“My relationship with prog is a complex thing, which has to do with my feelings about the 70s,” muses Paddy McAloon. “That period was very, very interesting. I reject the whole typical BBC documentary ...

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I found this album through an interview with Will Oldham where he talks about Merle’s cover of Iris Dement’s “No Time to Cry.” It’s one of the saddest songs I’ve ever heard, and his version on this ...

British music legend Thomas Dolby touches down at KCRW as our Resident DJ for the month of December 2025. In his first mix, he features music by Prefab Sprout, Björk, and Eddi Reader. British music ...