctuary | |
| Pete Drake & Dr Bongo | A Spider's Christmas | V/A CD 'A Very Cherry Christmas 17' | Cherryade | |
| Los Straitjackets | Here Comes Santa Claus | Download Album 'Complete Christmas Songbook' | Yep Roc | |
| Rocker - December 2023 Two hours from Rocker this month, including new tracks from Jetstream Pony; The Reds, Pinks And Purples; Diablofurs; The Hermitts; Blue Ocean; The Drain On The Balcony; Big Mess; Witching Waves; Foodman; Golden Apples; and Honesty. There's a featured album from Walthamstow's finest Steve White & The Protest Family, and electronica from Radio Slave remixed by Superpitcher; and Darkskye remixed by Factoria. This month's Rocker's Shellac Attack is a 1956 release on the Sun record label out of Memphis, Tennessee, while this month's Educating Elizabeth record is a brand new seasonal release from the Daptone record label. As well as little known acts, here's a little known fact: The Basildon Bond brand of writing paper was established in 1911 by John Dickinson & Co. of Hertfordshire. By 1932 it was the best selling brand of writing paper in the UK. | ||||
| Artist | Title | Recording | Record Label | Catalogue No. |
| Yuletime Lifters | Time For Love | 7" | Daptone | |
| The Twelve Hour Foundation | Thank You Letters (Written On Basildon Bond) | Compilation CD - 'A Very Cherry Christmas Volume 17' | Cherryade | |
| Candymouse | Leccy Car For Christmas | Download Single | Old Bad Habits | OBHFREE001 |
| Jetstream Pony | Into The Sea | 7" - 'Sixes And Sevens' | Spinout Nuggets | SN102 |
| The Drain On The Balcony | Across The Sea | LP - 'Quattro Stagioni' | Local Underground / Old Bad Habits | LU058 / OBHLP016 |
| Steve White & The Protest Family | Trickle Down Town | CDLP - 'Trickle Down Town' | ||
| Darkskye | But We Did Survive (Factoria Remix) | Download EP - 'But We Did Survive & Beneath The Rafters' | Lost Language | El-El 23 / LOST189 |
| Diablofurs | Vampires Of Rome | LP - 'Welcome To The City Of Fun' | Punk Fox Records | 12FOX024 |
| Witching Waves | Vessel | LP - 'Streams And Waterways' | Specialist Subject | |
| Jerry Lee Lewis With His Pumping Piano | End Of The Road | 10" 78 | Sun Records | SUN 259 |
| Honesty | Mr. Speaker | Download LP - 'Where R U' | Partisan Records | |
| Lightheaded | Mercury Girl | Cassette EP - 'Good Good Great!' | Slumberland | |
| Jeanines | What The Echoes Say | 7" | Slumberland / Where It's At Is Where You Are | SLR 278 / wia023001 |
| Blue Ocean | Syncnine | LP - 'Fertile State' | Slumberland | |
| Steve White & The Protest Family | Put Up Shut Up Britain | CDLP - 'Trickle Down Town' | ||
| Teenage Fanclub | Foreign Land | LP - 'Nothing Lasts Forever' | PeMa / Merge | |
| Meryl Streek | If This Is Life | Download Single | Venn Records | |
| Big Mess | Future Legend | LP - 'Cleaning Up With' | Specialist Subject | |
| Blue Orchids | Tableau Vivant | LP - 'Magpie Heights' | Tiny Global Productions | |
| Foodman | Fuwari | Download EP - 'Uchigawa Tankentai' | Hyperdub | |
| Cult Figures | Between Us And Heaven | LP - 'Between Us And Heaven' | ||
| The Reds, Pinks And Purples | What Will Heaven Be Like? | Download EP - 'Murder, Oral Sex & Cigarettes' | ||
| The Hermitts | The Moors | CDLP - 'Weight Of The World' | Next Phase: Normal | |
| The Planes | Count The Miles | LP - 'Dark Matter Recycling Co.' | Safe Suburban Home / Totally Real | |
| Steve White & The Protest Family | Bin Bags | CDLP - 'Trickle Down Town' | ||
| Nightingales | I Am Grimaldi (Live) | 2LP - 'Live In Balsall Heath' | Tiny Global Productions | |
| Golden Apples | Anti-Ant Car | LP - 'Bananasugarfire' | Lame-O | |
| Radio Slave | Wake Up (Superpitcher Remix) | 12" - 'Wake Up (Remixes)' | Rekids | |
| Alan Haven | Image | 7" | Fontana | TF 542 |
| Sean Hocking - December 2023 We've reached the end of another great year of new music. One that has brought us the likes of Bar Italia, Jean Mignon, Frog Power, Strange Dream and too many more to mention. All of these and many more feature in this month's 3 hour show. We also have ... new out of Jakarta, the BRMC sounding "Crayola Eyes" and their fab debut album. A dancefloor killer from Floating Points. Denver's Dead Pioneers who are one of the best punk bands I've heard in eons. The anger is palpable and given the subject matter entirely appropriate and relevant. Finland's Penza Penza come up with the song title of the month, "The World Of High-Voltage Badgers". Paris based Acid Arab are back with a new tune and plenty more aural assaults for your ears. Have a great Christmas (for those who celebrate it) and new year and I can't wait to bring you the musical delights of 2024. | ||||
| Artist | Title | Recording | Record Label | Catalogue No. |
| Chad Dubz | Babylon Fuckery | |||
| Siouxsie & The Banshees | Poppy Day | |||
| Black Pumas | Rock and Roll | |||
| K Board & The Skreens | Gorillino | |||
| Lola Young | Conceited | |||
| Tirzah | No Limit | |||
| Django Django | Black Cadillac | |||
| Hedzoleh Soundz | Kaa Ye Oyai (Don't Be In A Hurry) (Mark Ernestus Remix) | |||
| Penza Penza | The World Of High-Voltage Badgers | |||
| Blue Mode | Smells Like Teen Spirit | |||
| Lee Scratch Perry | Ganja Government | |||
| Diepkloof United Voice | Baninzi | |||
| Crayola Eyes | Teaching of Truth | |||
| The Exploding Budgies | Kenneth Anger | |||
| Neon Kittens | Disco Ain't Dead | |||
| Mik Artistik's Ego Trip | Plastic Fox | |||
| Why Bother | Verbally Transmitted Diseases | |||
| Simo Cell | Blow The Conch | |||
| Equal Parts | Same Old Games | |||
| The Partisans | Police Story | |||
| The Conspiracy | Rage | |||
| Dead Pioneers | No One Owns Anything & Death is Real | |||
| Psychic love child | Nightmare Blunt Rotation | |||
| Cammy Cautious & the wrestlers | Critter | |||
| Andi Roti | Shazam Me At The Beach Bar | |||
| Creation Rebel | This Thinking Feeling | |||
| Midgee | E.T Muscle Man | |||
| Acid Arab | Habaytak (R3HAB Remix) feat. Ghizlane Melih | |||
| Oospsie Daisies | Weird Topangas | |||
| Bar Italia | Que Suprise | |||
| Crayola Eyes | Today's News, Tomorrow's Films | |||
| Rat Cage | Killing For A God | |||
| Kid Acne | Batman on Horseback | |||
| Equal Parts | A Crisis | |||
| Strange Dream | Mirrors | |||
| Melt Plastic Group | Hooh | |||
| The Bordellos | In Another Life | |||
| Frog Power | I Should've Stayed Home | |||
| Jean Mignon | Can't Get What I Want | |||
| Delilah Holliday | Silent Streets | |||
| Floating Points | Birth4000 | |||
| Sofia Kourtesis | Habla Con Ella | |||
| Broadway | Guns In The Ghetto | |||
| C had Dubz | Wall Of Sound | |||
| K. Board & The Skreens | Beauty Lies Everywhere | |||
| The Tyrds | You Fuckin' Suck | |||